Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he will not authorize budget payments to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) until it begins meeting the full oil export targets mandated in the 2015 budget.
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Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Feb. 17, 2015
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Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Feb. 10, 2015
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Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Feb. 3, 2015
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Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 27, 2015
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Strikes over pay shut down local government across Sulaimaniya
Government employees in the Kurdish province of Sulaimaniya have gone on strike to protest their lack of pay since October 2014 – the latest sign of financial troubles in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 20, 2015
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Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 13, 2015
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Attack on Umm Qasr port thwarted
Iraqi security forces in Basra foiled an imminent attack on Umm Qasr port Monday, confiscating rockets and defusing bombs.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 7, 2015
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.