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Political disunity clouds KRG fiscal and energy outlooks

Deadlocked talks over forming a new regional Cabinet highlight a bitter rivalry between two ruling parties that poses risks to Kurdistan's economy and energy sector.
PUK President Bafel Talabni (left) meets with KDP President Massoud Barzani (right) on Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo credit: KDP presidency office)

Northern opposition

Kurdish opposition points to potential rapprochement with Baghdad.

Saleh as next KRG PM

Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh is slated to become Iraqi Kurdistan’s next prime minister.

Maliki’s Iraq

The Iraqi prime minister and the American vice president, who now heads up the Iraq portfolio, swapped state visits, but little has changed for Iraqis.

Desertification destroys Ninawa villages

Whole villages in Ninawa province are being abandoned as a result of drought and increasing desertification which is making life impossible for those who remain on the once arable land.