Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.

Public-sector employees are losing patience with a government hobbled by a financial crisis and internal political squabbling over the presidency.

Appellate court ruling affirms Baghdad's legal foundation to contest KRG exports in the U.S., as Kurdistan's oil sector increasingly relies on opaque sales via Israel.

Kurdistan's president still wields power after Parliament failed to reduce his authority. But his term has formally ended and his legitimacy remains contested.

Kurdistan's revenue flows are being disrupted by political controversy over the presidency, and federal budget transfers have stopped.

With President Barzani's term nearly expired, opponents try to curb his power through parliamentary action, while a legal ruling boosts his case for staying in power.