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Analysis: Iraq’s 2025 election results

Preliminary results paint a picture of the balance of power in the next Parliament and the dynamics likely to shape government formation and the energy sector.
Security guards stand at the entrance to a polling station in Basra on Nov. 11, 2025. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 26, 2013

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Kurdistan sets stage for independent exports

The KRG is claiming Iraq's federal government owes $384 billion in reparations payments dating back to 1963 – a vast debt that it aims to recoup through autonomous oil and gas exports.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 12, 2013

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 4, 2013

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Oct. 22, 2013

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Budget battles begin

Iraq's prime minister and his top energy deputy appear to disagree about whether the 2014 budget law should punish Kurdistan for its shut-in of oil exports this year.

New gas pipeline reinforces Turkey-KRG ties

Turkey is building a pipeline to the Iraqi border – paving the way for natural gas imports and marking a step forward in its energy partnership with Kurdistan.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Sept. 24, 2013

Beyond the Headlines features a translation of the Cabinet's decisions, which have been made public in Arabic by the media office of the Council of Ministers.

Nujaifi begins IOC talks in Ninewa

Bolstered by a plurality of Kurdish members, the Ninewa Provincial Council has authorized Gov. Atheel Nujaifi to negotiate directly with oil companies, including ExxonMobil, Hunt and Genel.