Senior officials in Erbil and Baghdad have come away from a two-day meeting with a commitment – but no deal – to tackle a comprehensive list of differences.
Frustrated by the latest federal budget and with new pipeline infrastructure in development, the Kurdistan region is preparing to tell Baghdad: pay us or we will get paid ourselves.
Beyond the Headlines features a raw translation of Cabinet decisions, as made public in Arabic by the media office of the Council of Ministers.
Beyond the Headlines features a raw translation of Cabinet decisions, as made public in Arabic by the media office of the Council of Ministers.
Inspired by Kurdistan's independent oil sector, Wasit and Salahaddin provinces have signed politically risky exploration deals with small international companies.
Each week Beyond the Headlines features a raw translation of the Cabinet decisions, as made public in Arabic by the media office of the Council of Ministers.
Political disputes between Erbil and Baghdad have clouded a promising transparency initiative meant to protect Iraq's oil sector from mismanagement and corruption.
Each week Beyond the Headlines features a raw translation of the Cabinet decisions, as made public in Arabic by the media office of the Council of Ministers.
As the head of the major oil union prepares for trial, oil workers in Basra have renewed their demands for payments and other worker rights.
Each week Beyond the Headlines features a raw translation of the Cabinet decisions, as made public in Arabic by the media office of the Council of Ministers.
