Politics

Analysis: Worsening internal rivalries weaken KRG at key political juncture

Conflict between the KDP and PUK has driven dysfunction in Erbil and weakened Kurdish influence in Baghdad as a new government takes power.

Bafel Talabani, president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (left), meets with newly elected Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (right), in Baghdad in May 2026. (Photo credit: Prime Minister's Office)

Feb 14, 2013

South oil workers heighten protests over jobs, pay

Hundreds gathered at the South Oil Company headquarters and presented demands including the sacking of DG Dhia Jaffar.

Feb 13, 2013

Budget impasse over Kurdistan export money

Iraq's 2013 budget is stuck in a dispute over payments for KRG oil companies.

Feb 3, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Feb. 3, 2013

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.

Jan 29, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 29, 2013

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.

Jan 22, 2013

War-weary Syrians seek food, fuel in new trade with Kurdistan

Through an informal border crossing overseen by the KRG, thousands of Syrians are traveling on foot each day to and from Iraqi Kurdistan to buy food and fuel for their families.

Jan 22, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 22, 2013

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.

Jan 21, 2013

Beyond the Headlines: Jan. 20, 2013

Missan to protect marshes from Iran Basra wants Houston as sister city Missan presses Majnoon field claim Dhi Qar updates field developments

Jan 11, 2013

Baghdad threatens to sue over independent KRG exports

SOMO asserted its exclusive rights over oil sales following the revelation of KRG oil trucking to Turkey, warning violators of impending legal action.

Jan 8, 2013

Iraq names new deputy oil minister

Country faces task of replacing retiring leaders of the oil sector.

Dec 28, 2012

Protests gain ground but foreshadow new sectarianism

Protests sparked by the arrest of Finance Minister Rafa al-Essawi's security staff have grown into anti-government demonstrations that risk reopening destructive Sunni-Shia tensions.