Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - The Kurdistan Regional Government denies all allegations that the KRG, with the support of the armed forces, has taken over Bay Hassan and Dawd Gurg oil fields in Kirkuk, which are operated by the North Oil Company (NOC). It is clearly stipulated in the Iraqi Constitution that natural resources are the property of all Iraqis and not of ...
Council of Ministers approves groundbreaking draft education bill
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - The Council of Ministers on Wednesday held its weekly meeting chaired by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, in which a draft bill establishing an education accreditation body in the Kurdistan Region, the first of its kind in Iraq, was approved. Opening the meeting, the Council voted on and approved a draft bill establishing an accreditati ...
Statement by the KRG on Eid al-Fitr
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - The Kurdistan Regional Government issued the following statement on Eid al-Fitr: “With the arrival of Eid al-Fitr, we warmly congratulate the entire Muslim community, and hope that your fasting and prayers are accepted. “The Kurdish people have always been diverse in their religious beliefs and the Kurdistan Region has provided one of ...