Kurdistan salary issues not discussed in Iraqi Council of Ministers meeting

A regular meeting of the Iraqi Council of Ministers that was reportedly set to discuss the withholding of the Kurdistan Region's federal budgetary entitlements did not broach the topic at all, a source present at the session told The New Region.

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Iraqi power stations halt operations amid reduced Iranian gas supply

Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity said that several power stations stopped working after Iran reduced its daily gas supply to Iraq by nearly half, resulting in a roughly 3,800 megawatt shortfall from the national energy grid amid a summer heatwave.

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Iraq recovered more than 40,000 artifacts from abroad in past decades

Iraq's culture and tourism ministry has worked "continuously in cooperation with the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our embassies in relevant countries to recover these artifacts," said ministry spokesperson Ahmed al-Aliawi

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Iraq issues prison sentences for Baath party supporters

The court said that the ruling was made after direct follow-up by the First Karkh Investigation Court, and in accordance with Articles in the Iraqi Penal Code and the Banning the Baath Party and Racist, Terrorist and Takfirist Parties and Activities act.

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Iraqi top court judges rescind resignations after new chief appointment: Source

The judges has submitted their resignations in light of a perceived undermining of the court's authority as well as pressure exerted on the body to make a ruling on a controversial case

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Iraq receives Mesopotamian artifacts from Turkey

The Iraqi embassy in Ankara received from Turkey six clay tablets that date back to the Mesopotamian era, with Ambassador Majid al-Lajmawi hailing the ancient relics as "proof of Iraq's pioneering role in humanity’s history, especially in inventing writing and establishing systems of government and administrative organization since early civilizations.”

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Iraqi Supreme Court to restart next week, will review Kurdistan Region salaries

Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court will resume its work next week after being paused for two weeks due to political disputes and judge resignations.

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Good progress on resolving Kurdish oil export issues: Sources

According to the expected agreement, the KRG would hand over around 300,000 barrels of oil to SOMO to be exported through the Turkish Ceyhan pipeline, with an additional 100,000 barrels for domestic use. In return, Baghdad is set to reimburse Erbil for the production and transportation cost of the oil at the rate of $16 per barrel.

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Three senior ISIS members killed in northern Kirkuk

Two of the militant group’s sector commanders as well as a battalion commander were killed in the operation.

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