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Kirkuk, an oil-rich and multi-ethnic province located approximately 250 kilometres northeast of Baghdad, remains a disputed territory.
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Politics: PUK signals boycott of Kirkuk council session amid signs of intra-party divisions
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Thursday indicated it could skip a key Kirkuk provincial council session that was reportedly set to include the resignation and replacement of its affiliated ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Politics: KDP Reiterates Rejection of “Rashid Hotel” Deal on Kirkuk Administration
As the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and as a key stakeholder in the administration of Kirkuk, we have always hoped for the formation of a legitimate administration in line with the will and aspirations ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Politics: KDP Reaffirms Support for Kirkuk Components, Rejects 'Imposed' Agreements
The KDP also voiced opposition to agreements reached at the Rasheed Hotel, arguing they were made without genuine intent and excluded key political parties representing Kirkuk’s population.
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Politics: KDP to boycott Kirkuk council meeting amid expected governor change
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) announced on Wednesday that it would boycott a key Kirkuk provincial council meeting slated for the following day, which is set to bring ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Politics: Iraq’s political time loop: Why Nouri al-Maliki’s comeback raises fears of another national collapse
Iraq appears to be circling back to a past many hoped it had left behind. Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced his withdrawal from the race to form the next government, a ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Politics: Iraq resumes Kirkuk crude exports via Ceyhan after Baghdad-KRG deal
BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Crude exports from Iraq's Kirkuk fields to Turkey's Ceyhan port have resumed via pipeline, North Oil Company said, after Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Politics: Iraq To Restore Kirkuk-Turkey Pipeline as Iran War Chokes Off Exports
Iraq is scrambling to restore a northern oil export route that would send crude from the Kirkuk fields directly to Turkey’s Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, as the war involving Iran has effectively shut ...