The National Ranking of Kurdistan Region Universities is a project of the KRG Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, which is scheduled to be launched for the first in the region in next September. “Preparations for the National Ranking of Kurdistan Region Universities, including both the public and private sector universities, are ongoing. Currently […]
Mr. Omer Al Kandari, the Consul General of the State of Kuwait, visited the KRG Department of foreign Relations to present his exequatur as his country’s first diplomat to be posted to Kurdistan and to discuss potential areas of cooperation. Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of the KRG Foreign Relations, congratulated Consul General Al Kandari on […]
By Mohammed A. Salih for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Fate of Kurdish Presidency Divides Iraqi Kurds As the tenure of Iraqi Kurdistan's President Massoud Barzani (pictured) is coming to an end soon, the question of transfer of power has […]
According to the April 2015 report published by the Kurdistan Regional Government, KRG, Ministry of Natural Resources, KRG commitments under the 2015 Federal Budget Law have been met, and oil production has reached record levels. According to an agreement on oil export and budget, reached last December between the KRG and the Federal Government of […]
By John Lee. Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani met with King Abdullah of Jordan in Amman on Friday. The King and the President discussed the political and security developments in Iraq, in particular the latest situation in the Anbar province, and efforts to counter the ISIS terrorists. They also discussed bilateral relations between the Kingdom […]
By John Lee. A French government spokesman has confirmed that an international meeting on the conflicts in Iraq and Syria will take place in Paris on 2nd June. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi are to co-chair the meeting. According to a report from […]
KRG President Masoud Barzani welcomed Ms. Jana Hybaskova, the ambassador of the European Union in Iraq, this week. During the meeting President Barzani and Ambassador Hybaskova discussed the latest issues facing Iraq and the Kurdistan Region with emphasis on the latest terrorist development in Ramadi. Ambassador Hybaskova also took the opportunity to reiterate the support […]
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani has received a delegation from the Russian Federation that included President Vladimir Putin’s Envoy to the Middle East and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Chairman of Gazprom Neft, Alexander Dyukov, and Deputy Energy Minister, Yuri Sentyurin. The delegation highlighted historic relations between Kurdistan and Russia, and their intention to […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) says it has been struggling to provide adequate humanitarian assistance to an overwhelming number of Iraqi internally displaced persons, IDPs, and Syrian refugees. However, according to the KRG Ministry of Planning, the Kurdistan Region needs further assistance from United Nation agencies and the international community in order to be able […]
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, has received Mr. Akihiko Tanaka, head of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japan’s Ambassador to Iraq. Mr. Tanaka expressed his appreciation for the assistance that Kurdistan Regional Government, KRG, provides to the agency during the implementation of their projects in the Region. He briefed the Prime Minister about […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government has appointed Mr Karwan Jamal Tahir as its new Representative to the United Kingdom. The Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, said that under the recommendation of the President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, and in order to develop and further strengthen bilateral […]
First ever crisis coordination and disaster preparedness centre in Kurdistan The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Interior has inaugurated its Joint Crisis Coordination Centre (JCC), mandated by the Council of Ministers in January 2015. Several international donor partners and the United Nations extended support to the KRG to build an institutional response and coordination […]
