Damascus-SDF Agreement Signals Turkey’s Strategic Compromise: PKK Dissolution in Turkey, SDF Survival in Syria
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How KRG PM Masrour Barzani’s Privatisation Drive is Transforming Relations with the PUK and Baghdad
Since assuming office in 2019, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has aggressively pursued privatisation across numerous sectors…
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Damascus-SDF Agreement Signals Turkey’s Strategic Compromise: PKK Dissolution in Turkey, SDF Survival in Syria
The newly announced agreement signed today between Ahmad Al-Shara’a, president…
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Four Insights on How Assad’s Remnants Set a Strategic Trap by Exploiting Syria’s Factional Chaos
A few days ago, remnants of the Assad regime ambushed…
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From Fighting Turkey to Shaping It: How Ocalan and Ankara Are Rewriting the Kurdish-Turkish Relationship
The current PKK-Turkish talks must be viewed within their regional…
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Iraq’s Tax Revenue Soars 4,711% Over Two Decades, Yet Still Only 5.2% of Government Income
In 2024, Iraq’s tax revenue reached 7.68 trillion dinars, its…
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Economic Powerhouses: Erbil and Sulaimani Lead Iraq’s Provincial Economies
According to Iraq’s newly released 2024 socio-economic survey, Erbil and…
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Rethinking Poverty Rates in Kurdistan: Why Standardized Measures Misrepresent True Poverty Levels
The Kurdistan Region has released a specialized survey on social…
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Iraq’s Treasury in Crisis: A Deepening Deficit and Shrinking Reserves
A document from Iraq’s Ministry of Finance, signed by Finance…
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Who are the committee members for the Syrian constitution for the transitional period?
Following the suspension of Syria’s 2012 Constitution, the Syrian presidency has appointed a seven-member committee to review and propose a…
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Power Struggle Over Iraq’s PMF Leadership: Retirement Law Deepens Shiite Divisions
The impending retirements of Abu Fadak al-Muhammadawi, Chief of Staff…
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Kurdistan’s Political Stalemate: 100 Days Without a Government and No Clear Path Forward
KDP-PUK negotiations stall over parallel power structures as region faces…
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Explained: Understanding the Civil Servant Protests in Kurdistan’s Sulaimani
For over 12 days, civil servants in the Kurdistan Region’s…
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How KRG PM Masrour Barzani’s Privatisation Drive is Transforming Relations with the PUK and Baghdad
Since assuming office in 2019, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime…
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Damascus-SDF Agreement Signals Turkey’s Strategic Compromise: PKK Dissolution in Turkey, SDF Survival in Syria
The newly announced agreement signed today between Ahmad Al-Shara’a, president…
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Four Insights on How Assad’s Remnants Set a Strategic Trap by Exploiting Syria’s Factional Chaos
A few days ago, remnants of the Assad regime ambushed…
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Stadium Politics: How Lahur Sheikh Jangi’s Football Arena Threatens PUK’s Political Control in Kurdistan’s Sulaimani
The political feud between the Talabani cousins in the Kurdistan…
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Affordability Gap Widens as Erbil’s 24-Hour Power Comes with 750% Price Hike
The KRG’s ambitious Ronaki Project, designed to deliver uninterrupted electricity…
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USAID’s 2024 Iraq Spending Reveals 65% Went to ‘Consulting’ While Programs Face Uncertainty
According to U.S. Foreign Assistance data, American agencies provided $180.4…
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Cultural Trends & Identity
Stadium Politics: How Lahur Sheikh Jangi’s Football Arena Threatens PUK’s Political Control in Kurdistan’s Sulaimani
The political feud between the Talabani cousins in the Kurdistan…
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How the February 17, 2011 Protests Transformed Kurdistan’s Political Culture
As Kurdistan commemorates the fourteenth anniversary of the February 17,…
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How to Understand the Growing Civil Disobedience and Protests in Sulaimani?
For the past week, a protest camp has been set…
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Religion, Tribal Power, and Social Media Collide: The Firestorm Over a Kurdish Influencer’s Words
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54 Protests Sweep Kurdistan in February, Driven by Salary and Job Demands
In February 2025, 54 peaceful civil protest activities took place across the four provinces of the Kurdistan Region, marking a 13% increase from the 48 recorded in January. The majority of protests focused on demands for salaries and employment. Security…
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Complete Data: Kurdistan Region in Iraq’s National Census
This comprehensive infographic presents each major section of the data…
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Complete Data: Iraq’s December 2024 National Census
This comprehensive report and a series of visuals present each…
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