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 to a region long plagued by power shortages, has sparked…
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 million in total support to Iraqi organizations and institutions in…
How Time as an Active Temporal Tool Shapes the SDF’s Calculations Against Damascus’s New Government
“Time” has emerged as a critical element in the Syrian Kurdish SDF’s strategic calculations regarding its ongoing dispute with the…
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The Policy Implications of Structural Ambiguities in the 2025 KRG-Baghdad Fiscal Agreement
A newly revealed letter from the Iraqi Finance Ministry to the KRG, verified as authentic by both parties, lays the foundation for the “new agreement” on the timely disbursement of…
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Dueling Between Iraq’s Top Courts Reveals Strategic Divisions in the Pro-Iran Camp
The ongoing power struggle between Iraq’s two highest judicial bodies—the Supreme Judicial Council and the Federal Supreme Court—has reignited over the General Amnesty Law, which was passed by the Iraqi…
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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 up in front of the UN office in Sulaimani. The two groups leading this movement, including a hunger strike, have…
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Arivan
Masrour Barzani Funded Media Wage Honor-Based Harassment Campaign Against Rivals’ Spouses
Several prominent social media outlets funded by Masrour Barzani, including Khwakurk (337K followers), Keshay Computer (3.3M followers), and Paytext (301K followers), have consistently crossed ethical boundaries in their attacks against…
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What the “Eagle Post” project reveals about KRG PM Masrour Barzani’s tenure?
Recently, KRG PM Masrour Barzani inaugurated a project in Erbil called “Eagle Post,” ostensibly providing postal services throughout the Kurdistan Region (although it only operates only in Erbil and Duhok)…
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