Two Years After the Pipeline Shutdown: Where Do KRG’s Oil Exports Stand?
On the morning of March 25, 2023, Turkey halted oil exports from the Kurdistan Region to the Ceyhan port, following…
Who Gets What in the Next KRG Cabinet? Inside the Stalled KDP–PUK Talks
More than six months have passed since the Kurdistan parliamentary elections, yet the formation of the next Kurdistan Regional Government…
Why Iran is Suddenly Embracing Kurdish Newroz Celebrations?
Newroz 2025 marks the first time in decades that Kurds across the region have been able to celebrate their traditional…
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KRG’s 24-Hour Electricity Pilot Shuts Down 485 Generators, But Backup Plan Remains in Place
The KRG claims that its 24-hour electricity pilot project has led to the shutdown of 485 neighborhood generators across the Kurdistan Region, out of more than 6,500 in operation. Of…
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Why More Kurds Seek Asylum Despite Lower Poverty Than the Rest of Iraq?
New data on poverty in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq and the trend over the last decade helps us examine a puzzling migration trend: according to a Home Office report,…
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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 in the Kurdistan Region, including healthcare, electricity, customs, postal services,…
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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 of the HTS-led administration in Damascus, and Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), appears to have been…
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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 and killed several police officers in Syria’s coastal region, a stronghold of the Alawite community. In response, armed factions affiliated with…
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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 Region has spilled onto the football pitch as Qubad Talabani, PUK leader and deputy KRG Prime Minister, appears to be…
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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 to a region long plagued by power shortages, has sparked widespread controversy as residents face monthly bills that frequently exceed…
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