KDP says no one can replace Barzani as long as he is still alive

Erbil: The Kurdistan Democratic Party KDP bloc responded to the Kurdish MP from the Change (Gorran) movement saying no one can replace Barzani as long as he is still alive. KDP MP in Kurdistan Parliament Valla Farid, head of legal committee of Parliament, stated in a press conference that no one including Parliament speaker will replace Barzani as long as he is still alive, milletpress reported. The KDP MP statement comes after MP from Gorran bloc Bahar Mahmood, deputy head of legal committee of Parliament, said that Kurdistan Parliament’s Speaker will take over the region’s presidency after Masoud Barzani’s current term ends on August 20. Bahar Mahmood said “the Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Yousif Mohammed would become interim president and sign laws until Barzani’s replacement is chosen”. Ekurd.net

KDP and PUK meet in Erbil over Kurdistan presidency

Erbil: The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) announced on Monday, a meeting of its political bureau and its counterpart in Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Erbil city to discuss the developments of the presidency of the region crisis. The official Spokesman of PUK, Imad Ahmed said in a statement that the meeting comes to discuss the latest developments in Kurdistan Region and also reach solutions for the crises dominate the political scene. Ahmed said that the meeting to be held Monday, in the building of PUK in Erbil. The political scene in Kurdistan region is witnessing a deep crisis among the political parties. Till now no agreement was reached despite the fact that the mandate of the president of the region will end in 10 days, prompting the region’s president, Massoud Barzani to call for a quick agreement on Sunday or resort to early elections…shafaaq.com | Ekurd.net

Abadi’s reforms will ignite civil war in Iraq: KDP deputy

Erbil: A parliament deputy from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) stated that Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi’s reforms against corruption will ignite civil war in the state. Rinas Jano said in a statement that the recent Abadi attempts to uproot corruption and punishing corrupted officials not only would not help the state but also will bring crisis and civil war to Iraq, al-Mustaghela news agency said. He went on to say that if Abadi is seeking to make a new government in Iraq the government’s name should not be Iraq as governmental posts and positions have been distributed based on the state’s sectarian share and he cannot remove the posts personally. He finally called it very impossible for the parliament to show green light to Abadi measures. kurdpress.ir

Kurdistan presidency welcomes Iraqi PM’s reform decisions

Erbil: Through a statement issued by the spokesperson of Iraqi Kurdistan Region Presidency, the KRP welcomes the new attempts at reform in the institutions of the Iraqi government. The statement also added that the Kurdistan Region will continue to support such efforts by the Council of Ministers in Baghdad provided that the efforts are mindful of the participation of the Kurdistan Region. The statement concluded by stating that the decisions regarding the reform process ought to be within the framework of the Constitution. Iraq’s cabinet approved a wide-ranging reform plan on Sunday that would abolish the three vice presidential posts as well as the office of deputy prime minister in order to slash spending and improve the government’s performance in the face of mass protests. presidency.krd | Ekurd.net

Iraqi Kurdistan says we will provide all the legal guarantees to Umm Sayyaf

Erbil: The Judicial Council in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region issued a clarification on receiving Umm Sayyaf, pointing out that it will ensure the provision of all legal guarantees for the defendant. The United States handed over to Iraqi Kurdistan authorities on August 7, a woman prisoner known as Umm Sayyaf, was detained following a dramatic raid by U.S. commandos in eastern Syria in May, in which her husband—Islamic State operative Abu Sayyaf—was killed. She allegedly played a role in the capture of American citizen Kayla Mueller , an aid worker who later died in captivity in Syria. Umed Mohsen Hamd Aman , official spokesman for the judiciary council of Kurdistan region confirmed in a statement that US forces hand over the defendant to the Council of National Security of Kurdistan. He said that the arrest of the mentioned defendant took place before an investigating judge in accordance with Article 3 / paragraph 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act initially on charges of belonging to terrorist cells and that the Judicial Council in Kurdistan is the same as Iraq’s Federal Supreme Judicial Council that guarantees providing all the legal guarantees for the accused and to provide a fair trial to her. shafaaq.com | Ekurd.net

Civil activist reportedly arrested by a KDP security force: journalist

Erbil: A civil activist named Isa Bashir Barzani reportedly abducted by a Kurdistan Democratic Party KDP armed force for posting photos of Turkey’s Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan on his social media page. Sherwan Sherwani, journalist and close friend of Isa, announced that Isa has gone missing since last Wednesday and eyewitness confirmed that he was kidnapped by a KDP force. “Isa is innocent, all he did was posting photos of Ocalan on his facebook page” added Sherwani. Under pressure from Turkey, KDP led by Massoud Barzani banned photo of Ocalan. milletpress.com | Ekurd.net

Iraqi PM Abadi bans travel on seven officials and closes the borders in front of general managers

Baghdad: A political source revealed that the Iraqi PM Haidar al-Abadi banned travel on Iraqi state officials accused of corruption, as instructed to shut down airports in front of all those officials. An informed source said that Abadi instructed to ban travel by air and land for officials of the Iraqi state to those who are in rank of director and above, until the completion of the investigations on corruption files that have been opened recently. He added that al-Abadi also instructed to freeze the movement of seven officials said they were senior to travel outside the country. Abadi said that the officials are accused of corruption. He said that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi said on Sunday that his government does not bear the accumulated mistakes of the political system over the past years but stressed at the same time that the responsibility for reform lies on the government…shafaaq.com | Ekurd.net

Kirkuk decides to change the name of North Oil Company

Kirkuk: Kirkuk Provincial Council decided on Monday, to change the name of North Oil Company based in the province to Kirkuk Oil Company. A local source said that the Provincial Council decided based on Article 112 of the Iraqi constitution to change the name of the North Oil Company in Kirkuk Oil Company, adding that the decision came after the control of Islamic State group (IS) on large parts of north and west of Iraq, including areas which the company is working in as it work is limited now in Kirkuk only. The source added that the decision was taken by the majority within the Council, stressing that Arab and Turkmen blocs did not vote in favor of the resolution. The source quoted one of the members that the proposed resolution has been approved by the Ministry of Oil, as a portion of the rights and privileges of the police will go in favor of the Kurds. shafaaq.com | Ekurd.net

Iraqi Kurdistan government to continue direct oil sales to overcome budget shortfall

Erbil: The Kurdistan Regional Government KRG has announced it will continue to work with its counterparts in the federal government to reach a resolution on all outstanding oil and gas issues per the joint statement of June 17, 2015 by the KRG’s Regional Council for Oil and Gas Affairs and the five political parties in the KRG, KRG statment said on Saturday. Oil exports from the Kurdistan Region dropped during July due to sabotage of the pipeline through Turkey. According to the monthly KRG, oil export report for July, 16,019,090 barrels of crude oil (average 516,745 bpd) were exported through the pipeline through Turkey. This is a 6.5 per cent decline over June when the KRG exported 17,130,639 barrels (average 571,021 bpd). gov.krd | Ekurd.net

Turkey and Iran seeking to solve crisis in Kurdistan Region

Erbil: A leading member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan PUK, a ruling party in Kurdistan Region, has stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey are seeking to find a solution for the political crisis among parties in the Kurdish region in Iraq’s north. Latif Niroey told al-Sumaria news that Iranian and Turkish governments are trying to bring close viewpoints of different parties in the region and resolve the political crisis in the region, adding that delegations from the two states have made visits to the region within the efforts. The two states consider the region’s stability as their security, he further said. Stressing that the PUK would resume negotiations with other parties to solve the political crisis, he asked all parties in the region to sit at negotiation table and protect their unity. kurdpress.ir | Ekurd.net

Nechirvan Barzani: we are ready to resume PKK-Turkey peace efforts

Erbil: In comments on an ongoing conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Kurdistan Region PM Nechirvan Barzani said Sunday that problems cannot be solved by violence and offered renewed efforts for peace. “Conflict and violence will never resolve problems but make them more complicated,” Barzani said following a meeting with Mohammed Amin Penjweni, a prominent Kurdish political figure with close links to jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. “We will ramp up efforts to stop Turkey-PKK fighting,” Barzani said, according to the statement. Barzani had said that Kurdistan was ready to help the two sides resume peace talks. He added that Turkish military attacks on the PKK’s base in Kurdistan’s Qandil Mountains had followed provocative statements made by the group’s leaders…rudaw.net

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