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This visit coincides with the Iraqi Kurdistan region's efforts to seek Iranian reassurance in tackling security issues and internal political challenges.

An Iraqi lawyer, speaking to The New Arab, connected the surge in drug use to recent amendments in the penal code, resulting in lighter sentences, mostly fines.

The Central Bank of Iraq's law was enacted on 6 March 2004 by the Coalition Provisional Authority after the US-UK-led invasion and occupation of the country.

President of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani is set to postpone the region’s Parliamentary elections by at least three months.

The Khor Mor gas field, located southwest of Sulaimaniyah, is being developed by the UAE's Dana Gas company.

The Iraq-Turkey deal allows Turkey to militarily enter a 300km by 40km area within Iraqi territory, according to a KCK spokesperson and other Iraqi sources.

Four Yemeni nationals were killed and two others wounded in an assault on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan.

In its latest annual report, the US State Department criticised worsening human rights and increased restrictions on freedom of expression and press in Iraq.

Over 151,000 Iraqi citizens acquired US currency at the official rate for travel but never left the country, the investigation revealed.

During Erdogan's last visit in 2011, Iraq and Turkey signed several strategic pacts regarding security, water and development.