Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq, Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and the Religious Affairs and Endowments Committee expressed their condolences on the death of Sheikh Muhammad Shiekh Abdulkarim Kasnazani, the spiritual leader of the Qadiri Kasnazani Sufi Muslims.
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Parliament committees visit border areas to look into Turkey and Iran’s shelling of civilian areas
A joint delegation of MPs from the Peshmerga, Interior and Relations committees on 4, 5 and 6 July visited the border areas of Erbil, Slemani and Duhok to see for themselves the damage caused by Turkey and Iran’s military campaigns inside Kurdistan Region.
Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq meets with France’s Consul General Olivier Decottignies
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewas Faiq on 7 July welcomed France’s Consul General in Kurdistan Region, Olivier Decottignies. They discussed the political situation in Iraq, Kurdistan and the wider region, especially the risk of the re-emergence of ISIS and the Arabization of Kurdistani areas outside the KRG Administrative area, such as Kirkuk.
Committees' recent meetings - 5 July 2020
In recent meetings committees decided to visit border villages hit by Turkey's and Iran's military attacks; met the Martyrs Affairs Minister to discuss removing fraudulent claims from former political prisoners lists; and discussed some private universities' failure to follow government instructions to reduce students fees.