Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 5 July 2022 welcomed Dr. Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic, Deputy Chair of the Austrian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and the spokesperson for foreign affairs of the Austrian Parliament’s Green Group.
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Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami meets with Head of UNAMI Regional Office Mr. Ricardo Rodriguez
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami and Mr. Ricardo Rodriguez, the Head of UNAMI's Regional Office in Erbil, on 3 July 2022 discussed the latest political, security and economic developments in Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
Parliament for first time amends the Kurdistan Region Oil and Gas Law
The Kurdistan Parliament on 29 June 2022 for the first time amended the Oil and Gas Law of the Kurdistan Region - Iraq, with 79 votes. Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq announced that the summer legislative recess will begin on 1st July, but committees' daily work and responsibilities will continue as usual.
Order of Business for sitting of 29th June 2022
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Wednesday 29th June 2022 at 1pm, the 10th ordinary sitting of the spring session of the fourth year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Parliament passes Law on Tourism, holds readings of several bills
The Kurdistan Parliament on 27 June 2022 passed the Law on Tourism with 82 votes. The aim of the law is to strengthen tourism as a source of national income and to benefit from tourism to promote Kurdistan's cultural and civilizational heritage and identity.
Order of Business for sitting of 27th June 2022
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Monday 27th June 2022 at 10am, the ninth ordinary sitting of the spring session of the fourth year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Parliament discusses stoppage of some road-building projects and non-completion of housing units
The Kurdistan Parliament on 23 June 2022 discussed the reasons for the stoppage of some road-building projects and for the non-completion of housing units by the legal deadline, with the KRG Minister for Housing and Reconstruction replying to MPs' comments and questions.
Parliament passes four bills into law, holds second reading of Tourism Bill
At the Kurdistan Parliament sitting of 22 June 2022, MPs voted four bills into law. They also held the second reading of the Bill on Tourism.
Order of Business for sitting of 23rd June 2022
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Thursday 23rd June 2022 at 10am, the eighth ordinary sitting of the spring session of the fourth year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami welcomes new Head of Board for the Kurdistani Areas outside KRG Administrative Area Mr. Fahmi Burhan
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 20 June 2022 met with the new Head of the Board for the Kurdistani Areas outside the KRG Administrative Area, Mr. Fahmi Burhan.