Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 2 August 2022 chaired a meeting to work on the Legislative Proposal on the Regulation of the Treatment of Domestic and Stray Animals, an animal welfare bill.
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Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq makes several decisions on Kurdistan Region Legislation Database
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 27 July 2022 met with the supervisor and staff of the Kurdistan Region Legislation Database to discuss the progress of their work.
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Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq conveys best wishes to Muslims for Islamic New Year 1444
I ask God to shower His mercy on all the people of Iraq, that this blessed occasion brings joy and greater unity among all the different ethnicities and communities of Kurdistan and Iraq
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Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq chairs meeting on amendments to anti-domestic violence law
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 24 July 2022 chaired a meeting of Parliament’s Women’s Rights Committee with legal advisers and women's organizations to discuss amendments to the Law on Combating Violence against Families and Women in the Kurdistan Region, Law No. 8 of 2011.
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Kurdistan Parliament condemns deadly artillery bombing of Parakh tourist resort in Zakho
Tragically once again, several citizens were killed and several others were injured as a result of the ongoing conflict between Turkey and the PKK in the border areas, this time due to the Turkish military’s artillery bombing of the resort of Parakh village in Darkar subdistrict, Zakho autonomous administration.
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Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq conveys best wishes to Muslims on Jezhni Qurban (Eid Al-Adha) 2022
We hope that the coming of this Eid will strengthen the spirit of forgiveness, harmony and coexistence between all nations and religious groups in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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: