The Kurdistan Parliament on 26 May held a sitting presided over by the Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq, for the second reading of the first amendments to Law No. 3 of 2019, the Law on Illegally Taken or Used Land in Municipalities of Kurdistan Region.
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Parliament and KRG discuss murders, suicides, domestic violence and possession of weapons
The Kurdistan Parliament on 25 May held a sitting to discuss murders, suicides, domestic violence and possession of weapons with the relevant KRG ministers, and to ask the KRG what it is doing to reduce such crimes.
Speaker Rewaz Faiq welcomes Greece's new Consul General in Kurdistan Dr. Stavros Kyrimis
Today's afternoon, Wednesday, 5/26/2021, Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 26 May welcomed Greece's new Consul General in Kurdistan Region, Dr. Stavros Kyrimis.
Speaker Rewaz Faiq meets with Françoise Dumas, Head of French National Assembly's Defence Committee
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 25 May welcomed Françoise Dumas, the French National Assembly’s Head of the Defence and Armed Forces Committee, and her delegation. They discussed the importance of France's support for the Peshmerga to prevent the reemergence of ISIS.
Speaker welcomes Japan’s new Head of Consular Office Mikihiro Arakawa
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 24 May met with Mr. Mikihiro Arakawa, the new Head of Japan’s Consular Office in Kurdistan Region.
Speaker Rewaz Faiq and Social Affairs Committees discuss draft amendments to Law on Rights and Privileges of Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 23 May attended the meeting of the Committee on Social Affairs and Protection of Human Rights, to discuss proposed amendments to the Law on the Rights and Privileges of Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs.
Order of business for sitting of 25 May 2021
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Tuesday 25 May 2021 at 11am, the 14th ordinary sitting of the spring session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Speaker Rewaz Faiq at conference on a Kurdistan Constitution: Unity can be built by putting the citizens and their rights at the centre
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 19 May spoke at a major conference in Erbil on drafting a constitution for the Kurdistan Region. She said that the Kurdistani people have the right to a constitution, and unity can be built around citizens' rights and demands in the constitution.
Parliament passes Law on Electricity Ministry
The Kurdistan Parliament on 18 May held a sitting presided over by the Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq, for first readings of several bills. MPs also passed the Law on the Ministry of Electricity in Kurdistan Region and approved Ms. Muni Yukhna Yaqu for the post of the Head of the Independent Human Rights Commission.
Parliament Presidency's statement on 29th anniversary of first Kurdistan parliamentary election
The election and the vote of confidence given to the first KRG cabinet were pivotal and embodied the people's will and desire for self-government and democracy, for those who were oppressed to achieve their legitimate political, civil and cultural rights.