Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq on 18 December welcomed Canada's new envoy to Iraq, Ambassador Ulric Shannon, accompanied by Ms. Ashley Durec the Head of the Canada Office in Erbil.
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Parliament holds first reading of Reform Bill, passes Law on Regulation of Commercial Advertising
MPs of the Kurdistan Parliament convened on 16 December for the first reading of the Reform Bill. They also passed the Law on Regulation of Commercial Advertising, and began the second reading of the Anti-Narcotics Bill.
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Order of business for Monday 16 December: First reading of Bill on Reform of Pensions, Salaries, Allowances, Grants and Other Benefits
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the order of business for the sitting of Monday 16th December 2019 at 11 am – the tenth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the first year of the Kurdistan Parliament’s fifth term:
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Kurdistan Regional Government sends Reform Bill to Kurdistan Parliament
On 12 December the Kurdistan Parliament received the Reform Bill (draft law), which the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers approved on 11 December.
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Speaker Faiq conveys condolences on passing of Sheikh Mulla Sadiq Abdul Aziz, former head of Islamic Movement
On the sad news of the passing of Sheikh Mulla Sadiq Abdul Aziz, the former General Secretary of the Kurdistan Islamic Movement, Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq conveyed her condolences to the party’s General Secretary and Political bureau.
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Speaker Rewas Faiq: Corruption has negative impact on all countries
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq spoke at an anti-corruption conference held on International Anti-Corruption Day in Erbil on 9 December.
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Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq welcomes Kurdistan National Congress delegation
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq on 9 December welcomed a Kurdistan National Congress (KNC) delegation, led by Co-President Mr. Ahmet Karamus.
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Order of Business for 10 December: Readings of bills, discussion on electricity and distribution of heating fuel
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the order of business for the sitting of Tuesday 10th December 2019 at 11 am – the ninth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the first year of the Kurdistan Parliament’s fifth term.
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MPs unanimously vote in amendments to Law on Ownership of Illegally Used Land in Municipalities
MPs of the Kurdistan Parliament on 4 December had a sitting to vote on amendments to the recently passed Law on the Ownership of Illegally Used Land in Municipalities in the Kurdistan Region, which was passed on 30 October and returned to Parliament by the Presidency of the Region.
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Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq welcomes Lord David Alton
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq on 3 December welcomed Lord David Alton, a cross-bench life peer of the UK Parliament’s House of Lords, and a member of Defence and International Relations Committee.