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Parliament reads articles 38 to 60 of Bill on Education and Training; expresses condolences for death of five Peshmerga in road traffic accident

At Kurdistan Parliament’s sitting of 2 October 2022, Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on behalf of Parliament expressed condolences for the tragic death of five Peshmerga soldiers in a road traffic accident in the southeast of Slemani governorate. MPs continued the second reading of the Bill on Education and Training, reading articles 38 to 60.

Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq meets with French Senator Christian Cambon, Chair of Foreign Relations and Defense Committee

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 2 October 2022 met with Senator Christian Cambon, the Chair of the French Senate’s Foreign Relations, Defense and Armed Forces Committee. They discussed civil liberties and human rights, strengthening parliamentary relations and their two nations' historic ties.

Parliament holds second reading of articles 35 to 37 of Bill on Education and Training, condemns IRGC's missile attacks on Kurdistan Region

The Kurdistan Parliament on 29 September 2022 held the second reading of articles 35 to 37 of the Bill on Education and Training, the provisions on the right to education in other languages, students with special needs, and e-learning. Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on behalf of Parliament’s Presidency condemned the IRGC’s recent attacks on several areas of Kurdistan Region and expressed their condolences to the victims’ families.

Parliament holds second reading of articles 15 to 34 of the Bill on Education and Training

The Kurdistan Parliament on 28 September 2022 continued the second reading of the Bill on Education and Training in Kurdistan Region – Iraq, reading from articles 15 to 34 on the upper grades of secondary school and on vocational and technical education institutes.

Parliament holds second reading of articles 2 to 14 of the Bill on Education and Training

The Kurdistan Parliament on 27 September 2022 continued the second reading of the Bill on Education and Training in Kurdistan Region – Iraq, reading from articles 2 to 14 on the principles and goals of state education, at some points in the presence of the KRG Minister of Education Alan Hama Saeed.

Parliament holds second reading of Bill on Combating Violence against Women and Families

The Kurdistan Parliament on 21 September 2022 held the second reading of the Bill on Combating Violence against Women and Families. MPs over 10 hours gave their views and critiques of each article of the bill, at some points in the presence of the KRG Minister for the Interior Rebar Ahmed and other KRG senior officials.

Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami and MPs visit Kurdistan Islamic Scholars Union on their 52nd anniversary

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami and several MPs on 21 September 2022 visited the Kurdistan Islamic Scholars Union to convey his best wishes on their 52nd anniversary.

Kurdistan Parliament welcomes German Parliament Social Democratic Party delegation

The Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency and MPs on 14 September 2022 met with German MPs from the Social Democratic Party (SPD), headed by Dr. Nils Schmid, to discuss Germany’s ongoing presence in the international coalition against ISIS and areas of mutual interest and cooperation.

Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq in Duhok attends ILO workshop on the Labour Bill

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq and MPs on 11 September 2022 in Duhok attended a consultative workshop on the Labour Bill, organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami signs book of condolence on passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II

On behalf of the Kurdistan Parliament, Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 11 September 2022 signed the book of condolence at the British Consulate General in Erbil, on the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II.