Iraq Advances Legal Framework for Development Road Project
Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani chaired a meeting on Wednesday to review the legal framework governing the Development Road Project and its associated initiatives.
The Prime Minister received a detailed briefing from the project team on legal and technical requirements, including construction standards and operational procedures. He emphasised the need to urgently finalise comprehensive management and operations models that align with modern technologies and international best practices.
A specialised committee has been formed to draft the legal frameworks, working in coordination with US-based consultancy Oliver Wyman, which is supporting the project as an advisor.
(Source: PMO) Tags: cg, development road project, featured, Oliver Wyman, United States
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Shafaq News
10 hours ago
- Shafaq News
Israeli airstrike wave pounds South Lebanon, Beqaa
Shafaq News – Beirut Israeli warplanes launched more than 14 airstrikes within one hour on Thursday, targeting multiple areas in southern Lebanon and the eastern Beqaa province. According to local sources, the strikes hit al-Mahmoudiyah, al-Jarmaq, and al-Ayshiyah in the south, while areas around Brital and the outskirts of al-Nassiriyah in the Beqaa were also targeted. The Israeli army stated it had struck 'infrastructure in both southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley used for the production and storage of strategic weaponry,' citing targets including an 'explosives manufacturing facility allegedly used in Hezbollah's weapons development, as well as an underground site for missile production and storage.' 🎯STRUCK: The IDF struck Hezbollah weapon production and storage sites in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa the components:🔺 Explosives manufacturing facilities🔺 An underground strategic weapons siteHezbollah's attempts to rebuild these capabilities violate… — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 31, 2025 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military had struck what he described as one of Hezbollah's largest precision missile manufacturing facilities, emphasizing that Israel "will not compromise on any attempt by Hezbollah to restore its capabilities." Since the US-brokered ceasefire that took effect on November 27, 2024, Lebanese authorities have documented more than 4,000 Israeli violations, resulting in at least 235 deaths and over 530 injuries. Despite the ceasefire's requirement for a complete Israeli withdrawal, five Israeli military outposts remain occupied in southern Lebanon.
Rudaw Net
10 hours ago
- Rudaw Net
Kirkuk court hands suspended sentence to Kurdish villager over disputed land
Also in Iraq Baghdad may waive oil shortfall blocking June budget transfers to Erbil: KRG source PM Sudani discusses recent attacks in Baghdad meeting KRG says not consulted on Iraq-UN poverty report Iraqi president, PM stress state resources must not be used for election purposes A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Kurdish man from Kirkuk's Topzawa village was sentenced to six months in prison earlier this week after a complaint by the Iraqi army accused him of building a house on land it claims belongs to the defense ministry. The execution of the sentence was suspended due to the man's age and clean criminal record, he told Rudaw on Thursday. Ibrahim Topzawayi said the disputed land was originally owned by his family but was seized during the Baathist regime's reign. "In my first court session, I was released on bail of 3 million dinars [about $2,290], but in the final session [on Monday] the judge decided on six months imprisonment and suspended the execution of the sentence, because I have no criminal record and my age is not suitable for such a sentence,' he told Rudaw. Topzawa, a Kurdish village in Kirkuk province, was one of the areas Arabized by decree of the Baath Supreme Revolutionary Court. According to Topzawayi and local officials, the 11th Division of the Iraqi Army has filed complaints against 17 other villagers - 13 of them farmers - accusing them of encroaching on five land plots that the defense ministry claims ownership of. Sati' Nasih, a representative of the Topzawa farmers, told Rudaw on Thursday that 'the other 17 people… have been summoned by the police station on the same case, but the court has so far only processed one case." Nasih said the complaints were filed in 2024 and claim the area is intended for a future army base. 'Those houses have been built for 18 years, and the area of those lands in dispute is about 60 dunums,' he added. A dunam is 1,000 square meters. Sabah Habib, a Kurdish member of Iraq's parliament from Kirkuk, told Rudaw that the lands in question should have been returned to their original owners under a law passed in January that annulled Baath-era property decisions. 'But until now the implementation guidelines for that law have not been issued by the [Iraqi] Council of Ministers,' he said. Iraq's parliament passed the land restitution bill on January 21. It seeks to return properties taken from Kurdish and Turkmen citizens and granted to Arab settlers under the Baathist regime. The law followed a July 2023 decision by the Council of Ministers to revoke decrees from the Baath Revolutionary Command Council. Abdullah Mirwais, a member of the Kirkuk Provincial Council and head of its agriculture committee, told Rudaw the sentence against Topzawayi represents a 'dangerous' precedent, since the law meant to return the land has not yet been enforced. He said the committee tasked with drafting the law's implementation guidelines has completed its work and is waiting for the prime minister's approval. Oil-rich and ethnically diverse Kirkuk remains one of Iraq's most contested areas between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the federal government. The province saw widespread land confiscations under Saddam Hussein's Arabization policy, with Article 140 of Iraq's post-2003 constitution mandating their reversal - a process that remains incomplete. Hastyar Qadir contributed to this article.
Iraqi News
11 hours ago
- Iraqi News
Iraq carries out 19 major projects to increase oil and gas output
Baghdad ( – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stated on Thursday that the Ministry of Oil has completed 14 significant projects and is now working on 19 more across oil fields, refineries, and the gas industry. During a meeting with senior officials in Iraq's oil industry, al-Sudani emphasized the necessity of monitoring project progress, overcoming obstacles, presenting special reports, and organizing committees to address issues hampering project completion, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). According to al-Sudani, the most important projects completed are the development of the Al-Faihaa field, the construction of an oil pipeline network in Baghdad, the installation of gas compressors in the East Baghdad fields, the implementation of the second phase of the Artawi oil complex, the completion of the Halfaya gas processing project, the rehabilitation project of the northern refinery, and the installation of the isomerization unit in the Basra refinery. The undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, Ali Maaraj, revealed in January that the ministry aims to increase oil production to about seven million barrels per day over the next five years. Increasing production capacity, which will reach seven million barrels per day over the next five years, is one of the primary objectives of the Iraqi Oil Ministry, according to Maaraj. In the upcoming timeframe, Maaraj noted, the ministry also hopes to completely end gas flaring and the importation of oil derivatives. The Deputy Minister for Extraction Affairs, Basim Khudair, revealed last September that the ministry has an ambitious plan to boost oil production to six million barrels per day to secure sufficient quantities for export. The ministry also seeks to achieve self-sufficiency in the produced gas needed for industrial purposes and electricity generation, according to Khudair. From 2005 to 2019, the country's oil output generally increased, peaking at about 4.78 million barrels per day. Iraq's annual oil production has been continuously declining since that time.
