AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoOil Exports: Iraq’s crude exports averaged about 3.5 million barrels a day in October, up from 2.65 million in September, as shipments through Turkey’s Ceyhan port rose to roughly 400,000 barrels a day. Strait of Hormuz: An Iranian lawmaker says ships from Iraq, India, China and Qatar can pass without restrictions; he did not clarify whether Iraqi vessels pay transit fees. Kurdistan Politics: Parliament met for the first time in nearly two years and elected KDP lawmaker Vala Fareed as speaker after defections helped secure a quorum. Transport Links: Baghdad is pushing to implement land-transport agreements with Jordan and Egypt and advance the Development Road linking Basra to Türkiye. Corruption Cases: Courts sentenced former Saladin governor Raed al-Jubouri to five years and politician Alia Nassif to two years for profiting from public office, and ordered them to repay 10 billion dinars. A former Saladin health chief also received a five-year sentence over refinery contracts. Security and Heritage: Iraqi naval forces seized a boat in a fuel-smuggling operation, while Baghdad’s first Jewish heritage museum is drawing visitors to the history of the country’s Jewish community.
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