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Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani chairs the inaugural meeting of the High Council of Accreditation for Education and Higher Education Programs in the Kurdistan Region. May 12, 2024. (Photo: KRG)
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KRG PM Masrour Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
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Cannes film fest returns with comebacks, strikes, Trump and MeToo

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PM Barzani chairs inaugural meeting of High Council of Accreditation for Education and Higher Education Programs

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani chairs the inaugural meeting of the High Council of Accreditation for Education and Higher Education Programs in the Kurdistan Region. May 12, 2024. (Photo: KRG)

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We expect Baghdad to promptly send Kurdistan Region civil servants’ salaries: PM Barzani

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani speaking at the presser, May 12, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

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