Iraqis greet Ramadan with high food prices, long power cuts ...Kuwait

Iraqis across the country are welcoming the holy Muslim month of Ramadan with mixed feelings, as prices of basic foodstuffs increase and fuel and electricity cuts intensify this year. During a tour of one of the main markets in Sulaymaniyah city, The New Arab commonly heard from shoppers complaining about skyrocketing prices of foodstuffs, high unemployment rates and the lack of payments by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The KRG has been administering the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq since 1992, with much of its funding dependent on exporting nearly 500,000 barrels of oil per day. Recently, the KRG has been struggling to pay more than 1,200,000 em

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