Iraq has taken a powerful step by adding Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansarallah) to its terrorism-finance blacklist. This move, published in the country’s Official Gazette on …
Iraq to correct asset-freeze list that included Hezbollah and Houthis, citing publication error
By Jana Choukeir BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Iraq will correct a list of groups whose funding it has frozen, the state news agency reported on Thursday, after Iran-backed Hezbollah and the Houthis were …
Scale Iraq to spotlight startup growth at Baghdad event
Entrepreneurs, investors, and development-finance partners will gather on December 7 at the Babylon Rotana Hotel in Baghdad to celebrate the Scale Iraq startup-support program, which aims to […] …
How an Oil Pipeline Battle Shows the US Gaining Sway in Iraq
Fired by an Iranian-backed militia group within Iraq, likely in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites weeks earlier, one struck the Sarsang field operated by HKN Energy, a company owned …
Turkey cuts Russian Urals oil imports in November, diversifies with Kazakh, Iraqi supply
Turkey sharply reduced its imports of Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil in November, shipping data from energy consultancy Kpler showed, as Western sanctions on Russian energy suppliers tightened and …
Exclusive-Exxon in talks with Iraq about buying Lukoil stake in giant West Qurna 2 oil field – sources
Exxon Mobil has approached the Iraqi oil ministry to express its interest in buying Russian firm Lukoil’s majority stake in the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, five Iraqi official sources with direct …
Exclusive: Exxon in talks with Iraq about buying Lukoil stake in giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, sources say
Exxon Mobil has approached the Iraqi oil ministry to express its interest in buying Russian firm Lukoil’s majority stake in the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, five Iraqi official sources with direct …
Iraq Stock Exchange’s weekly transactions hit $6.6 million
The Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) revealed on Tuesday that trading volume during the previous week surpassed $6.6 million.
Iraq: UN mission ends, with pledge of continued support
The recent successful parliamentary elections in Iraq mark a fitting end to the work of the UN Mission in the country, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
Exxon Eyes Lukoil’s Huge Iraqi Oilfield as U.S. Sanctions Forces Sales
U.S. sanctions on Lukoil have triggered the sale of its international assets, including its 75% stake in Iraq’s massive West Qurna 2 oilfield, which has drawn interest from buyers like ExxonMobil, …