BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s central government and officials from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region reached a deal Tuesday to resume oil exports from northern Iraq via a pipeline to Turkey. Iraqi Prime …
Officials reach deal to restart northern Iraq oil exports
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s central government and officials from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region reached a deal Tuesday to resume oil exports from northern Iraq via a pipeline to Turkey. Iraqi Prime …
Mona Chalabi’s datablog: Iraq war leukemia rates worse than after Hiroshima bombing
Bombing of Falluja preceded 2,200% increase in leukemia rates, as well as 1,260% increase in childhood cancer …
Baghdad, Kurds close to deal to resume Iraq’s northern oil exports
Iraq’s federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) are close to striking a deal aimed at resuming northern oil exports, four sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters on …
The Most Lasting Damage of the Bush Era Was Not the Iraq War
The recent anniversary of the Iraq invasion has prompted vivid evocations of just how insanely bright-eyed American politicians were to embark on a bloody lark that, even then, had only the murkiest …
OPEC+ announces surprise oil production cut that could lead to higher prices at pump
A group of OPEC and OPEC+ countries led by Saudi Arabia, Iraq and UAE announced voluntary oil production cuts of more than 1 million barrels per day in a surprise move.
Editorial: 20 years later, Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorization
Twenty years later, the U.S. Senate has approved a repeal of the Iraq war authorization. War must be preceded by sober, rational debate about the potential benefits and costs. It was horror piled upon horror — 9/11 followed by a conflict justified by false claims that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
Saudi Arabia says it will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day from May until end of 2023
Authorities in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern region say they have reached a deal with the central government in Baghdad that will allow oil exports from the Kurdish region by way of Turkey to resume …
Yazidis who survived genocide in Iraq flee to Cyprus, en route to Europe
A Yazidi man currently in Cyprus tells ‘The Jerusalem Post’ of his travel, survival and the woes of his community.
James W. Pfister: Iraq 2003: A rational and legal invasion
The invasion must be seen in the context of the settlement of the First Iraq War, 9/11 and the United Nations.