Turkey began a new cross-border operation against US-backed Kurdish militant groups in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for a deadly bombing that targeted civilians in Istanbul last week.
Death toll rises to 15 after gas cylinder explosion in Iraq’s north
Fifteen people were killed in a gas cylinder explosion in a residential area in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya, the civil defence said on Friday.
Iraq Forms Supreme Commission to Investigate Major Corruption Cases
Last month, for instance, Iraq’s finance ministry discovered that $2.5 billion dollars had been spirited from a government tax commission account, in what amounted to one of the largest corruption …
Blaming Kurds for unrest, Iran threatens Iraq with offensive
Opposition members in Iraq openly carry medium-sized weapons at the bases … investigated by the B.C. Ombudsperson Office over its effort to demolish a nuisance property. The City has been trying for …
Iraqis ‘Keen To Invest’ In Bangladesh
Some Iraqi business people are reportedly interested in investing in Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical and leather sectors. According to The Daily Star, this could be either through joint ventures or on …
Iraq reels from $2.5bn tax ‘heist of the century’
The trucks, laden with tax funds siphoned off from state-owned bank Rafidain, were allegedly pulling off in broad daylight what has since been dubbed Iraq’s “heist of the century”. In all, $2.5bn was …
Why This City in Iraq Is Coming Together to Save Its Date Palms
In an air-conditioned trailer sitting on cinder blocks amid the date palms—a national symbol of Iraq—Mohammed Adil Gilgawi, an engineer who works in the Fedek garden, sips tea and eats freshly picked …
Iraq targets 7-mln-bpd oil output capacity in 2027 – SOMO head
Nov 16 (Reuters) – Iraq plans to increase its oil production capacity to around 7 million barrels per day in 2027, head of state-owned oil marketer SOMO Alaa Alyasri told Reuters on Wednesday. Iraq’s …
India can buy as much Russian oil as it wants, Yellen says. The caveat: it can’t use Western insurance, finance and maritime services.
Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia and Iraq to become India’s top crude oil supplier, but there are concerns such deals are funding the war in Ukraine.
Turkey to pursue targets in Syria, official says after Istanbul blast
Turkey plans to pursue targets in northern Syria after it completes a cross-border operation against outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in Iraq, a senior official said on Tuesday, after …