Pope Francis is set for an historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, during a trip to Iraq planned for March, the patriarch of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic …
Deadly suicide bombing in Baghdad won’t stop Pope Francis from visiting Iraq, patriarch says
Iraq’s top Catholic official said Thursday that a deadly suicide bombing in Baghdad hasn’t thwarted Pope Francis’ plans to visit.
Senior Islamic State figure killed in Iraq, PM says
Issawi, an Islamic State commander who had claimed to be the leader of the group in Iraq and its “deputy caliph”, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said on Thursday.
Islamic State ”deputy caliph” killed in Iraq: Prime Minister
Iraqi security forces have killed Abu Yaser al-Issawi, an Islamic State commander who had claimed to be the leader of the group in …
Patriarch: Pope to meet Iraqi Shiite leader Sistani in Iraq
Iraq’s top Catholic official said Thursday that a deadly suicide bombing in Baghdad hasn’t thwarted Pope Francis’ plans to visit, and he confirmed the pontiff would meet …
Russia’s Litasco to finance Iraq’s Nassiriya oilfield for increase to 200,000 bpd – statement
Russia’s Litasco oil trader will finance Iraq’s Nassiriya oil project to expand its production capacity by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 200,000 bpd, Iraq’s state-run Dhiqar Oil Co said in a …
Russia’s Litasco to finance Iraq’s Nassiriya oilfield for increase to 200,000 bpd – statement
Russia’s Litasco oil trader will finance Iraq’s Nassiriya oil project to expand its production capacity by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 200,000 bpd, Iraq’s state-run Dhiqar Oil Co said in a …
UPDATE 1-Russia’s Litasco to finance Iraq’s Nassiriya oilfield to double output
Russia’s Litasco, an oil trading arm of Lukoil, will finance Iraq’s Nassiriya oil project to double production capacity to 200,000 barrels per day (bpd), Iraq’s state-run Dhiqar Oil Co said in a …
UPDATE 1-Russia’s Litasco to finance Iraq’s Nassiriya oilfield to double output
Russia’s Litasco, an oil trading arm of Lukoil, will finance Iraq’s Nassiriya oil project to double production capacity to 200,000 barrels per day (bpd), Iraq’s state-run Dhiqar Oil Co said in a …
Iraq: Anbar’s post-ISIL reconstruction spawns autonomy debate
Construction projects in Anbar province have created jobs at a time when Iraq suffers from a severe economic downturn.