New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Winston Peters, has announced the closure of the New Zealand Embassy in Baghdad. Mr Peters said: This decision to permanently close the Embassy was not taken li …
Iraq: Muslim scholars say prisoners being tortured
The Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq accused the Iraqi government and Shabak militia Thursday of torturing prisoners in jails in Nineveh governorate. “Detainees in the government’s and militia’s …
Turkey Bombs Iraq, Syria, Targeting Kurdish Group It Says Trains Antifa
Turkey has persisted in its military campaigns in Iraq and Syria, targeting a Kurdish militia it has accused of training members of the left-wing, international antifa movement involved in protests …
Turkey air raids kill 5 civilians in north Iraq: local officials
The civilian death toll of Turkish air raids in northern Iraq rose to five on Friday, local officials said, as Ankara kept up a cross-border offensive against Turkish Kurdish rebels. Despite official …
Iran to use its financial resources in Iraq to import basic goods: CBI governor
Abdolnaser Hemmati says Iran and Iraq are going to implement an agreement in the coming weeks based on which Iran is going to use its energy export revenues in Iraq for supplying basic goods, IRNA …
Turkish air strikes kill civilian in northern Iraq: Official
Ankara says strikes in northern Iraq targeted the PKK in response to increase in rebel attacks on Turkish army bases. Turkey regularly attacks PKK fighters, both in its mainly Kurdish southeast and in …
OPEC+ Finalizes Deal on Compensation for Iraq Cuts Cheating
OPEC’s habitual quota cheat, Iraq, said it will implement its oil-production cuts in full this month and agreed on the details of how to compensate for falling short of its target in May.
OPEC+ finalizes deal on compensation for Iraq cheating on cuts
It gives added credibility to the OPEC+ supply deal and could bring even more oil off the market just as the demand recovery from the coronavirus pandemic begins to accelerate. Last month, the …
Iran to buy more Basic Commodities from Iraq
(MENAFN – Iraq Business News) Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) unveiled plans for using a joint mechanism with Iraq to purchase basic commodities and items excluded from the list of anti …
Turkey, Iran summoned over bombing of Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Baghdad has summoned ambassadors from Turkey and Iran over their countries’ separate military operations this week targeting Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, calling the attacks an affront to Iraq’s s …