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Twin blasts kill dozens in Baghdad
Middle East
January 15, 2018
Twin blasts kill dozens in Baghdad
Two suicide bombers detonated explosive vests at a busy square in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 26 and wounding…
Iraq plans new Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline
Middle East
December 24, 2017
Iraq plans new Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline
Iraq on Sunday invited companies to submit statements of interest in building a new pipeline from the northern city of…
Iraq reaches initial deal with China’s Zhenhua to develop East Baghdad oilfield
Middle East
December 24, 2017
Iraq reaches initial deal with China’s Zhenhua to develop East Baghdad oilfield
Iraq reached an initial deal with China’s state-run Zhenhua Oil to develop the southern portion of the East Baghdad oil…
Iraqi Kurdish ministers resign amid violent protests
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish ministers resign amid violent protests
Two political parties have withdrawn from Iraq’s Kurdish regional government amid street protests over delayed salaries, poor services and rampant…
Protests rage in Iraqi Kurdistan
Middle East
December 20, 2017
Protests rage in Iraqi Kurdistan
Protesters took to the streets for the second time in as many days across semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to show their…
Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds
Iraqi forces threatened on Wednesday to resume operations to capture northern Kurdish-held territory after accusing authorities there of delaying handing…
Kurds offer joint border deployment as Iraq threatens to resume military operations
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Kurds offer joint border deployment as Iraq threatens to resume military operations
Iraq’s Kurdistan region said on Thursday it has offered a joint Kurdish-Iraqi deployment at a strategic crossing into Turkey, with…
Saudi Airlines to operate first Baghdad flight in 27 years
Travel
October 30, 2017
Saudi Airlines to operate first Baghdad flight in 27 years
State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines will launch its first flight to Baghdad in 27 years on Monday, state media said, amid…
Iraqi PM Abadi insists outcome of Kurdish independence referendum be canceled
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Iraqi PM Abadi insists outcome of Kurdish independence referendum be canceled
Iraq’s prime minister insisted on Thursday that the Kurdish independence referendum be declared void, an apparent rejection of the Kurdistan…
Russia says Iraqi Kurds must act in concert with Baghdad
Middle East
October 23, 2017
Russia says Iraqi Kurds must act in concert with Baghdad
Russia respects the desire of Iraqi Kurdistan to seek to assert its identity but this must be done in dialogue…