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Two small Iraqi oil wells set ablaze in ‘terrorist attack’, ministry says
Middle East
December 9, 2020
Two small Iraqi oil wells set ablaze in ‘terrorist attack’, ministry says
KIRKUK (Reuters) -Two wells in a small oilfield in northern Iraq were set ablaze by explosives in a “terrorist attack”…
Iraq restarts some Kirkuk oil flows after year-long halt: sources
Middle East
November 16, 2018
Iraq restarts some Kirkuk oil flows after year-long halt: sources
LONDON (Reuters) – Iraq has restarted exports of Kirkuk oil, halted a year ago due to a standoff between…
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
Middle East
November 11, 2018
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
BAGHDAD/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Iraq’s oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States…
Iraq election commission ignored warnings over voting machines – document
Middle East
August 6, 2018
Iraq election commission ignored warnings over voting machines – document
Baghdad (Reuters) – Iraq’s election commission ignored an anti-corruption body’s warnings about the credibility of electronic vote-counting machines used in…
Iraqi army moves to secure planned oil route to Iran
Middle East
February 7, 2018
Iraqi army moves to secure planned oil route to Iran
Iraqi forces launched a security operation along a planned oil transit route to Iran on Wednesday, saying it was clearing…
Iraq to start exporting Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minister Luaibi
World
January 7, 2018
Iraq to start exporting Kirkuk oil to Iran before end-January: Iraqi oil minister Luaibi
Iraq will start exporting oil from the northern Kirkuk fields to Iran before end January, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi…
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…
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Two political parties have withdrawn from Iraq’s Kurdish regional government amid street protests over delayed salaries, poor services and rampant…
CIA chief Pompeo says he warned Iran’s Soleimani over Iraq aggression
Middle East
December 3, 2017
CIA chief Pompeo says he warned Iran’s Soleimani over Iraq aggression
US Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he sent a letter to Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani…
Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional
Middle East
November 20, 2017
Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional
Iraq’s supreme court on Monday declared that September’s referendum on independence in the autonomous Kurdish areas in the north of…