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Kurdistan quiz for bigwigs

Spy is looking forward to next week’s annual conference of the Iraq Britain Business Council at The Mansion House.

Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2024

Ten years after Yazidi genocide, survivors struggle to rebuild lives

NGOs report that 200,000 are displaced in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, while thousands trapped in legal limbo in Europe.

Al Jazeera · May 31, 2024

'A Blessing': Rains Refill Iraq's Drought-hit Reservoirs

The reservoir behind the massive Darbandikhan dam, tucked between the rolling mountains of northeastern Iraq, is almost full again after four successive years of drought and severe water shortages.

International Business Times · May 8, 2024

Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein: US-Iran prisoner swap 'will lead to less tension'

On the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly in New York, Iraqi Foreign Minister and deputy PM Fuad Hussein spoke to FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman about the recent deadly drone attack in Iraqi Kurdistan, a security agreement with Iran, the recent US-Iran prisoner swap deal, as well as relations…

France 24 · Sep 20, 2023

Iraqi Kurdistan 2022 parliament extension unconstitutional, supreme court rules

Iraq's federal supreme court ruled on Tuesday that a one-year extension of the term of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region parliament in 2022 was unconstitutional and undermined democracy in the country, its top judge Jassim Mohammed said.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

SDF Commander Killed in Turkish Drone Attack

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was killed, and his escort was injured in an attack by a Turkish drone near Nusaybeen crossing on the border with Türkiye in al-Qamishli. The Observatory pointed out that the attack came a week…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 15, 2023

Iraq Condemns Turkish Attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport

Iraq demanded an apology from Turkiye over the drone attack that targeted the Sulaymaniyah International Airport on Friday in the Kurdistan region of Iraq without causing any casualties. President Abdul Latif Rashid condemned the blatant Turkish attacks on Iraq and its sovereignty, saying: "Turkish military operations are repeated in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 9, 2023

Baghdad and KRG Close to Deal to Resume Iraq’s Northern Oil Exports

Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) are close to striking a deal aimed at resuming northern oil exports, four sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Saturday. Türkiye stopped pipeline flows from the Kirkuk fields in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to its port of Ceyhan…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 2, 2023

OPEC+ Unlikely to Tweak Oil Policy in Monday Talks

OPEC+ is likely to stick to its existing deal to cut oil output at a meeting on Monday, five delegates from the producer group told Reuters, after oil prices recovered following a drop to 15-month lows. Oil has recovered towards $80 a barrel for Brent crude after falling to near…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2023

Crude Prices Close Higher as Iraq Dispute Curbs Crude Exports

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.39 (+0.54%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) closed up +2.54 (+0.96%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Tuesday extended Monday's sharp rally to 2-week highs. Dollar weakness Tuesday was supportive of energy prices. Also, a legal dispute between Iraq, Kurdistan,...

Barchart · Mar 28, 2023