Erdoğan visits Iraq for first time in 13 years
The Turkish President went to Iraq today. This is Erdoğan's first official visit in 13 years. As a result of the meetings in Baghdad, bilateral agreements will be signed.
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iran hits U.S. facilities in Iraq: what we know about Erbil attack?
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have launched missile attacks on multiple targets in Syria and in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. In Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, they hit U.S. facilities, in Syria - the base of the ISIS …
How is the Turkish operation against the PKK going?
Turkey aims to completely block Turkish-Iraqi border access to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) by capturing the remaining land corridor, effectively ending nearly 40 years of PKK infiltrations, sources close to the …
Media: US consulate was target of Iran's shelling of Erbil
The Iraqi city of Erbil was the target of a missile attack last night. According to Iraq’s Shafaq News portal, about 12 missiles were launched in the area where the US Consulate General is located. "Rockets fell in the area …
Will OPEC believe Iraq
What’s most concerning in the market is that the OPEC deal could fall apart entirely
Iraq needs $10 bil to meet US conditions
Can Baghdad wean itself off Iranian gas and electricity imports
Rosneft suspends works at one of blocks in Iraqi Kurdistan
Rosneft has temporarily suspended the works in Iraq’s Kurdistan at block 8 due to proximity to the Syrian border, First Vice President of Russia’s top oil producer Rosneft Eric Liron said, adding that the works at …
Russian FM holds meeting with Iraqi Kurdistan PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Masrour Barzani held talks in Erbil yesterday. Lavrov and Barzani exchanged greetings and continued their …
Three Turkish diplomats shot dead in Erbil
At least three Turkish diplomats were killed in a shooting that took place in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Erbil, two Kurdish security officials said. According to sources, unknown gunmen opened fire at a restaurant where the …
Iraq to stop oil exports to Iran from Kirkuk
State oil marketer plans to sell 30,000 bpd from a small oilfield near Mosul as of November as an alternative
President and Prime Minister of Iraq: different positions, common problems
Iraq’s new political order can fix the country
Sanctions on Iran harm Iraq's economy
Iran's cheap goods have long been stifling Iraq's economy. The new US sanctions will further exacerbate the problem
Iraq: The battle for oil
The dispute over Kurdish oil revenues may cause instability firstly within the region itself
No terrorist attacks from Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurds not to allow hostile action against Iran and Turkey
Turkey's enemy is the PKK, not the Kurdish people
Despite a Western media smear campaign portraying Turkey as an enemy of Kurds, the enemy is actually the PKK, which has been internationally condemned as a terrorist organization. As Daily Sabah writes in an article " …
Three Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK militants
Three Turkish soldiers were killed in the clashes with the PKK militants in the Hakkari province neighboring Iraq, the country's General Staff said. One soldier was also wounded in the attack in the Hakkari province where the …
Kurdish issue and China
Top Iraqi Kurdistan leader urges China to intensify role in Middle East
Iraq's Kurdistan 'will respect' court decision banning secession
Region is facing tensions following September's pro-independence referendum held in Kurdistan
Russia aims to dominate Middle East energy
The massive size of the agreements is a very important data point for western oil and gas firms
UN Security Council pushes Iraq and Kurds to hold talks
The UN Security Council urged the Iraqi government and regional leaders in Kurdistan to set a timetable for talks to end a crisis triggered by last month's Kurdish referendum on independence. The appeal from the top UN body came …