iraq
Tribal clashes, political void threaten oil installations in Iraq’s south
Middle East
September 11, 2017
Tribal clashes, political void threaten oil installations in Iraq’s south
Worsening clashes among tribes and a political void is threatening security at oil installations in Iraq’s main southern oil producing…
Iraq holding hundreds of foreign IS family members
Middle East
September 10, 2017
Iraq holding hundreds of foreign IS family members
Iraqi officials say they are holding more than 1,300 foreign women and children, the families of Islamic State fighters, at…
Iraqi PM declares Tal Afar ‘fully liberated’ from IS
Middle East
August 31, 2017
Iraqi PM declares Tal Afar ‘fully liberated’ from IS
Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday declared the town of Tal Afar “fully liberated” from the Islamic State group after a…
Jordan, Iraq reopen border crossing, vital to trade
Middle East
August 30, 2017
Jordan, Iraq reopen border crossing, vital to trade
Jordan and Iraq reopened their only border crossing on Wednesday after a two-year closure, taking a step toward stabilizing an…
Iraq’s Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official
Middle East
August 20, 2017
Iraq’s Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official
Iraq’s Kurds may consider the possibility of postponing a planned Sept. 25 referendum on independence in return for financial and…
PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS
Middle East
August 20, 2017
PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS
The operation to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, from the Islamic State group began Sunday morning,…
Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town
Middle East
August 16, 2017
Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town
Thousands of Iraqis have fled an Islamic State-held town west of Mosul as Iraqi and coalition warplanes step up strikes…
Iraq announces mandatory official holiday due to heat wave
Middle East
August 10, 2017
Iraq announces mandatory official holiday due to heat wave
The Iraqi government has announced a mandatory official holiday due to a heat wave. Wednesday’s late night statement calling for…
Agriculture Minister introduces new system for exporting Egyptian strawberries
Egypt
August 8, 2017
Agriculture Minister introduces new system for exporting Egyptian strawberries
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Abdel Moneim al-Banna said on Monday that a new system to export strawberries is…
IS targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul; all 4 attackers killed
Middle East
July 31, 2017
IS targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul; all 4 attackers killed
The Islamic State group targeted the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul on Monday, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up outside…