Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Continue Reading
Thousands of protesters were blocking all roads leading to Iraq’s main Gulf port Umm Qasr on Saturday, after security forces used live rounds and tear gas on them overnight, security Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of Iraqis, with support from Shiite religious authorities and the country’s president, gathered in the center of the capital on Friday in the largest of a month’s Continue Reading
Iran has stepped in to prevent the ouster of Iraqi Prime Minister Abdel Abdul Mahdi by two of Iraq’s most influential figures amid weeks of anti-government demonstrations, sources close to Continue Reading
Oil workers in Iraq’s southern provinces are beginning to join anti-government demonstrations , a sign that the country’s volatile protest movement is starting to touch the oil sector. The demonstrations Continue Reading
Iraq’s most powerful politicians appeared to withhold support for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday, as anti-government protests swelled into the biggest mass demonstrations the country has seen since Continue Reading
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)—Russia’s sovereign wealth fund—will not make a huge investment in the listing of Saudi Aramco, although some Russian funds believe that the Saudi oil giant Continue Reading
Iraq’s Oil Ministry has implemented a decision by the Cabinet to remove Ihsan Ismaael as acting director-general of the state-run Basra Oil Company (BOC), temporarily replacing him with Bassim Abdulkarim. Continue Reading
Iraqi security forces killed two people on Wednesday by shooting tear gas canisters directly into their heads in an attempt to stop protesters entering Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, security Continue Reading
Oil workers in Iraq’s southern provinces are beginning to join anti-government demonstrations , a sign that the country’s volatile protest movement is starting to touch the oil sector. The demonstrations Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators amassed in central Baghdad and other Iraqi cities on Tuesday as one of Iraq’s most powerful Shiite clerics, Moqtada al-Sadr, called for sweeping changes Continue Reading
Thousands of Iraqi protesters stood fast in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square on Sunday, defying a bloody crackdown that killed scores over the weekend and an overnight raid by security forces Continue Reading
Protesters set fire to offices belonging to a Shi’ite political party and a Shi’ite militia group in Iraq’s southern Muthanna province on Friday, police sources said. The offices of the Continue Reading
At least 40 protesters were killed in Iraq on Friday when security forces used tear gas and an Iranian-backed militia opened fire to try to quell renewed demonstrations against corruption Continue Reading
Rebuking their prime minister, Iraqi protesters demanding jobs and official accountability defied security forces Friday to throng central Baghdad and other cities, confronting the government with perhaps its biggest challenge Continue Reading
Protesters cover their faces to shield themselves from tear gas in Baghdad At least 40 people have died in Iraq during a fresh wave of anti-government protests that descended into Continue Reading
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi’s year-old government hung on to power Friday, as mass protests over corruption, unemployment, and poor services — and a heavy-handed government response to recent Continue Reading
Iraqi security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to repel demomstrators on Friday morning who had marched towards government buildings in protest against corruption and economic hardship. The incident Continue Reading
Deadly operation targets the defenses of an oil field once controlled by the Islamic State militant group, reinforcing fears of an energized insurgency. Iraqi fire fighters battle a fire in Continue Reading
After hitting record levels in August and early September, the Oil Ministry has reduced output to help support global prices. Iraq has throttled back its crude production since setting an Continue Reading
One of Iraq’s single-point mooring export buoys is being replaced, temporarily reducing the backup options for Iraq’s economic lifeblood. Workers attempt repairs on the SPM-1 export buoy on Sept. 8, Continue Reading
Protest organizers and Iraqi security officials are expecting a new round of demonstrations this week, potentially opening a volatile new phase that could threaten Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi’s government. Continue Reading
Russian oil giant Rosneft has temporarily suspended works at one block in Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan due to security concerns because of the blocks’ proximity to the Syrian border, Continue Reading
Refugees are already crossing the border and Iraqi security forces are contingency planning for a revived Islamic State insurgency. In the chaotic aftermath of the U.S. military’s withdrawal from northern Continue Reading
One of Iraq’s top oil leaders has been dismissed, as the Cabinet enacts orders to replace dozens of directors general. Deputy Oil Minister Fayadh Nema (center left) and Basra Oil Continue Reading
Iran-backed militias deployed snipers on Baghdad rooftops during Iraq’s deadliest anti-government protests in years, two Iraqi security officials told Reuters. The deployment of militia fighters, which has not been previously Continue Reading
The State Department approved another 120 days exempting Iraq from U.S. sanctions on Iran, just before a prior waiver was set to expire. Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi meets Continue Reading
Following a political backlash in Iran over details of its plans to make Iran effectively a client state through various multi-layered oil and gas deals, China has switched its attention Continue Reading
Iraq had its calmest night since anti-government protests began more than a week ago over corruption and unemployment. At least 110 people have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded, Continue Reading
The government of Adil Abd al-Mahdi on Sunday authorized new spending to placate protester demands, but violence in the streets continues. A protester waves the Iraqi flag during a demonstration Continue Reading
Offline and on edge, Iraq is spiraling deeper into violence. The country’s troops, cracking down on anti-government protests, have turned their guns on the people . Officials said Sunday that Continue Reading
At least eight people were killed in new clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters on Sunday, the sixth day of unrest in which the death toll has now Continue Reading
Violence intensified on Friday, despite the Iraqi prime minister’s appeal for calm The death toll in anti-government protests that have swept Iraq the past five days has soared to at Continue Reading
Four days of furious protests that met live fire from security forces have left 72 people dead and hundreds wounded across Iraq. The civil unrest has escalated into the oi-rich country’s Continue Reading
Oil prices have fallen sharply over the past week, as the swift return of disrupted Saudi oil production allowed markets to look past geopolitical risk. But that doesn’t meant that Continue Reading
The Iraqi government scrambled on Thursday to curb the third day of violent anti-government protests, as people took to the streets in the capital and in a half dozen southern Continue Reading
The death toll from days of violent demonstrations across Iraq surged to 46 on Friday, most of them killed in the last 24 hours, as unrest rapidly accelerated and the Continue Reading
Iraq deployed counter-terrorism troops in the southern city of Nassiriya on Wednesday after police “lost control” when gunfights broke out between protesters and security forces, police sources said. Curfews were Continue Reading
Iraq averaged nationwide oil exports of 3.983 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, a 2.3 percent month-on-month decline reflecting Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban’s promise to decrease Iraqi output in Continue Reading
A demonstrator gestures as he stands close to burning tires blocking a road, during a protest over unemployment, corruption and poor public services, in Baghdad, Iraq Oct. 2, 2019. (Thaier Continue Reading
Last week’s agreement by the London-based oil and gas company TechnipFMC to pay US$5.1 million to settle an Iraq-related corruption case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) again Continue Reading
With Iraq’s oil production in August hitting an all-time record high of 4.97 million barrels per day (bpd), according to local Iraqi sources, the country is virtually at the maximum Continue Reading
Iraq set an all-time record for oil output in August, producing nearly 5 million barrels per day (bpd) — a significant increase that demonstrates the country’s potential to provide a Continue Reading
Two months into Turkey’s new military offensive targeting PKK positions in Iraqi Kurdistan – and following the assassination of a Turkish diplomat in Erbil – a decades-old conflict is entering Continue Reading
The political fortunes of the Kurds have ebbed and flowed over the decades. After a good run since achieving semi-autonomy in northern Iraq following the 1991 Gulf War, shifting Middle Continue Reading
Iraq is confronting a major strategic vulnerability — its lack of diversified oil export routes — as Iran continues to disrupt shipping lanes amidst rising tension with the U.S. More Continue Reading
An American consortium led by Honeywell is poised to win a major gas deal in Iraq, bolstered by U.S. government lobbying for projects that would reduce Iraqi dependence on Iranian Continue Reading
As OPEC members reaffirm a quota agreement, Iraq has posted two straight months of elevated production. Deputy Oil Minister Fayadh Nema (center left) and Basra Oil Company Director General Ihssan Continue Reading
In line with its targets for increasing crude oil production to 6.2 million barrels per day (bpd) by end-2020 and 9 million bpd by end-2023, up from the current 4.6 Continue Reading
Iraq’s oil exports from its southern ports have reached 3.42 million barrels per day (bpd) so far in July, two oil officials told Reuters on Monday. Exports from its southern Continue Reading
