A day after Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil producers agreed to limit their production, the pressure was turned up on Iran and Iraq to join the agreement and help Continue Reading
As the Iraqi government seeks to rebuild and resettle areas liberated from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS), Talib Muhammed would seem to be the prototype of an ideal ally.He is Continue Reading
When Iraqi ground forces and American aircraft began assaulting the city of Ramadi more than a month ago, Ghusoon Muhammed and her family fled to the government’s front line, as Continue Reading
The flow of trade into Basra has slowed and hundreds of people over the past two weeks have taken to the streets in protest after the federal government imposed higher Continue Reading
Kurdish-focused energy company DNO International said revenues for last year were sharply lower, though it ended 2015 with an increase in cash balance. DNO, which has headquarters in Oslo, said Continue Reading
Plunging oil prices have pitched Iraq into a severe financial crisis as it struggles to combat the Islamic State group, play host to millions of refugees and rebuild cities and Continue Reading
Gas from the Majnoon oil field in Basra is now contributing fuel to Iraq’s power grid, reducing the amount that is wastefully burned from flares.On Tuesday, 70 million standard cubic Continue Reading
Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi signaled an overhaul of his cabinet, days after Iraq’s most senior Shiite cleric expressed disapproval at the slow place of change in the country. Lawmakers and Continue Reading
A top Pentagon official said Tuesday it is extremely unlikely the U.S. military and its allies will attempt to wrest control of the major Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic Continue Reading
In an address to the nation Tuesday night, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi congratulated the Iraqi people on the liberation of Ramadi and the opening of a road connecting the Continue Reading
