The KRG’s two dominant political parties had been rebuilding a strategic partnership, but their bitter contest over the Iraqi presidency has injected new volatility into their rivalry. Barham Salih’s contentious Continue Reading
Reuters reports : Iraq’s agriculture ministry said on Thursday it would reduce its 2018-2019 winter crop planting area by 55 percent due to a water shortage. Iraq will grow around Continue Reading
Adil Abd al-Mahdi, Iraq’s former oil minister, was named prime minister designate on Tuesday, hours after Barham Salih, was elected president of Iraq in a political standoff. Their victories give Continue Reading
The presidency is a largely ceremonial position, but the vote begins a two-week countdown until the constitutional deadline, by which time a prime minister must be chosen to form the Continue Reading
Federal Iraq earned $7.912 billion in oil revenues in September, its highest take in 52 months, despite a small decrease in Basra Gulf exports. Nationwide, exports dropped nearly two percent Continue Reading
Iraq’s ministry of oil has published a very optimistic report on the country’s capability to ramp up production, but internal political issues could lead to a new crisis after this Continue Reading
Outside of northern Iraq’s fortified urban centers, insurgents have prevented resettlement in rural areas and are now causing residents to flee from villages previously considered safe. One year after the Continue Reading
On Friday the State Department announced it is evacuating all non-essential personnel from the US consulate in Basra, Iraq . The drastic move comes after a month of heavy anti-Iran Continue Reading
A major restructuring of Iraq’s oil sector appears to be delayed — and could possibly be derailed — by a legal challenge. Parliament Speaker Salim Jabouri (center) presides over a Continue Reading
Highlights SOMO exporting crude from this field Plans to reach 60,000 b/d by end-2018 Refinery tender still pending Amman — Production from northern Iraq’s Qayara oil field, which until last Continue Reading
