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Ahmed Rasheed

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Talks to resume Kurdish oil exports postponed to Thursday after financial disputes

Talks to speed a resumption in oil exports from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have been delayed until Thursday

Talks to resume Kurdish oil exports postponed to Thursday after financial disputes
Business|Economy|MidEast|Political|World

U.S. piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports, sources say

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U.S. piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports, sources say
Business|Economy|MidEast|Political|World

Why oil flows through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline have been halted

Flows of crude oil through a pipeline from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq to Turkey could restart soon

Why oil flows through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline have been halted
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political

Five Iraqi banks to be banned from U.S. dollar transactions - sources

Iraq's central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, a move that comes after meetings with U.S.

Five Iraqi banks to be banned from U.S. dollar transactions - sources
Business|Economy|MidEast

BP poised to invest up to $25 billion in Iraq’s Kirkuk oil and gas

Oil major BP is expected to spend up to $25 billion over the lifetime of a project to redevelop four Kirkuk oil and gas fields, a senior Iraqi oil

BP poised to invest up to $25 billion in Iraq’s Kirkuk oil and gas
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Iraqi amnesty law could free prisoners convicted of attacking US troops

The Iraqi parliament has passed an amnesty law that could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners, including Iraqis convicted of attacks on U.S. soldiers and

Iraqi amnesty law could free prisoners convicted of attacking US troops
MidEast|News|World

Iraq orders pursuit of perpetrators of attacks on military bases

Iraq's prime minister has ordered security forces to pursue the perpetrators of attacks on military bases hosting international coalition advisers, a government

Iraq orders pursuit of perpetrators of attacks on military bases
MidEast|News|World

Analysis-Yemen attacks not seen drawing Iran directly into war

The Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen vowed to respond to attacks by the United States and Britain but the prospects of these Western strikes igniting

Analysis-Yemen attacks not seen drawing Iran directly into war
MidEast|News|Political|World

Iraq, Turkey to elevate security, economic ties after Erdogan visit

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said relations with Iraq were entering a new phase after the neighbours agreed to cooperate against

Iraq, Turkey to elevate security, economic ties after Erdogan visit
News|Political|World

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years after a failed and

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Iraq says it has arrested PKK-linked cell suspected of planning attacks

Iraq said on Monday it had arrested three people linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and suspected of planning attacks across the country,

MidEast|News|World

Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates

A huge blast at a military base in Iraq early on Saturday killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups.

Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates
MidEast|World

Iranian notice of attack may have dampened escalation risks

Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said on Sunday Iran gave wide notice days before Saturday's drone and

Iranian notice of attack may have dampened escalation risks
MidEast|News|US|World

Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander

A visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups

Iraqi armed groups dial down U.S. attacks on request of Iran commander
MidEast|News|World

Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad drone strike -sources

Senior commander Abu Baqir al-Saadi of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon linked to an attack that killed

Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad drone strike -sources
MidEast|News|US|World

U.S. strike kills militia leader blamed for Iraq attacks - U.S. official

The U.S. military carried out a retaliatory strike in Baghdad on Thursday that killed a militia leader it blames for recent attacks on

U.S. strike kills militia leader blamed for Iraq attacks - U.S. official
MidEast|News

U.S. forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink

A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict.

U.S. forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink
MidEast|News|US|World

Iraq eyes drawdown of US-led forces starting September, sources say

Iraq wants troops from a U.S.-led military coalition to begin withdrawing in September and to formally end the coalition's work by September 2025

Iraq eyes drawdown of US-led forces starting September, sources say
MidEast|News|World

Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel, say sources

Top Iranian officials will meet the representatives of Iran's regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Thursday to discuss

Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel, say sources
Business|Finance

BP-Iraq deal on Kirkuk fields to use profit-sharing model

Iraq will share profits with BP from developing its giant Kirkuk oil and gas fields, two officials said on Tuesday, as the country moves away from

BP-Iraq deal on Kirkuk fields to use profit-sharing model
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

US-Iraq deal would see hundreds of troops withdraw in first year, sources say

The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq, according to multiple

US-Iraq deal would see hundreds of troops withdraw in first year, sources say
MidEast|Political|World

Iraq tries to avoid regional fight as militias fire at Israel

Nervously watching Israel's destructive campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon, Iraq is working to avoid being drawn into the growing regional conflict as

Iraq tries to avoid regional fight as militias fire at Israel
MidEast|Political|World

Demoralised and abandoned by allies: why Assad’s army failed to fight in Syria

Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralized

Demoralised and abandoned by allies: why Assad’s army failed to fight in Syria

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