Iraq Struggles To Find Oil Export Options, but the UAE May Be Able To Help

Iraq relies on oil revenue for over 90 percent of its budget. With exports hovering at around half of the usual 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd) that were exported before Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, Baghdad is struggling to make ends meet. The …

Iraq’s oil exports reach two million bpd in August: Minister

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iraqi Oil Minister Basim Mohammed Khudair said Friday that the country’s oil exports have reached around two million barrels per day (bpd) since the beginning of August, coming after a sharp decline in previous months due …

Iraq says daily oil exports at highest level since start of war

Iraq's average daily oil exports since the beginning of August are the highest since the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States, which has choked off the Strait of Hormuz, the oil ministry said Friday. Iraqi Oil Minister …

Iraq Steps Up Anti-Corruption Campaign, Detains Electricity Ministry Official

An Iraqi Commission of Integrity (COI) force arrested on Friday a deputy minister at the Ministry of Electricity on suspicion of involvement in financial violations, as Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered tighter oversight of border crossings and stronger …

EU’s strongest military, Iraq, Turkey and a Gulf nation back Africa’s strongest military in a challenge to Israel over ...

This diplomatic firestorm was recently ignited when Colombia officially recognized the Golan Heights as part of Israel, a move that many world leaders say ignores decades of international agreements and United Nations resolutions. A global outcry against …

From the archives: Peshmerga fighters gather in Iraq, 2016

Iran-aligned militia warns Iraq of 'internal strife' if forcibly disarmed

A powerful Iranian-backed militia on Friday warned Iraq's government that using force to disarm armed groups before a September 30 deadline could result in internal conflict and set three conditions, including the withdrawal of US forces. The head of …

Syria and Iraq agree to form judicial committees to review ISIS prisoner cases

Syria and Iraq have agreed to form judicial committees to oversee the cases of ISIS prisoners who were transferred from Syrian detention facilities to Iraqi prisons this year. An Iraqi judicial delegation led by head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq …

Iraq arrests electricity ministry undersecretary

  ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Iraqi security forces on Friday detained an undersecretary for the electricity ministry, as the government continues to clamp down on corruption.   “A security force belonging to the Federal Integrity Commission detained …

3 drones shot down in Iraq's Kurdistan region

BAGHDAD, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three drones were shot down early Friday over Erbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, local authorities said. The regional Directorate General of Counter Terrorism said in a statement that U.S.-led …