KRG President Masoud Barzani as part of his visit to the Persian Gulf region has met with His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the king of Saudi Arabia. King Salman and President Barzani discussed the current issues facing the region in particular and te entirety of the world in general in the hands of […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack aircraft conducted two […]
By John Lee. Iraq's oil exports rose to a record average of 3.37 million barrels per day in November, up from 2.7 million bpd the previous month, reports Reuters. Officials at the South Oil Company (SOC) said the jump in exports was facilitated by the large quantities of crude held in storage due to bad […]
By John Lee. UAE-based Dana Gas has announced that it has reached an “amicable and mutually beneficial settlement agreement” with RWE’s trading unit RWE Suppy & Trading GmbH (RWEST) to resolve a dispute over its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan. The detailed terms of the settlement agreement are to be treated in accordance with the confidentiality […]
In its Third Quarter results published today, Lukoil has given the following update on its operations at the West Qurna-2 oilfield: On December 12, 2009, a consortium of a Group company and Statoil won the tender for development of the West Qurna-2 field in Iraq, one of the largest crude oil fields discovered in the […]
By John Lee. The head of the Parliamentary Committee for Municipality and Tourism has said that there is a grave threat to water resources in parts of Iraqi Kurdistan due to an Iranian policy that will dry up the Region’s water resources originating in Iran. After visiting the Sirwan River in Halabjah province, Omer Haji […]
Foreign affairs minister Dr Ibrahim Al-Jaafari met the head of Iraq-Japan Friendship Association Ms Yuriko Koike last week in the Japanese capital Tokyo. During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral relations and regional and international issues that concern both sides, as well as, discussing the work of the Association and its activities, in favour of […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Airstrikes in Syria Bomber and remotely piloted […]
According to casualty figures released today by UNAMI, a total of 888 Iraqis were killed and another 1,237 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in November 2015*. The number of civilians killed was 489 (including 28 federal police, Sahwa civil defence, Personal Security Details, facilities protection police and fire department), and […]
By John Lee. Dana Gas has announced that the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ordered the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to pay $1.98 billion to a consortium that it leads. In a statement to the Abu Dhabi stock exchange, the Sharjah-based company claims that the judgement is final, binding and internationally enforceable, and […]
Following the ISIL offensive on Mosul, over 275,000 people from Mount Sinjar area - including a vast majority of Yazidis - were driven out of their homes. Abandoned Yazidi settlements were either systematically demolished or seized by ISIL fighters. Some 6,000 homes are thought to have been destroyed or burned down in the district of […]
The United States has issued a statement denying that it has a plan to partition Iraq: "Recent media reports suggesting that the U.S. Congress will be voting on the partition of Iraq are simply untrue. "The U.S. government has consistently supported and remains committed to the unity of Iraq, and has regularly spoken out against […]
