Iraq's oil production is on course to more than double by 2020, the International Energy Agency's Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven tells Reuters: (Source: Reuters)
Video: Iraq's Oil Output to Double this Decade
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Video: Has the MEK changed?
The US designated the Iranian group Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) as a terrorist organisation since it started listing down state sponsors of terrorism in 1997. Supporters say it is working for a nuclear-free Iran. So what is the MEK and why is it being removed from the US terrorist list now? Guests: Ali Gharib, Patrick Clawson, Jeremiah […]
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Video Q&A: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyer Zebari
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Al Jazeera's James Bays spoke to Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyer Zebari about his country's role in the Syrian conflict. Bays asked the minister about claims Iraq has allowed Iranian planes to use its airspace to send supplies to the Syrian government: (Source: Al Jazeera)
Video: Iraqi Youth Orchestra finds Harmony Amid Conflict
By John Lee. The Iraqi National Youth Orchestra formed three years ago. Since then, an uncertain security situation has made it difficult for them to perform at home. But now they have found a new audience in England. Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports: (Source: AlJazeera)
Video: Iraq Help to Iran Poses Diplomatic Problem
By John Lee. Earlier this month, the US accused Elaf Islamic Bank of doing business with Iranian banks that had been blacklisted. According to a news report from NBC, Iraq's central bank has been transferring dollars to Iran, helping Iran stay afloat in spite sanctions. It now appears President Maliki may be involved. NBC’s Andrea […]
Video: Kurds Take Control in Syria's Northeast
Control of large parts of Syria's north east is now in the hands of the Democratic Union Party - the main Kurdish party in the region. About 2 million Kurds live in the area, making up 10 per cent of the population. There are also significant Kurdish populations in Turkey and Iraq and more in […]
Video: Warzone Hummers in Iraq, now Stretch Limos
By John Lee. In Iraq, car bombings and corruption are still facts of life, reports CNN, but there are signs of economic renewal. Among them is the Hummer. The U.S. Military’s armored vehicles of choice are being turned into stretch limos and rented out at $400 a day for weddings by Iraqis who can afford […]
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Video: Iraq: After the Americans
In keeping with Barack Obama's presidential campaign promise, the US has withdrawn its troops from Iraq and by the end of 2012 US spending in Iraq will be just five per cent of what it was at its peak in 2008. In a special two-part series, AlJazeera's "Fault Lines" program travels across Iraq to take […]
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Video: Interview with Kurdish President, Massoud Barzani
By John Lee. On this episode of Talk to Al Jazeera, Jane Arraf sits down with Massoud Barzani to find out how far he is willing to go to protect and promote the interests of the Kurdish people: (Source: AlJazeera)
Video: Kurdish Forces Keep Iraqi Troops from Syrian Border
By John Lee. Iraqi Kurdish security forces have prevented Iraqi government soldiers from reaching a disputed area that borders Syria, according to this video from Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from the Fishkhabour border crossing between Iraq and Syria: (Source: AlJazeera)
Video: Iraq VP Slams Terror Charges as 'Political'
By John Lee. Vice President Tariq Al Hashemi, the highest Sunni official in Iraq, is being tried in absentia in a Baghdad court. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday, he said the case against him was "political", and that confessions from witnesses have been extracted "under severe torture". He also criticised Prime Minister […]
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Video: Iraqi Mushroom Farm Reopens
By John Lee. Out of tragedy has come triumph for the Khirbit family and the Hameediyah Mushroom Farm, once one of the largest mushroom farms in the middle east. The family revived their business after receiving a grant and technical assistance from the USAID-Inma Agribusiness Program. (Source: USAID-Inma)