MENA News Caution marks Iraqi army advance against Islamic State north of Mosul Noha Gad Dec 31, 2016 0 The earth shook three times with the impact of air strikes targeting Islamic State positions north of Mosul. Only…
International News Iraqis celebrate first Christmas near Mosul after Islamic State pushed out Ghada Ismail Dec 25, 2016 0 Several hundred Iraqi Christians flocked on Saturday to a northern town recently retaken from Islamic State,…
Industry & Trade Iraqi, Egyptian oil ministers meet on enhancing joint cooperation Noha Gad Dec 24, 2016 0 Egyptian Oil Minister met with his Iraqi counterpart Jabbar al-Luaibi on Friday to discuss means of enhancing…
MENA News U.S. forces embedding more to help Iraqis seize Mosul Ghada Ismail Dec 24, 2016 0 U.S. forces assisting Iraqi troops to retake Mosul from Islamic State are embedding more extensively, a senior…
Industry & Trade Egypt to import crude oil directly from Iraq Noha Gad Dec 24, 2016 0 Egypt is seeking to import crude oil directly from Iraq in the first quarter of 2017, the country’s Minister of…
MENA News Iraqi bombing targets Iranian Kurdish opposition party, kills 7 Ghada Ismail Dec 22, 2016 0 Seven people have been killed and 15 wounded in a bomb attack on the offices of an Iranian Kurdish opposition…
Egypt News Egypt’s Sisi discusses Iraq developments with Iraqi FM Noha Gad Dec 22, 2016 0 Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met on Wednesday with Iraq's foreign minister Ibrahim El-Jaafari in Cairo…
MENA News World Bank to loan Iraq $1.5bn to cope with ISIS, low oil prices Ghada Ismail Dec 21, 2016 0 The World Bank has approved a new loan of $1.485 billion to help Iraq lessen the impact of low oil prices on its…
Industry & Trade Exports to Iraqi Kurdistan to reach $26m by 2020: Egypt’s CEC Noha Gad Dec 20, 2016 0 Egyptian Chemical Export Council (CEC) targets raising state's exports to Iraqi Kurdistan with five-fold to reach…
MENA News Iraqi militiawoman fights for revenge against Islamic State Ghada Ismail Dec 8, 2016 0 Wearing a camouflage cap over her headscarf, Miaad al-Jubbouri cuts an unusual figure among the hundreds of men…