Oil prices jump on fears of new Iran sanctions and conflict
Oil markets jumped on Monday on concerns over potential renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran as well as conflict in…
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Iraq’s Kurds beef up, move back defence line around oil-rich Kirkuk
Kurdish authorities said on Friday they had sent thousands more troops to Kirkuk to confront "threats" of Iraqi…
Saudi Flynas says to be first Saudi airline to fly to Iraq in 27 years
Saudi Arabian budget airline Flynas said on Wednesday it would start flying to Iraq, the first Saudi airline to go…
Russia accuses U.S. of pretending to fight IS in Syria, Iraq
Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of pretending to fight Islamic State and of deliberately reducing its…
Iraq forces retake centre of IS bastion Hawija: army
Iraqi forces said Thursday they had retaken the centre of Islamic State group stronghold Hawija and were pushing…
Iran sends tanks to border with Iraq’s Kurdish region, Kurdish official says
Iran deployed a dozen tanks supported by artillery at its border with Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region on Monday,…
Iraqi military braces to take control of Kurdish borders
Iraq's military prepared on Saturday to take control of the international borders of the northern Kurdish region.…
US crude rises 12% in third quarter, settling at $51.67, as demand forecasts improve
Oil prices traded roughly flat on Friday on weekend profit taking following a rally in prices around geopolitical…
92% of Iraq’s Kurds vote ‘yes’ to independence referendum
Majority of Iraq's Kurds have voted yes to create an independent state, the High Elections and Referendum…
Iran vows to stand with Iraqi, Turkey against Iraqi Kurds’ independence push
Tehran vowed Tuesday to stand alongside Baghdad and Ankara against the outcome of an independence referendum staged…