Exclusive: BP-Iraq Kirkuk deal must include Kurdistan, region's PM says
Baghdad and BP's negotiations over a major deal to redevelop Kirkuk's oil and gas fields must include Iraq's semi-autonomous ...
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U.S. Intervention in Iraq's Oil Dispute Sparks Backlash
The ongoing oil dispute between Baghdad and Kurdistan intensifies as US intervention sparks backlash and highlights the power ...
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BP-Iraq Kirkuk deal must include Kurdistan, region's PM says
Control over oil and gas has long been a source of tension between Baghdad and the Kurds, with Kirkuk - a region rich in hydrocarbons - at the centre of the dispute ...
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‘Renewed Talks Set for Erbil and Baghdad on Non-Oil Revenue Sharing’ FM Hussein
"The topics for next week’s meeting will include Kurdistan’s percentage share of Iraq’s non-oil revenues and the criteria ...
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The $25 Billion Cost of Iraq’s Oil Deadlock
The prolonged shutdown of Kurdistan’s oil pipeline, coupled with a delayed parliamentary vote on production costs, has cost Iraq $25 billion in lost revenue, highlighting the high stakes of political ...
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President Barzani thanks Germany for supporting Kurdistan Region
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Thursday received Tobias Lindner, Minister of State ...
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Iraq’s FM: Israeli-Russian Hostage Tsurkov is Alive
Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held hostage by an Iraqi militia, is alive and the Iraqi prime minister is working on her release, Iraqi foreign minister Fouad Hussein told ...
Iraqi amnesty law could free prisoners convicted of attacking US troops
The Iraqi parliament has passed an amnesty law that could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners, including Iraqis convicted of attacks on U.S. soldiers and people who fought for Islamic State, ...
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Iraq exports 101 mln barrels of crude oil in Dec.
BAGHDAD, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iraq exported about 101 million barrels of crude oil in December 2024, compared to 98.8 million in November, the country's Oil Ministry announced Thursday.
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PM Barzani says KRG must be included in BP-Iraq Kirkuk deal
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Thursday that Erbil must be included in the ongoing negotiations over a major deal between Baghdad and British ...
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Iraqi PM seeks greater cooperation with Arab Monetary Fund
BAGHDAD, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani expressed on Thursday his country's aspiration for greater cooperation with the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and affirmed his ...
Aviva Ballas narrowly escaped the massacre of Israel's athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games. Afterward she found it difficult to trust anyone
Born in Baghdad, former track and field champion Aviva Ballas was one of Israel's top runners in the early 1970s. From her home in Switzerland, she recalls the stroke of luck that saved her from ...