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Oil market sees improved demand, decline in surplus supply: Iraq minister

Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said on Sunday that the oil market has seen an improvement in demand and a decline in surplus and stockpiles

Biden to meet with Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at White House

President Joe Biden will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi later this month in Washington, the White House has said

America's Afghanistan war is ending. What about Iraq and Iran?

Even as Biden sticks to the Afghanistan withdrawal, he's launching strikes in Iraq and delaying a return to the Iran deal

Death toll climbs to 92 in fire at Iraq's coronavirus hospital ward

The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 64 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said. Two health officials said more than 100 people were also injured in the fire that torched the coronavirus ward of al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the city of Nasiriyah on Monday. Anguished relatives were still looking for traces of their loved ones on Tuesday morning, searching through the debris of charred blankets and belongings inside the torched remains of the ward. A blackened skull of a deceased female patient from the ward was found. Many cried openly, their tears tinged with anger, blaming both the provincial government of Dhi Qar, where Nasiriyah is located, and the federal government in Baghdad for years of mismanagement and neglect. The whole state system has collapsed, and who paid the price? The people inside here. These people have paid the price," said Haidar al-Askari, who was at the scene of the

Over 40 killed in Covid-19 isolation ward fire in Iraq's hospital

More than 40 people have died after a fire broke out in a Covid-19 isolation ward at a hospital in Iraq.

Pentagon confirms 2 US soldiers injured in rocket attack on Iraq air base

Two members of the US military were injured during a rocket attack against the Ain Al-Assad Air Base that hosts Coalition troops in Iraq, Defense Department spokesperson Commander Jessica McNulty said

Alarm sirens activated at US Embassy in Iraq over unknown flying object

Alarm sirens were turned on at the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the air defense system was activated over an "unknown object" in the sky above the embassy

US army strikes Iran-backed militia a day after IAEA snub: Report

Air strikes carried out on Iraq-Syria border, in a test for Iran's new prez

US military airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq

The US military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, conducted airstrikes Sunday against what it said were facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups near the border between Iraq and Syria

Iraq signs deal to drill 96 oil wells in southern province of Basra

Iraq has signed a contract to drill 96 oil wells in the West Qurna-1 oil field located in the southern province of Basra to raise the production, according to a statement by the Ministry of Oil

US House of Representatives votes to repeal 2002 Iraq war authorisation

The Democratic-led US House of Representatives has voted to repeal the 2002 authorisation for the Iraq War, an effort to curb presidential war powers

US House votes to scrap 2002 resolution that authorised Iraq war

The White House said in a statement that it supports the House Bill

Chuck Schumer, White House back the repeal of Iraq War authorisation

This is a step that supporters say is necessary to constrain presidential war powers even though it is unlikely to affect US military operations around the world

Iraq oil minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail says gas sector a priority

Iraq's oil sector is rebounding after a catastrophic year triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, with key investment projects on the horizon, Iraq's oil minister said Friday. But he also warned that an enduring bureaucratic culture of fear threatens to stand in the way. Iraq is currently trading oil at $68 per barrel, close to the approximately USD 76 needed for the state to operate without reliance on the central bank to meet government expenditures. Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail took over the unenviable job of supervising Iraq's most vital industry at the height of an oil price crash that slashed oil revenues by more than half last year. Since then, he has had to balance domestic demands for more revenue to fund state coffers and pressure from OPEC to keep exports low to stabilise the global oil market. With the sector rebounding, Ismail told The Associated Press, he can now focus on other priorities. In the interview, he offered a rare glimpse into the inner-workings of

Multiple missiles target US troops, contractors in Iraqi army bases

Multiple rockets have targeted two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition troops and foreign contractors, Iraqi security officials and the military said

Automobile giant TVS Motor expands in Iraq, launches two new products

TVS Motor Company on Monday said it will launch two new products in Iraq as part of its expansion plan in that country

82 die after oxygen cylinder explodes at Iraq coronavirus hospital

The death toll from a massive fire in a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients rose to 82 Sunday, as anxious relatives searched for those missing

Islamic State remains a threat in Syria, Iraq and beyond: US envoy

ISIS has intensified its focus on the activities of its branches and networks

Iraqi, Egyptian, Jordanian foreign ministers meet over trilateral summit

Egyptian and Jordanian Foreign Ministers met their Iraqi counterpart during which they discussed preparation for a summit expected to bring together the leaders of the three countries

Iraq's SOMO awards fuel oil supply contracts to Chevron, Reliance

Iraqi state-owned marketer SOMO has finalised a term contract to supply 750,000 tonnes of straight-run fuel oil (SRFO) per month from April to September, three fuel oil trade sources said