PUK President says Peshmerga should be in service of the national interests
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani on Thursday in Erbil received a UK…
Qatar to invest $5 billion in Iraq over coming years
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived in Baghdad on Thursday on an official…
PUK President reiterates his party’s commitment to maintaining pillars of democracy
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani on Thursday reiterated his party’s commitment to…
Prime Minister Sudani underlines Iraq’s ‘potential’ to be industrialized country
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani emphasized on Wednesday that his country plans to stop…
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister to visit Iran on Saturday
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, will visit Tehran on Saturday, Iran’s semi-official…
Turkish, Iraqi officials to discuss resumption of Kurdish oil exports
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A Turkish energy delegation will meet Iraqi oil officials in Baghdad on June 19, to…
Deputy Prime Minister says ‘unacceptable’ if any government officials play negligence
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Deputy Prime Minster Qubad Talabani on Wednesday said “unacceptable” regarding bureaucracies’…
Oil rebounds on strong China refinery data but economic outlook caps gains
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil rebounded on Thursday after the previous day’s plunge, as data showed a jump in…
PUK President calls on security forces to prevent lawbreaking by strongest means necessary
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani on Wednesday called on the security forces…
Deminers destroy ‘large piece’ of unexploded ordnance in Duhok
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Deminers destroyed a “large piece'” of an unexploded bomb in the Chamanke subdistrict of Duhok…
Iraqi Kurdish losses reach $2 bln ahead of talks on resuming oil exports – Reuters
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq and Turkey are set to begin technical talks by early next week on resuming…
Top US diplomat says Bahrain, Iran likely to restore diplomatic ties soon
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Bahrain, which cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 2016 a day after Saudi Arabia did…