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Turkish Foreign Minister is set to embark on diplomatic visit to Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to embark on a diplomatic visit to Iraq…
Macron says French soldier has been killed in road accident in Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A French soldier has been killed in a road accident in Iraq, where he was…
Central bank governor says Iraq set in ‘battle’ against dollar smugglers
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq has made strides implementing U.S. dollar supply restrictions targeting Iran but faces an uphill battle…
Iraq to unblock Telegram app as platform responded to security requirements – statement
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s telecoms ministry said it will lift a ban on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday,…
Three killed in Turkish drone attack on PKK members in northern Iraq – Statement
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish drone strike on Friday killed three people including a senior member of the Kurdistan Workers…
CNPC’s Daqing unit awarded $194 mln drilling contract in Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A drilling subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corp has won an engineering, procurement and construction contract…
Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the…
Iraq’s Defense Minister to visit U.S., says spokesman
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s Defense Minister is scheduled to make a visit to the United States to hold…
Iraq seeks Interpol alerts for former officials over $2.5 billion graft
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq plans to ask Interpol to issue international alerts seeking the arrest of former senior officials…
Iraq bans Telegram over ‘security concerns’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s Ministry of Communication on Sunday decided to ban Telegram. The Ministry cited concerns over national…
KRG and Baghdad discuss federal hydrocarbon law – statement
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Saturday discussed the federal hydrocarbon law with…
Senior Iraqi officials meet to highlight federal oil and gas draft law
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Senior Iraqi officials, including the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan President, met in the Iraqi capital,…