Day: January 28, 2021
10 posts
Senior Islamic State figure killed in Iraq, PM says
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi security forces have killed Abu Yaser al-Issawi, an Islamic State commander who had claimed…
Pope Francis to meet Iraq’s top Shia cleric on March visit
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Pope Francis is set for an historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric, Grand…
KRG delegation led by deputy PM to return to Baghdad next week
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) led by Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani…
Iraqi PM meets his Jordanian counterpart in Baghdad
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with his Jordanian counterpart Bisher Al-Khasawneh in Baghdad on…
Iraqi forces launch anti-ISIS operation in south of Kirkuk
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi security forces launched an operation against Islamic State (ISIS) militants in areas in south…
U.S. charges Iraqi-born British national with bribery scheme to obtain Iraq contracts
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An Iraqi-born British national has been criminally charged in New Jersey with involvement in a…
Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani says Peshmerga destroyed myth of ISIS
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Wednesday that the Peshmerga forces destroyed the myth of…
Oil slips on tightening coronavirus curbs, especially in China
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices fell on Thursday on fresh worries about weakened fuel demand, after England clamped…
Blinken stands by demand Iran return to nuclear deal before U.S. does
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday stuck to his stance that Tehran must…