Month: January 2021
288 posts
Iran says U.S., not Tehran, should act first to resolve nuclear deal row
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States should act first by returning to world powers’ 2015 nuclear deal with…
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…
Turkish authorities detain 126 ISIS suspects: state media
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish authorities detained 126 people suspected of ties to the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group…