Day: February 2, 2021
12 posts
U.S.-backed Kurds lift siege of Syrian army run enclaves in northeast
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. backed Kurdish-led forces and the Syrian army reached a deal on Tuesday to end…
OPEC experts meet as rising oil prices mask demand worries
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — OPEC experts were holding a virtual meeting on Tuesday as a rise in oil prices…
Iran deepens breach of nuclear deal at underground enrichment site
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran has deepened a key breach of its 2015 nuclear deal, enriching uranium with a…
Clashes erupt between PMF and ISIS militants in Khanaqin
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Clashes erupted between Iraq’s paramilitary forces and Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Khanaqin district on…
Iraqi forces arrest five ISIS members including woman in Kirkuk – agency
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi forces detained five members of Islamic State (ISIS) militant group in Kirkuk on Tuesday,…
Turkish warplanes bomb village in Sulaimani province: official
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish warplanes on Tuesday bombed a village in Sulaimani province, a local official said. Mayor…
Iraqi forces arrest two ISIS militants, destroy three positions in western Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi forces arrested two Islamic State (ISIS) suspects and destroyed three positions used by the…
KRG delegation in Baghdad meets parliament’s speaker and Maliki
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation met with Iraqi parliament’s speaker and head of state…
Iran’s Zarif suggests way to bridge nuclear deal impasse
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif suggested a way to overcome the U.S.-Iranian impasse over…
U.N. envoy pays two-day visit to Tehran to support Iraq stability
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.N. envoy to Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert paid a two-day visit to Iran this week aimed…
Oil edges higher as U.S. inventories fall, demand pick up
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday, buoyed by falling U.S. crude inventories and rising winter…
Pope says he is intent on making Iraq trip despite difficulties
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Pope Francis said on Monday he is intent on making a trip to Iraq next…