Month: April 2021
306 posts
U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots after close encounter with Iranian vessels
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A U.S. military ship fired warning shots after three vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
PUK co-leaders meet Iranian foreign minister in Erbil
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Co-leaders Bafel…
OPEC+ sticks to plan to ease oil output cuts from May 1
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — OPEC, Russia and their allies will stick to plans for a phased easing of oil…
Kurdistan Region coronavirus death toll rises by 19 to 3,989: health ministry
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Region’s death toll from coronavirus rose by 19 to 3,989, health authorities said…
Iran’s foreign minister arrives in Kurdistan Region
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Kurdistan Region on Tuesday. Zarif was…
PKK fires rockets at Turkish military base in Duhok province: reporter
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) launched rockets towards a Turkish military base in…
CIA and Iran deny report of meeting between agency director, Iranian officials
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Iran’s foreign ministry denied reports that the agency’s director…
Explosion injures employee of electricity directorate, two people in Amedi
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An explosion wounded three people including an employee of the directorate of electricity in the…
Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital might reach 130: commission
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The death toll from a fire caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a coronavirus…
Power cut off in 76 villages in Kurdistan amid continuity of Turkish operation
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Power has been cut off in 76 villages in the Kurdistan Region’s district of Amedi…
Oil edges up, but gains limited amid demand concerns
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices rose on Tuesday after failing in the previous session, but gains are likely…
OPEC+ keeps oil demand forecast, but worried by COVID surge – sources
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The OPEC+ joint technical committee (JTC) has kept its forecast for growth in global oil…