Month: July 2021
279 posts
Oil prices edge higher on inventory drawdowns
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices extended gains on Thursday as crude stockpiles in the United States felt to…
Helicopter crash kills five in Saladin province, says Iraqi military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Five Iraqi troops were killed on Thursday when their helicopter crashed on a “combat mission”…
PUK co-president welcomes UNESCO decision to add Hawraman to World Heritage list
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Co-president Bafel Talabani on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the…
Kurdish forces detain two ISIS leaders, three members in Sulaimani, Halabja
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish security forces detained two Islamic State (ISIS) leaders and a group of “terrorists” during…
U.S. returns to Iraq treasure trove of antiquities: culture minister
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States will return to Iraq some 17,000 archaeological treasures dating back 4,000 years…
Iraq records 13,515 coronavirus cases in highest daily increase
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq recorded its second-biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Wednesday with 13,515 cases, taking…
KRG calls on int. community to help it provide vaccines to citizens
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Wednesday called on the international community to help it…
Two more parties say they won’t take part in Iraq elections
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Two more Iraqi political parties on Wednesday announced their withdrawal from the upcoming parliamentary elections…
Iran’s Khamenei says experience shows ‘trusting West does not work’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday the outgoing government’s experience of engaging…
Three Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK in Kurdistan Region
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Three Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan…
Oil prices gain on U.S. fuel drawdown
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices climbed on Wednesday after industry data showed U.S. crude and product stockpiles dropped…
U.S. takes steps to return 3,500-year-old ‘’Gilgamesh’ tablet to Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A 3,500-year-old tablet recounting the epic of Gilgamesh that once sat in Washington’s Museum of…