Month: August 2021
264 posts
Authorities in Erbil close down eight refineries for violating regulations
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Authorities in Erbil closed eight oil refineries for violating environmental and health regulations, the mayor’s…
‘Desert’: drying Euphrates threatens disaster in northeast Syria
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Syria’s longest river used to flow by his olive grove, but today Khaled al-Khamees says…
U.S. staying in Iraq and Kurdistan Region, says consul-general
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States will remain in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, said U.S. consul-general in…
ISIS attack kills policeman, destroys four vehicles in Kirkuk – reports
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Islamic State (ISIS) militants destroyed four vehicles of the Iraqi forces in an attack in…
Macron pays tribute to Kurds, Peshmerga forces
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Kurds and the Peshmerga forces during his visit…
Oil mixed as Hurricane Ida slams U.S. crude hub, Louisiana
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices were mixed on Monday, as a powerful hurricane ploughing through the Gulf of…
U.S. conducts airstrike on explosive-laden car in Kabul after terror warning
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States said it destroyed an explosive-laden vehicle with an airstrike in Kabul on…
Macron says France to continue to support Kurdistan Region
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday France will continue to help the Kurdistan Region,…
Biden congratulates Iraq on hosting regional summit
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday congratulated the Iraqi government on hosting a “successful and…
Macron visits ISIS former stronghold in Iraq’s Mosul
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron paid a visit Sunday to the Islamic State group’s former Iraqi…
Iraq’s Mosul struggles to rebuild without funds
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi shopkeeper Ahmad Riad is busy again serving customers at a Mosul market four years…
French president to meet senior officials in Kurdistan Region
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the Kurdistan Region early on Sunday, following his participation…