Month: August 2021
264 posts
Blinken to Iraq’s Salih: defeat-ISIS mission is shifting to new phase
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone with Iraqi President Barham Salih on…
Bafel Talabani, Qubad Talabani meet Iraqi minister of youth and sports
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Co-president Bafel Talabani alongside Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani met…
Kurdistan Region president welcomes Baghdad summit
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Saturday welcomed Baghdad Summit attended by regional leaders and…
Iran says Biden demands same as Trump’s on nuclear issue
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration of…
Kuwait denies U.S. base targeted by three missiles
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kuwait denied reports on Saturday that the U.S. military base was targeted near the Jraischan…
Iran’s Khamenei calls on Raisi to ‘repair’ trust in government
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on President Ebrahim Raisi to “repair” the public’s…
Iraq hosts regional summit aimed at easing Middle East tensions
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq held a regional summit on Saturday aimed at reducing tensions in the Middle East,…
Macron warns against ISIS as Afghanistan overshadows Iraq summit
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron warned of the threat of Islamic State (ISIS) poses ahead of…
U.S. strikes ISIS target in Afghanistan after airport blast
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.S. conducted a drone strike against an Islamic State (ISIS) target in Afghanistan on…
Lebanon picks Dubai’s ENOC to swap Iraqi fuel
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Lebanon has picked Dubai’s ENOC in a tender to swap 84,000 tons of Iraqi high…
Macron in Baghdad to attend regional summit
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Baghdad early on Saturday to attend a regional summit…
Iraqi forces kill two ISIS militants in south of Kirkuk (video)
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi security forces killed two Islamic State (ISIS) militants in south of Kirkuk late on…