Month: April 2022
180 posts
Oil steadies after sharp fall; focus on China growth
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices bounced on Tuesday, steadying after a sharp fall of 4% in the previous…
Elon Musk buys Twitter in $44 billion deal
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion cash on Monday…
Iraqi parliament committee says Iran’s missile attack targeted ‘house’ in Erbil
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An Iraqi parliament’s committee investigating an Iranian missile attack on Erbil said on Monday the…
Four Katyusha rockets land near military base hosting Turkish troops in Nineveh
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — At least four Katyusha rockets fall near a Turkish military base in Nineveh province on…
Iran confirms fifth round of talks held with Saudi Arabia in Baghdad
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia held a fifth round of “positive” talks in Baghdad…
Iraqi, Kurdish officials congratulate Macron on re-election
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Senior Iraqi and Kurdish officials on Sunday congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his re-election as the…
France’s Macron wins re-election, dodges political earthquake
SULAIMANI — French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday by a comfortable…
Iraq’s Sadr seeks to criminalize relations with Israel
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would unveil a proposal to parliament to criminalize…
Iraqi Christians celebrate first Easter ‘Holy Fire’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — thousands of Iraqis celebrated for the first time the arrival of the “Holy Fire” brought…
Turkey says it closes air space to planes carrying troops from Russia to Syria – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkish air space has been closed to military and…
Fire at displacement camp in Zakho wounds one: reporter
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A fire broke out at a displacement camp in Zakho early on Sunday, wounding one.…
Russia to deploy Sarmat missiles by autumn in ‘historic’ nuclear upgrade
SULAIMANI — Russia said on Saturday it plans to deploy its newly tested Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable…