MIDDLE EAST

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — A planned tripartite meeting involving the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Natural Resources, international oil companies, and Iraq’s Oil Ministry to discuss the long-awaited resumption of oil …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — Kurdish leaders on Sunday marked the 37th anniversary of the Anfal campaign, carried out by the former Iraqi regime in 1988, and renewed calls for justice …

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign ministry said Sunday that talks with the United States slated for next weekend will remain “indirect” with Omani mediation, and focused solely on the nuclear …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a pivotal meeting on Thursday with the Imrali delegation of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — A bizarre and troubling case has emerged in Iraq’s Babylon province, where a child underwent an unexpected surgery. The family had taken the child to a …

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi parliamentary elections, scheduled for October, are at risk of being delayed as political factions continue to debate the issue. Some leaders, such as Nouri al-Maliki, leader …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani chaired a meeting on Saturday to evaluate the economic and trade effects of the US decision to raise customs tariffs …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region – The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) will cover the cost of solar energy system loans for Iraqi citizens, including those in the Kurdistan Region, as part …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has called for an urgent meeting with relevant parties to resume negotiations on the Kurdistan Region’s oil exports, rejecting the Association …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government security forces on Thursday have initiated a prisoner swap involving 250 individuals in Aleppo, marking the start …