As tensions rise between Ankara and Baghdad over the recent Turkish drone attack that killed two Iraqi border officials and Turkey’s continued bombardment of the Kurdistan Region
An explosion near the Jraischan border crossing between Iraq and Kuwait on Monday evening targeted a convoy carrying equipment for U.S. forces, three Iraqi security forces told Reuters.
The Iraqi Health Ministry reported 75 additional fatalities from the novel coronavirus on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.
As many as 3,461 infections were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total count to 144,064 cases. The country has recorded 5,236
Iraq’s nationwide crude exports fell in July to 3.192 million barrels per day (bpd), their lowest monthly average since 2015, as the Oil Ministry continued to throttle back output in accordance with an OPEC-plus production agreement.
The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to announce that it will join the Iraq Advisory Council (IAC) in co-sponsoring the IAC Hisham al-Hashimi Forum.
Iraq will no longer issue visas at border crossings for Turkish citizens wanting to visit Iraq, accusing the country of violating a 2009 deal that eased the visa process for citizens of both countries, according to a statement from the Iraqi foreign ministry.
Three Katyusha rockets fell on the Camp Taji military base north of Baghdad on Monday night, damaging an Iraqi army helicopter, the Iraqi military said.
Rights activist and art curator Hella Mewis was kidnapped outside her office in Baghdad by unidentified men. The incident is the latest in a series of abductions of anti-government activists.
Iraq’s finance minister has warned of “severe security consequences” if its economy is not “restructured radically”, as the coronavirus crisis wreaks havoc on business and an oil price crash hits state revenues.
As part of efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority on March 17 banned commercial passenger flights.
