In grim double-milestone, Kurdistan Region passes 20,000 coronavirus infections, 700 deaths: ministry
Three rockets hit on Friday (August 14) in the vicinity of Baghdad airport near a military base that hosts US forces, the Iraqi military said in a statement.
Residents in Chamchamal’s Takiya sub-district protested on Friday (August 14) against the lack of public services in the sub-district.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (August 14) proposed holding a seven-way online summit of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council together with Germany and Iran, to outline steps aimed at avoiding a confrontation over the Iran arms embargo.
Demonstrators gathered in Ranya for a third straight day on Friday evening (August 14), calling for government to step down and early elections.
Iraq's Security Media Cell said on Friday (August 14) that an improvised explosive device planted on a roadside near Diwaniya Bridge targeted a logistics convoy belonging to a contractor that was bringing supplies to a base used by the International Coalition.
Koya Civil Defense Directorate said on Friday (August 14) that its rescue teams have recovered a body of man who drowned while swimming near Dukan Lake on August 6 from the Little Zab River near Ashti sub-district.
Turkey is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and withdrawing its ambassador over the Gulf state’s accord to normalise ties with Israel, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday (August 14).
Russia and Turkey have suspended joint military patrols carried out along the M4 highway in Syria’s northwestern region of Idlib over increasing militant attacks in the area, the Russian foreign ministry said.
The United States will do everything in its power to extend the international arms embargo on Iran under discussion at the United Nations, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday (August 14).
The federal Ministry of Health said on Friday (August 14) that it recorded 4,013 new cases of coronavirus and 68 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Friday (August 14) that it has recorded 667 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region over the past 24 hours.
Libya’s sovereign wealth fund head plans to ask the United Nations to allow it to invest billions of dollars sitting idle in its accounts, after missing out on some $4.1 billion in potential equity returns during nearly a decade of sanctions.
Sitak mayoral officials warned drivers in a statement on Friday (August 14) that Peshraw tunnel will be closed for three hours on Saturday for repairs of holes on the roads within and out of the tunnel and cleaning them.
Three people died and five others were injured in two separate traffic accidents on Thursday night (August 13).
Following a Turkish drone strike that killed two Iraqi border guard commanders, Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday (August 13) that Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Egypt have expressed their support for Iraq and condemned Ankara’s encroachment onto its territory.
Turkish warplanes targeted a vehicle belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) near Bamarne sub-district’s Ardna village in Duhok governorate on Friday morning (August 14), killing two of the group’s members and wounding two others.
A Greek and a Turkish warship were involved in a mini-collision on Wednesday during a standoff in the eastern Mediterranean, a Greek defence source said, describing it as an “accident”.
Crude oil prices were down on Friday (August 14), compared with the previous day.
As a comprehensive budget deal that would restore federal cash transfers remains elusive, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Finance and Economy on Thursday (August 13) accused Baghdad of not showing flexibility in its negotiations with Erbil.
Hasan Ayhan followed his wife’s instructions last week and took their savings to buy gold at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar as Turks scooped up bullion worth $7 billion in a just a fortnight.
Three Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters were killed and another was wounded in a Turkish airstrike on their vehicle in Duhok governorate on Thursday night (August 13), according to a local official.
Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced on Thursday (August 13) three Katyusha rockets had fallen into Iraq’s Balad air base, 80 km (50 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, which houses US forces but caused no casualties or losses.
Tankers carrying Iranian fuel cargoes covered by a US warrant for seizure are sailing to the United States after talks between US authorities and ship owners, a US government source and a shipping source said on Thursday (August 13).
The security forces in Duhok blocked mourners from gathering to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the murder of journalist Wadat Hussein on Thursday (August 13).
Demonstrators gathered in Qaladze and Ranya for the second day on Thursday (August 13), calling for the government to step down and hold early elections.
A Kolbar (porter) was killed by the Iranian security forces on Thursday (August 13) on the near Baneh city in Iran’s Kurdistan province.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic peace deal on Thursday that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations in an agreement that US President Donald Trump helped broker.
The federal Ministry of Health said on Thursday (August 13) that it recorded 3,841 new cases of coronavirus and 53 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
Iran recorded 174 deaths from coronavirus and 2,625 new cases on Thursday (August 13) to take its death toll to more than 19,000 and total cases to 336,324, the Health Ministry said.
Iraq’s Security Media Cell said on Thursday (August 13) that two Islamic State (ISIS) militants were killed by the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) on the outskirts of Kirkuk city.
The French military conducted training exercises with Greek forces off the southern island of Crete on Thursday, defense sources said, as tension persisted with Turkey over disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean.
Continuing a week of record high numbers of new cases, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Thursday (August 13) that it has recorded 569 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region over the past 24 hours.
Lebanon’s parliament speaker called on Thursday for quickly forming a new government in the first legislative session since the catastrophic explosion that killed 172 people last week and pushed the cabinet to resign.
The Peoples’ Defense Forces (HPG) claimed on Wednesday (August 12) that it had killed five Turkish soldiers in several recent attacks in the Kurdistan Region and southeastern Turkey.
Responding to a Turkish drone strike that killed two border guard commanders earlier this week, Spokesperson for Iraq’s Joint Operations Command Tahsin al-Khajafi said on Thursday (August 13) that Iraqi Security Forces have the military capability to defend the country's sovereignty from any external attacks.
Crude oil prices were up on Thursday (August 13), compared with the previous day.
In the hours after a session of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Council of Ministers ended without a decision about when or how much to pay public servants this month, KRG officials sought to blame the federal government for its financial difficulties, which drew a quick rebuke from Baghdad.
Turkish police on Wednesday (August 12) detained 25 women protesting against the possibility of President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party pulling Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women against domestic violence, a police source said.
Israel on Thursday (August 13) said it will stop shipments of fuel into Gaza in response to Palestinians in the enclave launching incendiary balloons that have torched tracts of farmland on the Israeli frontier.
Turkey will continue its cross-border operations against Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq and the Kurdistan Region if Baghdad continues to overlook their presence, the foreign ministry said on Thursday (August 13), urging Iraqi authorities to cooperate with Ankara.
Rami was beaten up on the streets of Alexandria, Egypt, in early July by men who he says began harassing him on Facebook for being gay and then tracked him down in real life.
Journalist Hunar Rasool died while covering a protest in Ranya on Tuesday (August 12), his employer said.
Turkish schools will start to reopen on Sept. 21 in a gradual transition back to in-person education, Education Minister Ziya Selcuk said on Wednesday (August 12), delaying the reopening by three weeks after a rise in coronavirus cases.
Syrian President Bashar al Assad suffered low blood pressure for a few minutes while delivering a speech to parliament before resuming normally, state television said on Wednesday (August 12).
Protesters gathered in cities across the Kurdistan Region on Wednesday (August 12) to demand that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) step down and that early elections be held under the auspices of the United Nations, but were prevented from congregating in several locations.
World oil demand will fall more steeply in 2020 than previously forecast due to the coronavirus and there are doubts about next year’s recovery, OPEC forecast on Wednesday (August 12), potentially making it harder for the group and its allies to support the market.
Lebanon may be in line for $298 million in emergency aid after the Beirut port blast, but the more than $30 billion some estimate it may need to rebuild its shattered economy will not be forthcoming without reform.
A regularly scheduled weekly meeting of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Council of Ministers was postponed on Wednesday (August 12) amid disagreements within the cabinet over whether to cut pay for public sector workers and when to distribute salaries.
The federal Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (August 12) that it recorded 3,441 new cases of coronavirus and 57 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
Jordan will close for a week its only land trade border crossing with Syria after a spike in COVID-19 cases coming from its northern neighbour, officials said on Wednesday (August 12).
The foreign ministers of Greece and the United States will meet in Vienna on Friday to discuss tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Greek foreign ministry said, amid a dispute between Athens and Ankara over hydrocarbon resources.
Continuing a week of record high numbers of new cases, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (August 12) that it has recorded 566 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region over the past 24 hours.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Finance and Economy said in a statement on Wednesday (August 12) that it has opened a new Customs Monitoring Directorate, designed to implement reforms to customs procedures at the Region’s borders.
Sulaimani Traffic Directorate said that late on Tuesday (August 11), one person was killed and another severely injured after the motorcycle on which they were riding collided with another vehicle in Sulaimani city’s Tavga neighborhood.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health and Environment said on Wednesday (August 12) that it is studying a reported new Russian COVID-19 vaccine, but said that it will not adopt it unless it is approved for use by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Kuwait Oil Company said on Wednesday it has contained and isolated the source of an oil leak that occurred on Tuesday night, located near Kilo 18 of the Seventh Ring Road.
Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi will leave Saudi Arabia and head to the United States for medical treatment early on Wednesday (August 12), two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Crude oil prices were down on Wednesday (August 12), compared with the previous day.
The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday (August 11) to get the UN Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that could win Washington more support in the 15-member body but is unlikely to overcome opposition by veto-powers Russia and China.
After killing two Iraqi Border Guard commanders earlier in the day in a drone strike in the same area, Turkish warplanes bombed Gortarin village in Erbil governorate’s Bradost area late on Tuesday (August 11).
