Iraq
Iraq’s southern oil exports reduces in January
BASRA: Crude exports have gone down to 3.275 million barrels per day (bpd) whereas in December southern Iraq exported 3.51...
Japan approves $100m support for Iraq
BAGHDAD: Japan approved a loan of about $100 million to support humanitarian, counter-terrorism and infrastructure projects in Iraq, a Japanese...
Najaf Police seizes 35 ancient artifacts hidden in vehicle
NAJAF: Najaf Police Directorate said that it confiscated 35 ancient artifacts belong to different eras, hidden inside a vehicle. According...
Iraq’s debts exceed US$100b: finance committee
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s foreign and domestic debts have surpassed US$100 billion, the parliament’s finance committee has revealed, ruling out changes to...
Iraq’s south oil exports said to fall from record on OPEC cuts
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s southern crude oil exports dropped in January from a record high a month before as the country implements...
Iraq-Egypt oil deal to be finalized in February: EGPC head
CAIRO: Head of Egypt's state oil company EGPC Tarek El-Hadidi said an Egyptian delegation will visit Iraq this month to...
Iraq oil exports decline as OPEC agreement
BAGHDAD: Iraq's rate of oil exports in January fell month-on-month by roughly 161,000 barrels per day (bpd) as the country...
Egyptian delegation to visit Iraq to finalize crude imports agreement
CAIRO: A delegation from the Petroleum Ministry will visit Iraq in February to finalize the draft agreement to import crude...
Iraq vegetable export value fell by 9% in 2016
BAGHDAD: Agricultural exports from Iraq decreased seven percent to reach $200 million last year. The value of vegetable exports in...
Iraq inks $1.05bn power plant deal with US General Electrical
BAGHDAD: Iraq signed a major deal with US firm General Electric for the construction of two power plants aimed at...
Iraq to double crude oil export capacity at terminal
BASRA: Iraq started work to double the crude oil loading capacity at one of its two southern offshore oil export...
Iraq-Iran gas pipeline project: second pipeline construction
BAGHDAD: An official announced that Iran has launched construction of the second pipeline for exports of natural gas to Iraq....
Iraq reduces oil production by 180000bpd
BAGHDAD: Iraq reduced its oil production by around 180,000 barrels per day and plans to cut a further 30,000 bpd...
Iraq to triple its LPG exports in 2017
BAGHDAD: Iraq expects to more than triple exports of liquefied petroleum gas, and to double exports of gas condensates in...
FM Jaafari invites President Aoun to visit Iraq
BAGHDAD: Foreign Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim Al Jaafari, extended an official invitation to President Michel Aoun to visit Iraq. Jaafari...
Iraq’s tariffs on imports from Kurdistan Region worry retail industries
BAGHDAD: Iraqi government’s taxation of imported goods from the Kurdistan Region has had a worrying impact on Kurdish trade and...
Iraq’s southern oil exports fall since start of OPEC cut
BAGHDAD: Oil exports from Iraq's southern terminals have fallen so far in January, according to loading data and an industry...
Iraqi Govt stops Kirkuk oil exports
ERBIL: Kirkuk governorate’s produced oil is no longer exported via the Iraqi government oil marketing company SOMO, said Kirkuk Governor....
Iraq says oil exports stand at 3.077mn bpd Abu
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s oil exports stand at 3.077 million barrels per day, Iraq’s OPEC governor Falah al-Amri told reporters. Iraq’s oil...
OPEC chief confident in commitment, enthusiasm for output cut deal
BAGHDAD: OPEC's Secretary-General has confidence in the commitment of oil producers who agreed to an output cut deal last month...
