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Pompeo Welcomes US-Turkey Talks on Safe Zone in Syria US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has welcomed the talks between Washington and Ankara on creating a safe zone in Syria, […]

Iraq Close to Replacing ExxonMobil with BP and Eni: Report Iraq is close to replacing the US energy ExxonMobil company with oil majors BP and Eni for an export pipeline […]

KRG Shuts Down 60 Illegal Oil Refineries in Erbil Province Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has closed down 60 oil refineries in Erbil province for failing to abide by the rules […]

Despite US Warnings, Erdogan Signals Operation in Syria to Happen “Very Soon” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara is keen to conduct another military operation deep […]

Iran Seizes Foreign Oil Tanker in the Gulf: State Media Iranian forces on Sunday seized an oil tanker smuggling crude, Iran’s state media reported. “The IRGC’s naval forces have seized […]

Iran Again Threatens to Reduce Compliance with Nuclear Deal Iran has once again threatened to reduce its compliance to the nuclear deal, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, said on Saturday. […]

Iraqi PM Working on Revealing 40 Cases of Corruption Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi has reportedly sent 1,276 cases of corruption to the Commission of Integrity, and working on revealing the […]

An earthquake with Four Aftershocks Hits KRG-Iran Border Iranian Kurdish province of Kermanshah was hit by multiple earthquakes on Saturday which were also felt by people in the border areas […]

Thousands of IS Militants Still in Iraq, Syria: US envoy US special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey said on Thursday that he believes thousands of Islamic State (IS) jihadists are […]

Turkey and Iraq to Establish Joint Water Resources Center Turkish and Iraqi authorities met in Bagdad to discuss issues pertaining to water resources, after which they agreed to establish a […]

Kurdistan President, Chinese Envoy Discuss Bilateral Ties Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received on Tuesday a diplomatic delegation led by China’s Consul General Ni-Ruchi in Erbil. The Chinese envoy congratulated […]

Iran’s Foreign Policy Is to Confront US Hegemony: VP Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Monday that his country’s foreign policy is to confront the US hegemony and protect […]

Foreign Forces Provoke Tensions in the Gulf: Iran’s Rouhani Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the presence of foreign forces in the Gulf region would be the main […]

Turkey Ready to Find Alternative to US F-35: Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made it clear on Friday that his country will have to find an alternative supplier if […]

US to Escort Its Ships Passing Through Strait of Hormuz: Pentagon Chief US military in the Middle East will escort country’s vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz to protect […]

France Urges Iran to Return to Nuclear Deal The French government has called on Iran to “quickly” return to compliance to the 2015 Nuclear Deal and prevent further escalations in […]

Iran Watching US Ships in the Gulf: Navy Chief The Iranian forces are observing all US ships in the Gulf and it has an archive of their moments in the […]

Turkey Threatens with Military Operation If Safe Zone Not Established in Syria Turkey will launch a military operation in northern Syria if a planned safe zone is not established with […]

US Ready to Negotiate with Iran: Pompeo The US has shown readiness to negotiate with its historic rival Iran if Tehran behaves like a “normal nation,” Secretary of State Mike […]

Prime Minister Barzani, Iraqi Counterpart Meet in Baghdad Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani was received by Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi in Baghdad on Tuesday. Accompanied by a high-level […]

Iraqi Foreign Ministry to Open Branch Offices in Kurdistan Region Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to open two branch offices in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah of Kurdistan Region, said, […]

US Envoy Dismisses Reports of Back-Channel Talks with Iran The US special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, has dismissed previous reports which claimed there were back-channel talks between the US […]

Turkey to Receive the S-400 Next Week: Report Turkish media Haberturk reported on Monday that Ankara is expected to receive the Russian S-400 missile defense system next week. According to […]

France’s Macron Condemns Iran’s Decision to Increase Uranium Enrichment French President Emmanuel Macron condemned on Sunday Iran’s announcement of enriching uranium beyond the limits set at the 2015 Nuclear Deal. […]

Iraq and Oman Sign MoU to Boost Oil Cooperation The governments of Iraq and Oman signed a memorandum of understanding to establish closer cooperation in the oil and gas sector, […]

No Ethno-Religious Component Should Be Called “Minority”: Barzani The different ethnic and religious components of Kurdistan Region should not be called “minorities” as each of them is an asset that […]