A group of US Army veterans recently confronted President Joe Biden, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes. The veterans pointed to the thousands of Iraqi civilians and US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, stating that their brothers in arms died in conflicts that should disqualify Biden from…
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara and pledged not to allow Iraq’s land to be used as a launchpad for attacks against Turkey. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations in various fields, including security and intelligence cooperation. The Iraqi premier expressed…
Agility, a Kuwaiti logistics firm, announced on Tuesday that one of its subsidiaries and an affiliate were awarded $1.65 billion in damages in an arbitration case against Iraq’s Korek Telecom and Iraqi Kurdish businessman Sirwan Barzani. The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce found Korek and…
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Iraq is in the final stages of talks on a $27 billion Total Energies deal, says the minister
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The long-delayed $27 billion energy contract is now moving forward in talks between Iraq and the French oil company Total Energies, according to Iraq’s oil minister, Hayan Abdel-Ghani. At a conference on energy, Abdel-Ghani remarked, “We will activate the transaction very soon.” The proposed agreement was signed in 2021 for TotalEnergies to build four oil, gas, and renewable energy projects with an initial investment of $10 billion in southern Iraq…
During his visit to Baghdad, Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), sign agreement with Iraq’s National Security Adviser, Qasim al-Araji, to cooperate more closely on security matters. The agreement was signed at a meeting attended by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani. According to local sources, during his visit, Shamkhani discussed economic and political cooperation with Iraqi officials, and the two countries agreed…
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani to sign Security Cooperation Agreement with Iraq
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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Ali Shamkhani, is set to sign a mutual security cooperation agreement with Iraq during his visit to Baghdad. The visit comes after months of negotiations between the two countries to maintain good neighborly relations and secure the shared border. Accompanied by the head of Iran’s Central Bank and two Foreign Ministry aides, Shamkhani arrived in Baghdad on Sunday at the invitation of Iraqi National…
The International Flower Festival has begun in Baghdad’s Al-Zawraa Park, Iraq. The festival aims to promote a culture of beauty and highlight the humanitarian message that flowers convey. At the opening ceremony, the Mayor of Baghdad, Ammar Musa, emphasized the importance of flowers in Baghdad’s history and culture, stating that the city has been celebrating their beauty for many years. Musa also expressed the desire to attend similar flower festivals in many other cities and countries where spring and autumn…
As per local sources, an earthquake has struck the province of Halabja in Iraq, and its effects were felt in other parts of the country. Based on reliable sources, the earthquake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, occurred at 9:33 pm on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The epicenter of the quake was in Hawraman, located in the Halabja Province, near the border of Iran and Iraq. Although the tremors were also felt in Sulaimaniya…
According to local sources, Iran and Iraq have signed a document to resume the Shalamcheh-Basra railway and complete the Tehran-Karbala train. The CEO of the Iranian railway company, Miad Salehi, announced that the resumption of railways and train services in Iraqi cities was one of the main points agreed upon by the representatives of Iran and Iraq in their latest joint commission on Monday. Salehi also stated that both sides had decided to accelerate the construction of the Shalamcheh-Basra railway…
The European Union (EU) recently conducted an investigation that uncovered a widespread honey fraud, revealing that 93% of honey samples imported from Turkey were counterfeit. This alarming revelation has sparked concerns about the integrity of the honey supply chain and has led to calls for more stringent regulations. In a comprehensive study, the EU research team analyzed 15 honey samples imported from Turkey, one of the major honey suppliers in the European market. The results were shocking, as 14 out…
Iran and Iraq signed several documents to cooperate in transportation, trade, electricity and power, water and gas, finance and banking between the two countries. Based on local sources, Ehsan Khandouzi the Iranian Minister of Economic and Finance visited Bagdad the capital city of Iraq and welcomed by Atheer Al-Ghurairi the Minister of Trade in Iraq. The two ministers discussed the cooperation in trade between the two countries. In a press conference, Iranian Minister of Finance and Economy, Khandouzi announced that,…
ISIS releases two Kurdish shepherds in the region between the borders of Kifri and Tuz Khurmato, in Iraq. The director of the Nigul district, Wahab Ahmed district, said, “ISIS members released two young shepherds in the Balkana in exchange for a ransom,” he said. “The kidnapped shepherds have returned to their families and are in good health,” Ahmed added. It is worth noting that recently ISIS resorted to kidnapping farmers and shepherds in the outskirts of Kifri to get funding…
Iranian government has thanked and expressed gratitude for Iraqi government and officials for hosting several rounds of dialogues and talks between Iran and Saudi Arabi that led to the final agreement. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council had a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al0Sudani and thanked Iraqi government and officials over the agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Islamic Republic of Iran. Shamkhani said, “Iraq has made valuable efforts to…
A British mountaineer fell from the top of Mount Halgurd and rolled down around 700 meters over rocks, snow, and a rugged mountain, riling up emergency teams to run to his rescue. David Joy, 55, from the UK was trying to climb Mount Halgurd with a group of local and international hikers. “Under my supervision, we formed three rescue teams. They left for their mission at three different times. The mountaineer had broken his legs, suffering from critical pains because…