The Guardian | Theresa May makes secret visit to Iraq The Guardian Theresa May has become the first British prime minister to visit Iraq since 2008, touring a military base near Baghdad and holding talks with her counterpart while promising to increase UK efforts to boost the fight against Islamic State. The prime ... Theresa May's Iraq visit backfires as she refuses to guarantee troops' jobs during Christmas visit We want 'strong, stable future' for Iraq, says Theresa May on surprise visit to the country UK's May Warns of Islamic State Threat During Visit to Iraq |
CNBC | Iraq urges extension of OPEC oil deal for another nine months CNBC Iraq urges extension of OPEC oil deal for another nine months. Iraq is pushing hard for a 9-month extension to the oil supply cap; The UAE says everyone is working on a deal but a consensus is not yet there. Russia is viewed as a potential sticking ... Iraq's oil minister supports extending supply cut deal |
Washington Post | Britain's May in Saudi Arabia after surprise stop in Iraq Washington Post RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — British Prime Minister Theresa May traveled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night and met King Salman and his assertive 32-year-old son who now stands next in line for the throne, capping a day that saw her make a surprise visit to ... |
Doctors Without Borders | Iraq: Rebuilding a Hospital from the Ruins of the Battle for Mosul Doctors Without Borders Elsewhere in Iraq, MSF works in Dohuk, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Diyala, Ninawa, Kirkuk, Salaheddin, Anbar, Baghdad, and Babylon governorates, providing basic health care, nutrition programs, trauma care, emergency surgery, services for expectant and new ... |
Christian Science Monitor | In Iraq, artists work toward a postwar revival Christian Science Monitor Baghdadi, who drew her first portrait at the age of six, of her teacher, says her work focuses on “human problems inside.” Her paintings can be large – 5 feet high – or tiny, at barely 4 inches square. But just like the disrupted canvas of her native ... |
National Catholic Reporter | Archbishop Warda of Iraq celebrates memorial Mass for victims of genocide National Catholic Reporter Washington — Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, spoke about the blessings that can be found in the midst of persecution. He made the comments in his homily during a Nov. 28 Chaldean Catholic memorial Mass for victims of ... |
UPDATE 1-Iraq plans tender for new Kirkuk oil pipeline Reuters VIENNA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Iraq will announce a tender for a new oil export pipeline from the Kirkuk oilfield within a week, the country's oil minister said on Wednesday. Last month, Iraq's central government retook control of the field from the semi ... |
Sioux Falls Argus Leader | Grandma in Iraq: South Dakota native recounts service in memoir Sioux Falls Argus Leader In 2005, Suzanne Fournier traded her power suit and high heels for a battle dress uniform and combat boots. The 60-year-old grandmother volunteered to serve in Iraq as a public affairs officer. Fournier's recently released memoir, "Life After Diapers ... |
Iraq - Q&A - Excerpts from the daily press briefing (Nov. 29, 2017) France Diplomatie (press release) With respect to the Kurdish situation and the disputed territories in Iraq, the Hashd al-Shaabi forced Kurds from their homes, looted and burned their houses in Tuz Khurmatu. Yesterday, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government called on ... |
Geo News, Pakistan | Turkey says 80 militants killed in air strike in north Iraq Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's military said on Wednesday that more than 80 militants were killed in an air strike on Monday in northern Iraq, where Turkish jets have frequently targeted PKK fighters. It said in a statement that a weapons depot and two ... Turkey claims over 80 'terrorists' killed in northern Iraq Turkish army kills over 80 PKK militants north of Iraq Turkey, Iran, Iraq hold first joint anti-PKK op in northern Iraq |