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In Breakaway Move From Saudis, Iraq May Change Oil Pricing - OilPrice.com Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:46:03 GMT

In Breakaway Move From Saudis, Iraq May Change Oil Pricing OilPrice.com In a bid to increase oil revenues and possibly setting the stage for its own benchmark crude grade, Iraq has told customers it may change the way it prices Basra crude for the Asian market, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting a letter by Iraq's state ... and more »

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Iraq army launches anti-ISIL assault in Tal Afar - Aljazeera.com Mon, 21 Aug 2017 07:21:00 GMT

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Iraq army launches anti-ISIL assault in Tal Afar Aljazeera.com Thousands of civilians are leaving the Iraqi city of Tal Afar as the army tries to retake it from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group. Iraqi ground forces backed by a US-led coalition have surrounded the area. Shia ... IS conflict: Iraq army makes advances on Tal AfarBBC News Iraq launches operation to take back IS-held town near MosulNewton Press Mentor Iraq: The Battle for Tal Afar BeginsSTRATFOR World Tribune all 109 news articles »

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How Saudi Arabia Is Stepping Up in Iraq - Foreign Affairs Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:07:54 GMT

Foreign Affairs

How Saudi Arabia Is Stepping Up in Iraq Foreign Affairs Some of the best news to come from the Middle East in a long time is the recent and long-overdue improvement in relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. It started in February, when Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir visited Baghdad—the first such ... Saudi Arabia engages Iraq at Iran's dismayAl-Monitor ANALYSIS: Is this the beginning of a new era for Iraq without Iran?Al-Arabiya all 400 news articles »

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Iraq starts offensive to take back Tal Afar from Islamic State - CNBC Sun, 20 Aug 2017 09:21:00 GMT

CNBC

Iraq starts offensive to take back Tal Afar from Islamic State CNBC Islamic State's self-proclaimed "caliphate" effectively collapsed last month, when U.S.-backed Iraqi forces completed the takeover of the militants' capital in Iraq, Mosul, after a nine-month campaign. But parts of Iraq and Syria remain under its ... IS conflict: Iraq launches ground offensive in Tal AfarBBC News Iraq launches offensive to retake Tal Afar from ISILAljazeera.com all 493 news articles »

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Iraq plans major change to oil pricing for Asia - Reuters Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:56:15 GMT

Reuters

Iraq plans major change to oil pricing for Asia Reuters SINGAPORE/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraq has informed its customers that it plans to switch its price benchmark for Basra crude in Asia to DME Oman futures from January, dropping the average of Platts' Oman-Dubai quotes, in a major shift in the way it prices ... and more »

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Ex-Royal Marine and Iraq war hero is selling his medals to pay for four-year-old tot's £200k treatment for rare cancer - The Sun Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:10:44 GMT

The Sun

Ex-Royal Marine and Iraq war hero is selling his medals to pay for four-year-old tot's £200k treatment for rare cancer The Sun A FORMER Royal Marine who served in the 2003 Iraq War is selling his war medals to help fund a four-year-old's £200,000 cancer treatment. Veteran Matthew Goodman, 35, read about little Lottie Woods-John's battle with neuroblastoma and decided to step ...

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Iraq's Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official - Reuters Sun, 20 Aug 2017 10:36:33 GMT

Reuters

Iraq's Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official Reuters SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurds may consider the possibility of postponing a planned Sept. 25 referendum on independence in return for financial and political concessions from the central government in Baghdad, a senior Kurdish official said. Kurdistan to resume referendum talks with Iraq's ruling Shiite Alliance in ErbilRudaw Iranian senior commander backs Iraq's integrityXinhua Iraq's Kurdish leader Barzani says independence referendum won't be delayedTRT World The National -NRT -Yeni Şafak English all 86 news articles »

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Political geography change in Iraq creates regional insecurity: Iranian cmdr. - Press TV Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:22:45 GMT

Press TV

Political geography change in Iraq creates regional insecurity: Iranian cmdr. Press TV “Any geographical change in the region, given the differences between the Kurds and the central Iraqi government about [the country's northern province of] Kirkuk and other areas, can start tensions and conflicts inside Iraq and this issue will never ... and more »

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These Teens Hanging Out Are From Syria, Iraq...and New Jersey - WNYC Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:38:36 GMT

WNYC

These Teens Hanging Out Are From Syria, Iraq...and New Jersey WNYC A group of American teenagers from the Maplewood and South Orange suburbs of North Jersey spent the summer hanging out with newly resettled refugee teenagers from Syria and Iraq, now living in the area around urban Elizabeth, NJ. "It was nearly ...

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ICRC: First Major Aid in Three Years Reaches Iraq's West Mosul - Voice of America Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:11:36 GMT

Voice of America

ICRC: First Major Aid in Three Years Reaches Iraq's West Mosul Voice of America People in the western part of Iraq's devastated city of Mosul have received their first major delivery of aid since Islamic State militants captured the city in 2014, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday. The agency began ... Iraq: First time aid enters West MosulReliefweb all 4 news articles »