The Iraqi government is working to increase oil exports through Türkiye’s Ceyhan Port, adding that efforts are also underway to export oil through Syria’s Baniyas Port and Jordan’s Aqaba Port, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said on Aug. 21.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has called for faster work on the Development Road, including industrial cities, airports and railway lines, according to his office.
Two Iranian drones targeted the Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister’s office and the home of the autonomous region’s intelligence chief overnight, authorities said on Aug. 17, after a report claiming Erbil’s secret mediator role.
The Popular Mobilization Forces, also known as Hashd al-Shaabi, are part of Iraq’s armed forces, a senior Iraqi official has said, adding that a decision to place all weapons under state control would apply to other armed groups.
Iraq is expanding a nationwide network of offices for registering and licensing firearms as part of a government drive to bring weapons under state control, a senior security official has said.
Türkiye is discussing new oil and natural gas routes that could carry energy from Iraq and other Gulf producers to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan and onward to Europe, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said.
Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Aug. 4 in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, under the shadow of ongoing regional tensions and fears of another round of escalation in the U.S.-Iran war.
Türkiye and Iraq signed a deal on Aug. 1 to increase oil exports through a pipeline to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, as Baghdad seeks to diversify its oil export routes and reduce reliance on Gulf shipping lanes.
Türkiye aims to begin work this year on the Development Road, a planned transport corridor linking Iraq’s Grand Faw Port with Türkiye and Europe, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has said.
A bilateral defense agreement between Türkiye and Iraq serves to bolster regional security and stability, according to Turkish defense officials, who noted that counter-terrorism cooperation remains active through joint operational mechanisms.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye could get up to 1 million barrels of oil per day under a “historic” energy cooperation plan discussed on July 28 with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in Ankara.
U.S. and Saudi fighter jets struck weapons and logistics sites used by Iran-backed militias in eastern Iraq following a wave of drone attacks on American forces and Saudi oil facilities, military officials said on July 29.
Türkiye’s state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has agreed to acquire a 15 percent stake in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited, joining BP and ConocoPhillips in the redevelopment of several major oil and gas fields in northern Iraq.
Türkiye and Iraq aim to conclude a comprehensive energy cooperation agreement after their long-standing crude oil pipeline accord expired, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on July 28.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi with an official ceremony in Ankara on July 28 ahead of talks on bilateral relations and regional developments.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will pay an official visit to Türkiye on July 28 at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran announced on July 27.
A government official has said that Iraq has lost more than $40 billion in revenue since the start of the Middle East war, mostly due to a sharp decline in its oil exports.
Iraq and Syria signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington last week to rehabilitate and reconstruct the Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline, a project aimed at restoring a key export route from Iraqi oil fields to Syria’s Mediterranean coast and to reduce the dependence to the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraq signed 48 agreements and partnerships with American companies, many in the oil sector, during a visit to the U.S. by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, his office said July 18.
The U.S. military will leave Iraq by the end of September, American and Iraqi officials said Tuesday, following a 23-year presence that started with the 2003 invasion against Saddam Hussein and ended with much smaller operations against ISIL.
The process of determining the compensation payment in the long-running oil dispute between Türkiye and Iraq is still ongoing, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on July 14, following recent reports regarding the amount Ankara may ultimately pay to Baghdad.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said Türkiye and Iraq are close to signing a short-term agreement to ensure the continued flow of Iraqi oil to Ceyhan.
In the heart of old Baghdad, legendary movie theaters stand abandoned and shrouded in dust, bearing witness to Iraq’s once-vibrant cultural scene.
Crowds thronged the streets of Najaf on on July 8 as the coffin of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei moved through the holy city in a procession devoted to Iraq, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.
