Oil price risks put inflation back in focus
BRUSSELS: Iraq will be foremost in investors' minds in the coming week as oil price… Read More
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Iraq
Iraq militants take border post with Syria
IRAQ: Sunni fighters seized a border post on the Iraq-Syria frontier on Saturday, smashing a… Read More
11 years ago
Iran vows to defend Iraq Shi’ite sites; insurgents battle for refinery
BAGHDAD: Iran's president vowed on Wednesday to defend Shi'ite holy sites in Iraq, where Sunni… Read More
11 years ago
India unable to contact 40 nationals in Iraq
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has not been able to make contact with 40 Indian… Read More
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U.S. considers airstrikes on Iraq, holds talks with Iran
MOSUL/WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama considered options for military action to support Iraq's besieged government on… Read More
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Saudi rejects foreign interference in Iraq, blames “sectarian” Maliki
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia rejected on Monday the idea of any foreign interference in Iraq and… Read More
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U.S. considers action with Iran against Iraq insurgent onslaught
MOSUL/BAGHDAD: The United States is contemplating talks with its arch-enemy Iran to support the Iraqi… Read More
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Iraq rebels seize Northwest town in heavy battle
BAGHDAD: Sunni insurgents seized a mainly ethnic Turkmen city in northwestern Iraq on Sunday after heavy fighting,… Read More
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Iraq insurgent advance slows, U.S. sends carrier to Gulf
An offensive by insurgents that threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow on Saturday after… Read More
11 years ago
Iraq conflict brings defense stocks in focus
NEW YORK: With the possibility of escalating violence in Iraq, stocks in the defense sector… Read More
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Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric issues call to fight jihadist rebels
BAGHDAD: Iraq's most senior Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged followers to take up arms against a… Read More
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Insurgents take two more Iraqi towns, Obama threatens air strikes
BAGHDAD: Sunni Islamist militants gained more ground in Iraq overnight, moving into two towns in… Read More
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Iraq insurgents take Saddam’s home town in lightning advance
BAGHDAD: Sunni rebels from an al Qaeda splinter group overran the Iraqi city of Tikrit… Read More
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Sunni insurgents close in on Iraq’s biggest oil refinery
TIKRIT: Sunni insurgents from an al Qaeda splinter group extended their control from the northern… Read More
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Suicide bombing on Kurdish party HQ in Iraq kills 18
BAQUBA: A suicide bomber blew himself up at the headquarters of a Kurdish political party… Read More
11 years ago
11 killed across Iraq attacks including three Pakistanis
Baghdad: Iraqi officials say attacks across the country have killed 11 people, including three Pakistani… Read More
12 years ago
U.N. starts first aid airlifts to Syria from Iraq
The United Nations sent its first delivery of humanitarian aid by air to Syria from… Read More
12 years ago
Iraq signs $1.1 bn deal to buy S Korean fighters
Seoul: South Korean defence contractor Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) has signed a deal with… Read More
12 years ago
Car bomb blast kills eight in Iraq
Baghdad: A car bomb outside a cafe in a town north of Baghdad has killed… Read More
12 years ago
31 dead as car bombs rock Iraq
Although there have been no claims of responsibility for much of the unrest, officials see… Read More
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