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LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Oil exports from Iraq's Kurdistan via the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan were still flowing at sharply reduced rates on Saturday and Sunday, two shipping sources told Reuters.
Flows were fluctuating at…
Saudi oil minister makes high profile visit to Iraq, calls for oil supply cooperation
By Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Saudi Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih made a high profile visit to Iraq on Saturday, calling for increased economic cooperation and praising existing coordination to boost crude oil prices. In a…
Kurdistan never intended to engage in war with Iraq, foreign minister says
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) never intended to engage in a war with the Iraqi army, Kurdish foreign minister Falah Mustafa Bakir told broadcaster CNN in an interview.
There is a need for dialogue between…
Kurdistan never intended to engage in war with Iraq, foreign minister says
CAIRO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) never intended to engage in a war with the Iraqi army, Kurdish foreign minister Falah Mustafa Bakir told broadcaster CNN in an interview. There is a need for dialogue…
Defiant Kurds shrug off risk of trade war after independence vote
By Michael Georgy
ZAKHO, Iraq, Oct 18 (Reuters) - More than three weeks after Iraq's Kurds voted for independence, it's business as usual at the bustling Ibrahim Khalil border crossing with Turkey.
Ankara has threatened to…
Iraqi forces take control of Kurdish-held areas in Mosul’s Niveveh’s province
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces took control on Tuesday of areas previously held by Kurdish forces in Mosul's Nineveh province, in northern Iraq, a military statement said on Wednesday.
The areas were evacuated by the Kurdish Peshmerga…
Iraqi forces take control of Kurdish-held areas in Mosul’s Niveveh’s province
BAGHDAD, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces took control on Tuesday of areas previously held by Kurdish forces in Mosul's Nineveh province, in northern Iraq, a military statement said on Wednesday.
The areas were evacuated by the Kurdish…
Iraqi PM says Kurdish referendum ‘a thing of the past’, calls for dialogue
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday the Kurdish independence referendum held last month in northern Iraq "is finished and has become a thing of the past".
Addressing a news conference in Baghdad, he…
Risk premium returns to oil over Iraq fighting, rising U.S.-Iran tensions
A risk premium has returned to oil markets with a vengeance, boosting global price benchmarks as escalating fighting in Iraq threatens supplies while political tensions loom between the United States and Iran.
After months of range-bound…
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Iraqi government forces capture the major Kurdish-held oil city of Kirkuk, responding to a Kurdish referendum on independence with a bold lightning strike that transforms the balance of power in the country.…
FILE PHOTO: The destroyed al-Hadba minaret at the Grand al-Nuri Mosque is seen in the Old City of…
The destroyed al-Hadba minaret at the Grand al-Nuri Mosque is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq July 20, 2017. Picture taken July 20, 2017
Member of Iraqi federal forces holds the Kurdish flag in Kirkuk
A member of Iraqi federal forces holds the Kurdish flag in Kirkuk, Iraq October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES