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Iraq and Turkey are working out the opening of a new border crossing between the two countries in view of “enhancing the prosperity and quality of life of the Iraqi people”, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. Turkish Transport and Read more
Iraq calls for Syria’s reinstatement in the Arab League arguing that the move would achieve the principle of integration in Arab work and coordination, reports say. Foreign minister Fuad Hussein made the call during a meeting with Gulf officials, Middle Read more
A number of rocket attacks hit a military base hosting NATO forces in Iraq, a few days after the alliance said it would send more 3,500 boots to the country in view of increasing the fight against the Islamic state Read more
Defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, agreed to send 3,500 soldiers to Iraq to help thwart the return of the Islamist state group (ISIS), reports say. The decision, reports Anadolu news agency, came on the second Read more
52 countries around the world will send observers for Iraqi parliamentary elections slated for October, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has confirmed, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. 71 Arab and foreign countries had received invitations from IHEC for the Read more
The Iraqi army Sunday pinned the blame of Jan. 21 twin deadly attacks in the capital on two Iraqi nationals – ruling out involvement of foreign terrorists. Yahya Rasul, the spokesperson of the General Command of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Read more
Iraq has given a set of construction projects valued at $20 billion to a consortium of Chinese companies, reports say citing an Iraqi official. “The projects include the construction of a power station and a factory for floors and porcelain Read more
Jordan has discovered a major gas field with “promising amount” of resources, near its eastern border with Iraq. The “digging operation” at “Well 53″ at the Risha oil field yielded the breakthrough, Energy Minister Hala Zawati announced on Twitter announced Read more
French insurance giant AXA Group announced it has relinquished its Gulf region operations to GIC Gulf Insurance for $290 million as it moves to slim its activities. The transaction will enable GIC Gulf Insurance to take control of Axa Gulf Read more
Russia and Iraq Wednesday said they discussed military cooperation between the two countries with new arm deals in perspective during the next visit of the Iraqi defense minister to Moscow in the “foreseeable future”. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov received Read more