The US State Department has announced the return of its embassy personnel in Iraq, a move that the Iraqi government said was a sign of resumed regional stability. “Secretary Rubio decided to end the Ordered Departure Status for the US Mission Iraq personnel,

Iraq approved a plan for its semi-autonomous Kurdish region to transfer oil to Baghdad, a step toward resuming exports that have been halted for more than two years.

Iraqi Kurdistan will resume oil exports through a pipeline to Turkey after a two-year halt, Iraq's federal government said on Thursday despite a fourth day of drone attacks that have shut down half of the region's output.

Asharq Al Awsat A restart of Iraq's Kurdish oil exports is not imminent, sources close to the matter said on Friday, despite Iraq's federal government saying on Thursday that shipments would resume immediately.

The State Department says it is ending its ordered departure status for U.S. diplomats and other government employees at its embassy and consulate in Iraq. Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided on July 17 to lower the security alert level for staffers at the Baghdad embassy and consulate in Irbil.

Over the years, he lived in six different large cities across Ukraine before realizing that what he really wanted was to settle in an authentic Ukrainian village house. He eventually moved to Demeshkivtsi in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast,

The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture declared on Tuesday that it had achieved self-sufficiency in wheat for the third year in a row.

Iraq prepares advanced studies for constructing ten dams for water harvesting in desert areas as part of an urgent strategy to ensure water security and reduce dependence on traditional sources. Water Resources Minister Awn Dhiab Abdullah said that these dams aim to store floodwater and rainwater for investment in strengthening strategic reserves,