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A drone loaded with explosives struck an oil field in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region on Thursday, Kurdish forces said — the second attack in two days on the […]
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The National on MSNIraq strikes new deal with Kurds on oil exports and salary disputesThe Iraqi cabinet approved on Thursday a long-anticipated agreement with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region that that could reset their strained relationship over oil exports and public sector salaries.
Reuters' footage of the aftermath of the overnight fire showed the blackened exterior of "Corniche Hypermarket" building.
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.
Drone attacks for a third day on oilfields in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have slashed crude output by 140,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, two energy officials said on Wednesday, as infrastructure damage forced multiple shutdowns.
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Baghdad [Iraq], July 17 (ANI): A massive fire in a five-storey commercial complex in Kut city, eastern Iraq, has left at least 61 people dead and several others missing, according to the country Interior Ministry, Al Jazeera reported.
A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq has left at least 60 people dead and 11 others missing, the city's health authorities and two police sources told Reuters on Thursday. "We have compiled a list of 59 victims whose identities have been confirmed,
Baghdad: At least 50 people were burned to death in a massive fire that tore through a shopping mall in eastern Iraq, officials said Wednesday. The blaze broke out in a five-story commercial complex in the city of Al-Kut,