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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever kills thirty civilians in Iraq

(MENAFN) The number of deaths linked to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Iraq has reached 30, with health officials confirming 231 cases across the country since the start of the year, according to reports from the Iraqi Health Ministry....

PKK fighters start public disarmament in Iraq

(MENAFN) At the base of a mountain in northern Iraq, thirty members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) — half of them women — threw their rifles into a fire near a cave close to the town of Dukan, approximately 60 kilometers from Sulaymaniyah....

U.S. Denounces Drone Attacks on Iraqi Oil Fields

(MENAFN) The United States sharply condemned a series of drone attacks targeting oil fields in the Iraqi Kurdish region on Wednesday, emphasizing the threat these assaults pose to the country’s stability and economic progress. State Department...

Devastating Fire Engulfs Shopping Center in Iraq, Killing Over 60

(MENAFN) A devastating fire engulfed a shopping center in eastern Iraq on Thursday, resulting in at least 61 fatalities and prompting the rescue of dozens, the country’s Interior Ministry confirmed. The inferno erupted in Kut, the capital city of...

Fire in Iraqi shopping center claim lives of sixty civilians

(MENAFN) A devastating fire swept through a shopping center in eastern Iraq on Thursday, leaving at least 61 people dead, according to the Interior Ministry. The incident occurred in the city of Kut, located in Wasit governorate, southeast of...

Iraqi student wins first place in Chinese Language Contest

(MENAFN) A young university student from Iraq has earned top honors in a nationwide Chinese language competition, marking a major milestone in his academic journey. Mohammed Sarkawt Azeez, currently in his first year at Salahaddin University,...

Blaze in Iraq Results in Casualties

(MENAFN) Close to 50 individuals lost their lives or suffered injuries following a devastating blaze that erupted at a commercial complex in eastern Iraq on Thursday, as reported by local media outlets. According to an official news outlet, the...

Iraq Launches Major Gas, Oil Tech Exhibition

(MENAFN) Iraq launched a major oil and gas technology exhibition on Sunday, drawing participation from 66 leading energy companies worldwide. The high-profile opening ceremony saw attendance from top Iraqi government figures, foreign diplomats,...

Explosives-Laden Drone Strikes Devastate Key Iraqi Oil Fields

(MENAFN) Early Wednesday, three oil fields in northern Iraq suffered drone attacks loaded with explosives, inflicting major damage to critical infrastructure while sparing human lives, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) confirmed. The KRG’s...

KBR Awarded FEED Contract for KEPPT’s Fertilizer Facility in Iraq

HOUSTON, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the development of an ammonia and urea production plant by KAR Electrical Power Production...

Drone Attacks Damage Three Oil Fields in Iraq

(MENAFN) Early Wednesday, three oil facilities located in northern Iraq were targeted by drones carrying explosives, resulting in extensive infrastructure damage but fortunately no injuries, according to the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). The...

Explosives-Laden Drones Target Oil Field in Northern Iraq

(MENAFN) Two drones carrying explosives crashed Monday evening at the Khurmala oil field located in Erbil province within Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, local officials confirmed. The regional Directorate General of Counter Terrorism...

Unmanned aerial vehicle with explosives struck Iraq oil facility

(MENAFN) An unmanned aerial vehicle carrying explosives struck the Sarsang oil facility on Tuesday morning in Iraq's Duhok province, located within the Kurdistan region. According to local officials, the incident did not result in any injuries....

Iran Forges Stronger Ties with Pakistan, Iraq

(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday held back-to-back meetings with the interior ministers of Pakistan and Iraq, focusing on enhancing bilateral relations and addressing key regional concerns amid heightened tensions with...

KBR Secures Two-Year Renewal of EPCM Contract with Basra Oil Company for the Majnoon Oil Field in Iraq

HOUSTON, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has secured the renewal of its engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contract with Basra Oil Company (BOC) for the Majnoon Oil Field for an...

APIKUR Supports, but Reiterates Its Position on, Resumption of Exports Through the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, July 14, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Member companies of the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) are pleased to note that the negotiations between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and...

Explosive-Laden Drone Foiled Near Kurdish Peshmerga Base in Iraq

(MENAFN) Iraq's Kurdistan region experienced a tense moment early Friday when a drone carrying explosives was intercepted near a Kurdish Peshmerga base in Kirkuk, the Directorate General of Counter Terrorism confirmed. The drone was brought down...

PKK Militants Disarm in Northern Iraq

(MENAFN) A number of PKK militants surrendered and dismantled their weapons on Friday in the Sulaymaniyah province of northern Iraq. The militants convened in a cave located in the Surdas sub-region of Sulaymaniyah, emerged armed, and moved to a...

Iraq Assumes Control of UN Mission Building in Mosul

(MENAFN) The Iraqi government on Tuesday officially assumed control of a facility previously operated by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in Mosul’s northern region. This move aligns with plans to close the mission entirely...

Moscow criticizes US redo of ‘Iraqi weapons of mass destruction’ stunt

(MENAFN) Russia has harshly criticized the United States for its recent air and missile strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, labeling the actions “irresponsible, provocative, and dangerous.” Moscow warned that such attacks risk dragging the Middle...