Iraq

Israel's neighbours closed airspace and airline crews skirted an escalating conflict, with many seeking diversions, after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday. A spokesperson for tracking service FlightRadar24…

When Iraq fired dozens of Scud missiles on Israel in early 1991, the US implored then Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir not to respond. Shamir said he had to act. After days of late-night calls, high-level visits and long cabinet meetings,…

Iraq has banned eight local commercial banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, taking action to reduce fraud, money laundering, and other illegal uses of U.S. currency days after a visit by a top U.S. Treasury official. The banks…

TAYO ELEGBEDE The ongoing Siemens power project will not end after the Buhari Administration, the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has disclosed. Mamman said the Federal Government has institutionalised the Siemens power agreement…

By TAYO ELEGBEDE Following the extension of the agreement by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies on Saturday to continue crude oil production cut till July for a balance in the oil market, countries…

Iran said its caseload of novel coronavirus infections passed the grim milestone of 150,000 on Sunday, as the country struggles to contain a recent upward trend. The government has largely lifted the restrictions it imposed in order to…

The European Commission is considering creating a new authority to police financial crime and monitor banks more strictly, it said on Thursday, confirming a Reuters report. In an action plan sent to the EU’s 27 governments, the…

Iraq's president Tuesday named ex-Najaf city governor Adnan Zurfi as the new prime minister, tasked with ruling a country hit by street protests, military unrest and now the coronavirus pandemic. The nomination came hours after two…

Iraq on Monday confirmed its first novel coronavirus infection in an Iranian national studying in the southern shrine city of Najaf, health officials said. The country, which has a dilapidated healthcare system, often hosts pilgrims and…

Iran’s supreme leader said Tuesday it is a “religious duty” for people to vote in this week’s general election and strengthen the Islamic republic against the “propaganda” of its enemies. “Participating in elections and voting… is a…