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Iraq's oil sector faces a dual crisis: stalled negotiations with the KRG over exports, and warnings from parliament of a ...
The hearing follows a growing scandal over reports that Iranian crude is being covertly blended into Iraq’s oil exports under ...
By bnm Gulf bureau The foreign-calculated sums are stark. Iraq's budget deficit will more than double from 4.2% of GDP this year to 9.2% by 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund. Oil ...
Iraq is fast-tracking a new floating LNG terminal tender, with a U.S. firm as the likely supplier, to address its deepening gas supply crisis and reduce reliance on Iranian imports.
These repeated assaults reveal the intent of rogue militias that do not want Iraq to move toward comprehensive political, ...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The United States on Tuesday urged both Baghdad and Erbil to resolve their long-standing financial ...
The MED This Week newsletter provides informed insights on the most significant developments in the MENA region, bringing together unique opinions and reliable foresight on future scenarios. Today, we ...
Despite weeks of intensive negotiations and multiple official visits between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region, a final ...
Fears about supply, demand, profits and supply chains all combine into a volatile mix that delivers prices that are often ...
The new EU sanctions include a lower oil price cap, the designation of the “biggest Rosneft refinery in India”, and measures ...
Future conflicts may be decoupled from oil shocks, giving Western powers more freedom to engage politically in the region without immediate energy security concerns.
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Syria’s Water Crisis: A Threat Looking for Solution
Syria is facing the most severe water crisis in modern history. All of Syria’s provinces have suffered, albeit to varying degrees, and it has had impacts on the majority of Syrians if not all of them.