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The U.S. warns Iraq over Iranian oil smuggling, threatening sanctions on SOMO and freezing $350M in revenue. Iraqi MPs plan to summon the Oil Minister amid fears of an economic crisis, as over 90% of ...
A drone attack has targeted an oilfield in Dohuk, operated by Hunt Oil, marking the second assault on the same site in one ...
Iraq has managed to uphold domestic stability despite regional turmoil. However, rapid expansion of spending and emerging financing constraints led to arrears accumulation in 2024. These challenges ...
A new deal for oil and budget cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil faces significant challenges to implementation, including crippling attacks on Kurdistan's oil sector.
The trench-coat maker on Friday booked retail revenue of 433 million pounds ($581 million) for its fiscal first quarter ended June 28. Comparable store sales dropped 1% on year. The decline was lower ...
The ruling handed down Friday from the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris resolves an often tense and long-running dispute between the two largest descendants of John D. Rockefeller's Standard ...
The directly visible indicator of the devastation was the collapse of the local currency (from 47 Syrian pounds per US dollar in 2010 to 14,800 by the end of 2024), as growing budget deficits were ...
Markets open cautiously, Sensex and Nifty decline, FII selling continues, technical analysis indicates short-term weakness, ...
Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower is expected to surpass Dubai's Burj Khalifa as the world’s tallest structurer with height ...
Top delegations from the Kurdistan Region’s ruling parties met Monday in Erbil’s Pirmam district to solidify a united stance ...
Opinion
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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.