Oil prices higher in Asian trade

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 12:14

Analysts expect inventories fell for a fourth consecutive week, by 2.0 million barrels, according to a survey by Bloomberg News.

India to import Iraqi oil to fill strategic reserves

Last Updated: Thursday, March 19, 2015, 10:52

India is set to import 8 million barrels of Iraqi oil to fill its first strategic petroleum reserve (SPR).

Iraq predicts oil will rise to $64-65 per barrel

Last Updated: Sunday, March 1, 2015, 23:47

Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said Sunday he expects the price of crude oil, which dropped to a six-year low in January, to continue recovering to reach USD 64 or USD 65 per barrel.

Iraq violence kills 19 as January toll tops 800

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 13:44

Shelling and bombings across Iraq killed 19 people today as militants blew up a key bridge linking the capital to the north, the latest in a surge of violence.

Iraq says air strikes `kill 50 militants` in Anbar

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 00:44

Air strikes against militant targets in Iraq`s restive western province of Anbar killed at least 50 militants, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

Iraqi forces assault gunmen in crisis-hit city

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 18:36

Iraqi forces launched a major assault on Sunday on a Sunni Arab city partially in the control of anti-government fighters in a bid to end a weeks-long crisis ahead of elections.

Jordan ready to train Iraqi troops on its territory

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 16:28

Jordan is ready to host a US training programme for Iraqi troops to help counter a resurgence of al Qaeda-linked militants in its neighbour, a minister said in remarks published on Sunday.

Bewildered Falluja residents flee feared Iraq army assault

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 21:44

Iraqis fleeing from Falluja question whether the masked gunmen who overran their city 10 days ago are really al Qaeda-linked militants as the government says, but fear their presence will draw a ferocious response from the army regardless.

US could train elite Iraqi forces in Jordan

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:15

The Obama administration is considering providing new training to elite Iraqi forces in Jordan as US officials seek ways to help the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki repel an al Qaeda campaign near its western border.

Gunmen attack Iraqi Army barracks, 12 soldiers dead: Officials

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 00:11

Unidentified gunmen have attacked Iraqi Army barracks on Wednesday and killed at least 12 soldiers, authorities said.

13,000 families flee Fallujah amid Iraq standoff

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 00:02

More than 13,000 families have fled Fallujah, NGOs said, warning of a "critical" humanitarian situation.

Iraq moves up tanks, guns for looming Falluja assault

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 23:17

Iraqi army deployed tanks and artillery around Falluja on Tuesday, security officials said, as local leaders in the besieged city urged al Qaeda-linked militants to leave.