Tankers pass Strait of Hormuz on first day of US blockade, data showsA third Iran-linked tanker entered the Gulf today. This occurs on the first full day of a US blockade on ships going to Iranian ports. The ...
14 Apr, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Iraqi government, Kurdish authorities reach deal to resume oil exports to Turkey's Ceyhan portIraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government have reached an agreement to restart oil exports to Turkey's Ceyhan energy hub. Oil flow is expe...
18 Mar, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Iraq shuts airspace as Israel launches strike on IranThe Iraq transport ministry said on Saturday it closed national airspace after Israel launched what its defence minister said was a pre...
28 Feb, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Jordan, Iraq close airspace after Israel strikes IranJordan and Iraq have announced the closure of their airspace. All flights have been grounded following Israel's attack on Iran. Amman has d...
13 Jun, 2025, 07.42 PM IST
China, Turkiye seek to align BRI with middle corridorChina has initiated dialogue with West Asia to align its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with Turkiye's Middle Corridor Initiative. This mov...
16 Oct, 2023, 07.51 AM IST
Belt and Road Initiative in West Asia: A tool to secure China’s energy suppliesChina's insatiable hunger for energy resources places a high priority on importing energy from West Asia. As the world's largest oil import...
29 Mar, 2023, 07.46 AM IST
India, Iraq explore ways to diversify trade from oil to non-oil sectorsThe two sides held wide-ranging talks during the second round of the India-Iraq Foreign Office Consultations in Baghdad where the Indian de...
20 Feb, 2023, 08.37 PM IST
Few tears in Iraq for 'occupier' Donald RumsfeldThe Iraq invasion, based on false claims that Baghdad had weapons of mass destruction, removed dictator Saddam Hussein, and Washington prom...
01 Jul, 2021, 05.34 PM IST
DGCA asks airlines to be vigilant in airspace over Iran, Iraq, Gulf of Oman, waters of Persian GulfIndia has “advised” its airlines to avoid overflying the airspace of Iran, Iraq and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, af...
08 Jan, 2020, 02.44 PM IST
Germany supplies arms and ammunition to Kurdish forces in IraqGermany today delivered arms and ammunition to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq to boost their firepower against the Islamic State mili...
27 Sep, 2014, 01.56 PM IST
2,200 more Indians want to leave Iraq: MEAAs the momentum of evacuation picked up, the facilitation process of transporting Indian nationals from Iraq is focused on the non conflict...
06 Jul, 2014, 06.02 PM IST
- Chief Secy receives 19 Punjabis returning from Iraq at IGI Airport
Sarvesh Kaushal, along with several other state officials, received 19 Punjabis arriving from strife-torn Iraq at the Indira Gandhi Interna...
05 Jul, 2014, 10.34 PM IST
Plane carrying Indian nurses lands in KochiKerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy reached the airport to receive the nurses, where a special immigration desk has been set up.
05 Jul, 2014, 03.24 PM IST
Iraq crisis: Two military planes on standby for evacuation of IndiansForeign ministry spokesman said the 46 Indian nurses in Tikrit were safe and unhurt. New Delhi is trying to move these people first to area...
30 Jun, 2014, 01.24 AM IST
Illegal entry stalls exit of 121 Indians from IraqVisas of at 121 youths from Jalandhar and Fatehgarh Sahib have expired 2 months ago forcing them to stay back in the city of Karbala.
23 Jun, 2014, 11.30 AM IST
Location of abducted Indian nationals held captive in Mosul identifiedThe location of the 40 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Mosul town of strife-torn Iraq has been identified by Iraqi authorities.
19 Jun, 2014, 07.32 PM IST
- Two from Tamil Nadu killed in Iraq
Shattered by the news of the death of their sons in a bomb blast in Iraq on May 8, two families in Tamil Nadu are waiting for help from the...
11 May, 2008, 05.43 AM IST