Iran says it is checking if Indian vessels were targeted in Strait of Hormuz firing incidentReports have emerged suggesting that Iranian forces may have opened fire on Indian ships passing through the vital Strait of Hormuz. This u...
20 Apr, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
Over 9 lakh people evacuated from West Asia: MEAAs the security situation evolves in West Asia and the Gulf region, a senior MEA official said on Monday that wide-scale efforts are underw...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
Maritime company Safesea seeks probe into tanker hit that killed Indian crew memberA shipping company demands an international probe into a recent attack on its tanker in Iraqi waters. The incident killed an Indian crew me...
01 Apr, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
Iraqi-UAE consortium plans $700 million fast data cable networkA major data cable project is planned connecting the UAE to Turkey through Iraq. This $700 million initiative aims to boost regional connec...
16 Feb, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Iraqi teen detained in Vienna after Taylor Swift attack plot foiledAn 18-year-old Iraqi national was detained in Vienna in connection with an alleged plot targeting a Taylor Swift concert in the city, Austr...
09 Aug, 2024, 04.40 PM IST
Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi flag in DenmarkAn Iraqi asylum-seeker who burned a copy of the Quran during a demonstration last month in Stockholm had threatened to do the same thing ag...
22 Jul, 2023, 06.35 PM IST
Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi flag in DenmarkHundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq's gov...
22 Jul, 2023, 02.42 PM IST
Muslim-majority nations express outrage and plan street protests over Quran desecration in SwedenIn Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, protesters planned demonstrations after Swedish police permitted a protest Thursday in which an Iraqi Christian ...
21 Jul, 2023, 02.24 PM IST
Iraq expels Sweden envoy as Koran stomped in StockholmNews that Swedish authorities would permit the protest to proceed on free speech grounds had led hundreds of Iraqis to storm and torch Swed...
21 Jul, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
Iraq orders the expulsion of Sweden's ambassador as a man desecrated the Quran in StockholmThe diplomatic blowup came hours after protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Islamic holy book stormed the Swedish Emb...
21 Jul, 2023, 11.58 AM IST
Videos purport to show protesters storming Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in anger over Quran burningThe videos showed dozens of men climbing over the fence at the complex, with the sound of them trying to break down a front door. Another s...
20 Jul, 2023, 07.05 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
Iraq trains United States-sanctioned militia leader for army position: SourcesMaking Lami a senior officer in the army is one of the boldest moves yet by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, a U.S. ally, to dilute the p...
27 Nov, 2020, 02.23 PM IST
Iraq plans to boost light oil output, exports to 1 million bpd in 2019Iraq is OPEC's second-largest producer and pumps around 4.6 million bpd with the majority of its crude exports going to Asia.
30 Sep, 2018, 06.04 PM IST
- Iraq, Royal Dutch Shell to finalise gas deal
Iraq and Royal Dutch Shell PLC will formally launch plans to invest in a joint venture to tap natural gas in southern Iraq on Monday during...
22 Sep, 2008, 01.57 AM IST
- Suicide bomber kills 28 in attack on Iraq police station
A suicide bomber slammed his explosives-filled truck into the police station of the central Iraq, killing 28 people.
13 Sep, 2008, 01.32 AM IST
- China to charge $6 a barrel to develop Iraq field
Iraq on Tuesday cleared a plan to develop an oil field south of Baghdad in collaboration with China Petroleum, which will charge Baghdad a ...
03 Sep, 2008, 12.53 AM IST