Category: Politics

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil spokesman, Asim Jihad, claims that the country’s oil production is safe despite the ongoing protests throughout the nation. The civil unrest has gotten particularly bad in Basra, where the majority of Iraq’s oil fields are located. Asim Jihad told reporters that, “Production and exports from southern Iraq are stable as per normal levels,” […]

In a press conference on Thursday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres responded to reporters demands to know more of the U.N.’s plans for the Middle East. Secretary-General Guterres answered by saying, I have not forgotten Iraq. The stability of Iraq, the democratic nature of Iraq, the non-sectarian nature of Iraq is, I think, a fundamental contribution for the whole […]

Greece has expelled two Russian diplomats and barred two more from entry. This comes as an answer to Russian meddling in the negotiations of the surrounding the Macedonian naming dispute. The result of the negotiations that the region will be recognized as Northern Macedonia, and Greece will lift its veto for the neighboring country’s accession to the […]

Kurdistan’s politicians and citizens would like to see Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani successfully broker a peace agreement between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Turkey. It’s a bold move by Barzani, considering that the last peace agreement was mediated by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), which has historically been an enemy of the Prime Minister’s party; the […]

Iraqi parliament leader Muqtada al-Sadr believes the central government should turn over electrical services to the private sector. The call for action comes in the wake of nationwide protests over mass power outages and other essential services issues. The protests have become increasingly violent over the last few days, forcing Iraqi Security Forces to respond. Sadr […]

During a meeting in Damascus on Monday with the Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Walid Muallem, and various diplomats, President Bashar al-Assad announced that the primary effort should of the government will be the reconstruction of the nation and its infrastructure. President Assad stated that, “Reconstruction is the top priority in Syria, backed up by the continued […]

Iran has made its intentions to prepare for an economic standoff with the United States known in statements released by the vice president and high-ranking members of parliament this week. Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri told local media that, “Today, we are in special conditions and we are confronting the U.S.” He went on to state that the […]

The city of Kirkuk’s acting governor, Rakan Saed al-Jabouri, claimed this week that his governing administration received approval from the central Iraqi government to allow international and domestic flights to utilize Kirkuk’s military airport. The airport is allegedly scheduled to be open to commercial flights starting next week. Governor Jabouri stated that, “The reopening of Kirkuk International […]

Iran expressed its displeasure with the Netherlands for expelling two of Iran’s diplomats on Sunday, stating that they would retaliate against the “unfriendly and destructive move.” A Dutch Intelligence Service spokesperson informed local media that the two Iranian diplomats had been expelled on June 7; no details were given beyond that. Shortly after that, Iran’s Ministry […]

The government of Turkey has expelled 18,632 government employees, including members of the educational sector and members of the military. They also closed down several news outlets during directives covering the nations state of emergency over the weekend. The terminations were allegedly linked to the banned Hizmet Movement; an organization the Turkish government claims was […]

The situation in Iraq is heating up yet again, protesters and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) clashed in Basra, Iraq over the weekend due to serious power outages in the region paired with a rising rate of unemployment. There have been several protests like this over the month but this was the first one to turn […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is advocating for European countries to take a firmer stance toward Iran and it’s aggressive posture. Prime Minister Netanyahu tweeted, “It was no coincidence that this attack was thwarted,” in reference to the arrest of six individuals who had attempted to carry out a bombing of an Iranian opposition party […]