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May 17, 2024 · The Arab oil embargo was the first oil crisis, an oil-supply disruption leading to major price increases and a worldwide energy crisis. The embargo caused the United States and western European countries to reassess their dependence upon Middle Eastern oil. It also led to far-reaching changes in domestic energy policy, including increased ...
4 days ago · Iraq – As of December 2019, Iraq hosts 245,810 Syrian refugees, primarily in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and 1.4 million internally displaced Iraqis. This is compared to February 2016, when it hosted 245,543 Syrians and 3.2 million internally displaced Iraqis. Several refugee camps exist in northern Iraq.
May 10, 2024 · 31st January 2023 in Politics, Security. From International Crisis Group. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author (s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq: Staving Off Instability in the Near and Distant Futures Iraq has a new government after months of delay, but various challenges to stability persist.
May 6, 2024 · ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has carried out a new round of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq, the Turkish defense ministry said Monday. Warplanes struck suspected positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, in the regions of Hakurk, Metina and Gara in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, according to the ...
May 14, 2024 · Iraq 14 May 2024 #1 | Crisis Group. Iraq. Tue, 05/14/2024 - 12:00 14 May 2024. The Israeli military reported downing a drone en route to Israel “from the eastern direction”; The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for launching a drone at the Port of Eilat.
May 7, 2024 · Suez Crisis, international crisis in the Middle East, precipitated on July 26, 1956, when the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized the Suez Canal. The canal had been owned by the Suez Canal Company, which was controlled by French and British interests.
2 days ago · Iraq is a country in southwestern Asia. During ancient times, lands that now constitute Iraq were known as Mesopotamia. The modern nation-state of Iraq was created following World War I from the Ottoman provinces of Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul. The capital city is Baghdad.
