Iraq
October 23, 2012
The governors of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) have gathered in Vienna to select a new secretary-general for the first time in six years, with four countries vying for the position.
October 21, 2012
Iraq's oil exports from its southern ports have risen by 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) so far in October versus last month, according to shipping data, suggesting the country is on course to reach its highest export rate in decades.
October 19, 2012
Lebanese superstar Ragheb Alama has announced on social networking site Twitter that he is to produce a song sung solely in the Iraqi dialect, much to the delight of his fans.
October 17, 2012
The Iraqi songstress Shatha Hassoun has revealed on her official Twitter exactly what she thinks of fellow Iraqi Kazen El Saher and his performance as a judge on 'The Voice' along with new single and album details.
October 16, 2012
Kurdish-Iraqi artist Walid Siti’s life has been plagued by war, exile and tribulations, but all this has failed to dampen his buoyant spirit.
October 11, 2012
Iraq has picked a US firm for a contract worth $170million to help manage a water injection project.
October 8, 2012
Iraqi oil output is continuing to increase as the country plans to increase exports, as current levels are the highest since 1979.
The Iraqi artist continues to be inspired by the colors of the Arab World.
October 3, 2012
As Iran restricts the sale of foreign currencies, Iraq is easing the sale of Dollars in an effort to boost the Iraqi Dinar after the exchange-rate stabilised.
September 30, 2012
Lawsuits and Iraqi titan clashes do not prevent Majed al Mohandes from playing his funky music, as he battles on to release his next album.
September 25, 2012
Hot off the success of her latest music video, the Iraqi singer is wetting fans' appetities for more with the release of a new single before her second album hits the shelves.
September 24, 2012
Here, we trace the relationship since the Cairo speech that captured the world's imagination and set out the stall for the fresh-faced newly inaugurated President to make friends with Muslims, up until the anti-American riots of September 11, 2012.
September 23, 2012
Royal Dutch Shell is exploring possibilities in Iraqi Kurdistan, sources said, having seen rivals Exxon Mobil and Total risk Baghdad's wrath by moving into autonomous northern region while developing major oilfields in the south.
September 20, 2012
Trade between Jordan and Iraq fell by 27 per cent during the first 6 months of 2012, when compared to the same period last year, but the neighbours reaffirmed commitments in economic and trade relations.
September 19, 2012
Lebanon has secured access for apple exports to the Iraqi, Libyan and Egyptian markets, adding that clamping down on pesticide residue and quality packaging were key to opening new markets.