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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the US-Iraq Washington business summit 2026

Iraq Signs $60bn in Energy Deals With Chevron, Plans Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz

Iraq signed over $60 billion in preliminary deals at a Washington summit Thursday, headlined by Chevron's agreement to rebuild the Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline through Syria and give Baghdad an oil route bypassing the

July 18, 2026

by Economy Desk

Oil pipeline terminal at Turkey's Ceyhan port representing the broader Kirkuk pipeline infrastructure corridor linking Iraqi oil to the Mediterranean

US and Chevron Back Iraq-Syria Pipeline to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

Iraq's oil exports have collapsed 60 percent since the Hormuz closure, costing Baghdad hundreds of millions of dollars weekly. The US and Chevron are backing a $4.5-8 billion revival of the Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline, an 800km corridor through Syria to the

July 17, 2026

by Economy Desk

Members of Syria's new People's Assembly attend the inaugural session in Damascus on July 12, 2026

Syria’s New Parliament Holds First Session, Marking Transition From Assad Era

Syria's transitional People's Assembly held its inaugural session on Sunday in Damascus, 19 months after Bashar

53 dead in a terrorist attack in Syria

The Syrian province of Homs has become the site of another bloody terrorist attack

February 19, 2023

News

The number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has exceeded 45,000

As a result of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria in early February, more than 45,000 people have already died.According to Reuters, 39,672 people died in Turkey, more than 5,800 people died

October 5, 2025

News

US military kills IS leaders in Syria

The leader of an IS militant group has been killed in northeast Syria. This was announced on February 17 by the US Central Command. Hamza al-Khomsi, a high-ranking leader of the self-proclaimed

February 18, 2023

News

Syria earthquake death toll rises to 3,513

The Syrian Ministry of Health has updated information on citizens who died as a result of earthquakes. According to the agency, the cataclysms claimed the lives of 3,513 people, the Center for

February 17, 2023

News

UN aid begins to flow to rebel-held areas in Syria

The new Bab al-Salam crossing point allowed the first UN convoy carrying humanitarian aid for earthquake victims to enter rebel-held areas in the northwest of the country. The first UN aid convoy

February 15, 2023

News

Death toll from earthquake exceeds 37,000

Rescuers continue to find people alive under the rubble of buildings a week after the strongest earthquake in Turkey, which occurred on February 6. On Monday, rescuers reported finding 7 survivors under

October 5, 2025

News

Death toll from Turkey and Syria quakes tops 33,000

Six days after devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria topped 33,000 on Sunday, rescuers pulled survivors, including several children, from the rubble. As the chances of finding survivors dwindle, the toll is

February 13, 2023

News

Death toll from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria nears 15,000

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria have entered a race against time for lack of equipment to find survivors under the rubble of buildings that collapsed due to a powerful earthquake on Monday

February 9, 2023

News

Disaster. “Tragedy and chaos”: in Syria and Turkey, rescue teams are overwhelmed

In the aftermath of the earthquake that killed more than 6,200 people and destroyed thousands of buildings in southern Turkey and northern Syria, several dozen violent aftershocks shook the region again on

February 8, 2023

Climate·News

UN sends aid to earthquake victims

The UN allocates 25 million dollars to help the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said the international humanitarian community will provide active

February 8, 2023

Climate·News