Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55385590
Caption:

A model of Saudi airline Flynas is on display during a ceremony to sign a deal between Airbus andFlynas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Flynas Makes First Commercial Flight to Baghdad Since 1990

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s budget airliner flynas announced on Wednesday making the first commercial flight from Riyadh to Baghdad since 1990, as ties with neighboring Iraq improved over the last period. National flag carrier Saudia, also known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, is...

Media ID: 55385575
Caption:

Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s top adviser on international affairs. (Reuters)

Iran Denies any Revolutionary Guards Role in Kirkuk Operations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

London – Iranian Supreme Leader’s top Adviser for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati denied media reports that the Iranian Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) participated in the Iraqi government operations in Kirkuk against the Kurds. “The IRGC...

Media ID: 55385572
Caption:

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the Goldman Sachs stall. (Reuters)

Oil Edges Higher on Gains as Geopolitical Threats Intensify in Kirkuk, Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Business

London – As a number of geopolitical problems unfold, oil prices maintained gains on Tuesday, while Goldman Sachs said oil production from Iraq’s Kurdistan region was likely to be jeopardized by the standoff with Iraq. Despite the fears of the Kurdistan...

Media ID: 55385570
Caption:

Iraqi forces use a tractor to damage a poster of Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani near Kirkuk October 16, 2017. (AFP)

Iraqi Military: Kurdish Peshmerga Return to June 2014 Line

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

A senior Iraqi military commander announced on Wednesday that Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have retreated to territories they had controlled in June 2014 before ISIS swept through northern and western Iraq. They returned to the June 2014 line after turning over their...

Media ID: 55385561
Caption:

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi in Jeddah. (Reuters)

King Salman Calls on Iraqi Parties to Address Crisis through Dialogue

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz held a telephone call Monday evening with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, in which he stressed the Kingdom’s support for the unity of Iraq, its security and stability and the adherence of...