by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 24, 2014 | Business
Baghdad and Erbil, Reuters—Iraq filed for arbitration against Turkey on Friday after European markets bought the first load of oil to be carried by pipeline from Iraqi Kurdistan. The request was filed with the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and...
by Hamza Mustafa | Jan 22, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Anbar Provincial Council has formed a crisis unit ahead of a possible military raid on Fallujah in the hopes of resolving the conflict in the city peacefully. Council head Sabah Karhout issued a statement Tuesday, saying: “Anbar has formed...
by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Feb 1, 2013 | Interviews
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Dr. Khodair Al-Khozaei is a member of the Islamic Dawa Party Iraq Organization and has served as Iraqi vice president since May 2011. He was born in 1947 and holds a PhD in Koranic studies. In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat,...