Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.
Beyond the Headlines
Iraqi officials downplay oil sector security threat
Senior Basra security officials are downplaying warnings that militant groups could be planning to kidnap western oil workers.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: May 20, 2014
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.
Haditha refinery director held for ransom
One month after being kidnapped on his way to the Baiji refinery, Amer Shawwal, the director of the Haditha refinery in Anbar province, is still being held for ransom.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: May 13, 2014
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.
Militants hit Iraq-Turkey Pipeline security forces
A deadly weekend ambush on an Iraqi Army unit protecting the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) in Ninewa province is the latest in a series of attacks that have hobbled Iraq’s northern oil sector and depressed overall oil exports.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: May 6, 2014
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: May 4, 2014
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.
Protesters in disputed area decry security failures
Residents have taken to the streets to protest chronic security failures near an oil exploration block being developed by ExxonMobil, after a deadly bombing killed 12 people.
Suicide bombing penetrates KRG security cordon
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a political rally in the Kurdish-controlled city of Khanaqin on Monday, killing at least 35 people and injuring more than 110, according to intelligence and health officials.