Saturday, 6 April 2024 () Iraq is using a period of relative stability to assert more control over the oil-rich autonomous Kurdistan region that has long had fraught relations with federal authorities, analysts and politicians say. - Oil, salaries, elections - Despite facing the same problems as Baghdad, such as endemic corruption, fractious politics and entrenched ruling elites, the US-backed Kurdistan region has portrayed itself as a hub of stability and economic growth in contrast to the conflicts and crises that have besieged federal Iraq.
Iraq has reopened its airspace after suspending flights due to Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel. Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel also resumed air traffic... IndiaTimes
Saturday, 6 April 2024 ()
