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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had a phone call with the newly appointed Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, congratulating him on his new post and wishing him success. The ministers discussed the aspiration for joint action and developing and normalizing bilateral relations. Ministry's spokesman Ahmed Abu Zaid said Shoukry and Fidan discussed cooperation, exchanging visits at various levels, and other issues of mutual concern.

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Iraq’s parliament belatedly approved a record $152 billion budget for 2023 on Monday, after months of wrangling over the sharing of oil revenue between the central government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region in the north.

Chinese companies are well positioned to participate in Iraq’s efforts to expand its oil production capacity and develop domestic gas supplies, as they are actively engaged in various energy-related undertakings throughout the country. However, if indeed China’s strategy is, as some have suggested, to become the dominant player in Iraq’s economy, achieving that objective will likely prove difficult given Iraq’s challenging operating environment and contentious politics.

Iran’s proxies have seized power in Baghdad—and are gutting the state.

Soldiers of a PMF-militia in Tal Afar | Photo: Mohammed Mehdi Dara | Source: Wikimedia C0mmons 

An oil tanker that suffered engine failure in Egypt's Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic in the vital waterway, has been towed away, the canal's authority said on Sunday.

Iraqi political sources said that a “secret political agreement” was likely to speed up the adoption of the Iraqi budget next week. According to the sources, Head of the State of Law Coalition Nuri al-Maliki highlighted technical and political issues in his address to the Coordination Framework regarding the budget, which have stalled the legislation process and sparked a dispute with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).

It seems that everyone in Iraq has an opinion about U.S. Ambassador Alina L. Romanowski, especially in light of her extensive activity. Romanowksi started her career as a CIA analyst and served in a variety of American intelligence and government agencies.

Axis of Resistance news sources coordinated a disinformation campaign that claimed the United States will establish a new base in Iraq, l...