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The fire erupted on Saturday at the Ibn Khatib hospital in the Diyala Bridge area. Ali Bayati, a member of Iraq’s semi-official High Commission for Human Rights, had said earlier a final death toll had not yet been officially announced but it could be between 30 to 45. Patients’ relatives scrambled during the blaze to save their loved ones. A man who had been visiting his brother described people jumping out of windows to escape. “The fire spread, like fuel … I took my brother out to the street, next to the checkpoint. Then I came (back) and went up from there. To the last floor, that...

Article content BAGHDAD — A fire sparked by an oxygen tank explosion killed at least 27 people and injured 46 at a hospital in Baghdad that had been equipped to house COVID-19 patients, medical sources at three nearby hospitals said on Sunday. The fire erupted on Saturday at the Ibn Khatib hospital in the Diyala Bridge area. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or At least 27 die in fire at Baghdad COVID hospital- medical sources Back to video Ali Bayati, a member of Iraq’s semi-official High Commission for Human Rights, said a final death toll h...

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read BAGHDAD, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Iraq’s oil exports from its southern ports are stable at 2.7 million barrels per day (bpd) so far in February, Basra Oil Company chief Khalid Hamza said in a statement. Iraq affirms its full commitment to the OPEC+ oil cut deal, a statement cited Hamza as saying on Wednesday. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi oil minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told state TV in an interview on Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s voluntary output cut of 1 million bpd helps stabilize the market, and he expected steady oil prices that should reach around $57 per barrel in the first quarter. Oil minister said Iraq is in “heavy talks” with OPEC and allied oil producers to allow Iraq to postpone compensating for earlier overproduction. “OPEC members and allies were understanding to Iraq’s situation and its financial crisis,” oil minister said in an interview with st...