Flames emerge from the flare stacks at the West Qurna-1 oilfield, which is operated by ExxonMobil, near Basra, Iraq June 1, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani)
A giant container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal after a gust of wind blew it off course, bringing marine traffic to a halt along one of the world's busiest trade routes. (Photo: AFP / HO/ Suez Canal)
OPEC and allied countries said they have decided to add gradually add back some 2 million barrels per barrel per day of oil production. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
An operation was underway on March 25, 2021 to try to free the Panama-flagged Ever Given cargo ship which became wedged in the Suez Canal and blocked the vital shipping route. (Photo: Suez Canal Authority via AP)
A giant container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal after a gust of wind blew it off course, bringing marine traffic to a halt along one of the world's busiest trade routes. (Photo: AFP / HO/ Suez Canal)
The factory, based in the Kurdistan Region’s capital Erbil, is the largest in the Region and produces between 1,000 and 1,200 tons of bricks every day. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
A local brand of Middle Eastern sesame sauce, often called tahini or tahina, that is manufactured in the Kurdistan Region is now being sold in southern France. (Photo: Archive)
A Chinese delegation consisting of investors and diplomats at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for a massive Chinese Mall in Kurdistan Region's Erbil, Jan. 10, 2021. (Photo: Chinese Consulate General / Facebook)
