Iraq: anti-ISIS offensive to liberate Mosul

This was announced by Iraqi premier Haidar Al Abadi shortly after 4 in the morning (Italian time). With the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces also the Kurdish peshmerga and the Shiite militias. 7 villages already freed but the UN fears that civilians…
Iraq, EU: arms ok for besieged Kurds

The response to the Kurds' requests "will be made in accordance with the national capacities and laws of the member states and with the consent of the Iraqi national authorities", reads the conclusions of the Council of Foreign Ministers.
Massacre in Iraq, truce in Gaza

The situation degenerates in Iraq: 500 Yazidis killed, women and children buried alive - Prime Minister Maliki: "I'm not resigning" - Glimmers of optimism, however, in Gaza: after Hamas' yes, Israel's yes also arrives for the cease...
Stock Exchange: Asia down on fears for Iraq

The bad news on the conflict front (Obama authorized the intervention of American planes on the Iraqi front against ISIL) more than compensated for the good news on the economic front, in particular those on unemployment benefits in the USA, which are…
Iraq scares the stock exchanges, but Piazza Affari resists

While awaiting developments in the Iraqi crisis, the European stock exchanges are in the red, but Milan limits the damage better than the other lists - Oil companies are down: Tenaris -1%, Saipem -1,8%, Eni -0,5% - They rebound after difficult days the titles…
Iraq is scary, bags under tension

Tensions in the Middle East are worrying the financial markets: Wall Street and Tokyo are bad, Europe is starting off on the wrong foot - Cnata (Treasury): "Spreads still down, rates up" - Banks weak on the stock market, Mps on a roller coaster - Goldman…
The Fed pushes the stock markets, Iraq inflames the oil

After the reassurances received from the Federal Reserve, today the stock exchanges are trading in positive territory - The tension on debt securities cools down - The greatest increases concern commodity securities - Oil accelerates upwards due to…
Stock Exchange: Ukraine and Iraq boost earnings

Al Qaeda is advancing in Iraq and crude oil is rising moderately - But the dispute between Gazprom and Ukraine weighs more heavily on Europe, which threatens supplies closely - And so, under these agitated skies, moreover on the eve…
Iraq: beware of scams

It may happen that an alleged intermediary contacts us from abroad to offer us what appears to be an excellent business opportunity. But be careful not to turn a dream into a nightmare. From an experience of one of our readers, we take the opportunity to obtain a manual…