The price of crude oil surged one US dollar on Thursday after drones attacked oil fields in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

The EIA revealed on Sunday that Iraq’s weekly oil exports to the United States significantly increased during the last week.

The International Monetary Fund disclosed on Saturday that Iraq has managed to preserve domestic stability in spite of regional tensions.

Seven officials in Wasit’s Civil Defense Directorate and the Kut Municipality have been arrested over a shopping center fire.