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As prices fall, what are the threats to oil giant Iraq? | AFP

April 2, 2020April 20, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on April 2, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – As crude prices plunge, Iraq’s oil sector is facing a triple threat that has slashed revenues, risks denting production and may spell trouble for future exports.

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Iraq protests shake up government, but not oil that funds it | AFP

December 2, 2019December 4, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on December 2, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq has been rocked by two months of anti-government protests that brought down premier Adel Abdel Mahdi on Sunday, but its lucrative oil industry has been curiously insulated from the turmoil.

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Could Baghdad-Erbil talks end Iraq’s protracted oil dispute?

July 29, 2019July 31, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on July 29, 2019]

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s federal authorities and the cash-strapped Kurdish regional government have relaunched talks over longstanding oil and budget disputes, but observers are skeptical they will reach a genuine diplomatic reset. Here are a few questions and answers to clarify the complex issue.

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Mosul battle leaving legacy of environmental damage | AFP

December 12, 2016February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on December 12, 2016]

Qayyarah, Iraq // The battle to retake Mosul from ISIL is leaving a legacy of environmental damage and health risks that will pose dangers to people for years to come.

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I’ve reached the highlight of my career: figuring out ways to eat my way to a story. But really - tracing Doha’s transformation through the stories of a few of its famous eateries was both eye-opening and mouthwatering. The city’s oldest restaurateurs told me how gentrification forced them to move locations, an explosion in the worker presence expanded their customer base and their smashing of taboos created new social spaces. Read the story in my bio and slide into my DMs for recommendations.
Like any country, Qatar is a complicated place, with complicated stories and complicated stratifications. An ultra-bright spotlight has been shown on the country and its rights record since it won hosting rights to FIFA’s World Cup 2022 - but the floodlights have sometimes missed the details.
This ball made it from Doha to a displacement camp in northern Syria, where kids pushed out of their homes by more than a decade of war played a few matches with it, and circled back to Qatar in time for the #worldcup2022 kickoff on Sunday.
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