16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (976+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - In Soran, a profession long dominated by men is beginning to look different. Mzhda Qadir has established herself in the local real-estate market, operating an agency with her husband and seeking to bring more women into a business that,…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (579+ words) Brent crude nears $100 a barrel as escalating US-Iran tensions threaten energy supplies and fuel fears that renewed inflation could push central banks toward higher interest rates ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Oil prices climbed more than 1 percent toward $100 a barrel on Wednesday as renewed…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (556+ words) Tehran raises the highest petrol price tier to 10,000 tomans per liter as the Iranian rial weakens and Washington intensifies its campaign to squeeze the country’s economy ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iran will double the price of petrol for consumers exceeding their monthly fuel…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (848+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says oil could fall to $40-$50 a barrel after the Iran conflict ends, even as crude and U.S. diesel prices remain sharply elevated. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says crude oil could fall as low as $40 a barrel…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (416+ words) Washington says Egypt’s second-largest bank continued to support Iran, as the US expands its campaign to isolate Tehran from the global financial system ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — The United Arab Emirates’ central bank said Saturday it would conduct an urgent inspection of branches…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (196+ words) Iran's Central Bank governor says banking obstacles between Tehran and Baghdad have been removed, though implementation of cash agreements remains pending. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Abdolnasser Hemmati, governor of the Central Bank of Iran, said on Thursday, obstacles to banking exchange between Iran…...