BAGHDAD -- Iraq's major oilfield West Qurna 1 plans to increase its crude oil production capacity to a maximum of 670,000 barrels per day (bpd) by 2026 from the current 600,000 bpd, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported Thursday.
The development plan, including rehabilitating several wells and increasing drilling activity, reflects ongoing efforts to maximize Iraq's oil revenue for global markets, the INA said. (Iraq-Major Oilfield-Development)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel expects Washington to preserve its access to more advanced U.S. weaponry, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday, commenting on U.S. plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.
Israel is currently the only Middle Eastern country operating the advanced stealth aircraft, and U.S. law requires that any arms sales in the region do not erode Israel's "qualitative military edge" over its neighbors. (Israel-Saudi F-35 Deal-Military Edge)
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DAMASCUS -- Clashes between the soldiers loyal to Syria's interim authority and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) erupted after midnight and continued into Thursday in northern Syria's Raqqa province, leaving casualties on both sides, officials and monitoring groups said.
Syria's defense authorities said SDF fighters attacked army positions in the city of Maadan in Raqqa province, using heavy fire from multiple weapons and seized several sites. (Syria-Militants-Conflicts)
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ANKARA -- Türkiye has detained 687 irregular migrants and arrested 29 suspected migrant smugglers in a nationwide sweep across all 81 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Thursday.
The inspections were carried out under the coordination of the Presidency of Migration Management, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, without giving details on the timing of the operations. (Türkiye-Migrants-Arrest) Enditem
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