Iraqi Kurdistan will resume oil exports through a pipeline to Turkey after a two-year halt, Iraq's federal government said on Thursday despite a fourth day of drone attacks that have shut down half of the region's output.

Reuters' footage of the aftermath of the overnight fire showed the blackened exterior of "Corniche Hypermarket" building.

Iraq approved a plan for its semi-autonomous Kurdish region to transfer oil to Baghdad, a step toward resuming exports that have been halted for more than two years.

The Iraqi cabinet approved on Thursday a long-anticipated agreement with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region that that could reset their strained relationship over oil exports and public sector salaries.

Iraq's National Team for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects confirmed that the Baghdad government has decided to implement 535 projects in government institutions to generate electricity through solar energy,

Iraq approved a plan for its semi-autonomous Kurdish region to transfer oil to Baghdad, a key step toward resuming exports that have been halted for more than two years.

BAGHDAD, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Three explosive-laden drones attacked on Thursday the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, local authorities said.

Drone attacks for a third day on oilfields in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have slashed crude output by 140,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, two energy officials said on Wednesday, as infrastructure damage forced multiple shutdowns.

Baghdad [Iraq], July 17 (ANI): A massive fire in a five-storey commercial complex in Kut city, eastern Iraq, has left at least 61 people dead and several others missing, according to the country Interior Ministry, Al Jazeera reported.

Baghdad: At least 50 people were burned to death in a massive fire that tore through a shopping mall in eastern Iraq, officials said Wednesday. The blaze broke out in a five-story commercial complex in the city of Al-Kut,