Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 12:14 AFP — Explosions sounded on Friday near Erbil airport in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region and an attack forced a US-run oil field to shut production.

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 12:03 AFP — Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East:

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 12:02 AFP — Crude prices rose further on Friday after Iraqi Kurdish authorities said oil production at an oil field operated by a US firm was halted following an attack.

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 11:58 AFP — An explosion sounded Friday near Erbil airport, which hosts US-led coalition troops in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, AFP journalists said.

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 11:14 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Friday that oil production at an oil field operated by US firm HKN Energy has been halted following an attack.

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 10:58 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Friday that oil production at an oil field operated by US firm HKN Energy has been halted following an attack.

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Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 10:22 AFP — Iran threatened on Friday to target "all the facilities" of the Kurdistan region in Iraq if militants were allowed to enter the Islamic republic.

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 10:12 AFP —

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 09:42 AFP — Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East: