Latest Basra news in English, including oil, ports, investment, security, public services and southern Iraq developments.
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Basra Health Directorate denied social media reports that its Director General, Dr. Abbas Half al-Tamimi, had been removed from his post, saying the cla…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former Iraqi lawmaker Rahim al-Diraci said he has presented documents and evidence to Industry Minister Khalid Battal alleging corruption in a chemical fe…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — LONDON — The United Nations International Maritime Organization said on Wednesday that a number of commercial vessels have begun transiting th…
BasraDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iraq's Basra Heavy crude dropped 4.09% to $45.78 a barrel in Wednesday trading, slipping under the $50 mark. Basra Medium also declined, fal…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — LONDON — The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced the launch of an operation to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Strait of…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — LOS ANGELES — Iran's national football team arrived in Los Angeles less than 24 hours before its 2026 World Cup match against Belgium, according to team sou…
BasraDHI QAR, Iraq — The provincial council in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar has decided to suspend official work on Tuesday to coincide with the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Abu a…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister for Extraction Affairs, Nasser Aziz, said on Sunday that returning southern oil fields to pre-Gulf crisis production levels and…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Security forces arrested a man within 24 hours after he fatally shot his neighbor and wounded his father in a dispute over a water hose in central Basra, a …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The head of a provincial reconstruction and development bloc said the Basra Provincial Council is facing ongoing disputes with the federal government, argui…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A fresco uncovered during restoration work at a historic church in Rome has drawn public attention after observers said the angel figure in the artwork rese…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Eleven tankers carrying a combined 20 million barrels of Iranian oil departed from Chabahar Port this week, Bloomberg reported. The agency provided figures …
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said six people were detained in two separate operations in Basra over irregularities and forgery in property records.…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iran's Revolutionary Guards set up covert cells in southern Iraq to launch attacks on Gulf states during the latest round of military confrontation in the…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — International credit rating agency Standard & Poor's left Iraq's sovereign credit rating unchanged, keeping the country in the high-risk bond category. The …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A large oil tanker has begun unloading its cargo of imported gasoline at the Khor al-Zubair port in Basra, according to an official with Iraq's General Comp…
BasraDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iraq's heavy crude oil fell below $48 a barrel on Monday, dropping 7.66% as a broad global sell-off hit energy markets. Basra Heavy lost $3.…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Basra Provincial Council has launched the application process for district chief positions across the governorate, with submissions to be accepted from …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding ending hostilities between the two countries and re…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's national football team sent a message of thanks to Boston before departing the city following its opening 2026 World Cup group-stage match against No…
