Latest Basra news in English, including oil, ports, investment, security, public services and southern Iraq developments.
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by former lawmaker Raid al-Malki challenging the appointment of Ali Faleh al-Zaydi as prime minister, ru…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in the Karkh district of central Baghdad detained a senior official of the Southern Refineries Company during a raid on an investigation c…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Security forces in Basra province detained a man wanted on charges of document forgery, a local security official said. The arrest took place in the distric…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A large security force under Basra's Provincial Security Directorate raided the Nar Shamsa housing complex in the city to arrest a suspect wanted on forgery…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — A 32-year-old woman was found dead at her home in the Bueyse area of Dawra district, south of Baghdad, after hanging herself from the ceiling, security so…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Basra Governor Asaad al-Eydani has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with U.S.-based engineering and technology firm KBR aimed at upgrading the…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry undersecretary for gas affairs, Izzat Sabir Ismail, said the ministry's Artawi field project is a key part of its strategic plans and is…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council announced that 239 kilograms of narcotics were destroyed during an official disposal operation in Baghdad. Judge Yasir Funt…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi, held its regular eighth session on Tuesday, approving a one-million housing-plo…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Security forces in Iraq’s Basra province arrested a man and his wife on Friday after two young girls were reportedly found tortured at a family home in the …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Basra governor's office has denied reports that the provincial administration gifted 45 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles to Kuwaiti border security forces, call…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — MOSCOW — Russia has declared Romania's consul general in St. Petersburg persona non grata and set a deadline for him to leave, the Russian Foreign Ministry …
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…
