Latest Basra news in English, including oil, ports, investment, security, public services and southern Iraq developments.
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Basra heavy and medium crude closed the week higher despite falling in the final trading session, according to oil market data. Basra heavy crude ended the …
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's U-20 national football team left Baghdad on Saturday for a training camp in Bangkok ahead of the U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers to be hosted by Thailand…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on Friday that it shot down a US MQ-9 drone in the airspace of Hormozgan Province in the country's so…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Journalists have accused Iraq's Oil Ministry of imposing a de facto media blackout during a visit by the oil minister to the Feyha oil field in the southern…
BasraRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said Iran must immediately stop its attacks on commercial vessels in the Gulf, according to a statement from the Saudi Foreign Ministr…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Basra Provincial Council has voted to appoint six administrators to lead four districts and two subdistricts across the province. The council selected R…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prices for Iraq's Basra Heavy and Basra Medium crude grades rose sharply on Thursday despite a decline in global oil benchmarks. Basra Heavy gained $7.72,…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — A prime ministerial advisor said Iraqi public-sector salaries are guaranteed and that the government is working to ensure they are paid on time. Mazhar Mo…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — The governor of Basra, Asaad al-Idaini, has rejected circulating claims that part of the province's electricity allocation would be transferred to distric…
BasraKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — International air observation data showed that five Iraqi locations ranked among the world's 15 hottest places over the past 24 hours, according to …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Hatbat al-Imam Ali Mosque in the Zubair district west of Basra hosted religious events marking the death anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad, drawing mo…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — Large oil slicks have been detected along the southern coast of Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, according to Iranian officials and state media. Speaking…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — GAZA — Centuries-old buildings in Gaza City's historic center have suffered extensive damage amid ongoing fighting, with large sections of the Great Omari M…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Directorate said temperatures will climb across the country on Wednesday, with six cities forecast to record highs above 50°C. The a…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is in negotiations with Iran and described the Iranian side as shrewd and agi…
BasraABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Iraq's Basra Heavy and Basra Medium crude prices rose on Tuesday, tracking an increase in global oil markets. Basra Heavy gained 0.55 pe…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — In a small workshop in the old quarters of Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan Province in western Iran, steam rises from copper vats of natural dye and the …
BasraHASEKE, Syria — A coordinated return of Kurdish families to the town of Ras al-Ayn in the northeastern Syrian countryside turned confrontational on Monday when six famili…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — European natural gas prices climbed 8% on Monday, driven by the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf and disruptions to gas exports…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — World Lazy Day is marked every year on August 10 as an occasion to step away from the pressures of work and daily routines. The observance traces back to 19…
