Latest Basra news in English, including oil, ports, investment, security, public services and southern Iraq developments.
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…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Basra Heavy and Medium crude oil prices fell by more than 3% on Wednesday, with Basra Heavy declining $2.05 a barrel to $51.45 and the medium grade dropping…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A columnist writing in the Turkish-language Iraqi press has argued that appointments based on personal connections and inheritance rather than competence ar…
BasraTEL AVIV, Israel — JERUSEMALEM — The United States has refused to share details of a planned memorandum of understanding with Iran with Israel, Israeli media reported. Ac…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced that steps to lift the U.S. maritime blockade have begun, with officials saying the measure will restore normal shipping traffic in the Pers…
BasraILAM, Iran — A statue honoring Gholamreza Khan Arkevezi, a 13th-century Kurdish poet and Sufi figure, was unveiled in the city of Ilam in Iran's Ilam Province, the state-…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — BOSTON — The Iraqi national football team arrived in Boston ahead of its 2026 FIFA World Cup opener against Norway, with main roads, stadium walls and gas s…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a "great deal" with Iran has been completed and that the Strait of Hormuz has been reo…
BasraDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iraq's Basra Heavy and Basra Medium crude grades recorded sharp weekly declines, tracking a broader downturn in global oil markets. Basra He…
