Latest Basra news in English, including oil, ports, investment, security, public services and southern Iraq developments.
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Authorities in Basra arrested 119 suspects and dismantled 14 drug trafficking networks during operations carried out throughout July, the provincial directoโฆ
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The average price of Basra crude rose 3.93% to $57.09 a barrel on Tuesday, recovering from a steep sell-off earlier in the year, according to market data.โฆ
BasraWASHINGTON, United States โ A fire broke out on a vessel at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported, without providing further details abโฆ
BasraTEHRAN, Iran โ TEHRAN โ Iran's parliamentary National Security Commission has approved a draft law to regulate vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the country's โฆ
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ US Central Command said on Saturday that 53 commercial vessels had altered their course since a naval blockade targeting Iran was imposed, and that two shโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ A popular movement in northern Basra has announced it will close roads and shut oil fields in the area unless authorities meet five demands related to localโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Search and rescue teams are working through the rubble of a four-story residential building that collapsed in Basra, with one woman still missing, the Civilโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Basra Medium and Heavy crude oil closed the week lower, even as both grades ended Friday's session higher. Heavy crude rose 4.10 percent on the day to settlโฆ
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said 51 commercial vessels have been redirected since the maritime blockade against Iranian ports and coastal areas resumedโฆ
BasraMADRID, Spain โ Spain's government said it will impose measures on travelers from Italy if Rome does not lift border checks on Spanish citizens by Sunday. Spain's ministeโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Yemeni media reported on Friday that explosions were heard in the city of Marib, with Ansar Allah forces, commonly known as the Houthis, launching ballisticโฆ
BasraCEUTA, Spain โ The governor of Spain's North African autonomous city of Ceuta said the death toll from last week's wave of irregular migration from Morocco had climbed toโฆ
BasraDUBAI, United Arab Emirates โ Ongoing negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz have shifted from restoring shipping traffic to reshaping the power balance in the Persian Guโฆ
BasraWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ U.S. President Donald Trump said an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz could be announced as early as Wednesday or Thursday, confiโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Ukrainian emergency services said Russian strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding area overnight killed at least 15 people and injured dozens. The State Emergenโฆ
BasraAMMAN, Jordan โ Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in the Jordanian capital on Wednesday to discuss bilateral tiโฆ
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said it completed a security, service and cultural plan covering millions of pilgrims during the Ashura commemoraโฆ
BasraCEUTA, Spain โ Between 3,000 and 5,000 irregular migrants remain in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the North African coast, the city's governor, Juan Jesรบs Vivas, told Sโฆ
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Four members of Iraq's well-known Beni Amir religious procession were killed and two others injured in a traffic accident early Tuesday on the internationโฆ
BasraWASHINGTON, United States โ Israel's Channel 12 reported that US President Donald Trump's recent decisions on Iran left Israeli officials in a state of "stun," citing Isrโฆ
