Latest Basra news in English, including oil, ports, investment, security, public services and southern Iraq developments.
BasraU.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said 100 commercial ships have been diverted under the naval blockade launched against Iran on 13 April 2026, as the operation in the Persi…
BasraBasra, Dhi Qar and Maysan were hit by a string of deadly and violent incidents, including a 17-year-old who died by suicide in the Shatt al-Arab waters and whose body was…
BasraNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance is advancing toward reducing its dependence on the United States, speaking at a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Hels…
BasraBasra’s Civil Defense Directorate says the city has reduced recorded fire incidents by 85% compared with previous periods, citing field inspections and a rapid-response s…
BasraThe Electricity Ministry said a southern production unit director supervised connection work for a power-generating barge in Basra, as Iraq prepares to bring the unit onl…
BasraAhmed es-Saadi of the National Hikma Movement has raised concerns over the failure to advance a critical alternative oil pipeline despite the allocation of $500 million i…
