Latest Basra news in English, including oil, ports, investment, security, public services and southern Iraq developments.
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Basra Governor Asaad al-Aidani met in the Faw district with the family of fisherman Najm al-Tamimi, who was killed when Kuwaiti coast guard opened fire, and…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Abdulamir Rashid Yarallah, arrived at the Navy headquarters in the Basra operational area on Monday …
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, arrived at the Naval Forces headquarters within the Basra Operations Responsibilit…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Ichikawa, a city near Tokyo, has refused to allow a mosque to hold its long-running Eid al-Adha prayer in a public park, according to Kyodo News. The Chiba …
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Atomic Energy Organization on Saturday rejected reports that the Bushehr nuclear power plant had been targeted in an attack, saying the facility con…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that a full-scale conflict in the Persian Gulf would have catastrophic consequences for the region's peoples,…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Demonstrators gathered outside the Kuwaiti consulate building in Basra on Sunday afternoon to protest the killing of an Iraqi fisherman by Kuwaiti coast gua…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission said it shut down three unauthorized encrypted digital broadcast networks in Basra following coordinated operatio…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — LONDON — The International Maritime Organization has rejected Iran's recent actions in the Strait of Hormuz and called on member states not to recognize th…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said it arrested 12 suspects in Basra over alleged customs fraud linked to large commercial shipments. The agency said the …
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Thousands of residents took to the streets of Kobani in northern Syria on Thursday to protest a sign installed by the Syrian government at the entrance to…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television said Thursday evening that no explosions occurred at the ports of Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Sirik and Jask. A US official told CNN at t…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Five Iraqi fishermen detained by Kuwaiti authorities arrived in Basra on Thursday through the Safwan border crossing, according to a local security source. …
BasraKERMANSHAH, Iran — The world's largest traditional "Hize" leather container has been inaugurated in the Zagros Industrial City in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah, …
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump said U.S. strikes on Iran were carried out in retaliation for Tehran's attack on vessels a day earlier, warning that any repeat woul…
BasraKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Iraqi crude grades led losses among major OPEC producers even as global oil futures rose more than 2.6%, according to pricing data reviewed from reg…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Foreign Ministry said recent US strikes have voided a war-ending agreement, declaring Tehran's right to respond is reserved. In a statement, the min…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Graduates in engineering, petroleum specialties, and science continued a sit-in protest in front of the Basra Oil Company on Monday, marking the second day …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A grassroots movement in Basra opposed to the Khor Abdullah agreement has called on the Iraqi government to investigate reports that Kuwaiti coast guard ves…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday urged New York City residents to stay indoors as the city braces for sudden flash flooding and heavy rainfall foll…
