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BasraBASRA, Iraq — Authorities in Basra arrested 119 suspects and dismantled 14 drug trafficking networks during operations carried out throughout July, the provincial directo…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — 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.…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — 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 ab…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran's parliamentary National Security Commission has approved a draft law to regulate vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the country's …
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — 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 sh…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — 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 local…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — 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 Civil…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — 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 settl…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said 51 commercial vessels have been redirected since the maritime blockade against Iranian ports and coastal areas resumed…
BasraMADRID, Spain — 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 ministe…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Yemeni media reported on Friday that explosions were heard in the city of Marib, with Ansar Allah forces, commonly known as the Houthis, launching ballistic…
BasraCEUTA, Spain — 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 to…
BasraDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ongoing negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz have shifted from restoring shipping traffic to reshaping the power balance in the Persian Gu…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz could be announced as early as Wednesday or Thursday, confi…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Ukrainian emergency services said Russian strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding area overnight killed at least 15 people and injured dozens. The State Emergen…
BasraAMMAN, Jordan — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in the Jordanian capital on Wednesday to discuss bilateral ti…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said it completed a security, service and cultural plan covering millions of pilgrims during the Ashura commemora…
BasraCEUTA, Spain — 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 Jesús Vivas, told S…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — 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 internation…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — Israel's Channel 12 reported that US President Donald Trump's recent decisions on Iran left Israeli officials in a state of "stun," citing Isr…
