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News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: Idle workers, empty wharves: Hormuz blockade hits Iraq’s oil hub of Basra
In the Iraqi oil hub of Basra, maintenance contractor Fawzi spends his days cooling his heels waiting for work that seldom comes, as the Middle East war puts ...
News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: Bees, once buzzing in honey-producing Basra, hit by Iraq's water crisis
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Beekeepers in the historic port city of Basra are struggling to maintain their age-old traditions. Drought and rising ...
News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: China Tightens Grip on Iraq’s Energy Future with Massive Basra Megaproject
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China’s Geo-Jade Petroleum has signed a swathe of major contracts that give Beijing control over Iraq’s first fully integrated ...
News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: Rock the Basra
Captain Omran Radhi can barely contain his excitement as he opens a plastic-bound agenda to a map of the world and explains Iraq’s plans for regional domination of the shipping industry. “You see?” he ...
News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: Iraq opens first large-scale solar power plant in Karbala desert
Iraq opens first large-scale solar plant in Karbala desert. Facility will generate up to 300 megawatts of electricity. More solar projects planned in Babil and Basra provinces. Goal: 12,500 MW of ...
News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: Despite oil wealth, poverty fuels despair in south Iraq
BASRA, Iraq: In Iraq’s southern province of Basra, the oil flows freely but little of the wealth trickles down to the people, and many struggle to make ends meet. Sajad, 17, who lives in Basra city, ...
News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: TotalEnergies ramps up 61MW unit at Iraq’s 1GW Basra solar project
French energy major TotalEnergies has initiated pilot operations of the first generating unit at its 1GW solar farm in Iraq’s Basra region. Pilot commissioning has begun for the first 61MW unit, which ...
News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: China Tightens Grip on Iraq’s Energy Future with Massive Basra Megaproject
China's Geo-Jade Petroleum has secured a comprehensive contract package for Iraq’s first fully integrated energy project in Basra. These deals are part of broader strategic agreements like the 2019 ...
News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: Bees, Once Buzzing in Honey-Producing Basra, Hit by Iraq's Water Crisis
Bees, Once Buzzing in Honey-Producing Basra, Hit by Iraq's Water Crisis By Mohammed Atti BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) -Bees once thrived among the date palms along the Shatt al-Arab, where Iraq's mighty ...