Iraq News » Basra News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: New Era for Iraq: Basra-Baniyas Pipeline Negotiations with U.S. and Qatari Consortium
Iraq is in negotiations with a consortium of U.S. and Qatari companies about the proposed Basra-Baniyas oil pipeline. Iraq's oil minister stated that despite this development, Baghdad remains ...
News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: Iraq emerges as Iran’s economic lifeline amid tighter US sanctions
Iraq’s close political and commercial ties with Iran, give Tehran access to trade routes, currency markets, and commercial networks that are difficult for US authorities to monitor.
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: 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: Steven Fagin prepares for return to Baghdad as US envoy with economic ties in focus
Steven Fagin, a US ambassador, is set to return to Baghdad to lead the US Mission in Iraq, with economic ties and American investment expected to be […] ...
News Iraq » Basra » Commerce: How Iraq's Basra turned an extreme climate into industrial gain
STORY: As temperatures soar in Basra in southern Iraq, this sea water salt factory embraces the heat. The Basra Salt Factory uses large concentration basins to harness sea water and produce salt. A ...
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 and Syria sign agreement to restore oil pipeline that would provide alternative to Strait of Hormuz
Iraq and Syria signed an agreement to rebuild an oil pipeline that would provide an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq, the second-largest oil producer in OPEC, has suffered heavily from the ...
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 ...