Iraq News » Basra News Iraq » Basra » Culture: Rising salinity and heat push Basra to grow date palms in the lab
News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/rising-salinity-heat-push-basra-grow-date-palms-lab-2026-01-30/
Published on: Thursday 29 January 2026
Tissue-culture propagation boosts date palm production in Iraq Basra's tissue-culture lab produces 250,000 seedlings annually Acclimatisation process improves palm survival in extreme conditions BASRA ...
News Iraq » Basra » Culture: Names and Surnames: Iraq Edition
News channel or source: https://note.com/deep_walrus6574/n/ncbf377f57380?hl=en
Published on: Friday 16 October 2026
The naming system in Iraq has been deeply shaped by a long history dating back to the Mesopotamian civilization, a strong sense of lineage among Arab nomadic tribes, Islamic traditions (especially the ...
News Iraq » Basra » Culture: Rock the Basra
News channel or source: https://monocle.com/affairs/iraq-basra-port-suez-canal-alternative/
Published on: Friday 30 November 2012
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 ...