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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 » Government: Iraq closes Sheeb border crossing with Iran to review security, sources say
Iraq has closed the busy Sheeb border crossing with Iran to review security and install detection equipment to stop the smuggling of prohibited materials, an Iraqi border ...
News Iraq » Basra » Government: Iraq advances Japanese loan port projects as Grand Faw reach 98%
Iraq’s Ministry of Transport is advancing a new floating dock and shipyard city via Japanese financing, as Grand Faw Port’s submerged tunnel reaches 98% completion.
News Iraq » Basra » Government: PM al-Zaidi’s Image, US Flag Burned During PMF Protest in Basra
Protesters demand release of detained PMF members as tensions rise over Baghdad’s push to bring armed groups under state control ...
News Iraq » Basra » Government: Protests Spread in Iraq Over Suspension of Flights Between Iran and Iraq
Iraqi protesters have flooded the streets in the southern port city of Basra to denounce the Baghdad government’s decision to halt Iranian airline operations following US sanctions on Iran’s aviation ...
News Iraq » Basra » Government: Iraqi Factions Threaten to ‘Bring Down Government’ Over Iran Flight Ban
Baghdad: Baghdad has so far maintained its position of barring Iranian airlines from landing at Iraqi airports in compliance with US Treasury sanctions, but Tehran-allied groups are pushing to bring ...
News Iraq » Basra » Government: Basra Oil Company Awards Halliburton Contract to Advance Oil and Gas Development in Southern Iraq
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News Iraq » Basra » Government: Iraq increases port capacity
The Iraqi Ministry of Transport has announced that the country's ports can now handle twice as much cargo as they could in the past.
News Iraq » Basra » Government: Iraqi protester dies of tear gas canister in Basra
The demonstrator died after he was hit in his head by a gas canister in the protests that erupted late on Tuesday in front of the Basra Governorate building.
News Iraq » Basra » Government: 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 ...