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Iraq is in the spotlight because Iran continues to pressure Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. The US is pressuring Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias.
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: 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 » 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: Iraqi gov't reveals plans for five data centers
Iraq’s Ministry of Communications has announced plans to establish five data centers in the country. Three of these facilities will be located in the capital, Baghdad, at the Al-Sinak and Al-Intisar ...
News Iraq » Basra » Government: Iraq discusses oil and gas projects with TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips
The Iraqi prime minister highlighted the importance of recovering associated gas, given Iraq’s significant potential in this sector.
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: Iraq signs seawater deal with ExxonMobil
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced on Wednesday that the state-run Basra Oil Company (BOC) and US-based ExxonMobil signed a memorandum of understanding for the second phase […] ...
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: Basra Oil Company Awards Halliburton Contract to Advance Oil and Gas Development in Southern Iraq
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