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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: 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: 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: Basra Oil Company Awards Halliburton Contract to Advance Oil and Gas Development in Southern Iraq
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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 ...