Basra

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Iraq
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Global oil firms pull out thousands of foreign staff from Iraq

Thousands of foreign oil workers have been evacuated from Iraq’s Basra fields amid escalating Iran-Israel tensions.

The New Arab Staff
23 June, 2025
An Iraqi MP on the parliamentary legal committee said such cases could still be addressed under broader moral or public decency provisions in existing law and should have legal consequences. [Getty]
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi police bust 27 in Basra for 'wife-swapping' parties

Dana Taib Menmy
14 May, 2025
Iraq tribe fighters AFP
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi tribal leaders call for volunteers to fight Syrian army

Dana Taib Menmy
19 March, 2025
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Book Club
Book Club
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A journey between time, faith, and sin in The Orchards of Basra

Noshin Bokth

Noshin Bokth

19 February, 2025
Iraq oil
Basra
Economy
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Iraq approves Basra-Haditha pipeline amid regional tensions

Dana Taib Menmy
07 January, 2025
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protests
MENA
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Baby Shark travels to Iraq following Beirut appearance

The New Arab
29 October, 2019
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tourism
Analysis
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Can Iraq finally realise its potential for tourism?

Paul Iddon
16 May, 2019
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Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi rival tribes battle it out using drones, missiles

The New Arab
25 April, 2019
Basra protest - AFP
poverty
Perspectives

Is it time to consider a more federalised Iraq?

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Paul Iddon

19 April, 2019
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US
Analysis
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The status of foreign troops in Iraq

Paul Iddon
17 April, 2019
Basra yellow vests - Getty
water crisis
MENA
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Iraqi PM makes first visit to protest-hit Basra

The New Arab & agencies
20 January, 2019
Basra Iran consulate protest AFP
protest
MENA
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Iraqi security forces disperse Basra protest

The New Arab
14 January, 2019
Basra yellow vests - Getty
yellow vests
MENA
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Basra demonstrators wear yellow vests, echoing Paris protests

The New Arab
05 December, 2018
Baghdad protests women
women's rights
Analysis
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Iraqis raise their voices for women's rights

Marta Bellingreri
27 November, 2018
WIssam al-Ghrawi funeral - AP
Iraq
MENA
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Basra cleric killed after urging armed protests over services

The New Arab & agencies
18 November, 2018
iraq carp [AFP]
water pollution
MENA
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Mystery over thousands of dead carp in Iraq

The New Arab & agencies
04 November, 2018
Adel Abdul Mahdi
women's rights
Analysis
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The Iraq Report: Changing of guard won't change Iraq

The New Arab
23 October, 2018
Basra water - Getty
water
MENA
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Cholera outbreak feared in Basra as water crisis snowballs

Florence Dixon
20 October, 2018
Iraq, Basra
women
MENA
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Beauty parlour owner killed in Iraq's Basra

The New Arab
08 October, 2018
Iraqi youth fill up a water tank in Basra
water
MENA
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Basra's dirty water strikes down EU's Iraq envoy

The New Arab & agencies
05 October, 2018
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US
MENA
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Iraq 'regrets' US closure of Basra consulate

The New Arab
30 September, 2018