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Clashes in Iraq’s Basra among Shiite rivals cause casualties

Clashes in Iraq’s Basra among Shiite rivals cause casualties

  • The skirmishes were the latest violence to hit the country in a political crisis that pits followers of the powerful cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr against mostly Iran-aligned parties and paramilitary groups
By Reuters ·
Boost for embattled Iraq football as Basra set to host Gulf Cup 2023

Boost for embattled Iraq football as Basra set to host Gulf Cup 2023

By John Duerden ·
Saudi Arabia condemns bomb attack in Basra

Saudi Arabia condemns bomb attack in Basra

By Arab News ·
Motorcycle explosion in southern Iraqi city kills at least 4

Motorcycle explosion in southern Iraqi city kills at least 4

By Reuters ·
Update Umm Qasr Port. (Screenshot/YouTube)

Fire breaks out in a fuel tank outside Umm Qasr Port in Iraq

By Arab News ·
Despite oil wealth, poverty fuels despair in south Iraq

Despite oil wealth, poverty fuels despair in south Iraq

By AFP ·
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake recorded in Iraq's Basra - Iraqi news agency

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake recorded in Iraq's Basra - Iraqi news agency

By Arab News ·
The Basrah Breeze, pictured in 2008, when it was moored in Nice in southern France (AFP/File Photo)

Basra locals float plan to display Saddam Hussein’s luxury yacht

By Arab News ·
Update Iraqi border authority seizes dangerous chemicals in Basra

Iraqi border authority seizes dangerous chemicals in Basra

By Arab News ·
Iraq looks to new pier to boost oil product imports, exports

Iraq looks to new pier to boost oil product imports, exports

By AP ·
Basra officially chosen to host 25th Arabian Gulf Cup next year

Basra officially chosen to host 25th Arabian Gulf Cup next year

By Arab News ·
Protesters set fire to parliament office in Iraq’s Basra

Protesters set fire to parliament office in Iraq’s Basra

By Reuters ·
Female protest leader gunned down in Iraq’s Basra

Female protest leader gunned down in Iraq’s Basra

By Reuters ·

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