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Oil Price Fluctuations: Decline in Basra and Brent Crudes Amid Global Market Volatility

Global energy markets witnessed a noticeable divergence in crude oil trading prices, with Iraqi oil prices recording a decline in their market value. According to economic data, the price of medium Ba...

Basra Governorate Suspends Official Working Hours for Three Days to Commemorate Ashura

The local government in Basra Governorate announced the suspension of official working hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to allow citizens to commemorate Ashura. This decision coincides with t...

Mounting Calls for Radical Solutions to the Fuel Supply Crisis in Basra Governorate

The fuel distribution sector in Basra Governorate is facing increasing challenges, with citizens expressing their dissatisfaction over the recurring supply shortage crisis at both public and private s...

Criminal Drug Trafficking Network Dismantled and Members Arrested in Basra

Security forces in Basra Province delivered a severe blow to illicit drug networks on Friday, as the Directorate of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances announced the dismantling of a criminal networ...

Basra Crude Prices See Significant Growth in Global Oil Trading

Iraqi oil prices have recorded a noticeable increase in global markets, with both medium and heavy Basra crude experiencing a significant rise in trading value per barrel. This surge occurs amid sligh...

Arrest of 14 Suspects and Dismantling of Four Drug Trafficking Networks in Basra

The General Directorate of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Affairs announced on Saturday (May 30, 2026) the dismantling of four criminal networks specializing in drug trafficking in Basra Govern...

Major Oil Smuggling Operation Thwarted in Basra via a Half-Kilometer Secret Pipeline

Competent security agencies announced today the thwarting of an organized attempt to smuggle crude oil on the strategic highway connecting the Basra and Dhi Qar governorates. The operation was the cul...

Government Efforts to Develop and Expand the Health Insurance System in Basra

Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani called on Saturday (May 23, 2026) for the development of implementation mechanisms for the health insurance system in the governorate. He affirmed that this system is a...

Move to Award the "Labor" Portfolio to a Youth Figure from Basra Province

Informed sources reported on Friday that political consensus has been reached regarding the ministerial portfolio for the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in the new government cabinet led by Ali...

Basra Governorate Addresses Ministry of Finance to Secure Salaries of Contractors Within 13,000 Job Positions

The Administrative Deputy Governor of Basra, Maher Ibrahim Al-Amiri, announced on Friday (May 8, 2026) that he has addressed the Ministry of Finance regarding the funding of salaries for contractors w...

Basra Achieves New Successes in Pediatric Open-Heart Surgeries

Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani confirmed on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) the continued success of pediatric open-heart surgeries in the governorate, noting that this achievement comes after the success achie...

Iraqi Telecom Companies Officially Launch 5G Services in Baghdad and Basra

The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission announced the granting of official operating licenses to three local telecom companies to begin offering 5G services in the capital Baghdad and Basra prov...