Sudani calls for action amid worsening water pollution in Basra

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani led a meeting to address poor public services and environmental challenges in northern Basra.

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Residents in northern Basra protest water pollution crisis

Local residents complain of "an environmental disaster" as a contaminated water supply has left them without clean water for the past three days.

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Kuwaiti boats cross into Iraqi waters near Basra

Kuwaiti fishing boats entered Iraqi territorial waters near Khor Abdullah in Basra province, prompting warnings from Iraqi naval patrols that went unanswered.

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Basra residents protest government decision on informal housing

Dozens of Basra residents protested on Sunday against a federal decision to regulate informal housing, calling it unfair and harmful to lower income families.

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Basra struggles with rising foreign labor, leaving local youth jobless

Officials and activists in Iraq’s Basra province are raising alarms over a sharp increase in foreign workers, especially in the oil sector, while thousands of local residents remain unemployed.

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From Basra to the Gulf: One man’s mission to keep traditional crafts alive

In the heart of Basra’s old market, Mohammed Hussein runs the city’s oldest traditional goods shop, handcrafting and shipping palm-leaf mats, brooms, and clay pots to customers across the Gulf.

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Proposal to make al-Zubair a province sparks uproar over Basra’s future

A controversial proposal by MP Rafiq al-Salhi to turn al-Zubair into a standalone province has triggered political backlash in Iraq

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Basra archaeological restoration project uncovers British, Ottoman soldier inscriptions

Restoration work at Qasr Mudhay palace in Basra has uncovered messages and writings left by British soldiers who occupied the palace in 1941 during World War II, as well as earlier engravings by Ottoman troops, according to the Basra Antiquities and Heritage Authority.

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Basra development stalls due to financial crisis, delayed government funding

A financial crisis has brought major development projects in Basra to a standstill, with local officials blaming the central government for delaying funds.

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