Fired Basra airport director lashes out at 'made up' claims, threatens legal action

Hassan al-Tamimi, the former director of Basra International Airport, told The New Region that has was unfairly dismissed for refusing to comply with directions he deemed professionally unbecoming and ethically dubious, vehemently denying allegations he installed listening devices in the airport.

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Iraq replaces Basra airport chief amid staff complaints, stranded passengers

A source told The New Region that the removal of former director Hassan Abdul-Hadi was not surprising given the "serious" nature of the complaints made by airport staff and a recent situation involving passengers stranded at the airport.

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Basra on the brink: Climate crisis threatens livability, farming, water security

Basra is facing a severe environmental crisis marked by extreme heat, water salinity, and agricultural collapse. With temperatures exceeding 53°C and salinity in the Shatt al-Arab reaching levels near seawater, the province struggles with water scarcity and farm failures.

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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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