A senior port official reported that the attack on two oil tankers in Iraqi territorial waters resulted in the rescue of more ...

Iraqi media reported late Thursday that a military aircraft believed to be American crashed in Basra province in southern Iraq.

TotalEnergies, a French energy company, has evacuated its expatriate workers from projects in Basra, southern Iraq. The ...

Four drones struck Basra airport and two oil facilities in southern Iraq, an Iraqi security official tells AFP. “One drone crashed into the cargo terminal at Basra airport,” t ...

An attack on Iraq’s Basra port early Thursday has killed at least one person and forced authorities to halt operations at all ...

With the West Asia crisis entering its 13th day, oil terminals at Iraqi ports said they have suspended operations following ...

A fuel tanker caught fire in the Persian Gulf after boats carrying explosives struck vessels near Iraq’s Basra coast. Iraqi officials said at least two tankers were reportedly targeted near major oil ...

A view of shipping containers waiting at Umm Qasr Port located in Basra Governorate in southern Iraq on March 12, 2026, Umm Qasr Port opens to the Persian Gulf, stands out as one of the country's most ...

An Indian national has reportedly been killed in an attack on a US-owned oil tanker near Iraq after an Iranian “suicide” boat ...

To understand how Iraq has changed in the last year, look to the southern city of Basra, the heart of the Iraq's oil wealth. Earlier this month the city held peaceful elections. Iraqis walk the ...

CD shops sell love songs again. Some women emerge from their homes without veils, and alcohol sellers are coming out of hiding in the southern city of Basra — where religious vigilantes have long ...

BASRA, IRAQ — If it weren’t for the alcohol-free drinks, the scene could have been straight out of an English pub. Young men sat in animated groups, sipping milkshakes and mugs of milky tea in a cozy, ...