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Shell evacuates foreign staff from Iraq amid worker layoffs
Shell has evacuated its foreign staff, numbering around 60, from Iraq's Basra Gas ...
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Iraq activist shot dead as protesters block roads again
An Iraqi anti-government activist was gunned down in the southern port city of ...
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Iraqi journalist Ahmed Abdul Samad assassinated in Basra
Iraqi journalist Ahmed Abdul Samad has been assassinated in the city of Basra by ...
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Iraq’s exports, production not affected by halting Nassiriya oilfield: ministry
The halting of output from the Nassiriya oilfield in Southern Iraq will not affect ...
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Security forces kill nine people during protests across Iraq
Security forces opened fire on protesters in Baghdad and several cities in ...
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Iraqi protesters block gate to Khor al-Zubair commodities port
Protesters have blocked the entrance to Iraq’s Khor al-Zubair commodities ...
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Protesters block entrance to Iraq’s Umm Qasr port
Protesters have once again blocked the entrance to Iraq’s Umm Qasr ...
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Protesters block roads, bridges in Iraq’s Basra, announce general strike
Anti-government protesters blocked on Sunday several roads and bridges in ...
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Amid heightened violence during protests, Iraqi PM promises new electoral reform
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that the government and ...
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Iraqi forces kill 10 protesters in Baghdad and Basra
Iraqi security forces shot dead at least six anti-government protesters in Baghdad ...
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FIFA clears Iraq to host World Cup qualifying games in Basra
FIFA says the southern Iraqi city of Basra can host the national team’s ...
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Rocket hits site of foreign oil firms in Iraq’s Basra, wounds three
A rocket landed at the headquarters for several major global oil companies, ...
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Exxon Mobil employees begin evacuating West Qurna 1 oilfield in Iraq’s Basra
Exxon Mobil has evacuated all its foreign staff members out of Iraq’s West ...
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Crystal meth and crowded jails: Problems mount in Iraqi oil city
The southern Iraqi city of Basra is struggling to cope with a growing drug problem ...
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Iraqi museum unveils 100 ‘looted’ artifacts
Over 2,000 artifacts, including about 100 that were looted and found abroad, were ...
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Iraq’s southern oil exports 3.565 mln bpd so far in February
Crude oil exports from Iraq’s southern ports on the Gulf stand at around ...
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Iraqi rapper gives angry youth in city of Basra music outlet
A young Iraqi musician raps about anger and disillusionment in his hometown, the ...
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Iraqi PM makes first visit to protest-hit Basra
Iraqi premier Adel Abdel Mahdi visited Basra Sunday, his first trip as prime ...
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ANALYSIS: Closely bound to Tehran, Basra is aflame, again
Iraq’s second city, Basra, is burning again. Driven by a lack of city ...
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Iraq’s government: A non-productive recycling
The current Iraqi scene suggests that no one has done anything to change or ...
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Shocking video shows moment Iraqi girl fatally fell into open sewer
A young Iraqi girl from the Basra governorate died after falling into an open ...
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Iraq fish farmers hit by carp deaths, amid fears over pollution
Along the Iraqi banks of the Euphrates river, one question dominates the ...
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Iraq’s Basra MPs suspend membership amid plans of renewed protests
Political and civil authorities in Iraq’s oil-rich region of Basra revealed ...
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EU’s Iraq ambassador gets sick after consuming polluted water in Basra
The European Union’s ambassador to Iraq said Thursday he had become sick in ...
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Asian Football Confederation voices concern over Basra match, contaminated water
With the increase of poisoning cases reported in Basra, the Asian Football ...
Sports -
US evacuates consulate in southern Iraq city of Basra following attacks
The United States announced on Friday it will effectively close its consulate in ...
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Iraq ‘committed’ to protecting, securing all foreign diplomatic missions
Iraq’s Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed that Iraq is committed to ...
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Surveillance footage shows moment Iraqi activist assassinated in Basra
Activists from Basra circulated a video that shows the assassination of Iraqi ...
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Basra rises against the Persian enemy
I believe what has happened in Basra is a historic turning point that could be ...
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In Basra, is it a revolution or a disaster?
“A revolution in Basra”. Is this enough to make us, we who got ...
Middle East Opinion