The mysterious death of Basra psychiatrist Ban Ziyad has sparked protests and homicide allegations amid a controversial ...

Experts warn that the water crisis in the country’s south will worsen, unless there is urgent government action.

Geeta Basra reveals she lost out on four films after the news of her impending wedding with Harbhajan Singh came out in the ...

Geeta Basra revealed she placed a condition before marrying Harbhajan Singh: he had to reach 300 wickets. Initially hesitant ...

Turkish energy firm Karpowership has agreed to supply Iraq with up to 590 megawatts of electricity under a short-term ...

Iraq had originally issued invitations to six companies to submit their technical and commercial proposals for the floating ...

The love story of Geeta Basra and Harbhajan Singh began with a movie poster. Harbhajan was smitten and sought help from his ...

At least 60,000 people have suffered temporary poisoning due to polluted water in Iraq’s southern Basra province, Iraq’s High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR), a parliamentary body, said ...

Now, the Shatt al-Arab river, Basra’s main and only source of fresh water, is facing many challenges, including pollution, salinity and the residuals of war.

BASRA, Iraq - Blood still stains the street in central Basra where Suad al-Ali was shot dead on Tuesday. A prominent activist in the city and founder of al-Weed al-Alaiami for Human Rights - an ...

Fleeing Basra residents said Fedayeen, Baath loyalists, and Iraqi military and paramilitary have taken over schools and other civic buildings for use as bunkers, ammo dumps and tank storage.

First, Basra was the center of much fighting in the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. Imposing statues -- angrily pointing fingers toward Iran and representing the war -- once lined the Shatt al-Arab.