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Drought drives economic exodus from Iraq's rivers and marshlands

On a sun-scorched shoreline in Iraq's southern marshlands, fishermen stood shovelling a grim catch: tiny fish gathered dead from the water, fit only for use as animal fodder.

Reuters

Iraq’s oil boom blamed for worsening water crisis in drought-hit south

Pollution from gas flaring – the burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction – is also a major concern in the oil-rich but extremely dry south

The Guardian - UK

Corruption, deep disparity mark Iraq's oil legacy post-2003

Basra province boasts most of Iraq’s oil reserves and is symbolic of the deep disparities that have endured since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that remade the country's political order

The Independent UK

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'My son's last words were "don't worry mum, I'll be back" - but he never was'

Ben Hyde was among six Redcap military policemen killed at a police station near Basra. At the time it was the British forces’ biggest single loss of life since the Falklands

Daily Mirror

Geysers of burning oil, looting and mayhem – reporting on the opening days of the Iraq war

The Guardian and Observer’s correspondent recalls his 2003 journey dodging US tanks, checkpoints and police

The Guardian - UK

‘It never goes away’: three Britons on how the Iraq war changed their lives

A mother whose son was killed in Basra, a senior non-commissioned officer with PTSD and a psychiatric nurse reflect 20 years on

The Guardian - UK

Iraq’s ‘Gulf 25’ Win Intensifies Need for Deeper Ties with Arab Neighbors

Iraqi leaders and officials are avoiding to use the term “Arab Gulf” when congratulating their country’s football team for winning the “25th Arabian Gulf Cup,” but Muqtada al-Sadr has decided to continue challenging Tehran by calling the waterway dividing Iran from its Arab neighbors the “Arab Gulf.” In a tweet,…

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Ticketless fans, organisers blamed for Iraq stadium stampede

Thousands of ticketless fans had gathered outside Basra International Stadium ahead of the Arabian Gulf Cup final.

Al Jazeera

Deadly stampede could affect Iraq's World Cup hopes

Iraq has won the Gulf Cup for the first time since 1988 with a 3-2 victory over Oman but the triumph was marred by a deadly stampede outside the Basra International Stadium

The Independent UK

Stampede Outside Stadium in Iraq Kills 2, Injures Dozens

A stampede outside a stadium in the southern Iraqi city of Basra killed at least two people and injured dozens Thursday. The Iraqi News Agency said one person was killed and 60 people were injured outside the Basra International Stadium.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Stampede near soccer stadium in Iraq's Basra kills one, dozens injured

A stampede near a soccer stadium in the city of Basra in southern Iraq killed one person and injured dozens on Thursday, when thousands of fans were trying to enter the stadium, the state news agency reported.

Reuters

Four dead, dozens injured in stampede at Gulf Cup in Iraq

Stampede takes place at a stadium in Basra ahead of the Arabian Gulf Cup final between Iraq and Oman.

Al Jazeera

Iraq Says Ties with Arab World Have Entered ‘New Phase’

Iraq announced that its relationship with its Arab surroundings had entered a “new phase,” stressing that the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, which is currently being held in the city of Basra, will help strengthen the country’s political status in the Arab, regional and international arenas. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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Sadrist Movement: Iran Fears Iraq’s Rapprochement with Gulf

The Iraqi government has continued to ignore Iran’s protests of Iraqi officials using the term “Arabian Gulf” as Basra hosts the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup football tournament. Iran has protested the name, summoning the Iraqi ambassador in Tehran to demand that it be changed to “Persian” Gulf. The term “Arabian…

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Iraq Ignores Iran's Objection to Using 'Arabian Gulf' Name

Iraq ignored the Iranian protest against using the "Arabian Gulf" name and did not comment on Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Naser Kanaani's complaint, saying that authorities should take necessary measures. Earlier, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani opened the Gulf Cup 25, referring to it as the "Arabian Gulf Cup" to…

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The Gulf Celebrates 25th Edition of Arabian Gulf Cup in Basra

Thousands of football fans from around the Gulf attended the opening ceremony of the 25th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup in Basra on Friday. The last time Iraq hosted this tournament was in 1979 when it won the title. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani formally kicked off…

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Iraq Eyes International Football Comeback with Gulf Cup

Iraq on Friday welcomed football teams from across the region for the Gulf Cup, ending nearly three decades of repeated bans on international matches in the war-torn and corruption-plagued country. The tournament in the southern city of Basra brings together eight teams, with Friday's opening match seeing the host nation…

Al Jazeera

Basra excited ahead of Arabian Gulf Cup tournament kickoff

The 25th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup football tournament will start in Iraq on Friday.

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The Independent UK

Soccer fans hopeful ahead of Gulf Cup in Iraqi city of Basra

Iraq is hosting its first international soccer tournament in more than four decades and for many Iraqis, the tournament that is about to kick off in the southern city of Basra offers a rare moment of joy and optimism

The Independent UK

Iraq to host soccer's Gulf Cup for the first time since 1979

After decades of war, invasions and instability, Iraq hosts the eight-nation Gulf Cup soccer tournament starting on Friday for the first time since 1979

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Security Dismantles Largest Crude Oil Smuggling Network in Basra

The Iraqi National Security Agency has announced that the committee investigating the oil theft in Basra uncovered the largest crude oil smuggling network. The new announcement may be linked to the arrest of nine senior officers in early November, including top officials of the protection police involved in oil and…

Al Jazeera

Iraq launches ticket sales for upcoming Gulf Cup in Basra

The 2023 Gulf Cup will be the first major football tournament held in Iraq for 40 years.

France 24

Iraq's Basra under pressure from rural exodus due to desertification

Repeated droughts experienced by Iraq for the past three years are accentuating the rural exodus underway throughout the country. No longer able to work on their land due to rapid desertification, farmers are moving to the cities. In oil-rich Basra, the country's economic powerhouse, these farmers end up in slums,…

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Iraq to Increase Production Capacity at Basra Refinery

Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul Ghani announced Sunday that the Oil Ministry is working to increase the refining capacity of the Basra Gas Company to 1,400 million cubic feet per day in the coming years. During his visit to the facilities of…

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Iraqi Prime Minister Faces ‘Oil Mafia’

Less than two weeks after the “theft of the century” scandal, which saw the “disappearance” of $2.5 billion in Iraqi tax insurance funds, a new major theft emerged, involving nine senior officers in the Ministry of Interior in the southern province of Basra. A document issued by the Iraqi Ministry…

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