Basra
Rains like no other: Iraq is tested in era of climate change
Middle East
May 2, 2019
Rains like no other: Iraq is tested in era of climate change
YOUSSIFIYAH, Iraq (AP) — After years of meager rains and scorching summers, the wettest winter in a generation has revived…
Iran-backed groups corner Iraq’s postwar scrap metal market
Middle East
February 13, 2019
Iran-backed groups corner Iraq’s postwar scrap metal market
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The wrecks of vehicles used by Islamic State militants as car bombs and other metal debris…
Fairouz Cafe brings Levantine nostalgia to southern Iraq
Middle East
January 6, 2019
Fairouz Cafe brings Levantine nostalgia to southern Iraq
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Mohammed Abdul Ameer’s nostalgia for better days and his roots in the Levant were what…
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
Travel
November 11, 2018
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
BAGHDAD/FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – At Baghdad’s grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is…
US pulls diplomats from Iraqi city, citing threats from Iran
Middle East
September 29, 2018
US pulls diplomats from Iraqi city, citing threats from Iran
The United States announced on Friday it will effectively close its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra and…
Iraqi activist shot dead in tense southern city of Basra
Middle East
September 26, 2018
Iraqi activist shot dead in tense southern city of Basra
BAGHDAD (AP) — Masked gunmen shot dead a human rights activist and mother of four outside a supermarket in…
Iran-backed militias accused of reign of fear in Iraqi Basra
Middle East
September 23, 2018
Iran-backed militias accused of reign of fear in Iraqi Basra
Hajar Youssif was on her daily commute to work, staring at her phone and flicking through her Instagram…
Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government
SULAIMANIYA/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Violent protests in the Iraqi city of Basra have all but ended US-backed Prime Minister…
Iraq PM urged to quit as key ally deserts him over unrest
Middle East
September 9, 2018
Iraq PM urged to quit as key ally deserts him over unrest
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi faced calls to resign Saturday as his alliance with a populist cleric who won…
Iraq parliament to hold emergency session after Basra burns
Middle East
September 7, 2018
Iraq parliament to hold emergency session after Basra burns
Iraq’s parliament on Friday called an emergency session after a curfew was imposed in the southern city of Basra…