Province sits on about 70 per cent of country's oil reserves ...

The British may be getting some help from within Basra, Iraq's second-largest city. "I do understand that the sheer population there attempted to attack the ruling party," said Group Capt. Al Lockwood ...

Basra, Iraq, is known as "the bride of the gulf" after its life-supporting fertile lands, and building vertically is one way to protect those lands. The planned Bride vertical city does just that.

The approved framework covers multiple Iraqi crude grades, including Basra Light, Basra Medium and Basra Heavy, as Iraq seeks ...

A clothing store owner defiantly waves a cigarette in the air, saying he was not allowed to smoke when Shiite militias were in control. Then he quietly adds: "Don't let them know I said they were bad.

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 ...

Freed last year from the grip of militias, Basra has emerged as the main battleground for rival Shiites in elections for control of the oil-rich south — a race that will test the power of religious ...

Basra is enjoying a comeback after suffering through three major wars. These days, Iraqis in the oil-rich southern province are enjoying something close to a normal life. Basrawis say the boom is long ...

On Friday morning, the protests in Basra continued. The day was young, and it was already a scalding 43 degrees centigrade (109 degrees Fahrenheit). By the afternoon it was even hotter. The protests ...