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The Governor of Basra, Asaad Al-Eidani, revealed a noticeable improvement in the water situation within the governorate, stressing that the salinity crisis in the Shatt al-Arab is being addressed with comprehensive strategic plans, in coordination with the federal government and neighboring countries. A statement followed by Al-Raya stated that the...
The Governor of Basra, Asaad Al-Eidani, issued a decision to return Bassem Khalaf to his position as District Commissioner of Abu Al-Khasib District. A source told Al-Raya that Al-Eidani appointed Khalaf to his position by an official decision, about two weeks after his dismissal and the appointment of Zaid as the Emir to manage...
A number of contract holders under Resolutions 315 and 192 demonstrated today, Saturday, in front of the gate of the Southern Refineries Company in Basra, to demand that they be appointed permanent owners and end their suffering that has been going on for years. Al-Raya’s correspondent stated that the demonstrators expressed their dissatisfaction...
The Iraqi academic and educational community mourned Professor Dr. Dakhel Hassan Jarbo, the former president of the University of Basra, who died in Australia after a scientific career that spanned more than fifty years. Dr. Jarboe is considered one of the most prominent academic figures in...
Political movements are escalating in Wasit Governorate after the Kut tragedy, especially after the spread of a video clip showing the governor watching the fire from afar. The head of the provincial council submitted a request to host the governor, but the deputy head of the council, Haider Ajaj Al-Shammari, expressed...
The Deputy Chairman of the Wasit Provincial Council, Haider Ajaj, called for an emergency session to question the governor, after he appeared watching the flames devour the bodies of citizens from a safe distance, while the governor’s action was considered “a scandalous negligence and disdain for the lives of citizens.” Ajaj said in...
The Basra Municipality issued a clarification regarding the video clip circulating on social media, which shows an attempt to break down the door of the clock room at Algeria Intersection in the center of the city. The municipality confirmed in a statement followed by Al-Raya that “the man shown in the video is...
The head of the Security Committee in the Basra Provincial Council, Aqeel Talib Al-Fariji, accompanied by the Basra Police Commander, Major General Latif Abdul-Rida Al-Saad, conducted a field visit to the headquarters of the Basra Operations Command, as part of early preparations to secure the Arbaeen visit of the Imam...