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Jul 15, 2025 - 5:33 PM 4 min

Financial aid.. The Council of Ministers discusses the delay in Basra projects.. 15 rain stations and a drainage project for the Shatt al-Arab

The Council of Ministers decided to include the project “Designs and implementation of 15 rainwater networks and stations in Basra Governorate” within the government projects plan, along with the project “Implementation of a wastewater treatment plant and conveyor lines with the intermediate stations of the Shat...

Jul 15, 2025 - 1:06 PM 1 min

Denunciation followed by escalation.. The people of Sharsh reject the dismissal of Abdel Majeed Al-Hassan: “A decision that does not represent us.”

The people of the Sharsh area denounced the decision of the Basra Provincial Council to dismiss Mr. Abdul Majeed Al-Hassan from his position, describing the decision as “unfair and unjust against a national figure known for his competence.” The people said in a statement followed by Al-Raya: “We knew Mr. Abdel...

Jul 15, 2025 - 10:19 AM 1 min

The "Haritha earthquake" topples the governor and two others

Today, Tuesday, the Basra Governorate Council voted to make broad administrative changes, most notably the dismissal of the mayor of Al-Haritha, as part of responding to escalating popular demands. An informed source told Al-Raya platform that the council voted to dismiss the District Attorney...

Jul 14, 2025 - 10:16 AM 1 min

Under fifties temperatures... Basra youth continue to demand appointments

Dozens of graduates of engineering departments, petroleum specializations, and scientists went out today, Monday, in a demonstration for the second day in a row in front of the headquarters of the Basra Oil Company in the Al-Makinah area, to demand the provision of real job opportunities within the oil sector. And raise the...

Jul 13, 2025 - 4:03 PM 1 min

"Daffodils" are blooming in Basra.. Al-Eidani gives the company a complex with a thousand workshops.. Do all companies have the same opportunity?

“Al-Narjis” Company announced that it had obtained the approval of the Governor of Basra, Asaad Abdul Amir Al-Eidani, for a request it submitted to establish the largest industrial complex in the governorate, on an area of ​​land designated for the industrial sector. The company stated in a statement followed by Al-Raya that...

Jul 13, 2025 - 6:26 AM 1 min

Asaad Al-Eidani gives up on activist Ammar Al-Halafi.. These are the full details

The Governor of Basra, Asaad Al-Eidani, announced today, Sunday, that he was relinquishing the lawsuit filed against the activist Ammar Al-Halafi, against the backdrop of criticism that was considered his recent insult to the performance of the local government, and he promised to surrender himself to the police station. The governor said...

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