Basra is now home to two stadiums: the 65,000-capacity International Stadium, opened in 2013, and the 30,000-seat Minaa Olympic Stadium, inaugurated just two weeks before the tournament.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/iraq-eyes-international-football-comeback-gulf-cup

Iraq Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani stressed the importance of the event after a visit to Basra to review facilities in December when he called on organizers to present Iraq in the best possible light.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/01/05/iraq-to-host-soccers-gulf-cup-for-the-first-time-since-1979/

Major Collicut, who now provides personal safety security advice, reflects on the comments of civilians in Basra when he returned to work for the oil industry in the city a decade on from the invasion.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/07/desert-rats-recall-fierce-heavy-hammer-fight-for-basra-20-years-on-18554753/

Rumaila is operated by Rumaila Operating Organisation which is a consortium of organisations including Basra Energy Company - a partnership between BP and PetroChina.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67522413?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup 2023 kicked off in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/25th-arabian-gulf-football-championship-kicks-off-in-iraq/

The website Hot Cities ranked southern Iraq’s Basra as the hottest city in the world on Wednesday, with a temperature of 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/08/egypt-iran-heatwave-compounds-middle-east-electricity-problems-climate-change

We were already informed today at the meeting with the delegations that the first direct flight between our capitals already started, and in the coming weeks probably we will have direct flights to Kirkuk, to Erbil, and to Basra.

Source: https://en.apa.az/foreign-policy/presidents-of-azerbaijan-and-iraq-made-press-statements-416634