Economy
Al-Gharraf Oil Field… The First Accused of Spreading Cancer in
Only 600 meters away from the Gharraf oil field, located to the north of Dhi Qar Governorate, is the home of young Ali Hussein Alwan (19 years old). In early February 2023, doctors discovered a tumor in his brain. He underwent two surgeries to remove it at the Al-Ahli International Hospital and Dr. Saad Al-Watari Hospital in Baghdad, and he received six chemotherapy sessions afterward. His father, Hussein Alwan (45 years old), blames the gas emissions from the Gharraf oil field, saying: “They are the cause of what happened to my son.” The difficult health condition of his son, along…
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Oil fields and war remnants raise cancer rates in Basra
Dawai Naji (45 years old) from Basra, southern Iraq, lives in a whirlwind of anxiety about his mother, who is suffering from leukemia and has been hospitalized for weeks at Al-Sadr Teaching Hospital. He fears she might join his younger sister and nephew, who both died of cancer in 2014.…
A dangerous trade sweeps Iraq… “Forex” victims lose billions
Noor Al-Ali (20 years old) from Baghdad, at the beginning of 2021, thought that she would move from a housewife with only a high school diploma to financial independence by entering the “Forex” market after her close friend convinced her to do so. In order to take her first step…
Shafqat Al-Amel: Basra’s biggest squatter crisis
Largest informal settlement: Shafqat Al-Amel and 100,000 land encroachments in Basra
In oil-rich Basra; two worlds, two classes
Corruption, poverty and unemployment grapple Basra, Iraq’s richest city, as thousands suffer to make ends meet.
تغير المناخ يؤثر على انتاجية رز العنبر في العراق
شحة رز العنبر احدى نتائج التصحر والجفاف في المناطق الزراعية
Iraqis turn to real estate amid banking trust issues
Iraqi investors flock to real estate amid banking sector distrust, prioritizing land and property for financial security amidst militia influence.
