Basra news

The government of Saudi Arabia has pledged to fund the construction of a US$1bn "sports city" close to the Iraqi capital city Baghdad. The announcement ... More

Cultural space developments in the Gulf region continue apace with the opening of a new US$434m (€383m, £328.7m) museum in Doha, Qatar. The new National ... More

Based inside the former palace of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Basra Museum has just opened three new galleries – quadrupling its display space following its ... More

A museum that opened in Saddam Hussein’s palace in September has been granted further funding in order to complete work on the galleries. A sum ... More

The palace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been given a new purpose, with Iraq’s government turning the former stronghold into the country’s first ... More

Iraq is planning to open its first new major museum since its occupation in 2003, with an art institution to open inside the former palace ... More

The recently-completed Shanghai Tower, designed by Global architecture firm Gensler, has been officially recognised as the world’s second-tallest building. Located in Shanghai's Pudong business district, ... More

Tantalising details have emerged about a huge regeneration masterplan in Basra, which will see an entirely new vertical city extend up into the clouds. The ... More

Bill Hellmuth, president of global architecture practice HOK is “excited” by the firm’s recent re-entry into the sports sector. Speaking to Sports Management, Hellmuth said ... More

Kansas City, US-based 360 Architecture is to work with Anwar Soura General Contracting Company on the development of two 30,000-seat soccer stadiums in Iraq. The ... More