French firm rehabilitates part of Umm Qasr Port

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: A French firm on Monday finalized the process of rehabilitating part of the Umm Qasr Port in Basra province. “The rehabilitated part will be opened by the end of this month,” a media source from the Iraqi Ports Company told IraqiNews.com news agency. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 5