UAE firm offers to invest in Boca prison in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The Basra Governor Shaltagh Abood discussed on Thursday with the director general of UAE-based firm methods to invest in the location of the former prison, Boca. “The discussions were fruitful,” said a statement issued by the local authorities in Basra. The company’s director general stressed that his firm wants to work in Basra and invest in Boca. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1