(Source: Aswat Al Iraq)

Iraqis Ports Company has reached an agreement with a foreign firm to build 1,300 housing units for ports’ staff in the Basra province, in southern Iraq.

“The compound will be constructed at the al-Najeebiya area, 25 km north of Basra,” a media source from the Iraqi company told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He noted that work in the project will be started soon.

“The compound will be finalized within three years from the starting date,” the source explained.