Wassit Governor Lateef Hamad al-Turfa opened on Saturday two U.S.-funded meat and fish markets in the city of al-Kut. “The two projects cost around six billion Iraqi dinars,” Majid al-Itabi, the Wassit province’s information director, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency He said that the two buildings will occupy a total area of 3,250 square metres. […]
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U.S. to Fund Meat and Fish Markets in Wassit
U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team (P.R.T) will fund two buildings in central Kut city, which will be used as meat and fish markets. “The two buildings will occupy a total area of 3,250 square meters,” Majid al-Itabi, the Wassit provincial media director, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Thursday. He said that the first building will […]
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Baghdad Plans 75,000 Apartments to Modernize Slum
The city of Baghdad asked foreign companies on Thursday to sign up for a project to design and build 75,000 apartments, the first phase of a $10 billion plan to rebuild the Iraqi capital's sprawling Sadr City slum. The entire 56 sq km (22 sq mile) project, to be built over 10 years, includes 150,000 […]
3 Projects carried out at ID7b in Shaqlawa
Three service projects were finalized in the different areas of the district of Shaqlawa at a total cost of more than 7 billion Iraqi dinars, the district mayor said on Thursday. “The projects were carried out in Shaqlawa, (51 km) northeast of Arbil, at a cost of more than 7 billion Iraqi dinars from the […]
Housing Minister Discusses Progress of Projects
The Iraqi minister of housing and construction has discussed with the governor of Muthanna the progress of projects implemented by the ministry in the province. “Minister Bayan Dizayee has stressed her ministry’s seriousness in executing the projects in accordance with the required standards and the agreed deadlines,” according to a ministry statement received by Aswat […]
Parliament to Vote on Real Estate Property Commission Bill
The Iraqi Parliament started on Thursday its regular session under Speaker Iyad al-Samarraie to vote on the real estate property commission draft law. Today’s agenda include voting on amending the dissolved authority number 65 of 2004 and on compensating those damaged by the former regime. The session will also witness the first reading of the […]
Kurdistan’s Cabinet Approves Housing Bill
Kurdistan region’s Council of Ministers approved the housing citizens draft law, according to an official statement released on Thursday. “The council during its meeting tackled also allocating 10% of the project’s amount to the cities, 15% to the districts and 20% to the villages,” said the statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The council […]
Baghdad Mayor Urges Iraqi Businessmen to Contribute to Reconstruction
The mayor of Baghdad has called on Iraqi businessmen to participate in the reconstruction process of the capital Baghdad. “This came during the mayor’s meeting with a number of businessmen from the Iraqi National Business Council…,” according to a statement released by the mayoralty and received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The mayor has called […]
3 New Drinking Water Units in Basra
Three new drinking water units, funded by the Iraqi government’s Basra rebuilding and development committee, have been launched in Basra on Thursday. “The three units’ total capacity is 400 cubic meters per hour,” Rasheed al-Fahad, the committee’s spokesperson, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that the cost of the three units was around ID3 […]
Big Residential Compound in Diala – Source
Diala Investment Commission gave permission to construct a big residential compound in eastern Baaquba city, the commission’s head said on Wednesday. “The compound will consist of 3,000 apartments,” Mijwil Mehdi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that the compound’s total cost will be around $247 million. “Interested citizen need to pay $40–$50 thousand to […]
Halting License Granted to Stone Bakeries
The State Company of Processing Grains affiliated to Ministry of Trade has decided to transfer one of Baghdad's mills to Salah el- Din province, also it decided to halt granting stone bakery's license. A statement issued by Media National Center quoted a source in the Ministry of Trade saying" Acting DG of the State Company […]
U.S. Forces Hands over Basra Airport’s Runway to Iraqi Authorities
U.S. troops handed over the runway of the Basra airport to the Iraqi authorities, the airport’s director said on Monday. “U.S. troops handed over the runway to the Iraqi authorities, which is the last part of transferring the entire airport to the Iraqi civilian authorities,” Abulamir Mattar told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “Receiving the runway […]