U.S. investment group to implement tourist project in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The U.S. group for international investments held talks with local officials in Basra on establishing a tourist project in Sindbad Island in Basra, a media source said on Wednesday. “A delegation from the U.S. group for international investments discussed with Basra Governor Shaltagh Abboud and Deputy Chairman of Basra Council, Ahmad al-Sulieti, implementing an investment project in the tourist Sindbad Island in Basra,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The project includes the establishment of several malls, hotels and entertainment places,” he added, noting that the governor expressed readiness to present all facilities to implement such projects. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 3