Strategic road opened in Nassiriya

THI-QAR / IraqiNews.com: The strategic Ibrahim al-Khaliel road was opened on Friday in Nassiriya by the Thi-Qar government at a cost of 34 billion Iraqi dinars, with the attendance of Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi and local officials, according to a local official source. “The project was implemented by three Iraqi companies at a cost of ID 34 billion ($26 million) in 18 months in central Nassiriya,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Nassiriya, the capital of Thi-Qar, is located 380 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 1