14b. ID to rehabilitate Ur factories

THI-QAR / IraqiNews.com: A sum of 14 billion Iraqi dinars has been allocated for rehabilitation work on Ur state establishment, a local relations and media chief said on Monday. “The amount has been allocated by the Ministry of Industry and Minerals,” Shakir al-Jabiri told IraqiNews.com news agency. 1 U.S. dollar = 1,118 Iraqi dinars. Ur State Company has several factories and employs a staff of nearly 5,200. Nassiriya, the capital city of Thi-Qar province, lies 380 km south of Baghdad. SS (P) 1