Commercial market opened in Kut

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Wassit’s governor on Thursday inaugurated a typical commercial market in Kut city at a cost of $230,000 U.S. dollars, according to a local media source. “The market, which took nearly two months to construct, is located in al-Jihad neighborhood,” Thamir Abdulsaheb told IraqiNews.com news agency. “It is established on an area of 850 square meters and includes 40 stores,” Abdulsaheb added. Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1