Iraq obtains nearly $1 billion loan to rehabilitate railway network: Transport ministry

“The IREM project will rehabilitate and modernize 1,047 km of existing railways linking Umm Qasr Port to Mosul through Baghdad,” a World Bank statement about the project said.

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Iraq, Iran push ahead with Shalamcheh-Basra railway

Progress is ongoing on a railway project that will link Basra in Iraq to Shalamcheh in Iran, with Iraq's Ministry of Transport highlighting the economic benefits the project entails, particularly regarding the annual influx of Iranian Shia Muslims to perform the Arbaeen pilgrimage.

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Iraq, Iran finalizing talks on Basra to Shalamchech railway

The Iraqi Media Office Director of the Ministry of Transport, Maytham Al-Safi, discussed the Basra-Shalamcheh railway project, highlighting its key components such as bridge construction, mine clearance, and addressing land encroachments.

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