"The Thi-Qar Investment Board has given a UAE-based Iranian firm an investment license to build a cement factory in the province, "Mohamed Aziz al-Hindawi, Marketing Director for Thi-Qar Investment Board, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
According to a press tv report, Hindawi did not provide additional information on the cost of the project or its likely start but said that "negotiations were in final stages."
