Shafaq News/ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, confirmed during a ministerial meeting in Washington that Iraq is immune to war in the region, pointing out that wars contribute to creating a state of chaos that is exploited by terrorist organizations such as ISIS.
The media office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, “Hussein stressed during his intervention today, at the ministerial meeting of the countries of the international coalition to defeat the terrorist organization ISIS, held in Washington, that Iraq must be kept away from the wars taking place in the region.”
Hussein pointed out the “Iraqi government’s deep concern about the current situation in the Middle East, especially in Gaza and Lebanon,” warning that “wars contribute to creating a state of chaos that terrorist organizations such as ISIS exploit, or produce a new version of it.”
He added, “Wars create chaos and increase the number of refugees and displaced persons, which doubles the humanitarian crises in the region.”
He expressed his concern about “the use of social media platforms by terrorist organizations, most notably ISIS, as a tool for spreading their ideas and recruiting. He stressed the need to combat the organization not only on the ground, but also on social media platforms, warning that the continued use of these platforms without oversight could exacerbate terrorist threats.”
At the end of his speech, the Minister stressed “the importance of coordination between the member states of the coalition to confront ISIS by all means, including via the Internet, to ensure a comprehensive victory over terrorism.”
Director General Of Ports Announces Completion Of All Sections Of The Five Berths Project Within The Grand Faw Port
Monday 30 September 2024 14:15 | Economic Number of readings: 239 Basra / NINA / The Director General of the General Company for Iraqi Ports, Farhan Al-Fartousi, announced today, Monday, the completion of all sections of the project to build five berths within the project to establish a container terminal for the Grand Faw Port.
Al-Fartousi said: "The company implementing the Grand Faw Port project has completed all sections of the project to build five berths within the project to establish a container terminal in the port."
He explained that "the area of ​​the berths project is (167,000) m2, where the depth excavation of the berths facade was completed and reached a depth of (22.6) m, and it was fully furnished."
He added that "the amount of excavation in the berths facade amounted to (2,600,000) m3, where it was also fully furnished," indicating that "the number of pillars that were fully completed amounted to (1736) tubular pillars, while the weight of the rocks of different sizes used was (1,500,000) tons."
Al-Fartousi continued: "The number of connecting bridges reached (880) bridges, and the number of fully completed fenders reached (117) fenders, while the number of fully completed ship berths was (144) berths," noting that the yard was also completed to connect to the five docks. It is
noteworthy that the project to establish the container terminal for the Grand Faw Port, which is one of the five projects of the project, includes the construction of five giant docks to unload ships with a length of (1750) meters, and the construction of a container yard with a length of (1750) meters. / End