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Baghdad examines plan to build tram line

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Baghdad Municipality is studying a plan to build a tram line between the residential city of Bismayah and Al-Bab Al-Sharqi. The spokesperson for the Baghdad Municipality, Mohammed Al-Rubaie, said that the project will be made available…

NIC sets May 12 as final date to receive bids for Baghdad Metro project

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Chairman of the National Investment Commission (NIC), Haider Makiya, said on Monday that May 12 will be the last date to receive bids for the Baghdad Metro and Najaf-Karbala train projects. Makiya’s statement took place during…

Designs for Baghdad Metro finished

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Prime Minister’s advisor on transportation affairs, Nasser Al-Asadi, claimed on Thursday that the layouts for the Baghdad Metro undertaking have been completed. Al-Asadi defined that with 64 stations distribute throughout 148 kilometers, the Baghdad Metro…