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IRAQ: Al-Diwaniyah Inks MOU To Build Own International Airport

1339Z 22Sep26

AL DIWANIYAH, Iraq

The government of Al Diwaniyah province, in Iraq's central Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate, signed an MOU with Ru'ya Al-Balaghi and Chinese firm Kam Si to construct Al Diwaniyah International Airport.
Governor Abbas Shuail Al-Zamili said the airport project is important for infrastructure and economic activity.
Al-Zamili added the project will stimulate trade and investment and create new economic opportunities, according to Iraqi News Agency WAA.
Al Diwaniyah is approximately 200 kilometers south of Baghdad.
The seven designated primary international airports in Iraq are Baghdad (BGW), Erbil (EBL), Sulaymaniyah (ISU), Al Najaf (NJF), Mosul (OSM), Basra (BSR), and Kirkuk (KIK).

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