Historic Middle East railway set to link Iran's Shi'ite Muslims with Iraq
"We should see the trains moving in about 18 months because it's a small distance," Nasser Al-Asadi, transport advisor to the Iraqi prime minister, told Reuters.
Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims take part in a mourning ceremony, during the holy Shi'ite ritual of Arbaeen, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq September 5, 2023(photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL-MARJANI)ByREUTERS
