Kuwait, China to revive port construction 10 years after pause
Al Mayadeen English
3 min readAfter almost 10 years of a pause on construction, when it was around 50% complete, the revival of the project is motivated partially by neighboring Iraq’s plan for a $17 billion road and rail network to boost regional trade.
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Kuwait's Emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a signing ceremony in Beijing, China, July 9. (AP/Pool)
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