The first non-Iraqi archaeological investigation of the Tigris-Euphrates delta in 20 years was a preliminary foray by three women who began to explore the links between wetland resources and the emergence and growth of cities last year.

BASRA, Iraq, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- AISG, Inc. wins competition for complex operation and maintenance (O&M) cross-departmental contract for the US Departments of State and Defense in south Iraq.

Hollywood's Giant Flick Films said Thursday it is in pre-production on the live-action adventure, Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage. Based on the Arabian Nights fairy tales, the movie is intended for a 2010 release. 'Sinbad' will be reminiscent of the classic Saturday afternoon matinee films originally brought to the silver screen in the '50s by stop-motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen, the production company said in a release.

A British soldier who suffered severe injuries in Iraq completed the London Marathon on crutches Saturday, 13 days after the race began. Maj. Phil Packer, a Royal Military Police Officer, was injured during a rocket attack in Basra, Iraq, in February 2008.

The Iraqi ministry of industry has said that it has completed renovation of the Al-Najibiya power station in the province of Basra, with all the work being done indigenously, according to news agency Aswat al-Iraq.