The Chairman of Basra Provincial Council, Khalaf Al-Badran, inaugurated the Basra International General Trade Fair this evening, Wednesday, with the participation of 150 companies from 12 Arab and foreign countries in addition to Iraq, and it will last for 15 days. The Fair's public relations and media officer, Osama Majeed, said: "Companies from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, Syria, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, India and Turkey are participating in the Fair, in addition to the wide participation of the Iraqi national product, which is participating with several products related to food, household and cleaning materials." The Fair receives its visitors from 3:pm until midnight. Source: National Iraqi News Agency