An Iraqi demonstrator wearing a mask is seen at the building called 'the Turkish Restaurant Building', during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa al-Deen
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Protesters have blocked the entrance to Iraq's Khor al-Zubair commodities port near Basra, preventing trucks from entering, port officials told Reuters on Tuesday, as the biggest wave of anti-government demonstrations in decades continue.
Khor al-Zubair is Iraq's second main Gulf port. It is used to export cargoes of gas condensates and receives refined oil product shipments, construction and electrical commodities and food.
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