An invited guest from British Museum, right, and an official from Iraq Museum look at antiquities on display at a newly opened museum in the southern city of Basra, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Iraq inaugurated the new antiquities museum in Basra on Tuesday, with pottery, statues, coins and other artifacts dating back more than 2,000 years. Only one hall was opened due to a shortage of funds. The museum is housed in one of Saddam Husseins former palaces, which had briefly served as a mess hall for British troops after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that overthrew him. It will showcase artifacts dating back to 400 B.C. that tell the history of the oil-rich city on the Persian Gulf. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) ORG XMIT: BAG101
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