February 5, 2010 - 12:53:45
BAGHDAD -/ Aswat al-Iraq: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Friday – Feb. 5:
*Politics:
BAGHDAD - Speaker of the Kurdistan parliament, Kamal Karkouki, discussed with an Indian diplomat, the political developments in the country, an official statement said on Friday.
*Security:
NINEWA - A Syrian gunman was killed on Friday in clashes between Iraqi forces and Arab gunmen near the Syrian borders in Ninewa, according to a security source.
BAGHDAD - The American military is rushing delivery of dozens of bomb-detection dogs to Iraq after accusations that widely used mechanical devices are ineffective to pinpoint explosives at checkpoints and other search sites, The New York Times said.
KARBALA - A mortar shell landed on Friday in eastern Karbala, with no word on casualties, according to a security source.
ANBAR - Twenty-eight detainees were released in Ramadi after they had been cleared of all wrongdoing, a local security source said on Friday.
NINEWA - Security authorities in Talafar adopted tight security measures on Friday as Shiites celebrate Imam Hussein’s Arbaeen, a security source said on Friday.
KARBALA - At least 27 persons were killed and 56 others were wounded in the explosion that took place in eastern Karbala on Friday, Karbala governor said.
SULAIMANIYA - Kurdish security forces arrested two robbery gangs in central Klara district in Sulaimaniya, a security source said on Friday.
KARBALA - The toll from the explosion that took place in eastern Karbala earlier today has reached 181, a security source said on Friday.
*Economy:
BAGHDAD - Industry Minister, Fawzy Hariri, discussed with Basra Governor, Shaltagh Abboud, ways to develop the industrial companies in the southern Basra and to strength its role in reviving the Iraqi economy, according to a ministry’s statement.
BAGHDAD - The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales went down this week because of the Arbaeen visit to reach $569.082 million compared to 626.489 million last week.
*Variety:
BASRA - Elections to choose a new administrative commission for the Basra Physicians Union have been postponed for one week due to Shiite occasion.
BAGHDAD -/ Aswat al-Iraq: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Friday – Feb. 5:
*Politics:
BAGHDAD - Speaker of the Kurdistan parliament, Kamal Karkouki, discussed with an Indian diplomat, the political developments in the country, an official statement said on Friday.
*Security:
NINEWA - A Syrian gunman was killed on Friday in clashes between Iraqi forces and Arab gunmen near the Syrian borders in Ninewa, according to a security source.
BAGHDAD - The American military is rushing delivery of dozens of bomb-detection dogs to Iraq after accusations that widely used mechanical devices are ineffective to pinpoint explosives at checkpoints and other search sites, The New York Times said.
KARBALA - A mortar shell landed on Friday in eastern Karbala, with no word on casualties, according to a security source.
ANBAR - Twenty-eight detainees were released in Ramadi after they had been cleared of all wrongdoing, a local security source said on Friday.
NINEWA - Security authorities in Talafar adopted tight security measures on Friday as Shiites celebrate Imam Hussein’s Arbaeen, a security source said on Friday.
KARBALA - At least 27 persons were killed and 56 others were wounded in the explosion that took place in eastern Karbala on Friday, Karbala governor said.
SULAIMANIYA - Kurdish security forces arrested two robbery gangs in central Klara district in Sulaimaniya, a security source said on Friday.
KARBALA - The toll from the explosion that took place in eastern Karbala earlier today has reached 181, a security source said on Friday.
*Economy:
BAGHDAD - Industry Minister, Fawzy Hariri, discussed with Basra Governor, Shaltagh Abboud, ways to develop the industrial companies in the southern Basra and to strength its role in reviving the Iraqi economy, according to a ministry’s statement.
BAGHDAD - The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales went down this week because of the Arbaeen visit to reach $569.082 million compared to 626.489 million last week.
*Variety:
BASRA - Elections to choose a new administrative commission for the Basra Physicians Union have been postponed for one week due to Shiite occasion.
