News SummaryMarch 25, 2010 - 01:21:32
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Thursday – March 25:
*Politics:
BAGHDAD - Deputy Prime Minister Rafia al-Eissawi held on Thursday a meeting with Head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, Ammar al-Hakim.
WASSIT - Tens of people who support the State of Law Alliance demonstrated on Thursday in central Kut city demanding to manually recounting votes that Iraqis casted in the country’s parliamentary election.
*Security:
ANBAR - One policeman was killed and five others were injured when a bomber blew himself up in eastern Ramadi, a local police source said on Thursday.
KIRKUK - Two Iraqi policemen have been wounded when unknown gunmen threw a hand grenade at them in Kirkuk, a local police officer said on Thursday.
KIRKUK - One wanted man was arrested on Thursday in southwest of Kirkuk, according to a senior officer.
KIRKUK - A stockpile of ammunitions were found in Thursday in western Kirkuk, a local police chief said.
NINEWA - Border guards arrested on Thursday five Iraqi infiltrators, who tried to enter the country illegally in west of Mosul, a source from the Ninewa Operations Command said.
MISSAN - The Missan police department has opened a new police department for dogs with a total cost 600 million Iraqi dinars, according to a the new department’s chief.
NINEWA - Iraqi special forces (SWAT) killed a senior leader of al-Qaeda group in western Mosul on Thursday, commander of the SWAT said.
*Economy:
NINEWA - Initial designs have been made for the sixth bridge in Mosul City, which will need an estimated cost of 55 billion Iraqi dinars, a local official said on Thursday.
DIWANIYA - In cooperation with the local government, the U.S. reconstruction team has inaugurated an electricity transformer station that supplies power to 10 neighborhoods in Diwaniya.
BASRA - The project to install and operate central air compressors at the shipyard of the Iraqi Ports Company in Basra has been completed.
BAGHDAD - The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales fell to $168.910 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $266.160 million in the previous session.
DIWANIYA - In cooperation with the local government in Diwaniya, the U.S. reconstruction team has opened a factory to manufacture school desks at a total cost of $25,000 U.S. dollars.
*Variety:
DUHUK - One of the largest archeological sites will be opened this Sunday in the province of Duhuk, a local official said on Thursday.
KARBALA - Central markets have been activated in the holy province of Karbala for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the country, a local official said on Thursday.
ARBIL - A number of people carrying the Quran demonstrated in Arbil city on Thursday before the building of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament.
NINEWA - No fees need to be paid to get a visa to Turkey, Turkish consular in Mosul city said on Thursday.
*Features:
NINEWA - New lawmakers from Ninewa await an uneasy mission to fulfill their promises made during the electoral campaigns.
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