April 2, 2010
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Friday – April 2:
*Politics:
MISSAN - Al-Sadr office in Amara started on Friday the referendum to choose the appropriate figure to assume the prime minister post, according to a member of al-Ahrar bloc in Missan.
BAGHDAD - Iraqi President Jalal al-Talabani discussed with Prime Minster Nouri al-Maliki forming a national partnership government, according to a presidential statement on Friday.
DIWANIYA - The Sadr office in Diwaniya has opened 100 polling centers for the referendum organized by the Sadrists to choose the coming prime minister, director of the electoral department of al-Sadr office in Diwaniya said on Friday.
BAGHDAD - Vice President Adel Abdulmahdi discussed with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki the current political developments and talks to form the new government, a presidential statement said on Friday.
KARBALA - Sadrist referendum has started on Friday 8:00 am to choose the movement’s candidate to occupy the position of Iraq’s new prime minister.
ARBIL - President of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, said on Friday that he will hold a meeting on Saturday in Arbil with the Kurds’ Lists, which won parliamentary seats, to unify their stances in the ongoing negotiations to form the coming government.
*Security:
NINEWA - Iraqi forces arrested five wanted persons in Talafar on Friday, according to an official police source.
DIALA - A man and his son were killed and the wife were wounded in an improvised explosive device blast in Jalawlaa district in Diala, a security source said on Friday.
*Variety:
ARBIL - The 5th International Book Fair has been opened on Friday in Arbil city with the participation of 250 publishing houses.
