May 5, 2010BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Wednesday – May 5:
*Politics:
NAJAF - Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani on Wednesday met with Ad Melkert, the representative of the UN secretary general in Iraq.
*Security:
KIRKUK - One policeman and one civilian were wounded when a roadside bomb went off on Wednesday in southern Kirkuk city.
ANBAR - Unknown gunmen on Wednesday killed a Sunni cleric near his house west of Baghdad.
KIRKUK - A U.S. patrol was hit with a thermal bomb in southern Kirkuk city.
NINEWA - One policeman and one civilian man were killed, and one civilian woman was wounded when gunmen opened fire on Wednesday in central Mosul city.
NINEWA - Iraqi army forces on Wednesday arrested four wanted men in eastern Mosul city.
BASRA - Police forces on Wednesday arrested 14 wanted men in Basra province.
BASRA - A roadside bomb went off on Wednesday near a business office in central Basra city.
*Economy:
MISSAN - The Rafidain Bank in Missan on Wednesday started the process of releasing loans to Iraqi journalists in the province.
KARBALA - An Iranian delegation is in Karbala for investment projects.
BAGHDAD - The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went up to reach $149.834 million in its daily auction on Wednesday, compared to $120.810 in the previous session.
*Variety:
SALAH AL-DIN - Salah al-Din’s refinery was shut down on Wednesday due to a fire that erupted in Ajeel Oil Well in the province.
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