May 17, 2010
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:
Following is a summary of news reports posted until 10:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Monday – May 17:
*Politics:
BAGHDAD - Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister, Rafia al-Issawi, discussed on Monday with the commander of the U.S. forces in Iraq, General Raymond Odierno, the military withdrawal and security cooperation between Iraqi and U.S. forces, according to a statement released from Issawi’s office.
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday underlined the importance of forming a government consists of all blocs, noting that no one could be excluded from the political process, according to a statement of his office.
*Security:
DIALA - Police forces arrested on Monday a leader of Sahwa forces in Diala for his involvement in entering a car-bomb in the province, according to a security source.
BAGHDAD - A suspected al-Qaeda gunman was killed on Monday in a region in northeast of Salah el-Din, the U.S. army said.
BAGHDAD - The perpetrator of the al-Askandariya and Hilla textile factory bombings was arrested, the state-run al-Iraqiya channel reported on Monday.
MISSAN - Eight wanted men were arrested in south of Amara on Monday, according to a police source.
KIRKUK - Policemen found on Monday an explosive charge and ammunitions cache which belongs to the former Iraqi army in two separate areas in southern Kirkuk, a source from the joint coordination center said.
ANBAR - Four workers were wounded on Monday when a building’s ceiling collapsed in central Ramadi, a police source said.
NINEWA - Two women were wounded by an improvised explosive device in eastern Mosul, according to a police source.
NINEWA - One civilian was wounded on Monday when gunmen opened fire at an army checkpoint in eastern Mosul, according to a security source.
*Economy:
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) went down for the second consecutive day by 0.3% to close at 94.3 points, while trading activities hit 853.235 million Iraqi dinars.
ARBIL - Prime Minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan region Barham Saleh said on Monday that 125 billion dinars ($105 million) have been allocated to establish 91 modern schools in the region.
SH (S)
*Politics:
BAGHDAD - Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister, Rafia al-Issawi, discussed on Monday with the commander of the U.S. forces in Iraq, General Raymond Odierno, the military withdrawal and security cooperation between Iraqi and U.S. forces, according to a statement released from Issawi’s office.
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday underlined the importance of forming a government consists of all blocs, noting that no one could be excluded from the political process, according to a statement of his office.
*Security:
DIALA - Police forces arrested on Monday a leader of Sahwa forces in Diala for his involvement in entering a car-bomb in the province, according to a security source.
BAGHDAD - A suspected al-Qaeda gunman was killed on Monday in a region in northeast of Salah el-Din, the U.S. army said.
BAGHDAD - The perpetrator of the al-Askandariya and Hilla textile factory bombings was arrested, the state-run al-Iraqiya channel reported on Monday.
MISSAN - Eight wanted men were arrested in south of Amara on Monday, according to a police source.
KIRKUK - Policemen found on Monday an explosive charge and ammunitions cache which belongs to the former Iraqi army in two separate areas in southern Kirkuk, a source from the joint coordination center said.
ANBAR - Four workers were wounded on Monday when a building’s ceiling collapsed in central Ramadi, a police source said.
NINEWA - Two women were wounded by an improvised explosive device in eastern Mosul, according to a police source.
NINEWA - One civilian was wounded on Monday when gunmen opened fire at an army checkpoint in eastern Mosul, according to a security source.
*Economy:
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) went down for the second consecutive day by 0.3% to close at 94.3 points, while trading activities hit 853.235 million Iraqi dinars.
ARBIL - Prime Minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan region Barham Saleh said on Monday that 125 billion dinars ($105 million) have been allocated to establish 91 modern schools in the region.
SH (S)
