News Summary
May 27, 2010 - 01:27:06
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Thursday – May 27:
*Politics
May 27, 2010 - 01:27:06
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Thursday – May 27:
*Politics
BAGHDAD - The postponement of the meeting between the State of Law and the Iraqi National Alliance is due to technical reasons not political, member of the State of Law (Dawlat al-Qanoon) Alliance said on Thursday.
BAGHDAD - Romanian President Traian Basescu received Iraqi Ambassador Adel Murad on the occasion of the end of his mission in the country, according to an official statement.
*Security:BAGHDAD - At least 15 persons were wounded on Thursday morning in four bombs explosion in separate areas of Baghdad, a police source said.
Diala - An official security source said on Thursday, that all military operation done by Division Five of the Iraqi Army has ended inside Khalis in Diyala Province.
NINEWA - Army forces found on Thursday a weapons and explosives cache in northern Mosul, an army source said.
DIALA - Police forces arrested on Thursday a wanted man for killing his father and two of his brothers in Diala, a police source said.
NINEWA - An improvised explosive device went off on Thursday near the house of a tribal notable in eastern Mosul, injuring his wife, according to a security source.
*Economy:
BAGHDAD - Romanian President Traian Basescu received Iraqi Ambassador Adel Murad on the occasion of the end of his mission in the country, according to an official statement.
*Security:BAGHDAD - At least 15 persons were wounded on Thursday morning in four bombs explosion in separate areas of Baghdad, a police source said.
Diala - An official security source said on Thursday, that all military operation done by Division Five of the Iraqi Army has ended inside Khalis in Diyala Province.
NINEWA - Army forces found on Thursday a weapons and explosives cache in northern Mosul, an army source said.
DIALA - Police forces arrested on Thursday a wanted man for killing his father and two of his brothers in Diala, a police source said.
NINEWA - An improvised explosive device went off on Thursday near the house of a tribal notable in eastern Mosul, injuring his wife, according to a security source.
*Economy:
ARBIL - A delegation of Kurdistan traders will take part on Thursday in an expanded conference in Paris, chairman of the Kurdistan’s exporters and importers union said.
BAGHDAD - The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went down to reach $118.416 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $135.430 in the previous session.
BAGHDAD - The Central Board of Statistic said on Thursday, the general index of the consuming prices has reached to %123.8 for April 2010 keeping its previous level for March last, and registered an increase of about %2.9 in comparison with April 2009.
BASRA - A total of 24 commercial ships have arrived in Iraqi ports in Basra province this week, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said on Thursday.
BAGHDAD - The General Manager of the Economic Relation in Ministry of Trade, Hashim Mohammed Hatim, has declared on Thursday, starting a schedule of activating the economic role which the Commercial Attachés are playing.
BASRA - A Dutch businessmen delegation will visit Basra next July to discuss investment opportunities in the province, Basra governor said on Thursday.
*Variety:
BAGHDAD - The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales went down to reach $118.416 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $135.430 in the previous session.
BAGHDAD - The Central Board of Statistic said on Thursday, the general index of the consuming prices has reached to %123.8 for April 2010 keeping its previous level for March last, and registered an increase of about %2.9 in comparison with April 2009.
BASRA - A total of 24 commercial ships have arrived in Iraqi ports in Basra province this week, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said on Thursday.
BAGHDAD - The General Manager of the Economic Relation in Ministry of Trade, Hashim Mohammed Hatim, has declared on Thursday, starting a schedule of activating the economic role which the Commercial Attachés are playing.
BASRA - A Dutch businessmen delegation will visit Basra next July to discuss investment opportunities in the province, Basra governor said on Thursday.
*Variety:
Baghdad - Chief of Integrity Commission, Judge, Raheem Alegaily, said on Thursday, that the first four months of 2010, had witnessed issuance of arrest warrants against 1448 defendants among more than 2500 wanted individuals, being accused of stealing 105 billion Iraqi Dinars, (USD 89 million), and we have succeeded to convict 90 of them.
BAGHDAD - The Municipal Secretary of The Secretariat of Baghdad, Naeim Alkaabi, has discussed on Thursday, with some of the representatives of the Secretariat, in a meeting with a Turkish Company the possibilities to develop the infrastructure of the Capital city of Baghdad.
BAGHDAD - The Municipal Secretary of The Secretariat of Baghdad, Naeim Alkaabi, has discussed on Thursday, with some of the representatives of the Secretariat, in a meeting with a Turkish Company the possibilities to develop the infrastructure of the Capital city of Baghdad.
