Iraq AK-News Headlines for Monday, February 21, 2011 (some previous articles included) ...

just waiting ... patience is a virtue ... or is it?

Finance _

MP: Parliament approves allocation of pilgrimage proceeds to holy cities

Discreet ‘gifts’ ease administrative transactions in Karbala

Parliament ratified 2011 Iraqi budget

Iraqi communication poor operations

Siemens to set up 16 power stations in Iraq

5,800 residential units planned for Mosul city

Finance ministry revokes decision to stop financing railway

Global food crisis fears rise

Kurdistan expects more Turkish investment

Presidents salary reduction comes short to tackle economic crisis

_Politics _

Iraqiya accuses NC of backtracking on Erbil agreement

Goran to declare its position over Sulaimaniya unrest separately

Kurdistan PM meets political leaders to calm unrest in Sulaimaniya

Political parties agreed on message to calm Darbandikhan demonstrators
Kurdish language too early in Turkey: source

Ocalan: Sulaimaniya riot passes through Kurdish unity

Maliki warns police not to target protesters

Arabs set March 20 as day of mass protest

Osama Nujaifi: corruption files to open soon

Iraqi govt. concerns over demos