Aswataliraq News Summary

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News Summary

May 26, 2010 - 07:03:07

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 10:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Wednesday – May 26:

*Politics:

DIALA - The Diala council rejected on Wednesday the appointment of a new police chief without the council’s approval.

KIRKUK - Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Rafia al-Issawi discussed on Wednesday with a delegation from the Kirkuk local council political, security and services conditions in the province, according to a statement of his office.

ARBIL - The German trade and Industrial relations office was opened in Kurdistan on Wednesday.

*Security:

BASRA - Police forces arrested on Wednesday seven wanted men and eight suspected gunmen in separate areas of Basra, a police source said.

DIALA - Army forces waged on Wednesday a military operation in north of Baaquba, according to a security source.

NINEWA - An improvised explosive device went off on Wednesday in north of Talafar, without leaving casualties, a police source said.

NINEWA - A police officer was killed by unknown gunmen in western Mosul on Wednesday, according to a security source.

NINEWA - Police forces arrested on Wednesday a wanted person in central Mosul, a police source said.

*Economy:

ARBIL - President of Iraq’s Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani received on Wednesday at the Salah el-Din resort in Arbil, German deputy trade minister and his accompanying delegation, according to a presidential statement.

BASRA - The Iraqi port of Abu Falous on Wednesday received four merchant ships carrying varied cargos, the transport ministry said in a statement.

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) trading activities hit 684 million Iraqi dinars on Wednesday.

KIRKUK - Kurdistan’s Housing Minister, Kamran Ahmad Abdullah, and his accompanying delegation discussed with Kirkuk Governor Abdulrahman Mustapha on Wednesday the reconstruction projects in the province, according to the province’s media director.

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