News Summary April 12, 2010

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 10:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Monday – April 12:

*Politics:

BAGHDAD - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Baghdad on Monday, wrapping up an official visit to Saudi Arabia, a presidential statement said.

BAGHDAD - President of Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, left Kurdistan on Monday heading for Saudi Arabia upon an invitation from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, according to an official visit.

BAGHDAD - President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Massoud Barzani on Monday met with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.

KARBALA - The Indian ambassador in Baghdad said on Monday that his country seeks to open a consulate in Karbala to serve Indians living or visiting Iraq.

ARBIL - Speaker of Kurdistan region Kamal Karkouki discussed with the ambassador of the Russian Federation to Iraq the latest developments in Iraq and ways of boosting bilateral relations, according to a parliament’s statement.

*Security:

BAGHDAD - Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and six others were wounded on Monday by a car bomb explosion west of Baghdad, according to a police source.

NINEWA - Iraqi security forces arrested on Monday five wanted men in south of Mosul, a source from the Ninewa Operations Command said.

NINEWA - Iraqi security forces arrested on Monday five wanted men in south of Mosul, a source from the Ninewa Operations Command said.

NINEWA - Two persons were killed and 22 others were wounded in the suicide explosion in western Mosul, a police source said on Monday.

*Economy:

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) index went up slightly by 0.07% to close at 92.8 points as trading took place on Monday over shares of 39 out of a total of 82 electronically-registered firms.

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture on Monday signed a contract to import seven helicopters that will be used for agricultural purposes.

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture on Monday signed a contract to import seven helicopters that will be used for agricultural purposes.

ANBAR - Twenty investment permissions have been granted to Iraqi, Arab, and foreign firms to invest in Anbar province.

*Variety:

ARBIL - The private conference on applying the electronic government system in the governmental institutions began in the city of Arbil on Monday, with the participation of Kurdistan region’s Prime Minister Barham Saleh and minister of technology and science Raed Fahmi.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=130076