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February 28, 2010
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Sunday – Feb. 28:

* Politics:

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday said that Iraqi-Syrian ties are getting better.

DUHUK - The Chaldean Church in northern Iraq has organized a silent demonstration to express solidarity with the Christians in Mosul City, who were the target of several terrorist attacks.

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has announced his intention to form a coalition with the Kurdistan Alliance (KA) after the upcoming parliamentary election.

* Security:

ANBAR - A car bomb on Sunday detonated in eastern Ramadi, leaving an unknown number of casualties, a local police source said.

KIRKUK - Police forces on Sunday found an unidentified body in downtown Kirkuk City, a local police chief said.

ANBAR - The car bomb blast that rocked eastern Ramadi earlier today was meant to target an Iraqi List candidate in the city, according to a local police source.

WASSIT - One Iraqi serviceman was killed with a silencer-equipped gun in downtown Kut, a local security source said on Sunday.

BASRA - Twelve wanted persons were arrested and four anti-aircraft rockets were seized during search raids in different parts of Basra, a local security source said on Sunday.

BAGHDAD - Three civilians were wounded in two separate blasts in central and south of Baghdad, a local police source said on Sunday.

* Economy:

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Ministry of Trade said that this year’s allocations for ration card items are insufficient, adding that a supplementary budget might be provided for this purpose.

ARBIL - A media adviser to the speaker of the Kurdish parliament said that he expects the draft budget law to be approved during Sunday’s session.

BAGHDAD - The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales rose to $102.642 million in its daily auction on Sunday, compared to $89.812 million in the previous session.

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Kurdistan’s budget bill to be approved soon
February 28, 2010
ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: A media adviser to the speaker of the Kurdish parliament said that he expects the draft budget law to be approved during Sunday’s session.

“A session was held on Sunday to debate the Kurdistan region’s budget. Another session will take place this afternoon to debate proposals submitted by parliamentarians on the budget bill,” Tareq Johar told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

On Saturday, Johar said that opposition blocs in the Kurdish Parliament could not return the draft budget law to the government after they had failed to gain a majority of votes for their proposal.
Only 34 parliamentarians voted in favor of the proposal, while 66 members voted against, Johar indicated.
Three parliamentary blocs- the Change Bloc, the Islamic Union and the Islamic Group, had announced that they would stand as opposition blocs in the Parliament, refusing to participate in the current Kurdish government