Erbil (NINA) – Jordanian Prime Minister, Marouf Al Bakheet, arrived in Erbil this afternoon heading a ministerial and businessmen delegation on a several days visit to Kurdistan.

Basra (NINA) – Basra local government threatened to close Safwan border point with Kuwait in case Kuwait insisted on building Port Mubarak.

Baghdad (NINA) – Member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee Hasoun Al Fatlawi announced that the Strategic Policies Council draft law will not be read tomorrow in Parliament.

Baghdad (NINA) – MP from the Iraqiya Slate, Hameed Al Zobae, said “the slate selected engineer, Abdul Kareem Aftan, as its candidate for the Ministry of Electricity.”

Baghdad (NINA) – Iraqi Parliament called for “providing anything that could protect the journalists and freedom of expression and demonstrating and to expose the murderers of the journalist and the

Baghdad (NINA) – The Republican Gathering demanded the Iraqi government “to adopt firm stance towards the violations on the Iraqi borders that undermine Iraq’s sovereignty.”

Baghdad (NINA) – Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki approved the resignation of acting chairman of the Integrity Commission, Judge Raheem Al Ageeli.

Kut (NINA) – Wasit Provincial Council approved signing a memorandum of understanding with an American company specialized company in oil projects to build an oil refinery.

Baghdad (NINA) – Inspector General’s office in the Ministry of Planning announced it is cooperating on a high level within a joint working mechanism with the Quality Control System to spotlight the

Baghdad (NINA) – Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki said all suspended are submitted to debate with the Kuwaitis including Port Mubarak, demarcation, and the joint farms.