20% of investment budget for Salah al-Din released

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Finance Minister Baqer Jabr al-Zubaydi gave instructions to release 20% of the investment budget for Salah al-Din province on Thursday, according to a ministry release. “The move came during a meeting between Zubaydi and Minister of Higher Education Abad Dhayyab al-Ojaili and other local officials in Salah al-Din,” read the statement as received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “The step aims to benefit from appropriations by service ministries to the Iraqi provinces in a bid to enhance the fields of education, municipalities, higher education and water resources,” it added. AmR (P) 3