Basra governor to resign in two days – TV

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Basra Governor Shaltagh Abboud will resign in two days in response to a request from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, according to al-Iraqiya satellite channel. Lawmaker from al-Iraqiya List, Ismail Ghazi told IraqiNews.com news agency that the governor presented his resignation before a group of lawmakers and military commanders. The media director of the Basra council, Hashem al-Laiebi, had underlined that the governor resigned. SH (TP) 716