State ministries cancelled except for three, parliament

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi parliament voted today to cancel all ministries of state, except for ministries of women, provinces and parliament affairs, according to semi-official Iraqiyah TV.   The channel in a Urgent reported that the parliament voted for this cancellation.   The parliamentary meeting was held with the presence of Premier Nouri al-Maliki and a number of ministers to discuss the governmental programme and trimming its ministerial posts, upon the request of premier Maliki.   Now, the number of ministries shall be , at most, 29 compared to the previous figure of 43 ministries. 471