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Maliki visits Diwaniya, meets officials

DIWANIYA / IraqiNews.com: Iraq ‘s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrived in Diwaniya on Thursday on a surprise visit to the province, where he met with a number of officials, a member of the local council said. “The premier arrived in Diwaniya on Thursday (Oct. 8) to meet a number of officials,” Baqer al-Shaalan told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Al-Maliki’s visit to the province was surprise,” another member of the Diwaniya council said, expressing belief that it came after recent tensions in the province. Diwaniya is 180 km south of Baghdad . SH (P)/SR 2

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