BERLIN, July 18, SPA -- A German official says Iraqi Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki will visit Berlin next week and meetChancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm says the German leaderwill receive al-Maliki at the chancellery on Tuesday. He said Friday that Merkel and al-Maliki will discuss thesituation in the Middle East, bilateral ties and economicissues. German Economy Minister Michael Glos visited Iraq earlierthis month.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/574752