Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan, a half brother of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, shown in this Department of Defense playing card, has been captured in Iraq, Feb. 27, 2005. Hasan is No. 36 on the U.S. list of 55 most-wanted Iraqis. (AP Photo)

    BAGHDAD, Feb. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A half-brother of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has been nabbed in Iraq, the Arab-languageal-Arabiya satellite TV reported Sunday.

    Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti Hassan, ranking 36 on the 55 most-wanted former regime officials in Iraq, was Saddam's advisorand intelligence chief.

    A government spokesman has confirmed the detention. Media reports quoted an intelligence official in the Iraqi Interior Ministry as saying that half-brother of ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has been arrested.

    "Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan has been arrested in Iraq," said the official, adding "he is certainly a big catch," without giving any further details.

    About 10 of the most wanted officials have so far escaped arrest or death, including Ezzat Ibrahim al-Duri, Saddam's former deputy and vice president of the former ruling Revolution Command Council.

    Two other half-brothers of Saddam, Barzan and Watban, have already been detained at a US army-run jail near Baghdad and will be tried in the coming months. Enditem