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American
university in Sulaimaniyah- Media monitor
13.12.2005
Press from 12.Dec.2005
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American University
in Sulaimaniyah
(Al-Ittihad)
In groundbreaking ceremonies attended by the US
Ambassador in Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, high-ranking
Kurdistan regional government leaders and some
Sulaimaniyah University professors and students,
Iraqi president Jalal Talabani (who is also head of
the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party) laid the
cornerstone of the American University in
Sulaimaniyah. Kurdistan region president Mustafa
Barzani thanked Talabani and congratulated the
students of Sulaimaniyah and Kurdistan. He said he
appreciated Talabani's efforts to reopen
Sulaimaniyah University, which is considered one of
the top Iraqi universities. He announced that the
American University will be the third one in the
Middle East, following the American universities of
Cairo and Beirut.
(Al-Ittihad is
published daily by the Patriotic Union of
Kurdistan.)
Sistani Calls for Wide Participation
(Al-Mashriq)
The Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has
called on Iraqis to participate widely in the
elections so as not to lose an historic opportunity.
He has not endorsed any alliance. In a declaration
issued by his office, Sistani said that this
election is as important as the previous one, and
that all Iraqis should vote for the alliances they
believe will represent their interests in the next
parliament. Sistani's representative in Karbala,
Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalee, told hundreds of
worshipers at the Imam al-Hussein holy shrine that
the Marjaiya (the Shia religious leadership) urged
the people to participate in the elections and
critically evaluate the lists.
(Al-Mashriq is
published daily by Al-Mashriq Institution for Media
and Cultural Investments.)
Association of Muslim Scholars Aids Elections
(Al-Iraq al-Yoom)
A prominent figure from the Association of Muslim
Scholars issued an edict encouraging all Sunnis to
participate in the elections. The head of the
association in the south, Sheikh Yousif al-Hassan,
said all Iraqis should have representatives in
parliament, municipal councils and provincial
councils. He said if they are outside of
decision-making circles, their (voices) will not be
considered. For this reason he urged Sunnis to
participate heavily in the coming elections. He
called on Sunnis to vote for the (Iraqi Accordance
Front) list led by (Sunni Arab leader) Adnan al-Dulaimi.
(Al-Iraq al-Yoom
is a weekly newspaper issued by Isra Shakir.)
Arrest of Saudis Infiltrating Iraq
(Al-Sabah)
Border forces arrested on December 11 two Saudi
terrorists who tried to infiltrate Iraq through al-Samawa
desert to carry out terrorist acts. Sadoon al-Jaberi,
the border patrol spokesman in Najaf, said the two
men were arrested 30 kilometres inside the Iraqi
border. One is a Saudi police officer (Mohammed
Saeed Abdallah al-Kahtani, 35) and the other one is
a teacher (Hadi Ammash Sulaiman al-Shummary, 33.)
They admitted that they entered Iraq to conduct
terrorist acts during the elections. The police
confiscated communication equipment they were
carrying and about 1,800 US dollars.
(Al-Sabah is a
daily independent, publicly owned newspaper.)
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