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Leaders agree to
present constitution on deadline- Media monitor
11.8.2005
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Leaders agree to
present constitution on deadline
(Addustour)
Kameran Karadghi, spokesman for President Jalal
Talabani, said the heads of political blocs and
parties agreed on presenting the draft of the
constitution on the deadline of August, 15. He added
that their meetings have gone positively regarding
the issues of disagreement. He mentioned that
political figures outside the National Assembly took
part in the meetings. They included officials from
the Sunni Endowment, the National Dialogue Douncil,
and the Iraqi Islamic Party, along with figures
representing different currents. The participants
discussed the issues of federalism, the resources
distribution, and the electoral system. They did not
discuss the issue of Kirkuk in detail, Karadaghi
added.
(Addustour is an
independent daily published by former journalist
Basim al-Sheikh.)
Oil Ministry to Begin New Fuel Distribution
System
(Al-Sabah)
Next Saturday, the Oil Ministry will start a new
mechanism for distributing fuel to the people, while
today it began distributing kerosene to Sadr city
residents per the ration cards until they get
special fuel cards ready. Ministry spokesman Asim
Jihad said the ministry will start distributing
vehicle fuel following the same technique, adding
that the ministry decided to allocate two filling
stations to provide fuel sold at commercial prices.
He added there will be 10 cisterns to distribute the
kerosene to the Sadr city people where every family
could get 200 liters.
(Al-Sabah is a
daily independent publicly owned newspaper.)
Sadr Calls On Iraqis to Protest
(Al-Mashriq)
The young Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on
Iraqis to demonstrate near the ministerial complex
after the Friday prayers to ask for the improvement
of essential services and security. He assured the
demonstration will be a peaceful one with no signs,
no pictures, and no placards. He said the
demonstration will be silent to express the mourning
to what is going on in the wounded Iraq.
(Al-Mashriq is
published daily by Al-Mashriq Institution for Media
and Cultural Investments.)
Iraq to Reopen Embassies in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
(Al-Iraq al-Yoom)
The Foreign Affairs Ministry announced the reopening
of Iraqi embassies in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Foreign Minister Hooshiar Zeebari said Iraq will
have the initiative to reopen its embassies in both
states to encourage normalizing issues with the
neighboring states to send their ambassadors to
Baghdad. Diplomatic relations were cut between the
two states and Iraq since the Iraqi invasion of
Kuwait in 1990.
(Al-Iraq al-Yoom
is a weekly newspaper issued by Isra Shakir.)
Iraqi National Accord Bodyguard Headquarters
Ransacked
(Baghdad)
Iraqi Army soldiers ransacked the headquarters for
the bodyguards of the Iraqi National Accord,
seriously injuring one of them. Although the
soldiers were told the bodyguards belonged to the
Iraqi National Accord movement, they continued their
aggression in frustrating ways. Their misbehavior
may adversely affect the reputation of the army and
violate their responsibility to safeguard the people
and the civil society organizations.
(Baghdad is a
daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi National
Accord.)
Ja'afari: Iraqi in Need of Arab Summit at Sharm
al-Sheikh
(Al-Mutamar)
Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari assured said Iraq
needs to have an exceptional Arab summit held at the
Egyptian resort Sharm al-Sheikh. He said terrorism
is everywhere, not only in Iraq, and added that Iraq
is at the front line of confronting terrorism.
Ja'afari hopes the summit might set plans into
practice to eliminate terrorism after deciding the
reasons behind it. He is optimistic that the summit
will end with the beginning of new era of peace and
stability.
(Al-Mutamar is
issued daily by the Iraqi National Congress.)
Sistani: Looted Items Need to Be Returned to
Museum
(Al-Mada)
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani emphasized the
necessity of returning the looted historical items
of the Iraqi museum. He issued a declaration to
prohibit the theft, possession, and selling and
buying of these items. He also prohibited along
drilling at historical sites in search for
historical items to sell them in the local and
foreign markets. He said generally, all selling of
antiquities, including the Islamic ones, is
prohibited.
(Al-Mada is
issued daily by Al-Mada Institution for Media,
Culture, and Arts.)
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