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Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief
2.10.2006 - update 3 |
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Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan-Iraq, October 2,
2006
Kirkuk council meets with Minster of oil
Members of the Kirkuk council and the minister of
oil, held a conference to discuss the current
problems.
Ali Salibi, Jamal Mawlud and Mahmud Muhammad,
members of the Kirkuk council met minister of oil.
"These oil refining factories are very old, having
been built in the 1940s, and as such they have a low
capacity. We are considering the possibility of
building a new refinery," said Mahmud Muhammad.
During the meeting it was also suggested that they
cut down the work force at the factories and
increase salaries for employees in the north, as
they do not currently match the salaries of those
workers in the south. They discussed the possibility
of increasing the share of oil to Kirkuk, but the
minister of oil clarified that this would not be
achievable, as there would be a difficulty in
transferring it in terms of guarding it and
providing the vans. These problems apply not only to
Kirkuk, but all other cities in the Region.
Rise in Cancer Cases
(Chawder)
Five hundred and five cancer cases - over half of
them women - were registered in Sulaiamniyah since
the beginning of this year, according to preliminary
figures released by Sulaimaniyah Public Hospital. It
also said that cancer cases last year numbered 600.
A doctor from the hospital said the cases were
mostly caused by genetic virus, and that the
majority of those infected were from Halabja.
(Chawder is a weekly
newspaper published by the Democracy Organizations
Bureau.)
Allawi was disliked Nojaif's speech
Al-Iraqia apologised to the members of Kurdistan
Allies, making it clear that they did not agree with
Nojaif's views.
Ausama Nojaif, a member of Al-Iraqia, earlier this
week made a speech about conditions in Mosul and
Kirkuk which caused huge disagreements in the
Council of Representatives.
"Earlier this week, Mrs Safia Suhail, an active
member of the Al-Iraqia list, visited Dr Fouad
Masoum, who is the Head of the Kurdistan Allies in
the Iraqi parliament. She expressed Dr Allawi's
concerns regarding the speech, and said that Al-Iraqia
must try to express that the speech given was simply
Nojaif's own opinion, and did not represent the
views of the organisation. Dr Alllawi now intends to
write a letter to the Republican President and the
president of Kurdistan in order to clarify the
situation," a source from Baghdad said.
In a meeting of the Iraqi parliament, Nojaif read a
report saying that in Mosul only 4% of the
population are Kurdish and in Shangar only 2%. He
also stated that the Peshmarga forces played a part
in destabilising the Arab public in Tilkef, Zmar,
Senjar and Hadania and they wanted to change the
demographic map of those places. His speech caused
outrage among Kurdistan Allies members, who left the
hall in protest. After the meeting, Al-Iraqia
apologised to the members of Kurdistan Allies,
making it clear that they did not agree with
Nojaif's views.
"The speech of Nojaif represents his own opinion as
a representative of Mosul city and is not related to
Al- Iraqia's opinions. Our relationship with the
Kurdistan Allies is strong and this will do nothing
to weaken it," said Ibrahim Janabi, a member of the
Council of Representatives in the Al-Iraqia list
said.
Solicitor from Holland will defend Anfal dossier
A Kurdish member from the Chak organization, on
Wednesday said that a solicitor from Holland has
agreed to take part in Saddam's trial for Anfal's
dossier.
"Licibise Zikfield, a solicitor from Holland is
prepared to come to the high court and defend the
Anfal dossier," said Oumer Muhammad, who is
responsible for an organisation in Kurdistan known
as the Halabja Middle Chak Against Genocide of the
Kurdish.
"We have sent a letter to the Minister for Anfal to
ensure his security," Omar added.
Zikfield is from Amsterdam in the Lahay district,
and previously defended the victims of the Halabja
chemical attacks, against Frans Van Anranty, the
trader who sold chemicals to the Saddam regime.
The Chack organisation is an independent Kurdish
organisation and is dedicated to helping the victims
of Anfal and chemical weapons. It was established in
1991 and has a branch in both Europe and Kurdistan.
Kurdish education system in need of change
The need for change in Kurdistan's education system
prompted some Kurdish academics to take action,
resulting in the founding of Kurdistan-Hewler
University.
Kurdistan-Hewler has relatively high standards, but
during the first year some students struggled,
especially with the English language; some even
failed.
"It is true that some of the students have failed
the exam," said Dr. Abas Wali, a professor and the
president of the university, adding, "They did not
fail because of the complication of the exams, but
because of weak knowledge, particularly in English."
Dr. Wali asserted that students are to be taught
English in their first year of studying, which will
enable them to receive the degree of their
counterpart at the University of Bradford.
"The University of Bradford supervises the
Kurdistan-Hewler, and our aim is to make the
university a modern one with independent rules and
functions. Meanwhile, we accept students according
to their capabilities."
Bradford also supplied the university with the
entrance exam, said Dr. Wali. He explained that the
Kurdistan-Hewler is an independent in its education
policy, stressing that this is a very important
criterion for a university to be successful.
"We are free and independent in management,
obtaining our curriculum, and choosing our
instructors; we also have academic freedoms," he
said.
Dr. Wali said that students from other parts of
Kurdistan have attended the university. "About 2,500
people have attended initial exams. Most of them are
from Erbil, 110 from Suleimaniya, 20 from Iranian
Kurdistan, 15 from Turkey, and 6 others from Syrian
Kurdistan," he said.
Reduction in electricity
Minister of Electricity said that as a result of
attacks on pylons between Beji and Baghdad,
electricity for Kurdistan reduced from 200 to 75
megawatts.
In an exclusive interview the Minister of
Electricity, Hoshiyar Sowely said that as a result
of attacks on pylons between Beji and Baghdad,
electricity for Kurdistan reduced from 200 to 75
megawatts.
"Currently they are working on these pylons; I
believe it will not take long as these acts have
also affected the electricity to Baghdad and Kirkuk,"
he said. Minister of Electricity said that as a
result of attacks on pylons between Beji and
Baghdad, electricity for Kurdistan reduced from 200
to 75 megawatts.
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