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Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief
30.11.2006
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November 30,
2006 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
Minister for Civil Society Affairs plans to
establish institute - krg.org
Warsaw, Poland,-- Mr George Mansour, KRG Minister
for the Region for Civil Society Affairs, told the
president of the Foundation in Support of Local
Democracy, Poland’s largest non-governmental
organization, that he plans to establish a civil
society institute in the Kurdistan Region.
During his visit to Poland this month, Mr Mansour
discussed his plans with Professor Jerzy Regulski,
founder and president of the Foundation in Support
of Local Democracy (FSLD), the largest civil society
organization in Poland.
The Kurdistan Regional Government minister outlined
his policies for strengthening civil society in the
Kurdistan Region. He also presented Professor
Regulski with his plans to establish an institute
for civil society and to find and train staff
specialized in this area. Mr Mansour said he hoped
these steps would help to strengthen democracy,
civic action and tolerance and prevent terrorism in
Kurdistan.
Professor Regulski agreed that the proposed
institute was a priority and offered to help the
minister in his plans to develop a strong civil
society in the Kurdistan Region.
Seven arrested at Erbil International Airport
security officers at Erbil International Airport
seized an Arab family who were holding fake
passports.
At three o'clock Monday night, security officers at
Erbil International Airport seized an Arab family
who were holding fake passports. They were
attempting to travel to Istanbul, local media
reported. "The family of seven were carrying Swedish
passports and had planned to go to Istanbul, and
from there, to Sweden, but we found that their
documents were not genuine and that led to their
detention," said Officer Razwan in the airport's
security department.
Swedish parliament members vote to recognize
Anfal as genocide
The Chak Centre, which deals with Anfal and other
genocide crimes against Kurds.
A source from the local media announced that 25
members of the Swedish parliament, including members
from various parties and blocks, expressed their
support for identifying the Anfal Campaign as
genocide. This is the first time when such a large
number of parliament members of a European country
have made such a decision. The Chak Centre, which
deals with Anfal and other genocidal crimes against
Kurds, has claimed success in obtaining support from
those parliament members.
Love and marriage in Erbil
According to official statistics, the divorce rate
is increasing in Erbil.
Nearly 147 people were divorced at Erbil Central
Court between January and June this year. This is
more than twice the number of the same period in
2005 when only 70 divorce cases were registered.
"Year after year divorce rates are increasing in
Erbil," said Hassan Ramazan Mustafa, director of
Erbil Court statistics department.
However, the registered number of the court is not
the total number of divorce cases that have taken
place in Erbil. Many other couples separate
according to the Islamic law, outside the framework
of the secular legal system. In these cases, it is
the Islamic clergy which decide the outcomes,
normally to the advantage of the man. Mr. Mustafa
explained that another 146 people divorced by
Mullahs in Shari'a courts. Although, he pointed out
that once a judgment was rendered the case was then
brought to the secular courts and reviewed.
Ostriches find their way to Kurdistan
Last October, Kurdistan's first ostrich poultry
plant opened its doors in Ainkawa.
An ostrich is a highly eccentric animal, with an
average lifespan of 60 years. Its thick skin helps
it to acclimate to any atmosphere in the world. It
is a very friendly animal. Last October, Kurdistan's
first ostrich poultry plant opened its doors in
Ainkawa. The first shipment, arriving from the
Iranian borders, contained 98 ostriches between the
ages of 2-6 months. The total number should exceed
300 in the near future.
Muhamed Salih, owner of the poultry plant, said that
experts researched beforehand the possibility of
whether or not ostriches could survive in the
Kurdistan region. Salih also explained a few
benefits to having the plant, saying it can provide
jobs for a lot of people, its skin can compete on
the market with other animal skins, and it can be
used in an industrial capacity.
Ostrich meat is delicious and contains a very low
level of cholesterol and a high level of iron, which
lowers the case of heart attacks and hemophilia.
Ostrich feathers can be used to clean electrical
appliances and for female cosmetics.
Turkish aircrafts bombards Halgurd Mountain with
phosphor weapons
This is not the first incident of Turkish aircrafts
striking official Iraqi borders.
Turkish aircrafts have been shelling the Kurdistan
Mountains in order to strike PKK headquarters.
According to a source close to the mountain areas,
three Turkish aircrafts flew over the highest apex
of Halgord Mountain today for 10 minutes and
bombarded it with phosphor weapons, melting rocks.
This is not the first incident of Turkish aircrafts
striking official Iraqi borders.
Coalition forces help families of martyrs in
Kirkuk
The relationship between coalition forces and the
people of Kirkuk
In order to strengthen the relationship between
coalition forces and the people of Kirkuk.The
Commander of Division 3 of Brigade 3 of the
coalition forces, Major Browder, presented $2,500 to
each of four martyr families as initiatory aid until
the processing of their entire payment is
finalized.It is worth mentioning that these martyrs
sacrificed themselves to uphold law and eradicate
terror.
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