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Iraqi election
results expected to be ratified - Media monitor
8.2.2006
Press from 7.Feb.2006
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Election Results
Expected to Be Ratified
(Al-Adala)
Hussein al-Hindawi, a member of the Independent
Electoral Commission in Iraq, said the commission
expected the election results to be formally
ratified by the end of the week. He said the
commission has presented all required documents
proving the credibility of the election results.
Political blocs have been waiting for the final
election results in order to begin forming the new
government.
(Al-Adala is
issued daily by the Supreme Council of the Islamic
Revolution in Iraq.)
Kurdistan Parliament Condemns Danish Newspaper
(Kurdistani Nwe)
The Kurdistan parliament has condemned the
publication of cartoons (by a Danish newspaper that
were deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammed.)
"Although the Kurdistan parliament supports freedom
of speech and expression, we strongly condemn the
irresponsible stance of the Danish newspaper,
Jyllands-Posten, which by publishing the cartoons
humiliated the Prophet Muhamad and Islam," according
to a statement issued by the parliament. The
statement called for legal questioning of the
newspaper and its publishers.
(Kurdistani New
is issued daily by Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.)
Defence and Interior Ministries Should Have
Technocrat
(Al-Sabah al-Jadeed)
The Kurdistan Alliance and other lists believed that
the ministries of defence and the interior should be
run by technocrats or parties that do not have
private militias, Kurdistan Alliance member Mahmood
Osman said. He noted that the ministries are
directly connected to public security. Osman
emphasized the importance of coordination between
the two ministries. He laid responsibility for the
deteriorating security situation on the Iraqi
government and US forces.
(Al-Sabah al-Jadeed
is an independent daily paper.)
National Unity Top Priority
(Al-Bayan)
Prime minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari said that all
religious groups in the new Iraq are guaranteed the
right to practice their religious traditions. He
maintained that national unity and respect for
mankind are top priorities. Receiving the heads of
the Sunni and Shia endowments and other
representatives of religious groups, Ja'sfari
affirmed that Ashuraa (the fasting holiday honouring
Imam al-Hussein) is not an Islamic or Shia occasion
but an occasion of all religions because Hussein was
the martyr of humanity, justice and freedom that all
mankind strives for. He urged the religious leaders
to educate people regarding beginning reconciliation
(in Iraq) and loving (Iraqi) culture. He said this
would help solidify national unity and avoid
(repeating) past negative experiences.
(Al-Bayan is
issued four times weekly by the Islamic Dawa Party,
chaired by Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari.)
Sadr: Ready to Defend Syria and Iran
(Al-Mashriq)
In a meeting with Syrian president Bashar al-Asaad,
the young Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced (on
February 6) that his movement is ready to defend
Syria and Iran against US pressures by any possible
means. He met the Syrian foreign minister, Farook
al-Shara, and discussed political developments in
Iraq and ways to improve bilateral ties between the
two countries. Sadr described relations between Iraq
and Syria as "good" and indicated that they both
confront the same challenges.
(Al-Mashriq is
published daily by Al-Mashriq Institution for Media
and Cultural Investments.)
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