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Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief
8.2.2007
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February 8, 2007 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
Agrarian Airport in Sulaimaniyah Next Month
With a budget exceeding $600,000, the Agricultural
Airport of Sulaimaniyah in the city's Arbat Area is
scheduled to be completed in March, making it the
first of its kind in Kurdistan Region.
"This airport will be the property of Kurdistan
Region's Ministry of Agriculture," a source from the
named Ministry said. "It is due to be officially
opened in the middle of the next month." He added
that the plan was achieved by the regional
government.
The Ministry of Agriculture has five agricultural
aircrafts so far. They are not used; however, due to
the unavailability of an airport in the province.
Such aircrafts have been useful in Erbil, Sharbazher
and Duhok.
14 Million for Two Projects in Halabja
President of Kurdistan Massoud Barzani's envoy to
Halabja, Dara Yara announced that a budget of $14
million has been allocated to execute two projects
in the city.
The two projects include reconstruction of Sharawani
(Municipality) District along with pavement of a
two-way main street.
The street will link the City to the Sharawani
District.
"Mr. President promised the execution of these two
projects following his meeting with administrative
authorities and residents of the city," Yara said,
adding that many more proposals are submitted by the
City's residents to be raised to Mr. President.
Iraqi Council of Ministers approves return of
refugees
A meeting between the High Committee in charge of
implementing the Article 140 and some officials from
government offices in Kirkuk last week.
Kakarash Siddiq, President of the Kirkuk Office
branch of the Committee told the daily Kurdistani
Nwe that dissolving various "Arabizing" decisions
made by the previous Ba'th regime was discussed,
especially such decisions of Arabization made by
higher offices of the previous government.
The suggestions made in the meeting by all parties
involved are to be made a bill and presented to the
Iraqi Council of Ministers for final approval.
"We were informed during our meeting that the
leadership of the Iraqi Council of Ministers has
already shown its content regarding this matter,"
said Mr. Siddiq. "But no official approval has been
given to the High Committee in writing."
Rizgar Ali, Head of Kirkuk's City Council has made a
request through the Iraqi government for Turkey to
visit Kirkuk if Turkey believes that the rights of
the Turkomans of Kirkuk have been violated in any
way. He has also asked Turkey to stop interfering in
Iraq's internal affairs, especially in Kirkuk.
Kirkuk's City Council also agreed on implementing 87
public services projects in different districts of
the city.
International Hawler hospital constructs
PNA-The mouthpiece in the name of the Kurdistan
government declared some of the decisions of the
presidency counsel of ministries and one of
decisions is to construct the arbil international
hospital by the investor (Dr. Hassan Yousif Hadad).
Kurdistan, Hawler
The mouthpiece in the name of the Kurdistan
government declared some of the decisions of the
presidency counsel of ministries and one of
decisions is to construct the arbil international
hospital by the investor (Dr. Hassan Yousif Hadad).
“the mouthpiece of the (KRG) held a press conference
and said there is a another decision for forming a
committee to compose a long and public strategy plan
to develop the Kurdistan region with the corporation
and coordination of all of the ministries and
governmental foundations ” (Khalid Saleh) said that
With the regard of the head and members of the
committee mouthpiece of the (KRG) said “(Osman
Ismael Shwane) the minister of planning will be the
head of this committee (Dr. Farhang Jalal) the
counselor presidency of council of ministry (Dr.
Mahemed Baban) the counselor presidency of council
of ministry, (Dr.Jamal Rasul) the counselor of the
ministry of planning and (Dr. Sabah Toma) they will
be the members of this committee”. Also he announced
that the Kurdistan prime minister has decided that
all of the ministries should form a private
committee by the presidency of minister and by the
professional and expert persons, to reveal of expect
and developing of ministry. And he also said that
“By the decisions the presidency counsel of
ministries has decided to establish the center of
knowledge assemble...
Travel agent plans packages to Kurdistan
A UK travel agent returned safely to the UK this
week after attending a four-day fam trip in war-torn
Iraq where he intends to start organizing packages.
IKB Travel owner Saad al-Khafaji said he had made
the trip to Erbil in the Kurdistan Regional
Government-controlled area in the north of the
country in preparation for the programme that he
hopes to introduce next month.
Al-Khafaji has teamed up with a ground-handling
partner Hinterland Travel, which specialises in some
of the world's worst trouble hot-spots including
Afghanistan and Kashmir. He is confident the tours
will prove popular despite the dangers involved.
"There are no tour operators or agents going out
there and I want to be at the beginning of this
destination's opening for tourists," he said. "The
good business opportunities come if you take the
risk and go there at the beginning."
Iraqi-born Al-Khafaji said Erbil has avoided the
troubles which have affected the country since the
start of the second Gulf War in 2003. He said the
nine-strong fam trip group encountered no
difficulties.
"We were totally safe without any bodyguards of our
own and we watched the US troops walk around the
city without their guns," he said.
The main attractions for tourists are the
mountainous scenery and the archaeological remains.
Plans are already under way to build a ski resort,
al-Khafaji added.
Hinterland Travel managing director Geoff Hahn added
he has been running tours to the country for 30
years and already 15 customers have booked for the
21-day May package which takes in southeast Turkey
and northwest Iran as well as Kurdish Iraq.
He is confident he will soon be taking bookings from
customers keen to visit Iraqi Kurdistan only,
particularly among London's Iraqi community.
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