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November 26, 2009 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
French cultural centre
organizes media debate in Kurdistan
Erbil - For the first publication of the Monde
Diplomatique in Kurdish, a project of the Rudaw
media company , the French Cultural Center has
organized a table discussion Wednesday, on
“Professional journalism in the time of
globalization" in Erbil, Kurdistan. The evening is
chaired by Nazand Begikhani, Senior Research Fellow
in Bristol University and chief editor for the Monde
Diplomatique in Kurdish Sorani. The discussion will
be based on articles published in the first Kurdish
Monde Diplomatique. Special guests are Ako Muhammad,
Editor-in-Chief of Rudaw and concessionaire for the
Monde Diplomatique in Kurdish. Taman Shakir,
freelance journalist and director of media
department in the Ministry of Culture. Freelance
journalist Aveen Fatah. Journalists Tareq Fatah from
Hawlati, Shwan Muhammed from Awena, Munira Maxmuri
from Kurdistani New, Karim Qadir from Khabat. Zirek
Kamal, Advisor to His Excellency the Prime Minister
for media, Farhad Awni, President of journalist
Union in Kurdistan Region, Adnan Othman, MP from the
Change list (Gorran), former chief editor of
Rozhnama). Asos Najeeb Abdulla, Minister of Labour
and Social Affairs, and former judge, M. Kawa
Mahmoud Shakir, Minister of Culture and Youth. M
Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, Minister of Higher Education and
Scientific Research.
Kurdistan’s deputy premier,
British consul review investments in region
Kurdistan’s deputy prime minister discussed with
British general consul in Kurdistan and northern
Iraq ways of encouraging investments in the region.
“Azad Barwari expressed the Kurdistan Regional
Government’s (KRG) readiness to present all
facilities to British investors and businessmen to
invest in the region,” KRG said in a statement
received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The consul
supports British businessmen and companies to invest
their money in Kurdistan and to take part in the
reconstruction operations in the region,” the
statement added.
Sulaimaniyah health source
denies third dead case of H1N1
In an exclusive statement to PUKmedia, the director
of Sulaimaniyah health directorate Dr. Rekawt
Muhammad Rasheed denied the death of the third case
of the Swine Flu H1N1 emphasizing that the news is
baseless. He also said that 6 persons in
Sulaimaniyah are suspected to be infected with H1N1
virus that they are under the medical treatment and
will be recovered soon.
Barham Salih: Kurds want no
interference in Kirkuk
Erbil - Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister
Barham Salih said in a press conference he held at
Kirkuk provincial council that Kurds want no
international or regional interference in Kirkuk
issue reports Al Sumaria. The fate of the city is in
the hands of its people, he said. Political rows in
Kirkuk should not affect investment projects in the
city, Salih noted. KRG’s PM stressed the necessity
to coordinate between the regional government and
Kirkuk’s local administration. Kirkuk governor Abdul
Rahman Mostapha praised Barham Salih’s efforts
deployed in the province when he was deputy Prime
Minister in Baghdad’s government.
Archbishop Louis Sako:
Kurdistan is safe for Christians
Paris - Archbishop Louis Sako of the Chaldean church
told the French newspaper La Croix, that Kurdistan
is safe for Christians. Recently Human Rights Watch
reported that the Kurdish government targets
minorities, but the KRG denies the allegations. “The
Kurdish cities Duhok, Sulaimaniyah and Erbil are
safe. Christians are well received. The Chaldean
church can support them materially,” he said during
a visit to France. But Sako says that in the rest of
Iraq there are still attacks and abductions. “But
less than in the past.” Sako says the economy is
improving in Iraq and more is done against
corruption. Sako calls on his fellow Christians to
stay in the home country. “If all Christians leave
the country, this will result in the end of the
Christian presence in Iraq.”....
Kurdish pilgrims spent 1
million dollar on water and dates
By Mariwan Naqeshbandi : Mecca - Iraqi Kurdish
pilgrims in Mecca have bought 1350 liter Saudi “holy
water” which is known to Muslims as Zem Zem water
and they have also bought 100 ton of Saudi dates. As
a tradition for world’s pilgrims, when they go back
to their country, they give their visitors Saudi
gifts and Zem Zem water. And this year the 4.5000
Kurdish pilgrims who went to Mecca, have bought more
than 13500 liter of Zem Zem water and along with 100
ton of Saudi dates and right now they are busy
packing them in to a plane and sending it back to
Kurdistan. The owners of those travel companies who
take Kurdish pilgrims to Mecca and the officials
from KRG’s religion affairs ministry state that the
purchase of this water and dates has cost Kurdish
Hajjis up to one million dollars. During the
official’s management regarding the transportation
of Kurdish pilgrim’s luggage, the officials have
found out that pilgrims from Sulaimaniyah like to
buy a lot of Zem Zem water and Pilgrims from Duhok
like to buy Medina’s date and Erbil’s pilgrims like
to but both, furthermore the Erbil Hajjis among all
the Kurdish Hajjis have bought Saudi gold. During
the transportation of the luggage from Saudi to
Kurdistan region, there is a lot of traffic in front
of those hotels that the Kurdish pilgrims staying at
in Mecca City, and the luggage will arrive nine days
before the arrival of the pilgrims...Rudaw net
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