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February 7, 2010 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Former Kurdish PM to run
the office of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)
deputy leader
KDP President Massoud Barzani designates former
Kurdish PM Nechirvan Barzani for the post of KDP
deputy leader and grants him full authority. Source
inside KDP reaffirms the report and says Barzani
will maintain his position until next party's
convention. Hawlati Newspaper.
Opposition criticizes
parliament for hastiness in passing 2010 budget
Kurdistan Region opposition says government has put
pressure on parliament to approve 2010 budget
quickly and regard the move as politically
motivated. Change List MP Adnan Uthman calls on
parliament Finance Committee to debate on the budget
and pay enough attention to opposition concerns.
Meanwhile some MPs are resolute on their demand to
summon Finance Minister to parliament and question
him about ambiguity of Kurdistan Region income
figures and sources. Hawlati Newspaper
Kurdistan Bloc to take
final stand on appeal panel’s decision
In reaction to the appeal panel’s decision that
allows banned candidates to run in the upcoming
general elections in Iraq, Ala Talabani Iraqi
Lawmaker from the Kurdistan Alliance Bloc (KAB)
remarked that the KAB is against participation of
the Baathists in the March election for suspected
ties to Saddam Hussein's regime. Regarding its final
stance on the situation, the Kurdistan Alliances
Bloc is scheduled to hold a meeting on Sunday
morning prior to the urgent session of the Iraqi
Parliament, she added in a statement to Sawa Radio.
KRG: We do not support the
Iranian opposition
Erbil: The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has
rejected reports that they have approved an article
in the region's budget law so that they can give
financial support to Iranian Kurdish opposition
parties. A few days ago, an Iranian website
published a report about KRG authorities giving
money to Iranian Kurdish Parties, but both Kurdish
parliament speaker and the KRG spokesman rejected
those allegations. KRG spokesman Kawa Mahmmud
regarding this matter confirmed that those reports
are far from the truth and he rejected those rumors
that KRG has financially supported Kurdish Iranian
Parties. "It's ploy from Islamic republic to shell
Kurdistan region, that's why we ask central
government to try and stop the Iranian bombardment
on our region", said the KRG spokesman...Rudaw net
First Erbil encyclopedia
inaugurated
On Saturday, Feb 6, the first Erbil Encyclopedia has
been inaugurated in a ceremony which was supervised
by PUK Deputy Secretary-General Kosrat Rasul Ali,
and in the presence of members of PUK politburo,
Erbil Governor as well as a number of political and
intellectual figures. It’s worth mentioning, the
Encyclopedia contains over 50000 pages that provide
comprehensive summaries on history, geography, art,
culture and so many other fields.
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