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February 25, 2010 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Clashes between supporters
of competing blocs in Sulaimaniyah
Sulaimaniyah: Clashes have erupted between
supporters of different electoral blocs in
Sulaimaniyah City, eyewitnesses said on Wednesday.
“This evening, clashes broke out between hundreds of
supporters who were carrying banners and flags for
the Kurdistan Alliance (KA), the Kurdistan
Democratic Party (KDP) and the Change Movement,”
said a correspondent for Aswat al-Iraq news agency,
who was at the site of the clashes. Nearly 40-50
civilian vehicles were damaged in the clashes,
urging security forces to intervene and block off
some main streets in the city, the correspondent
noted. aswataliraq info
Cell Phone Company praises
government for rescheduling debt
Sulaimaniyah: The cellular phone service company
Asiacell praised the Iraqi government’s decision to
reschedule the firm’s debt of $625 million over the
coming five years. “The decision is correct,” Farouq
Mala Mustafa, the company’s director general, told
Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Wednesday. He said that
his firm is committed to expanding and improving its
services. aswataliraq info
Upcoming election
conclusive – Kurd activist
Erbil: The upcoming parliamentary election in Iraq
will be conclusive for all Iraqis, a Kurdish
political activist said on Wednesday. “Iraqis now
have enough understanding of the political process,”
Dindar Zebari told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He
said that Iraqis will vote based on the electoral
blocs’ political programs. “The winning electoral
blocs will form the new Iraqi federal government
that will deal with pending issues especially those
related to U.S. presence in Iraq,” Zebari said.
aswataliraq info
Al-Hayat: Kurdish Lists
confirm “political interferences” in Kurdistan’s
polling stations
Sulaimaniyah: The Change Movement, Islamic Group and
the Kurdish Islamic Union (KIU) presented a
memorandum to Iraq’s IHEC in Erbil, fearing “blatant
interferences” in the appointment of questionable
staff to monitor polling in Kurdistan. The chairman
of the elections committee of the Islamic Group Mr.
Zana Rostayi stated to al-Hayat that they received
repeated and reliable information that the ruling
party in Erbil and Duhok, referring to KDP, directly
interferes to appoint supervisors on polling
stations, a process that is paving the way for
extensive frauds. He added that professional staffs,
that are supposed monitor elections, are being
excluded from the process and are replaced by
employees from the ruling parties. He also pointed
to meetings being held at party headquarters on this
matter. Mr. Zana also said that professional staffs
are being purged or marginalized; therefore, the
three lists submitted a memorandum to the IHEC
office in Erbil and demanded that rapid and
effective measures to be taken to prevent the
breach. Source: al-Hayat, February 23rd, 2010. By:
Rami Nuri.
ICRC discusses projects in
Erbil
Erbil: A delegation from the International Committee
of the Red Cross (ICRC) held on Wednesday
discussions with the local authorities in Erbil
regarding humanitarian projects in the province.
“The delegation stressed that underway projects
should be finalized,” Nawzad Hadi, the Erbil
governor, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said
that the delegation promised to consider new health
and water projects. aswataliraq info
Swedish Uni. delegation in
Duhok
Duhok: A delegation comprised of students and
academicians from the Swedish Lund University has
visited the University of Duhok to get acquainted
with the geography of the area, an informed source
said on Thursday. “The visit of the delegation,
which includes 13 students and academicians, will
last eight days,” Dr. Nizar Numan told Aswat al-Iraq
news agency. The delegates will visit geographic
sites and mountains in Duhok, in addition to Erbil’s
Soran district, Numan pointed out. aswataliraq info
PUK’s HQ attacked, 2 guards
wounded
Diyala, Iraq: Unknown gunmen on Wednesday attacked
the headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
(PUK) in Diyala’s al-Saadiya district and injured
two guards, according to a local security source.
“The gunmen opened fire on the building, located in
Diyala’s al-Saadiya district (35 km south of
Khanaqin), wounding two security guards,” the source
told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The PUK, led by
President Jalal Talabani, is one of the major
Kurdish parties in the Kurdistan region. Khanaqin
lies 155 km northeast of Baaquba, the capital city
of Diala, which is 57 km northeast of Baghdad.
aswataliraq info
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