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February 28, 2010 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Kurdistan’s budget bill to
be approved soon
Erbil: A media adviser to the speaker of the Kurdish
parliament said that he expects the draft budget law
to be approved during Sunday’s session. “A session
was held on Sunday to debate the Kurdistan region’s
budget. Another session will take place this
afternoon to debate proposals submitted by
parliamentarians on the budget bill,” Tareq Johar
told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. On Saturday, Johar
said that opposition blocs in the Kurdish Parliament
could not return the draft budget law to the
government after they had failed to gain a majority
of votes for their proposal. Only 34
parliamentarians voted in favor of the proposal,
while 66 members voted against, Johar indicated.
Three parliamentary blocs- the Change Bloc, the
Islamic Union and the Islamic Group, had announced
that they would stand as opposition blocs in the
Parliament, refusing to participate in the current
Kurdish government. aswataliraq info
1st flight from Tehran to
Erbil touches down
Erbil: Iran’s first flight to Erbil landed today at
Erbil International Airport, the province’s deputy
governor said on Saturday. “Several Iranian
officials and businessmen were on board and were
received by officials from the Trade Ministry in the
Kurdistan region, a representative of the Arbil
governor and the Iranian consul in the city,” Taher
Abdullah told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The step
aims to boost mutual relations, Abdullah noted.
aswataliraq info
Erbil governor meets
Turkish delegation over health cooperation
Erbil: The governor of Erbil has met with a visiting
Turkish delegation to discuss means of boosting
cooperation in the health sector. During the meeting
with the delegation, headed by the foreign relations
director in the Turkish Health Ministry, the
officials discussed means of supporting the health
sector in the Kurdistan region and encouraging
Turkish firms to invest in it, Governor Nozad Hadi
told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. aswataliraq info
Gunmen attack Change Party
HQ
Erbil: Arrest warrants have been issued for 10
gunmen who attacked the headquarters of the Change
Party in downtown Erbil, a local police director
said on Saturday. “At noon, unknown gunmen attacked
the headquarters of the Change Movement near Damdam
Mosque, central Arbil,” Abdulkhaleq Talaat told
Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The police have received
warrants to arrest the gunmen, who managed to flee
the scene,” the director noted, refusing to reveal
the body to which the gunmen belong. The gunmen have
torn down posters for Change Party candidates and
placed pictures for the head of the Patriotic Union
of Kurdistan (PUK), Jalal al-Talabani; and his
deputy, Kosrat Rasoul instead, the director added.
“The gunmen, numbered more than 10, beat up the
building’s security guards and one employee,”
according to Talaat. aswataliraq info
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