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September 2, 2010 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament
to hold first session of new season
Erbil: Iraq's Kurdistan parliament will begin its
autumn session next week, the Kurdistan News Agency
reported on Wednesday. The body is the parliament of
the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, which
governs the northern semi-autonomous Kurdish
territory. The parliament, which holds two sessions
each year, has been on a break since June. In a
related development, Kurdish officials said Jordan
would open a diplomatic delegation in the Kurdistan
region by 2011, the news agency reported. The
announcement came after a visit by a Jordanian
diplomatic delegation to the largely Kurdish city of
Erbil. Many Kurds hope to see a fully independent
Kurdistan in the future, but other ethnic groups
would like the territory to remain part of Iraq. DPA
Turkey's DTK envoy to meet
Talabani
Democratic Society Congress (DTK) will send a
delegation to Sulaimaniyah for talks on preparations
for Kurdish National Conference. The delegation will
meet Iraqi president Jalal Talabani on 5 September.
Two sides will discuss the terms of organizing a
Kurdish National Conference with the participation
of all political parties. DTK's co-president Aysel
Tugluk said the envoy will head to Sulaimaniyah on 5
September. A Kurdish National Conference is on
Kurdish political agenda for the last few years.
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Kurdish leader
Abdullah Ocalan repeatedly called all Kurdish
political actors for a national conference.
firatnews com
Over 100 thousand people
visited Sulaimaniyah this year
Sulaimaniyah: A source in Sulaimaniyah's directorate
of tourism said on Thursday that more than 105,000
tourists have visited Sulaimaniyah during the first
seven months of this year. Ako Ahmed, Sulaimaniyah's
deputy director of tourism, said the tourists came
from other areas of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq’s
central and southern regions and other countries.
Around 69,000 of the visitors stayed in hotels, more
than 22,000 in motels and the rest stayed in tourist
complexes in the province. In 2009, more than
170,000 tourists visited Sulaimaniyah, of which
around 24,000 came from outside Iraq. The safety and
security of the Kurdistan Region along with its
natural scenery and historical sites have drawn tens
of thousands of people from other areas of Iraq and
outside to the Region. Meanwhile, Dana Ahmed, the
media director at Sulaimaniyah international airport
said more than 55,000 people travelled to Kurdistan
through the airport during the first eight months of
this year. Around 40,000 of the visitors were
foreign nationals...aknews com
American University in
Sulaimaniyah to grant BA in Engineering
Sulaimaniyah: The American University in north
Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah city has decided to grant
Bachelor degrees in Civil and Mechanical
Engineering. All Iraqi students have been invited to
join it, whatever their national, racial or
religious background may be, the University’s
Academic Adviser said on Tuesday. “The University
shall accept any student in the above faculties,”
John Achresto told a news conference, attended by
Aswat al-Iraq, adding that the level of study will
cope with the highest international levels. He said
that his University “is the first university of its
kind to get the approval of the U.S. High Liberal
Education Academy in this respect.” The American
University in Sulaimaniyah, was established in 2007,
and has 375 students, using the English language in
its studies, after it was granted an open
authorization from the High Liberal Education
Academy in the United States. aswataliraq info
Jordanian trade minister
discusses boosting economic ties with Kurdistan
region
Erbil: Jordanian Trade and Industry Minister Aamer
al-Hadidi discussed on Tuesday with President of
Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, ways of
boosting bilateral relations between his country and
the region. Speaking at a press conference in Erbil,
the minister said that he discussed in two separate
meetings with President Barzani and Prime Minister
Barham Salih, ways of boosting relations with
Kurdistan in trade and economic fields. He
encouraged Jordanian businessmen to come and invest
in Kurdistan as there are several investment
opportunities in the region, noting that he will
hold a number of meetings with investors, traders
and businessmen in Kurdistan during their visit.
aswataliraq info
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