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June
11, 2012 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
KRG Allocates $30 Million
to Impoverished Shangal Region
Duhok: After a visit to the Shangal region, a
minister with the Kurdistan Regional Government
(KRG), says, “I was surprised by the way people live
there. I could not believe humans could live in such
conditions. I have never seen a group of people that
deserve more attention than the people of this
town.” Shangal is one of the largest towns in the
disputed areas and it lies in the province of
Nineveh. The district is home to 400,000 people. The
town has been ignored by the governor of Mosul.
Kurdistan Deputy Prime Minister Imad Ahmed visited
Shangal with four ministers late last month. The
delegation pledged US$30 million to the district’s
administration. The minister, who spoke on condition
of anonymity, says, “We decided to provide some
serious help. We have formed a committee to monitor
the delivery of assistance and the money allocated
to the area.” According to Shangal’s mayor, Mirsar
Heji Salih, this is the first time government
representatives have visited Shangal with aid since
2003. “From now on, we can carry out large projects
and seriously help the people of Shangal,” he said.
Khasrow Goran, former deputy governor of Mosul,
admits that neither Kurdistan nor the Baghdad
government has ever allocated such an amount this
poor district before....rudaw.net
Kurdistan parliament
proceeds with first reading of 2012 budget
Erbil: The Kurdistan Region’s parliament is set to
proceed with the first reading of the region’s 2012
budget bill. MP Bashir Khalil Hadad said this year's
budget is estimated to be 15.2tr IQD ($13bn), with a
deficit of 2.44tr IQD ($2bn). Hadad expected the
financial shortfall to increase due to the marriage
and housing grants this year. aknews.com
Flights between Tehran and
Kurdistan Region begin
Erbil: Flights between Tehran and the Kurdistan
Region began for the first time on Moday, said
airline carrier Mahan Airlines. Mahan marketing
director Hussein Huseni said the first flight was
launched to Erbil International Airport carrying 100
passengers. The airline will have two flights a week
to Erbil on Fridays and Mondays. Mahan flights will
increase within the next three months. Passengers
can connect to Dubai, Bangkok and Shanghais. Mahan
is a private airline based in Tehran. aknews.com
Kurdistan Region
distributes fish to boost breeding
Erbil: One million small fish fingerlings will be
distributed next week in the Kurdistan Region in a
bid to increase fish breeding, said the Ministry of
Agriculture and Water Resources. Director of fishery
wealth Sirwan Saeid said the ministry brought one
million fingerlings from Duhok and Suli provinces
and they will be distributed among the owners of
more than 300 fish farming projects in the cities of
Kurdistan. The fingerlings will be distributed among
297 fish breeding ponds, five fish farming projects
in the concrete docks and six fenced pool projects.
The price of one fingerling is 25 IQD ($0.02). Saeid
added: "According to international standards, each
person needs 16kg of fish a year and we're seeking
to reduce the import of fish and rely on our local
produce to meet the needs of the citizens." Saeid
continued to state that in 2010, 3,000 tons of fish
were imported from Turkey and Iran, but in 2011
imports declined to 1,960 tons. The authorities in
the Kurdistan Region ban fishing every year from
April 1 - July 1.aknews.com
PUK and PDK deny effect of
returning Maliki's confidence withdrawal on parties'
strategic agreement
Erbil: Two high officials in Patriotic Union of
Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (PDK)
said Monday that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's
refusal to sign the withdrawal of confidence vote
request against PM Nouri al-Maliki's does not affect
the two parties' strategic agreement. It was
unexpected for Iraqi parties, and especially for
Kurdish parties, to hear Talabani reject the vote
request following the PDK's work to remove al-Maliki
from his post. Member of the Presidential Commission
in the PDK Pshtiwan Sadiq said: "Talabani wants to
show himself as neutral in the current Iraqi crisis
despite the crisis beginning with Maliki's violation
of Iraq's constitution. "What caused concern is that
Maliki does not implement the country's constitution
and [is not] politically compatible with other
parties....aknews.com
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