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July
24, 2012 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Erbil: Six Asayish members
killed in Salahaddin bombing
Tuz Khurmatu: A hand grenade attack in Tuz Khurmatu
of Salahaddin province (outside Kurdistan region)
claimed the lives of six Asayish (Kurdish security)
members and wounded four people. The hand grenade
targeted an Asayish convoy in Silo of Tuz Khurmatu
(90km east of Tikrit) at around 02.00 p.m., said a
source from Tuz Kkurmatu' Joint Coordination Center.
The attack claimed the lives of six Asayish members
and seriously wounded two more members as well as
two nearby Kurdish civilians. The source said the
Asayish victims were members of Kurdistan Democratic
Party (KDP). Taher Faqe, KDP's Asayish chief in Tuz
Khurmatu, confirmed the news. aknews.com
Illiteracy in Kurdistan
reached to 18%
Erbil: The Kurdish Planning Ministry reported on
Monday that illiteracy percentage in the region
reached to 18%, according to a bulletin issued by
the ministry. Kurdish Minister of Education Ismat
Khalid pointed out this figure, but added that a
plan will be initiated to illiteracy eradication in
Iraqi Kurdistan. He added that this percentage is
small in comparison to other areas in Iraq.
aswataliraq.info
DNO reaches permanent
payment deal in Iraqi Kurdistan
Oslo: Norway-based oil firm DNO International ASA
has reached a permanent agreement with the Kurdistan
Regional Government regarding oil payments,
replacing an earlier ad hoc system, it said on
Tuesday. "As a result of this reconciliation, DNO
International's share of Tawke oil sales over a
period of about eight weeks will be allocated to the
Kurdistan Regional Government for local consumption
but the company expects that its overall revenues
for the year will remain unchanged," it said in a
statement. Reuters
New Committee to Specialize
in Baghdad-Erbil Relations
Erbil: Kurdish Parliament plans to form a new
committee after the summer break that will focus on
the issues between Baghdad and Erbil. The committee
was proposed by Kurdistan Prime Minister Nechirvan
Barzani, who suggested in a letter to parliament
that the matter was urgent. Relations between the
Iraqi and Kurdistan governments have recently
deteriorated, especially with recent attempts to
remove Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki from
office. An anonymous source described the letter
Barzani sent to Arsalan Bayiz, the parliamentary
speaker. Along with suggesting that the committee
include representatives from all three opposition
parties along with the two ruling parties, Barzani
recommended that it report to the Council of
Ministers, since the government handles problems
with Baghdad. The source added, “But opposing
opinions are expected in parliament’s discussion of
how the committee should be formed.” In his
inauguration speech, Prime Minister Barzani said,
“We will continue the work of the previous cabinet
and continue implementing the plans of the Kurdistan
Alliance.”....rudaw.net
Darbankhan water refinery
completed
Sulaimaniyah: All stages of the construction of
Darbandikhan's water refinery have now been
completed. The refinery provides 1,000 cubic meters
of water in one hour. The project will help the
town’s citizens to drink cleaner water and live
healthier, according to a statement from the
Kurdistan Regional Government. A foreign company was
supposed to complete the Darbandikhan refinery but
left the project uncompleted. Local teams then
finished the project. Project engineer Hunar Mustafa
said the project cleans water in five stages. From
now Darbandikhan residents will have clean water to
drink. The town had problems with unclean water in
the past. The Kurdistan Region's Deputy Prime
Minister Imad Ahmed congratulated the local
committee in charge of the project. aknews.com
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