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September 8, 2012 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Jalal Talabani will return
home in coming days, party sources
Slêmani: Kurdish Union Party announced Saturday that
president Jalal Talabani's will return home during
the coming days to assume his post. His first return
leg shall be Kurdistan; he will then head to
Baghdad, party spokesman Azad Jindyani said on
Saturday. Talabani was meant to return after Eid
festivities, after a medical trip lasted for about
two months in Germany. Talabani submitted an 8-point
initiative to solve the political crisis in the
country and expected to call for convening the
National Conference after his return. aswataliraq.info
Kurdistan delegation makes
for Washington
Erbil: A delegation from the Kurdistan region headed
on Friday for the United States on an official visit
to meet officials of the US administration and
Congressmen. “The delegation, which includes Fouad
Hussein, head of the presidential Divan and Falah
Mustapha, the official responsible of the foreign
relations department in Kurdistan, will meet during
the week-long visit with US administration officials
and Congressmen as well as other senior officials,”
a presidential statement said. “The delegation will
pay visits in think-tank centers in Washington to
hold talks on the political developments in Iraq and
the relations between Kurdistan and the federal
government,” it added. The delegation will meet also
with the Kurdistan community in the United States.
aswataliraq.info
Three Kurdistan civilians
wounded in Turkish bombardments
Erbil: Three civilians from Sangasar parish (Slêmani
province) were wounded last night when Turkish
fighter jets bombarded the area, Sangasar
administrator said. The fighters bombed Qandil
Mountains' skirt near Ashqulka, Sinamoka, Duele,
Khwebiyn and Kurtak villages at 11.00 p.m. for one
hour, said Abdul-Razzaq Bayiz. Three villagers from
the area, Fatim Khidir Ali, Dadwar Abdulla and Lawi
Abdulla were wounded, a number of livestock killed
and an artisan well destroyed in the air strike,
according to the official. Bayiz said the wounded
were transferred to hospital and their wounds are
light. He added since August the Turkish jets bomb
Qandil Mountains every 10 days. According to the
statistic since 1993 some 73 civilians from the
Kurdistan Region of Iraq have been killed and 85
more wounded in the shelling and air strikes of the
Iranian and Turkish militaries. The attacks have
also displaced more than 811 families only in 2011.
The presence of the Turkish outlawed Kurdistan
Workers Party (PKK) and its offshoot for Iran, Party
of Free Life for Kurdistan (PJAK), in the triangle
bordering Iran, Turkey and the Kurdistan Region has
given a pretext to the neighboring countries to
launch offensives against the bordering territories
of Kurdistan. aknews.com
Kurdish powerlifter sets
new record in London Paralympics
Erbil: Powerlifter Siamand Rahman of Shino city of
Iran twice set new records in London Paralympics,
due to end Saturday, media reports said. On
Wednesday, Rahman, 24, broke the record for the
+100kg weight class with his opening lift of 270kg
and then he lifted 280kg in his second attempt.
Rahman's third attempt for lifting 301 failed and he
did not try more. Iraqi powerlifter Faris al-Ajeeli
won the silver medal with his second lift of 242kg
and South Korean Chun Keun Bae the bronze with a
best lift of 232kg. aknews.com
Barzani to meet with
Kurdistan political leaders Saturday
Erbil: Kurdistan Region's President Massoud Barzani
is expected to meet with the leaders of the
political parties in Kurdistan to discuss the
current state of relations between Erbil and
Baghdad. An informed source who demanded anonymity
said that the meeting of the political leaders will
be held in Salahaddin Resort of Erbil and the major
opposition party, Gorran (Change) Movement will not
participate in the gathering. Gorran has always
reiterated that it will not participate in
"ceremonial meetings which are just for the sake of
meeting not for [finding] solution," said Shaho
Saeed, Gorran spokesperson. He continued Gorran will
only participate in the meetings which have a "clear
agenda." Gorran also did not attend a previous
meeting of Kurdistan political leaders, chaired by
Barzani. Currently the tensions between Gorran and
Barzani's ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)
are high. aknews.com
Demand to host three
ministers in Kurdistan parliament
Erbil: Major opposition bloc, Gorran (Change)
Movement, demanded that the Kurdistan ministers of
planning, trade and health be invited to parliament
for clarification over introducing expired foodstuff
and medicine and health condition in restaurants.
Kardo Mohammed, head of Gorran bloc, told Xendan
news agency that his bloc on Friday sent a letter to
the presidency of the parliament to host the
ministries for explanation and introducing
solutions. He said recently through the media
outlets "it was proved how difficult is the
situation of Kurdistan civilians. "For food and
medicine security the big responsibility is on the
government and parliament to prevent trading with
the lives and health of the civilians." "We have
demanded that, the soonest, the presidency of
parliament insert the quality control bill in the
agenda." It's a while there is a campaign of closing
down restaurants, hotels and supermarkets is running
in Kurdistan. aknews.com
First Annual Careers
Conference Held in Erbil and Slêmani
Erbil: Last month, 25 local and foreign companies
participated in the first Kurdistan Careers
Conference in Erbil. A similar conference will be
held this week in Slêmani. Amanj Muhammad, the main
organizer of the conference, said, “The aim is to
establish job recruitment centers and decrease the
unemployment rate in Kurdistan.” Muhammad, who
formerly represented the Kurdistan Regional
Government (KRG) in Spain, said that the idea first
came to him when he returned to the region two years
ago. “I had a hard time finding a job when I came
back to Kurdistan in 2009 as there were no
recruitment agencies for job seekers like they have
in other countries,” he said. He said that, in the
West, career conferences are held annually, adding,
“We want to do the same thing here.” However,
Muhammad noted that representatives from foreign
companies told him that when they invest in Kurdish
employees and train them for careers, they quit
their jobs to become government employees for a
smaller salary. “This is a big problem and we need
to change this mindset,” Muhammad said. “In general,
oil-rich countries produce lazy people.” Muhammad
Khalis, a computer science graduate, came to the
conference with the hope of finding a job. “I came
to find a job with an oil company, because they pay
well.” “So far, 450 people have applied for jobs
with oil companies,” the conference organizer said.
“We want to become a bridge between job seekers and
companies in the future.”.... rudaw.net
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