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KRG Cannot Afford Nawroz Celebrations' Budget



Kurdistan Region: leaving the late days of February and stepping into March, the king of the months is always needs a lot of work unlike the other months of the year as it's month of occasions and festivals.

Annually, KRG and the people of the region, at least one month before its due, prepare themselves and provide enough money to celebrate the month fully especially Nawroz/ New Year in the Kurdish calendar, which is on March 21.

According to the government announcements the 2014 celebrations are going to be different and not so much fun as the previous Nawroz celebrations because of the Budget issues that KRG faces.

In a special statement to PUKmedia, Hama Rahim, the Director of the Tourism Affairs said," KRG stops its activates and will not going to provide us a special budget for the Nawroz preparations as Baghdad has not send us the budget yet , therefore, 2014 Nawroz preparations will be only the security preparation."

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Why is Kurdistan short of money - because of the cheating Iraqi Arabs

KRG to provide March and February`s salary without having received budget from Iraq

Today, February 23, 2014, PM Nechirvan Barzani gathered with Kurdish MPs and ministers in the Iraqi government and Kurdistan Parliament MPs. The meeting featured talks about the outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad.

In the meeting, KRG announced that it is able to provide March and February`s salaries for its employees, but if Iraq insists to send revenue, then KRG will have to sell and export oil to provide salary and income for its people until the current issues are settled.

Regarding the subject, Dr. Kherulla Hassan, Iraqi Minister of Trade, told PUKmedia that Kurdistan Region`s 17% share of budget is an undeniable right according to the constitution. The minister demands that the Iraqi Minister of Finance should be tried for cutting Kurdistan Region`s budget and leaving people of Kurdistan Region suffer a crisis of lack of income.

The meeting also covered some other important aspects between KRG and the Federal Government, such as Kurdistan Region`s offer to form a mutual committee between the two sides to supervise oil export and sale in Kurdistan Region until legal modifications are made inside SOMO, Iraqi Ministry of Oil`s official corporation for importing petroleum products and exporting crude oil.

KRG also offered to transit oil income money that is kept in the DFI box back to Kurdistan Region`s banks, and it is currently awaiting Baghdad`s response.

Worth mentioning, these demands proposed by KRG will be brought into discussion with the Iraqi government through the Kurdish ministers in Mr. Al-Maliki`s cabinet in the next meeting of the Iraqi Council of Ministers.

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Progressive Party commends President Talabani for his crucial role

Mr. Saadon Faili Head of the National Relations Office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in Baghdad received Dr. Salam Oda Secretary General of the Iraqi Progressive Party.

The two sides, at the meeting discussed the general situations and the political process in Iraq in addition to ways of cooperation between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Iraqi Progressive Party.

The Upcoming elections scheduled to be conducted at the end of April was another issued discussed in the meeting.

The delegation of the Progressive Party commended President Talabani for his crucial role in building the democratic process in Iraq.

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Burial Ceremony of Remains of Anfal Victims From Barzani tribe starts

Today, a special ceremony started to bury the remains of 93 Anfal victims from the Barzani Tribe in the Barzan area.

The President of the Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani, Rasool Ali, Vice President of Kurdistan Region, Mrs. Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, Dr. Barham Salih, and a number of government officials and party members attended the ceremony.

The remains were found in a mass grave in Samawah, southern Iraq.

Mr. Massoud Barzani, in a speech during the ceremony said that the progress and development that Kurdistan Region is witnessing is the result of the sacrifices of the Kurdish people.

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Kirkuk`s Police Department Releases Intel on Yesterday`s Clashes

Yesterday, March 9, 2014, Kirkuk`s police forces had been able to halt a terrorist act that intended to assault a security department in the city.

In the aftermath of their operation, Kirkuk`s Police Directorate revealed through its spokesperson, Major-General Turhan Abdul-Rahman, that Kirkuk`s emergency police forces and Asaish participated in a campaign in which they were able to discover a terrorist den which included two vehicles, some communication equipments, explosive belts and military uniforms.

Two of the terrorists were killed in Arafa Avenue during confrontation with Asaish forces; one of the terrorists exploded himself, killing his two other friends as well. In the city`s Aden avenue, on the other side, security forces raided the terrorist den where 3 other terrorists were staying.

During clashes with police, all three of the terrorists exploded themselves. Later, police found remnants of the corpses inside the den.

The police spokesperson also revealed that later investigations indicated the terrorists were affiliated to Al-Qaeda, having come to Kirkuk to perform a major assault on one of the city`s security departments.

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Another woman killed on behalf of honor
Monday, 21 April 2014 10:27

DÊRIK - A 26 years-old woman, K.E.B, became victim of the honor killing in Dêrik city of Rojava. Her brother killed her last night around 10 p.m. in Baweriye district of the city. She is from Zihêriye village. Her brother, H.E.B, surrendered to Dêrik Asayish Forces.

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"The radical Islamist groups have no ties to Islam"
Monday, 21 April 2014 13:34

KOBANÊ - President of Committe of Religious Affairs in Kobanê Canton Mihemed Dahir stated that attacks of radical Islamist groups on the region and Rojava have no ties to Islam.

Dahir answered the Hawar News Agency's questions regarding the latest wave of attacks against Kobanê. Dahir remarked that Islamis State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) uses Islamic values for propaganda. "However, says Dahir, everybody sees that the ISIS kills civilians and destroy peace in the society. Theses kind of groups came to the region to create new sectarian and ethnic conflicts and unfortunately they claim that they do this based on Islam."

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