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US consulting corporation plans to enhance the performance of Kurdistan ministries |
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Thursday, July 29th 2010 11:05 PM |
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Erbil, July 29 (Aknews) - The chairman of a U.S. consulting corporation met the Education Minister in Kurdistan to discuss and reform the educational and regional system according to modern philosophy and visions, said the media official at the Education ministry in the KRG, Delir Ibrahim. " The head of RAND foundation Michael...
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“My Apple" brings excitement to drama lovers |
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Thursday, July 29th 2010 1:03 PM |
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Erbil, July 29 (AKnews) – The audience walked into Erbil’s People Hall with enthusiasm on Tuesday and walked out with admiration. Karokh Ibrahim Hakim had succeeded in impressing the critics and normal audiences alike with his My Apple, a play depicting the torments of war. The play portrays Hema, a young woman who marries a rich old...
Exam results out for high school seniors |
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Wednesday, July 28th 2010 11:23 PM |
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Baghdad, July 28 (AKnews) – Exam results for high school seniors showed top students to be from the Nineveh and Babil provinces, said Iraq’s minister of education on Wednesday. "The success rate in the current year exceeded last year," said Minister Khudair al-Khuzaie. High school students in Iraq have to pursue...
UNESCO to refurbish Sulaimaniya museum |
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Tuesday, July 27th 2010 4:20 PM |
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Sulaimaniya, July 27 (AKnews) - Sulaimaniya’s provincial administration and the Iraqi branch of UNESCO reached an agreement on Tuesday in Jordan to renovate and repaint the city’s museum, a source at the city’s local administration said. “The project will be supervised by UNESCO and carried out in cooperation with the Kurdistan...
Higher Education Ministry sets a five-year plan for education development in Iraq |
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Monday, July 26th 2010 11:53 PM |
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Baghdad, July 26 (AKnews) - An official source in Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Iraq said on Monday that the ministry held a scientific conference to discuss the mechanism of developing a five-year plan for an integrated strategy to improve the higher education in Iraq, with the participation of all Iraqi university...
Kurdish film in "Lokarno" International Film Festival, Switzerland |
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Monday, July 26th 2010 11:52 PM |
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Erbil, July 26 (AKnews) – The Kurdish produced film "Mandu" (Tiresome) has been accepted by the international festival "Lokarno" in Switzerland, after passing through hard competition with creative and modern film makers, the festival spokesman reported on Monday."Lokarno" film festival will celebrate its 63rd...
UNESCO program to develop democratic media in Iraq |
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Monday, July 26th 2010 11:50 PM |
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Baghdad, July 26 (AKnews) - The coordinator of the International Program for the Development of Communication in Iraq (IPDC) announced on Monday the UNESCO set a program to develop the democratic media in Iraq. "The program, which will be implement next month and grants 40 thousand U.S. dollars for media projects, aims at developing...
Iraqi environment Ministry denies radioactive contamination in Baghdad |
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Monday, July 26th 2010 11:49 PM |
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Baghdad, July 26 (AKnews) - The Iraqi Ministry of Environment denied on Monday the news reported on Sunday about the presence of radioactive materials in the soil of some areas of Baghdad such as Al-Dora and Saffraniya. The Director of Media in the Ministry of Environment Sabah Mohamed told (AKnews), "The ministry confirms...
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Kurdish filmmaker unable to attend Japanese premier |
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Monday, July 26th 2010 12:53 PM |
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Erbil, July 26 (AKnews) - Renowned Iranian Kurdish filmmaker, Bahman Qubadi’s “No One Knows About Persian Cats” will be screened in theatres across Japan in August but Qaubadi cannot attend the Tokyo premier of the film because of visa and passport issues. The screening will last for several months and will cover the country’s major...
Shatt Al-Arab banks revived with visitors |
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Thursday, July 22nd 2010 6:55 PM |
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Basra, July 22 (AKnews) - The tourism committee official in Basra said that a new investment project will be implemented in Basra by the private sector at a cost of about 20 million US dollars. " The project includes a floating hotel with a length of 75 meters and a width of 16 meters that consists of four floors and 72 rooms as well...
