Sports
Iraq participates in football championship for disabled people for first time
17/05/2012 10:42
BAGHDAD, May 17 (AKnews) - The Iraqi Special Olympics Federation has received an official invitation from its international counterpart to participate in the first qualifying tournament for the World Football Cup for disabled people.The vice chairman of the Iraqi federation Ali al-Sabti said the international federation decided to hold a world...
Kurdistan team defeats Mauritania 3-1 in Palestine championship
16/05/2012 14:33
ERBIL, May 16 (AKnews) - The Kurdistan Region's football team defeated Mauritania 3-1 in the first match of the Palestine championship.Krmanj Omer, Karzan Abdullah and Goran Ali scored one goal each for the Kurdistan team. Palestine defeated Vietnam 2-0 in the opening match on Monday in the first group, which also includes...
Erbil defeats al-Masafi in Iraqi Premier League
15/05/2012 15:05
ERBIL, May 15 (AKnews) - Erbil Footbal Club defeated al-Masafi Club 2-1 in yesterday's home match at Franso Hariri stadium in the seventh round of the second stage of the Iraqi Premier Football League.Al-Masafi player Haidar Allawi scored first, but in the second half Erbil FC player Amjad Radi and Hatam Zedan each scored a goal. Erbil has yet...
Kurdistan football delegation arrives in Palestine for championship
14/05/2012 10:18
ERBIL, May 14 (AKnews) - A football delegation from the Kurdistan Region arrived in Beit Lehem last night to participate in the Palestine football championship, which will kick off today.The 34-member delegation includes players, coaches and assistants and is headed by Kurdistan Football Association President Safin Kanabi.The delegation was...
Iraqi national team to take part in Arab jujutsu championship
13/05/2012 12:50BAGHDAD, May 13 (AKnews) - Iraqi's national jujitsu team will participate in the Arab jujutsu, kurash, and free fighting championship to be held in Beirut on May 19. Head of the Iraqi and Arab jujitsu federation Mukhles Hassan said the Iraqi federation decided to hold a training camp for the national team in Shabab Club in Baghdad. The camp will...
Anwar Jassam elected president of Iraqi football coaches association
12/05/2012 17:36
ERBIL, May 12 (AKnews) - Anwar Jassam has been elected as the new president of the Iraqi Professional Coaches Association for football.Association spokesman Hussein al-Thakar said Abdul Ilah Abdul Hamid was elected as vice president. The election was held today at al-Sikak Sport Club.Yahya Alwan bagged the association's secretary role, while...
Iraqi delegation heads to Kuwait to set up a joint sports week
10/05/2012 18:33ERBIL, May 10 (AKnews) - A delegation from the Iraqi National Olympic Committee and Ministry of Youth and Sports will launch a special sports week, held jointly by Iraq and Kuwait.The delegation will travel to Kuwait at the end of this month to open the 'Martyr Sheikh Fahed al-Ahmad' week, said the committee.A statement quoted the committee...
Erbil leads group in Asia Cup qualifiers
10/05/2012 11:11
ERBIL, May 10 (AKnews) - Erbil FC now leads its group in the qualifying matches for the Asian Football Federation Cup (AFC) after its victory against Yemen's Al-Oruba.Erbil defeated Al-Oruba 2-1 yesterday in Franso Hariri stadium in Erbil, raising its points to 14.Hussein al-Ameri of Al-Oruba scored the first goal thirteen minutes into the...
Iraq football team join Zico in Turkey
09/05/2012 12:12ERBIL, May 9 (AKnews) - The Iraqi national football team is traveling to Turkey today, joining their coach, Zico, ahead of their match against Jordan in the World Cup competition.The team will enter a training camp that begins this afternoon and will last for 20 days, said Iraqi Union Memember Yahyia Zghair.On June 3 Iraq will play against...
Zico heads to Turkey
08/05/2012 13:23
ERBIL, May 8 (AKnews) – Iraq's national football team coach, Zico, has taken a flight to Turkey earlier today.Zico, who left via Baghdad International Airport, supervised five training sessions at international Shaab Stadium in Baghdad for players in preparation for the Iraqi League before his trip to Turkey.Iraqi Football Union member Kamil...
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The problem with the publication of Kurdish books is getting them out to the people who are yearning to read them. There are few methods of distribution to provide literature for the readers. Libraries, book shops and kiosks are present in some towns, but these don’t exist everywhere. Even in the big cities, the libraries are in the wrong place and there is a lack of proper halls for book fairs.
Despite many efforts, the books never find their way to the right people - books and right readers, like old stories of the lover and the one he longs for, are destined to remain estranged.
But this will not be so for much longer. Aras Publishers have finally found a solution to this perennial problem through launching a mobile bookshop to deliver books to the places where they have failed to reach before. The mobile bookshop is a 15-meter bus, the inside of which is an Aladdin’s cave for book-lovers, holding thousands of titles.
The book bus will strip away the old problems of getting literature to the masses. The Aras bus will come to wherever you are – truly it is a revolution of the Kurdish enlightenment.
