ِAL-SISTANI FOLLOWS UP EVENTS IN NAJAF
Basra, As-Sabah, August 22, Page 1 
The news reported from London said that the health condition of the supreme religious authority Ayatollah Ali al- Sistani has been deteriorated after hearing the developments in Najaf.In a telephone contact made by As-Sabah with Al- Sistani ,  Mr. Muhammed Ridha al- Sistani the senior son of Al-Sistani said that his father demanded the UN to have an effective role in Iraq, referring to the creation of the religious authority's committee consisted of Ahmed al- Safi , Sheikh Abdul Mehdi the deputy of Al- Sistani and Sheikh Muhammed Baqir Ali al- Sistani to receive the key of Imam Ali shrine in a gesture to soothe the situation in the city of Najaf . 

GUNMEN SEIZE TRADE MINISTRY'S CONVOY IN AMARA
Baghdad , As-Sabah, August 22, Page 1 
The gunmen of Al- Mehdi army in the city of Amara have seized a convoy of lorries belonged to the ministry of trade were loaded with large quantities of food stuffs exported in agreement with the program of food ration card.Dr. Muhammed al- Jubouri the minister of trade said that the gunmen decided to make these lorries as the ration of the city of Amara.The minister called on the gunmen to regain these food items as they are inseparable of the food ration card .On the other hand, the minister urged to facilitate the foodstuffs transporting the foodstuffs into the stricken regions in the city of Najaf.Notably the ministry of trade is sending scores of Lories for the city of Najaf daily but the US forces harass these lorries under the pretext that these lorries going for Al- Mehdi army. 

AL- SADR OFFICE DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN ATTACKING OIL INSTALLATIONS
Baghdad , As-Sabah, August 22, Page 1 
In a statement issued Saturday, the office of Al-Sadr denounced all the military operations in targeting the oil installations and pipelines.A source at the office said that the elements of Al- Mehdi are far away from these operations that target the Iraqi economy from one side and hinder the movement of the lorires loaded with commodities after reports on targeting these Lorries by unknown gunmen in the city of Imara. 

SILOS IN IRAQ TO BE RAN BY INTERNET
Baghdad , As-Sabah, August 22, Page 1 
Mr. Nizar Khudir al- Samaraee the director of state company of seeds trading said that the company is relying on the internet for coordination between the company and all its departments and 56 silos distributed allover Iraq.He added that company will contribute in classifying the information to circulate the orders and procedures and secure flexibility of the work further for signing contracts with the providing companies abroad.He confirmed that the company undertook supplying the grinders with exported wheat %100 from world origins that have world qualifications and suitability for the human use.   

EXPORTING OIL VIA CEYHAN PIPELINE RESUMED
Baghdad, As-Sabah, Aug 22, page 3 
The Ministry of Oil resumed exporting oil through the northern pipeline towards the Turkish Ceyhan Port. A source at the ministry said that pumping oil resumed with a higher exporting level than the previous year levels, indicating that the work in this line was put on halt during the last couple of days due to the instability. The Ministry pumped oil through this line as an experiment and sold more than 10 billion barrels to the international companies.On the other hand, an unknown armed group set fire at the main oil pipelines at the Southern oil company. An authorized source at the Company said that pumping oil was halt because of the security situation. Notably, about 13 sabotage acts targeted the oil institutions since the beginning of this year. During the last few days many aggressions happened one of which was burning the Southern Oil Company headquarters.

CULTURAL COOPERATION BETWEEN IRAQI UNIVERSITY AND ARAB & FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES
Baghdad, As-Sabah, Aug 22, page 3 
Dr. Abbas Al-Ruba'I, the dean of the Technical Education College at Babil University, said that the college admitted more than 200 students for the year 2005. He added that they made some reconstruction on the college like building new study rooms at plastic arts, and ceramic departments and enlarged the central library of the college. In addition to that, he added that the college intends to open a new centre for Internet to be used by students and professors to get acquainted with the latest development around the world. Also, he assured enhancing the cultural cooperation with Arab and foreign universities and that the university sent professors to be trained at some foreign universities to have an idea about means of teaching in those countries within the  university's aim to improve the curriculums.

$17 MILLION TO DEVELOP CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION
Baghdad, As-Sabah, Aug 22, page 3 
The Transport Ministry has allocated $17 million to develop the central station of the railways in Baghdad. Engineer Salam Jabur Al-Abbasi, the director general of the State Company of Railways, said that this project comes within the ministry plan to develop transport sector, especially railways. He added that the ministry implemented many projects to set new railway lines and update the old ones and establish a new line near the old one between Baghdad-Basra and Um Qasr and Baghdad-Mosul-Rabei'a.  

ELECTING BASRA GOVERNOR
Basra, As-Sabah, Aug 22, page 3 
An authorized source in Basra province said that the province council approved candidate Dr, Amer Al-Khazali, the representative of Da'wa Islamic Party as Basra governor after the election reached a blocked end and the candidates for the governor post were threatened. Dr. Al-Khazali is due to assume post within the coming few days.