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Iraq’s first lady will spend new year’s eve with Talabani

Reband Sadulla – BasNews (Suliaymania): 29-12-2013 – Iraqi first lady Hero Ibrahim Ahmed will spend new year’s eve in Germany with husband Jalal Talabani, who has been recovering there since suffering a stroke a year ago.

According to Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) media, Ahmed is expected to travel to Germany on Sunday.  

The married couple has a tradition of spending new year’s eve together, and even this year Ahmed is set on sharing the start of 2014 with her husband. PUK media also revealed that the first lady spent last new year’s eve by her ailing husband’s side in a Berlin hospital. Earlier this month PUK media released images of President Talabani which showed him in good health and dismissing rumors of him being critical.