“Tidbits From TNT” Monday 12-29-2025
TNT:
Tishwash: Sudani: Our relationship with countries in the region and the world is based on economic partnerships.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani affirmed that Iraq’s relations with the countries of the region and the world are based on economic partnerships.
He added that Iraq's relations with countries in the region and the world are based on economic partnerships, given Iraq's geostrategic location and its vast natural and human resources. He emphasized the importance of the relationship with the United States within the economic framework, given its companies and technology, from which Iraq can benefit from its experience.
He explained that Iraq and Syria have great opportunities to improve the economic situation, including the Kirkuk-Banias oil export pipeline. link
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Tishwash: The Sudanese government directs the release of a new batch of payments owed to contractors.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani directed on Sunday the release of a new batch of payments for completed work as part of a series of payments to Iraqi contractors.
The office of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement received by Al-Ghad Press that he chaired a meeting on Sunday regarding the contractual obligations of contractors, in the presence of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning and the head of the Contractors Union.
According to the statement, the meeting included a review of the details of contractual obligations, their amounts, and the sums due to contractors implementing projects for all ministries and governorates, in order to guarantee the rights of contracting companies and support the stability of the construction sector, which is one of the most important drivers of the national economy.
Al-Sudani directed the release of a new batch of payments for completed work as part of a series of payments to Iraqi contractors, stressing the government's commitment to monitoring projects and their implementation phases and ensuring the payment of financial dues to contractors, in order to move forward with infrastructure and service projects link
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Tishwash: Parliamentary division precedes swearing-in session; vote on parliamentary speaker enters a phase of controversy.
A parliamentary source revealed on Monday that there is a clear division within the Iraqi parliament, ahead of the swearing-in session, regarding the election of the parliament's leadership.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that "a number of MPs from political blocs, especially within the coordination framework, do not intend to abide by the directives of the heads of blocs and parties regarding voting on the candidates for Speaker of Parliament and his deputies, which threatens an undisciplined vote during the session."
He added that "the division is not limited to the House of Representatives, but also extends to the National Political Council and the Coordination Framework, where positions regarding the position of Speaker of Parliament are divided between a group that supports Hebat al-Halbousi, and another that supports Muthanna al-Samarrai."
The source indicated that the disputes also extend to the position of First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, particularly within the coordination framework, as the following are competing for the position: Yasser Al-Maliki, candidate of the State of Law Coalition; Adnan Faihan, candidate of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq and current Governor of Babylon and winner in the elections; Mohsen Al-Mandalawi; and Ahmed Al-Asadi, candidate of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition and current Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.
He explained that "the competition for the position of second deputy speaker of parliament is limited to two candidates, namely Shakhwan Abdullah from the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and Ribwar Karim from the Position Bloc," indicating that "the majority of the deputies of the political blocs tend to renew confidence in Shakhwan Abdullah to assume the position."
The Iraqi parliament is scheduled to hold its first session on Monday, its sixth session, which includes two items on its agenda: the first is the swearing-in of the new members, and the second is the election of the Speaker of Parliament and his two deputies, according to a statement issued by the parliament’s media department.
The Presidency of the House of Representatives consists of a Speaker and two Deputy Speakers, who manage the legislative sessions and organize the work of the Council. According to the political traditions followed after 2003, the position of Speaker of Parliament is allocated to the Sunni component, the First Deputy Speaker to the Shiite component, and the Second Deputy Speaker to the Kurdish component.
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Mot: They are cute and harmless but they are loud, incredibly expensive to keep and absolutely untrainable.
They are cute and harmless but they are loud, incredibly expensive to keep and absolutely untrainable.
The other is a kangaroo. I don't really know much about kangaroos.
Mot: . Start the new year off right…
