Iraqi News Saturday AM 5-29-21
Iraqi News Saturday AM 5-29-21
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The President Of The Republic Stresses The Need To Combat Administrative, Financial And Political Corruption
The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed the important role that civil society organizations play in consolidating and stabilizing the project of a capable national state, the rule of law and good governance, calling on all governmental and political institutions to support the environment of civil society.
Saleh added during a speech at the fourth annual conference of civil society organizations that the country is going through a sensitive and dangerous phase of the political experience in Iraq, and it has great national entitlements that require philanthropists and those keen on the security and sovereignty of the country to meet these requirements, most notably the holding of early elections on the scheduled date in October.
The next, which is a national entitlement that cannot be procrastinated, a popular demand, and a political necessity to move to the stage of drafting a new political contract that enables Iraqis to elect a capable national government.
He pointed out that the security and economic challenges that the country is witnessing require referring to the people through fair and transparent elections, so it is not possible to bet on the patience of our people and our unemployed youth who are looking for a situation that secures their needs in a free and decent life, and this is dependent on the footsteps towards real structural reforms that bridge the gap.
Deep and deep between him and the people as a result of the existence of political obstacles that require a political review and bold and resolute constitutional and legal amendments.
The President of the Republic affirmed that the basic and fundamental task on the basis of which the current government was formed is to conduct elections, which is a great national responsibility that does not stop with the government only, but also bears responsibility for the political forces that contributed to the formation of the government in highly complex and sensitive circumstances, and also requires community solidarity through organizations.
Civil society in community mobilization and the formation of monitoring networks to ensure the integrity of the elections and enable citizens to exercise their democratic right to elect whoever they deem appropriate to run the country without guardianship or custody.
He stressed the need to fight administrative and financial and political corruption, which will enter, as in previous times, in the political situation and elections, and this requires serious legal measures and supportive political positions. Iraq.
The President of the Republic called on all the political forces and institutions concerned to unify the national ranks, to arbitrate the language of reason and national logic, to present the supreme interests of the country over any other considerations, and to emphasize the reliance on law and legal procedures at this dangerous stage. https://www.radionawa.com/all-detail.aspx?jimare=24820
Economic Specialist For / NINA /: The Tigris And Euphrates Will Dry Up Completely ... And The Iraqi Governments Are Responsible
Saturday 29, May 2021 10:16 | Economical Views: 187 Baghdad / NINA / Ali Jabbar al-Freiji, the specialist in managing state institutions in crises, affirmed that the successive governments of the state and the weakness of the Iraqi negotiator in negotiating with upstream countries over the water crisis are a major cause of the water drought afflicting Iraq, pointing out: The Tigris and Euphrates rivers completely, by the year 2040.
Al-Freiji said in a statement to the Iraqi National News Agency ( NINA ): "The Iraqi governments for more than a century ago, failed to sign a binding agreement with the two neighbors (Iran and Turkey) that permanently guarantees Iraq's water rights." , Adding: "The water crisis is the oldest in Iraq, as the year 1920 witnessed the signing of" tripartite and bilateral "agreements."Between Iraq, Turkey and Syria to divide water according to the international standards followed at the time, but all agreements are suspended and inactive, and there are many protocols of understanding, but they remain non-binding."
He explained that "the water resources coming from Iran, which represent 35% of the total annual revenues in Iraq, decreased to two-thirds due to the construction of dams and large facilities on the Iranian side. On the issuance of these rivers they changed their normal condition, and the remaining 60-65% from Turkey and rain." He pointed out: "The water level decreased to 8 billion cubic meters, compared to the water flows in April 2019."
And between: "The total consumption rate for all needs in the country is about 53 billion cubic meters annually, while the amount of river water in good seasons is estimated at 77 billion cubic meters, and in dry seasons it is about 44 billion cubic meters, and the average flow measures from the borders with Turkey are about In northern Iraq, it is gradually less than 50 percent in recent years. The country is also witnessing a drop in rainfall rates to more than 45 percent from the previous ten years. "
Al-Freiji added that, "according to the United Nations report for the year 2020 in the so-called (rate of water stress), Iraq is one of the countries classified as having a" high risk "with regard to water scarcity, as the global indicator predicts that by 2040 the Tigris and Euphrates rivers will dry up completely. Therefore, Iraq will suffer from drought and thirst, if the situation continues as what has happened in the last ten years. "
He indicated that "the level of water flow in the Tigris River was 600 cubic meters per second, and after Turkey built the Ilisu Dam, it decreased to about 300 - 320 cubic meters per second," stressing that the shortfall of one billion cubic meters of Iraq's water quota means that 260 thousand dunams of land will leave The agricultural sector is out of the production area, "noting:" The rate of desertification in irrigated lands in Iraq is 71%, while in Turkey, Lebanon and Syria 13%, 7% and 17%, respectively.
He added, "Over the past twenty years, especially after the 2005 period, the systems for storing, irrigating lands and investing water have not developed properly, and the last achievement in this field is the Mosul Dam, which was completed in 1986, and this means that successive governments in Iraq are a major cause of the drought that has occurred." Iraq suffers from him, in addition to external factors and others.
Al- Freiji continued: “The Iraqi negotiator is also still weak and unable to negotiate with the upstream countries on how to map the distribution of damages in the dry season, not to mention imposing a new binding water agreement after Iraq takes the correct and necessary measures in Water resource infrastructure development. / End 8 https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=906857
Ports Finish Work On The Largest Oil Berth Project In Iraq
Reconstruction and building Economy News – Baghdad On Saturday, the Ministry of Transport announced the completion of the construction of the Khor Al-Zubair berth, which is the longest oil berth in the country.
The director of the General Company for Ports of Iraq, Farhan Muhaisen Al-Fartousi, said in a statement seen by "Al-Eqtisad News", that "the casting of the last section of the longest oil berth in the history of the ports has been completed. high".
He added, "This berth is being worked on by the Japanese company, Mitsubishi, and its subcontractor, the Turkish Galk company, and it is among the Japanese loan projects financed by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA)."
For his part, Muhammad al-Sahlani, Director of the Japanese Loan Authority, said, "As an organization, we used to continue to work day and night and continue working on a daily basis in order for this project to be crowned with success, which will achieve a leap in oil exports from the port of Khor Al-Zubair," stressing, "The completion of the casting process despite the circumstances. The difficult work faced, on top of which is the Corona pandemic. "
For his part, Project Manager Muntadhar Abdul Razzaq Kata'a said, "The quay surface has been fully completed and what remains is the completion of the installation of loading arms, firefighting equipment, fountains and other final works, indicating that the good news for the complete completion of the pavement will soon bleed." Number of observations 62 Date of addendum 05/29/2021 https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=25213
Industry: A Move To Support The Private Sector And Attract Sober Companies And Investors
Money and business Economy News _ Baghdad On Saturday, the Ministry of Industry and Minerals confirmed its intention to support the private sector and attract sober companies and investors.
"The ministry, after Manhal Aziz Al-Khabbaz took over the minister's duties, adopted a national project and a targeted plan in three short, medium and long-term stages to rehabilitate and operate the stalled laboratories throughout Iraq," ministry spokesman Mortada Al-Safi said in a press interview.
Al-Safi added, "The ministry has started since May 2020, in the short-term plan, and 15 factories, projects and production lines have been operated and opened out of the total of the stalled factories, which amounted to (83) factories and factories." That the lab needs. "
Regarding investment plans and attracting investors, Al-Safi explained, "The Ministry has re-evaluated the participation and investment contracts for the purpose of canceling the lagging contracts and continuing with successful contracts," pointing out that "there are many contracts that did not achieve the economic feasibility and purpose of them."
He stressed, "The ministry has a real tendency to support the private sector and attract and attract companies and investors who are financially and technically able to enter into partnership and investment contracts with them that contribute to adding new lines, increasing the added value of products, transfer of technology and training of cadres."
And between, that "He pointed out that "the ministry is keen to contract with sober companies that have a reputation in various industrial fields in order to achieve its goal of reviving Iraqi industry."
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Representative Source: The Number Of Attending Today's Session Does Not Exceed 80 Deputies
Political| 04:59 - 29/05/2021 BAGHDAD - Mawazine News A representative source said, on Saturday, the latest developments in the parliament session, which is currently scheduled to take place.
The source said in an interview with Mawazine News that "the session was postponed for half an hour because the quorum was not completed, and the number of attendees does not exceed 80 deputies." Suspect The source suggested postponing the session to another notice, due to the lack of a quorum.
https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=154954
A Parliamentary Committee Reveals The Fate Of The Industrial Cities In Iraq, One Of Them Is Petrochemical
Political| 04:29 - 05/29/2021 Exclusive - Mawazine News The Parliamentary Reconstruction and Services Committee revealed, on Saturday, the fate of the industrial cities in Iraq, while noting that former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi began several initiatives and projects to encourage the Iraqi economy.
Committee Chairman Walid Sahlani said in an interview with Mawazine News that, "With regard to industrial cities in general, there was a law approved in the House of Representatives, which is the Industrial Cities Law, and stipulates that they have a management body and are managed under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and have complete independence. And there was An initiative by the Central Bank to employ young people registered in the Social Welfare Authority, who are graduates and those with experience in industrial cities.
With regard to the agreement to establish industrial cities with Jordan signed during the era of former Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, he explained: "Unfortunately, all that comes is a government that tries as much as possible to build glories and focuses on the media aspect of the prime minister’s personality and its personalities. It was assumed by the current prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kazimi, that He is following up on what Abdul Mahdi has done in many of the issues that he started to have positive returns at the level of the economy and national income, including the industrial cities between Iraq and Jordan and the Chinese agreement, and all of these had no effect on the economic level because of their neglect and abandonment.
He continued: "I think that the issue of industrial cities is important and strong and needs attention from the government, because it generates resources for the Iraqi economy and provides job opportunities for young people."
He pointed out, "There are some cities that have been completed, for example the industrial city in Nasiriyah and the administrative body was completed by 80% two years ago, but it needs a developer and to attract international companies to set up laboratories that provide job opportunities for many young people, as well as the petrochemical industrial city and there is an industrial city in Ramadi." And you need allocations and work. "
He pointed out, "The media issue took on more space than the real issue with which Abdul Mahdi moved, which is media injustice and many of the issues he worked on were lacking in the media." Ended 29 / h
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Dollar Exchange Rates In Local Markets
Market Economy News _ Baghdad "Economy News" publishes the exchange rates of the dollar in the local market on Saturday. The price of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar Exchange offices prices:
The selling price of the dollar is 149,750, the buying price of the dollar is 148,750
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