Iraqi News Sunday Afternoon 5-15-22
Iraqi News Sunday Afternoon 5-15-22
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Parliamentary Finance Discloses The Possibility Of Amending The Constitution To Pass The 2022 Budget
Iraq Sunday, 15 May 2022 2:59 PM National News Center / Special A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Faisal Al-Naeli, confirmed today, Sunday, that the current situation does not allow any constitutional amendments to be made in order to pass the 2022 budget.
Al-Naeli said, in an exclusive statement to the National News Center, that “the political conditions that the country is going through do not allow, in the current situation, to make any amendments to the constitution, even if it was allocated to the 2022 budget,” explaining that “the first affected by these circumstances and the delay in forming the government is the citizen.” “.
And he continued, "By law, the budget cannot be passed through the caretaker government because the latter does not have such powers, which is a clear violation of the constitution, but personally, I am ready to vote and discuss the budget law even if it is a legal violation, especially since it is linked to what the people say." https://nnciraq.com/127841/
The Security Council Holds Its Next Session On The Situation In Iraq
Political | 05:05 - 15/05/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News The United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) announced today, Sunday, that the UN Security Council will hold a session next Tuesday regarding the situation in Iraq.
And the mission stated in a statement received / Mawazine News / a copy of it, that "the UN Security Council will hold a session on the situation related to Iraq on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 3:00 pm New York time (10:00 pm Baghdad time)."
And she added, "It is expected that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, will brief the session on developments in Iraq and the United Nations Assistance Mission."
https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=193226
The Stability Of The Dollar Exchange Rates In The Circulation Of Local Markets
Economie| 10:10 - 15/05/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News The dollar prices witnessed, today, Sunday, stability in the circulation of the Iraqi local markets.
And the selling prices of the dollar were recorded at 148.750 dinars per 100 dollars, while the purchase prices of the dollar were recorded at 147.750 dinars per 100 dollars. https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=193175
With 326,000 Barrels Per Day, Iraq Surpasses Saudi Arabia In Its Oil Exports To America
Economie| 10:29 - 15/05/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News, the US Energy Information Administration announced, on Sunday, that Iraq exceeded Saudi Arabia in its oil exports to America during the past week, reaching an average of 326,000 barrels per day.
The administration said in a report that "the average US imports of crude oil during the past week from nine countries amounted to 5.643 million barrels per day, an increase of 335,000 barrels per day compared to the previous week, which amounted to 5.308 million barrels per day."
And she added, "Iraq's oil exports to America amounted to an average of 326,000 barrels per day last week, to be the third largest source to it and thus surpassing Saudi Arabia, whose oil exports to America reached 306 thousand barrels per day."
She noted that "most of America's oil revenues during the past week came from Canada, at a rate of 3.284 million barrels per day, followed by Mexico at a rate of 693,000 barrels per day, and oil revenues from Ecuador at a rate of 351,000 barrels per day, and then Saudi Arabia at a rate of 306 thousand barrels per day."
According to the administration, "the amount of US imports of crude oil from Colombia amounted to an average of 276,000 barrels per day, from Brazil at a rate of 143,000 barrels per day, from Nigeria at a rate of 136 thousand barrels per day, and from Trinidad and Tobago at an average of 128,000 barrels per day, while no quantity was imported." From Russia. https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=193176
Iraq Owns 8% Of The World's Oil Reserves, About 145 Billion Barrels
Increase in oil production Iraq is conducting continuous oil exploration operations on vast areas of the country, to be invested in developing the oil sector, as part of government plans aimed at increasing the volume of exports in the future, to strengthen the country's economy.
The Iraqi Drilling Company, affiliated to the Ministry of Oil, announced that it had started drilling work for the first well within the project to drill 20 oil wells in this Nasiriyah oil field.
Iraq has oil reserves of about 145 billion barrels, equivalent to 17% of the reserves of the Middle East, and 8% of the global reserves. It is the fifth largest in the world
https://altaghier.tv/2022/05/14/العراق-يمتلك-8-من-احتياطي-النفط-العالمي/
The National Security Adviser Discusses With The New NATO Commander In Iraq The File Of Al-Hol Camp
political| 04:03 - 15/05/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News On Sunday, National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji met in his office in the capital, Baghdad, with the new NATO commander in Iraq.
According to a statement by his office, Mawazine News received a copy of it, the National Security Adviser, Qassem al-Araji, discussed with the new NATO mission commander in Iraq the file of the al-Hol border camp file and the importance of expediting the closure of this file. Ended 29/R77
https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=19321
Integrity reveals the issuance of an order to recruit general managers for Rafidain Bank
Today, Sunday, the Federal Integrity Commission announced the issuance of an order to bring in two former general managers of Al-Rafidain Bank, indicating that the accused deliberately caused damage to the funds and interests of the entity in which they work.
The authority said in a statement that "the investigation department of the authority, while talking about the details of the order issued by the Rusafa Investigation Court specialized in integrity issues, stated that the recruitment order was issued against two former general managers of Al-Rafidain Bank for their negligence and failure to detect the embezzlement of an amount of (48,000,000,000) dinars from a branch The bank is in Khalidiya.
She added that "the order was issued in accordance with the provisions of Article (340) of the amended Penal Code No. (111 of 1969)."
The Integrity Commission had announced the issuance of an arrest warrant and investigation against the former General Manager of Rafidain Bank; For causing harm to the funds and interests of the entity in which he works. https://www.radionawa.com/all-detail.aspx?jimare=29475
Launching The Initiative Of Independent Representatives And Emerging Movements To End The Political Blockage Crisis / Expanded
Sunday 15 May 2022 17:11 | political Number of readings: 106 Baghdad / NINA / - The assembly of independent representatives and emerging movements announced a new initiative to end the current political impasse.
In a joint press conference today, Sunday, with independent representatives and representatives of emerging movements within the parliament, Representative Hussein Al-Sa'bri read out the full text of the new political initiative.
The text of the initiative stated:
1. We stress the need to implement the constitutional entitlements in all its stages, including the issue of government formation, which is an internal national affair in which no external party has the right to interfere in any way.
2 . Independent representatives and emerging movements see that the past stages across successive governments have witnessed failures, so we see that the coalition of independent representatives and emerging movements forms a parliamentary bloc that calls on the political blocs concerned to unite with them to form the most numerous bloc in the House of Representatives without prior conditions, and after being assigned by the President of the Republic Elected to nominate a person for the Prime Minister, the bloc of independent representatives and emerging movements nominate independent figures without dictates and pressures from other political blocs, and the supporting bloc enables him to choose the government booth, which is characterized by the highest level of efficiency, experience, integrity and in accordance with the electoral merit and to ensure the representation of minorities as it supports its program The election, which includes conducting political and economic reforms and combating financial and administrative corruption, in order for the Prime Minister to be directly responsible for the performance of his government before the Iraqi people and the Parliament.
3. The person of the Prime Minister shall be independent, impartial, efficient and politically experienced, and shall not bear any suspicion of corruption, and shall not be controversial.
4. Independent representatives and emerging movements stress the need to limit the waste of national wealth and abuse of public money, adopt a fair distribution of wealth to all Iraqis, and emphasize attention to the upcoming government program for the sectors of industry, agriculture, tourism, investment, the water file, the social protection network, and the youth file. Education and youth support.
H. The parliamentary blocs supporting the formation of the government pledge to prepare the causes of the effective opposition and ensure a complete separation between the work of the political majority and the opposition and the “oversight tools in the presidency of parliamentary committees and others by making the amendment to the House of Representatives Law and its formations No. 13 of 2018 and the internal system of the House of Representatives and ensuring the independence of the oversight bodies The independent parliament and enabling it to carry out its constitutional and legal role in monitoring the performance of the narrative, and the opposition nominates its presidencies according to the criteria of efficiency, experience and integrity
6. The selection of the president of the republic shall be in accordance with the principles and conditions mentioned by the Iraqi constitution
7. The independent representatives and emerging movements affirm the need for the narrative program to include ending all armed manifestations Applying the law to everyone.
A body of independent representatives and emerging movements will be formed to negotiate, explain and clarify the initiative of the political blocs from today's date, and we hope that this project will receive understanding and acceptance in order to end the political blockage and set out to form a strong and effective government that receives the necessary support and takes upon itself the building of the state and overcoming the entrenched crises in all sectors to put Effective solutions to solve these crises.
We would also like to point out that a group of emerging and independent movements who actively attended to resolve the political crisis and emerge from the state of obstruction and played a supportive role for the rest of the independent forces and to find common spaces for dialogue among them to reach realistic and sober solutions, have taken and are still the position of the positive opposition guiding in oversight and legislation, and they will continue In monitoring the implementation of the terms of this initiative as long as it is a contribution to resolving the political blockage without taking sides with any party./ End 5 https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?Key=976268
The Federal Court Decides To Cancel The Draft Food Security Law
political| 02:22 - 15/05/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News, today, Sunday, the Federal Court issued a decision to cancel the Food Security Law.
Representative Mustafa Sanad said, via Facebook, which was followed by "Mawazine News", that "the Federal Supreme Court issued today a ruling to cancel the Food Security Law sent by the Council of Ministers to the Iraqi Parliament." He added, "This came on the basis of the lawsuit of Deputy Basem Khashan." https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=193201
Al-Kazemi’s Advisor: The Food Security Law Supports Prices And Combats Poverty
Political Yesterday, Baghdad - INA - Nassar Al-Hajj , the financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, explained, today, Saturday, the Central Bank’s measures to stabilize prices and reduce inflation, while stressing that the Food Security Law supports prices and combats poverty.
Salih told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The main source of inflation or the rise in the general level of prices in Iraq is mainly caused by what is called transitional or imported inflation," noting that
"the country is currently dependent in an unprecedented way on imported supply chains, all of which have been affected by degrees.
Different from the price growth due to the rise in global energy prices and the food shortage crisis in the world and under the influence of the aggravation of the war in Eurasia.
He added that "to face the burdens of inflation on economic life in Iraq, the Iraqi financial policy, through the indicators stipulated in the emergency law for food security and development, pledged to achieve broad support for food prices and limited cash incomes and to combat poverty in its various forms, as preceded by a package of measures taken by the fiscal policy.
And supportive of prices, including (zero taxes and customs duties) on a wide range of food and essential imports, as well as the stability of selling prices of all government goods and services, including, for example, fuel and electricity, as well as the expansion of ration card materials at subsidized prices, indicating that “the subsidy clause in spending The government ratio to GDP will remain high, which is directly estimated at 15% of Iraq's GDP. Saleh continued that"
He pointed out that "the precautionary measures of monetary policy to ensure general price stability and combat inflationary activities are definitely ready, and implemented when necessary, through a strict monetary policy in the interest of the strength and stability of the national currency, and in coordination with fiscal policy and general economic policy." https://www.ina.iq/155869--.html
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