Iraqi News Sunday AM 8-22-21
Iraqi News Sunday AM 8-22-21
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Head Of The Political Thinking Center Of / Nina /: What Happened In Afghanistan Will Not Be Repeated In Iraq.. For These Reasons / Expanded
Saturday 21 August 2021 11:50 | political Number of readings: 365 Baghdad / NINA / - Head of the Center for Political Thinking, Ihsan Al-Shammari, affirmed that what happened in Afghanistan of security collapse will not be repeated in Iraq, for several reasons.
Al-Shammari said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency ( NINA ): "There is no possibility of repeating the Afghan scenario in Iraq, because there is a big difference in the nature of Afghanistan in all aspects, and there is no ideological and cohesive movement similar to the Taliban movement in Iraq."
He added: "The Iraqi components are compatible, and the political and social system is built on the basis of the components, so there is no government in Iraq rejected by a particular component."
He explained: "The other thing is that Iraq was exposed to an event similar to what happened in Afghanistan in 2014, but there were internal equations that prompted the end of this scenario, and therefore Iraq preceded Afghanistan in this issue."
Al-Shammari indicated: “The American withdrawal from Afghanistan was agreed upon at the time of former President Trump, but there is no American agreement to withdraw from Iraq, and there is also a re-characterization of the American combat forces present in Iraq, given that Iraq represents an importance and priority, but not in an advanced manner.” .
He stressed: "The Iraqi armed forces regained confidence in themselves after the setback of June 2014, and therefore the Iraqi armed forces have the ability to confront terrorist and armed groups even if the US forces withdrew from Iraq, as well as the Iraqi people's non-acceptance of religious, sectarian and sectarian extremism."
He pointed out: "The Afghan scenario can be in one hinge in Iraq, which is the flight of the political class, and it can happen through an internal movement or a popular revolution, which overthrows this class if it does not work to reform the situation, and this is very possible."/ Ended 9
https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?Key=922570
US Ambassador: The Government Of Iraq Requested The Survival Of Our Forces, And It Should Not Be Compared With Afghanistan
Political | 06:49 - 08/22/2021 l Baghdad - Mawazine News The US ambassador in Baghdad, Matthew Toler, said that the presence of the international coalition forces in Iraq should not be compared to their presence in Afghanistan, noting that the Iraqi government was the one who requested that the US forces remain in Iraq.
The ambassador indicated, in a television interview, that the American forces were present in Iraq at the request of the Iraqi government to defeat and eliminate the terrorist organization "ISIS", so that it could not return again, and threaten the Iraqi people or neighboring countries, and the ambassador continued: "We are very happy What progress we've made."
He added: "Today, after defeating ISIS and reclaiming lands from them, we are in the final stage of this international campaign," noting that "the Iraqi forces can complete the mission of the war against ISIS, and we are in the final stages of defeating ISIS completely."
The ambassador continued, "We are working with Iraq to secure energy without relying on its neighbors, and that (Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa) Al-Kazemi was able to restore Iraq's relationship with neighboring countries despite all challenges," stressing that "the United States is aware of the importance of Iraq in the region."
The US ambassador to Baghdad said that "Iraq may be heading towards a worrying path in the event of canceling the elections, and that participation in them is better than boycotting."
He added, "The Iraqis refuse to grant immunity to those responsible for the attacks on the demonstrators, and we hope that justice will prevail in the file of attacks on demonstrators."
He pointed out that "there are groups inside Iraq that work against Iraqis who want to build the nation, and challenge the sovereignty of the state, and that the attack on the American embassy by some groups underestimates the Iraqi state," expressing his concern about the corruption file in Iraq.
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Al-Kazemi Stresses That The Iraqi Arena Is Now Open To Japanese Investments In Various Fields / Expanded
Saturday 21 August 2021 17:09 | political Number of readings: 63 Baghdad / NINA / - Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi discussed, today, Saturday, with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and the accompanying delegation ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, intensify economic exchange, and joint coordination between the two countries.
Al-Kazemi stressed, according to a statement by his office, "the importance of the Japanese experience from an Iraqi perspective, and the relentless pursuit to benefit from it, stressing that the Iraqi arena has become open to Japanese investments in various fields, especially the fields of energy, oil, electricity, and alternative and renewable energies."
The Prime Minister praised the role played by Japan on regional issues, praising the projects funded by Japan, in the areas liberated from terrorist gangs of ISIS through the path of establishing security and sustainable development in them.
Al-Kazemi renewed, "for the visiting delegation, to confirm Japan's invitation to attend, as an observer, in the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, which Iraq will host at the end of this month."
For his part, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi praised the Iraqi initiatives, which received a positive response at the regional and international levels, and considered them a pillar of establishing security and stability in the region, and efforts to calm it down. Japan to support the implementation of the White Paper, through the Economic Communication Group that was formed at the end of 2020. The
Japanese delegation affirmed that “the country is continuing to provide aid and cooperation programs with Iraq in the field of combating terrorism, combating extremism, and confronting the Corona pandemic.”/ https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=922624
Government Direction To Reduce Dependence On Oil Revenues
Saturday 21 August 2021 147 Baghdad: Haider Falih Al-Rubaie The government has intensified its orientations aimed at activating the various productive sectors, industrial, agricultural and investment, and actively seeking to reduce total dependence on oil revenues to support the country's upcoming budgets, a step that comes in accordance with the contents of the reform white paper.
Economists warn continuously against maintaining oil revenues as a key factor in supporting the country's financial budgets, stressing that this would weaken other productive sectors, and increase the volume of revenues from goods and merchandise, as a result of the decline in the sector's role The private.
Oil Revenue
A press statement by the Ministry of Finance, received by "Al-Sabah", stated that "a meeting of the committee for preparing the state's general budget strategy for the medium term 2022-2024 was held under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi, and witnessed the discussion of the proposed amendments regarding oil and non-oil revenues."
The statement pointed out that the meeting, which was attended by the Prime Minister’s Adviser, and the head of the General Authority for Monitoring Federal Ministries’ allocations, also touched on “following up on the ministerial performance steps aimed at raising and maximizing non-oil revenue indicators against oil revenue, and in a manner that leads to reducing the deficit gap in budget projects.” future and to remain at safe spending levels.
Diversification Of Revenue
The government's move was welcomed by an economic expert, expressed by Ali Karim Iheeb, who stressed the need to "diversify the state's financial revenues instead of relying on oil rents, which constitute about 98% of the size of the financial revenues of the federal budget."
Etheb believes, "Iraq is not poor in its natural or human resources, and it has the elements that qualify it to be among the great economies in the world," noting at the same time that "the industrial sector constitutes 29% of the volume of GDP, while the agricultural sector constitutes 30% percent and tourism 40 percent,” indicating the possibility that some industries such as “phosphates, sulfur, papermaking and plastics” would play a pivotal role in increasing the country’s non-oil financial revenues.
Economic Crises
Ethhib praised the Ministry of Finance's move aimed at diversifying the state's resources, provided that it implements what it announced correctly and planned, as the Iraqi economy is going through its most difficult stages, especially after the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, which affected the economies of great countries, noting that "Iraq has been badly affected."
Great during the period of the first pandemic and the global closure, as a result of its dependence only on crude oil sales, which at that time reached the limits of 10 dollars per barrel, which posed a serious challenge represented in the delay of the government at that time in paying salaries and other financial expenses, such as foreign debts and dues of foreign companies operating in country" LINK
Oil Prices Witness The Largest Weekly Loss In More Than Nine Months
Saturday 21 August 2021 10:00 | Economic Number of readings: 318 Baghdad / NINA / - Oil prices recorded the largest weekly loss in more than nine months, as they fell in their last session before closing, as Basra crude fell to more than 8.5% in a week.
Basra crude fell 95 cents, a change of 1.41%, to reach $66.23.
Saudi Arabian crude also witnessed a decline of 0.86% to reach $67.77, and Kuwaiti crude decreased by 4.33% to reach $67.47. Brent crude fell 8% during the week, to record $65.18 a barrel, the lowest level since April.
And the US West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery was settled down $1.37, or 2.2%, to $62.32 a barrel, to lose more than 9% during the week./ https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=922534
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