Saturday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 10-1-22
Saturday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 10-1-22
Disruption Of Official Working Hours On Monday In Celebration Of The National Day Of The Republic Of Iraq
Baghdad/ Today, Saturday, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced the suspension of official working hours on Monday to celebrate the National Day of the Republic of Iraq.
And a statement of the secretariat stated, "It was decided to suspend the official working hours on Monday, corresponding to the third of October 2022, in celebration of the National Day of the Republic of Iraq." https://almawrid.news/contents/view/details?id=55039
The European Union Confirms Its Support For The Reform Process In Iraq
Calendar 9/30/2022 Baghdad / Al-Mawrid News Today, Friday, the European Union called on the Iraqi parties to adopt the utmost restraint, and while affirming its support for the reform process, it condemned the Iranian bombing in the Kurdistan region.
"It is deeply concerned about the recent political and security escalation in the country and believes that violence is never a solution and should not be allowed to undermine the democratic process," the union said in a statement.
The Union called on all parties to condemn acts of violence, exercise maximum restraint and work to stop the escalation and enter into a constructive dialogue in good faith and within the constitutional framework, with the desires and interests of the Iraqi people first, according to the statement.
He stressed that "in these circumstances, and as Iraq marks three years after the October protest movement and almost a year after the early elections in October 2021, the European Union reiterates its determination to continue to support the path of reforms in Iraq, its stability and sovereignty."
The EU condemned the Iranian bombardment in the Kurdistan region, and noted that "these attacks are a violation of Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The European Union reiterates its full solidarity with the Iraqi people, the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government."
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The Parliamentary Legal Committee Reveals The Date Of Its Meeting To Schedule Important Laws
Iraq 11:45 - 10-01-2022 The head of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Muhammad Anouz, revealed, on Saturday, the date of the committee's meeting in order to arrange the laws according to priority.
Anouz said, "The committee will hold its meeting next Monday in order to arrange the laws according to priority."
He added that "important laws will see the light in the coming sessions and others are awaiting birth in Parliament," noting that "the committee will discuss the priorities of draft laws related to the work of the committee and arrange them for inclusion in the council's agenda to proceed with its legislation."
The Parliamentary Services Committee had revealed earlier, the most prominent laws that it will seek to pass and legislate within the dome of Parliament during the coming period, stressing that the priorities of the committee’s work during the next stage are to legislate the retirement and social security law, which includes 90% of the segments of Iraqi society, especially women and workers.
France Is Ready To Strengthen Comprehensive Relations With The Kurdistan Region
Shafaq News / The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani discussed today, Saturday, with the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, Defense and Armed Forces in the French Senate, the strengthening of relations between the two parties, and while he expressed his thanks to France for its support of Kurdistan in the "tricky" days, the French official confirmed his country's readiness to cooperate With the region in the security and defense fields.
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Regional Government said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, "The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, received, today, Saturday, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations, Defense and Armed Forces Committee in the French Senate (Sinat), Senator Christian Cambon, and witnessed the meeting, discussing the latest developments and developments regarding The general situation in Iraq and the region, and the two sides also discussed prospects for strengthening relations between the Kurdistan Region and France.
The head of the Foreign Relations, Defense and Armed Forces Committee in the French Senate expressed his "happiness to visit the Kurdistan Region again," noting that "he notes in every visit he makes to Erbil and the region a remarkable reconstruction and development."
Cambon expressed "his country's readiness to strengthen comprehensive relations with the Kurdistan Region, especially in the field of security and defense coordination. The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government also awarded the Medal of Honor from the French Senate."
For his part, the head of the regional government "thanked France, the government and people, for the support it provided to the people of Kurdistan in the difficult days," reiterating the Kurdistan Region's desire to "upgrade relations with France."
The statement continued, "The reforms implemented by the ninth ministerial formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the importance of solving outstanding problems between the region and the federal government, and respect for the constitutional rights of the people of Kurdistan, occupied other axes of the meeting, which was attended by the French Consul General to the Kurdistan Region, Olivier Dikotiny." LINK
Iraq wins the post of Deputy Speaker of the Arab Parliament
2022-10-01 516 views Today, Saturday, a member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Hanan Al-Fatlawi, announced that Iraq has won the position of Deputy Speaker of the Arab Parliament.
Al-Fatlawi said in a statement received by Alsumaria News, "With the efforts of the Iraqi delegation in the Arab Parliament, we were able to win the position of Deputy Speaker of the Arab Parliament in the elections that took place in the Arab League building and in which most Arab countries participated with their representatives."
And she indicated, "MP Shaalan Al-Karim obtained 38 votes to qualify him to win the position of Vice President."
She pointed out that "seven countries competed for the positions of the deputy speaker of the Arab Parliament: Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman, Libya and the UAE." LINK
Al-Kazemi Clears His Responsibility: The Collapsed Building Permit Was Granted By Previous Governments
Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi distanced his government from having granted a license to rehabilitate the large building that collapsed in the center of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Al-Kazemi said in a tweet on the social networking sites "Twitter" today, "We have directed the Civil Defense to mobilize the utmost efforts to rescue those trapped in the collapsed building, hoping that God grant them health."
And he added, "We have directed to open an investigation into the incident and the leave granted in previous governments."
Al-Kazemi continued, "The incident confirms the validity of anti-corruption efforts, and stopping the granting of random vacations, and I have faced - unfortunately - many criticisms because of it."
The Civil Defense Directorate had earlier this morning collapsed a multi-storey building in the center of the capital, Baghdad.
Brigadier General Jawdat Abdel Rahman, Director of Civil Defense Relations and Media, said in a statement to Shafaq News Agency, that the collapse of a four-storey building occurred in the Karrada area in Al-Wathiq Square near the Qaddouri restaurant in central Baghdad.
The Director General of Civil Defense, Major General Kazem Salman Buhan, suggested that about 4 people were trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building in the center of the capital, Baghdad.
In an exclusive statement to Shafak News Agency, Bohan confirmed that 13 people were rescued from under the rubble of the collapsed building, adding that it is likely that 3-4 people are trapped.
He added that rescue and search operations are still continuing.
Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Health and Environment Committee, MP Majid Shankali, called for the opening of an extensive and urgent government investigation into the accident of the collapse of the building of the National Laboratory for Pathological Analysis, while the Parliamentary Integrity Committee demanded the National Investment Authority to clarify the mechanism for granting investment licenses to laboratories, clinics and private hospitals. LINK
The Iraqi Crisis.. Signs Of A Solution And A Possible Confrontation
01/10/2022 Hadi Glow Merhi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi admits that the current political crisis that his country is going through is the most difficult since 2003, and he is absolutely right, after an armed confrontation caused the death of dozens in the first clash of its kind between political forces that resorted to arms in an atmosphere of emotion and tension, and the inability to bring about understandings.
A quality that overcomes difficulties that characterizes general political behavior, where the mutual rejection of suggestions and initiatives, with initiatives that intersect and contradict, and the differences remain the most prominent in the confrontation between the two most prominent Shiite factions (the coordination framework), which includes many political factions, and (the Sadrist movement), which is led by Muqtada al-Sadr.
The political crisis began after the results of the October 2021 elections, in which the Sadrist movement was declared the winner of 73 seats, was met with rejection and skepticism by the Shiite alliance, which was later called the coordination framework in which forces that were intersecting with each other and competing, including those who were an ally of the Sadrist movement, and at that time allied themselves Al-Sadr and the Sunni Sovereignty Alliance, which includes the Progress Party headed by Muhammad al-Halbousi, and the alliance of Sheikh Khamis al-Khanjar, and the two parties made a tripartite alliance with the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Mr. Masoud Barzani, which achieved the highest votes in the Kurdistan region, and the Salvation Alliance was announced, which included these three forces.
The opposite alliance included Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni forces, which indicates the occurrence of political divisions within the same components, indicating that Iraq has overcome the ordeal of sectarian and national conflict, into a conflict of components where the differences between Shiites themselves, Sunnis and Kurds, this counter coalition included the Shiite coordination framework, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and its stronghold Sulaymaniyah and its president is the late Jalal Talabani, who includes the current president, Barham Salih, and intersects with the Kurdistan Democratic Party and its stronghold, Erbil, which rejects Barham Salih’s candidacy for a second term.
The Save a Homeland Alliance succeeded in holding a session to elect Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, and here began the ordeal of the political process that was paralyzed after al-Sadr withdrew his deputies from Parliament, which caused a suffocating crisis and a great blockage, followed by the announcement of the Sadrist movement an open sit-in at the gate of the House of Representatives, and widespread protestsIt prevented the holding of a session that the coordination framework intended to hold to elect a candidate for prime minister, as tension escalated to the level of armed confrontation that caused the death of 37 people and wounding of dozens, followed by a state of calm, an attempt to reduce tension, and initiatives by active forces.
The head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, led an initiative in partnership with the head of the Sovereignty Alliance Khamis al-Khanjar and Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi. Its path is beset with intractable obstacles and tense situations that complicate the scene further, and Iraqis fear the threat of a violent confrontation that may extend to other regions of the country in the coming days unless an agreement is reached that satisfies the parties to the crisis, and contributes to the formation of a government of services that provides guarantees of a decent life for all Iraqi citizens without discrimination. https://earthiq.news/archives/147472