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butterfly 2021-07-17 03:18 Shafaq News / The dollar exchange rates climbed today, Saturday (July 17, 2021) in the Iraqi market.
• The Kifah Stock Exchange recorded 148,100 dinars, for $ 100.
• The Al-Harthiya Stock Exchange recorded 148,100 dinars for 100 dollars.
In Baghdad Selling prices in the banking stores in the local markets
•Sale price: 148,500 dinars for $ 100 • Purchase price: 147,500 dinars for $ 100
butterfly 2021-07-16 05:21 Shafaq News/ Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi instructed, during the twenty-seventh regular session of the Council, to add a representative from the Ministry of Planning to al-Diwaniyah Order Committee (7 of 2020) concerned with preparing instructions to facilitate the implementation of the amended Federal Financial Management Law (6 of 2019).
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers said in a statement that the directive included a re-examination of the instructions to facilitate the Law, taking into account the general notes of the Ministry of Planning.
The committee will submit its recommendations to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers within a maximum of 45 working days, while checking the mentioned instructions from the State Council as soon as possible, according to the statement.
The Financial Management law organizes the rules and procedures that govern the financial and accounting management in the field of planning, preparation, implementation, control, and auditing of the federal public budget and directing all federal revenues to the public treasury.
butterfly 2021-07-17 07:04 Shafaq News/ The US-led Coalition delivered, on Saturday, to the Peshmerga weapons and ammunition worth 3,784,751$.
A source in the Coalition told Shafaq News Agency that, The Peshmerga received from the International Coalition Forces the military equipment to use them in confronting ISIS.
He pointed out that the equipment are funded by "the Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund (CTEF)" which is a part of the United States' whole-of-government approach to support the lasting defeat of ISIS.
It’s noteworthy that the CTEF specifically supports the Department of Defense’s efforts to work by, with, and through' the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and the Vetted Syrian Opposition (VSO) to build key defeat-ISIS capabilities and promote the long term stability of the region by preventing the resurgence of ISIS.
butterfly 2021-07-17 01:16 Shafaq News/ U.S. President Joe Biden will host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House on 26th of July.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, the visit will highlight the strategic partnership between the two countries and advance bilateral cooperation under a 2008 agreement that governed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
listing areas of common interest with Iraq, such as energy and health, Psaki said Biden looked forward to strengthening cooperation with Iraq on "security issues to include joint efforts to ensure the enduring defeat" of the ISIS.
About 3,000 soldiers of the Global Coalition forces are deployed in Iraq, including 2,500 American soldiers, to fight the ISIS organization.
butterfly 2021-07-17 06:41
Shafaq News/ Kurdish Organizations Network Coalition for the International Criminal Court (KONCICC) called, on Saturday, the Kurdish leaders to urge the Federal Government to return the membership of Iraq to the International Criminal Court.
KONCICC Representatives said, in a panel in Kirkuk, "139 countries have signed the Rome Statute, including Iraq, but it withdrew after two weeks without any clarification.”
The Coalition pointed out that "the Iraqi state's ratification of the Treaty of Rome and its accession to the International Criminal Court is important so that genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Iraq are not repeated."
It renewed its call for the Iraqi government to join the Rome Statute to reassure the people of Kurdistan and the religious and sectarian minorities in Iraq.
The Coalition demanded from the Kurdish leaders to make Iraq's return to the Rome statute one of the demands of the people of Kurdistan during their negotiations with the federal government in Baghdad.
They also called on the Kurdish government, the Iraqi government, and the Kurdish leaders in West Kurdistan to cooperate with the International Criminal Court in providing information on ISIS militants who hold the nationality of a member state in the Court.
butterfly The states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court are those sovereign states that have ratified or have otherwise become party to, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
The Rome Statute is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court, an international court that has jurisdiction over certain international crimes, including genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes that are committed by nationals of states parties or within the territory of states parties. States parties are legally obligated to co-operate with the Court when it requires
butterfly 2021-07-17 04:59 Shafaq News/ The Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) decided on Saturday to strip Lahore Sheikh Jangi, of power.
A PUK official document said all members of the PUK Political Bureau ratified the decision that co-chairman Lahore Sheikh Genki would hand over all his powers to co-chairman Bafel Talabani.
Earlier this week, Jangi, confirmed in a meeting with the families of the martyrs that he is ready - for the sake of the Patriotic Union - to leave work and move away if he makes sure that he is the cause of the problems, adding that he will deliver a detailed speech Tonight to announce his position.
He added with watery eyes, "I'm sorry... I did not imagine that my cousin would pull a poisoned dagger on me," referring to the joint president, Bafel Talabani.
Bafel Talabani and his cousin Lahore Sheikh Jangi Talabani, the PUK’S co-chairmen threatened each other of military confrontation.
Both put on a heightened military state of alert to impose the will on the other side.
The dispute has been irritating after Bafel Talabani decided to appoint a person of his side as the head of the Zanyari security apparatus to lead the fight against terrorism.
The apparatus is considered the most powerful Kurdish intelligence and security service. It was led by Lahore Sheikh Jangi Talabani.
In February 2020, Bafel Talabani and Lahore Sheikh Jangi Talabani were elected as co-chairs of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the first step of its kind for Kurdish parties.
It was agreed that the son of the Founder, Bafel, would conduct politics, while Sheikh Jangi would take responsibility for security files.
butterfly But it appears that Bafel's latest move will assert control over the security institutions within the PUK's sphere of influence.
During Jalal Talabani’s illness, Lahore Sheikh Jangi gradually took defacto steps to control social and youth fronts in addition to security institutions in the Party, until Bafel was unable to remove him, and eventually agreed with him to share the leadership.
However, Bafel Talabani’s move, supported by veteran leaders in the Party, pulled the rug out from Sheikh Jangi and stripped the power over the institutions that had been under his control for years.
These fast-moving developments prompted the Iraqi President Barham Salih, who is a PUK leader, as well as American and Iranian parties to intervene, trying to contain any armed clash between cousins.
Butterfly The Iraqi Stock Exchange announces the suspension of trading for five days
2021-07-17 01:08 The Iraqi Stock Exchange announces the suspension of trading for five daysShafaq News/ The Iraq Stock Exchange announced, on Saturday, the suspension of its activity for a period of five days.
The market said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, “Based on the decision of the Council of Ministers to declare an official holiday starting tomorrow, Sunday, trading sessions will not be organized for the period from Sunday, July 18 to Thursday, July 22, 2021, to announce the Eid al-Adha holiday.”
“The activity will be practiced after the official holiday and starting next Sunday,” he added.
It is noteworthy that it organizes five trading sessions a week from Sunday to Thursday, and includes 105 Iraqi joint stock companies representing the sectors of banking, telecommunications, industry, agriculture, insurance, financial investment, tourism and hotels. shafaq.com
butterfly The rise in the exchange rates of the dollar in Baghdad
Saturday 17 July 2021 | 10:20 am The rise in the exchange rates of the dollar in Bagh adThe exchange rates of the dollar rose, on Saturday, in the main stock exchange in Baghdad, with the closure of the stock exchange in the Kurdistan Region .
A source said that the Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya Central Stock Exchange in Baghdad recorded 148,100 Iraqi dinars, compared to 100 US dollars .
Last Thursday, the Kifah Stock Exchange registered 147,800 Iraqi dinars .
He pointed out that the buying and selling prices increased in the banking shops in the local markets in Baghdad, where the selling price amounted to 148,500 Iraqi dinars, while the purchase prices amounted to 147,500 dinars per 100 US dollars .
As for Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, it did not witness the circulation of the dollar because there is an official holiday there. aynaliraqnews.com
butterfly Biden will meet the Prime Minister of Iraq soon..and these are the most prominent files
7-17-2021 Biden will meet the Prime Minister of Iraq soon..and these are the most prominent filesUS President Joe Biden will receive Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi on July 26 in Washington, the White House announced on Friday. This visit will allow “confirmation of the strategic partnership” between the two countries, according to a White House statement.
The US presidency indicated that Biden “also looks forward to strengthening bilateral cooperation with Iraq on political, economic and security issues”, especially “joint efforts to ensure the enduring defeat” of ISIS.
The strategic dialogue between Baghdad and Washington is supposed to set a timetable for the withdrawal of the international coalition fighting ISIS.
There are still about 3,500 foreign soldiers on Iraqi soil, including 2,500 Americans, but the process of their withdrawal may take years to complete.
About 50 missile or drone attacks have targeted US interests in Iraq since the beginning of the year.
These attacks, which have not been claimed by any party, are attributed to the Popular Mobilization Forces, an alliance of pro-Iranian factions integrated into the Iraqi government forces.
The latest major attack on the seventh of July targeted the Ain Al-Assad military base in western Iraq, where 14 missiles landed, without causing any casualties.
The United States, for its part, launched strikes at the end of June on Hashd sites in Iraq and Syria, killing about 10 fighters loyal to Iran.
This raises fears of an open conflict in Iraq, between Baghdad’s allies, the United States and Iran. rawabetcenter.com
butterfly Industry: The company investing in Badush Cement Factory will bear the development of the factory and pay the employees’ salaries
Saturday 17 July 2021 ...........The Ministry of Industry and Minerals justified the transfer of the new Badush Cement Factory, one of the northern cement factories in Nineveh Governorate, affiliated with the General Company for Iraqi Cement, to investment.
The ministry confirmed, in an official statement, that after dozens of daily wage workers demonstrated in the new Badoush Cement Factory today, Saturday, in protest against the decision to refer the factory to investment, “the referral of the new Badoush Cement Factory to investment came within legal procedures and according to the directions of the white paper regarding investment. All the successful laboratories and rehabilitating the laggard laboratories for the purpose of investing them as well.”
butterfly And she added, "The plant consists of two production lines with a design capacity of (3) thousand tons per day, and it is currently producing, despite the ongoing rehabilitation and maintenance operations, with a limit of (1600) tons per day. its production capacity, and the abolition of the current deposits that pollute the environment, especially after sending a warning to the laboratory from the Nineveh Environment Department to treat dust deposits, which require huge sums that the ministry or the company cannot secure at the present time.”
The ministry explained, "The investment contract was studied and approved by the ministry after setting a number of conditions, the most important of which is receiving all permanent and temporary employees and contracts, and the investor bears a large part of their salaries, and granting a free share to the company in the first month of receiving the plant and not after the end of the qualification period."
As it is known in the partnership and investment contracts, in addition to the clauses of rehabilitating the plant to access the design capacity, and bringing modern systems to control and operate unparalleled in the company’s laboratories, as well as changing the dust deposition system from electric affected by operating conditions to an environmentally friendly bag, and monitoring the rehabilitation work Company Partnerships Committee.
The ministry indicated that "when noticing that the investing company is not serious about rehabilitation after one year, the contract will be terminated, in addition to that all salaries will be transferred to the investing company after the qualification period of two years, and a free share is paid annually, which will amount to (6) billion dinars," stressing that "it was all the permanent staff installed in the lab, as well as daily wage workers , both the (1109) and others . "
Butterfly Iraq expresses its solidarity with the governments of Germany and Belgium due to the recent floods that occurred in them
Saturday 17 July 2021.......Iraq has expressed its solidarity with the governments of Germany and Belgium due to the recent floods that occurred in them.
And the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement received by the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / of a copy of it: "The government of Iraq expresses its solidarity with the governments of Germany and Belgium, following the recent floods, and expresses the feelings of grief over the fall of the number of victims and the loss of dozens of civilians. It added: “We extend our sincerest condolences to the families of the victims and missing persons in these difficult times.”
Butterfly Nina publishes the names of the government delegation accompanying Al-Kazemi during his upcoming visit to Washington
Saturday 17 July 2021...........The National Iraqi News Agency publishes the names of the government delegation that will accompany Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi on his scheduled visit to Washington, DC, from July 21 to July 23, except for travel days.
The government delegation includes, according to the Diwani order, 25 government officials.
butterfly The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan strips the co-president of Lahore Genki of all powers
Saturday 17 July 2021.......The Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan decided to strip the party's co-chair, Lahore Sheikh Janki, of all the powers entrusted to him.
The members of the Political Bureau approved, according to the meeting held on July 15, that Lahore Sheikh Janki will hand over his powers to the joint president, Bafel Talabani, until the completion of the amendment of the internal system, and this decision will enter into force from the date of its issuance on July 17 this year.
Butterfly Recommendations from Iraqi Airways to travelers outside Iraq
Saturday 17 July 2021.......The Iraqi Airways Company recommended, citizens wishing to travel outside Iraq, the necessity of coming to the airports to complete all travel procedures, at least three hours before leaving their flights, for international and domestic flights.
The company called on its passengers to use the electronic travel check-in service available through the smart phone application or the check-in buildings located on both sides of Karkh and Rusafa in the capital, or at the entrance to Baghdad International Airport through Abbas Bin Firnas Square.
butterfly More than 8 thousand new cases of corona were recorded today in Iraq
Saturday 17 July 2021 ..........The laboratories of the Ministry of Health and Environment recorded today 8,149 new cases of coronavirus, 7,920 cases of recovery, and 38 deaths in all governorates of Iraq.
butterfly The Minister of Interior discusses with the Egyptian Ambassador in Iraq a number of issues of common interest
Saturday 17 July 2021.........Minister of Interior Othman Al-Ghanimi discussed with the Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Walid Muhammad Ismail, a number of issues of common interest, foremost of which is the continuous coordination and cooperation between the Republics of Iraq and Egypt.
During the meeting, the minister praised Cairo's role in supporting security and stability in the region, praising at the same time the cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
For his part, the Egyptian ambassador thanked the Minister of Interior for the warm reception and his interest in developing relations between Iraq and Egypt.
butterfly Russia resumes flights to Egyptian resorts after six-year halt
Moscow has officially lifted the ban on flights to Egyptian resorts six years after a devastating air incident..........................CAIRO — Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially lifted restrictions on flights to Egyptian resorts in a July 8 decree, ending a ban on airlines in Russia from operating any flights to Egypt except to the capital, Cairo.
Russia imposed the ban after an explosive device detonated in a Russian passenger airliner over the Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 31, 2015, killing all 224 people on board.
Egyptian Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ghada Shalaby said in a press statement that workers in the tourism sector warmly welcomed the decision and flights will resume on a date to be determined. She said it will also make it easier for Russian tourists to visit tourist destinations in Egypt. Instead of coming through Cairo International Airport, they will be able to fly directly to Egyptian resorts. The simplification of travel, she continued, will lead to an increase in tourism.
She said that Egypt expects the number of Russian tourists to reach 300,000 to 400,000 per month, according to information from tour operators.
Speaking to Al-Monitor, Shalaby said that the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is monitoring the coronavirus-related measures taken by tourist and hotel facilities. She said that the ministry is currently working with hotels to bring them in line with international standards, improving the services provided to tourists.
butterfly Elhamy el-Zayat, former head of the Egyptian Federation of Chambers of Tourism, told Al-Monitor that the Russian decision is a major breakthrough for Egyptian resorts, especially in Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada. He said he expects Russian tourist numbers to reach nearly 1.5 million per year.
Zayat said that the business is sorely needed by hotels, some of which were on the verge of closing down as a result of the pandemic, and the tourism industry in general.
He added that Russian tourists may not be big spenders but they come in large numbers and there is little need to promote Egyptian tourism in Russia because Egypt is already a popular destination.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs warmly welcomed the Russian decision to resume flights and expressed hope for the speedy return of Russian tourism to Egyptian resorts. In a press statement on July 8, the ministry wrote that the decision boosts bilateral relations and cooperation on tourism and reflects the strength of Egyptian-Russian relations.
butterfly Amr Hendy, the undersecretary of the parliamentary Tourism and Aviation Committee, praised the Russian decision, expressing optimism that Russian tourists will return to resorts. Hendy told Al-Monitor that the decision will breathe new life into the tourism sector after the heavy losses from the pandemic. He noted that the decision is long overdue, considering that Egypt has enjoyed security and safety for a long time.
He said that there is continuous cooperation between the parliament, represented by the Tourism and Aviation Committee, the Ministry of Tourism and Egypt's hospitality industry on precautionary measures to protect tourists and workers in the tourism sector against the virus.
Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Konstantin Kosachev said in a press statement to the Russian TASS news agency July 8 that Russian tourists will be safe visiting Egyptian resorts.
He said that during the ban, the Egyptian and Russian sides worked together to ensure the safety of Russian tourists, ultimately prompting Putin to lift the ban.
Amr Sedky, the former chair of the parliament’s Tourism and Aviation Committee, praised the Russian decision to lift the ban. He told Al-Monitor that the influx of Russian tourists to Egypt will grease the wheels of the tourism sector in Egypt. He added that this decision demonstrates the strength of Egyptian-Russian relations and shows that the Egyptian state has managed to improve its relations with the world, especially Russia, as exemplified by the great development in relations between the two countries under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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