Zig’s Place Chatroom News Thursday AM 2-3-22
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Butterfly Al-Sadr accuses parties he did name of plunging Iraq into "perilous" regional battles 2022-02-03 08:54
Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, accused parties he did not name of plunging Iraq into "perilous" regional wars by targeting Gulf states under the pretext of "normalization".
Al-Sadr tweeted on Thursday, "after escalating violence by terrorist armed groups against the interests of the people and the political forces, some terrorist outlaws have attempted to plunge Iraq into perilous in regional war by targeting a Gulf state under the pretext of normalization, the Yemen war, or whatsoever."
"In general, I categorically refuse involving Iraq in those conflicts. I associate myself with those who demand stopping the war against Yemen and I associate myself with stopping the normalization with the Zionist army," he said, "however, this is not achieved by violence and infighting, but with dialogue and communication with regional states. It is not achieved by exposing the sanctities and people of Iraq to risk. Iraq needs peace, prestige, and independence from external influence."
"It is essential that Iraq does not serve as a launchpad to attack neighboring countries," he said, urging the federal government to "deal seriously with the culprits; otherwise, it will be negligent and its silence might not end up being a good thing." Earlier today, the United Arab Emirates said that an Iraqi armed faction claimed responsibility for a drone attack on the Gulf monarchy. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/Al-Sadr-accuses-parties-he-did-name-of-plunging-Iraq-into-perilous-regional-battles
butterfly A sudden decision: a force of the Shiite Framework would join Al-Sadr Coalition 2022-02-03 06:46
Shafaq News/ On Thursday, political sources revealed that a part of the Shiite Coordination Framework would join the Sadrist bloc in a unified coalition after the Federal Supreme Court dismissed the complaint lodged by the Framework to challenge the Sadrist movement's status as the largest bloc in the Iraqi parliament.
According to Iraq's constitution, the largest bloc in parliament can choose the new prime minister.
In a condition of anonymity, the sources told Shafaq News Agency that a group of 25 deputies affiliated with the Framework is waiting for "a tweet from Al-Sadr" and "this evening's meeting of the Framework" before announcing its alliance with the Sadrist bloc.
"This step came in response to the initiative of Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani." They said.
Last week, KDP Leader said his initiative aimed "to address the problems and prepare a suitable political environment as well as remove the obstacles hindering the political process in Iraq."
Last month, a source in the Al-Sadr office revealed exclusively to Shafaq News Agency that Al-Fateh and the National Contract want to join al-Sadr in an alliance. Still, the head of the Sadrist position about Nuri al-Maliki's participation is preventing this step.
Al-Sadr blames the head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, who headed two consecutive governments (2006-2016) for all the corruption, violence, and even ISIS's invasion of Iraq in 2014.
butterfly Al-Sadr has said he will ally with "whoever puts Iraq's national interests first." That is an indication, Iraqi officials and Western diplomats say, that he may exclude some Iran-backed Shiite blocs in favor of parties with cross-sectarian support.
The Sadrist bloc emerged as the clear winner with 73 seats in the 329-seat parliament. Takadum party, one of two main Sunni political groups and led by the speaker of the outgoing parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi, followed with 37 seats. Former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law bloc came third with 33 seats.
The Iran-backed al-Fatah Alliance won only 17 seats, compared with 45 in 2018.
Despite many mediations between the Sadrist and the Framework about the shape of the next government, including two visits from the prominent Iranian Commander, Ismail Qaani, Al-Sadr insists on his demand to form a national majority government. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/A-sudden-decision-a-force-of-the-Shiite-Framework-would-join-Al-Sadr-Coalition
butterfly CBI sells +205$ million in the currency auction today 2022-02-03 09:09
Shafaq News/ The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) auctioned more than $205 million in foreign currency today, Thursday.
Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that the CBI sales of foreign currency in today's auction amounted to $205,787,243, 1.44% below yesterday's $208,935,000. The transactions were made at a weighted average of 1460 dinars to every dollar.
Our correspondent explained that eight banks and 88 exchange companies cashed out $29,160,000, while the remaining $176,627,243 went to boost funds abroad in the form of credit and non-cash transactions, with 28 banks meeting those demands. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Economy/CBI-sells-205-million-in-the-currency-auction-today
butterfly Dollar exchange rates in Iraq 2022-02-03 02:32
Shafaq News / The dollar exchange rates dropped in the Iraqi market today, Thursday (February 03, 2022).
• The Kifah Stock Exchange recorded 147,750 dinars for $ 100.
• The Al-Harthiya Stock Exchange recorded 147,750 dinars for 100 dollars.
In Baghdad Selling prices in the banking stores in the local markets
•Sale price: 148,250 dinars for $ 100 •Purchase price: 147,250 dinars for $ 100
In Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region
Selling prices in the banking stores in the local markets
•Sale price: 147,900 dinars for $ 100
•Purchase price: 147,750 dinars for $ 100 https://www.shafaq.com/en/Economy/Dollar-exchange-rates-in-Iraq-0-2-5
butterfly USD/IQD exchange rates stabilize in Baghdad 2022-02-03 09:48
Shafaq News/ The U.S. dollar (USD) exchange rates against the Iraqi dinar (IQD) stabilized in Baghdad today.
Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that the Central al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya exchanges are trading the USD at a rate of 147750 IQD to 100.
Our correspondent said that the buying and selling rates of 100 USD in the local markets of the Iraqi capital stood at 148250 and 147250 IQD, respectively. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Economy/USD-IQD-exchange-rates-stabilize-in-Baghdad-1
butterfly The central bank resolves the controversy over the dollar exchange rate
2022-02-03 The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ammar Hamad Khalaf, announced that there is no change in the dollar exchange rate, indicating that monetary policy is exclusively his competence.
Khalaf told the official newspaper on the sidelines of his visit to Egypt with a delegation that includes the governor of the Central Bank and a number of Iraqi bank managers, that the rise in oil prices led to an increase in foreign reserves and recorded a significant growth of foreign currency last year 2021 and the current year is unprecedented compared to previous years.
He pointed out that the growth was achieved thanks to the bank's various investments and its management in accordance with the monetary policy based on the best international practices away from risks.
He revealed that the granting of very soft loans to all citizens is imminent in order to provide decent housing for all. https://burathanews.com/arabic/economic/406920
butterfly What is the decision of the Federal Court to nominate the President of the Republic and the ministers?!
2022-02-03 Talk about the Federal Court's decision today, which included a response to a lawsuit submitted by deputies from the coordination framework, considering them to be the largest bloc.
It is clear that the court's decision today, although it rejected an appeal as mentioned above, but it is clear that it did not consider the Sadrist bloc, whose deputies' signatures were submitted on the same day, to be a larger or more bloc.
Therefore, there is no greater bloc, neither from the Sadrist movement nor from the coordination framework, and what they went to in terms of struggle is worthless.
I add: The interpretation of the largest bloc today, according to the decision of the Federal Court, is the product of a coalition of blocs and personalities “after the completion of the naming of the President of the Republic” (which is called collecting the signatures of two-thirds of the parliament, not a simple majority), and then naming the prime minister by a gathering of deputies so that their number is “the most” in The Council (meaning even if by a simple majority), which is contrary to the decision of the Federal Court at the time of Medhat al-Mahmoud, who was of the opinion that the largest or most bloc declared itself in the first session.
In general, what we saw today, as usual, is rubbery decisions from the Federal Court, which is something that has become almost usual with changing governments, changing interpretations.
butterfly The most important thing today is that there is plenty of time to cross the issue of naming the president of the republic until the prime minister is named, and it is clear now that the path will not be easy, whether to nominate the president of the republic and the normal Kurdish (because he needs two-thirds of the members of Parliament) nor the prime minister where the Shiite component (coordinating framework and the Sadrist bloc It is customary that whoever nominates the prime minister, as their struggles divide them, and the position of prime minister will be semi-coalition between the combined blocs and not of a predominantly Shiite character. https://burathanews.com/arabic/articles/406941
butterfly A new comment from the Kurdistan Democratic Party regarding the voting session for the post of the President of the Republic
2022-02-03 | 10:13 The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Rebin Salam, confirmed today, Thursday, that the political forces that attended the first session of the House of Representatives intensified their efforts in order to ensure the achievement of a comfortable quorum for holding the voting session on the position of the President of the Republic, noting that the number currently guaranteed to attend the session reached 240 deputies and this The number can be increased.
Salam said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The interpretation of the Federal Court for the total number of attendees to the voting session on the President of the Republic is a constitutional matter, and it is an enforceable decision, given that the decisions of the Federal Court are obligatory and not subject to appeal."
He added, "The Kurdistan Democratic Party began, before this interpretation, to intensively mobilize efforts with its partners from the political forces that attended the first session of Parliament in order to provide a comfortable majority to pass the party's candidate for the post of President of the Republic."
The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party indicated, "The number of deputies expected to attend the next Monday session has reached 240, and we have continuous moves to increase this number during the next two days, to ensure that the session is not postponed or delayed for any reason." https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/
butterfly The coordinating framework sends an invitation to the Sadrist bloc after the decision of the Federal Court - Urgent
2022-02-03 | 06:15 Today, Thursday, the coordinating framework confirmed that the Federal Court's decision is respected, but we are proceeding with the formation of the government, because we believe that we are still the largest bloc.
The leader said in the frame Saad Al Saadi In an interview with Alsumaria News, "The Federal Court's decision to dismiss the lawsuit filed regarding the largest bloc is respected, but the coordination framework is continuing to form the government because we believe that we are still the largest bloc," adding, "If we are unable to do so, we will go to the opposition."
Al-Saadi extended an invitation to the Sadrist bloc, saying: "We called on the Sadrist bloc to reconcile with the coordinating framework. Either the framework should all go with it to form the largest bloc and form the government, or we do not go fragmented and we all go towards the opposition."
He added, "The coordinating framework is the largest bloc, and we have so far more than 88 seats in Parliament and are able to form a government, but we will not take this step without the Sadrist bloc, believing in the necessity of their participation with us, because a Shiite party went alone to form a government, which means that his step is doomed to failure." https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/
butterfly Parliamentarians file lawsuits against the candidacy of Zebari for the presidency of Iraq
2022-02-03 05:29 Shafaq News/ On Thursday, a number of members of the Iraqi parliament filed lawsuits against the candidacy of Hoshyar Zebari for the position of the next presidency.
A private source told Shafaq News Agency, “Members of the Iraqi parliament filed lawsuits against the candidacy of Zebari, in their official capacity, as members of parliament, and their number reached 5, including three members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
According to the source, they claimed that Zebari did not meet the constitutional conditions to run for office as a result of his dismissal from the Ministry of Finance in 2016 on suspicion of involvement in files related to integrity.
This comes at a time when the Presidency of the Parliament announced the completion of all preparations for the session to elect the new President of the Republic, which is scheduled to be held next Monday.
The competition is limited to Saleh, who is the candidate of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by Bafel Talabani, and Hoshyar Zebari, the candidate of the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Massoud Barzani.
Most of the odds indicate that Zebari will be president of the republic, and that the latter will cost the Sadrist bloc’s candidate to form the Iraqi government.
In terms of numbers, the tripartite alliance (Al-Sadr, the Democratic Party and the Sovereignty) constitutes about two-thirds of the parliament’s members, as the Sadrist bloc has 73 seats, the Democratic Party has 31, and the Sovereignty Alliance has 67 seats, bringing a total of 171 seats out of a total of 329 deputies. shafaq.com
butterfly After the Federal Court’s decision… Al-Maliki’s coalition is waving a larger bloc within days
2022-02-03 05:18 Shafaq News/ The State of Law coalition led by Nuri al-Maliki commented on the decision of the Federal Supreme Court regarding the “largest bloc”, which was issued earlier today, Thursday.
The leader of the coalition, Haider al-Lami, told Shafaq News, that the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, regarding the “largest bloc”, will prompt all political forces to conduct new dialogues and negotiations, in order to form this bloc, whose task will be to form the new Iraqi government.
Al-Lami indicated that dialogues and contacts are continuing between the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement, in order to form the “largest bloc” between the two parties, and if that does not happen, there are dialogues to form a larger bloc that brings together different political forces, during the next few days.
Earlier today, the Federal Supreme Court (the highest judicial authority in Iraq) rejected the coordination framework’s lawsuit in its appeal to the largest parliamentary bloc.
Representatives Alia Nassif and Atwan Al-Atwani from the coordinating framework had recently filed a lawsuit against the largest bloc during the first session of the Iraqi Council of Representatives in its current session, which was held by the head of the age.
The “Coordination Framework” and the “Sadr Bloc” had each submitted a request to the Presidency of the House of Representatives during the first session on December 9, as it is the “largest parliamentary bloc” that will be tasked with forming the next government. shafaq.com
butterfly Nassif, one of the two MPs who filed the appeal, continued, by saying: “Therefore, today both blocs are no longer the largest bloc, but it will start forming from now on and submitting it to the President of the Republic.”
And earlier today, the Federal Supreme Court, the highest judicial authority in Iraq, rejected the coordination framework’s lawsuit in its appeal with the largest parliamentary bloc.
A judicial source told Shafaq News Agency, that the Federal Court rejected the lawsuit filed regarding the largest bloc in the Iraqi parliament tasked with forming the next government.
Representatives Alia Nassif and Atwan Al-Atwani from the Coordination Framework had recently filed an appeal against the largest bloc during the first session of the Iraqi Council of Representatives in its current session, which was held by the President of the Age.
The “Coordination Framework” and the “Sadr Bloc” had each submitted a request to the Presidency of the House of Representatives during the first session on December 9, as it is the “largest parliamentary bloc” that will be tasked with forming the next government. shafaq.com
butterfly A heavy-caliber surprise… One of the coordinating framework forces allied with the Sadrist bloc and is waiting for a “tweet”
2022-02-03 02:26 Shafaq News/ Well-informed political sources revealed a high-caliber surprise, represented by the joining of one of the coordinating framework forces to an alliance with the Sadrist bloc, after the Federal Supreme Court rejected the “framework” lawsuit regarding the largest parliamentary bloc that will be tasked with forming the government.
The sources told Shafaq News Agency, on condition that their names not be mentioned, that one of the coordinating framework forces will announce in the coming hours its alliance with the Sadrist bloc, pointing out that the announcement is waiting for two things, the first is a tweet from al-Sadr that will indicate that, and the other is a meeting of the framework forces to be held this evening.
She added, “This step came from the initiative of Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani.”
The sources pointed out that “the party that will join the Sadrist bloc is collectively composed of 25 seats, including independents.
The commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Ismail Qaani, made two visits to Iraq last month, in an attempt to bridge the rift between the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, and the forces of the coordination framework.
butterfly But al-Sadr stuck to his position calling for the formation of a national majority government, stressing the exclusion of the leader of the State of Law coalition Nuri al-Maliki from participating in it.
Al-Sadr blames Al-Maliki, who headed the government for two consecutive terms (2006-2014), for rampant corruption and acts of violence in the country, in addition to the ISIS invasion of a third of Iraq in the summer of 2014.
The Sadrist bloc topped the October 10 elections, with 73 seats, followed by the Progress Alliance with 37, the State of Law coalition with 33, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party with 31.
Al-Sadr seeks to form a national majority government, unlike the rest of the coordinating framework forces, which demand a consensual government in which all political forces in Parliament participate, similar to previous sessions. shafaq.com
butterfly Mishaan Al-Jubouri: Barham Salih will work to disrupt the holding of the presidential election session.. and this is evidence
Posted, 2022-02-03 13:37Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sovereignty Alliance, Mishaan al-Jubouri, said that Barham Salih will work to disrupt the convening of the Iraqi parliament session next Monday, which is related to the election of a president of the republic.
Al-Jubouri said in a tweet to him, “When Barham Salih, the candidate for a second term as President of the Republic, realized that the victory would be for his competitor, the candidate Hoshyar Zebari, he went to ask the Federal Court about the quorum necessary for the session to elect the President of the Republic.”
He added, “If her answer is that it is two-thirds, he will work to disrupt the session so that he will remain in his position for as long as possible.”
The Iraqi parliament is scheduled to elect a new president for the country by a two-thirds majority on February 8, from among 25 candidates who applied to fill the position.
The competition is limited to Saleh, who is the candidate of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by Bafel Talabani, and Hoshyar Zebari, the candidate of the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Massoud Barzani.
According to the political custom followed throughout the previous sessions, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan has held the position of President of the Republic since the overthrow of the previous regime in 2003.
But in terms of numbers, the fact that the Kurdistan Democratic Party won 31 parliamentary seats in the recent legislative elections, compared to only 17 seats for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, may reverse the equation this time. shafaq.com
butterfly Iraq: Barzani's party calls on the Shiite "coordinating framework" to vote for Zebari
Yesterday, Wednesday, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, led by Massoud Barzani, called on the Shiite political forces affiliated with the "coordination framework" to vote for the party's candidate, Hoshyar Zebari, for the post of President of the Republic, as a positive step that comes in response to Barzani's initiative to resolve the complex political crisis.
Masoud Haider, advisor to the Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, stated that the party expects the "coordinating framework" to vote for Zebari as president of the republic, as a response to Barzani's initiative to contain the political crisis in the country.
And he stated in a tweet on Twitter, “We expect the coordination framework as a response to President Barzani’s initiative and the positive positions of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, and the efforts of the Sunni component led by Muhammad al-Halbousi and Khamis al-Khanjar, to have a positive attitude and to take a step forward and vote for Hoshyar Zebari for the presidency. Republic.” Arab Jerusalem
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