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Clare:  Al-Hakim and Al-Khazali in the Eid sermon: We support Al-Sudani’s visit to Washington and hope for its success

4/10/2024

Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Qais al-Khazali, said today, Wednesday, that the visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani to Washington is important and we hope that it will be a success. The leader of the National Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, also expressed his hope that the visit will enjoy Iraqi support and consensus to enable the government to facilitate dialogue and negotiation.

Al-Khazali during the Eid sermon, followed by Network 964:

The position of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, and the coordination framework, is clear in not agreeing to the continuation of the foreign military presence.

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Clare:  Iraq will become an "alternative" to the Suez Canal

4/5/2024

 Reports published by Reuters International and Splash News Agency, today, Thursday, described the large Al-Faw port project, which was expected to be completed next year, as “an alternative to the Suez Canal,” stressing that “Iraq will become, during the next few years, a “center” for international trade between the East and the Middle East.” And the West.” 

Reuters said, according to a report translated by NRT Arabic, that the Gulf countries are fully aware of the economic development taking place in Iraq, which is expected to increase soon with the completion of the Al-Faw port project and “huge” business projects, including Gulf investments in the country through the establishment of residential complexes and tourist hotels, indicating, “The Gulf has begun... "He is testing the waters by transferring his international investments to Iraq." 

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Clare:  Saleh: The 2024 budget schedules are being prepared according to the tripartite budget

4/2/2024

 The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Saleh, confirmed that the financial tables for the 2024 budget are being prepared in accordance with the legislation of the three financial budgets.

Saleh told {Al-Furat News} agency, “The proposed financial schedules that are being prepared by the executive authority today are based on the financial legislation in force and approved in accordance with the aforementioned tripartite budget law.”

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Don961:  America is confused about the fields shared between Iraq and Iran... huge, uncontrollable oil flows

March 28, 2024

Baghdad/Al-Masala Al-Hadath: Economist Simon Watkins said in a report published by the American Oil Price website that many unofficial flows emerged from increases in the oil fields shared between Iran and Iraq, so that it makes sense for the two countries to work to raise these increases significantly.

There are many fields shared between the two countries, the most prominent of which are Azadegan (on the Iranian side) / Majnoon (on the Iraqi side), Azar (Iran) / Badra (Iraq), Yadavoran (Iran) / Sinbad (Iraq), and Naft Shahr (Iran) / Naft Khana. (Iraq), Dehlran (Iran)/Abu Ghurab (Iraq), Baydar Gharb (Iran)/Fakka Field (Iraq), and Arvand (Iran)/South Abu Ghurab (Iraq).

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Clare:  The Iraqi government raises the size of the 2024 budget, and Parliament is “surprised”

3/27/2024

The Parliamentary Finance Committee said on Wednesday that the Iraqi government had increased the size of the 2024 budget, noting that it was “surprised” by the decision.

Member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Moeen Al-Kadhimi, explained to Shafaq News Agency, “The Parliamentary Finance Committee hosted the Minister of Planning to discuss amendments, projects, and the reasons for the delay in sending the general budget law to the House of Representatives.”

He added, "We in the Parliamentary Finance Committee were surprised that the government raised the total amount of the budget law from 199 trillion dinars to 228 trillion dinars in the 2024 budget," explaining that "this increase is large, while what was spent in 2023 amounted to 142 trillion dinars."