KTFA:

Clare: The Prime Minister receives the Vice President of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa

5/15/2024- Baghdad

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received Al-Abaa, Vice President of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa.

The Prime Minister's Media Office said in a statement, seen by Al-Iqtisad News, that "Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received the Vice President of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa region."  LINK

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Clare: Al-Sudani announces the imminent formation of a directorate concerned with the affairs of the Iraqi community in the world

5/14/2024

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani announced, on Tuesday, the imminent formation of a directorate in the Prime Minister’s Office concerned with the affairs of the Iraqi community in the world.

This came during his meeting with the delegation of the General Synod of the Evangelical Seventh-day Adventist Church, headed by Pastor Magdel Izer Schulz, Assistant President of the Church in the World, and his accompanying delegation.

Al-Sudani explained that the goal of forming this directorate is “in order to maintain communication (i.e., the Iraqi community) with their country, and to benefit from their experiences in construction and reconstruction.”

The Prime Minister also expressed the government's readiness to cooperate in reopening the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Baghdad, as part of its care for the members of this sect and other sects.   LINK

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Clare: Urgent... The House of Representatives extends its legislative term by 30 days

5/9/2024

 The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided to extend the current legislative term for a period of 30 days

 The Parliamentary Finance Committee had previously expected an extension of the legislative term with the imminent arrival of the budget schedules to the House of Representatives.

There is also a political movement to elect a new speaker of the House of Representatives, which requires the continuation of Parliament's work.   LINK

DCDriver:  Don’t recall them ever extending sessions for that long IMO. Interesting

DeepWoodz:  I for one am glad for this news. Authority or not, they need to play their part. Iraq is all out of excuses for not releasing a “worth more than a dollar” rate. They have been making fools of all the gurus up to this point. We all know this should have been finished years ago. 

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Clare:  The House of Representatives adjourns its session

5/9/2024  Baghdad

Today, Thursday (May 9, 2024), the House of Representatives adjourned its 24th session, chaired by Al-Mandalawi and attended by 170 delegates.

The Council's Media Department stated in a statement, received by "Baghdad Today", that "First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Mohsen Al-Mandalawi adjourned the work of Session No. 24 of the fifth electoral session of the third legislative year/first legislative term, in the presence of 170 deputies."

The session culminated in a vote on the Iraqi National Security Law, in addition to a report and discussion of other laws, according to a previous statement.