Thursday AM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-25-22

Thursday AM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-25-22

State Of Law Coalition: Early Elections Cannot Be Held In The Presence Of The Current Government

Iraq  11:47 - 2022-08-25   The leader of the State of Law coalition, Rasoul Radi, explained, on Thursday, the nature of the dispute over the early elections, pointing out that holding the elections through the current government is absolutely not possible because it does not have the powers to spend money and change the commission.

Radi said, "The Sadrist movement is determined to go towards holding early elections in the same government and the commission, while maintaining the election law, and this is absolutely not acceptable."

He added, "The current government is running the country in a caretaker system, and the government no longer has the authority to allocate and disburse funds, hold early elections or change the commission."

And Rady said, "The country needs a new government, as it is the decision-maker to change the commission after Parliament decides to resort to this matter and instructs the government to implement it, as well as allocate the necessary funds for the elections, and therefore Parliament dissolves itself after the commission is changed, the election law is amended and the budget is allocated. to her".

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Al-Sadr's Minister Attacked His Opponents: They Want To Form A Government To Sell Iraq

Policy  2022-08-25 | 03:06  Source:  Alsumaria news  5,406 views  Alsumaria News - Politics The Minister of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, attacked today, Thursday, his opponents from the parties, stressing that they want to form a government in order to complete the sale of what is left of Iraq and plunder the rest of its wealth and bounties and to subjugate those who have not submitted to them until now, as he described it. .

Al-Iraqi said in a statement received by Alsumaria news “A parliament that did not justify its oath and was unable to carry out its duties, in which there are representatives between a partisan who only wants the interest of his party or sect, and an (independent) who is almost (exploited), and a prime minister whom they describe as a caretaker, with many threats and threats against him and without a balance with which he can carry out his tasks.”

He continued, "Ministers are between the corrupt and the helpless. There is no security, no balanced diplomatic relations, no independence, no health, no education, no agriculture, no industry, no work, (unemployment), no roads, no bridges, no flight, no justice, and drought and drought hit the country."   LINK

Including "Qaani" .. "Foreign Policy" Explodes A Surprise About The Visits Of Iranian Officials To Iraq

Policy  2022-08-25 | 02:49  3,519 views

The magazine criticized the Biden administration's lack of interest in the Iraqi file, saying, "Thousands of Americans did not lose their lives and limbs just to help build a post-Iraq."

Saddam Hussein', but – unlike Afghanistan- It is considered Iraq It is a partner in the fight against terrorism and has a real chance to become a full-fledged democracy."   LINK

The Results Of The Meeting Of The Four Presidencies At The Peace Palace

Policy  2022-08-24 | 11:45   13,856 views  Today, Wednesday, the four presidencies in Iraq considered the continuation of the state of political turmoil negatively affecting national efforts to consolidate security and stability, while stressing the need for concerted efforts by all authorities, political forces and social activities to close ranks.

The Presidency of the Republic said in a statement received by Alsumaria News, “The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, hosted today, Wednesday, August 24, 2022, a meeting that included Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, to study the latest developments in the country. and its repercussions.”

The meeting stressed, according to the statement, that "the continuation of the state of political turmoil negatively affects the national efforts aimed at consolidating security and stability and preserving the security and safety of citizens, and this calls for an active and serious stance from all to prevent escalation and adopt the national dialogue as the only way to resolve crises."

The meeting pointed to "the need to take all steps to resume effective dialogue committed to the foundations of the supreme national interest, to protect civil and social peace, to reassure citizens, and to take the necessary measures to remedy the current crisis," stressing "the need to protect all state institutions and preserve their prestige and independence in accordance with legal and constitutional contexts."

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He pointed out that "peaceful demonstration and expression of opinion is a constitutionally guaranteed right, with the need to adhere to regulations and laws, maintain public security and public property, and to deal with demands in accordance with legal and constitutional frameworks."

He stressed that "the duty of the security forces in all their formations is to protect stability in the country and preserve public security and public property, and the need not to involve them in political disputes under any circumstance, as it is the guarantee to protect the homeland and citizens, and that the responsibility of the state and its constitutional institutions is to preserve the security and rights of Iraqis."

The meeting pointed out that "the continuation of political crises affects Iraq's role in the international community, and may affect the disruption of cooperation, understandings and agreements concluded in various fields, especially those that affect the living and service needs of citizens."

The conferees stressed the "necessity for the concerted efforts of all authorities, political forces and social actors, to close ranks and take unified, serious and decisive positions to remedy the crisis in accordance with the peaceful and democratic constitutional path."   LINK

Iraq And France Discuss The File Of Al-Hol Camp

Policy  2022-08-24 | 09:46  840 views  National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji discussed with the new French Consul in Mosul, Jean-Christophe Auger, today, Wednesday, the file of al-Hol camp.

Al-Araji's office said in a statement received by Alsumaria news The latter "received in his office today, Wednesday, the new French Consul General in Mosul Jean-Christophe Auger, in the presence of the French Chargé d' Affairs at Baghdad Jean Christophe Paris.

A review of the historical relations linking Iraq And the France And ways to strengthen them to serve the interests of the two friendly countries and peoples, as well as discuss the latest political and security situation in the region, and the file of the Syrian al-Hol camp.

Iraq to develop his relationship with France, especially in the military and security fields, noting that Mosul An ancient city, and that the presence of the French consulate in it is important, indicating that the city is waiting for the French hospital, which it pledged France By completing it in Sinjar".   LINK

The Escalation Of The Iraqi Crisis And Al-Sadr Warns

Sumerian special 2022-08-24 | 05:55  Source:  Sumerian  10,387 views  Al-Sadr advised the demonstrators to continue to sit in front of the parliament building, adding: The decision is the people’s decision, so I advise and you decide in all of that, and I am only one of you, you, and you.

With the escalation of the political scene, there are no signs of resolving the crisis with the suspension of political dialogues and the disruption of Parliament and the judiciary, which portends a new blockage that brings down the entire process in the event that the storm is not remedied before it occurs.   LINK

Saleh Discusses With The American Ambassador Cooperation In The Field Of Combating Terrorism

Policy  2022-08-24 | 06:11  451 views  Alsumaria News – The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, discussed, today, Wednesday, with the US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowsky, several files, most notably cooperation in the fight against terrorism and extremism.

The media office of the President of the Republic stated that "the latter was received today, Wednesday, at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the US ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski," noting that "during the meeting, it was emphasized the depth of the relationship that brings together Iraq And the United States and its development in various fields for the benefit of the two friendly countries and peoples.”

He referred to cooperation in the field of combating terrorism and extremism, easing tensions in the region through dialogue, confronting economic fluctuations, protecting the environment and adapting to climate change, which has become an existential crisis. Iraq And the region is one of the countries most affected by the climate crisis.”

On her part, Ambassador Romanowski stressed, looking forward  United States of America To strengthen cooperation with Iraq And support for a secure and stable Iraq, which plays a pivotal role in the region.   LINK

Integrity: We Need A Package Of Measures From The Legislative And Executive Authorities To Undermine Corruption

Iraq   10:46 - 08-25 2022   Today, Thursday, the Integrity Commission affirmed its need for a package of measures from the legislative and executive authorities to undermine the extent of corruption, hold corrupt people accountable and reduce the waste of public money.

A statement by the authority stated, "The head of the Federal Integrity Commission, Judge Alaa Jawad Al-Saadi and the advanced cadre in it met the head of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee and a number of its members, to discuss aspects of joint cooperation in combating the scourge of corruption, and ridding state institutions of its destructive plague."

During the meeting, Al-Saadi stressed that "the anti-corruption file is a collective action that requires contributing to filling the need of the regulatory bodies for a package of measures from the legislative and executive authorities to assist efforts aimed at combating corruption and undermining its paths,"

praising the "legislative authority represented by the Parliamentary Integrity Committee for its cooperation with the authority in The relentless pursuit of the second amendment of the Authority's Law No. (30 of 2011) in force, as amended.

He pointed out that "the authority is a middle link in the reports and information received from the Parliament and the Financial Supervision Bureau, which the authority is keen to investigate and refer it to the judiciary, which supervises its work and represents the legitimate umbrella for its investigations."

He explained, "The authority's legal obligation to disclose its annual report to the parliament and ministers and make it available to the media and the public."

For their part, the delegation of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee praised “the authority’s work and its relentless endeavor to curb the scourge of corruption, stressing the increase in the pace of its achievements, part of which reflected its semi-annual report for the year 2022,” stressing “their support for the authority and the regulatory bodies, to preserve public money and hold violators accountable.”

The commission’s delegation stressed “the priority of amending the Commission’s law through joint meetings between the Commission and the Parliamentary Integrity and Legal Committees ;

To discuss the articles and items that need to be amended or added that contribute to increasing the effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts and holding its perpetrators accountable, pointing to “the need to quickly take appropriate measures regarding issues sent by Parliament and holding periodic meetings between the oversight bodies and the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, while a mechanism for cooperation was agreed upon.” and coordination to sustain and sustain the work.     https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8380

Al-Kazemi Issues A Directive Regarding Members Of The Security Forces

Policy   2022-08-23 | 16:40   Al-Kazemi issues a directive regarding members of the security forces Doc-P-430206-637968841820906005

Source:  Alsumaria news   8,554 views   On Tuesday, the caretaker Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, issued a directive regarding members of the security forces, while stressing that the Iraqi security and military forces will not be drawn into political conflicts.

The spokesman for the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces said in a statement, "The Commander-in-Chief affirmed that the Iraqi security and military forces will not be drawn into political conflicts, and will not be a party to them, and their duty will always remain to protect Iraq and its capabilities, and the sanctity of Iraqi blood."

Al-Kazemi directed to "implement the harshest legal penalties against any member of the Iraqi security and military forces who violate the established instructions in this regard."

He stressed "the need for all security and military units to conduct an audit of their employees, and to apply legal procedures against violators," stressing that "it is forbidden for security and military institutions to issue any statement of a political nature, or that represents a transgression and a suggestion that any institution is not committed to the applicable military and security context."   LINK

Thursday AM Iraq Economic News Highlights 8-25-22

Thursday AM Iraq Economic News Highlights 8-25-22

99 Million Barrels.. Iraq's Revenues From Oil Sales Exceed 10 Billion Dollars In July

Energy    Economy News-Baghdad   On Thursday, the Iraqi Oil Ministry announced the total oil exports and revenues achieved for the month of July, indicating that the revenues exceeded 10 billion dollars .

The Ministry of Oil Marketing Company SOMO said in a statement that, according to the final statistics issued, the amount of crude oil exports for the month of July amounted to 102 million and 385 thousand and 49 barrels, with revenues of 10 billion and 368 million and 352 thousand dollars .

And she added, "The total quantities of crude oil exported for the month of July from oil fields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 99 million and 965 thousand and 94 barrels, while the quantities exported from Kirkuk oil through Ceyhan port were 2 million and 344 thousand and 536 barrels, while the quantities exported from Baiji refinery to Jordan 75,419 barrels of oil," noting that "the average price per barrel amounted to 101,268 dollars ."

And it indicated that "the exported quantities were loaded by 35 international companies of different nationalities, from the ports of Basra, Khor Al-Amaya, the mono-buoys on the Gulf and the Turkish port of Ceyhan ."   60 . views   Added 08/25/2022 - 10:47 AM   Update 08/25/2022 - 12:53 PM

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Oil Rises, Supported By A Possible OPEC + Supply Cut

Energy Economy News-Baghdad   Oil prices rose on Thursday due to escalating fears related to lack of supplies amid the disruption of Russian exports, the possibility of major oil producers cutting production and the partial closure of a refinery in the United States .

By 0400 GMT, Brent crude rose 59 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $101.81 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude rose 42 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $95.31 a barrel .

Both crude touched three-week highs on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia's energy minister hinted at the possibility of the OPEC+ cartel, which includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, cutting production to support prices .

Discussions about the Iran nuclear deal are also still stalled, which raises doubts about the resumption of Iranian oil exports .

In the United States, the world's largest oil consumer, BP announced the closure of some units of its Whiting refinery in Indiana after a fire caused by a short circuit on Wednesday. The refinery, which operates with a capacity of 430,000 barrels per day, is a major supplier of fuel to the central United States and the city of Chicago .

Talks between the European Union, the United States and Iran to revive the nuclear deal are still ongoing, and Iran says it has received a response from the United States to the "final" text drafted by the European Union to revive the nuclear deal .

OPEC sources told Reuters that the OPEC + production cut will likely coincide with the return of Iranian oil to the market if Tehran concludes a nuclear deal with world powers.

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Integrity Investigates The Causes Of High Gasoline Prices And Advises The Establishment Of New Refineries

Posted On2022-08-25 By Sotaliraq   Yesterday, Wednesday, the Integrity Commission recommended the development of comprehensive plans by the Ministry of Planning to rehabilitate the refineries and establish new ones, and investigate the gasoline supply crisis and the importance of developing inspection and control devices and linking them to the Minister of Oil.

The authority stated in a statement that it received (Al-Mada), a copy of it, that "the Control Department prepared a report on the visits of its field team to the Ministry of Oil, the General Company for the Distribution of Oil Derivatives and the bodies (Baghdad Distribution, Inspection of Oil Derivatives, Studies and Follow-up)."

The statement added, "The report included a meeting with the Undersecretary for Liquidation Affairs and the General Manager of the Oil Derivatives Distribution Company, as well as a number of private gas station owners in Baghdad, to follow up on the gasoline crisis in Baghdad and the provinces."

He stressed the need to "establish new refineries similar to the Karbala refinery, and rehabilitate the existing refineries, especially the Baiji refinery, to ensure self-sufficiency and not resort to imports."

The statement pointed out that "the report, a copy of which was sent to the Office of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Oil, called for activating the GPS system on the tanks, to follow their progress from the loading point to the unloading point, and to activate the feature of measuring the product level in the tanker cars." And he spoke about “supporting the project of automation of civil and governmental stations initiated by the General Company for the Distribution of Oil Derivatives using the electronic control system by installing (electronic arm) on fuel tanks.”

The statement called for “the use of an electronic lock (electronic means) on the unloading counters and the loading nozzles of tanks, to reduce smuggling operations.”

He noted, “the importance of developing the inspection and control bodies in the Ministry of Oil, and linking the inspection body to the office of the minister or undersecretary, to give it broader powers, while limiting the import of fuel pumps to the Ministry of Oil; To prevent adding parts that enable the quantity of the product to be tampered with.”

The statement identified, "the reasons behind the crisis of oil derivatives, including the increase in demand for the product in the provinces bordering the Kurdistan region."

He added, "This is in order to trade it in the region where prices are subject to the international bulletin of prices, which are often high compared to the position that supports gasoline prices."

The statement pointed out that "car owners living in the region refueled from stations in the nearby governorates, such as (Nineveh, Kirkuk, Diyala)."

He stated, “The absence of supervision and the significant increase in the import of cars without being matched by an increase in the number of refineries, and the weakness of supervision and inspection in monitoring violations at filling stations, as the number of inspection owners does not exceed (70) affiliates throughout Iraq.”

And regarding the immediate measures taken by the General Company for the Distribution of Oil Products to address the crisis, the report stated, “This was represented by the issuance of the fuel card.”

And he indicated, "That card works according to an electronic control program to read the information of each vehicle through a card reader installed on the fuel pump, which is activated by a secret number specific to each vehicle owner."

The statement went on to say that “the work of the fuel card in the governorates of Kirkuk and Nineveh, while future measures include increasing the supply of stations with fuel, increasing working hours throughout the day and proceeding with the procedures for implementing the contract; To implement the collection and electronic payment system.

The governorates near the Kurdistan region are witnessing from time to time a fuel crisis in conjunction with the high prices of derivatives within the region. LINK

Trade Announces That The Price Hike Crisis Has Passed... And Warnings Of The Repercussions Of Food Security

Posted On2022-08-25 By Sotaliraq   Baghdad / Hussein Hatem   The crisis of rising prices has not left Iraq since the change in the exchange rate of the dollar in late 2022, as prices remained in constant fluctuation, and after about two years of changing the exchange rate, the Ministry of Commerce announced that the price hike crisis had been overcome by adopting a successful policy represented in distributing the items of the ration card on the market.

Yesterday, Minister of Commerce Alaa al-Jubouri confirmed, yesterday, in a statement issued by his ministries and received by (Al-Mada), that "trade has succeeded in overcoming the crisis of high prices by adopting the distribution policy for the items of the ration card on the market and controlling prices in order to create a price balance, since the ration card system in force in Iraq It directly affects prices in the local market.”

He added, "The activation of the commercial flour project, and the government's approval of the Food Security Law for the purchase of wheat, in addition to the quantities produced in Iraq, contributed significantly to controlling the price hike indicated by recent World Bank reports."

In turn, the Director General of the General Company for Foodstuff Trading in the Ministry of Commerce, Lama Al-Moussawi, says that “in the past four years, the ration card materials were limited to oil and sugar, in addition to flour, which was distributed intermittently up to every 4 months, but after the launch of the food basket in In July of last year, the situation changed a lot.

Al-Moussawi continued, "We started distributing the food basket, which includes sugar, oil, rice, legumes and paste every 45 days, and at the beginning of this year, thanks to the allocations that were made available to us, we were able to distribute them on a monthly basis, and we are continuing to do so at a time witnessing a food crisis and a rise in prices."

She pointed out, "Iraq, according to the indicators of international organizations, is among the countries least affected by the global food crisis," noting that "food prices decreased due to the regular distribution of the food basket on a monthly basis and the support of trade despite its increase globally, as the price of a bag of Thai rice became 18,000. dinars after it was 43 thousand dinars.”

Al-Moussawi explained, "The ministry sought from the beginning to maintain and balance prices, and then we went to reduce them," noting that "many families relied on the food basket items, after the regularity of its distribution mechanism, and it became distributed at the beginning of each month through agents, and these dates Fixed until the end of the year.

In turn, the economic affairs specialist, Safwan Qusay, says, "The process of controlling prices in the market is through providing sufficient storage at the Ministry of Commerce, to control the markets by pumping additional materials in the event of an increase in prices, as well as the possibility of local production."

Qusay added, "The process of controlling prices is still subject to global supply and demand, and the import process," noting that "the process of achieving strategic food security needs agricultural investment; To have internal food security that is not affected by fluctuations in international prices.”

He pointed out, "Dangers still pose to food security, as the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development does not repeat itself during the year 2023."

Qusay pointed out, "The country needs a budget to determine the funds required to cover the items of the food basket and the ration card," warning against "delaying the formation of a new government, and the repercussions that local markets may witness."    LINK

Electricity: We Have Been Working Without A Budget For Two Years... And We Depend On Grants And Tax Collection

Posted On2022-08-25 By Sotaliraq   Baghdad/ Firas Adnan     The Ministry of Electricity reported that it has been working without an investment budget for two years, pointing to its reliance on government grants and collection funds in the conduct of its affairs. It also talked about problems it suffers from, most notably the declared war on power transmission towers through a series of terrorist targets in a number of governorates.

The ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Musa, said, "The electricity file in Iraq involves many problems that were supposed to be addressed."

Moussa added, "The ministry was keen to address these problems successively, because we are facing a vital file that has a continuous increase in demand and is exposed to many targets and suffers from high temperatures and technical symptoms."

He pointed out, "The ministry's plan began a year ago and it was presented to the cabinet in Jinha and won its approval and great support."

Moussa pointed out that "the plan included an increase of 7,000 megawatts within one year, with the introduction of strategic transmission lines, rehabilitation and support for the distribution sector."

He stressed, "We have proceeded with these details, and we have succeeded in adding 4,000 megawatts and we have succeeded in introducing strategic transmission lines that have been out of order since 2013."

He explained, "These lines are the western Baghdad-Haditha transport line, the Khairat-Qadisiyah line, the Wasit-Southern-Baghdad line, and Diyala-Baquba," and he spoke at the same time about "many lines that were broken and destroyed that were brought into work by the efforts of the ministry's staff."

And Moussa indicated, "The endeavors in the distribution sector included changing the capacity of transformers, creating feeders, and installing fixed and mobile stations."

The presence of “many successes,” acknowledging that “these efforts did not keep pace with the current demand, and the reason for not covering the entire day’s processing hours is because the ministry has been working without an investment budget for two years.”

Moussa explained, "The ministry announces it frankly, it does not have budgets, and it is currently working with what comes to it from the collection funds that cover salaries, projects and grants it received from the Council of Ministers, and all that we are working on without investment budgets at all."

He stated, "The ministry is obligated to pay the expenses of gas supplied from the Iranian side, as well as the expenses of the investors who work with it, and this is accompanied by an increase in demand with the networks exposed to terrorist operations from time to time."

Moussa stressed, "The energy towers began to be exposed to a declared war that included the governorates of Kirkuk, Salah al-Din and Basra, which witnessed the targeting and striking of transmission lines." He continues, "Our endeavors were able to launch periodic and emergency maintenance with the introduction of transmission lines that achieve availability and support the distribution sector with certain parts."

Moussa continues, "The financial problems did not discourage the ministry from performing its tasks, and there is a clear and tangible improvement for the citizen regarding what we have worked on, as well as efforts related to solar energy and electrical connectivity with neighboring countries, and these projects are hoped to add to the national system new energies and high reliability."

He finds that the failure to approve budgets disrupted many of the joints of the plan, which was aimed at developing radical solutions. Moussa added, “The ministry is also suffering from the large spread of slums and the transformation of agricultural areas into residential areas. These have in general doubled the loads on the electrical network, with uncalculated loads that we did not know about, either from the municipal departments or the local administrations.” For his part, a member of the Parliamentary Energy Committee, inside Radi, said in a statement to Al-Mada that "the current production of electricity has reached 20,000 megawatts."

Radi added, "Iraq is facing a problem related to increased consumption and lack of rationalization with the rise in temperatures, which reached more than 51 in some areas."

He pointed out, "Technical problems in the ministry, which are not limited to production, but in the distribution and transportation sectors, in addition to violations of the electrical network."

Radi explained, "The situation in this summer is generally better than in previous years, especially since the Ministry of Electricity was ready early in maintaining the stations, adding new transmission lines and transformers with new capabilities and relieving the bottleneck."

While Radi confirmed, “The procedures are not without some problems that the ministry must address,” stressing that “the current production reaches all regions, but to varying degrees, as Basra is cut from the programmed pieces.”

The scourge of corruption that afflicts state institutions is one of the reasons for the continuation of the energy crisis, in addition to the networks’ exposure to actual problems outside the control of the state, including the low levels of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the suspension of some power stations in dams, and terrorist operations against electricity transmission towers from time to time. In addition to the continuing growing demand for the current at an annual rate of about two thousand megawatts.   LINK

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Samson:  Wasit Governor announces the launch of projects listed in the emergency support law

25th August, 2022

Today, Thursday, the Governor of Wasit, Muhammad Al-Mayahi, announced the launch of the projects listed in the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development.

Al-Mayahi said in a statement issued by his office, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "We announce, with God's blessing, the launch of the first batch of projects that were included in the budget of the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development, after we completed the listing requirements in accordance with the directives and instructions of the Ministry of Planning."

He added, "The governorate hereby announces these projects to companies to apply for them in accordance with the established legal contexts and mechanisms, and we call on the sober companies that have succeeded in implementing projects in Wasit to submit and compete for the announced projects with high transparency, and without any compliments."

He pointed out that "the new projects are capable of greatly improving the service reality, and making a qualitative leap at the construction level in the province."  LIN 

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Samson:  Legal expert: Recent events open the door to international intervention in Iraqi affairs

25th August, 2022

The legal expert, Ali Al-Tamimi, confirmed that the recent events open the door to the intervention of the United Nations in the internal affairs, pointing to the importance of holding an emergency session of Parliament in order to correct the situation.

Al-Tamimi told Al-Maalouma, "The recent events will be a justification for the intervention of the United Nations and the issuance of a Security Council resolution in accordance with Articles 39, 24 and 34 of the UN Charter, because the disruption of constitutional institutions gives the Security Council a justification for intervention in countries, as they are considered countries where a breach of peace and security has occurred. internationals".

He added, "Parliament must hold an emergency session in accordance with Article 58 of the Constitution at the invitation of the Speaker, or at the request of 50 deputies, or at the invitation of the President of the Republic, as it is an issue related to security."

And he indicated that "the council, in the event of its convening, takes the steps by which it dissolves itself after a certain period and grants the government the emergency power stipulated in the constitution until early elections are held without condition or restriction because the country is going through a dangerous turning point and allows unwanted international interference."  LINK

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Samson:  The President of the Republic praises Europe's efforts to recover Iraq's smuggled money

25th August, 2022

The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed today, Thursday, that the relationship with the European Union is important, and the need to strengthen it in the areas of combating terrorism, economic and climate cooperation and combating corruption

A statement by his media office stated that "the President of the Republic received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the Ambassador of the European Union to Iraq, Phil Variola, to discuss joint relations between Iraq and the European Union, and the importance of strengthening and developing them in various fields. The support provided by the European Union in the political, security and humanitarian fields was also praised." and economic

He added that "Iraq is keen to strengthen cooperation relations with the European Union on many basic issues, especially combating terrorism and extremism, supporting the Iraqi economy, helping to combat corruption and recovering smuggled funds, and supporting efforts to confront the climate change crisis and protect the environment

For his part, Ambassador Variola reiterated the EU's commitment to "supporting Iraq and seeking to strengthen bilateral relations in various fields, as well as support political stability and promote development in the country  LINK

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DoTalkToMe:  I  know about the 30 days from the end of July. I don't know anything about 50 days, or when it started.  Can anyone shed some light on this. Thanks in advance.

Sir:  IMO-If you are thinking that it has something to do with the RI, it doesn’t. It’s about manipulating the foreign currency auctions and that’s it.. Removing the corruption!

VenusTwo2:  Iraq election was October 10,2021. October 10,2022 is fast approaching . According to the cc and articles they were given 30 days in August, but was extended to 50 days. We shall see if anything comes of this. They might just drag out some more.

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Samson:  7 years imprisonment for “Ismail Mosbeh” with the seizure of his money

25th August, 2022

On Thursday, August 25, 2022, the Karkh Criminal Court issued a seven-year prison sentence against the so-called “Ismail Mosbeh Muhammad Habib” for insulting the public authorities and official departments represented by the Supreme Judicial Council and the courts.

The court stated in a document obtained by the obelisk, that “it was decided to sentence the fugitive convict, “Ismail Mosbeh Muhammad Habib,” to a temporary prison sentence of seven years in accordance with the provisions of Article 226 of the amended Penal Code No. 111 of 1969, for the crime of insulting the public authorities and official departments represented by the Judicial Council. The Supreme Court and the courts during a television interview in 2021.”

The court also decided, according to the document, “to issue an arrest warrant against the aforementioned convict in accordance with the provisions of Article 226 of the Penal Code and to notify the competent authorities of its implementation, while supporting the seizure of his movable and immovable property.”  LINK

Samson:  Economist: Smuggling of hard currency is carried out through private banks

24th August, 2022

The economic expert, Abdul Rahman Al-Mashhadani, confirmed, on Wednesday, that the private banks are the only beneficiaries of the Central Bank's sales of dollars by smuggling hard currency out of Iraq.

Al-Mashhadani said in an interview with “The Information” that “the Central Bank of Iraq’s daily sale of huge numbers of dollars is very suspicious compared to the volume of Iraqi imports,” stressing that “the only beneficiary from selling such numbers, which amounted to 300 million dollars per day, are the private banks that You benefit 20 cents from the dollar and one."

He added, "The official import data and numbers that are published do not match the numbers that the Central Bank sells daily," adding that "the Iraqi economy is in a state of depression now due to the unstable political situation, and also the volatile tourism at the present time."

According to observers in the economic field and currency exchange, the Central Bank auction to sell currency in its current form serves many banks affiliated with influential parties and gives them important profits with which they can face the interruption of financing, especially since the selling differences are large between the bank and private banks. LINK

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Samson:  Indian and Chinese companies were the largest importers of Iraqi oil last July

25th August, 2022

The Iraqi Oil Marketing Company "SOMO" announced on Thursday that the Indian-Chinese oil companies were the most numerous purchasers of Iraqi oil during the month of July.

"SOMO" stated in a statistic published on its official website and seen by Shafak News Agency, that "Indian and Chinese companies were the most numerous among other international companies in purchasing Iraqi oil, with 7 companies each out of 35 companies that purchased oil during the month of July." 

She added that "American companies came second with 4 companies, then Italian and South Korean companies came third with 3 companies for each of them, and Russian and Greek companies came fourth with two companies for each one, while the rest were distributed among Spanish, (Dutch-British), Kuwaiti and Jordanian companies. Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Emirati, with one company each.”

Sumo indicated that it "relies in selling Iraqi oil on the main criteria for contracting with major, medium, independent and vertically integrated international oil companies," noting that "the most prominent international companies that bought Iraqi oil are the Indian Hindustan Company, the Korean Kokaz, the American ExxonMobil, the Dutch British Shell and the Italian Eni." LINK

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Lebanon will be without electricity as of tomorrow.. What is the relationship with Iraq?

25th August, 2022

The Electricity of Lebanon Corporation announced, in a statement, that the corporation's stocks of "gas-oil" have run out, which will lead to forcibly putting the Zahrani plant out of service on Friday afternoon.

And she said in a statement: “In sympathy with both the statement of the Electricité du Liban on 03/08/2022, and its letter on the side of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Finance by His Excellency the Minister of Energy and Water No. 2726 dated 03/08/2022, and since the rest of the energy Produced electricity, which is generated only from the Al-Zahrani plant, which is the only plant remaining on the network, as the Deir Ammar plant ran out of gas oil.”

She added: "As the exchange agreement concluded between Iraq and Lebanon, any shipment of oil for the month of August 2022 in favor of the Electricité du Liban (EDL) has not been supplied by the Ministry of Energy and Water - the General Directorate of Oil, and that the Corporation has not yet been informed whether A shipment of Oil would have been supplied to it during the month of September 2022, bearing in mind that the production of electrical energy from the EDL’s factories was recently dependent only on that agreement.

And she continued: "As it is still to date, the actual date for the arrival of electrical energy from Jordan, and the actual date for the start of extracting natural gas from Egypt, has not been determined, pending the securing of the necessary funding for these two projects by the concerned authoritie

And since the Al-Zahrani plant's storage is from Gas Oil has reached its minimum limit and is about to run out, and in view of this delicate and delicate situation that is beyond the control and responsibility of the entire EDL, EDL reports that the Zahrani plant will be forcibly put out of service on Friday afternoon, 08/26/2022 as a result of the depletion of its reservoir of "Gas Oil", which will lead to the cessation of energy production on all Lebanese territories, provided that the production plants are restarted as soon as the institution is supplied with fuels as soon as possible.  LINK

MilitiaMan and Samson "History of the Iraqi Dinar " and more 8-25-2022

KTFA:

Samson:  **THIS WAS POSTED BY THE CBI YESTERDAY**

MilitiaMan:  Thank you Samson!! The education continues.. imo ~ MM

History of the Iraqi Dinar

24th August, 2022

When Iraq was part of the Ottoman Empire, a number of European currencies were in circulation alongside the Ottoman lira. After the British mandate after World War I, Iraq merged with the Indian monetary system run by the British and the rupee became the major currency in circulation at the price of dinar = 13.33 rupees.

(1950-1930)

In 1931, the Iraqi Currency Council was established in London for the purposes of issuing banknotes and keeping a reserve of the new dinar currency. Currency board, a conservative monetary policy concluded by holding extremely high reserves as a cover for the dinar. The strength of the dinar has been strengthened by its tie to the British pound, where it was tied at the equivalent price with the British pound until 1959.

In 1947, the National Bank of Iraq was founded, a government bank and abolished the Currency Council in 1949, which was founded in London, when the new bank was handed over the responsibility of issuing banknotes and retaining the reserve. The Iraqi National Bank continued to follow the reserve monetary policy and retained 100% of the reserves as a cover for the existing local currency.

During the recent years of Ottoman rule, the commercial exchange became an important player in foreign trade during the British mandate. British banks have dominated, but traditional cash agents have continued to grant some local credit and offer limited banking services.

Banking expansion may have stumbled by limited use of cash, smaller economy size and savings as banks offered services almost exclusively to foreign trade. In the mid-thirties, the Iraqi government decided to create banks to provide credit to other sectors of the economy. In 1936 the government established the Agricultural and Industrial Bank. In 1940, the bank was divided into the agricultural bank and the industrial bank and the capital provided by the government each increased significantly.

The government established Rafidine Bank in 1941 to be the main commercial bank with the central bank, but the Iraqi National Bank became the government bank in 1947. The real estate bank was founded in 1948 and its main purpose was to finance the purchase of the role by individuals, the Mortgage Bank was founded in 1951 and the Co-operative Bank in 1956. In addition to these government banks, branches for foreign banks and private Iraqi banks have been opened as a result of the expansion of the economy.

(1990-1950)

In 1956, the National Bank of Iraq became the Central Bank of Iraq. His responsibilities included issuing and managing currency, oversight of foreign currency transactions, supervision and monitoring of the banking system. The bank kept government accounts and worked on managing government loans. Over the years, the legislation has lost the authority of the Central Bank. In 1959, the currency was linking from the British pound to the US dollar and the dinar = 2.8 dollars.

On July 14, 1964, all banks and insurance companies ruled and strengthened banking during the second decade. Following the depreciation of the dollar in 1971 and 1973, the value of the Iraqi dinar rose to $3,3778 per dinar.

By 1987, the banking system was composed of the Central Bank of Iraq, the Bank of Mesophants, the Agricultural Bank, the Industrial Bank, and the Real Estate Bank. A 5% reduction in the value of the dinar led to its value falling to $ 3,2169, the official price that lasted until the Gulf War although in late 1989 the black market price recorded 1.86 dinar per dollar.

» (2003-1990)

After the Gulf War of 1991 and due to the imposition of economic siege, Swiss printing technology was no longer used as before, a new issue of poor quality banknotes emerged. The previous edition of the Swiss edition became known and it continues to be circulated in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Due to the excessive government printing of new securities, the value of the dinar decreased rapidly to 3000 dinars per dollar in late 1995.

» (2003-Today)

Following the removal of Saddam Hussein when he invaded Iraq in 2003, the Council of Judiciary and the Office of Ages and Humanitarian Aid began printing more Saddam Hussein banknotes as a temporary alternative to maintain the cash offer until the new currency is introduced.

The Banking Law was issued on September 19, 2003, which made Iraq's legal framework in the field of banking consistent with international standards and the law seeks to strengthen confidence in the banking system by creating an open, secure, sound and competitive banking system.

Between October 15, 2003 and January 15, 2004 the Provisional Coalition Authority issued a new Iraqi currency, metal and paper, where it printed banknotes using anti-counterfeit technologies in order to create a single currency used throughout Iraq and make money suitable More for use in daily life of the public The old banknotes have been replaced by new banknotes and the price of one old dinar is equal to one new dinar except the Swiss dinar which was replaced by the old Swiss dinar is equaling to the new 150 dinars.

The Central Bank of Iraq was established as an independent Iraqi bank under the Law of the Central Bank of Iraq issued on March 6, 2004, and the bank is responsible for:

- Maintaining prices stable

- Implementing monetary policy (including exchange rate policies)

- Management of foreign reserves

- Issuing and Management of Currency

- Organizing the banking sector to promote a competitive and stable financial system

The main headquarters of the bank is located in #Baghdad and it has four branches in (#Basra, #Mosul, #Sulaymaniyah, #Erbil)   LINK

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Samson:  The unified card reaches Iraqis abroad

08/25/2022 07:51:39

The Directorate of Unified Card Affairs in the Ministry of Interior will soon start opening new issuance offices for residents outside the country.

The directorate recently obtained the required approvals to secure five million unified cards within the 1/12 exchange mechanism to ensure the continuation of the printing process.

The Assistant Director-General of the Unified National Card Affairs, Brigadier General Muhammad Sadiq, said, "The opening of offices abroad comes with the aim of facilitating their issuance and facilitating the procedures for registering residents within the project, in addition to establishing a database that includes adequate information for citizens to be approved within the e-government project."

The Directorate of Unified Card Affairs announced on August 17 that the process of issuing cards to citizens will return to normal during the coming period after securing five million copies of them. Citizens recently complained about the delay in issuing the unified cards for up to months, especially after completing the procedures for obtaining them.

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MilitiaMan:  What do we have here? They are issuing cards outside the country? Would that because  they have taken care of everyone or at least real close at home?

Satellite banks around the world would need to be up to date on any new mechanisms coming out..imo Add in the past education and more even today.. Looks promising..

Even if the political side looks to be in an emergency situation..  Which if does get to the emergency powers state then the RI may began in full force.. We shall see. imo. ~ MM

Samson: The Federal Court sets August 30 as the date for hearing the case for dissolving Parliament

25th August, 2022

The Federal Supreme Court has set 08/25/2022, the 30th of August, as the date to consider the case submitted to dissolve Parliament.

The Secretary-General of the Sadrist bloc had filed a lawsuit to dissolve the House of Representatives for its fifth session, and to oblige the President of the Republic to set a date for the legislative elections in accordance with the provisions of Article 64/second of the constitution.

This lawsuit is accompanied by several other lawsuits filed by people against the prime ministers, parliament and the republic, asking them to dissolve the parliament.

On August 23, 2022, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, Minister of Sadr, directed the demonstrators in front of the Supreme Judicial Council to withdraw while keeping the tents.   LINK

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MilitiaMan:  There we go. They again stick to the 08/30/22 date for dissolution.. I wonder if the UN pressure gives it support and global legitimacy that they can do it and move forward with reforms.. We shall see..  ~ MM

"Tidbits From TNT" Thursday Morning 8-25-2022

TNT:

Tishwash:  The Agricultural Bank intends to acquire a special system to combat money laundering

Today, Thursday, the Agricultural Cooperative Bank announced the formation of a committee for the purpose of acquiring an electronic system for research and investigation of money laundering and terrorist .financing until the comprehensive banking system is implemented

And the bank’s statement quoted a source in the Money Laundering Reporting and Countering Terrorism Financing Division, and received by (Baghdad Today), that “work is ongoing to acquire a system for combating money laundering and terrorist financing in the context of adopting a strategy that ensures the preparation of advanced electronic systems for auditing and controlling all types of banking .operations. Until the comprehensive banking system is implemented

The statement stressed, "the importance of this strategy, which will allow the application of close supervision to ensure the detection of suspicious transactions ".related to money laundering operations In the same context, he referred to "preparing an annual program to follow up on the bank's operating branches in the field, and preparing a database for the "customer account registration system" and working with it after being circulated to ".the branches    link

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Tishwash:  European anger at the storming of the judiciary: Iraq needs a constitutional government

In a statement issued on the situation in Iraq, the European Union expressed its concern, saying that while the right to peaceful demonstration is one of the foundations of democracy, it is essential that laws and government institutions remain effective and serve the people, and judicial institutions should perform free from external pressures. .

In its statement, the European Union indicated that it welcomes every effort to calm the situation in Iraq and encourages all parties to resolve their differences and problems through dialogue and within the framework of the constitution.

This comes in conjunction with the setting up of demonstrators, supporters of the Sadrist movement, on Tuesday (August 23, 2022), their tents in front of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council building, in the capital, Baghdad, and their demand for the council to dissolve the Iraqi parliament, which the council confirmed earlier that it is not within its powers.

In response to that demonstration, the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council announced that it would suspend its work for a day.

In this regard, the European Union said: "While peaceful demonstration is important to democracy, legal and governmental institutions must continue to provide their services to the people of Iraq."

The European Union stressed that "the judicial institutions (in Iraq) should work away from external pressures."

On this, the European Union statement said: "The European Union welcomes the recent steps aimed at reducing tensions, and calls on all parties to resolve any differences between them through political dialogue and within the framework of the constitution."

And the European Union says in its statement: "Iraq needs a constitutional government that faces the many challenges facing the country, and this matter is important for coordination with the international community as well   link

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Skinman:  I was curious about that I know the Al kazim and go down and told the protesters they have a rate but if we’re inside the 50 day window I’d sure like to know where we’re at

Jozmo:  What is the meaning of 50 days? From when?

Skinman:  It talks about a company that mediated the currency auctions, this company is being fined billions of dinar because they traded during the 50 day period preceding the date of the exchange rate change...which is illegal.

Yada: So, when did the 50 day window begin because when we know that, we know when the release is expected

Skinman:  Another thing Al Kazemi is running off to different countries carrying on conferences how do I business as usual for a normal Prime Minister but he’s not the normal Prime Minister….Keywords exchange rate, do you remember it being said  Al kazim  went to the protesters in parliament and said we have a rate? I don’t think he was talking about a program rate

Yada:  Agreed skinman, he has been operating as a PM should operate, in running and representing the country. I believe we are at the latter part of the 50 days. May have been triggered when the EFSL was ratified or there about, mid July. AND,,the Judiciary may be privy to it hence to keep from rendering a decision that will cause the country to collapse, issue a decision date AFTER the 50 day window.

MrNightRider:  Yada I believe EFSL was June 8th

Yada: June 8th was when it was voted but wasn't ratified till some 20 days later. Memory was they the President didn't sign it the 15 days lasped making it law and was after our 4th of of July that it was listed in the gazette.

Dutchie:  Yada, the 50th day was today from July 4th.

Yada: But considering the 30th is the SCOI decision day and IF they are going to do it after the expected release, If that is the plan, we are very close from now to before Wednesday.

Skinman:  Yada those dates do lineup makes sense name of the SCOI knew something and they said we won’t decision until the 30th

Annie68:  I've got a question...We and Iraq are waiting on the courts decision about their elections but they also said we aren't geting involved???

Mobius:  Lawsuits were filed and now the court has to address the issues before the court

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Tishwash:  Al-Sadr Minister: They want to form a government to sell what's left of Iraq

Today, Thursday, Al-Sadr's minister, known as "Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi", renewed his attack on the coordination framework's attempts to form the new government, indicating that they "want to form a government to complete the sale of what was ".left of Iraq

And he said in a statement posted on his Facebook page and followed by (Baghdad Today), that “a parliament that did not justify its oath and could not carry out its tasks, in which there are representatives between a partisan who only wants the interest of his party or sect, and an (independent) who is almost (user), and a prime minister.

They describe him as a conductor of business. There are many threats and ”.threats against him, and there is no balance with which he can carry out his duties He added, "Ministers are between the corrupt and the helpless...there is no security, no balanced diplomatic relations, no independence, no health, no education, no agriculture, no industry, no work: (unemployment), no roads, no bridges, no flight, no justice...and drought and drought hit the country."

And the "President of the "Republic is stripped of powers The statement added, "The judiciary has neglected corruption out of fear or greed, neglected evidence and audio and video leaks, and arrested a boy for stealing (paper tissues). So what is expected from a law that applies to young people and the poor "?and does not apply to the corrupt, the dependent and the militia He commented on the constitution that "a constitution was drafted by a group that is not specialized in the law, and they sewed it according to their needs. They change it ".with the help of the judiciary when it does not conform to their desires

He added, "Parties whose only concern is to strengthen their influence are far from the love of the homeland and do not feel the concerns of the people, even those who applaud or vote for them. Absolutely," noting that "these are the elements of "!?power: (Fattoush), so how do you want the people to respect it Al-Sadr's minister continued, "Where is the state's prestige that has been violated by corruption, crime, drugs, uncontrolled weapons, the epidemic, external interference, "!?and so on," adding: "Why do you despise the demand for reform and for how long On the demand for reform by the demonstrators and supporters of the Sadrist movement, he stressed that "yes, they despise him because they want to form a government in order to complete the sale of what is left of Iraq and plunder the rest of its wealth and bounties and to subjugate those who have not submitted to them .until now, yes, whatever you are

The statement concluded by saying: "And God does not change what (people) unless ".they ask to change their bitter reality Yesterday, Wednesday, Saleh Muhammad Al-Iraqi, known as "Minister of Al-Sadr," issued a 16-point statement, while promising a "surprising" .move

The Minister of Al-Sadr said in a statement received (Baghdad Today) that "the mouthpieces of power have come against the revolution, and I will characterize them in another article if they do not patronize, as they came when we protested before :the Supreme Judicial Council, and the reasons are as follows 

.First: Fearing that the judiciary will resort to exposing their corruption files

Second Third: They thought that the demonstrators would storm the Council, and therefore files would fall into their hands that expose everyone without exception.

Third The (Framework) considers the judiciary the only protector for them..If the sit-in : continues in front of it, they will not have a future and they will not be able to form a government

Fourth: The fall of the current regime

Fifthly Perhaps the fall of corruption in the Iraqi judiciary means for them that the : .revolution may overthrow corrupt people like them

Sixth: They consider the judiciary to be the head, and the fall of the head means the .fall of what is below it

Seventh: What bothered them the most was the demand for the resignation of Faeq .)Zaidan, who is considered the biggest supporter (of the tire :

He added that “what actually resulted from this sit-in, is as follows 

First: The revolutionaries proved their courage and surprise, and this frightened them. The Almighty said: (So did the people of the villages believe that Our )misfortune comes to them while they are asleep

Second: We have removed the international pressures by calling for dialogue with the .corrupt, for they have declared that they are obliged not to

Third: I think that the judiciary will try to uncover some corruption files in order to .stave off another sit-in

Fourth: Perhaps he will issue arrest warrants against those who demand reform, right or wrong, and not issue that against the other party, and this will expose great .corruption in the judicial institution and inform the people of their actions

Fifth: The exposure of some parties that used to claim moderation, impartiality and .independence

Sixth: The announcement of the suspension of the judiciary's work was not constitutional, which means that the judiciary is trying to remove suspicions from it .in an illegal way, especially since the demonstration was peaceful

Seventh: It was a break in the noses of the corrupt, as they could not defend themselves and imitate the actions of the revolution, as they did previously with the .call for millions of demonstrations last week

Eighth: Everyone is unanimously agreed that corruption has affected the judicial institution and has been in place for twenty years, and most are unanimously agreed on that.. As soon as the (current) protested before it, the judiciary became second to .none and was almost infallible, as well as corruption and unjustice

Ninth: Whether this step is considered a failure or a success... it means that we will take another sudden step that they would not have imagined if the people decided to ".continue the revolution and undermine and anger the corrupt   link

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Wednesday Evening Iraq Economic News Highlights 8-24-22

Wednesday Evening Iraq Economic News Highlights 8-24-22

“Riyan” Accounts For The Iraqi State.. Oil Continued To Contribute 96% For The Third Month

Shafaq News/ The Ministry of Finance issued the Iraqi state accounts for the month of June for the fiscal year 2022, which indicated that the contribution of oil to the federal budget is still high, reaching 96% for the third month in a row, while an economic expert attributed the matter to high oil prices and zero customs.

Shafaq News Agency continued, the data and tables issued by the Ministry of Finance in the current month of August for the accounts of last June, which showed that oil is still the main resource for Iraq's general budget, reaching 96%, which is the same percentage for the month of last May, which indicates that the rentier economy is The basis for Iraq's general budget.

Through the financial tables, it appears that the total oil revenues for the month of June amounted to 72 trillion and 476 billion and 471 million and 603 thousand and 97 dinars, which represents 96% of the total revenues.

While the total non-oil revenues amounted to 3 trillion and 163 billion and 857 million and 400 thousand and 641 dinars, which constitutes 4% of the total revenues.

While the total oil and non-oil revenues amounted to 75 trillion and 639 billion and 329 million and 3 thousand and 738 dinars, which is the highest by 89.49% over the same period last year 2021, which amounted to 39 trillion and 917 billion and 497 million dinars as a result of high oil prices.

According to the finance report, the revenues for the month of June came from current revenues, which amounted to 75 trillion and 603 billion and 414 million and 231 thousand and 21 dinars, and also came from capital revenues, which amounted to 35 billion and 914 million and 772 thousand and 716 dinars.

For his part, financial expert Hilal Al-Tahhan told Shafaq News, "The high oil prices, which amounted to nearly $100, are behind the high contribution of the oil sector to the general budget, in addition to zeroing customs to support food security in Iraq."

Al-Tahhan added, "The percentage of oil's contribution to the budget is normal in Iraq," explaining that it "represents the rentier economic nature, which is not a modern matter, but this is considered dangerous because of the fluctuations in the dangerous oil market, which we witnessed during the Corona period that Prices dropped to about $20 a barrel.

Al-Tahhan pointed out that "Iraq is still unable to raise non-oil production, which is considered unjustified in light of its reliance on imports to finance its local markets and away from developing and returning its factories that have been suspended for years."

The Prime Minister's Adviser for Financial Affairs, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, had confirmed in March 2021, in an interview with Shafaq News Agency, that the reasons for the survival of the economy are rentier due to wars and the imposition of siege during the past era and the political conflicts we are witnessing today, which led to the dispersal of economic resources.

And the Iraqi state’s continuation of relying on oil as the only source of the general budget makes Iraq at risk of global crises that occur from time to time due to the impact of oil on it, which makes Iraq turn every time to cover the deficit through borrowing from abroad or inside, which thus indicates the inability to manage Effectively state funds, and the inability to find alternative financing solutions.  LINK

With The Political Escalation, The Dollar Exchange Rates Rose In Baghdad

Shafaq News/ The exchange rates of the US dollar rose against the Iraqi dinar on Tuesday, in the main stock exchange in the capital, Baghdad, with the escalating security tensions today, after declines in the dollar during the past and current week.

Shafak News Agency reporter said that the central Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya stock exchanges in Baghdad registered at 3:00 pm this afternoon 148,150 Iraqi dinars, compared to 100 US dollars.

While the prices for the day this morning were 147,900 Iraqi dinars, compared to 100 US dollars.

Our correspondent indicated that the buying and selling prices increased in the banking shops in the local markets in Baghdad, where the selling price amounted to 148,750 Iraqi dinars per 100 US dollars, while the purchase prices amounted to 147,750 Iraqi dinars per 100 US dollars.

And the judiciary in Iraq decided, earlier on Tuesday, to suspend its work in the country, following a sit-in by supporters of the Sadrist movement in front of the Supreme Judicial Council, demanding the dissolution of the Iraqi Council of Representatives.

Dozens of Sadrists' supporters went earlier this morning to the Supreme Judicial Council and began erecting the sit-in marquee in front of the council's building in a new development of escalation that affected the judiciary after the legislative authority in light of a stifling political crisis the country is going through.  LINK

The Marshes Of Iraq Perish With Thirst... And Their Inhabitants Are In The Grip Of Disease! (Video And Photos)

2022-08-24 | 06:59  816 views   An ancient heritage and historical civilization, the marshes of Iraq, or as they are called “the Venice of the Middle East”, inestimable beauty and wealth, subject to perishing and suffering from thirst; As a result of many reasons, and one of the affected are the “rural people.” Despite the inclusion of this unique environment in the world on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016, this achievement did not spare it, or keep it from the danger of drought.

*The Reasons

In the marshlands of southern Iraq, an unprecedented drought caused new migrations that affected hundreds of families, as well as losses in livestock and crops, which prompted a number of concerned Iraqis to move, including Iraqi activists and bloggers who launched a wide campaign on social media under the title “Save The Marshes of Iraq".

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These areas are witnessing a severe drought this year due to the lack of rain in the last winter season, in addition to the encroachment of neighboring countries on Iraq's water quotas, and the closure of the tributaries of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that originate from their lands.

According to an AFP report, large areas of the once fertile Hawizeh marshes, which straddle the border with Iran, have dried up and their vegetation has turned yellow, and areas of the Chabayish marshes, which are popular with tourists, suffer the same fate.

While Turkey is building dams steadily, Iran diverts the course of the rivers so that it does not reach Iraq, and it has cut off the Karkheh River, which flows into the Hawizeh Marsh, so the percentage of water imports to it has become zero. significantly on the level of agriculture in Iraq.

These citizens continue in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The orchards of hundreds of dunums of citrus cultivation, such as oranges, in Diyala Governorate have disappeared, in addition to palm trees, which were greatly affected by drought and lack of water."

*Solutions

Externally, although the solutions to the drought crisis are as clear as the sun, through the caretaker government’s resorting to an agreement with the watercourse countries, and the demand to increase Iraq’s water quotas, it has not reached any formula for dialogue with Turkey or Iran.

Internally, Iraq suffers from great waste and waste in the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates tributaries, and the water reserves must be preserved, this was confirmed by the Director of the National Center for Water Resources Management Hatem Hamid.

Hamid added in an interview with Alsumaria News, "We cannot empty the water storage currently, so we are managing it in a sustainable manner to secure drinking water on a permanent basis, noting that" the sectors that have been greatly affected are agriculture and the marshes, as they depend heavily on the water reserves in the dams.

He continues, "The agricultural plan for the winter season has been reduced to 50 percent, as well as the current summer season, in addition to the marshes, so that the water releases to them have been reduced by the same amount."

Other officials in the water resources added in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The currently approved plan includes preserving water reserves and avoiding its waste, despite the impact on agriculture and the marshlands, as the absence of cooperation from neighboring countries deepens the seriousness of the situation."

* Effects Of Dehydration

There are many crises that Iraq suffers from, including unemployment, poverty and disease, but when the alarm bells reach the water, here stands the lives of Iraqis, and as it is known that “water is the lifeblood,” so the lack of releases and Iraq’s water quotas threaten 40 million people.

In turn, Adviser to the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Water and Marshlands, Adel Al-Mukhtar points out that "water resources are not able to solve the water crisis.

Al-Mukhtar explains that "Iraq is threatened with complete drought, if the rains do not fall by the end of the current year," stressing "there is an international failure towards the marshes."

He shows that "the marshes suffer from neglect and negligence, and the Turkish carrot dam will kill Iraq," expressing his astonishment at "the Iraqi government's silence regarding the water file."   LINK

Nechirvan Barzani: There Is An Opportunity For US Cooperation With Kurdistan In The Field Of Investment

Erbil (Kurdistan 24) - The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, confirmed today, Wednesday, that there is an opportunity for American cooperation with Iraq and Kurdistan in the field of investment and the private sector. This came during a meeting with Nechirvan Barzani, the new US Consul General in the region, Ervin Hicks Jr.

A statement issued by the Presidency of the Region stated that the American Consul expressed his happiness at undertaking his duties in the Kurdistan Region and reiterated his country's desire to strengthen relations with the Kurdistan Region, while the President of the Region expressed the full support of the Kurdistan Region to him in this context.

The two sides discussed the latest developments in Iraq and the problems that stand in the way of the political process. In this regard, Nechirvan Barzani reiterated that the solution to the Iraqi situation comes only through dialogue and understanding on the basis of the constitution. His Excellency also spoke about the internal conditions of the Kurdistan Region and the importance of the unity of the political parties in the region. Kurdistan.

Regarding relations, His Excellency the President of the Region stressed the existence of opportunities for cooperation between America, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, especially in the fields of investment and the private sector.

The two sides discussed the war on terrorism and ISIS threats, the importance of developing democracy and protecting human rights, freedoms and freedom of expression in the Kurdistan Region, the situation in the region in general, and a set of issues of common concern that formed another focus of the meeting. LINK

Iraq Announces Reaching The Final Stages Of Activating Transit At Its Border Crossings

Baghdad / Al-Mawrid News   Today, Wednesday, the Minister of Transport, Nasser Al-Shibli, announced that the final stages of activating transit at the border crossings had been reached, while he stressed work to reconsider the prices of airline tickets on Iraqi Airways.

Al-Shibli said, in a statement to the official agency, that "the Board of Directors in the Ministry of Transport is working to reconsider the prices of airline tickets on Iraqi Airways within a study on the basis of which the price will be determined."

He added, "The ministry has about 800 double-decker and double-decker buses, and it is in the process of contracting new buses with self-financing, especially since the existing buses do not cover the needs of the streets and there is a significant shortage in the number of drivers."

He explained, "The ministry has addressed the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers in order to appoint new drivers, especially since the shortage in the number of drivers has reached about 400 drivers, and there are no new appointments due to the lack of approval of the budget."

He pointed out that "the ministry has reached the final stages regarding activating the transit, as a contract was signed with the Uruk company, and the trucks will be equipped with GPS technology," stressing that "work is underway to complete the secondary stations at the seven Iraqi ports, and then the transit will be opened in Iraq."    https://almawrid.news/contents/view/details?id=53611

The World Bank Sets The End Of 2023 To Implement E-Governance

Money and business   Economy News-Baghdad   The World Bank has set the end of next year 2023 as a time limit for all state institutions to implement e-governance programs .

A member of the United Nations Convention against Corruption coalition and head of the Al-Nahrain Network to Support Integrity and Transparency, Muhammad Rahim Al-Rubaie, said in a statement reported by the official "Al-Sabah" newspaper, "The World Bank finances governance processes, which must be implemented by all state institutions, especially those of public interest, including the ministries of oil and finance." He pointed out that "it has been funding the Ministry of Finance and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative for years to implement projects related to this matter ."

Al-Rubaie added, "The governance program emphasizes the need for institutions to publish financial statements and contracts to demonstrate the financial impact of these explosive budgets in society," noting that its application comes to enhance transparency, noting that "the lack of transparency in Iraq is enough to stop international grants and international investors to implement projects within the country."

He continued, "There is a great danger if the project is not implemented in all institutions, especially in the health sector, as a large proportion of the budget allocated to it depends on international grants," noting that "until now no department has expressed its cooperation in this aspect, even If there is work, it is not visible. 63 . views   Added 08/24/2022 - 10:12 AM   Update 08/24/2022 - 1:24 PM

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Wednesday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-24-22

Wednesday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-24-22

How Does The United States View Muqtada Al-Sadr?

BAGHDAD/Obebe: Two days after protesters stormed the Iraqi parliament in July, a group called "The Companions of the Cave" released a statement reflecting the political collapse in Iraq.

On August 1, the group said that "the US embassy, ​​the British embassy and other NATO countries" had provoked unrest among Iraq's Shiites, and "all their embassies and bases will be targeted" in return.

The issued statement shed light on many factors influencing Iraq, where the country's main Shiite blocs are locked in a bitter power struggle after the collapse of 10 months of talks aimed at forming a government.

The confrontation is between the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr, who emerged as the biggest winner in the October Iraqi elections, against a coalition of Shiite parties.

The crisis escalated in June after al-Sadr withdrew the parliament's bloc of representatives and asked his supporters to storm Iraq's Green Zone, the country's isolated center of power.

For more than two weeks, thousands of Sadrists have camped outside parliament as their mercurial leader calls for an overhaul of the country's political system, new elections and possibly a new constitution.

Far from demonstrating Washington's ability to lead events in Iraq, analysts and former US officials say, the current crisis signals a waning US power and interest in the country.

Douglas Silliman, president of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, DC and a former US ambassador to Iraq, told Middle East Eyes.

Washington is certainly less prominent in Iraq today than it has been in decades. While 2,500 US troops remain in Iraq, the Pentagon's combat mission to defeat ISIS late last year shifted to an "advise and assist" role in support of the Iraqi military. This low profile extended beyond the martial realm.

Iraq hosted only two high-profile US government visits in the months following the country's October elections. Meanwhile, the sprawling US embassy has been staffed since 2019, when the US ordered all "non-emergency" staff to leave Iraq amid security threats.

"US involvement in the Iraqi political process has been almost completely absent," Jonathan Lord, a former Iraqi director at the Department of Defense and current director of the Middle East Security Program at CNAS, a Washington think tank, told Middle East Eyes.

Some consider the past 10 months a missed opportunity for the United States. Washington welcomed with great concern what was generally seen as a peaceful election, albeit with a record low turnout, as the large political parties demonstrated their strength.

But there were some signs of progress. The United States supported changes to a law that would make it easier for independent and reformist candidates to be elected. The move came in response to the October protests that swept Iraq in 2019.

Some independent candidates were voted on, but al-Sadr made the biggest gains under the new regime.

"The election result was very satisfactory for Washington," Silliman said, however. "The United States saw the elections as a relatively good sign that Iraq was moving toward more stable institutional politics and producing more moderate governments."

There is little love between the United States and al-Sadr, an Iranian-educated cleric who led an armed resistance movement against the American occupation. But in recent years, Sadr has described himself as an Iraqi nationalist. It is seen by some in Washington as a potential hedge against Tehran, despite concerns about his thirst for power and his goals for a theocracy.

“The United States sees al-Sadr as a fickle nationalist with a huge base. He is seen as someone who needs to be directed in a direction beneficial to the United States, and that is what the United States has tried to do, and will continue to do." Laheeb Hegel, Iraq analyst at the International Crisis Group, told Middle East Eyes.

The United States has limited scope for dialogue with al-Sadr. While the Sadrists in the Iraqi government deal with Western officials, they refuse to speak directly to the United States. Communication is left to the intermediaries.

Analysts and former US officials said that Washington's main political effort in Iraq after the October elections revolved around trying to mediate talks between the KDP and the Kurdistan Party to agree on a consensus candidate for the presidency.

Iraq operates under a sectarian power-sharing system imposed after the US occupation. The president of Iraq is always Kurdish, the prime minister is a Shiite Arab, and the speaker of parliament is a Sunni Arab.

"The reason we haven't seen a lot of talk about the United States in the political process in Iraq is simply because they don't have a big role, and they didn't want to," Hagel said.

After the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq descended into civil war. Then ISIS invaded large swathes of the country. The economy also faltered.

About 90 percent of the Iraqi government's revenue comes from oil sales. Private sector growth suffers from anemia. Endemic corruption means that ordinary Iraqis have seen little respite from high crude oil prices, while food and other living costs have risen, exacerbated in part by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Washington Confirms Its Aspiration To Strengthen Cooperation With Iraq

Baghdad / Obelisk: The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, discussed, on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, with the US Ambassador to Iraq, Elena Romanowsky, a number of issues of common concern.

The media office of the Presidency of the Republic stated in a statement, "President Saleh received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the American ambassador to Iraq, Mrs. Alina Romanowski, and during the meeting, emphasis was placed on the depth of the relationship that unites Iraq and the United States and its development in various fields for the interest of the two friendly countries and peoples,

And cooperation in the field of combating terrorism and extremism, easing tensions in the region through dialogue, confronting economic fluctuations, protecting the environment and adapting to climate changes, which have become an existential crisis, as Iraq and the region are considered one of the countries most affected by the climate crisis.

He added, "Ambassador Romanowsky affirmed the United States' aspiration to enhance cooperation with Iraq and support a secure and stable Iraq with its pivotal and important role in the region."

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Washington Comments On The "Baghdad Unrest" And Sends Two Messages

Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, the American embassy in Baghdad commented on what it described as "the unrest" around the Supreme Judicial Council, while sending a message to the parties to the political escalation, and the same to the demonstrators.

A statement by the embassy, ​​posted on its official pages on social media, followed by Shafak News Agency: "We are closely monitoring reports of unrest today in Baghdad, about the Supreme Judicial Council."

The US embassy urged all parties to "remain calm, refrain from violence, and resolve any political differences in a peaceful manner based on the Iraqi constitution," calling on the demonstrators to "respect the procedures and properties of Iraqi government institutions that belong to the Iraqi people and serve their interests."

Dozens of Sadrists' supporters went earlier this morning to the Supreme Judicial Council and began erecting the sit-in marquee in front of the council's building in a new development of escalation that affected the judiciary after the legislative authority in light of a stifling political crisis the country is going through.

As a result, the judiciary in Iraq decided, earlier on Tuesday, to suspend its work in the country, following a sit-in by supporters of the Sadrist movement in front of the Supreme Judicial Council, demanding the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament.   LINK

Will "Al-Sadr's Letters To The Judiciary" Resolve The Deciding Session On The Claim Of Dissolving The Iraqi Parliament?

August 24, 2022   The judiciary is expected to decide on the request to dissolve parliament submitted by the Sadrist movement (Ahmed Al-Rubai/AFP)

The leader of the Sadrist movement , Muqtada al-Sadr , whose supporters carried out, yesterday, Tuesday, a sit-in in front of the Supreme Judicial Council inside the Green Zone, in the center of the capital, Baghdad, which lasted for several hours, put the judicial authority on the line, one week before a scheduled session of the Federal Court, which is expected to decide on a request The parliament presented by the current, which did not hide its fears of procrastination, was dissolved due to what it described as "the judiciary being subjected to pressure. "

The Federal Court had announced, last Wednesday, the postponement of the case to the 30th of this month, in an attempt to gain time, in the hope that the political forces would reach a solution to the crisis, which prompted Al-Sadr to wave what he called “other options”, declaring his rejection of any dialogue with Iran's "Coordination Framework" alliance.

Yesterday, al-Sadr directed his supporters to withdraw from the judiciary building, but he directed them to keep their tents and not raise them from the front of the building, in a clear message to the possibility of returning to the sit-in in the event that the court did not resolve the file, especially since those sit-in tents gave them names for crimes and violations It took place in the country over the past years,

and the judiciary did not investigate them, including the “Sit-in of the Speicher Martyrs”, “the people of Mosul”, “returning the looted funds”, “accounting the corrupt”, “without bias”, “dismissing the corrupt”, “separation of the Public Prosecution” , "An independent and impartial judiciary", and other titles.

In this tense atmosphere, which was countered by the escalation of the " coordinating framework " alliance , its speech, calling on its supporters to be highly prepared and fully prepared for the next step against those he called "the kidnappers of the state", to restore its prestige and its powers, a prominent member of the Sadrist movement confirmed that "Al-Sadr wanted the sit-in." To send a letter to the judiciary, and that message has arrived.”

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Iraq: Attempts to persuade al-Sistani to intervene to prevent the crisis from deteriorating

He explained to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, on condition of anonymity, that "keeping the tents in front of the judiciary building is an indication that the return is close again," noting that "the judiciary may not be able to postpone the case again, due to the aggravation of the crisis, but his decision It will be a turning point in the current political crisis."

In Iraq, attention is directed towards the judiciary, which cannot disassociate itself from politics, especially since its decisions have a significant impact on exacerbating or dismantling the political crisis. In this context, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Hoshyar Zebari, stressed the need for the judiciary to be "impartial, and not use double standards."

Yesterday, Tuesday, Zebari said, commenting in a tweet on the events, that "the sit-in of the Sadrist movement in front of the Supreme Judicial Council, and then its peaceful withdrawal, delivered the required message. by two standards, and to stand at the same distance in action and not in words, for the constitution is the reference.”

As for the political parties associated with the "Coordination Framework" coalition, they issue warnings of "slipping into chaos" in case the judiciary is not respected. Politician Baqir Jabr Solagh Al-Zubaidi said, in a tweet, that "the Federal Supreme Court, with its judges and expertise, is the safety valve of the political process, and any attempt to attack it will enter the country with major problems and crises that cannot be resolved, and the country may slip into great chaos..

All partners have accepted Politicians by decisions of the Supreme Court, and we call on everyone to respect the supreme judicial authority in the country, which rules according to the articles of the constitution, which everyone participated in writing, and the people accepted it through a referendum.   LINK

Reuters Reveals Details Of Qaani's Secret Meeting With Al-Sadr.. 30 Hot Minutes

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A report published by "Reuters" highlighted the details of the visit of the Iranian Quds Force commander, Ismail Qaani, to the home of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, in order to discuss the future of Iraqi politics and Iran's dominant role in it.

According to the report published by "Reuters", Wednesday, and followed by "Nass" (August 24, 2022), the meeting took place in al-Sadr's house, and the second party in it was the commander of the Quds Force, the wing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards responsible for military and intelligence operations outside the borders used by the regime. In Tehran to extend his hegemony abroad, he is charged by Tehran with maintaining its influence in Iraq.

Below Is A Portion Of The Text Of The Report:

According to four Iraqi and Iranian officials familiar with the details of the half-hour interview in the city of Najaf, al-Sadr received the Iranian leader with a "clear coldness."    

Muqtada al-Sadr used to wear a black and white keffiyeh of southern Iraq on his shoulders and put on a brown cloak, in a deliberate local fashion that contrasted with the completely black clothes and turban that he usually wears on public occasions.

Al-Sadr's clothing, the officials said, was conveying a nationalist political message that summed it up: Iraq, as a sovereign Arab state, would make its own way, without interference from its Iranian neighbor, despite the sectarian ties between the two countries.    

Al-Sadr challenged the Iranian leader, according to one of the officials, and said: "What is the relationship of Iraqi politics with you? ... We do not want you to interfere." 

The Iranian government did not respond to requests sent to its foreign ministry and delegation to the United Nations for comment. Sadr's office also did not respond to questions from Reuters.

Moqtada al-Sadr, the officials said, was overwhelmed with confidence after a string of political gains made by his fledgling Iraqi alliance (Save a Homeland) against Iran and his Iraqi supporters, who see Tehran as their best ally.

General Qaani Has Been Waiting For The Meeting For Months

The Iranian leader was apprehensive, people familiar with the visit said. He kept seeking to meet for months, and he kept visiting Iraq, and on one occasion he prayed openly at the grave of al-Sadr's father.

  Iranian officials quoted Qaani as saying that if Muqtada al-Sadr included Tehran's allies in any coalition, Iran would consider al-Sadr the main political figure in Iraq.

  Al-Sadr has remained steadfast, stressing in a tweet after the meeting his commitment to a government free of foreign interference. In the written message, which was scanned on Twitter, he said: "Neither Eastern nor Western... a national majority government."

  Muqtada al-Sadr's Disappointment

Muqtada al-Sadr's efforts to counter and defeat Iran's maneuvers only prompted it and its proxies to launch a political and military counterattack, including missile strikes on potential allies that al-Sadr was courting: the Kurds in northern Iraq and officials in the UAE.

Disappointment with Muqtada al-Sadr was so high due to the stalemate and Iranian pressure that in June he ordered his current 73 MPs, nearly a quarter of the parliament, to withdraw from the assembly. In July and August, he led thousands of his supporters in a long sit-in at the council.

  Fears Of Bloodshed In Iraq

Muqtada al-Sadr's diet worries many who fear that the current tension will fuel more unrest and possibly more violence inside Iraq and across the Middle East.

In statements to "Reuters", the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said: "If we want stability in the Middle East, this will not be achieved as long as there is general turmoil and competitions for power in Iraq, which will then become an arena for regional competitions. ".

“Al-Sadr can lead us to a Shiite war against the Shiites,” a commander in an Iran-allied militia in southern Iraq said of the February meeting.

To better understand the instability sweeping Iraq, Reuters spoke to more than 40 Iraqi and Iranian officials, politicians, foreign diplomats and local residents. Some officials, including those who described the meeting between Muqtada al-Sadr and Qaani, spoke on condition of anonymity.    

The news agency also reviewed dozens of government documents detailing judicial decisions, government spending, and corruption investigations, and moved across the impoverished south, where most Shiites live, and where residents say the crisis is exacerbating deep-rooted problems with graft and institutional neglect.

“There is a political battle going on in Baghdad, and we are stuck in the middle of it,” said Walid Al-Dahamat, a teacher in the poor southern town of Amarah and brother of a local activist who was killed by unidentified gunmen in 2019.

'Expect A Lot Of Hardship'

Before Sadr and Qaani met, some of Iran's allies decided to express their displeasure with any move away from Tehran.

  On February 2, an unknown faction based in southern Iraq launched drone strikes on the UAE capital Abu Dhabi.

  The faction that bears the name (The Righteous Promise Brigades) said that the strikes came in response to the UAE's intervention in Iraq and Yemen, which is witnessing a raging civil war between regional agents led by Saudi Arabia and Iran.

  The UAE said at the time that it had intercepted the strikes. But the attack scared the Emiratis, according to an Iraqi government official, a Western diplomat, and two Iraqi Sunni leaders who worked with UAE envoys in coalition talks. The UAE has sent officials to Tehran and Baghdad to calm the tension.

Jubouri, a Sunni leader who participated in efforts to form a government, noted that the Emiratis' commitment to Sadr had wavered. Al-Sadr met and met me the following week.

  Three days after the tense interview, several of his advisors told Reuters that Muqtada al-Sadr had summoned his aides to his house. They added that he was clearly frustrated by the escalation of tension, and even returned to smoking, an old habit he had given up and never practiced in public places.

  As one of the advisors, whose account of the meeting coincided with those of two other senior Sadrists familiar with the meeting, said: “His Eminence al-Sayyid told the attendees thus: Our opponents now are not only those who oppose a national majority government, but also our opponent now is the neighboring country, so they expected a lot. There will be difficulties and obstacles in the coming days, and we must all rely on God to face the enormous pressures imposed on us now and in the coming days.” https://www.nasnews.com/view.php?cat=92524

Wednesday Early Afternoon Iraq Economic News Highlights 8-24-22

Wednesday Early Afternoon Iraq Economic News Highlights 8-24-22

Fears Of Disruption To Next Year's Budget: An Increase In Poverty And Delays In Projects

Posted On2022-08-24 By Sotaliraq   Baghdad / Mustafa Al-Jourani   Demands are increasing in the Iraqi street to legislate the budget law for the next year, after the failure to pass it during the current year due to political differences that paralyzed all the joints of the state.

And Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi had previously confirmed, in a speech he delivered on the sidelines of a meeting of members of his government, that "the country needs the new budget in order for the state to proceed with its projects to serve the citizen."

Usually, the budget specifies the items of state expenditures during a year, especially for salaries, subsidies, and repayment of debt burdens, as well as the target of state revenues.

Economic Future

In this regard, the economic expert, Ahmed Saddam, believes that "the Iraqi economy needs to legislate the 2023 budget law, since budgets usually provide job opportunities and service projects that are in direct contact with the lives of citizens."

In an interview with Al-Mada, Saddam said, "Service projects in Iraq have been suspended since last year, which means that failure to legislate the next year's budget will have many negative effects on the service reality in the country."

The economic expert points out that “the lack of budget legislation will also increase the poverty rate in Iraq, which in turn is very high,” noting that “passing the financial budget will restore confidence between the people and the legislative authority.”

Saddam explains, "Negative expectations and statements about the failure to pass the budget lead to an increase in prices in the markets, and confuse the movement of trade in all governorates."

There is no law that allows for budget legislation

For his part, a member of the Legal Committee Salem Al-Anbaki said, in an interview with Al-Mada, that "the current government is a caretaker government, and it does not have any authority to legislate or send the budget bill for this year or this year."

Al-Anbaki indicated, during his interview with Al-Mada, that "the parliament does not now have any oversight role over the caretaker government, so there is no law that allows the legislation of the country's financial budget."

He added, "The current political situation also prevents the formation of the new government, which in turn can present the draft budget law as soon as possible."

Legal Opinions

In addition, the legal expert, Adnan Al-Sharifi, said in an interview with (Al-Mada), that “Article 80/Second of the Constitution stipulates that the Council of Ministers exercises the powers to propose bills.”

According to the legal expert, Article 60 of the constitution said:

First: - Draft laws are presented by the President of the Republic and the Council of Ministers.

Second: Law proposals are submitted by ten members of the House of Representatives or one of its specialized committees.

Al-Sharifi adds, “Here we are faced with two things. The first is that the House of Representatives submits the proposal to the government according to Article 60. Does the government submit the proposal to itself, and if it is the one who has the right to present the bill, does it propose to itself?”

The answer is a reverse case, just as the House of Representatives presents the proposal to the government. So the correct legal and constitutional interpretation of Article 80 of the Constitution is that if the government has full powers, it presents draft laws, and if it lacks powers as a caretaker government, it has the right to propose laws only.”

The legal expert went on to say, "But the government cannot propose laws on itself, but rather proposes them to Parliament because it does not have the right to submit a bill."

And the Federal Supreme Court obliged the Al-Kazemi government, through its decisions, regarding the inability of the caretaker government to propose important bills, with the invalidation of all appointment orders of higher grades issued during the caretaker period.

Although the financial budget for 2022 has not been passed, Fitch Ratings expected a decrease in the proportion of government debt in Iraq, to ​​record 47% this year, but it stated that the decline in debt may not be sustainable in light of the political tensions that restricted public spending.

Earlier last week, Adviser to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, warned of what he described as a “financial blockade” due to the public finance problem, while indicating that there are fears of entering 2023 without a budget.

Saleh said in a press statement, which was followed by (Al-Mada), that "one of the most serious concerns currently being raised is the public finance problem, which may enter a financial impasse or blockade."

Saleh pointed out, "there is no authority to exchange at all, as the effective Financial Management Law No. 6 of 2019 amended allows it, in the absence of the budget law in the subsequent year, to spend at a ratio of 1/12 of the actual expenditures made in the previous year's budget."   LINK

Oil Continues To Rise After A Report On (OPEC +) Production

Economie| 11:56 - 24/08/2022   Follow-up - Mawazine News: Oil prices continue to rise today, Wednesday, as prices rose yesterday, Tuesday, by about 4%, after reports about the possibility of the “OPEC +” group reducing production, which reinforced concerns about a lack of supply in the markets.

 By 09:50 Baghdad time, US crude futures "West Texas Intermediate" rose 0.16% to $93.89 a barrel.

Brent crude futures rose 0.21% to $100.38 a barrel, according to Bloomberg website data.

The rise came after media reports, citing sources in the “OPEC +” group, that the group, which includes Russia and Saudi Arabia, may move towards reducing oil production in the event of a supply glut after reaching an agreement between Iran and Western countries on the nuclear agreement and lifting sanctions on Iranian oil. Ended 29/N33   https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203331

Kuwait and Baghdad resume negotiations on the shipping lane *"Khor Abdullah"*

Economie| 12:27 - 08/24/2022   Baghdad-Mawazine News : A Kuwaiti delegation is heading to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, this week to resume Kuwaiti-Iraqi negotiations on the "Khor Abdullah" shipping lane.

The two sides are seeking to enhance cooperation and coordination on the outstanding issues after negotiations were halted during the nearly two-year period of the Corona pandemic.

According to sources, the delegation includes the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Communications, Kholoud Shehab, the commissioned assistant undersecretary for the transport sector, Jamal Kandari, and some officials. According to Kuwaiti news.

The sources stressed the great importance of "Khor Abdullah" as a navigation corridor located between the Kuwaiti islands of Bubiyan and Warba, and the Iraqi Faw peninsula.

She stressed the need to complete the demarcation of the maritime border with Iraq in full.

The sources stated that the political leadership in both countries is keen to finalize this file without disturbing the atmosphere of bilateral and neighborly relations between the two countries. https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203307

In Preparation For The Iraqi National Trade Forum.. Baghdad Chamber Of Commerce Meets With The International Trade Center And The International Agency For Migration

Economie| 08:18 - 23/08/  Baghdad - Mawazine News   The Baghdad Chamber of Commerce held a joint meeting, on Tuesday, with the International Trade Center (ITC) and the International Agency for Migration (IOM) to discuss joint cooperation and the role that the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce will provide in the Iraqi National Trade Forum, which contributes to enhancing the competitiveness of the value chain for agribusiness in Iraq to be held in the month Next November in Baghdad, for companies and related projects, in the presence of the government and the private sector, over a period of three days.

According to a statement by the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce received by Mawazine News, the forum will include “sessions, discussion and B2B sessions that include Iraqi companies and entrepreneurs with major international companies, 20 companies, in addition to an exhibition (Made in Iraq) for Iraqi agricultural projects and field visits to participating international companies to companies and projects.” Iraq to see their work and Injazlthm.

According to the statement, the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce discussed all the details with the ITC and the IOM and its role in the forum in general, and the participation of entrepreneurs, owners of emerging pioneering ideas and projects with the required specialization, as well as the way for Iraqi projects and companies to participate in the forum.

The statement added, that the meeting was banned from the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce by Alaa Al-Nouri, a member of the Board of Directors of the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce, Falah Hassan Al-Jubouri, Director of Entrepreneurship and Marketing at the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce, and Anmar Iyad Maluki, Director of International Organizations in the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce, and a representative of the United Nations Migration Agency IOM Mahdi Mohamed is the National Livelihood Officer, Zahraa Watut is the Program Officer at ITC and Rop Kohlimann is the ITC Trade Support Officer.

The statement concluded, that the registration method for participation and attendance in the forum will be announced soon, in cooperation with the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce. Ended 29/R77

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The Service Council clarifies the mechanism for fixing wages and contracts and talks about the salary scale[/size]

Political | 12:16 - 24/08/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News   The Federal Service Council has counted the number of appointments listed and approved within the 2021 budget, while specifying the reason for not completing the appointment of more than 9 thousand job grades.

The Director-General of the Department of Research and Administrative Studies in the Service Council, Qassem Abdul-Ridha Shagait, said that "the total number of appointments to the Ministry of Health reached 7,038, distributed in Baghdad 1,821, Anbar 367, Muthanna 192, Babylon 505, Basra 550, Diyala 382, ​​Karbala 299, Kirkuk 321. Maysan 216, Najaf 350, Nineveh 701, Qadisiyah 287, Salah al-Din 354, Dhi Qar 409, Wasit 284.

Shugait added, "While the appointment to the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau, the total was 116, all in Baghdad, while the appointment to the House of Wisdom was 3 degrees, all in Baghdad, and in the State Council 2 in Baghdad, and in the Border Ports Authority 7, and also all of them in Baghdad," according to the agency. Official news.

And he continued, "While the Federal Service Council approved the appointments of the Ministry of Health with a total of 56,433, the Council also approved the completion of the appointment of contracts for the water, sewage and municipalities departments 2016/2017 and they were as follows:

Basra Governorate Water Directorate 70, Basra Governorate Municipalities Directorate 43, Baghdad Water Directorate 44 Babil Water Directorate 173, Najaf Water Directorate 124, Maysan Water Directorate 39, Dhi Qar Water Directorate 137, Diwaniyah Water Directorate 85, Muthanna Water Directorate 60, Karbala Holy Water Directorate 70.

He went on to say: "While the completion of the appointment for the self-financing departments was as follows: the appointment of the Ministry of Communications' staff 711, the appointment of 81 Arab Gulf Academy graduates, the completion of the appointment of the contracts of the Ministry of Construction and Housing 2019 amounted to 148, the appointment of pilots to the permanent staff 93, and the re-appointment in the departments The self-financing was as follows: a reappointment in the General Company for Grain Processing 1, a reappointment in the Ministry of Transport 1, and a reappointment in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research 2.”

And regarding the initiation of confirming the procedure and contracts of those who have two years in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers, Shagait explained, “It depends on the data received by the Ministry of Finance after the audit process, and the Council also depends on the data provided by the Ministry of Finance.”

He pointed out that "Paragraph (1) of the circular of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers stipulates that ministries and agencies not associated with a ministry prepare an inventory of the names of contractors who have a contract service of no less than two years and ensure the availability of the necessary financial allocations without requesting additional financial allocations in preparation for their confirmation in coordination with the Ministry Finance and the Federal Public Service Council.

Regarding the salary scale law and its amendment, Shaghet said, “A committee has been formed that includes in its membership representatives from the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, the Ministries of (Finance and Planning), the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau and the Federal Public Service Council to study legislation related to the salaries of state employees and the mechanisms for their application and the possibility of matching the criteria for determining and presenting them. The solutions are in addressing the disparity in these salaries, and work is continuing.”     https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203333

The Iraqi Ambassador To The United Kingdom Discusses A Comprehensive Program Of Work For The Reconstruction Of Iraq

Political | 11:25 - 23/08/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News  The Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United Kingdom, Muhammad Jaafar Al-Sadr, discussed with Iraqi experts a comprehensive program of work for the reconstruction of Iraq.

A statement by the Iraqi embassy, ​​received by Mawazine News, stated that "Ambassador Muhammad Jaafar Al-Sadr received Dr. Raouf Al-Ansari, Secretary-General of the Iraqi Consultative Commission for Reconstruction and Development in the United Kingdom, and a number of Iraqi experts who are members of the commission, which includes more than (60) Iraqi experts from within Iraq and abroad, and in various specializations.

The ambassador stressed, according to the statement, the importance of teamwork and coordination between experts inside and outside Iraq, and the need to communicate this effort to decision makers in Iraq.

For their part, the experts reviewed during the meeting their vision for the advancement and upgrading of various sectors in Iraq. They presented an overview of their contributions from studies that included more than 100 studies in 20 axes, which will be issued soon in a book to be a road map aimed at developing reality and finding appropriate solutions to problems in various sectors. Ended 29 / p. 87

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Wednesday Early Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-24-22

Wednesday Early Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-24-22

After The Recent Events, The Minister Of Al-Sadr Threatens To Take "Sudden" Steps - Urgent

Policy  2022-08-24 | 04:56   10,100 views   Alsumaria News - Politics The Minister of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, issued today, Wednesday, a sixteen-point statement regarding the events of the recent demonstrations before the Judicial Council, while threatening to take other "surprising" steps.

And the Iraqi statement, which was received by Alsumaria News, said, "The fall of the current regime does not please some, led by the American embassy," noting that by demonstrating before the judiciary, "we removed the international pressures by calling for dialogue with the corrupt, as they announced that they were forced not to."

He added, "The demonstrations in front of the Judicial Council broke the noses of the corrupt, as they could not defend themselves and imitate the actions of the revolution, as they did previously with the call for millions of demonstrations last week."     LINK

Talabani Calls For Giving Priority To The Principle Of Dialogue And Full Commitment To The Constitution

Policy   2022-08-23 | 14:55   Source:   Alsumaria news  653 views   He considered that "what this institution has been exposed to today is unacceptable, and we all as political forces must prevent the recurrence of such acts," explaining that "the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan confirms, in these circumstances, its complete adherence to giving priority to the values ​​of dialogue and creating a political atmosphere capable of advancing a reform project based on an agreed program." It would achieve the required reforms and initiate construction and progress for our country, Iraq."

He continued, "We seek and support national demands for reform, and we affirm that reform, protecting the country's security and stability, preserving rights, eliminating corruption and developing the performance of institutions require all active forces to create the necessary conditions for this, foremost among which are the conditions of sincere and serious national dialogue."    LINK

Parliamentarians Submit A Formal Request To Hold A Parliamentary Session[/Size]

Policy  2022-08-23 | 14:25  11,311 views   He pointed out that "the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammed Al-Halbousi

He had to defend his authority as Faeq Zaidan defended the authority of the judiciary,” adding, “If Zaidan accepted transgressing the judiciary, as Al-Halbousi did in Parliament, he would have gone. ”Iraq to the unimaginable.” LINK

Al-Kazemi And Al-Amiri Discuss Ways To Get Out Of The Current Crisis

Policy   2022-08-23 | 11:31  3,046 views  Today, Tuesday, the head of the caretaker government, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, stressed the need to enhance means of understanding, dialogue and points of convergence as the only path; out of the current political crisis.

Al-Kazemi's office said, in a statement received by Alsumaria News, that the latter met with Al-Amiri, to discuss "the latest developments in the Iraqi political arena, and to follow up on the progress of understandings and rapprochement between the political blocs."

The meeting witnessed, according to the statement, stressing the "importance of dialogue, exchange of views, and viewpoints between the political blocs in the Iraqi scene, and the need to enhance ways of understanding, dialogue and points of convergence as the only path out of the current political crisis, as well as the importance of keeping state institutions away from all forms of political conflict".

The most important developments in Al-Kazemi's initiative for national dialogue were reviewed, paving the way for the political blocs to reach national agreements that meet the aspirations of citizens to enhance security and stability throughout Iraq.    LINK

Washington Expresses A Position On Demonstrating Before The Judiciary And Calls For A Peaceful Resolution Of Differences

Policy  2022-08-23 | 10:50  5,588 views   Today, Tuesday, the United States expressed a position on the demonstrations in front of the Supreme Judicial Council in central Baghdad, while stressing the need to resolve differences peacefully between the political parties.

The embassy said in a statement received by Alsumaria news, “We are closely monitoring reports of unrest this day in Baghdad About the Supreme Judicial Council. We urge all parties to remain calm, refrain from violence and resolve any political differences in a peaceful manner based on the Iraqi constitution."

The embassy called on the demonstrators to "respect the procedures and properties of Iraqi government institutions, which belong to the Iraqi people and serve their interests."    LINK

Al-Hakim: Political Events Have Accelerated In The Country As A Result Of Differing Visions And The Failure Of Solutions

Iraq  11:05 - 2022-08-24   The head of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, confirmed that political events are accelerating in the Iraqi arena as a result of differing visions, intertwining interests and faltering solutions.

Al-Hakim pointed out that this acceleration negatively affects the conditions of the country and harmed the citizens and disrupted their interests, and risked Iraq's reputation in front of world public opinion.

Mr. Al-Hakim called on political forces and social actors to keep differences in their political frameworks and preserve national symbols, shrines, and the prestige of state officials and presidencies, pointing out that it is an important step in the path of building the state and restoring things to their rightful place.

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Al-Kazemi And Al-Amiri Stress The Importance Of Keeping State Institutions Away From All Forms Of Political Conflict

Iraq   21:25 - 08-23-2022   Today, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri stressed the importance of dialogue and the exchange of views and viewpoints to get out of the political crisis.

The media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement, "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi met the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri," noting that "during the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in the Iraqi political arena, and followed up on the progress of understandings and rapprochement between the political blocs."

He added, "The meeting witnessed an emphasis on the importance of dialogue, exchange of views, and viewpoints between the political blocs in the Iraqi scene, and the need to enhance ways of understanding, dialogue and points of convergence as the only path out of the current political crisis, as well as the importance of keeping state institutions away from all forms of conflict. political".

He pointed out that "the most important developments in the Prime Minister's initiative for national dialogue were reviewed, paving the way for the political blocs to reach national agreements that meet the aspirations of citizens to enhance security and stability throughout Iraq."    https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8352

The Supreme Judicial Council Decides To Resume Work In All Courts, Starting Tomorrow

Iraq   21:13 - 08-23-2022   Today, Tuesday, the Supreme Judicial Council announced the resumption of work in all courts, starting tomorrow.

And the Judicial Council said in a statement, “In view of the withdrawal of the demonstrators and the lifting of the siege on the building of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Federal Supreme Court, it was decided to resume work normally in all courts, starting tomorrow morning, corresponding to 08/24/2022.”

The statement added, "On this occasion, the Supreme Judicial Council thanks all local and international bodies and personalities that support the judiciary and are keen on the principle of the rule of law and respect for the constitution.     https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8350

A Leader In The Democratic Party: The Absence Of Agreement On The Formula For Holding The Elections And Its Law Led To The Postponement Of The Elections Until March

Political | 11:49 - 08/24/2022   Special - Mawazine News   The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Wafa Muhammad Karim, said on Wednesday that the absence of agreement on the formula for holding the Kurdistan Parliament elections led to their postponement until next March.

In an interview with Mawazine News, Karim said, "It was decided to postpone the region's elections to next March, due to the lack of agreement on the formula and law for conducting the elections yet."

And he indicated that "the dispute over the issue of the law is not known whether it is according to the multiple departments or not, and that the region depends on its own commission far from the center."

He added, "Both the Kurdistan Union, Change and Islamic movements all demand holding elections similar to the elections in Baghdad, and that the Democrat rejects the matter after the failure of the experiment in Baghdad." Ended 29/N33    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203329

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Samson:  The World Bank sets the end of 2023 to implement e-governance

24th August, 2022

The World Bank has set the end of next year 2023 as a time limit for all state institutions to implement e-governance programs

A member of the United Nations Convention against Corruption coalition and head of the Al-Nahrain Network to Support Integrity and Transparency, Muhammad Rahim Al-Rubaie, said in a statement reported by the official "Al-Sabah" newspaper,

The World Bank funds governance processes, which must be implemented by all state institutions, especially those of public interest, including the ministries of oil and finance." He pointed out that "it has been funding the Ministry of Finance and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative for years to implement projects related to this matter

Al-Rubaie added, "The governance program emphasizes the need for institutions to publish financial statements and contracts to show the financial impact of these explosive budgets in society," noting that its application comes to enhance transparency, noting that "the lack of transparency in Iraq is enough to stop international grants and international investors to implement projects within the country

He continued, "There is a great danger if the project is not implemented in all institutions, especially in the health sector, as a large proportion of the budget allocated to it depends on international grants," noting that "until now no department has expressed its cooperation in this aspect, even if there is work, it is not visible   LINK

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Suzie: We have about a week for the banks to be "hooked up" internationally, will we and the people of Iraq who've been waiting on their purchasing power be dancing in the streets.....or do the dinars go back into the shoebox?  We wait and pray......just MY opinion...

Patriots12:  Yes... I have to agree... no negativity here but the reality of the situation indicates good vs evil and corruption and at least from my perspective its hard to see what we seek by the end of August.....  only IMO   certainly much has occurred in our favor.... over 1800 final articles   lol   we shall see   IMOO

AshlyD:  Both Sadr an Kadzimi have said shortly the people would have their reward, I am with you SUZIE. Their credibility is on the line.  In IMHO  based on history and the lack of follow through we will have to wait longer …hope not . The natives are getting restless everywhere, and that's a good thing... We wait .

Suzie:  I'm going to have to agree, everyone's getting tired of all the rhetoric and dancing around the campfire, Iraq, you apparently have the backing and goodwill from Kazemi and Sadr, it's time you give the people what you've promised and with the banking information going the direction we've been told/taught, international contracts signed in dinars, not USD's, the EFSL was voted in to give them the go-ahead to proceed.....so...?  just my opinion! 

DoTalkToMe:  The Silver lining....Corrupt leaders and there underlings are being rounded up.
The bought off judges are exposed. Billions of stolen dinars have been, or are being returned to the country. A Dinar is a Dinar is a Dinar. Purchasing power is on the horizon. How far is the Horizon...it is always before you...

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Samson:  For the first time in Iraq... The International Islamic Bank launches work for A & B exchange companies

24th August, 2022

The International Islamic Bank launched, on Wednesday, the work of the A & B exchange companies for the first time in Iraq.

In a statement today, the managing director of the bank, Suha Al-Kafaei, said that this matter is being given an official secondary agency to serve Western Union. She added that this service will be available in all governorates to achieve financial inclusion.

The bank’s management had targeted, within the initiative of the Central Bank, one trillion dinars allocated to the segment of people with limited income with a salary of less than one million dinars and with a maximum ceiling of 15 million dinars, and who account for 40% of the state’s employees of the International Islamic Bank’s Debit card card holders whose salaries have been authorized by the bank.

Managing the bank by deducting monthly installments electronically without human intervention, in order to purchase in installments, benefiting from the offers of commercial companies to meet their health and scientific needs, as well as providing the opportunity to purchase in installments for the requirements of the home for their families and children in order to improve their social status.

The bank’s management worked to simplify and automate the financing procedures through various electronic projects that took great effort and money and took 7 years of outstanding qualitative performance led by a team of efficient trained human resources of Iraqi youth, according to the statement.  LINK

Samson: An economist warns of a “missing opportunity” for the rise in oil to Iraq

24th August, 2022

An economist warned of the high "chance" of rising crude oil prices for Iraq.

Nabil Al-Marsoumi told {Euphrates News}, "Iraq has missed many opportunities this year and in recent years in investing oil money in achieving a great economic and productive renaissance."

And he indicated that "Iraq is perhaps the only country affected by the drop in oil prices because of its heavy dependence on it, so that the rise in oil prices had negative effects on Iraq because the adoption of the Food Security Law increased operational expenditures and public burdens." 

Al-Marsoumi stressed that "any expansion of government spending is so effective that Iraq has become the only oil country for which oil is a curse because of the poor management of its resources," he said.

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Samson:  Arrest warrants issued against the former governor of Salah al-Din and a group of employees

24th August, 2022

On Wednesday, the competent investigative court issued arrest warrants against the former governor of Salah al-Din and a group of other employees, which deals with integrity issues in Rusafa.

The Media Center of the Supreme Judicial Council stated in a statement today, "The arrest warrants come in accordance with the provisions of Article 340 of the Penal Code for suspicions of corruption and irregularities in the security development project for Salah al-Din Governorate."

On May 19, a parliamentary source revealed the dismissal of Salah al-Din Governor Ammar Jabor al-Jubouri from his position by order of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers to the House of Representatives.

The source told Shafaq News Agency, "The reason for dismissal of Al-Jubouri came after the recommendation of the investigative committees in the Council of Ministers, which diagnosed the mismanagement of the province and the waste of public money, and accordingly the committees recommended in their report that the governor be relieved of his position."

On the same day, the Iraqi parliament voted, in today's session, to dismiss the governor of Salah al-Din Ammar Jabour al-Jubouri by an absolute majority.

Last Sunday, the dismissed governor of Salah al-Din, Ammar al-Jabour, announced that he would reveal files of financial corruption to all politicians without exception, calling for international protection for him and his family, while former MP Mishaan al-Jubouri hinted that he would also reveal corruption files.  LINK

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Samson: The Sunni Endowment..a cave that swallowed billions, with the confession's elites confessing

24th August, 2022

The Sunni endowment in Iraq has become a source of embarrassment for the Iraqi state at home and abroad, after a series of resounding scandals, the last of which was in the past few days, when directors of the endowment appeared dancing in a car roaming the streets of Lebanon, to reveal information after that the endowment sent them to study In Beirut. Before that, the issue of the magic broom, trading in the Qur’an, corruption of projects, extravagance, and looting of endowment funds.

Popular circles were shocked by the video, where activist Alaa Al-Khalidi commented: How do these people represent a religious endowment in Iraq?

A video of the former head of the Sunni Endowment, Saad Kambash, sparked widespread popular resentment.

Kambash appeared in the video while roaming freely in the streets of Erbil without accountability or supervision, even though he is wanted by the judiciary.

The head of the Al-Hal Party, Jamal Karbouli, who has been out of sight for a while after his release from prison after being accused of corruption, said that the Sunni Endowment is one of the most important caverns of corruption in which the money of the people who stopped it a thousand years ago is wasted.

Karbouli said that these funds were lost today in the hands of the corrupt heads and managers of endowments who have been in succession for the endowment since 2003.

In a resounding scandal, the Sunni Endowment made the biggest corruption deal by buying a hotel used for prostitution.

Documents seen by the obelisk indicated that the Sunni Endowment had made the biggest corruption deal by buying the Ramada Hotel at multiple times its real price. And the Integrity Commission announced, last Friday, the issuance of an arrest and search warrant against the head of the Sunni Endowment and a number of officials in it, against the background of the case of buying a hotel in the region worth 47 billion dinars.

And the Houses of God were not safe from corruption, as the Integrity Commission seized earlier, purchase receipts for the restoration of 37 mosques affiliated with the Sunni Endowment Directorate in Mosul for the year 2008, and sums amounting to nearly two billion dinars.

According to investigations, most of these receipts are incorrect and forged.

The authority reported the existence of suspicions in the Sunni endowment and the issuance of two recruitment orders against general directors of the endowment, against the background of contracting with a group of satellite channels, in violation of the regulations, despite the bureau's possession of a satellite channel.

And an account on Twitter in the name of an Iraqi minister revealed that the Sunni Endowment had contracted with a fake shop to buy a broom of fronds at a value of 145 million dinars, indicating that the great disaster was the absence of the broom in the first place and that the contract was fake.

A document revealed a waste of public money amounting to 6 billion dinars to print the Noble Qur’an in the Sunni Endowment.

The leader of the Alliance of Progress Abdullah Al-Kharbit revealed that the Sunni Endowment Office owns 11,000 properties outside Iraq, while noting that the value of all Sunni Endowment properties reaches 750 trillion dinars.    LINK

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Hoshyar Zebari Gives A Historical Testimony Regarding The Sadrist Movement

Political | 05:46 - 08/24/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News   The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Hoshyar Zebari, confirmed, on Wednesday, that the Sadrist movement rejected the intervention of the judiciary in politics.

Zebari said in a tweet via Twitter, which was followed by Mawazine News: “A testimony to history! During our discussions with the Sadrist movement and sovereignty, the Democratic Party proposed a clause in the document of the agreement of the largest bloc to form a majority government to reform the judiciary, and the position of the movement was that we do not involve the judiciary in politics because it is a neutral judiciary and will not oppress us,” but the subsequent fatwas disrupted the project and created the current blockage. Ended 29/R77     https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203361

Despite The Sit-In In Front Of Parliament, The Rule Of Law Is Mobilizing For An Upcoming Session And A Kurdish Party Is Suspended

Political | 04:32 - 08/24/2022   Special - Mawazine News, the State of Law coalition held, on Wednesday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives responsible for delaying or disrupting the holding of the session.

Representative of the State of Law, Muhammad al-Sihoud, told (Mawazine News), that there is a political intention to hold a session of the House of Representatives, especially after the recent events that occurred yesterday, and that the State of Law coalition signed 50 signatures for this.

Al-Suhoud continued, "If the parliament's presidency tries to delay the matter, we will proceed with holding that session by adopting the constitutional and legal frameworks, indicating that among the parties that agreed to hold that session are Kurdish and Sunni forces as well."

Commenting from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, on the possibility of holding a session of Parliament soon. The leader of the Union, Ghiath Surji, said in an exclusive interview with "Mawazine News" that there are no new agreements with the Kurdistan Democratic Party on the issue of the nomination of the President of the Republic, stressing that if the session is held, our candidate will be Barham Salih.

He added that there are some kind of understandings with the Democratic Party, but these understandings do not concern the issue of the presidential candidate.   https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203353

Within One Year.. More Than 25 Billion Dinars In Compensation For The National Insurance Company

Economie| 05:37 - 08/24/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News   The National Insurance Company summarized its compensation for the victims of various insurance portfolios during the past year, while confirming that the volume of compensation exceeded 25 billion and 574 million and 490 thousand dinars.

According to the annual report issued by the company for the year 2020, received by Mawazine News, "The Compulsory Insurance Fund granted compensation to those affected by run-over accidents amounting to 4 billion and 185 million and 770 thousand dinars, an increase of 36 percent over the year 2019".

The report indicated that "the compensation paid to the wallet of those affected by the fire amounted to 6 billion and 987 million and 721 thousand dinars, an increase of 33 percent."

He added, "As for the portfolio of ships, 196 million and 292 thousand dinars were paid to the victims, at a time when the marine insurance/goods portfolio did not show any compensation."

With regard to the compensation of the aviation portfolio, the report stated that "it amounted to 4 billion and 984 million and 751 thousand dinars, while the compensation of the engineering insurance portfolio amounted to 536 million and 362 thousand dinars, at a time when the compensation paid to the car/supplementary portfolio amounted to 282 million and 467 thousand dinars."

The report indicated that "the compensation paid to the agricultural insurance portfolio amounted to two million and 449 thousand dinars, while it paid from the miscellaneous accidents portfolio 140 million and 17 thousand dinars, and the compensation paid to the life insurance portfolio was 8 billion and 251 million and 855 thousand dinars."

The report continued, "The compensation paid to the transit portfolio amounted to 350 thousand dinars, while the compensation for the incoming return portfolio amounted to 6 million and 456 thousand dinars." Regarding the premiums collected during the same year, the report emphasized that "

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Oil Continues To Rise After A Report On (OPEC +) Production

Economie| 11:56 - 24/08/2022    Follow-up - Mawazine News: Oil prices continue to rise today, Wednesday, as prices rose yesterday, Tuesday, by about 4%, after reports about the possibility of the “OPEC +” group reducing production, which reinforced concerns about a lack of supply in the markets.

By 09:50 Baghdad time, US crude futures "West Texas Intermediate" rose 0.16% to $93.89 a barrel.

Brent crude futures rose 0.21% to $100.38 a barrel, according to Bloomberg website data.

The rise came after media reports, citing sources in the “OPEC +” group, that the group, which includes Russia and Saudi Arabia, may move towards reducing oil production in the event of a supply glut after reaching an agreement between Iran and Western countries on the nuclear agreement and lifting sanctions on Iranian oil. Ended 29/N33    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203331

The Dollar Rises Against The Iraqi Dinar

Economie| 09:30 - 24/08/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News, the dollar exchange rates rose, today, Wednesday, on the Iraqi Stock Exchange.

And the selling prices of the dollar were recorded at 148,100 dinars per 100 dollars, while the purchase prices of the dollar were 148,000 dinars per 100 dollars.   https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203314

Iraq Ranks Tenth In The Arab World And 62nd Globally In The Average Monthly Salary

Money and business   Economy News – Baghdad The average net salary of a government employee in Iraq amounted to more than $580 during 2022, according to the American CEOWORLD magazine .

In a report, the magazine said, "The average net monthly salary of an employee in Iraq after tax deduction amounted to $583, and thus it ranks tenth in the Arab world and 62nd globally, compared to 105 countries listed in the table."

Globally, Switzerland ranked first in the world with an average salary of 6,142 dollars, then Singapore came second with an average of 4350 dollars, and then Australia came third with an average of 4,218 dollars, while Sri Lanka followed the table with an average salary of 143 dollars, preceded by Pakistan with an average of 163 dollars. .    65 . views   Added 08/24/2022 - 4:26 PM     Update 08/24/2022 - 6:22 PM

https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=29449

The President Of The Republic And The US Ambassador Discuss Easing Tensions In The Region

The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, discussed, today, Wednesday, with the US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, easing tensions in the region through dialogue, confronting economic fluctuations and adapting to climate changes, which have become an existential crisis.

A statement by the Presidency of the Republic stated, "The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski."

The statement added, "During the meeting, emphasis was placed on the depth of the relationship that unites Iraq and the United States and its development in various fields for the benefit of the two friendly countries and peoples."

He continued, "During the meeting, the two sides also discussed cooperation in the field of combating terrorism and extremism, easing tensions in the region through dialogue, confronting economic fluctuations, protecting the environment and adapting to climate changes, which have become an existential crisis, as Iraq and the region are considered one of the countries most affected by the climate crisis."

For her part, Ambassador Romanowski affirmed, "The United States of America looks forward to strengthening cooperation with Iraq, and supporting a secure and stable Iraq with its pivotal role in the region." https://www.radionawa.com/all-detail.aspx?jimare=30856

The World Bank Sets The End Of 2023 To Implement E-Governance

Money and business   Economy News-Baghdad   The World Bank has set the end of next year 2023 as a time limit for all state institutions to implement e-governance programs .

A member of the United Nations Convention against Corruption coalition and head of the Al-Nahrain Network to Support Integrity and Transparency, Muhammad Rahim Al-Rubaie, said in a statement reported by the official "Al-Sabah" newspaper, "The World Bank funds governance processes, which must be implemented by all state institutions, especially those of public interest, including the ministries of oil and finance.

" He pointed out that "it has been funding the Ministry of Finance and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative for years to implement projects related to this matter ."

Al-Rubaie added, "The governance program emphasizes the need for institutions to publish financial statements and contracts to show the financial impact of these explosive budgets in society," noting that its application comes to enhance transparency, noting that "the lack of transparency in Iraq is enough to stop international grants and international investors to implement projects within the country." .

He continued, "There is a great danger if the project is not implemented in all institutions, especially in the health sector, as a large proportion of the budget allocated to it depends on international grants," noting that "until now no department has expressed its cooperation in this aspect, even If there is work, it is not visible. Views 218   Added 08/24/2022 - 10:12 AM   Update 08/24/2022 - 6:43 PM

https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=29440

International Islamic Bank Launches Business For A&B Exchange Companies

Banks    Economy News-Baghdad   On Wednesday, the International Islamic Bank launched the A & B exchange companies for the first time in Iraq .

In a statement today, the managing director of the bank, Suha Al-Kafaei, said that this matter is being granted by granting an official secondary agency to serve Western Union .

She added that this service will be available in all governorates to achieve financial inclusion .

The bank’s management had targeted, within the initiative of the Central Bank, one trillion dinars allocated to the segment of people with limited income with a salary of less than one million dinars and with a maximum ceiling of 15 million dinars, and who account for 40% of the state’s employees of the International Islamic Bank’s Debit card card holders whose salaries have been authorized by the bank.

Managing the bank by deducting monthly installments electronically without human intervention, in order to purchase in installments, benefiting from the offers of commercial companies to meet their health and scientific needs, as well as providing the opportunity to purchase in installments for the requirements of the home for their families and children in order to improve their social status .

The bank’s management worked to simplify and automate the financing procedures through various electronic projects that took great effort and money and took 7 years of outstanding qualitative performance led by a team of efficient trained human resources of Iraqi youth, according to the statement . 26 . views   Added 08/24/2022 - 1:21 PM   Update 08/24/2022 - 6:29 PM

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