Archive for February 22, 2011

CNN: Planned Friday demonstrations raise concerns among Iraqi politicians

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Various groups are planning demonstrations in Iraq on Friday
  • A military spokesman warns of possible terrorist attacks on demonstrators
  • The Iraqi government took several steps in the past week to offset public unrest.

Baghdad (CNN) — Iraqi activists and a gamut of groups ranging from intellectuals to unemployed workers to widows are preparing for large demonstrations Friday in al-Tahrir square in central Baghdad, along with large protests in most of Iraq’s provinces.

The organizers have used Facebook, Twitter and websites to circulate invitations for demonstrations on February 25, calling them the “Iraqi revolution.” A Facebook page called “The Iraqi Revolution” includes still pictures and videos of previous demonstrations in Iraq and claims nearly 20,000 supporters.

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Thi-Qar police chief confirms the existence of information on the attempt to blow up the demonstrators and warn them of approaching banks and vital installations

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Announced that Maj. Gen. Sabah al-Fatlawi in a letter addressed to the sons of the province of Dhi Qar, in his capacity as the field commander of all units in Dhi Qar, that there is information about attempts total for the subduction suicide Qaeda to blow up the demonstrations, stressing that security forces will protect the demonstrations and the hands of men of the security forces will not be extended against any Iraqi citizen will defend for citizens.

He said, “Fatlawi” invite our fellow demonstrators and all citizens to maintain our property and wealth of our country and sort of alien elements and invite you to be cautious of exotic ingredients Voznab Baath and Saddam’s sectarian and moved and allied themselves to steal our experience a defeated their ideas.

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Sami al-Araji calls to amend the investment law

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad (news) .. said Chairman of the National Astosmarsami Araji seek to develop new mechanisms to encourage investment and tackling unemployment through job creation, calling for amending the Investment Law.

“They said in the conference attended by a reporter Agency (news) on Tuesday:” The private sector has been suffering serious problems, but today the help of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce seek to develop a new mechanism to address problems of unemployment and to develop solutions to them. “

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Libyan delegations banned from participating in Arab League meets

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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CAIRO, Feb 22 (KUNA) — The Arab League Council decided, at its meeting on Tuesday evening at the level of permanent delegates, to stop participation of the Libyan delegations in meetings of the League Council and all its affiliated organizations until the Libyan authorities meet aspirations of the Libyan people.

At a special session under the chairmanship of Iraq, the Council condemned crimes against the ongoing peaceful demonstrations and protests in many Libyan cities and the capital Tripoli.

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Gold Tops $1,400; Silver Hits New 31-Year High

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Gold/Silver
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Goldline InternationalGold prices topped $1,400 per ounce on the New York Spot Market as of 8:40 AM Pacific Time, driven by buyers who are seeking a safe haven asset in an increasingly troubled geo-political climate. Silver prices also surged to over $33 per ounce – a new 31 year high for the metal.

Escalating violence between Libyan leader Gadhafi’s military forces and pro-democracy protesters is fueling the upswing in prices. Pro-democracy protests, which began in Egypt at the end of January, are testing the strength of autocratic regimes across North Africa. The civil unrest has since spread to neighboring countries including Libya, Algeria, and Bahrain. However, protests there have been met with violent repression from security forces.

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Amid Iraq demonstrations; 25 ministers and deputies flee while other return to their hometowns

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The repercussions of a demonstration .. 25 Ministers and deputies are traveling because of work and others returning to their provinces

Baghdad (news) .. detection, a political source for the travel of many of the deputies out of the country, while others went to their home provinces for the suffering of their people and find out how they get out before the protest poor services which will be launched on 25 February.

The source said in a statement (of the Agency news) said on Tuesday: “Many of the deputies who represent the blocks of different political traveled yesterday after the parliamentary session, as it prepares a number of ministers to leave after a cabinet meeting today, because of acts they have outside of Iraq.”

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Commission for Public Integrity: We have the names of the corrupt leaders of the teams and brigades

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad (news) .. A member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee and the representative of the Iraqi List, Talal Khudair Zobaie the presence of leaders of the leaders of the teams and brigades from the yacht to the Interior and Defence accused of corruption, and the Integrity Commission, confirmed that it will be a proposal to parliament provides for cancellation of paragraph (b) of the Code of courts criminal, that prevent or arrest the Accounting Officer without the consent of the administrator.

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Najaf Airport suspends visa’s beginning tomorrow; Likely due to demonstrations

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Suspension of work by the granting of the visa at the airport in Najaf directly to visitors as of tomorrowSuspension of work by the granting of the visa at the airport in Najaf directly to visitors as of tomorrow

An airline source said the suspension of work for the granting of visa to enter Iraq, which was given directly to the Arab and foreign visitors at the airport in Najaf, with effect from tomorrow and until the last spark.

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Maliki warns those who exploit the demonstrations in order to topple the political process

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Maliki warns of exploitation of the demonstrations to topple the political process

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Tuesday, from exploiting the demonstrations to topple the political process in the country, stressing that the return of what he called the politicization Bdap will open the door for the return of insurgents and foreign interference which can not be repaired, while critical of websites promoted by the former regime.

Maliki said during a meeting with a delegation of tribal province of Basra and attended “Alsumaria News”, “The government is responsible for the citizen and the demands are met,” asserting that “security forces are ready to provide protection for demonstrations approved that reflect the legitimate demands of citizens.”

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Arab League suspends Libya

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Libya is suspended, immediately, from the Arab League – Al Jazeera

http://bit.ly/eAyrOr

al-Jaff: DFI Missing Funds spent by Finance Ministry with Maliki’s consent

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Nujaifi orders investigation into $34m development fund expenditure

Baghdad, Feb. 22 (AKnews) – A Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC) deputy said on Tuesday that the Iraqi Speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi has ordered the formation of a special committee to investigate the Finance Ministry’s expenditure from the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) in 2010.

The $34 million taken from the DFI has not yet been accounted for.

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FM Zebari meets delegation from U.S. Congress

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Foreign Minister meets delegation from U.S. Congress

Met with the Minister of Foreign Hochea t Zebari said on Tuesday day on 22 -2-2011 And a delegation of U.S. congressmen led by Senator Joe Senna Tor Edison and the age and included members of the House of Representatives Gentlemen Chris Gibson and Mo Brooks and David Cecilin Rica and Rep. Fred Wilson, who represent the Democratic and Republican parties.

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Maliki confirms that next year will see the radical solutions to economic problems

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday, that next summer will cut power plant to provide electricity to the citizens, revealing the proposal for the distribution of generators, small villages and rural areas and isolated from the national grid, while pointed to the formation of a commission to import the ration card items that will be available to citizens as a whole.

Maliki said during a meeting with a delegation of the families of the province of Basra, and attended “Alsumaria News”, “It is shameful that Iraq is gripped by the rich and the wealth of a power crisis,” asserting that “dictatorships and mentalities adventure of the former regime and those around him have brought us to where we are now “.

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MP Mhkour: Arab summit will be a new beginning for Iraq

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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MP Mhkour: Arab summit will be a new beginning for the reality of the best Arabic

BAGHDAD (Iba) … MP Mohammed Mhkour National Alliance for the Arab summit in Baghdad would be a new beginning and a clear message to all rulers and peoples that Iraq has become in the event of a new and an example to the rulers and the start of a quantum leap for the better.

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Iraq List supports the NA’s nomination of Chalabi as Interior Minister

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Iraq declares its support for the nomination of Mr. Chalabi inner bag

The Iraqi List, announced Tuesday, to support the nomination of the National Coalition National Congress leader Ahmed Chalabi, to fill the bag and the Interior Ministry, while confirming the nomination of the right to choose for the Ministry of Defence.

The MP said the Iraqi List, high-Nassif, in an interview with “Alsumaria News”, “The political agreement to ensure that the National Alliance is responsible for nominating a candidate and the Ministry of the Interior,” indicating that “Chalabi, a political veteran has a story high in this area which makes it successful in Department of the Interior file, “according to what she said.

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Jumaili: Barzani agreement rectified govt but great injustice to NCSP; Iraqi’s want action

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Jumaili: There is a great injustice to some of the political components within the Convention Barzani

BAGHDAD – A lawmaker from the list, the Iraqi unit Jumaili that “the Convention Barzani” It was a good sign to rectify the situation before the formation of the government, did not contain On receiving the details of this component is Aomak and contain “great injustice” to many of the political components.

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CBI: Iraq can borrow from the central bank in the event of a crisis

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Central Bank: the right to request the Parliament of borrowing from the reserve in times of crisis

An advisor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed Saleh, said that legislative authority is the decision maker to borrow from the cash reserve in the event of financial crises or disasters in the country.

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MP Sadoun: Important legislation (laws) in the coming days; Security ministries next week

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Sadoun: legislation coming days will witness a lot of important laws

BAGHDAD – A member of coalition forces Kurdish MP Mohsen al-Sadoun said legislation coming days will witness a lot of important laws, because the Parliament today, has reached a degree of success and the fact Homlzim Pthariaha he said.

Sadoun said in a statement to the news agency public opinion (and babysit): “A lot of laws broken, the Parliament will discuss them and then Pthariaha addition to the age of many of the laws services of interest to the Iraqi citizen.

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State of Law: The national candidate for the Interior Ministry will be subject to differential with other figures

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad, February 22 (Rn) – The leader of the coalition of state law WIN in the National Alliance on Tuesday, said the candidate’s national Ministry of the Interior Ahmed Chalabi will be subject to differential with other candidates to win the conviction of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for the assumption by the ministry, likely at the same time choosing figures outside the political agreements to fill the security ministries.

Said Abdul-Hadi al-Hassani told the Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) announced today that “the dimension of the constitutional grant commander of the armed forces selection of the candidate of the security ministries, according to professional expertise and political consensus,” noting that the “candidate of National Alliance, Ahmad Chalabi, the Ministry of Interior has the experience, as well as that person is known “.

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MP Mahdi: Surprised budget did not allocate funds for National Council for Strategic Policy

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Vice in Iraq shows surprise at the non-allocation of funds from the budget of the National Council

Expressed member of the Iraqi Greens MP Abdul Mahdi was surprised not to allocate funds from the budget for the Law of the National Council for Higher strategic policy, noting that the agreement which took place in Arbil was the opposite.

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Issawi: Ration card will have primacy in the current year budget

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi said the ration card will have primacy in the current year budget approved by the Iraqi Council of Representatives. “

Issawi, said in a press statement that the ministry will start the launch of the ration card allocations immediately, have been allocated 300 billion dinars to the Ministry of Commerce, and 137 billion dinars to support the social welfare network, and was allocated 150 billion dinars to support agriculture in the country.

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CBI Auction of $165 million

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 22-FEB-2011. The results were as follows:

DETAILS NOTES
Number of banks 20
Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1170
Auction price buying dinar / US$ —–
Amount sold at auction price (US$) 165,534,000
Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) —–
Total offers for buying (US$) 165,534,000
Total offers for selling (US$) —–

Source: CBI

http://www.cbi.iq/index.php?pid=CurrencyAuctions

Close to Maliki: Approval of the National Alliance candidate for the Interior subject to talks tough

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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He is close to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday, that the approval of one of candidates of the National Alliance for the post of interior minister held talks tough between the parties, and is regarded as the nomination of the National Coalition for the leader of a political party such as Ahmad Chalabi, member of the party Kaadnan Asadi for the post of Minister of the Interior would be reason to reject the names by the National Alliance, the interior ministry expected to go eventually to an independent military.

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House of Representatives investigating disappearance of $40 billion of DFI

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Speaker announced Osama Nujaifi on Monday, the formation of two commissions of inquiry to find out the fate of forty billion dollars withdrawn from the Development Fund of Iraq and its fate is unknown.

Nujaifi said, who revealed in a press conference the formation of a number of commissions of inquiry to follow up the corrupt files “Today we have formed two committees on the amount of Thakiqitin absent almost forty billion dollars withdrawn from the Development Fund for Iraq and do not know where he went.”

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NA Faleh: Adoption of the National Council candidates linked to the security ministries

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The National Alliance, Faleh applicable to data of recent events that took place between the political blocs have linked ratification of the National Council candidates security ministries.

“He said in effect, told news public opinion (and babysit):” It is no correlation between the law of the National Council and the candidates security ministries because the settlement of candidates linked to the security ministries to approve a law of the Council.

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Pay the salaries of retired workers, two months early March

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Proceed with the Department of Retirement and Social Security in the first of March the distribution of salaries of retired workers from the private sector for the months of January and February of this year through the postal offices.

The Director of the Department of pension and social security of the Ministry of Labour Sami Ibrahim Al-Tamimi, the “morning”: that the department has completed all the procedures on the distribution of salaries of retired workers from the private sector registered with it for the months of January and February, at the first of March in coordination with the post offices in Baghdad and the provinces .

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al-Mutlaq: Budget surplus will be distributed in the form of small projects for the unemployed

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad (news) .. Deputy in the Iraqi List and a member of the Finance Committee Ibrahim al-Mutlaq of the budget surplus, which is set to (20%) will be distributed in the form of investment projects for a small slice of the unemployed.

According to the budget law in paragraph (b) of Article 25 (20%) of the surplus be distributed as a grant to the various categories of the Iraqi people, including the Kurdistan region to support the (small-scale running of the unemployed, the Department of the welfare of women, orphans, the reform of events, grades ninth and tenth employees and retirees) and the instructions issued by the Minister of Finance and approved by the Council of Ministers.
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Calls for private sector involvement in economic decisions

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The private sector in light of the economic transformations taking place in Iraq currently, an active partner and a key role in the process of construction, reconstruction and hoped him to be the real driving force for overall economic activities in Iraq, to take the initiative in all areas of business and finance different, after the year 2003 occurred in the Iraqi private sector, major developments the possibilities of technical and financial, logistical, and taken the leading role of the many projects and in striking employees all the capabilities and capacities at its disposal to meet the requirements of economic transformation to a market economy.

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Integrity Committee: Corruption totals $31 Billion

Posted: February 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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$ 31 billion 2010 .. corruption of the Integrity Committee: Procedure fortifies the corrupt judiciary

Palm – revealed to the Integrity Commission, the parliamentary and an orientation towards the abolition of laws that vaccinated staff accused of corruption against the judiciary after he said the judge Rahim Ugaili during the previous press statements that the Iraqi ministers covering the corruption in their ministries and impede the fight, asserting that corruption is one of the doors the task to the financing of terrorism.

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