Archive for February 26, 2011

Training of cadres of the state to international accounting standards

Ended the 197 trainees representing the managers of financial staff in the implementation of commercial contracts and the opening of documentary credits in the state departments trained on how to adopt a development of international accounting standards adopted.

This was announced by “cost-morning,” Director General of Commercial Bank of Iraq, where Hussein Azri the bank to adopt such activities, aiming to reach workers in the field of contracts and provisions of the errors that may occur during their implementation of it.

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Jalal TalabaniErbil, Feb. 26 (AKnews) – The President of the Iraqi Republic Jalal Talabani is meeting a number of presidents of Arab and foreign countries as well as protocol meetings with Kuwaiti officials, while Kuwait is continuing today receiving the official delegations participating in the celebrations of the country on the anniversary of “liberation” and “independence and the passage of five years since the Emir of Kuwait Subah al-Jaber al-Ahmad al-Subah came to power.

The Kuwaiti national television is broadcasting the official receptions of heads of Arab and foreign countries and delegates representing other countries, at a time it broadcasted the hosting of Emir of Kuwait for the President Talabani on Friday.

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….”I have demands!….I want to see if Maliki can accept that I live on this,” Mikahil said, waving a 1,000-dinar note, worth less than a dollar, toward Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s offices. “I want to see if his conscience accepts it.”

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Peirse: Postponed to next week’s parliamentary session

Baghdad (News) … Mkorrmgls House Attorney announced on Iraqi list peirse Board meeting scheduled for next Monday to Sunday of next week.

According to Khalidi’s (Agency news News) Saturday: the members of the House online now in production for requirements and details of its citizens, Parliament decided to postpone the Council meeting to be held next Monday to Sunday of next week, to allow more deputies for County services and living reality.

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Crossed-Flag-Pins Iraq ChinaAgreed Baghdad and Beijing to develop economic and trade cooperation during the next term. This came during a meeting with President Jalal Talabani at the Peace Palace in Baghdad yesterday, a Chinese government delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister, Jay Jones, who conveyed the greetings of Chinese President Hu Jintao and congratulations to the President on his re-election as President of the Republic .

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President of the Republic of Kuwait: Iraq boasts the gains of democracy with the help of his friends

Said President Jalal Talabani said on Saturday that Iraq is valued and proud of the gains and achievements in the country thanks to “help the friends of the Iraqi people” in their struggle against the dictatorship, during a meeting with former British Prime Minister John Major at his residence at Bayan Palace on the sidelines of his participation in the celebrations of Kuwait the festivals of “liberation and independence.”

A statement from the Office of the President “President Jalal Talabani received in his residence at Bayan Palace in Kuwait the capital on Saturday morning, his friend, British Prime Minister, former John Major and discussed with him the evolution of the general conditions and the considerable achievements made after the liberation from dictatorship in the areas of politics, economy, development and social progress in the country.

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The demonstrations seen throughout Iraq over the past two weeks have so far had no discernable effect on the ISX. As of February 24, the RSISX index had risen 19% year-to-date to a new high for the year. Iraq is now the region’s top performer.

This strong performance is not hard to understand. In contrast to their counterparts elsewhere in the region, Iraqi demonstrators are not advocating radical political change. Indeed many of the reforms people have been calling for in other countries occurred in Iraq years ago following the overthrow of Saddam Husein. Nor, given the continuing influence of the United States, is the army likely to take advantage of the situation by staging a military coup, as appears to have been the case in Egypt.

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Iraqi Parliament

Iraqi MP: oil and gas law will be presented to the House of Representatives within two weeks

Baghdad, February 26 (Rn) – A deputy in the Iraqi Council of Representatives on Saturday that oil and gas law will be presented to the Council during the next couple of weeks after the end of minor amendments to it.

A member of the Commission on oil and gas Furat al-Shara told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “oil and gas law will be presented to the House of Representatives during the next couple of weeks after the adjustments are related to some important paragraphs in the secondary law.”

Shara noted that “the Committee hosted the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani and elaborated discussion with him regarding the problems that may face the formula law of oil and gas sent by the government.”

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Arbil, February 26 (Rn) – The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Government of Iraq’s Kurdistan region Sinan Al-Chalabi, on Saturday, said the popular uprisings that in Tunisia, Egypt, and witnessed to Libya stemming from the economic crisis afflicting these countries, according to the agency Ceyhan Turkish news agency reported.

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Effective for March 1, 2011

The Operational Rates of Exchange listed herein are intended only for the internal record-keeping of the United Nations.

No warranty of accuracy can be given and the United Nations shall not assume any responsibility in connection with the present publication of these rates. Generally, the rates are updated monthly, based on market conditions. Adjustments are also made following official government devaluations or revaluations. (more…)

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Politics – Neighborhood: President of the House of Representatives postponed Osama Nujaifi a planned visit to Kuwait to further notice in light of the situation experienced by the country at the moment.

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Othman: Kurdistan will approve the nomination of Mr. Chalabi of the Ministry of the Interior if the offer for the position officially

Agencies – A member of the House of Representatives of the Iraqi Kurdish coalition blocs on Saturday, the absence of a formal offer for the nomination of National Congress leader Ahmad Chalabi, the Interior Ministry, saying that Chalabi has experienced economic and financial security of more.

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Expected Security Council vote on sanctions against the Qaddafi regime today

Arbil, February 26 (AKnews) – is expected to vote in the UN Security Council Saturday, the French proposal – British to issue an international resolution to impose sanctions on the regime of President Muammar Gaddafi. At the time opposed by Washington and Beijing, referring to Libya’s “violations” of human rights International Criminal Court to the Supreme. As stated in Al-Arabiya.

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BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Council of Ministers has decided to hold an emergency session on Sunday to boost the activity of different ministries and provinces councils and laying down urgent executive plans to achieve that, the Iraqi government’s official spokesman, Ali Al-Dabbagh said on Saturday.

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BAGHDAD (Iba) .. met President Jalal Talabani at his residence in Kuwait on Saturday morning, 26 heads and former British Prime Minister John Major.

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Central Iraq: the formation of the Federal Service will support the development of the country

Baghdad, February 26 (Rn) – The Central Bank of Iraq adviser said on Saturday that the formation of the federal service will contribute to the development of the economy, as well as that it will hold the Iraqi market.

He said the appearance of Mohammed Saleh told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the formation of the federal service by the Iraqi government will support economic development in the country significantly, as is one of the pillars of the organization of public employment in state institutions.”

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Close to Maliki, reveals a tendency to resolve the local councils and make important decisions about conservatives

Detection close to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday, a tendency in the House of Representatives to resolve the local councils, pointing out that the parliament will take important decisions when it convenes to discuss the issue of conservatives who did not perform their role properly.

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Ayad Allawi

Ayad Allawi

Former prime minister the leader of the list “Iraq,” Ayad Allawi, in a televised statement, that “there is no real sense of a democratic government in Iraq, and there is no government of national partnership in the full sense.”

He added that “Iraqi law guarantees the right to demonstrate, provided that it is peaceful and does not violate legal rules.”

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Sistani hails demonstrations Friday and warns of the repercussions of the government keeps its current continuation

Praised the religious authority, the Supreme Ali al-Sistani, on Saturday, the demonstrations witnessed by the country on Friday, and warned of the consequences of the Iraqi government to the current approach in the management of the state, and invited them to take critical decisions to cancel privileges of members of the House of Representatives, past and present and provincial councils, senior officials and refrain from the development of government positions new.

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Ministry of Municipalities and chamber operations to implement the demands of the demonstrators

The Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works of the Federal, Saturday, for forming operations room for an extended implementation of the demands of the demonstrations came out Friday in Baghdad and a number of Iraqi provinces.

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Detailed New Briefing Paper on Iraq

This Briefing Book has been produced by international partners in Iraq on the occasion of the formation of a new government, and it is intended to inform forthcoming discussions between Iraqi authorities and international partners on key areas of mutual interest. The brief is comprised of two parts. (more…)

BAGHDAD (Iba) … The President of Iraqi Council of Representatives Abdulaziz Osama Nujaifi the full support of the House of Representatives of the demonstrators to demand their rights called on the government to shoulder its responsibilities to protect the demonstrators and the preservation of their lives and on public and private property, stressing that the right to demonstrate is guaranteed for all. .

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BAGHDAD (Iba) … Baghdad Operations Command announced for the complete lifting of the curfew on vehicles and motorcycles, code, and from eight o’clock in the morning.

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Unidentified blowing up of three main operating units Bmcefy Baiji, killing an employee and wounded another

According to a police source in Salah ad Din province, Saturday, unknown assailants broke into the Baiji refinery north of Tikrit and detonated three major operational units also resulted in an improvised explosive device killed an engineer and injuring another employee.
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