Britain’s International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell (pictured), announced on Tuesday the key outcomes of two aid reviews and set out the results that UK aid will deliver for the world’s poorest people over the next four years.
These ambitious reviews of DFID’s [Department for International Development] country programmes and funding to international organisations will, according to the Minister’s statement, make Britain’s aid budget more focused and effective.
Baghdad, March. 1 (AKnews) – AL- Iraqiya List confirmed Tuesday its intention to form a National Council for the strategic policies, but not far away from the parliament, while state of law coalition refused AL-Iraqiya proposal to vote on the forming the council in the parliament.
The MP of AL- Iraqiya List, Talal al-Zobaie told AKnews that “AL-Iraqiya List is determined to form a National Council for the strategic policies as stated in the Convention on Kurdistan Region’s President, Massoud Barzani with AL-Iraqiya leaders.
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Baghdad, March 1 (Rn) – The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq said on Tuesday that the Cabinet decided to provide all the ration card items during the next few days.
Al-Mutlaq said at a news conference held after the end of the meeting of the Council of Ministers at the Council in Baghdad and attended by the correspondent of news agency Kurdistan (Rn) that “the ration card items will provide the citizen in a few months,” adding that “the sugar dissolved a large part of the problem and will solve the problem once and for a period of short “.
The independence of the Central Bank of Iraq (1-3-11)
Zuhair Ali Akbar / General Manager, Central Bank of Iraq branch of al-Basrah
Introduction:
Has issued Law No. (43) for the year 1947, which was established under which the National Bank of Iraq with a capital of five million dinars, and thus to not be Iraq’s first Arab country to the foundations of national banks to issue currency and control things cash, but is established starting point in the development of the monetary system of the Iraqi regime dependent, to a system independent monetary and Article X on the relationship of the Governor to the Governing Council on the one hand, and the independence of the board in matters affecting the financial policy of the State on the other hand.
GAIN Capital (NYSE: GCAP), a global provider of online trading services, announced today that its retail division FOREX.com®, will be co-sponsoring a new 30-minute CNBC program focusing on the global currency market.
Premiering February 25, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. ET, “Money in Motion Currency Trading,” will be hosted by CNBC’s Melissa Lee, also host of CNBC’s “Fast Money” and “Options Action.” The weekly half-hour program will feature professional currency traders and analysts as they share insights and trading opportunities in the $4 trillion per day forex market.
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011 09:35 GMT
Head of Al Sadr Front Sayyed Moqtada Al Sadr held Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki accountable for the situation in Iraq.
Al Sadr urged Al Maliki not to disregard his responsibilities and to put forth immediate solutions.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011 12:30 GMT
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki launched new reforms aimed to upgrade the living standards of Iraq and eradicate corruption.
In a press conference held at the ministerial council, Prime Minister stated that every minister should be held accountable for corruption.
Questionnaires are filled evaluating the Iraqi cabinet, six months after taking office as the unofficial referendum was announced by Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and administered by his political followers. Najaf, Iraq.
A leader in the Sadrist Current headed by Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday that a seven-day public referendum entitled “People’s Voice Week” begins today into the services provided to Iraqi citizens.
Baghdad, March 1 (Rn) – the dream did not materialize and pessimistic look into the future on the faces of unemployed in the places of gathering dozens of them to wait for the sweat of their brows to buy in the works so that they can fill their families living breath.
The young man standing with Adnan Thamer 32) years of age among a group of young people waiting for the hires for the work Imithnh after the knock on the doors in search of the appointment of ministries but to no avail.
BAGHDAD – The Feed – member bloc criticized the Liberal-affiliated National Alliance MP Maha periodic House of Representatives to postpone the emergency meeting to next week, pointing out that delay is unwarranted.
The league said in a statement to the news agency public opinion (and babysit): “The postponement of the parliamentary session to next week is not acceptable because the emergency meeting was supposed to be held on Sunday.
Ministry of Justice informed the House of Representatives completed their final numbers for the fiscal year ended 2010, and handed over to the Office of Financial Supervision.
And directed the Ministry of Justice a letter to the House of Representatives to inform them to hand over all configurations of the administrative budgets of the Ministry of independent data and the final accounts to the Audit Court on 31.1.2010, for the purpose of scrutiny and comment around.
BAGHDAD (AFP) – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday that Iraq may be the safest country in the Arab world, as protests and violence rage across much of the region.
Maliki’s remarks came as he reiterated his optimism that an ArabLeague summit set to be held in Baghdad on March 29 would go ahead as scheduled, despite the upheaval.
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By LIAM DENNING
Oil investors: Don’t forget Iraq. While Libya’s clashes dominate the oil market, Iraq will have far more impact on prices in the medium term. This weekend’s bomb attack on the Baiji oil refinery was a timely reminder.
Baiji is small, processing less than 0.4% of global oil supply. But the attack is troubling for two reasons.
Baghdad – The increase in crude oil prices this year may add eight billion dollars to the Iraqi budget, an official was quoted as saying in al-Sabah newspaper Tuesday.
Baghdad, March 1 (AKnews) – The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the Arab foreign ministers will discuss in a meeting tomorrow the holding of the Arab Summit in Baghdad scheduled to begin at the end of this month.
The Ministry’s undersecretary Lubaid al-Abbawi, told AKnews that the meeting of the ministers will be held in the Egyptian capital Cairo amid widespread speculation that the summit will be postponed due to the wave of public protests currently sweeping across many of the participating Arab states.
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BAGHDAD (Iba) … A member of the House of Representatives for the Iraqi List, Haidar al-Mulla said that the Iraqi people chose freedom as a strategic choice to ensure the continuity of his democracy, stressing the need for everyone to be aware that he could not one that stands in the evolution of the democratic process in the country.
He said Mullah, told the independent press (Iba) that what happened during the popular demonstrations big day last Friday and the previous statements give a clear indication of the inability of some to deal Democrat with the right of the rights of citizens guaranteed by the Constitution calling for Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to provide a formal apology for charges made by the the demonstrators the day before the demonstrations on Friday.
Mullah called on the government to the need for sponsorship of events and send a positive message to the citizens of Iraq to prove their ability to interact with the legitimate demands are not pressing charges and curfews and the closure of streets and bridges to prevent the citizens to express freely their demands.
Article 38 III of the Constitution, the Iraqi state, including to ensure it does not violate public order and morality on the freedom of assembly and peaceful demonstration organized by law.
BAGHDAD (Iba) … Research Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi and the U.S. ambassador in Iraq, James Jeffrey developments in the Iraqi political scene and ways to consolidate the democratic experiment in Iraq and stay away from anything that would harm it or distorting its image.
Called civil society organizations in the province of Najaf to a peaceful demonstration on Friday after identifying several demands serve the interests of the Iraqi people.
This came during a lengthy meeting was held on the Square Agricultural Engineers Association attended by representatives of civil society organizations in Najaf.
The Amer Aekeche spokesman for civil society organizations in Najaf’s “citizen” that “the organizations announced that non-participation in a demonstration last Friday and Orjt demonstration on Friday to come,”
The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 1-MAR-2011. The results were as follows:
Source: CBI
| DETAILS | NOTES |
| Number of banks | 14 |
| Auction price selling dinar / US$ | 1170 |
| Auction price buying dinar / US$ | —– |
| Amount sold at auction price (US$) | 132,883,000 |
| Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) | —– |
| Total offers for buying (US$) | 132,883,000 |
| Total offers for selling (US$) | —– |
The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Nassar al-Rubaie for submitting a proposal during the special Cabinet meeting last Sunday not to grant licenses for the operation of any foreign workers to organize labor market and contribute to reduce unemployment and help the unemployed find jobs and ensure the right of the Iraqi group.
A source at the ministry told the independent press (Iba) for the spring and during his presidency Ajtmaal body of opinion Listing third yesterday he stressed the directives of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the prevention of granting entry visa to the foreign worker in any capacity after presenting the special meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday.
The MP said the National Alliance on Alfalh, Tuesday, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered the security ministries will be decided next week.
He Alfalh “Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered the installation will resolve the Minister of the ministries of security because it’s reached its limit,” adding that “next week will see the positive decisions in this aspect.”
A member of the House of Representatives for the National Alliance Hussein al-Asadi said Machhdh global markets of rising oil prices will reflect positively on the increased financial allocations for the ration cards and the social welfare network and the martyrs of terrorism as well as the distribution of cash money on the citizens.
He said al-Asadi told the independent press (Iba) The adoption of the budget for the current year was based on the price of a barrel of oil 76 and a half dollar and any increase in price this will an abundance of budget funds will be distributed according to the priorities mentioned above.
A media adviser to the U.S. Army, on Tuesday, the number of troops in Iraq had reached to 47 thousand troops deployed in different regions of the country, adding that U.S. forces will withdraw completely the end of this year.
The Nader Soliman told the Kurdish news agency that the number of U.S. troops in Iraq had reached to 47 thousand troops deployed in different regions of the country, adding that the role of the troops, is backing, support and training for Iraqi forces and have no military role individually, but the request of the Iraqi government began to adopt almost be great to Iraqi forces in tracking down armed groups.
