Archive for March 13, 2011

Ministry of Finance announced its readiness to launch the rest of the regional development funds for each province completed a large proportion of projects included in the plan.

An official source at the ministry in a statement this morning that the Finance recently launched 30% of the allocations of development of the regions allocated for each province in order not to delay the projects included in the plan and be able to accomplish what is currently done as soon as possible.

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Established a legal expert filed a lawsuit in Federal Court, against the main Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and the Council of Representatives, Osama Najafi, for violating the Constitution, and the appointment of three deputy prime minister, calling for repeal of these procedures for the appointment of Representatives.

Ismail said Alwan al-Tamimi, “Alsumaria News” on Sunday, that he had filed the lawsuit “from his responsibility as a citizen and an Iraqi legal expert, to challenge the procedures for appointing three deputy prime minister, for it is contrary to the Constitution and the law.”

He added that the appointment of these deputies, “was contrary to the provisions of Article 139 of the Constitution, which stipulates that the Prime Minister as Vice-only in the first electoral cycle,” noting that, according to the concept of the offense, the Prime Minister “Vice during the election cycle, only the first, and has no any deputy after the end of that session, because the lifetime of this office has identified a constitutional electoral cycle and ends with the first end of which, “according to his opinion.

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A member of the House of Representatives for the National Alliance Yassin Majid, the Iraqi List is released from the agreement of Irbil by insisting on the election of the President of the National Council of strategic policy within the Council of Representatives.

He said Majid told the independent press (Iba) The coalition of state law with the main party in the Iraqi List, said agreement is still committed to it and issued by the Iraqi otherwise it is outside the agreement signed with the Kurdistan regional president Massoud Barzani.

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Student young Iraqi Council of Representatives legislation law to protect their work in the private sector, at the time of parliamentary sources said about the direction of the Council to pass legislation regulating the work of the private sector in various facets.

The young man said Ali Ibrahim, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn)

“The work in the private sector need to pass a law regulating the relationship between workers and employers, as is the case in all countries in the world.”

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NIC Chairman, Dr. Sami Al- Araji: Economic Reform Is the Most Important objective in the Government Five Year Plan

NIC Chairman, Dr. Sami Al- Araji stressed that the economic reform is one of the most important objectives focused on by the government for the next period through its five year plan 2010-2014

Dr. Sami added, at his meeting with a delegation of American economic specialists and expats, that the National Investment Commission is currently negotiating implementing huge strategic projects that could vitalize the investment process all over the country, one of these important projects is the project of the One Million Housing Units in all provinces explaining that the project will be implemented by the biggest international companies.

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On: Sunday 13/03/2011

Baghdad (news) .. Criticized the economic expert on behalf of the beautiful political banks to grant loans to the degrees of private and ignore the rest of the staff. The name of the statement (of the Agency news) on Sunday: “The economic policy in Iraq Germouhdp and non-fixed and there is a contradiction between the position and another in the ministries and departments, and that the policy pursued by the banks to lend to certain groups such as special grades and grades of staff to leave the Central policy is incorrect and influence to create confusion in the economy. “

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March 14 2011

Discuss ways of accelerating the formation of Jaafari Policy Council
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the use of international expertise to improve government performance.

Al-Maliki called on the United Nations to assist the various ministries and departments to experience complete with you in this area “.

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Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Iraq would pay about $ 21 billion remaining amount of the compensation implications of Kuwait, and his movements diplomacy seeks to implement all the commitments the UN and raise the rest of the resolutions of the Chapter VII, and an end to the Iraqi file, Kuwait in full, while stressing the importance of adhering to the deadline of the new holding Arab Summit in Baghdad, set by the Arab foreign ministers at their last meeting in Cairo in atheist th September.

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Iraqi Trade is working to provide vocabulary ration with the private sector

The Federal Ministry of Commerce on Sunday, the developed a new plan aimed at enhancing cooperation between them and the private sector for the provision of the ration card items, which have long complained of the citizens I have said, poor materials.

The plan comes the ministry after that gave Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his cabinet ministers out 100 days to improve the performance of their ministries after that swept the country a wave of demonstrations since more than a month to protest the lack of services and rampant corruption, unemployment, and led to the occurrence of 10 people in clashes with security forces.

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Parliament begins tomorrow Yalastma Mutlaq of the services and the ministers to discuss the demands of the demonstrators

A parliamentary source said on Sunday that the meeting of the Council of Representatives of the 42 to be held on Monday allocated to host the Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs, reconstruction and Ministers of Trade and Municipalities and Public Works, Labour and Social Affairs to discuss the demands of the demonstrators.

The source said that “the Presidency of the Council of Representatives session was devoted 42 to be held, on Monday, to host the Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs and reconstruction Saleh al-Mutlaq and trade ministers Khairallah Hassan Babiker, municipalities, and works just Mhodr, Labour and Social Affairs, Nassar al-Rubaie,” noting that “Parliament will discuss with the al-Mutlaq the government’s program and procedures to improve services. “

The sources said “the Council will have before al-Mutlaq and ministers of the services sector reports on the vice provincial demands of the demonstrators to discuss and develop effective solutions to meet them.

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The leader in the Islamic Supreme Council headed by Ammar al-Hakim, Sunday, that the abolition of the legislative recess the House of Representatives or curtailed in the interest of the Council for the legislation, some laws broken.

The MP said the National Coalition, Terminal Habib Hamza, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the previous session of the House of Representatives did not witness the adoption of a sufficient number of important laws that make  a heavy burden on the current parliamentary session.”

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The Legislature from Iraq’s “Center Alliance,” Mohammed Iqbal, has expressed hope that the names of candidates for the Security Cabinet posts won’t be imposed as result to what he described as “consignments,” among leading political coalitions.

Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has not defined a clear timetable for proposing his Security Cabinet Ministers for voting by the Parliament,” Iqbal told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, considering the voting in a single Parliament session as “an accelerated rushed measure.”

He said the Parliament members “shall strive to vote for the most-efficient candidates for the said posts,” expressing hope that “the names of the candidates won’t be imposed by large coalitions or that voting on them won’t take place as result to ‘consignments.”

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Identified the League of Arab States on 11 of the month of May as the date for convening the Arab Summit in Baghdad at the request of the Iraqi Ministry of emerging.

The representative of Iraq to the Arab League, Dr. Qais Al-Azzawi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) announced today that “Iraq has proposed at the meeting of Arab foreign ministers, which concluded yesterday in Cairo that the time for the Arab summit in Baghdad on atheist th of the month of May next after it has been postponed by the Arab League Council at the previous meeting because of all the case with the Arab countries of the tensions and concerns of all countries involved. “

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The member of the Kurdistan Alliance, Mohsen al-Sadoun, Saturday, the various Iraqi political blocs to support the attached figure, to succeed Secretary General of the League of Arab States Amr Moussa, stressed Iraq’s right to nominate a candidate for the post.

Sadoun said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “Iraq has the right to nominate a local figure, posed for the post of Secretary-General of the Arab League, because this position is not limited to Egypt, but the right of any Arab state nomination to him,” calling on “all Iraqi political blocs to support the Iraqi nominate a person for the job, because it would be a source of pride for Iraqis. “

The MP for the coalition of state law Falh called in a press statement a few days ago to nominate the existing Iraqi President Iyad Allawi for the post of Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa to succeed.

In this regard, Saadun that “the nomination process depends on the acceptance of the existing Iraqi leader Iyad Allawi for the position,” pointing out that he thought that “Iyad Allawi, the result is the one who will choose what suits him.”

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The member of the House of Representatives for the National Alliance Abbas al-Bayati said that this week will see the label candidates of the security ministries, especially since the names began to be confined in a circle narrower, indicating that this week is the last to end of this file.

He said al-Bayati, told the independent press (Iba) This file reached its final stages after issue and took a long time, stressing the need for the country to settle the matter as soon as that line-up should be completed this week.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has announced through hosted by the House of Representatives last week that candidates file security ministries will be finished within the next few days

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The Second Vice-President of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Osama Najafi, a retreat in the Federal High Court for its decision to link independent bodies under the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers as a letter addressed to the Court to the House of Representatives.

According to Arif Tayfur of Kurdistan News Agency (Rn), on Sunday, that “the Federal Court, the Supreme Iraqi and sent a formal letter to the Iraqi Council of Representatives announced its retreat from its decision to link independent bodies under the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers,” adding that “we asked and a number of legal experts clarification of the Court on its decision “.

And includes independent bodies in Iraq (the Independent Higher Commission for Elections and the board of Human Rights and the Central Bank and the board of Integrity and several other independent institutions).

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The Economic Committee in the province of Karbala on Sunday, the day it received the funds allocated for the ration card for the purpose of compensation for citizens.

Committee Chairman Tariq Kikhany to the Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) that “Karbala received $ 15 billion and 266 million Iraqi dinars to compensate citizens for the ration card items that did not happen during the past months.”

The Ministry of Trade in Iraq earlier in the crisis for the end of the shortage in the distribution of the ration card items in all the provinces.

The ministry said it supports the distribution of the ration card items through the distribution system of decentralization with a view of delivery on a regular basis during the specified period, while the House of Representatives rejected a proposal to convert a file the ration card to the provincial councils.

The Kikhany “was a mechanism for distribution of funds to citizens covered by the ration cards by 15 thousand dinars for each person,” adding that “next Wednesday will be distributed in all parts of the province.”

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Received the Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki at his office today, the official representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Iraq, Mr. Ad Melkert.

Sovereignty and said during the meeting: We want to ministers and their ministries of success, and we are working to create all the chances of success, including the required expertise that can be used by the Minister and set a plan of productive and integrated manner, as

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The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 13-MAR-2011. The results were as follows:

Details Notes
Number of banks 15
Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1170
Auction price buying dinar / US$ —–
Amount sold at auction price (US$) 156,042,000
Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) —–
Total offers for buying (US$) 156,042,000
Total offers for selling (US$) —–

New U.S. military in Iraq, Sunday, confirming that the past plan for full withdrawal from Iraq by the end of this year, according to the SOFA signed between the Iraqi and American governments in 2008.

The media advisor to the U.S. Army in Iraq, Nader Soliman, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), that “the U.S. military past in the implementation of its commitments to withdraw all troops from Iraq by the end of 2011, according to the agreement signed between the governments in Baghdad and Washington.”

Solomon explained that “will change on the agenda the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq is linked to the Iraqi Government’s request,” noting that “U.S. military forces from Iraq will be calculated according to a security agreement.”

And withdrew U.S. troops from Iraq in June 2009 from all Iraqi cities and handed over the security file to the Iraqi security services, under a security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington in 2008.

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I started the Baghdad Operations Command and Bnoger of Prime Minister General Commander of the Armed Forces Nuri al-Maliki to form a committee to lift concrete barriers in all areas of Baghdad. The command said in a statement today

According to a statement today that the committee which is formed by al-Maliki will be the high-level committee of the Baghdad Operations Command, in coordination with the Municipality of Baghdad to lift concrete barriers in all areas of Baghdad with no effect on the security side. She said she had begun to lift concrete barriers from the alleyways and streets of the Baya.

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The Commission on Security and Defense parliamentary Sunday, blocs policy to leave their differences to expedite the name cabinet security, indicating that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has put five candidates for each ministry during the week.

The vice president of Paradise Iskandar and berries to the Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) that “resolving the issue of the security ministries is very important for the next phase which will see the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.”

The end of the year will witness the exit of U.S. troops from Iraq, according to the agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington, the end of 2008.

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March 13 2011
State law: candidates highlighted army officers

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced his intention to submit candidates for security bags for House this week.
Al-Maliki said in an interview with Iraqi satellite channel yesterday: “ I ” candidates this week.

The premier added that “ may apply in future Government betrshik by merging some ministries ”, “ said: the Government is composed of 46 members unacceptable ”.

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Received the Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki at his office today, the official and Minister of Knowledge Economy of South Korea Mr. Joey Jung Kyung and his accompanying delegation.

And recognizes the sovereignty of a letter from the Korean President on the development of relations between Iraq and Korea at all levels, and activating the memorandum of understanding between the two countries.

The letter also included a formal invitation from the Korean President to the Prime Minister to visit South Korea, and promised to satisfy them their sovereignty as soon as possible.

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Izzat an MP for the rule of law Fatima Hamidi why the advent of the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussein al-Shahristani, to the House of Representatives, to answer the queries of Representatives, to the mismanagement of parliament.

Said Hamidi, told the future, the House of Representatives away because of his administration on the contexts of the work of a real parliament, saying he “behaves far from the legislation of laws and adoption of laws, the fact that Parliament has a significant role in solving all the problems that affect government ministry, and I considered the management board House of Representatives failed. “

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Currency Newshound Commentary:  This news was released late last week however this article offers an expanded clarification.

March 13 2011

  • Kuwait has asked the UN Security Council to keep the issue of Iraq and Kuwait on the agenda of the Council the necessary importance.

Permanent delegate of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations in the Mansour Al-Otaibi letter addressed to the President of the Security Council that “the Government of Kuwait to keep the situation between Iraq and Kuwait on the list of issues that attract full attention of the Council”.

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Leaders of euro zone countries, after the conclusion of an extraordinary summit in Brussels yesterday UNGA Resolution on strengthening the financial safety net for the common currency area, in a move which is hoped to help put an end to the crisis of sovereign debt. And agreed to soften the terms of a plan to save Greece.

But they refused to hand the initiative Similarly to Ireland, because she refused to increase the corporate tax.

The President of the European Union Herman Van Rompuy, the leaders decided to increase the actual resources allocated to sure their box subsidies for up to 440 billion euros», established in the spring and originally equipped with this amount as collateral for euro zone countries. But can not actually lend to only 250 billion euros, in order to keep rest in reserve.

The leaders decided that the mechanism is to be permanent crisis which will place from mid-2013 is equipped with 500 billion euros, and discussed in these numbers in expanded form.

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The two deputies for a coalition of state law on Sunday, yesterday’s session in the correct onset and the first to start the parliament is the legislative right, considering that the last period did not witness any legislation that focused on the speeches and organizing issues of the Council.

The MP said Ahmed Abbasi, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “yesterday was the first day to start the legislation and noted that the last term was limited to surveillance and other things.”

“The protests began after the actual role and put on four draft laws on a heavy-caliber, most notably with regard to financial control and who would fight many spoilers and we will be able to hold them accountable.”

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A member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives for the coalition Kurdish blocs that the House of Representatives held a second reading of the bill the Federal Court of Iraq, stressing the need to include the Court in its membership representatives of all Iraqi provinces.

He said Bakr meat a friend of the Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) that “the program session of Representatives on Saturday included a second reading of the draft law in federal court, was to make some observations thereon of the project, and decides to invite a number of figures from the dissolved experience and competence to talk about the draft law.”

He added that “the Federal Court that represents all Iraqis, and should include all the components in Iraq and the Kurdistan region, and the characters in which they operate independent and competent in the required field of specialization.”

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An Iraqi MP from the coalition of law, led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on Sunday, for the latter is determined to provide the four candidates for the positions of security during the current week, and expected not to get political consensus, such as meeting a vote of confidence for candidates baggage security .

Iraqi Prime Minister Said Salman al-Moussawi, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), “Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will present a group of candidates for the positions of security defense, interior and national security to the House of Representatives this week to vote on them,” noting that the “Select on display the names of candidates to the House of Representatives is up to the discretion of al-Maliki” .

He explained that Moussaoui “al-Maliki may provide a ceiling top four candidates to the House of Representatives,” pointing out that “the political blocs is aggregated up to now the candidates on the security portfolios.”

Moussawi said that “al-Maliki wants the ministers to meet their responsibilities to maintain the security that has been done over the past years,” adding he “will not accept the figures not possess the competence and professionalism.”

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