Archive for July 15, 2011

US firm, 360 Architecture Wins 2 Iraqi Stadium Contracts

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July 14 2011

To help rebuild and reunite its country, Iraq has embarked on a plan to create a nationwide network of internationally competitive athletic venues.

For assistance, the country has turned to the design-build team of Anwar Soura General Contracting Company and 360 Architecture, along with its global team of consultants.

The Anwar Soura/360 Architecture team is now working on three separate sports projects in Iraq. It was recently selected by the country’s Ministry of Youth and Sport to deliver two new 30,000-seat soccer stadiums with practice facilities – one in Al-Menaa, a suburb of the southern city of Basrah, and the other in the city of Najaf, about 100 miles south of Baghdad.

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Iraq’s International Development Bank and Path Solutions announce successful go live

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Iraq-based International Development Bank (“IDB”) and Kuwait-based Islamic banking software provider Path Solutions today announced the successful Go Live of iMAL Islamic banking solution at IDB main branch in Baghdad on Thursday the 23rd of June.

Path Solutions’ iMAL now enables IDB Iraq, a startup bank with a paid up capital of 250,000,000,000 IRQ Dinar i.e. $213,948,140 US, to quickly introduce new Islamic products to the market while meeting local banking requirements, including central bank reporting as well as support a sophisticated corporate and retail lending market.

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Iraq’s Central Bank mulling printing new currency

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Azzaman, July 15, 2011

Iraq’s central says the country is in need of a new currency in which the current zeros are removed to facilitate commercial transactions.

Central Bank Governor Sinan al-Shabibi said he was in talks with the prime minister, Noor al-Maliki, on how to go ahead with the bid to issue dinars with lower denomination and higher appreciation.

Shabibi said Iraqis were now relying a lot on the U.S. dollar, particularly in settling cash transactions that required a lot of money.

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Basra Deputy calls for Maliki to meet with Kuwait to resolve issues

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Deputy for Basra calls on the Prime Minister for a meeting with the Kuwaiti solarise resolving the outstanding issues
On: Friday 15/7/2011 5:14

Sout Al Basra’s deputy for Basra, said the weakness of the diplomatic representation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, which is almost non-existent makes it imperative for Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s rapid intervention to resolve all outstanding issues with Kuwait during a meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart in order to reach effective solutions and quick to resolving these issues .

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Next week, Parliament to hear FM Zebari discuss important issues related to Kuwait and Iran

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Parliament is hosting next week, Zebari to discuss the bombing of Iran and the port of Mubarak

Announced a coalition of state law, on Friday, the Iraqi Council of Representatives will host next week, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to discuss the issue of bombing the Turkish and Iranian Iraqi territories and the latest results of the joint technical committee on Port Mubarak, as he emphasized that the departure of Ambassador to Kuwait of the Iraqi land would Kuwaiti nothing to do with the Iraqi parliament it.

The MP said the state law, Hussein al-Assadi said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “Iraqi Council of Representatives will host Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari during the meetings next week to discuss the bombing of the Iranian and Turkish borders of Iraq and abuses border on Iraq,” stressing the need to “inform the Board of Representatives on the last of these developments. “

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US military hands over Camp Cropper to Iraq Justice Ministry

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Friday, July 15, 2011 12:32 GMT
Iraq’s Justice Minister Hassan Al Shummari announced in a statement that US Forces handed over Camp Cropper to the Justice Ministry.

The US military handed over the prison’s administration including all 196 detainees in exception for 10 which investigation papers are still pending, a source told Alsumaria.

The detainees include 5 officials from the former regime namely Sebaawi Ibrahim, Sultan Hashem, Watban Ibrahim, Hussein Rashid and Aziz Taleb who are sentenced to death, Al Shummari said.

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Maliki: Iraq strategic policy council is unconstitutional

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Friday, July 15, 2011 13:59 GMT
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki believes that the strategic policy council is unconstitutional and can be avoided.

The National Alliance in general will not vote in favor of the council.

In a statement to Al Iraqiya, Al Maliki noted that Iraq needs to keep a number of US trainers to train Iraqi Forces on newly purchased air, land and naval weapons.

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Bloomberg: Iraq Needs U.S. Troops to Stay Longer for Training, Maliki Says

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Iraq may seek to keep U.S. troops in the country past this year to help with training, a role not requiring the approval of a parliament ready to reject continuation of American combat missions, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said today.

“Iraq needs the Americans for training on the sea, air and ground and sea weapons,” he said in an interview with state- sponsored Iraqiya television. “This does not need the approval of parliament,” he said.

Read More: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-14/iraq-needs-u-s-troops-to-stay-longer-for-training-maliki-says.html

Bloomberg: Iraq Says Oil Output Capacity to Reach 12 Million Barrels a Day

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Iraq will raise its oil-production as planned to 12 million barrels a day in the next few years, even if actual production is only half that amount, depending on market demand, an Oil Ministry spokesman said.

“The planned production capacity is 12 million barrels a day, but we may only produce 6 million barrels a day,” Asim Jihad told state-sponsored Iraqiya television. “Iraq will produce in accordance with global crude market needs.”

Read More: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-14/iraq-says-oil-output-capacity-to-reach-12-million-barrels-a-day.html

Iraqi officials say Maliki’s office runs a secret jail, PM denies

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BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s military office is defying members of Parliament and ignoring the government’s own directive by operating a secretive jail in Baghdad’s Green Zone where prisoners routinely face torture to extract confessions, Iraqi officials say.

Read More: http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/iraqi-officialssay-malikis-office-runs-a-secret-jail/1180624

Maliki denies claims Kuwait briefed Iraq on the Mubarak Port during his visit

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Maliki’s office denies put into the port of Mubarak during a visit by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister
On: Friday 07/15/2011 15:30

Baghdad (news) .. Office denied Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, raising the issue of port Mubarak during a visit by Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah in Baghdad.

The explanatory statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister received the Agency (news) copy of it: a reference to the statements published in some media attributed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah which reference was made to the Kuwaiti side briefed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki his recent visit to Kuwait on the port project Mubarak to be created.

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Source: Barzani in contact with Iraqi leaders to resolve the country’s political crisis

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Erbil, July 15 (Rn) – A source at the head of the Kurdistan region, said Friday that the Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani in contact with Iraqi leaders to address the country’s political crisis and resolving security positions.

The head of the Presidium of the region, Fouad Hussein, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the president of the region in contact with Iraqi political leaders, for the current situation in the political arena of the country and the question of security ministries and the relations between Iraq and America,” adding that “these contacts will continue, as it was in contact with them in the past. “

The Hussein that “the initiative of President of the province which was launched after the parliamentary elections, was aimed at the formation of the Iraqi government, but the question of the formation and resolution of positions of the security ministries is one of the functions of the House of Representatives and menus, as is well known, the political parties failed to reach agreement on these issues.” .

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Iraq Deputy PM: Private Sector is major pillar toward economic improvement

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Baghdad (NINA) – Deputy Prime Minister, Saleh al-Mutlaq, stressed the necessity to upgrade the private sector, which he considers it a “Major pillar for state building.”

In a press conference held on Wednesday, July 13, at the end of “Providing Work Opportunities Conference through Upgrade Private Sector.”

He said that events that occurred in Iraq have put 192 public industrial establishments and 60 private ones out of work or reduced their productivities.

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Kuwaiti Foreign Minister: Port project will be built on Kuwaiti territory; Nothing to do with Iraq

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, Friday, Mubarak that the port project will be implemented on the territory of Kuwait has nothing to do one of him.

U.S. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait Mohammed Al Roumi told a news briefing on the sidelines of his participation in the ceremony hosted by the French Embassy in Kuwait on the occasion of National Day The Port Project Mubarak held on the territory of Kuwait, nothing to do with one of the subject, noting that this project is the economic and bio does not serve Kuwait, but all countries of the region, including Iraq and some countries of Central Asia.

He said that Rumi Persian Gulf area in need of several ports, it is oil countries and operates an active trade, pointing out that the ports of Kuwait affecting the region since ancient times.

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Maliki refuses to bring Strategic Council vote to Parliament; Says Erbil agreement intended council to be advisory role, not executive

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Maliki renewed his refusal to vote on the Policy Board within the Dome of the Iraqi Parliament

Baghdad, July 15 (Rn) – new coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday, refusing to vote on the Policy Board within the Iraqi Council of Representatives, noting that the initiative of the Kurdistan Alliance, the last on a combination of the positions of the Iraqi National Alliance on the table in advance and refused at the time.

And accuses the Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi, the rule of law derogation from the application of the terms of agreement Erbil, which paved the way for a government of national partnership, particularly those related to the formation of the policies, while describing the members of Maliki’s coalition of the Council as a “consolation” for Allawi, and does not have legal cover or constitutional composition.

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MPs call for activation of electronic voting to end the dominance of the leaders of the blocks

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) called many of the deputies the Iraqi parliament to start using electronic voting, saying that the way primitive way that the voting process by raising the hands reflect the practice of a primitive is rejected by many parliamentarians, calling it turned into a means of undermining and confiscate the will of the deputy in the free expression in favor of the leaders of blocks.

They said that the reactivation of the electronic voting system within the parliament, which was completed since the nearly three years has become inevitable, considering the process of vote by show of hands that are now giving way sometimes to manipulate the outcome of the vote in favor of political deals that are often behind closed doors, ending either by passing the law or agreement not to send draft laws to parliament.

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Minister of Planning: 90 pct of National Development Plan has entered the investment program

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On: Friday 07/15/2011 11:34

Baghdad (news) .. announced the Ministry of Planning and Cooperation for a development that about 90 percent, a decision in the national development plan from the projects entered in the investment program.

The Undersecretary for Technical Affairs Sami Matthew Paul Head of Technical Committee for the preparation of the plan in a statement to the Agency (news), it is generally about 90 percent, a decision the National Development Plan of strategic projects has entered into the investment program, noting that these projects are now under implementation .

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Source: Iraq List refuses to define stance on U.S. withdrawal until after implementing Erbil Agreement

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Friday, July 15, 2011 12:55

A source from within the Iraqi List, said the list refuses to give her opinion on the subject of a U.S. withdrawal until after the implementation of all the terms of agreement Erbil.

The source said, told all of Iraq [where] that “Iraqi political blocs have stipulated that the implementation of all the terms of agreement Erbil against its opinion on the issue of U.S. withdrawal.”

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Othman: Kurds submitted a proposal to end the controversy over the Supreme Council policies

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Thursday July 14, 2011

The Kurdistan Alliance MP Mahmoud Othman, a Kurdish coalition that presented a compromise proposal to end the controversy over the Supreme Council policies.

He said: “The proposal includes that the President is elected Council senior policy within the Council itself, and then presented to parliament for a vote.”

Osman said: “The Kurdistan Alliance made this proposal, because it wants to be a party to resolve the problem, although it is not a party.”

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Storm over new Kuwaiti port that Iraq says will block its own shipping

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Boubyan Island, the largest island in Kuwait, where a commercial seaport is currently being built, to the dismay of many Iraqis. Andrew Henderson / The NationalKUWAIT CITY // Construction of a port near Iraq’s coast is moving ahead as scheduled despite increasingly vocal opposition from Baghdad, government engineers said this week.

Iraqis say the Mubarak al Kabeer port being built by Kuwait on Boubyan Island will strangle their own shipping industry by blocking access to the sea through the narrow Khawr Abdullah waterway.

The perceived threat to Iraq’s shipping lanes has led members of the Iraqi parliament to campaign against the Kuwaiti project and Iraqi citizens to protest against it in the coastal city of Basra.

Read More: http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/middle-east/storm-over-new-kuwaiti-port-that-iraq-says-will-block-its-own-shipping

Barzani intensifies his contacts with Iraqi leaders to resolve the political crisis

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Arbil (Agencies): A source at the head of the Kurdistan region, said the Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani in contact with Iraqi leaders to address the political crisis in the country and resolving security positions.

The head of the Presidium of the region, Fouad Hussein, said “the president of the region in contact with Iraqi political leaders , for the current situation in the political arena of the country and the question of security ministries and the relations between Iraq and America, “adding that” these contacts will continue, as it was in contact with them in the past. “

The Hussein that “the initiative of President of the province which was launched after the parliamentary elections, was aimed at the formation of the Iraqi government, but the question of the formation and resolution of positions of the security ministries is one of the functions of the House of Representatives and menus, as is well known, the political parties failed to reach agreement on these issues.” .

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