Archive for October 24, 2011

BAGHDAD, Oct 24 (KUNA) — The Iraqi government is “serious” in addressing all outstanding issues with the State of Kuwait to pave the way for Baghdad to exit from Chapter VII of the UN Charter, foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Monday.

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BAGHDAD – Iraq faces a “very critical time” as US forces leave, the United Nations envoy to Baghdad said on Monday, calling on Iraqis to work together to address the myriad challenges the country faces.

“We are in a very critical time, a very important period and phase of the history of Iraq, after the announcement of President (Barack) Obama … to withdraw troops completely,” Martin Kobler, the UN secretary general’s special representative for Iraq, told a news conference.

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BAGHDAD – The speaker of Iraq’s parliament on Monday accused neighboring nations of meddling in Iraqi affairs and signaled it will only get worse if the country is seen as vulnerable after U.S. troops leave at the end of the year.

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Said representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq Martin Kobler on Monday that the UN is seeking to improve the situation between Iraq and Kuwait to emerge from Chapter VII. “

He said on the sidelines of the ceremony that was held in Baghdad on the occasion of the anniversary of establishment of the United Nations: “The UN will support the development of relations between Iraq and neighboring countries, which will enhance the security and political stability in Iraq.”
And on the Kubler U.S. withdrawal: “The withdrawal of this opportunity for Iraq to prove to the world that a sovereign state which determines the fate.”

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Obama to send Biden to mourn Saudi crown prince
Monday, 24 October 2011

The United States will send a delegation led by Vice President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia to offer condolences for the death of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, the White House said Sunday.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced the visit of the delegation to ailing Saudi King Abdullah in a telephone call on Sunday, during which he also expressed his “personal condolences” to the king over his half-brother’s death.

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Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi Iraq sought to reduce the budget deficit by two-thirds in three years by increasing oil production and strengthen the role of the private sector in the economy, expressing his hope in the economic growth accelerated to about five percent this year, and revenue growth to 95 trillion dinars over the next year .

The news agency quoted «Reuters» for al-Issawi said he is likely to decline in the deficit to five trillion dinars from the expected level for this year at 16.6 trillion dinars (14.2 billion dollars), adding «There will also be spending is verified will, eventually, to bridge the budget deficit Therefore, deficit not a concern ».

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Baghdad (news) .. expert said the Industrial Development Amer Jeweler, that Iraq will witness economic planning strategy in 2012 is better than it was in 2011.

The jeweler said in a statement (of the Agency news) on Monday: The economic trend in 2012 will be better than in 2011 and because of the strategic plans that Iraq is seeking to achieve and this Malahznah ministries in recent times, pointing to the existence of the poor implementation of these plans before.

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The economic expert contrary goldsmith on the need to activate the service sector, the lack of cost and provided revenues of Finance, calling at the same time, to hand him over to the private sector like some of the world.

and the jeweler said in a statement to the Agency (news) on Monday: from is necessary to activate the service sector in Iraq, the fact that the cost of production low relative to some other sectors and its impact annual financial chief.

and the goldsmith: most of the world depends in annual revenues as a result of its fields diverse as medicine, education, workshops and so on.

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Baghdad (news) .. Asked the Parliamentary Integrity Committee the concerned ministries to form committees of control following the work of banks and banking offices of Iraq to reduce the phenomenon of money laundering to the local currency, loaded at the same time traders increase this phenomenon.

A member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee and the representative / coalition in Iraq / Khaled al-Alwani told the reporter (Agency news) on Monday: The Integrity Committee in the Parliament sent a letter to the Ministry of Finance and the concerned authorities demanded the formation of committees of regulators take their turn to follow the work of banking offices and Iraqi banks to reduce the phenomenon of money laundering in the current currency.

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Iraq prepares for the application of a series of measures that reduce risk and global economic volatility that can affect the general budget of the country, while it agreed that the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on the importance of calculating the general budget of the country by 80 dollars per barrel of oil instead of $ 85 in anticipation any collapse in world oil prices, the Minister of Finance on the plan said it would contribute to the reduction of budget deficit, amounting, according to preliminary figures 16.6 trillion dinars for a deficit of 5 trillion dinars, indicating that the plan includes an increase in oil production and the involvement of the private sector in economic activities all as well as exploitation spending is achieved in bridging the deficit .. (more…)

The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 24-OCT-2011. The results were as follows:

DETAILS NOTES
Number of banks 22
Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1170
Auction price buying dinar / US$ —–
Amount sold at auction price (US$) 182,782,000
Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) —–
Total offers for buying (US$) 182,782,000
Total offers for selling (US$) —–

24/10/2011 13:35
Baghdad, Oct. 24 (AKnews) – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki or somebody close to him rejected Itab al-Dawri as candidate for the defense ministry after she allegedly had been nominated by Iraqiya List.

According to Abdul Hussein Hamid al-Jabiri, adviser in the Iraqi government, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki officially informed Iraqiya List that he rejected Dawri.

However, somebody, who is close to Iraqiya List’s leader Ayad Allawi, said that only members of parliament who allegedly are close to Maliki, delivered a letter about the rejection to Iraqiya leader Ayad Allawi.

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Date: Monday, 10/24/2011 14:08

Baghdad (news) .. Asked the Parliamentary Integrity Committee the concerned ministries to form committees of control following the work of banks and banking offices of Iraq to reduce the phenomenon of money laundering to the local currency, loaded at the same time traders increase this phenomenon.

A member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee and the representative / coalition in Iraq / Khaled al-Alwani told the reporter (Agency news) on Monday: The Integrity Committee in the Parliament sent a letter to the Ministry of Finance and the concerned authorities demanded the formation of committees of regulators take their turn to follow the work of banking offices and Iraqi banks to reduce the phenomenon of money laundering in the current currency.

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24/10/2011 14:43

Baghdad, October 24 / October (Rn) – A free block in the Iraqi Council of Representatives and of the Sadrist movement for the approval of the Presidency of the Council of Representatives on a request to hold an emergency session of the Council to discuss the demands of the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.

Sadr, who was recently put forward three conditions on the government to postpone the demonstration “millions” claim to provide services, which was the appointment of 50 thousand people and the distribution of a share of oil money to citizens in addition to continuing processing of the civil fuel generators.

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Babinaoz Baghdad: The Iraqi government expressed its readiness to solve the problem of debt to Jordan from the era of the former regime, similar to the approach adopted with Egypt, while looking countries agreement to extend the pipeline to transport oil from the southern Basra oil refinery in the Jordanian city of Zarqa.

He said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told a news briefing on the sidelines of the Davos Forum held at the Dead Sea “The Iraqi government is ready to solve the problem of debt to Jordan from the era of the former regime after it ended this file with the Egyptian side.”

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BAGHDAD / with said expert financial Hana al-Samarrai said the lack of government support for the Iraqi market for securities and for the lack of development, as it must be a financial market mirror of the economic situation in terms of fiscal and monetary policy.

She Samarrai told the future (and) that “the reasons for the decline the stock market is floundering investors in the market and the lack of investment objectives are clear and lack of awareness of some investors, as well as the main reason is lack of government support. ”

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Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi: that Iraq is seeking to reduce the budget deficit by two-thirds in three years by increasing oil production and promote the participation of the private sector in the economy which is dominated by the state.

Issawi and predicted in an interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea down the deficit to five trillion dinars from the expected level for this year at 16.6 trillion dinars (14.2 billion dollars).

He added there will also be spending is verified will eventually bridge the budget deficit and therefore the deficit is not a concern.

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Called the Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi, on Monday, to expedite the enactment of a law of amnesty and expanded, stressing that this will contribute to the stabilization of the security after the American withdrawal from the country, asked for transfer to prison facilities, industrial and service to all the people of Iraq.

The adviser said the Iraqi List, Hani Ashour said in a statement issued today, and received “Alsumaria News”, a copy of it, that “thousands of detainees are those who refused to stay the occupation and stand his face,” asserting that “the withdrawal of U.S. forces recognition of the occupation of Iraq, which means the absence of any reason for the arrest of Iraqis who have rejected the foreign presence. ”

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Research Director of General establishment of free zones in Syria, Abdul Hakim Qaddah and chief of the free zones of Iraq, Salah al-Qaisi the possibility of establishing the areas of free trade in the regions of Elierbeh and Abu Kamal on the Syrian side and the regions of Rabia and based on the Iraqi side, in a move designed to increase the volume of trade.

The news agency “SANA” the Syrian official that “the two sides discussed ways to facilitate the work in the areas of free trade common to increase the size of trade exchange and the definition of businessmen and businesswomen and investors, economic potential and investment opportunities and development” ..

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24/10/2011 14:43

Baghdad, October 24 (aka News) refused the Kurdistan coalition forces today, Monday, the statements by some Iraqi politicians in Baghdad, which calls for the Kurds to secede and declare their independent state, saying it aims to influence the relationship with the provincial government and the Government of the Union.

A spokesman for the Kurdistan Alliance, a good supporter, told Kurdistan (aka News) that “these statements designed to put pressure on the Kurds and the impact on the bilateral relationship between the Kurdistan region and Baghdad aims to embarrass the Kurds in their relationship with their politicians there.”

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BAGHDAD / With: MP on the mass of the parliamentary Liberal Jawad Hasnawi, Monday, that the United States seeks to intervene in the affairs of Iraq and its future to achieve their interests.

Said Hasnawi, a reporter and news agency, the future that “warnings by officials at the White House on Iraq refer to the determination of Washington to withdraw U.S. troops, but they do not intend to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs and the pressure on some of the leaders of the blocs to achieve its interests in the region.”

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An expert from an international legal most of the laws that began during the period between 2009 until now Atsb in favor of democracy and freedom of expression in Iraq and in favor of the workflow party or legal and including terms of participation and freedom,

the legal expert was hosted by one of the international organizations to give a presentation on the legislative language Iraqi Having considered the draft laws submitted to Parliament are working on parliamentary committees in addition to laws enacted whispers to her laws to Atriqy to the level of the laws in any other country which is suffering from weak formulations and issue more dangerous where it is a lethal weapon can be used by any government subsequent to suppress its freedoms .

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Date: Monday, 10/24/2011 14:25

Baghdad (news) .. the leader of the coalition of the center, and MP / coalition in Iraq / Mohammad Iqbal said that the United States now does not have the ability to resolve the outstanding issues between the political blocs, including, Kaltoazin state institutions.

Iqbal said in a statement (for the Agency news) today Monday: The process of change that took place in Iraq, were not nature, and started from external support and resulted in a lot of problems.

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Tawfiq al-denied candidate of the National Alliance for the Ministry of Interior to have a character other candidate for the position of the Iraqi Interior Ministry, indicating that the delay on the nomination of the Minister of the Ministry of weakening performance of the ministry in general, and cultivated the apathy of officials

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Speaker announced Osama Najafi Monday to support the government’s plans for what he described to fill the security vacuum after the withdrawal of U.S. occupation forces, calling on everyone to speed up the process of building the armed forces and security services according to the principle balances the constitutional and political consensus, while Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the implementation of these demands a benefit national and unconstitutional.

A statement issued by the Office of Najafi, received (and babysit) a copy of it, “The Speaker discussed with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during a meeting, last night, the security and political issues and economic development in the country,” asserting that “the two parties expressed their optimism Moundz which achieved through the career of full sovereignty of Iraq and the commitment of Alomrica varied the amount of withdrawal according to the security agreement signed between the two countries. “

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24/10/2011 9:03

BAGHDAD / Sattar Jabbar
The Commission on Information and Culture in the House of Representatives it out a melody to the words of the national anthem of the new will be circulated among the governorates of the country. “Said a member of the MP for the Kurdish coalition Najiba Najib:” The Committee of Culture chose the words and melody in coordination with experts and specialists in Iraqi culture for presentation to the Council Minister “.

She added that “a committee set up by the Iraqi spectrum so that there is an objection to the new national anthem.”

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Posted 24/10/2011 05:11 AM

Washington – “arenas of Liberation”
In the form of Askt part of the talks, U.S. President Barack Obama with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, two days before the withdrawal, which took place over the video, it is clear position Ha’ir Obama told al-Maliki, not the position of the Iraqi official first alternating between the approval of the Americans to stay, such as has been leaked to the House White by American officials,

several told Obama that Maliki is the best ally for Washington in Iraq, then change this situation for the benefit of another rejecting any survival of the Americans, even under the pretext of trainers, but his confusion about the delegation, which took him al-Maliki to one of the negotiations articulated between America and Iraq.

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