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Baghdad, Dec. 7 (AKnews) – Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is expected to discuss the pending issues between the two countries in an official visit to the neighboring country by the end of this month.

Maliki’s planned Kuwait visit comes in response to a Kuwaiti invitation for Maliki to visit Kuwait to discuss the lingering issues between the two nations.

There are several issues lingering between Kuwait and Iraq that frequently spark tensions between the two neighbors: shared oil fields, land and water border demarcations, and the controversial Kuwaiti Mubarak Port which Iraqis believe will take business away from their ports and effect fishermen working in the Gulf. (more…)

Baghdad (news) .. Chairman of the Board of Governors called for in the Iraqi market for securities Leith Solomon ruled Parliament legislation Securities Act permanent.

Sulaiman said (of the Agency news) on Wednesday: that the law submitted to the House of Representatives since 2005 and has not been read to this day, as we do not know the mechanism to deal with this by the Parliament and where reliable now, pointing out: that the market is following continuously and across the Salutation official Meseraleghanon , but to no avail answer were not present during the previous period. (more…)

The Independent Iraqi News Agency – Kuwait. Called Munir Haddad, chairman of the judges of past discrimination in the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal, and activist in the defense of freedoms and public rights, called on Kuwaitis to overcome the past and what happened from the repercussions of following Saddam’s invasion of their country in 1990, and the consolidation of relations with the government of Nuri al-Maliki during the next phase . (more…)

Baghdad {: News} Euphrates deputy blamed for a coalition of state law, the responsibility of the political blocs delayed naming ministers security, stressing the readiness of the Prime Minister to continue to serve as acting Interior Minister.

The MP said Haider Abadi, told {Euphrates News} that “the differences and incompatibilities between the political blocs behind the delay in naming ministers security, as they refused to give al-Maliki as prime minister and continued on for a period of 8 months and then they differed on the sovereign positions other and the dispute continues up to now “. (more…)

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Baghdad (news) .. Research and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abawi with a delegation from the U.S. embassy in Baghdad under the chairmanship of Minister Plenipotentiary at the Embassy Douglas Silliman visit, which is decided by the Prime Minister, Mr. Nuri al-Maliki to the United States next week. (more…)

Baghdad (news) .. said the leadership in the mass of citizens and MP / National Alliance / Faleh valid that Iraq will spend its government without naming the candidates of the security ministries, blaming al-Maliki to delay naming ministers.

A valid in a statement (the Agency news) on Wednesday: The talk of calling candidates the security ministries, not the Iraqi people from it, because there is procrastination strong and stuck Ghraib by some politicians not to nominate candidates for the security ministries, explained that some believe naming Minister may withdraw powers and functions of the security assigned to him now. (more…)

Baghdad (news) .. Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, during his meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey, expressed confidence in the ability of the political blocs to solve the problems of the political process in the country.

A statement by the Office of Hakim received the Agency (news) a copy of it on Wednesday: that the leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of the Jeffrey: The power and the political blocs than in the previous round the problems of the largest and most powerful of which suffer from the ongoing process in the country now, as well as that those powers have Many of the opportunities that contribute to constructive in resolving the political problems and building the foundations of democracy and the application and the very basis for participation in the decision. (more…)

BAGHDAD – Babinaoz (Reuters) – bloc demanded the white Arab League to intervene to remove Iraq from Chapter VII, asserting that the Iraqi people no longer remember any role of the Arab League to help him.

Said a spokesman for the cluster white high Nassif said in a statement that “the Arab League, which is known by its initiatives in the interest of Kuwait during the past years, today called upon to intervene with Kuwait to remove Iraq from Chapter VII.”

The Nassif that “the Iraqi people no longer remember any role of the Arab League to help Iraq in any of the areas,” adding that “this makes us wonder about the extent of fulfillment of the Arab League with its obligations towards Iraq and deal with it the same way as the rest of the Arab countries.” (more…)

Baghdad (news) .. said Central Bank Governor Sinan Shabibi that the bank is the only party that has the potential to deal with inflation by virtue of what is owned by the cash.

Shabibi said in a statement singled out by the Agency (news) on Wednesday: that the bank is working to raise the level of liquidity due to the reality of inflation in the market, pointing to the Central Bank monitors the level of inflation accurately through a specialist, after we get Tqriraljhaz Central Bureau of Statistics, noting: the raising and lowering the liquidity to be put to the market be in accordance with the reality of the report. (more…)

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Hamid Al-Bayati, permanent representative of Iraq to the UN said here Tuesday that his country has seen some important improvements of late, but will still face challenges ahead.

His statements came as he addressed the UN Security Council during a meeting on the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

“The political and security situations in Iraq witnessed tremendous and notable improvement in the past few months, and the next year will bring great challenges and responsibilities for the Iraqi government after the U.S. forces’ withdrawal by the end of this year,” said Al-Bayati.

U.S. troops, which have been in Iraq since 2003, are due to vacate the Middle Eastern country by the end of the year. (more…)

The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 7-DEC-2011. The results were as follows:

The Committee invited the parliamentary economic Iraqi government to activate the role of the private sector in the reconstruction of Iraq.

The decision of the Committee Mahma Khalil told all of Iraq [where] the day Wednesday, “the government should develop a plan of economic strategy for the advancement of economic reality in the country and overcome the likelihood of damage to Iraq from the global financial crisis that still cast a shadow in a number of countries through attention to the private sector and its role and not rely solely on the government’s role in the implementation of construction projects and service.  (more…)

Baghdad (news) .. Count the decision of the Economic and parliamentary deputy / Kurdistan Alliance / Mahma Khalil most prominent factor in attracting investment to the country, providing a safe environment and logistical support in all respects to the investor.

Khelil said in a statement to the Agency (news) on Wednesday: The foreign investor when it shows his desire to invest, it is looking for the environment safe and politically stable and economically it showcases all his money to invest and fear that are the money to risk and loss.

Khalilzad said: well he needs logistical support in all aspects by facilitating procedures for entry to the area of investment and the elimination of red tape rampant in all state departments, as well as facilitate the complicated bank procedures. (more…)

Karbala / Aswat al-Iraq: the destruction of a member state of law on Tuesday that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will not discuss the issue of immunity for American trainers during his upcoming visit to Washington.

And MP Abbas al-Bayati told (Voices of Iraq) that “al-Maliki would not discuss the immunity of the trainers during his upcoming visit to the United States,” explaining that “a close and ended up have been informed the U.S. side that there is no immunity for any soldier, but there will be legal protection for them inside Iraq.” (more…)

KUWAIT: The region will face tough economic challenges in the wake of continuing political turmoil, remarked an economist. Speaking at the ‘Economist Road show’ held yesterday at the Salwa Sabah Hall in Salmiya, Simon Williams Chief Economist, HSBC Middle East, forecasted that continuing political transition in the Arab world, (even without being affected by the current global slowdown), would pose a threat to regional growth and stability.

He suggested that West-led economic downturn is unlikely to trigger a repeat of 2008 slump in the Middle East and North Africa. “Exactly one year ago, during the same road show, [which HSBC organizes annually], we never knew that unprecedented political shift could happen in the Arab world,” he told an audience comprising mostly bankers, economists and businessmen. (more…)

Baghdad, December 7 (Rn) – The parliamentary Finance Committee, Wednesday, about the agreement between the

House and the World Bank and the government budget in 2012 before final approval by the first day yesterday, is expected to vote on the budget without hindrance.

The Iraqi government approved the fifth of this month in its emergency budget in 2012 by $ 100 billion (about 117 trillion Iraqi dinars) and a deficit of up to $ 13.5 billion (about 17 trillion dinars).

The government has allocated in the budget and the bulk of 80 billion dinars, dollars as operational budget, has allocated 37 billion dinars as investment budget.

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Iraq wants to make a deal with the United States for another 18 F-16 multi-role fighters to expand its fledgling air force, according to reports from UPI and Aviation Week.

Lockheed Martin won the deal to provide 12 F-16C and six F-16D Block 52 aircraft, plus spares and support. The contract runs through May 2018.

UPI values the contract at around $4.5 billion, while Aviation Week has a figure of $835 million.
The jets will have advanced electronic systems, including the APG-68v9 radars, the most modern available to Block 50 aircraft, and countermeasures systems. They will be armed with Raytheon’s AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, which can be fired beyond visual range. (more…)

BAGHDAD, Dec. 7 (AKnews) – The last remaining 10,000 U.S. troops will be gone from Iraq by Dec. 20 according to the Security and Defense Committee of the Iraqi Council of Representatives.

The few American soldiers left in the country have a deadline of Dec. 31 to leave the country.

The Vice-Chairman of the Committee Iskandar Wattout told AKnews that the Iraqi security forces have the ability to keep the stability in the country after the departure of U.S. Military operations must change, turning to proactive operations that target terrorist groups he added. (more…)

BAGHDAD – Babinaoz (Reuters) – Al-Hayat newspaper revealed the semi-final agreement between Washington and Baghdad to the survival of 3 thousand U.S. military to protect Iraqi airspace management and air defense system.

Denied, sources close to the government, who asked not to reveal her name and there is no intention to deal with the countries of Persian Gulf to protect Iraqi airspace after the American withdrawal.

The sources declined to disclose whether the force of the charge of the rapid intervention to protect the embassy and consulates and offices throughout the U.S. deployed in Iraq, explaining that the mission will be limited to protect the environment and management system, air defense and air navigation.

She added that the political blocs realize that Iraq is not able to protect the atmosphere changed the position of the U.S. trainers.

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Baghdad (news) .. A member in the mass of citizens and MP / National Alliance / Aziz Ugaili a draft law to determine the term of the Prime Minister for two terms only and not require that to be consecutive, as in the presidency.

said Ugaili in a statement (the Agency news) on Wednesday: that most of the MPs from all political blocs agreed to enact law to prevent the Prime Minister of the nomination for a third session for the conduct of policy based on democracy and the reduction of the “dictatorship of power” where the collected signature (115) Vice has been transferred to the House of Representatives Speaker Osama Najafi to be discussed in January for next year after the end the U.S. withdrawal Mstvhma “the failure to enact this law, since the formation of the Constitution?”,

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Erbil, 7 December / December (Rn) – Both the groups Hiltn and Marriott International is the Best Western hotel,

optimism about the stability and the future of investment in the Kurdistan region, according to the site “Hotel News”.

Erbil, 7 December / December (Rn) – The Press Secretary to the President of the Kurdistan region, on Wednesday, a meeting between the political offices of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union Bmsif Dukan in Sulaymaniyah.

According to Faisal al-Dabbagh told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), that “the Political Bureaus of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union today had a joint meeting attended by regional president Massoud Barzani and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani Bmsif Dukan in Sulaymaniyah,” noting that “the meeting will discuss the new situation in the region special events witnessed by the Dahuk province last Friday and during events in the region. “

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