Archive for December 10, 2011

“In view of potential progress between Iraq and Kuwait” UN Sec General will recommend extension of financing for UN High Level Coordinator

Posted: December 10, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics

Ban recommends extension of mission on Kuwaiti POW”s
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 (KUNA) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommended to the Security Council to extend financing of the UN high-level Coordinator Gennady Tarasov’s mandate on the issue of Kuwaiti prisoners for the next six months.

“In view of the potential for progress that lies ahead, I recommend that the Security Council extend the financing of the Coordinator’s mandate until 30 June 2012 in order to continue to build upon the existing momentum towards the implementation” of the relevant Council resolution, Ban said in a report to the Council, addressed late on Friday. (more…)

Iraqi List MP calls for international community to remove Iraq from Chapter VII

Posted: December 10, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Saturday 10 December 2011
Calls for a representative of the international community to remove Iraq from Chapter VII

Called the Iraqi List MP Hussein al-Shaalan said Saturday the international community to help Iraq out of Chapter VII.

In a statement to al-Shaalan told the public (and babysit) considered the continuation of Iraq under Chapter VII, “the terrible punishments that do not have to get rid of them.” Shaalan counting a Chapter VII the most important disadvantages that are harmful to the interests of the Iraqi people. (more…)

Source: Maliki will appoint Yasiri as Minister of Interior upon his return from Washington

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I learned the agency (UR) that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and upon his return from Washington, will announce the appointment of Tawfiq al-minister of the interior.

Informed sources told that the appointment was expected Yasiri special agreement between Maliki and Massoud Barzani and Osama Najafi, and the blessing of the U.S., the fact that Yasiri trained (DSC Internal) in 2002 under the supervision of America (CIA) and the Pentagon, according to sources.

The sources, who asked not to disclose her identity, she said, “The Kurds abandoned their ally, strategic (the Supreme Council for the Dawa party / wing Nuri al-Maliki, and that arrangements are in the secret meetings between the leaders of the Dawa party orders Maliki and Kurdish leaders orders Barzani to begin implementation of the secret items for the agreement (Erbil ) or (Barzani initiative), the secret items which he threatened to expose the Kurds Somoa when Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to stop his policies in Khanaqin, Baghdad, Kirkuk, Diyala and other And nibbling in the series of geographical expansion and the Kurdish soft. ” (more…)

President Najafi and Arab League leader discuss leagues role to aid Iraq out of CH VII

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Najafi and discuss the role of the Arab League of Arab States to remove Iraq from Chapter VII

Search Speaker Osama Najafi with the Secretary-General of the Arab medallion Nabil Arab preparations the forthcoming Arab Summit in Baghdad and the role of the university in support of efforts to get out of Iraq under Chapter VII.

A statement by the Office of Najafi received the agency and all of Iraq [where] a copy of it on Friday that “Najafi, and attended his first deputy, Qusay al-Suhail, met yesterday evening, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Arab.”

“The two sides discussed in the meeting, held in Constitutional Hall building, the House of Representatives ways to strengthen relations between Iraq and the Arab League and the ongoing preparations for holding the Arab summit in Baghdad in March of next year.” (more…)

Kurds must decide to stay or leave says Iraq oil minister

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Baghdad: Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region must decide whether it wishes to remain part of the country or form its own independent state, Baghdad’s oil minister said in an interview published Friday.

Abdelkarim al-Luaybi’s strong comments come as Iraq aims to ramp up oil production despite not having passed a hydrocarbons law to regulate the distribution of lucrative revenues from crude sales.

“It’s up to the Kurdistan region to decide whether it has made a strategic decision to stay part of Iraq or it has made up its mind to establish its independent state,” Luaybi told the iraqoilforum.com website run by energy analyst Ruba Husari. (more…)

Iraq Oil-The Forum: Q&A with Iraq Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaybi on Status of HCL

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By Ruba Husari

Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaybi gives the latest on the draft Oil & Gas Law (OGL) and the state of the dispute with Exxon Mobil over its signed contract with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in an interview with Iraq Oil Forum editor Ruba Husari in Baghdad.

Q: You were expected to meet with the KRG’s Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami to agree a draft Oil & Gas Law (OGL) – or Hydrocarbon Law – based on the 2007 draft, that is acceptable to both sides before the end of the year. Have you met? (more…)

Draft of Oil and Gas Law on revenues for Kurdistan Region

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Published a draft law fund oil and gas revenues to Kurdistan Region
09/12/2011 13:12

Erbil / Iraq: approved the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq, on Monday (5 / 12) Bill Fund revenues from oil and gas province of Kurdistan, to be sent to parliament for approval, which according to him will be set up body for the supervision and management of oil revenues in the region, and are nominated President by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and in coordination with the Council of the oil and gas in the region, on a vote by the majority in parliament.

The establishment of this body (the control of oil revenues to the region) in order to ensure transparency in the exploitation of oil and gas resources, since all the financial revenues obtained by the Ministry of natural resources in the region and imports derived from the Iraqi government and private oil and gas will be under the supervision of this body, according to the project which includes the establishment of a fund called Fund (oil and gas revenues for the region) is administered by the Commission, represented by the Commission President or his nominee.

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CBI confirms that it still lags behind in its financial management

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The Central Bank of Iraq is still lagging behind in its financial management despite the passage of eight years of political transition in the country.

The adviser said the appearance of the central bank in favor of the “financial management system in Iraq suffers from the legacy of a great need of major reform to remove the legacy of an open economy he inherited Iraq because of the policies of the former regime.”

He added that the “targeting of the Ministry of Finance by the terrorist groups several times contributed to delays in Iraq’s development of the infrastructure of financial management.” (more…)

Adoption of financial analysis to the control of performance and behavior of banks

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10/12/2011

Stock evaluate the performance of the banking sector in the market

Brought to the workshop organized by the Iraqi market for securities to assess the performance of the banking sector in the stock market, highlighted the adoption of financial analysis as a means in which in addition to the display requirements of the market in the quarterly reports and final accounts,

as the workshop focused on the follow-up to the reality of the banks listed in the Iraqi market for securities and mechanisms work and the extent to which a banking services to the local economy in light of the adopted systems, and presented the workshop as well as compare the financial statements quarterly during the first quarter, second and third of the banks included in the regulations of the market and pause at the financial analysis of these banks and the extent of follow-up to the standards of international accounting and domestic legislation and instructions of the Central Bank as it comes to ensuring the smooth functioning of the market as to ensure equity and efficiency of the banks that traded shares in the market. . (more…)

UNAMI: Iraq and Kuwait had made little ​​progress; Need for more efforts

Posted: December 10, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics

Confirmed the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) that Iraq and Kuwait have made ​​little progress on normalization of relations between them.

The head of the United Nations Mission Kubler-Mart in the report submitted to the UN Security Council that the two countries expressed their willingness to resolve outstanding problems, hoping that contribute to the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s visit to Kuwait to resume work of the joint between the two countries. (more…)

Minister of Planning meets Director General of the World Organization of Intellectual Property

Posted: December 10, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics

Met with His Excellency the Minister of Planning Dr. Yusuf Ali Shukri and Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ambassador Mohammed Ali Hakim, Mr. Francis Gurry Director General of the World Organization of Intellectual Property in the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, on Thursday, 8/12/2011, on the sidelines of the meetings of the seventeenth session of the meetings of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents, has been during the meeting to exchange views between the parties with respect to activating the role and work of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Iraq, and His Excellency the Minister to Iraq’s desire to develop this relationship through the training of Iraqi staff by conducting training sessions at the headquarters of the Organization in Geneva or by sending experts to Iraq. (more…)

Iraqi Minister of Planning meets the Secretary General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva

Posted: December 10, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics

Met with His Excellency the Minister of Planning Dr. Yusuf Ali Shukri, the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 8/12/2011, and the presence of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq Ambassador Mohammed Ali Hakim, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi.

The sides discussed on many issues of concern to Iraq, especially the most important priorities of the main economic issues and development and activating programs to assist Iraq in the framework of its accession to the WTO and the Iraq policy in the field of investment and trade, science and technology. (more…)

Ministry calls for U.N. support; No need for funds but planning and development

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BAGHDAD, Dec. 10 (AKnews) – Iraqi Planning Ministry has officially asked for the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to send international experts to aid the Ministry.

Speaking to AKnews Ali Shukri, the Minister, said: “Iraq does not need funds but help with planning the services and developmental projects.”

Proposed Iraqi budget for 2012 has reached $100 billion USD (116,500 billion IQD), with a deficit of $13.5 billion USD (15,500 billion IQD). The budget is based on a set price of a barrel of oil, $85 USD (99,000 IQD).

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Parliament will reconvene Sunday

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House resumes its sessions next Sunday and his agenda includes first and second readings of / 14 / bill, including the proposed law on credit fund students to organize and provisions for nomination to the post of President of the Republic.

A parliamentary source said the agenda includes the first reading of the draft law on Iraq’s accession to the International Treaty concerning the Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and the first reading of a draft law on ratification of the Convention on Technical Cooperation in the field of animal health between the Governments of Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the first reading of a draft law on ratification of the Convention on Cooperation in the field of stone Agriculture and Plant Protection between the Governments of Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. (more…)

Iraqi White Bloc demands GOI sue Kuwait over Port Mubarak

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Kuwait’s Mubarak Terminal dossier’s should be activated in UN – legislature
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BAGHDAD /Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Legislature from the so-called “White Bloc,”Aliya Nuseif, has demanded the Iraqi government activate the dossier of Kuwait’s Mubarak Terminal in the United Nations and sue Kuwait for building theterminal, despite its knowledge that such a decision would harm Iraq.

“Theconstruction of the Mubarak Port is a shear violation of internationalagreements among states that are marine neighbors, that don’t allow any stateto build a port that damages a neighboring marine state,” Nuseif said in astatement, issued by her media office on Saturday and received by Aswat al-Iraqnews agency. (more…)

Deputy for Iraq List: Reconciliation between Allawi and Maliki is conditional on implementation of Erbil agreement

Posted: December 10, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics

Baghdad (newsletter).The MP stressed/Iraqi/coalition attab Jassem invited Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi list leader for reconciliation and dialogue are welcome from all political blocs, noting that there were no conditions for the Iraqi list for reconciliation but to implement the Convention Arbil without deleting or increase.

Jassem said in a statement (for the news agency of news) Saturday: initiative launched by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, leader of the list are welcome from all political blocs.

She added: not to list any Iraqi implementation of the Convention on the terms it agreed Arbil leaders political blocs in the initiative of the President of Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani, noting that conditions go “wind” in front of the national project and save the political process and the current Iraq crisis.

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Total eclipse of the moon set for Saturday in Baghdad

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Najaf – Majid Fadhil: A source at the University of Babylon A total eclipse of the moon Saturday at the second hour and 36 minutes.

The source said that the eclipse Seen in Iraq after the sunset at the fifth night in the city of Najaf .

He explained that the eclipse will be visible when the moon comes out from the shadow full time in the seventh minute and 26 pm and the eclipse ends at eight o’clock and 25 minutes.

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Communications Minister announces Basra closely linking Iraq to the world through the cables freely

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The Ministry of Telecommunications, Friday, closely linking Iraq to the world Bkablwat freedom of communication extends under the waters of Persian Gulf, stressing that Iraq could be by virtue of its geographical location as a corridor of an international link of the Middle West Bkablwat freely, as he emphasized the governor of Basra that the local government did not notice until now an evolution in the telecommunications industry.

Said Communications Minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi at a press conference at the airport in Basra, that the “project implemented by the company GBI country to tie Iraq to the Gulf States and the world by Kablo sea will be completed later this month,” noting that “another project similar in progress will hopefully be completed during the first half of next year. ” (more…)

Washington confirms 15,000 staff members will occupy embassy in Baghdad

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Said U.S. embassy spokesman Michael McClellan, Saturday, that the number of staff of the Embassy of his country’s current close to 15 thousand, pointing out that it was knowingly and consent of the Iraqi government, as pointed out that this number is similar to the number of employees at U.S. embassies in several countries.

McClellan said in remarks to a number of media, including the “Sumerian News”, “approximately 15 thousand is the number of employees at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq now, and any number of little information other than this number are the numbers are exaggerated,” noting that “this number is fixed and would be lowered in the future to be replaced Baracaan. ” (more…)

Ban Ki-moon appointed Hungarian Gyorgy Posten as Deputy Special Representative in Iraq

Posted: December 10, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics

Erbil, December 10 (Rn) – appointed by the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, the Hungarian Gyorgy Posten Deputy Special Representative in Iraq, according to a UN statement.

He said the statement received by the Kurdish news agency (Rn) a copy of that “Posten, which will be important to support the political, electoral and constitutional mission of the United Nations to help Iraq (UNAMI), was appointed instead of the Polish Jersey Schoratwiks, who served in Iraq in the past two years,” adding that “Secretary-General extended his thanks and to Amtnnana Schoratwiks for his dedicated service and commitment to helping the people of Iraq.” (more…)

Iraqi List deputy calls for Maliki to demand US pay 2003 Iraqi compensation during his visit to Washington

Posted: December 10, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics

Called the Iraqi List, Vice Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a claim the United States during his upcoming visit have to pay compensation to the dead and wounded Iraqis since 2003.

The MP said Karim Shaalan told all of Iraq [where] Friday, “We demand that Maliki to demand, in turn, the United States during his planned visit in the middle of this month to Washington to pay reparations to the Iraqi people who died behind the military operations and terrorist attacks and acts of sectarian violence that has gripped Iraq after 2003″ .

He added that “al-Maliki also demands that the United States to drive Iraq from Chapter VII of the UN Security Council because it has a prominent role and effective international sanctions under this item on Iraq.” (more…)

Kurdish Representative labels Maliki re-election legal

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BAGHDAD, Nov. 10 (AKnews) – Representative Mohsen Sadun of the Kurdish Blocs Coalition in the House of Representative said that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is eligible for a third term in office.

Sadun, a member of the House’s Legal Committee, was referring to the constitution which does not specify a maximum number of term for a prime minister.

“The constitution has set the presidential term at two successive terms but it has no lay out anything for the term of the Iraqi PM which is left open,” Sadun said. (more…)

Baghdad is preparing to rebuild most of the suburbs

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Baghdad, December 10 (Rn) – The Department of Cinema and Theatre in the Iraqi Ministry of Culture today, Saturday, from near the launching of a “major” for ages theaters Baghdad destructive since 2003 and include theaters Square celebrations and good, Mansour, parts remaining from the National Theatre.

The Director General of the Department d. Shafiq al-Mahdi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the fifteenth of this month will announce the names of 38 companies in the tender age of Theater of good and the rest of the theaters in Baghdad, according to the book by the Engineering Department at the Ministry to be selected some companies sober to start the campaign immediately according to a specific timetable significant financial and assignments. ” (more…)