Reuters
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
The United States has warned Iraq not to “blow this opportunity” to become a prosperous, unified nation, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday, saying it must start to act like a democracy and embrace compromise.
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GENEVA, Jan 26, 2012 (AFP) – The United Nations released $1.02 billion (774 million euros) in Iraqi compensation to Kuwait on Thursday in the latest payment of a war reparation scheme that began in 1994.
The payment brings the total compensation paid over Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait to $35.4 billion. A further $17 billion is due. (more…)
Zaha Hadid Shortlisted for $1bn Parliament Complex
The Architects’ Journal reports that Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been shortlisted to design the new $1 billion parliament complex in Baghdad.
ZHA senior architect Mohamed Al-Jubori attended a project briefing in Baghdad last month with Iraqi parliament president Osama al-Nujaifi. Hadid already has the contract for the Iraqi Central Bank building. (more…)
Baghdad, January 26 (Rn) – A consultant in the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on Thursday, that the latter will visit Kuwait soon at the invitation of former leveled at him by his Kuwaiti counterpart in order to develop solutions to many of the outstanding issues between the parties, indicating that the Kuwaiti side expressed willingness to resolve differences.
Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah expressed in December last for his willingness to cooperate to resolve all outstanding issues between the two countries.
Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, on Thursday, according to the allocation of the law of the Constitution regulates the division of profits of oil and gas in Iraq.
A statement issued by the Presidency of the province received a “Twilight News” copy that “the President of the Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani received (on Wednesday) in the resort of Salahuddin Special Representative for the International Energy U.S. Department of State Carlos Pascoal and his accompanying delegation and accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Iraq” . (more…)
Revealed the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, on Thursday, about the grammar of U.S. President Barack Obama’s “conviction” Iraq’s ability to overcome internal political differences, which is going through now.
Iraq is gripped by an unprecedented crisis on the back of the Iraqi judiciary issued an arrest warrant on charges of Tareq al-Hashemi “terrorism” and attempts to isolate the Deputy Prime Minister from office in accordance with which he took after a political agreement was barred from participating in the recent legislative elections. (more…)
Talabani receives congratulations for successful surgery
Baghdad (AIN) –the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani received several phone calls from Iraqi officials to congratulate him for the success of the surgery he underwent in Germany.
A presidential statement received by the All Iraq News Agency cited Wednesday “The Premier Nouri al-Maliki made a phone call to congratulate President Talabani for the success of his surgery and wished him quick recovery and safe return to Iraq.”
“President Talabani received a phone call from President of Kurdistan region Masoud Barzani, wishing him speedy recovery and eternal health,” the statement added. (more…)
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counting economists and banking experts, the flow of thousands of Iranians in the border areas between the two countries to buy and sell the U.S. currency within Iran that depletion of foreign currency inside Iraq indirectly.
With rejects Iraqi merchants in Najaf and Karbala to do business Baltoman after low value against the Iraqi dinar. collapse Altoman Iranian adviser said the Iraqi Central Bank Mazhar Mohammad Saleh’s (Citizen) that the Iranian currency deteriorate amid international sanctions imposed on Iran, causing inflation, the fact that the sources of the dollar is weak in Iranian banks. He stressed that Iranians flocked to the border areas with Iraq to buy the dollar, gold is an individual behavior or border trade. Saleh continued, but if what has been considered as a request to the phenomenon as the effects of foreign currency that will be reflected heavily on the dollar of what exists in the Iraqi market. Indicating that the demand for the dollar at auction the central bank over $ 300 million. (more…)
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Through the Central Bank is concerned the likelihood of escalation of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that the closure of the Straits will directly affect the national economy and economic room for maneuver.
The deputy governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed Saleh / Baghdadiya News / “he is worried about the implications of what he described as large on the economy in the event of closing the Strait of Hormuz. (more…)
Baghdad (NINA) – Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zibari discussed today with Deputy American Inspector General for Iraq’s Reconstruction Affairs, Ginger Cruse, the efforts being exerted to uncover the fate of the Iraqi money during the Coalition Provisional Authority.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said “Zibari stressed during his meeting with Cruse the Iraqi Foreign Ministry’s readiness to fully cooperate with the American Inspector General Office to reach the truth of how the Iraqi money was spent and to work in transparency to inform the Iraqi institutions and public opinion of the truth.” (more…)
The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 26-JAN-2012. The results were as follows:
| DETAILS | NOTES |
| Number of banks | 21 |
| Auction price selling dinar / US$ | 1166 |
| Auction price buying dinar / US$ | —– |
| Amount sold at auction price (US$) | 199,620,000 |
| Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) | —– |
| Total offers for buying (US$) | 199,620,000 |
| Total offers for selling (US$) | —– |
Baghdad (newsletter).Jabir Habib Jabir Ambassador presented his credentials to President Mr. Barack Obama extraordinary Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United States.
He said in a statement received (News Agency news) on Thursday: Ambassador Habib Jaber Jaber, presented his credentials to President Mr. Barack Obama extraordinary Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United States. (more…)
