01/30/2013
BAGHDAD / JD / .. Ministry of Transport announced Iraqi quest to join the train project Gulf, which starts from Kuwait and ends in the United Arab Emirates through Saudi Arabia.
said ministry spokesman Transport Karim Nouri / a JD /: that Iraq is seeking to be a part of a project train Gulf, as it represents its strategic level Trains in the area. (more…)
File the single currency the main obstacles to economic integration Gulf
31-12-2012 09:00 AM
Requires Gulf countries seeking to achieve Gulf Union, find formulas for economic integration, check demands and visions which aims to Gulf leaders, and meet the aspirations of the peoples of the Gulf aimed at finding the best channels for work and mobility, investment and trade. (more…)
GCC calls on Iraq for “remove excesses” of Kuwait, internal reconciliation “permanent”
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 1 / DECEMBER 2012 19:25
Arab Gulf states called on Tuesday Iraq to “remove excesses” because of obstruction maintenance marks the border with Kuwait, also urged the Iraqi factions to reconcile among themselves permanently. (more…)
09/18/2012
BAGHDAD / JD / .. A report addressing the investment climate in the Arab countries that the per capita income of Iraq class average compared to the world of the Arab citizen.
predicted the report published by newspaper days Bahraini: the average income of Arab citizens is growing at 2%, up to 6973 dollars by the end of this year , compared to 6781 dollars last year, and compared with an average income of 4391 dollars in 2006. (more…)
March 10, 2012
The new name is expected to be the share of one of the currencies of countries participating in the unit
Expected to deal a single Gulf currency in 2015
Objected to the GCC countries participating in monetary union project on the 14 names proposed for a single currency, which is expected to be stable on its name and categories and processes to print the middle of next year, and is expected to deal with the year 2015, as confirmed by a source in the General Secretariat of the GCC countries. (more…)
BAGHDAD, Feb.12 (AKnews) – Qatar and Kuwait have pledged to attend the upcoming Arab summit in Baghdad on March 29, said an Iraqi government adviser.
Mariam al-Rayes of the prime minister’s office said Qatar and Kuwait informed the Iraqi government that they will attend the summit. (more…)
Posted 10/02/2012 07:49 AM
BAGHDAD – Babinaoz (Reuters) – told the National Alliance MP Bahaa al-Araji, Iraq faces sectarian hatred by the Gulf countries including Bahrain and the external pressure in order not to the summit in Baghdad.
The MP said Bahaa al-Araji, a reporter and news agency future: “There are a number of excuses from some of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for failure to attend the Arab summit in Baghdad,” stressing that “the Arab summit in Baghdad is facing a challenge at the international pressure, which represents exam for diplomacy Iraqi” (more…)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
Authorities in Baghdad announced on Tuesday the launch of a number of projects of the Arab summit scheduled for the end of next March in the Iraqi capital, saying at the same time on the readiness of Iraq to embrace the global activities in the home.
Iraq and isolated world in the nineties of the last century after the invasion of Kuwait and subjected to international sanctions package is still a clear impact on its economy and reputation in the region.
Iraq is trying to review his muscles very slowly in the region by hosting the Arab summit in its capital, but analysts have questioned the omission by the success of Bahrain to participate. (more…)
12/10/2011 17:24
Erbil, 12 October / October (Rn) – The Development Conference in the Iraqi market for securities business on Wednesday in Erbil with about 120 Iraqi businessmen and foreigners.
According to the supervisor of the Conference Abdul Chuan Kurdistan News Agency (Rn), that “the development of the Iraqi market for securities began its work today with the participation of some 120 Iraqi businessmen and foreigners,” adding that “the conference will continue for two days.”
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Chairman of the IMF predicted growth of the Arab Gulf Arab economies increased by 4% on average during the year due to high oil prices, as quoted by Reuters.
The Jassim Al Mannai, Director General of the Fund that the performance of Bahrain would be below the level of her peers because of political unrest. The immune system of people are afraid to because of the unrest, particularly investors and want to make sure of a return to normalcy in Bahrain until the return to their business activities, indicating that they are watching the process of dialogue. He added that the oil-rich Gulf region holds large amounts of U.S.
Treasury bonds but the low yield makes them attractive for central banks to buy more U.S. government bonds.
Allawi
26/05/2011 13:36:00
Baghdad – Member of the Iraqiya Slate, Fattah Al Sheikh, said “Iraq cannot pressure on Kuwaiti side to dissuade them from building the Great Port of Mubarak.”
Sheikh said in a statement on Thursday “we cannot exert pressure on the Kuwaiti side, because everything that is happening is against Iraq because of the government’s recent position regarding Bahrain and the unbalanced statements of the government in this regard, in addition to the rejection of the Gulf States of Maliki, personally, and considering him as persona non grata.”
Deputy for Iraqi politicians bear responsibility for Iraq’s annexation of Iraq to the removal of the Gulf Cooperation Council
13/05/2011 15:44
Baghdad, 13 May (Rn) – seem ambitious Iraq to join the Gulf Cooperation Council began to fade, especially after the dismissal of his candidacy, and the nomination of Jordan, Morocco, instead it gives the indicators according to observers of the Iraqi that the position of the Iraqi political crisis of Bahrain may be the reason behind the decision deportation.
The MP for the Iraqi List and the unit Aaljamili of Kurdistan News Agency (Akaenoz) that “There is no doubt that Iraq is the state closest to the Gulf States,” noting that “there is common ground and common interests between Iraq and the Gulf States, but after recent events on the issue of Bahrain and attacks by some Iraqi politicians on some Gulf states have had a reaction and the censure of those States and this may be one of the reasons for deportation, “and hoped to return Iraq to the Arab incubator.
Iraq spent $450 million [540 billion Iraqi dinars] in preparation for the Arab League Summit, which has now been postponed for a year.
The money was spent planting palm trees along highways, re-paving roads and restoring a palace of former dictator Saddam Hussein, according to a report from Reuters.
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said on Thursday the summit had been postponed to March 2012 after being put off twice this year amid regional turmoil and animosity towards Iraq by some Gulf Arab states after it criticised Bahrain’s crackdown on Shia’ite protesters.
Basra, May 2 (AKnews) – The only land crossing between Iraq and Kuwait was shut down unexpectedly today, causing chaos and leading to claims the Kuwaitis are afraid of reprisal attacks after the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Safwan border crossing – 60 km southwest of Basra – was officially shut down by the Kuwaiti authorities in an unprecedented move.
Sulaimaniyah, May 2 (AKnews) – Foreign ministers from Arab states are expected to meet next week to decide on a new schedule for the postponed Arab Summit in Baghdad as the Arab world is rocked by a wave of protests.
As a result of the ‘Arab spring’ revolts some Arab states requested that the Summit – first scheduled for March 29 – be postponed until, at the latest, 15 May.
Baghdad (news) .. said a consultant in industrial development Amer jeweler that Iraq is ranked (173) to facilitate the work of international investment companies.
The jeweler said in a statement (of the Agency news) on Friday: “that Iraq suffers from poor organization and coordination of registration of companies wishing to work and is ranked (173) out of (183) state.
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Legislature of al-Iraqiya bloc, Wihda al-Jumeily, has expressed expectations that the location where the next Arab Summit will be held will not be Baghdad, and that there is a possibility the Summit will be cancelled.
“Amid the current developments in the Arab Region, we expect that the location of the Arab Summit will be changed from Baghdad to another Arab city.
The Arab League announced on Wednesday that its members have agreed to postpone its summit, scheduled for May 11 in Baghdad, amid disputes over the venue and popular unrest rocking the region.
Arab foreign ministers will meet on May 15 to set a new date, Egypt’s state news agency MENA quoted the deputy secretary-general of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Helli, as saying.
Revealed an Arab diplomatic source, Tuesday, that the Kuwaiti government will take part in Arab summit to be held in Baghdad in May next, while referring to the existence of contacts between Iraq and Kuwait and the Arab League on the reduction of the level of representation the Gulf at the summit meetings, he stressed that Iraq has submitted a formal request to place the timing nor the specific in the 11 of May next.
The source said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “the Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, the Kuwaiti delegation participating in the high-level contacts to circumvent the controversy caused by some media statements on the” reduce the level of representation of countries of Persian Gulf in the meetings of the Arab summit planned held in Baghdad on 11 May next. “
The United States expressed its support for convening an Arab summit in Baghdad. U.S. embassy spokesman in Iraq, David Ranz pointed out that Washington was seeking to reintegrate Iraq into the Arab world, regional and global levels, indicating that the visit of Deputy Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman and his meeting with the President and the Prime Minister as well as other politicians, focused on issues concerning the region, particularly what is happening in Bahrain.
