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Talabani urges political blocs to stop comments to media that could derail the success of agreements

Posted: August 4, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Arbil, August 4 / August (Rn) – urged the President of Iraq Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi political forces to stop the campaign of accusations and skepticism in the media and all that would disturb the agreement reached by the political blocs days before on the contentious issues and the U.S. presence.

In a statement to the Iraqis, received by the Kurdish news agency (Rn) a copy of it, on the outcome of the meeting of the leaders and heads of blocs, Talabani said that “our country has taken another step of the utmost importance in achieving national harmony expeditious through fraternal dialogue construction that took place between political leaders at the start of Ramadan blessed and the blessing of this holy month. “

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Iraq’s leaders to postpone the meeting to next Tuesday

Posted: July 31, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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allawi maliki baghdadErbil, July 31 (Rn) – The Presidency of the Republic of Iraq, said that the anticipated meeting of the leaders of Iraqi political blocs have been postponed again on Tuesday in response to a request from the Iraqi List led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.

It was hoped to meet with Iraqi politicians on Monday at the home of the President of Iraq Jalal Talabani to discuss the controversial themes, including a file as well as American troops.

He is also scheduled to discuss the controversial issues related to meeting the security ministries and the Council of the upcoming policy and the application of the terms of agreement which paved the Erbil to form a government of national partnership.

A brief statement of the Presidency, received by the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “in response to a request from the leadership of the Iraqi bloc decided to postpone the meeting of political leaders until next Tuesday.”

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U.S. report: Iraq more dangerous than a year ago

Posted: July 30, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Erbil, July 30 (AKnews) — Iraq is a more dangerous place than it was a year ago, a report released today by a U.S. government watchdog concluded.

Recent months have seen an escalation in bombings, assassinations and kidnappings, it says, leading to a “summer of uncertainty” over whether to ask for an extension of the end-of-year deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal.

U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart W. Bowen Jr. made his quarterly report to Congress, concluding: “Iraq remains an extraordinarily dangerous place to work… It is less safe, in my judgment, than 12 months ago.”

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Sadrists: We will go to UN if U.S. stay

Posted: July 27, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Erbil, July 27 (AKnews) – If U.S. forces stay on Iraqi soil beyond the end-of-year deadline the Sadrists will press the Iraqi government to pursue the Americans in the UN Security Council.

Amir Kanani, who leads the Ahrar bloc in the Sadr Current, told AKnews that all parties should wish for and urge the U.S. forces to leave the country because “the U.S. troops’ violations in Iraq has exceeded all limits.”

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Maliki: If U.S. troops remain there is a need for national consensus; New convention agreement with US

Posted: June 21, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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BAGHDAD (Alsumaria News): Deputy for a coalition of state law, Tuesday, that the extension to the survival of U.S. forces in Iraq needs a new agreement between Baghdad and Washington, indicating that the survival of these forces must be unanimous national levels.

Said Saad Muttalibi in a press interview that “any new agreement to keep U.S. troops in Iraq should be the features differ from the Convention currently in force and will be based on national interest,” saying “the absence of any decision to extend the survival of those forces at the moment.” “The extension must obtain a national consensus and a new agreement is the previous agreement.

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Analyst rules out extension of U.S. forces in Iraq; Contribution of Framework agreement and Iranian influence reason

Posted: June 17, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Beirut, June 17 (Rn) – ruled out the Lebanese political analyst Johnny Abu-Akel, to extend the stay of American troops in Iraq after the scheduled date of withdrawal at the end of this year, but he stressed that the U.S. influence in Iraq will continue after the “shared Tehran and Washington Files” .

He said Abu-Akel, a professor of international relations at the University of Beirut, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the files in the Middle East tend to discount,” noting that “the two great powers Iran and the United States split the files to the satisfaction of the parties and with minimal losses.”

He stressed that “Iraq is one of these files, obtained by Iran to extend its gains against U.S. influence in it.”

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Kuwait-Iraq ties: The curse of history and geography

Posted: May 29, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Abdullah Al Shayji writes: The two sides should bury the hatchet and look for ways to engage in strategic and joint venture projects

Once again history and politics seem to trump reality and realpolitik in this turbulent region. Iraq continues to reel from its traumatic politics, more than 14 months after its election. It is bogged down in a dysfunctional system and continued occupation, with the Americans having second thoughts about departing.

This has in turn led to alarming and threatening displays of rejection by Iran’s allies in the country, led by the Mahdi Army. Kuwait and other GCC states are worried that America’s drawing down of its forces will allow Iran to take advantage of the situation, and this will lead to greater instability and allow Tehran to exert more influence.

Iraq’s large neighbours continue to meddle in its affairs, with Iran itching to fill the vacuum that will be left by the departing Americans. In the meantime, Iraq continues to grapple with its mutliple crises, which are a result of its chaotic relations with its GCC neighbours, who continue to shun Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki due to his sectarian politics and his government’s murky stance vis-a-vis Bahrain, which led to the scrapping of the Arab League summit in Baghdad this month.

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Iraqi analysts: U.S. troops may withdraw this year

Posted: April 10, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Najaf , April 10 (AKnews) – Iraqi politician analysts said that it is likely that the U.S. troops might withdraw from the country, according to the scheduled set time in the security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington, due to the pressures exerted on the Iraqi government by the political blocs and among popular circles that stresses the need not to extend the foreign troops remain in Iraq.

Muhannad Zamili told AKnews that the political pressures will push the Iraqi government to postpone any request to extend the remain of the American troops in the country, the fact that the political process cannot tolerate any tensions among the blocs that formed the government.

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Protests against continued US presence in Iraq; Sadr warns he will mobilize Mahdi army if US forces stays

Posted: April 9, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad, April 9 (AKnews) – Hundreds of the fans of the Shia radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took to the streets Saturday to protests against the US forces presence in Iraq.

The demonstrators who came from different Iraqi provinces to Baghdad mark the 8th anniversary of the fall of the former dictator Saddam Hussein called on the US forces to leave Iraq.

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Muqtada al-Sadr frustrates Allawi plot to topple al-Maliki?

Posted: March 4, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Palm – Well-informed sources and documents and unequivocal evidence of the existence of an elaborate scheme led by Ayad Allawi, the support American and a Briton, a Saudi, in coordination with many media leaders and members of the army and other security agencies have been developing such a plan in London during the various meetings attended by many of the parties, and was designed in-class basis to complete the anger of the masses and rally the people angry and resentful of the lack of services for the demonstrators in all the cities of Iraq on 25 February and the Egyptian way has been the distribution of roles accurately so that the recruitment of demonstrations for the implementation of this plot, especially the presence of the Sadrist movement, which enjoys great popularity, which was scheduled to attend the hundreds of thousands The demonstrators then be withdrawn in accordance with a specific agenda to provoke clashes with security forces and with the public transit to the Green Zone through the bridge of the Republic and Sinak and commentator and docking with the demonstrators coming from different areas of Baghdad where the maps were provided by the leadership of conspiratorial groups.

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Muqtada al-Sadr’s return to Iran suddenly

Posted: January 21, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Aides to Iraqi Shi’ite cleric anti-American Moqtada al-Sadr said he returned to Iran on Friday after spending two weeks in Iraq long after he had spent in Iran.

Chest and left the country without fanfare.

The speeches of al-Sadr mobilized millions of poor Shiites against the American forces after the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and his militia played a major role in the sectarian violence that has engulfed Iraq.

” A source from inside his office, asking not to be named, “Yes, Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr returned to Iran.”

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Iraq: E-government soon

Posted: January 17, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Officials in Najaf, said the e-government project coming to an end and will be announced soon a, noting that Najaf will be the first province in Iraq working in the mail order departments.

Said Mohammad Ayed al-Moussawi Najaf Governorate Council member for the “weekly”, “will soon announce the completion of e-government project,  Will be operational in the official circles to maintain, “pointing to” the importance of engaging those services to work-based e-government to spend a large proportion of red tape and bureaucracy in government work. “

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Al-Sadr returns to Najaf after 3 years in exile

Posted: January 5, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s return to the holy city of Najaf

Palm – An informed source in the governorate of Najaf, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Mr. Sadr has returned to Najaf after more than three and a half years to leave Iraq.

The source said in an interview that the information indicates that al-Sadr will hold his first Friday prayers in the courtyard Sharif upper end of the week.

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Next Sunday, The Distribution of Financial Grants for 7 thousands of displaced families in Dhi Qar

Posted: December 19, 2010 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The Director of the Department of Immigration and Displacement in Dhi Qar, said his department will distribute the grant of the ministry for families displaced and thousands of the 7 families.

He said, “Ali Saleh sweet”  each displaced family will get a financial grant of 250 thousand dinars, and banks will start Shatrah, Rifai and market the Senate and the Rasheed Bank branch in Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar distributed next Sunday.

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