Posts Tagged ‘Sunni Islam’

Biden’s plan for dividing Iraq

Posted: May 16, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Screen Shot 2013-05-16 at 1.38.35 PMBiden on the road to project implementation!!.

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Committed the security agreement partners the political process signatories to the implementation of the final phase of occupation program, a federal application stage.

The fact that the position of the occupation was not clear in any case such as the visibility of the issue of federalism he declares at night and during the day he wants to sees a federally Iraq, and the leaders of the fundamental process required all know them completely, and they are the keepers of strictly implemented. In order rushes Iraq to the final phase of the planned decree also wants the U.S. occupation has كلت Obama administration Iraq dossier to Biden Republican Almtzin that has already been presented to Bush and Congress project to divide Iraq, and here he is today oversees the implementation itself has started its activities in practice heats the political situation in preparation for the division was distribution of roles on the partners of the political process as follows: (more…)

New York Times suggests Maliki’s resignation will resolve most problems in Iraq

Posted: May 6, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The New York Times: Maliki departure is alone capable of solving the problems of Iraq
05-05-2013 11:16 AM

The New York Times felt that the solution to Iraq’s problems lies in the resignation of Maliki’s responsibility.

The newspaper said in analyzing her about what the situation in Iraq, that Iraq is going through a serious crisis and that the solution lies in that step down the prime minister and replaced by another figure elected by Parliament, there are other Shiite politicians who are able to lead a government of national unity. (more…)

Voter participation ratio up to 51% in Iraq’s provincial elections

Posted: April 21, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad (AIN) -The Independent High Electoral Commission announced that “The ratio of the participation in the general and the special voting across the Iraqi provinces included within the general polling of the local elections is up to 51%.” (more…)

Source at IHEC: State of Law surpasses other competitors in Baghdad

Posted: April 20, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad (NINA) – Source at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said that the State of Law Alliance is surpassing other competitors in Baghdad with a large percentage.

Counting votes started on Saturday afternoon, Apr. 20, immediately after closing the polls.

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Allawi: Situation in Iraq is going through dangerous period that requires implementing Erbil Agreement

Posted: April 6, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad (NINA) – Leader of Iraqiya slate, Iyad Allawi, said that the situation in Iraq is going through dangerous period that requires implementing the Erbil Agreement.

In his speech announcing the slate of United Iraqiya National Alliance, Allawi said that the campaigns of intimidation and exclusion are continuing in Iraq, since many Iraqi political forces (he did not name) are subjected to insemination and exclusion and been denied to express their opinion in many forums.

Allawi added that it is clear evidence that who runs Iraq is running it in an insufficient way.

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MP: Passing the state budget in absence of the Kurd Alliance and Iraqiya Slate is dangerous, unprecedented.

Posted: March 8, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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08/03/2013 13:03:00
Baghdad/ NINA /– MP Walid Mohammadi for Iraqiya Slate coalition described voting on the financial budget while Iraqiya Slate and Kurdistan Alliance were absente as arbitrary and a dangerous unprecedented as well as unacceptable process lack of any sense of national partnership. (more…)

Central Bank and the oil-for exit from Chapter VII

Posted: March 4, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Parliamentary source revealed the outbreak of major differences between the political blocs on the background of the statements made by some lawmakers and talking about the survival of Iraq under Chapter VII for another four years. (more…)

UN delegation visiting Ramadi to discuss the demands of the demonstrators

Posted: January 22, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Author: FQ Editor: CC Tuesday 22 K 2 2013 10:48 GMT
Alsumaria News / Anbar delegation arrived from the United Nations, on Tuesday afternoon, to the city of Ramadi to discuss the demands of the demonstrators and the current crisis with a number of local officials.

said board member Anbar province Mezher Hassan Al Mulla said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “high-level delegation headed by representative Secretary-General of the United Nations Amer Ali arrived in the city of Ramadi, and began holding a series of meetings closed with the governor Qassim Fahdawi and Speaker Jassem al-Halbusi. ” (more…)

Maliki planned to make changes in the security leaders next week

Posted: January 9, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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BAGHDAD / Baghdadiya News / .. A source close to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, that he intends to make changes in leadership and high-level officials in the security institutions, to address the recent threats and demonstrations.

According to a statement published by the official website of the Ministry of Peshmerga and seen by / Baghdadiya News / “Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the general commander of the Iraqi armed forces develop a plan to change all the leaders and high-level officials in the security institutions of the army and police during the next week.” (more…)

Force from Baghdad deployed east of Falluja, Anbar Council requests Arab League, UN to interfere

Posted: January 9, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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09/01/2013 23:01:00
Ramadi (NINA) – Organizer at Anbar protest, Khamees al-Mohana, affirmed that a military force coming from Baghdad has camped east of Falluja.

In a statement to NINA on Wednesday, Jan. 9, Mohana said that most members of the force are Kurds; until now, the force has not moved to dislodge protestors. (more…)

Mutlaq called the UN Mission to intervene in the crisis protesters in accordance with international norms

Posted: January 8, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Iraqi List, Saleh al-Mutlaq, Tuesday, the UN Mission in Iraq to take the role and intervene in accordance with norms and international regulations in crisis protesters and the repercussions of the demonstrations taking place in a number of provinces, as he emphasized representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Martin Kobler that mission staff are conducting contacts and meetings with various political parties to find solutions. (more…)

Reuters: Sectarianism will prolong instability in Iraq says Saudi Arabia

Posted: January 5, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Saturday warned Iraq against sectarian extremism after two weeks of protests by Sunni Muslims against Baghdad’s Shi’ite-led government.

The street protests across Iraq’s Sunni heartland have strained the Arab state’s fragile political balance and renewed fears of intensified sectarian strife. (more…)

Fox News: Office of Iraq’s president says he’s recovering from stroke

Posted: January 5, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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BAGHDAD –  The office of Iraq’s ailing president says he is making progress in a German hospital recovering from a stroke last month.

A brief statement Saturday described the health situation of Jalal Talabani as “reassuring” and says his medical team has started rehabilitation. It did not give more details on his condition (more…)

CNN “Sadr calls for Maliki to resign and announce its full support for Anbar disobedience

Posted: January 2, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who faces a series of demonstrations and sit-ins Sunni areas “beyond people’s bias” and push states to stand against Baghdad, accusing him of upholding the chair, and expressed support for the protesters Anbar and Ivory Coast later visit after elevate the pictures of Saddam Hussein. (more…)

Maliki calls for the people of Anbar to end the protest before the intervention of the State to do so

Posted: January 2, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the protestors in Anbar province, who cut the international road between Baghdad and Jordan and Syria to end it before the State to intervene to do so, stressing that it was not difficult for the government to take action against them for the open road. (more…)

CNBC/Reuters: Leading Iraqi lawmakers threaten vote of no confidence

Posted: May 5, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Four of the most senior political leaders in Iraq’s fragile coalition have threatened to bring a vote of no confidence in the government unless “autocratic decision-making” stops, a letter published in a state newspaper on Saturday said.

Iraq’s Shi’ite, Sunni and Kurd coalition began to creak in December, after U.S. troops left, when the government tried to remove Sunni Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq and issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi.

Editorial: Maliki .. Shiite version of Saddam Hussein

Posted: January 2, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Asked the newspaper “The Independent” British whether the disintegration of Iraq is the last under the current crisis, which threatens more specifically sectarian divisions between Sunnis and Shiites. He spoke by Patrick Kkbron in the article, the newspaper about the situation in Iraq, and said that the three main parties in the country, the Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, can not govern together, as that every one of them can not be judged on its own, threatening to divide the country.

He continues by saying that the bombings in Iraq last November, and although they were not very like, but that represented a sign of the changing political chief in Iraqi politics, as it was used as a pretext on the part of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who considered it an attempt to assassinate him, and has a background charges against the Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi were involved. (more…)

Maliki: We reject the intervention of the Arab League and the United Nations in the case of al-Hashemi

Posted: December 22, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday during a press conference held in Baghdad rejected the intervention of the Arab League and the United Nations in the case of Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi or eliminate the outside, calling for al-Hashemi to appear in court to prove his innocence.

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First day of Eid Holiday announced as Nov 6 by Sunni endowment, Nov 7 by Sistani

Posted: October 29, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Sistani’s office announces the seventh of next month is the first day of Eid al-Adha

Office announced supreme religious authority Ali al-Sistani that the seventh month of November is the first day of Eid al-Adha.

A statement by the office of Mr. Sistani, “The vision of the crescent of legitimacy of the argument has been proved on Friday and this Saturday is the first day of Dhul-Hijjah.”

The Sunni Endowment announced Friday is the lunar month of Dhu al-Hijjah is the sixth of November, the next first day of Eid al-Adha.

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IBN: New Reports put Iraq Banks and Anbar under the Spotlight

Posted: September 23, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The first of two new reports posted today on the IBN website puts the Iraq private banking sector under the spotlight. ‘Perspective on Iraqi private banks’ is researched and written by Ahmad Saleh and Tom Opdyke of Iraqixchange. The eight page report provides vital background data plus key stats on the sector.

The second report is a detailed analysis of the opportunities in Anbar Province by Dunia Frontier Consultants. Anbar Province is about to become a major player in the O&G sector with 5 of the 12 new plots in Iraq’s 4th round of O&G licensing. The development is certain to entail billions of dollars of investment.

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New York Times: No US troops die in Aug., marking first such month in Iraq war

Posted: September 1, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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BAGHDAD – Under increased US pressure, an Iraqi crackdown on Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias has helped produce a previously elusive goal: For the first time since the US invasion of Iraq, an entire month has passed without a single US service member dying.

The milestone is particularly remarkable because it comes after 14 troops were killed in July, making it the most deadly month for the Americans in three years; and it has occurred amid a frightening campaign of suicide bombings and assassinations from Sunni insurgents that killed hundreds of Iraqis, resurrecting the specter of the worst days of sectarian fighting.

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Sunni Endowment: Sunday the first day of Ramadan

Posted: July 30, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Sunni Endowment announced that on Sunday will be the first day of the holy month of Ramadan after sighting the moon of Ramadan in some countries. “

A source in the Sunni Endowment, told all of Iraq [where] on Saturday that “the Sunni Endowment announce that tomorrow the first day of Ramadan for the Hijri year 1432 and will stop at six pm news conference for this purpose announcing the details.

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Key Bills Moving Through the Iraqi Parliament

Posted: May 31, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Parliament currently lists 79 bills registered for consideration with a committee but not yet voted on, 68 which have been through the first reading in parliament , but only 32 which have been through the second . A bill must pass through three “readings” to become law. Some key bills which are on the latter list – those presumably close to becoming law – are listed below.

But note that a disproportionate amount of bills which are not generally considered high-priority have progressed while others have not (i.e. the law on official holidays is through the second reading but the oil law is still in committee).

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Speaker announces independent bodies subjected to the pressures and interventions parties

Posted: April 27, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad, 27 April (Rn) – The head of the House of Representatives Osama Najafi, Wednesday, exposure of independent bodies to pressure from the parties through their work, noting that the legislation of their own laws are still in the process of writing to the relevant committees in the House of Representatives, as well as with the government.

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Iraq says it will not waive the Arab Summit in Baghdad

Posted: April 20, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The Iraqi government confirmed on Wednesday that it will not waive the coming Arab summit in Baghdad, and left later identified to the Arab consensus, indicating that Iraq has the full right to host the summit in one of the undisputed.

The Minister of State, the government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “The Iraqi government reserves its full right to hold the next Arab summit in Baghdad,” noting that “Iraq does not accept to be held in any other place.”

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Yahoo/AFP: Iraq marks one year post-election as impasse lingers

Posted: March 6, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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By Prashant Rao (AFP) – 22 hours ago
BAGHDAD — One year after landmark polls, a political impasse in Iraq remains, with several key cabinet posts unfilled and analysts warning bad habits are setting in to the country’s nascent democracy.

The March 7, 2010 election, which saw 62.4 percent of Iraqis turn out to vote despite violence, was hailed as free and fair by international observers, and was seen as a key marking point ahead of the pullout of US forces at the end of the year.

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NY Times: Iraqi Coalition Leader Balks at Post, Dealing Government a Blow

Posted: March 4, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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By JACK HEALY and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Published: March 3, 2011

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s shaky power-sharing government suffered another setback on Thursday when former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi rejected a high-ranking advisory job that had been created to end the country’s protracted political deadlock.

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Iraqi central bank says assured of independence

Posted: February 2, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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The head of Iraq’s central bank said on Tuesday he was not worried the bank’s independence may be compromised by a court ruling placing it under the cabinet, despite having warned Iraq’s overseas assets could be at risk.

The Iraqi supreme court last month ruled that several ostensibly independent institutions, including the central bank, the anti-corruption watchdog and the electoral agency, should be supervised by the cabinet, and not by parliament.

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Toll rises to the suicide bombing of Tikrit, more than 100 people dead and wounded

Posted: January 18, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Alsumaria News / Salah al-Din

According to a police source in Salah ad Din province, Tuesday, that the outcome of a suicide bombing that targeted a police recruitment center for the center of Tikrit, had risen to more than 100 people dead and injured, the outcome can be increased.

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Iraqi Christians in Karbala Report Looted Churches, Desecrated Graves

Posted: January 6, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Reporting from Karbala, Iraq, journalist Fadhel Rashad says that Iraqi Christians are not only subject to killing and deportation, but that their churches, cemeteries, and historical artifacts are being targeted for desecration and looting by organized criminal gangs.

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