UPdate: Friday UPDATE for May 5, 201
Iraq TV is reporting World Bank launching financial reforms for Iraq. It is believed that is needed to happen first in order for the economic reforms to be released which will then activate the budget. #wearethepeople
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The federal liberates the Nineveh gas plant and the army opens new fronts against the preacher
04-05-2017 12:46 PM
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A military commander revealed the opening of security forces by a new front against an organized organization in Mosul, attacking the area controlled by extremists from the north-west.
The military commander in a press statement that the 9th Armored Division and the rapid reaction forces of the Ministry of the Interior heading towards the city. Adding that the attack will help the anti-terrorism apparatus and the federal police forces, which progress with great difficulty from the south.
The joint operations announced in a statement that the army divisions of the Ninth Armored Division, the 73rd Brigade of the 15th Brigade and the Federal Police forces of the rapid reaction forces started in the morning to break into the north of the right coast of the areas of Musheirefah, the Church and the pyramid.
Raid Shaker Jawdat announced the advance of the rapid reaction units and the automatic division of the Federal Police of the Northwest Axis in the area of Ahliha towards Al-Haramat and was able to free the village of Hassouna and the Nineveh gas plant from Dahesh
04-05-2017 12:18 PM
The adviser to the Security Council in the Kurdistan region, pleased Barzani, to hold a referendum on self-determination in the region this year, and 'we will never back down'.
Barzani added that 'the process of the referendum started from now, and we are currently in the stage of moving towards this goal, keeping up saying' we should not wait to remain followers or to govern others, no one can aspire to a position in another country and give us tips on how to conduct The referendum.
The head of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, said in an interview with the newspaper 'Le Figaro French', it is time to declare the Kurdish state and the need for independence from the central government peacefully, saying: 'No need to obtain a license from Baghdad to hold the referendum'.
- See more at: http://translate.Barzani added that 'the process of the referendum started from now, and we are currently in the stage of moving towards this goal, keeping up saying' we should not wait to remain followers or to govern others, no one can aspire to a position in another country and give us tips on how to conduct The referendum.
The head of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, said in an interview with the newspaper 'Le Figaro French', it is time to declare the Kurdish state and the need for independence from the central government peacefully, saying: 'No need to obtain a license from Baghdad to hold the referendum'.
Governor of Baghdad calls for solutions to improve agriculture and pay the dues of farmers
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Baghdad Governor Atwan Al-Atwani called on the central government to cooperate in finding quick solutions to improve the agricultural situation in the capital and invest its resources as a second source of support for oil resources as well as expediting payment of dues to farmers.
He said during the first agricultural conference sponsored by the province of Baghdad, "The holding of the first agricultural conference in these difficult economic conditions and the challenges experienced by our country, Iraq, but the purpose of pushing for the contribution of this sector effectively to increase the gross domestic product and push the country to the Imam, A number of issues that are in the interest of the Iraqi farmers, especially the demand to pay the dues of farmers and discuss a number of problems that hinder the work of developing the agricultural reality in the capital. "
He added that "the agricultural sector is one of the important sectors for the development of the Iraqi economy because of the features of the range of issues that require us to provide the necessary support for the advancement, noting that this sector is characterized by being one of the promising sectors in Iraq to the amount of arable land, which can be entered into production and benefit from them At the lowest possible cost and contributes to the achievement of food security and has a direct relationship to the lives of citizens, especially as it is an attractive sectors of the labor force.
He added that "the agricultural sector is one of the important sectors for the development of the Iraqi economy because of the features of the range of issues that require us to provide the necessary support for the advancement, noting that this sector is characterized by being one of the promising sectors in Iraq to the amount of arable land, which can be entered into production and benefit from them At the lowest possible cost and contributes to the achievement of food security and has a direct relationship to the lives of citizens, especially as it is an attractive sectors of the labor force.
Oil is planning a project to build a new oil refinery
04-05-2017 11:58 AM
Iraq's oil ministry announced on Thursday a project to build a new oil refinery in Basra.
Two officials of the Southern Oil Company of Iraq, "confirmed last April that a repair work has been completed in a cargo berth in Basra oil port, damaged by a collision of a tanker.
Crude exports from the port of Basra were not affected by the March 24 incident, when strong winds caused a giant crude tanker to deviate and collide on the No. 1 pier.
The two-million-tonne tanker has been anchored at the pier since early Monday morning, carrying a shipment of light crude, the company's officials said.
Iraq, OPEC's second-largest producer after Saudi Arabia, exports most of the crude from the southern Basra region, and the port's loading capacity is estimated at 1.8 million barrels per day
Two officials of the Southern Oil Company of Iraq, "confirmed last April that a repair work has been completed in a cargo berth in Basra oil port, damaged by a collision of a tanker.
Crude exports from the port of Basra were not affected by the March 24 incident, when strong winds caused a giant crude tanker to deviate and collide on the No. 1 pier.
The two-million-tonne tanker has been anchored at the pier since early Monday morning, carrying a shipment of light crude, the company's officials said.
Iraq, OPEC's second-largest producer after Saudi Arabia, exports most of the crude from the southern Basra region, and the port's loading capacity is estimated at 1.8 million barrels per day
Nineveh paints the future of Iraq
The Iraqi scene is undergoing a complex and complex political, security, economic and cultural stage. It was accompanied by comprehensive crises and an anticipation of violence and corruption due to the failure of the project to rebuild the Iraqi state after 2003 because of the reliance on hybrid pillars of the ethno-sectarian division in state building and restructuring of its institutions. International and regional dedicated the path of failure and concluded all its files.
And with the end of the preacher expected in Iraq, everyone is afraid of the after-urging, and how to manage the affected provinces, and ways to control the disputed borders, especially the areas of Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution disputed, and to the differences on the borders of Anbar province with Karbala and other areas threatened by changes Demographically.
Fears of controversy, where multiple views and visions in apparent dissonance of answers almost agreed upon by at least two political parties.
And this disagreement to continue, the elements of the emergence of any extremist groups will be reflected in light of those data at any moment.
It is possible to refer to the seriousness of the situation in the province of Nineveh and its future and its impact on the Iraqi situation in general, being the second largest Iraqi province and the nature of the composition of the ethnocentric, and the components of the effects of criminal need to be treated with exceptional and clear legal documents that restore peaceful coexistence to normal.
Here we face great challenges to diversity management and identity problemuality, coupled with the great mismanagement of Iraqi governments in managing diversity after 2003, where multi-cultural citizenship was absent and sectarian and factional loyalties were firmly entrenched to be the strong presence of a culture of hatred, exclusion, violence, extremism and hatred.
The politicization of sectarianism has strengthened conflicts and weakened the culture of tolerance and co-existence in order to show a social, political, cultural, religious and sectarian division that has led to the dispersion of loyalties and even to the degree of conflict, confrontation and bullying abroad.
The political system, which was enveloped in religious sectarianism, proved that sectarian political Islam failed to manage the state after 2003, and the identity of the state with it appears to be a hybrid of the claims of democracy and civilism encircled by sectarian religious teachings. The collective mind of the Iraqi people becomes the need for a civil state based on separation of religion and religion. Country.
Here comes the urgent question for Nineveh, which will determine the fate of Iraq and its new administrative form after the completion of its liberation from a sympathetic organization.
Will Nineveh remain united after its liberation from the Da'ash? It is the result of the administrative failures of all its files, which have been complicated by terrorist practices and the consequences of the killing, displacement, and disruption of its social fabric.
Everyone is afraid of this conflict and of the form of managing their regions while they are busy demanding a territory, and they are preparing new governorates and those who are connected, waving internationalization and direct foreign intervention. And indirect.
And this disagreement to continue, the elements of the emergence of any extremist groups will be reflected in light of those data at any moment.
It is possible to refer to the seriousness of the situation in the province of Nineveh and its future and its impact on the Iraqi situation in general, being the second largest Iraqi province and the nature of the composition of the ethnocentric, and the components of the effects of criminal need to be treated with exceptional and clear legal documents that restore peaceful coexistence to normal.
Here we face great challenges to diversity management and identity problemuality, coupled with the great mismanagement of Iraqi governments in managing diversity after 2003, where multi-cultural citizenship was absent and sectarian and factional loyalties were firmly entrenched to be the strong presence of a culture of hatred, exclusion, violence, extremism and hatred.
The politicization of sectarianism has strengthened conflicts and weakened the culture of tolerance and co-existence in order to show a social, political, cultural, religious and sectarian division that has led to the dispersion of loyalties and even to the degree of conflict, confrontation and bullying abroad.
The political system, which was enveloped in religious sectarianism, proved that sectarian political Islam failed to manage the state after 2003, and the identity of the state with it appears to be a hybrid of the claims of democracy and civilism encircled by sectarian religious teachings. The collective mind of the Iraqi people becomes the need for a civil state based on separation of religion and religion. Country.
Here comes the urgent question for Nineveh, which will determine the fate of Iraq and its new administrative form after the completion of its liberation from a sympathetic organization.
Will Nineveh remain united after its liberation from the Da'ash? It is the result of the administrative failures of all its files, which have been complicated by terrorist practices and the consequences of the killing, displacement, and disruption of its social fabric.
Everyone is afraid of this conflict and of the form of managing their regions while they are busy demanding a territory, and they are preparing new governorates and those who are connected, waving internationalization and direct foreign intervention. And indirect.
We have to admit here that there are a number of intersections of the local and regional forces that fight the province. We have to note that some of the sons of Mosul believe that the province enjoys a distinct identity distinct from its entire environment, and that they justify the idea of the region which is inseparable from Iraq, while others see the solution in the division of Nineveh to the provinces and the annexation of some to the Kurdistan Region.
There is a need for approaches based on consensus on Nineveh and at the local, national, regional and international levels. This conclusion is very important and constitutes the appropriate approach to the solution.
From this conclusion we find the need for a new type of policy. We need democratic political solutions that stop the war and create a new contractual system that protects everyone and is acceptable to everyone.
One of the most important political keys to solve the problems should be exceptional measures in the areas of community peace, reconstruction, economic, social and cultural, educational and even psychologically, and here comes the role of the state and donor organizations and the need for an international conference for the reconstruction of Nineveh.
We may need a form of international security protection to protect civilians and prevent tragedies from recurring. Society can only function and enjoy stability if the political system embodies social, religious and political differences and differences, welcome them in a dynamic process that is constantly changing and evolving.
Of course when we come to apply we will face a huge number of complications, effects and interventions, there is no integrated model suitable for all time and place, but there are trends and points and general principles can be relied upon and developed in the galaxy of work.
Finally, all these measures and their realization need a transitional period of three to five years.
There is a need for approaches based on consensus on Nineveh and at the local, national, regional and international levels. This conclusion is very important and constitutes the appropriate approach to the solution.
From this conclusion we find the need for a new type of policy. We need democratic political solutions that stop the war and create a new contractual system that protects everyone and is acceptable to everyone.
One of the most important political keys to solve the problems should be exceptional measures in the areas of community peace, reconstruction, economic, social and cultural, educational and even psychologically, and here comes the role of the state and donor organizations and the need for an international conference for the reconstruction of Nineveh.
We may need a form of international security protection to protect civilians and prevent tragedies from recurring. Society can only function and enjoy stability if the political system embodies social, religious and political differences and differences, welcome them in a dynamic process that is constantly changing and evolving.
Of course when we come to apply we will face a huge number of complications, effects and interventions, there is no integrated model suitable for all time and place, but there are trends and points and general principles can be relied upon and developed in the galaxy of work.
Finally, all these measures and their realization need a transitional period of three to five years.
URGENT Supreme Council calls for more security coordination to speed up the liberation of Nineveh
Editorial date: • 2017/5/5 12:45 • 64 times scheduled
(Karbala: Euphrates News) The Supreme Religious Council called for more coordination and cooperation between the security forces to accelerate the liberation of the remaining Nineveh province .. Follow
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Parliamentary finance supports World Bank policy in Iraq
"The World Bank is following a tough policy because it is lending Iraq huge sums of money. At the same time, Iraq is demanding proper management of the financial institutions through deepening financial management and financial performance," said Abdul Qader Mohammed Mouloud, a member of the committee. Government ".
He described the "positive step by the World Bank through building a solid ground for the work of Iraqi ministries and institutions and financial discipline, as the project includes key axes, including the direction of the integrated system of financial management information and computerization of the operations of public financial management of the preparation and implementation of the budget in the Ministry of Finance and other ministries and exchange units all" .
This is a waste of time because Iraq is in dire need of time because of the current challenges of economic crisis, austerity measures and security challenges related to the war on terror, as well as the energy crisis and low oil prices, observers say
The state of law accuses Saudi Arabia of igniting a sectarian war in the region
"Saudi Arabia has revealed its ugly sectarian face through the statements of its defense minister, Mohammed bin Salman, who declared his public hostility to the Shiites in the region and the world," MP Faradis al-Awadi said in a statement. And his direct exposure to Shiite beliefs in a manner that lacks the simplest literature of diplomacy. "
"Salman's statements are not based on his hostility to Iran, which he considers to be Shiite, but through his hostility to the Shiites themselves. Otherwise, how can an official in this country address the issue of the imam in this way and reflect the state of ignorance of the Saudis who do not know? They are in the 21st century that his cause is an Islamic issue and not a sectarian one. "
She explained that "this ignorant if he knew of the issues of Islam something to know that the issue of Imam Mahdi agreed upon by the Islamic doctrines of their Sunnah and Shiites, regardless of the difference in some parts of the simple."
"He pointed out that" his address to this sensitive issue shows the concerns and concerns of the Zionist entity and the rest of its masters who have no Du today except Iran and the heroic Islamic resistance in Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Bahrain and some other countries, "noting that" Salman stresses that his country wants to enter a regional sectarian war On behalf of the Zionist entity and affirms that it is a sponsor of the interests of this entity usurping the Arab Islamic lands and this reminds me of Jarir says: Al-Farazdak claimed that the square will kill Abashr length of safety square.
Awadi warned that "those who are behind these arrogant statements that do not serve the Islamic world and peaceful coexistence between the Islamic sects in the region.
The Council of Khalidiya Al-Ramadi announces the rehabilitation of water purification projects
The head of the local council for the province of al-Khalidiya in Anbar province Ali Dawood al-Dulaimi, on Thursday, the rehabilitation and reconstruction of water purification projects to feed residential neighborhoods with drinking water to the areas of Khalidiya island east of the city of Ramadi.
Al-Dulaimi said in a statement to Al-Mawloma that "the service departments, in cooperation with the humanitarian organizations, completed the rehabilitation and reconstruction of all the projects of purification of drinking water for feeding the areas of Al-Khalidiya island east of Ramadi, which was severely damaged as a result of the elements of gangs, Distribution of drinking water feeding to residential neighborhoods. "
"The rehabilitation of these projects, which feed the residential neighborhoods, has contributed effectively to alleviate the suffering of the city's residents, not to mention that the damage to these projects is significant, but great efforts have been made to complete them," he said.
"Most of the displaced families returned to their liberated areas in conjunction with the return of the (national) electricity to most of the liberated neighborhoods," Dulaimi said. Ending 12
Iraq denies talks to keep US troops on its territory after the elimination of the "state"
May 05, 2017 BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government on Friday denied reports that there were talks to keep US forces in the country after the elimination of the organization of the Islamic state, stressing the absence of any combat forces in the country.
A statement issued by the media department of the Iraqi government, circulated Friday, "international news agencies and local news recently reported that Iraq has agreed with the United States of America on the survival of US forces in Iraq for the period following the military victory on the daisy, and we emphasize that the presence of combat forces from any country On the Iraqi territory to be searched for survival or not, but there are trainers, consultants and experts from a number of countries. "
He explained that "the Iraqi government did not agree with any state in relation to its military role with Iraq to the stage after the decisive victory on terrorism."
The Iraqi government has plans and strategies to develop the capabilities of our security forces through training and arming to raise the readiness to face the challenges ahead. It is open to all international experiences and meets Iraq's ambition to build a military institution and full-fledged security apparatus. To face any future security challenges, whether external or internal and in accordance with the requirements of Iraqi national sovereignty. "
The Iraqi forces have been fighting since last February to free the right side of the Mosul from the grip of Daash after it had liberated the left side, in the framework of the liberation of Mosul, which began in October last.
URMr. Ammar al-Hakim: National Alliance seeks to lift the injustice of the Fili Kurds
Editorial date: 2017/5/5 11:37 • 78 times read
(Baghdad: al-Furat News) The head of the National Alliance, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim in his office in Baghdad with a delegation of the components of the Faili Kurds demands and lift the injustice on this segment.
A statement of his office received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of that Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, "listened to the trends and demands of the Faili Kurds and their suffering from the laws that are still prevailing that prevent the Faily from taking their rights and the rights of martyrs and property disputes."
He pointed out that "the National Alliance will take into account the demands of the Faili Kurds and work with the rest of the components to include the demands and tabulation within the laws of raising the Hitt of the Kurdish citizen Fili."
He also said that "the Kurdish component of the Fili targeted the first two sides of their nationality and the second to belong to the doctrine of the people of the House, peace be upon him," praising "the roles played by the Kurds of the Faili Kurds in the Islamic movement and the building of Iraq and the stage of counter-terrorism Daashi."/
He pointed out that "the National Alliance will take into account the demands of the Faili Kurds and work with the rest of the components to include the demands and tabulation within the laws of raising the Hitt of the Kurdish citizen Fili."
He also said that "the Kurdish component of the Fili targeted the first two sides of their nationality and the second to belong to the doctrine of the people of the House, peace be upon him," praising "the roles played by the Kurds of the Faili Kurds in the Islamic movement and the building of Iraq and the stage of counter-terrorism Daashi."/
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Commodities nerves grow after Fed boosts dollar
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By Patrick Graham LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar surged against a number of major currencies on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve played down any threats to this year’s planned rises in interest rates, solidifying expectations of another move in June. The euro drew some support from center-left candidate Emmanuel Macron’s performance in a TV […] Read the full story
Oil sinks to lowest since November amid glut woes
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European stocks flirt with almost 21-month high after earnings deluge
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Europe’s benchmark stock index heads for an almost 21-month high on Thursday, boosted by a round of well-received earnings reports from heavyweights such as Royal Dutch Shell and HSBC Holdings. Read the full story
Oil prices pull back as latest U.S. supply data triggers fresh concerns
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European stocks flirt with almost 21-month high after earnings deluge
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Oil prices pull back as latest U.S. supply data triggers fresh concerns
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HSBC says U.S. deferred prosecution impacting capital repatriation
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HSBC's deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the U.S. Department of Justice may impact the bank's ability to repatriate some $8 billion in capital the lender has 'trapped' in the country, its finance director said on Thursday. Read the full story
JPMorgan: Red Flags Are Appearing
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The stock market has seen strong gains following the election of US President Donald Trump, but “key positive catalysts are behind us now” as “weaker seasonals approach,” a JPMorgan report stated. In a May 2nd (181 page) Cazenove Equity Strategy Note, analysts Mislav Matejka, Emmanuel Cau, Prabhav Bhadani and Aditi Balachandar map out a global... Read the full story
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The stock market has seen strong gains following the election of US President Donald Trump, but “key positive catalysts are behind us now” as “weaker seasonals approach,” a JPMorgan report stated. In a May 2nd (181 page) Cazenove Equity Strategy Note, analysts Mislav Matejka, Emmanuel Cau, Prabhav Bhadani and Aditi Balachandar map out a global... Read the full story
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Fed Fear? Emerging Market Bonds Remain Big WinnersBarron's
With the Fed's rate hike trajectory unchanged and well known, it has been a banner year for emerging market bond flows. It could continue. Read the full story
Treasury considering 'ultra-long' bonds
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The Treasury Department is considering issuing ultra-long bonds to capture low interest rates. Read the full story
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The Treasury Department is considering issuing ultra-long bonds to capture low interest rates. Read the full story
US Treasurys lower after Fed leaves rates unchanged, traders expect hike in JuneCNBC
U.S. government debt prices were lower on Thursday after the Federal Reserve left its interest rate unchanged. Read the full story
Stocks and bonds are fully valued
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U.S. government debt prices were lower on Thursday after the Federal Reserve left its interest rate unchanged. Read the full story
Stocks and bonds are fully valued
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Geopolitical tensions and a shifting policy landscape have challenged investors so far this year. We see the world economy as becoming better balanced and more stable today. Growth is improving, led by the United States and other developed markets. Emerging economies seem to be through the worst of the recent commodity crisis and are stabilizing–but with tremendous dispersion. Inflation expectations are rising, but not to a degree that central banks should be caught off guard. In the United Read the full story
Markets are worried about China, and its bond yields are surging
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Chinese government bond yields have surged to their highest level in almost two years as tighter financial regulations rattle investors. The 10-year government bond yield soared to 3.536%, the highest since late 2015. via Investing.com The nation's banking, insurance and securities trading regulators last month issued directives aimed at curbing everything from excessive borrowing to speculation in stock markets. That unnerved investors and spurred fluctuation in financial markets prompting the Read the full story
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Chinese government bond yields have surged to their highest level in almost two years as tighter financial regulations rattle investors. The 10-year government bond yield soared to 3.536%, the highest since late 2015. via Investing.com The nation's banking, insurance and securities trading regulators last month issued directives aimed at curbing everything from excessive borrowing to speculation in stock markets. That unnerved investors and spurred fluctuation in financial markets prompting the Read the full story
Puerto Rico, with $73 billion in debt, forced toward bankruptcy
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Gold tumbles 1% after Fed signals confidence in the U.S. economy
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Gold futures drop Monday, with analysts blaming the retreat on a Federal Reserve statement that dismissed the U.S. economy’s weak first quarter as temporary. Read the full story
Forex - Dollar hits fresh 6-week peaks vs. yen, euro sterling gainInvesting.com
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Central bank gold demand slips to almost six-year low in first quarter, says World Gold Council
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Central bank gold demand contracted to lows not seen in more than half a decade in the first quarter, the World Gold Council said Thursday. Read the full story
Japanese yen dips to over 1-year low against Taiwan dollar
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Taipei, May 4 (CNA) The Japanese yen dipped to a new low in more than one year against the Taiwan dollar at one point Thursday, attracting local consumers who rushed to pick up the Japanese currency, taking advantage of the depreciation, dealers said. Read the full story
Euro, sterling firm after upbeat dataInvesting.com
Forex May 04, 2017 10:07 GMT Investing.com - The euro and the pound firmed Thursday after upbeat economic data. The single currency was up 0.42% at $1.0932 at 05.45 ET. That pushed the dollar index back below 99 after gains as the Fed held on policy and June hike odds rose. The euro-zone composite PMI rose to 56.8 in April, slightly more than estimated. Euro-area retail sales in March rose 0.3% beating estimates, reinforcing the strengthening European recovery story. The euro was also buoyed by Read the full story
The ruble is tumbling as oil prices drop to their lowest level since November
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The Russian ruble is tumbling on Thursday. The petrocurrency is down by 1.1% at 58.0171 per dollar as of 8:09 a.m. ET. Meanwhile, oil prices are at their lowest level since November. Kremlin spokeman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday Russia hasn't made a decision yet about whether it will extend the agreement with OPEC and non-OPEC countries on cutting production. Data from the Energy Information Administration released on Wednesday showed US crude output jumped to 9.29 million barrels per day - the Read the full story
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Central bank gold demand slips to almost six-year low in first quarter, says World Gold Council
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Central bank gold demand contracted to lows not seen in more than half a decade in the first quarter, the World Gold Council said Thursday. Read the full story
Japanese yen dips to over 1-year low against Taiwan dollar
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Taipei, May 4 (CNA) The Japanese yen dipped to a new low in more than one year against the Taiwan dollar at one point Thursday, attracting local consumers who rushed to pick up the Japanese currency, taking advantage of the depreciation, dealers said. Read the full story
Euro, sterling firm after upbeat dataInvesting.com
Forex May 04, 2017 10:07 GMT Investing.com - The euro and the pound firmed Thursday after upbeat economic data. The single currency was up 0.42% at $1.0932 at 05.45 ET. That pushed the dollar index back below 99 after gains as the Fed held on policy and June hike odds rose. The euro-zone composite PMI rose to 56.8 in April, slightly more than estimated. Euro-area retail sales in March rose 0.3% beating estimates, reinforcing the strengthening European recovery story. The euro was also buoyed by Read the full story
The ruble is tumbling as oil prices drop to their lowest level since November
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The Russian ruble is tumbling on Thursday. The petrocurrency is down by 1.1% at 58.0171 per dollar as of 8:09 a.m. ET. Meanwhile, oil prices are at their lowest level since November. Kremlin spokeman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday Russia hasn't made a decision yet about whether it will extend the agreement with OPEC and non-OPEC countries on cutting production. Data from the Energy Information Administration released on Wednesday showed US crude output jumped to 9.29 million barrels per day - the Read the full story
Forex - Aussie a tad weaker ahead of trade data, eyes on U.S. jobs
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How ugly will the gold selloff get? Here’s what Goldman Sachs thinks
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It’s been a rough start to May for gold, so far. Goldman says $1,200 an ounce is possible due to several reasons, but they also say get ready to snap up some bargains. Read the full story
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It’s been a rough start to May for gold, so far. Goldman says $1,200 an ounce is possible due to several reasons, but they also say get ready to snap up some bargains. Read the full story
USA
Trump’s Nafta Threats Push Mexico to Play Catchup on Innovation
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Trump Says He's Still Ready to Pull Out of Nafta Mexico doesn’t have enough people like Juan Pablo Senosiain, and U.S. President Donald Trump might just be the person to help change that. Senosiain is an innovator who helped build his family’s laboratory into one of the top five retail prescription drug companies founded in Mexico, with close to 30 patents at home and 50 abroad. Trump’s threats to quit the North American Free Trade Agreement are giving Mexico an incentive to build more Read the full story
The US has an ambitious plan to overhaul Central AmericaBusiness Insider
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U.S. trade deficit with Mexico highest since 2007
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — U.S. trade deficits with Mexico and Japan hit the highest levels in March in almost a decade, though the nation’s trade gap overall was virtually unchanged. Read the full story
MIDDLE EAST
NZ dollar falls as Fed statement keeps market focused
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May 4 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell after the latest Federal Reserve statement kept intact speculation that the US central bank will continue with the two rate hikes it has flagged for 2017, starting with one in June. Read the full story
AFRICA
Ethiopia: Fiscal, Monetary Policies Mismatch to Blame for Forex Woes
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Last week, Ethiopia got a vindication of a sort of its gains over the years in its pursuit of economic growth. A London-based magazine, "World Finance", has joined the foray listing it second in the five fastest growing economies in the world, next to Bhutan's 11.1pc. Neither is the prospect of economic growth, projected by the World Bank's "Global Outlook", is grim for Ethiopia and countries listed in the magazine. Despite the nuanced dispute over the size of growth, Ethiopia's economy has been Read the full story
AllAfrica
Last week, Ethiopia got a vindication of a sort of its gains over the years in its pursuit of economic growth. A London-based magazine, "World Finance", has joined the foray listing it second in the five fastest growing economies in the world, next to Bhutan's 11.1pc. Neither is the prospect of economic growth, projected by the World Bank's "Global Outlook", is grim for Ethiopia and countries listed in the magazine. Despite the nuanced dispute over the size of growth, Ethiopia's economy has been Read the full story
President Robert Mugabe rejects claims Zimbabwe is a fragile state despite crisis
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Mugabe told a WEF panel Zimbabwe is most highly-developed African country after South Africa. Read the full story
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Mugabe told a WEF panel Zimbabwe is most highly-developed African country after South Africa. Read the full story
Nigeria: Experts Say CBN's Policies Impact Positively On Forex Market
AllAfrica
(Photo: Premium Times) Some financial experts on Wednesday said the policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had improved dollar liquidity in the foreign exchange market. The experts, who spoke at the Access Bank 2017 FX Seminar in Lagos, said accessibility to foreign exchange was no longer a challenge, but sustaining the ability to fund the market. They said that the opening of Investors' and Exporters' (I&E) Window by the Central Bank had helped in building up confidence in the system, Read the full story
AllAfrica
(Photo: Premium Times) Some financial experts on Wednesday said the policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had improved dollar liquidity in the foreign exchange market. The experts, who spoke at the Access Bank 2017 FX Seminar in Lagos, said accessibility to foreign exchange was no longer a challenge, but sustaining the ability to fund the market. They said that the opening of Investors' and Exporters' (I&E) Window by the Central Bank had helped in building up confidence in the system, Read the full story
ASIA
'Banking ordinance aimed at resolving bad loan cases'
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New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) An amendment in the Banking Regulation Act, which will be effected through an ordinance, is aimed at quick resolution of some bad debt cases, Union Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said on Thursday. "The government is looking at ensuring an arrangement to resolve some of these (bad debt) cases quickly. In... Read the full story
Most Asia markets lower as Fed sticks to hawkish bent, metal prices tumble
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Most Asia markets were lower on Thursday as the Fed stuck to a hawkish bent overnight and metal prices eyed. Read the full story
Banking stocks rally as Modi cabinet close to announcing NPA packageLivemint
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Banking ordinance, a better plumber for ICICI Bank’s bad loans
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The plumber who’ll sort out India’s bad-loan mess is about to get powerful new tools, and an overflowing toilet will soon be clean. Or that’s how investors are reacting to weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings from the country’s largest private-sector bank by assets. Read the full story
Mumbai: Banking stocks rallied on Thursday led by an 8% jump in ICICI Bank Ltd shares, its biggest gain in 14 months, after the government cleared a proposal to resolve the Rs9.64 trillion stressed assets in Indian banking. The package is likely to provide more powers to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to directly involve itself with bad asset resolution. Read the full story
Banking ordinance, a better plumber for ICICI Bank’s bad loans
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The plumber who’ll sort out India’s bad-loan mess is about to get powerful new tools, and an overflowing toilet will soon be clean. Or that’s how investors are reacting to weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings from the country’s largest private-sector bank by assets. Read the full story
China steel, iron ore demand consistent on economic development: Fortescue CEO
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Demand for iron ore still looks good in China as the world's second largest economy continues to develop, said Fortescue Metals CEO, Nev Power. Read the full story
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Demand for iron ore still looks good in China as the world's second largest economy continues to develop, said Fortescue Metals CEO, Nev Power. Read the full story
China's Services Sector Accounts For 56% Of GDP, But Does It Matter?
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China’s transformation into a services-led economy continues. During the first quarter, the service sector accounted for 62% of growth and … Visit ChinaMoneyNetwork.com for more daily finance news, including audio and video Internet podcasts covering important investment news and financial events in China. Follow us on Twitter @chinamoneypod subscribe to all episodes on iTunes. Read the full story
EUROPE
Major UK lenders' financials hint at a turnaround, but can investors bank on the sector again?
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A DANISH party leader has launched a blazing attack on Eurocrats for trying to turn the European Union into a federal state. Pernille Vermund, the leader of Nye Borgerlige or ‘The New Right’ party, also branded the bloc’s treatment of the UK after it voted to leave as “embarrassing”. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the party leader argued Europeans feel a strong connection to Europe, but Brussels’ dream of creating a superstate was alienating people. Read the full story
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POUND LIVE: Markets on edge as HM Queen Elizabeth calls staff to Buckingham Palace meeting
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THERE'S been trading volatility on the financial markets overnight after it was reported Queen Elizabeth II has called a meeting of all of her staff at Buckingham Palace in London today. The announcement that Her Majesty the Queen was to hold a meeting came just 12 hours after the British Prime Minister Theresa May attended Buckingham Palace to announce she had called a historic snap election following the United Kingdom's decision to exit the European Union on June 23 2016. Read the full story
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The Eureopean Union is facing upheavel whoever wins the French Presidential election, Macron Read the full story
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Greek growth, Greek decline: it’s all in how you look at it
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Brexit talks uncertainty 'leaves 45% chance of no deal', says article 50 author
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Lord Kerr, who helped draft EU legislation, says uncertainty over who will lead negotiations for UK is ‘very real problem’ Uncertainty about who will lead Brexit divorce talks for Britain is a “very real problem”, the diplomat who helped draft article 50 has said, as he warned the UK faces a 45% chance of crashing out of the EU with no deal. John Kerr, a crossbench peer who served as the UK’s ambassador to the EU, said there was “a very real problem in the United Kingdom ... that it is not clear Read the full storyd
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5-5-2017 Newshound Guru 1bobby Article: "Iraq Launches project to reform and modernize the State's financial management systems" [Does this, you think, include smart cards for the Iraqi population?] The smart cards are becoming a mainstay/reality in Iraq on a daily basis. I think we saw 10 more Ministries going to the smart card as far as salary/payroll. The more e dinar we see, the better off we are.
5-5-2017 Newshound Guru MadDScout Article: "Baghdad - Journal News The parliamentary finance committee confirmed that the World Bank's step in reforming the financial system in Iraq is an important step in supporting investment in the country." I am thinking this is their confirmation that they are taking the advice of World Bank and moving forward on reforms.
5-5-2017 Newshound Guru MadDScout Article: "Baghdad - Journal News The parliamentary finance committee confirmed that the World Bank's step in reforming the financial system in Iraq is an important step in supporting investment in the country." I am thinking this is their confirmation that they are taking the advice of World Bank and moving forward on reforms.
5-4-2017 Newshound Guru Phillyman Article: "IRAQ, US IN TALKS TO KEEP AMERICAN TROOP PRESENCE AFTER IS" Liking all the news of forward movement after a slight lull. They are getting it done and also working on US military long term presence.
5-4-2017 Newshound Guru Kaperoni Article: "Parliamentary Finance: World Bank pursues tough policies with Iraq" Quote: "The World Bank's move to reform the financial system in Iraq is an important step in supporting the country's investment, the parliamentary finance committee said on Thursday." As I have stated over and over, the banking system is the key. You cannot have private investment if you cannot get your profits out of Iraq. So they are now being held to the fire to get it open to the world (ie electronic banking, reduced corruption, IMF compliance, Article VIII, etc) so investors will come and develop the private sector.
5-4-2017 Intel Guru RayRen98 After being held back for two weeks, Iraqi TV reports that troops are given permission to advance on the northern sector of the western Mosul area and head towards center of the last area to be liberated. This should be a short-lived situation.
5-4-2017 Newshound Guru Kaperoni Article: "Parliamentary Finance: World Bank pursues tough policies with Iraq" Quote: "The World Bank's move to reform the financial system in Iraq is an important step in supporting the country's investment, the parliamentary finance committee said on Thursday." As I have stated over and over, the banking system is the key. You cannot have private investment if you cannot get your profits out of Iraq. So they are now being held to the fire to get it open to the world (ie electronic banking, reduced corruption, IMF compliance, Article VIII, etc) so investors will come and develop the private sector.
5-4-2017 Intel Guru RayRen98 After being held back for two weeks, Iraqi TV reports that troops are given permission to advance on the northern sector of the western Mosul area and head towards center of the last area to be liberated. This should be a short-lived situation.
5-3-2017 Newshound Guru Kaperoni Article: "Abadi: We need to strengthen the economy and the protection of the national industrial and agricultural product..." Quote: "...we want to increase Iraq 's exports of many materials and we want to give Iraqi concessions for industrialists who can to issue so that there is not only a departure from the currency but the currency intervention and a trade exchange between Iraq and states on one level this is important in activating the work..." ...Abadi is telling the public they are trying to "create the conditions" so investors and investment comes to Iraq. Only then can they move off the peg and let the world decide what the dinar is worth. These kinds of articles to me are very reassuring.
5-4-2017 Intel/Newshound Guru Frank26 ...Not until Abadi announced the FULL LIBERATION of Mosul will you see anything on the RV. We are looking further as Teams as to why Mosul is NOT yet liberated. Security / Stability for the citizens is key now… we logically feel that Mosul is almost liberated)…Give me Mosul … Give me the Grand Old Mosque … Free the citizens and you will see the MR very, very quickly…This final cleaning / mopping is to FREE the citizens – to reinstate the citizens back into their homes. The HCL REQUIRES THIS … along with the BUDGET!…The EAST SIDE of MOSUL is back … banks are open, schools are open, everything that is ready for an RV is ready … but that is not the case on the WEST SIDE…You’ll never know the details of the mopping phase – just know … that is why you need to give them 3 more weeks … that is … unless that has already been done…I believe we are close – this is more like us “picking them off” – and I don’t think it will be much longer at all. [Post 2 of 2]
5-4-2-17 Newshound/Intel Guru Frank 26 ...I said to you on Monday, they missed the April 28th target of when they were going to announce that Mosul was fully liberated…That was a big deal. As you know, April is a big deal for monetary reforms. They and we thought it was highly possible. Even [Guru] Delta believed so…IMO – this war is in it’s “clean-up” phase – it’s almost impossible to determine what is needed. This clean-up is in FULL-SWING mode -- which we believe started on Sunday. They thought they were liberated … they thought they were free. There is a FULL ASSAULT to kill off the remaining Daesh fighters. The news articles are SO FAR BEHIND to what is really happening. Is this about the Grand Old Mosque? IMO … not really … it’s about the hostages … and in areas that they thought were liberated. IMO – we have edited the Grand Old Mosque … and we have about liberated all of Mosul. Right now … they are cleaning-up... [Post 1 of 2 Stay tuned for the rest of the story
5-4-2017 Intel/Newshound Guru Frank26 ...Not until Abadi announced the FULL LIBERATION of Mosul will you see anything on the RV. We are looking further as Teams as to why Mosul is NOT yet liberated. Security / Stability for the citizens is key now… we logically feel that Mosul is almost liberated)…Give me Mosul … Give me the Grand Old Mosque … Free the citizens and you will see the MR very, very quickly…This final cleaning / mopping is to FREE the citizens – to reinstate the citizens back into their homes. The HCL REQUIRES THIS … along with the BUDGET!…The EAST SIDE of MOSUL is back … banks are open, schools are open, everything that is ready for an RV is ready … but that is not the case on the WEST SIDE…You’ll never know the details of the mopping phase – just know … that is why you need to give them 3 more weeks … that is … unless that has already been done…I believe we are close – this is more like us “picking them off” – and I don’t think it will be much longer at all. [Post 2 of 2]
5-4-2-17 Newshound/Intel Guru Frank 26 ...I said to you on Monday, they missed the April 28th target of when they were going to announce that Mosul was fully liberated…That was a big deal. As you know, April is a big deal for monetary reforms. They and we thought it was highly possible. Even [Guru] Delta believed so…IMO – this war is in it’s “clean-up” phase – it’s almost impossible to determine what is needed. This clean-up is in FULL-SWING mode -- which we believe started on Sunday. They thought they were liberated … they thought they were free. There is a FULL ASSAULT to kill off the remaining Daesh fighters. The news articles are SO FAR BEHIND to what is really happening. Is this about the Grand Old Mosque? IMO … not really … it’s about the hostages … and in areas that they thought were liberated. IMO – we have edited the Grand Old Mosque … and we have about liberated all of Mosul. Right now … they are cleaning-up... [Post 1 of 2 Stay tuned for the rest of the story
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Abadi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not posted on English side)
Clarification
May 2, 2017
International news agencies and local news agencies recently reported that Iraq has agreed with the United States of America on the survival of US forces in Iraq for the period following the military victory on the dads and we emphasize that there is no combat forces from any country on Iraqi soil to be searched for survival or not, There are trainers, advisers and experts from a number of countries and the Iraqi government did not agree with any state in relation to its military role with Iraq to the stage after the decisive victory over terrorism.
The Iraqi government has plans and strategies to develop the capabilities of our security forces through training and arming to raise readiness to face the challenges ahead. It is open to all international expertise and meets the aspirations of Iraq to build a military institution and security apparatuses with full readiness. To face any future security challenges, whether external or internal and in accordance with the requirements of Iraqi national sovereignty.
International news agencies and local news agencies recently reported that Iraq has agreed with the United States of America on the survival of US forces in Iraq for the period following the military victory on the dads and we emphasize that there is no combat forces from any country on Iraqi soil to be searched for survival or not, There are trainers, advisers and experts from a number of countries and the Iraqi government did not agree with any state in relation to its military role with Iraq to the stage after the decisive victory over terrorism.
The Iraqi government has plans and strategies to develop the capabilities of our security forces through training and arming to raise readiness to face the challenges ahead. It is open to all international expertise and meets the aspirations of Iraq to build a military institution and security apparatuses with full readiness. To face any future security challenges, whether external or internal and in accordance with the requirements of Iraqi national sovereignty.
May 5, 2017
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ARTICLE 1-A
URGENT Abadi's office denies agreement with US to keep US troops in Iraq
2017/5/5 11:20 • 52 times read
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The media office of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi denied the agreement with the United States for the survival of US forces in Iraq after the stage of victory over the gangs,
"Recently, international and local news agencies reported that Iraq had agreed with the United States that US forces in Iraq for the period following the military victory would remain on the ground."
The statement added, "We confirm that there is no combat forces from any country on Iraqi soil until the search for survival or not, but there are trainers and advisers and experts from a number of countries," stressing that "the Iraqi government did not agree with any state in relation to its military role with Iraq to post-victory Decisive on terrorism ".
"The Iraqi government has plans and strategies to develop the capabilities of our security forces through training and arming to raise the readiness to face the challenges ahead. It is open to all international expertise and meets the ambition of Iraq to build a military institution and security apparatuses. Fully prepared to face any future security challenges, whether external or internal, in accordance with the requirements of Iraqi national sovereignty.
2017/5/5 11:20 • 52 times read
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The media office of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi denied the agreement with the United States for the survival of US forces in Iraq after the stage of victory over the gangs,
The media office of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi denied the agreement with the United States for the survival of US forces in Iraq after the stage of victory over the gangs,
"Recently, international and local news agencies reported that Iraq had agreed with the United States that US forces in Iraq for the period following the military victory would remain on the ground."
The statement added, "We confirm that there is no combat forces from any country on Iraqi soil until the search for survival or not, but there are trainers and advisers and experts from a number of countries," stressing that "the Iraqi government did not agree with any state in relation to its military role with Iraq to post-victory Decisive on terrorism ".
"The Iraqi government has plans and strategies to develop the capabilities of our security forces through training and arming to raise the readiness to face the challenges ahead. It is open to all international expertise and meets the ambition of Iraq to build a military institution and security apparatuses. Fully prepared to face any future security challenges, whether external or internal, in accordance with the requirements of Iraqi national sovereignty.
The statement added, "We confirm that there is no combat forces from any country on Iraqi soil until the search for survival or not, but there are trainers and advisers and experts from a number of countries," stressing that "the Iraqi government did not agree with any state in relation to its military role with Iraq to post-victory Decisive on terrorism ".
"The Iraqi government has plans and strategies to develop the capabilities of our security forces through training and arming to raise the readiness to face the challenges ahead. It is open to all international expertise and meets the ambition of Iraq to build a military institution and security apparatuses. Fully prepared to face any future security challenges, whether external or internal, in accordance with the requirements of Iraqi national sovereignty.
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ARTICLE 1-B
Abadi directs the Chief of the Army Staff to honor the steadfast force in the area of Al-Saqar
Release date: 2017/5/4 16:50 • 101 times scheduled
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Haidar Al-Abbadi, directed the Army Chiefs of Staff to honor the steadfast force in the Al-Sakkar area.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Haidar Al-Abbadi, directed the Army Chiefs of Staff to honor the steadfast force in the Al-Sakkar area.
"The commander-in-chief of the armed forces directed the chief of staff of the army to honor the steadfast force in the al-Sakkar area,
"The officers were given a financial reward and the salaries were equivalent to two levels and the higher levels were also awarded, and the rank of strength is higher," he added.
"The officers were given a financial reward and the salaries were equivalent to two levels and the higher levels were also awarded, and the rank of strength is higher," he added.
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ARTICLE 2
Hakim and Kubch discuss the settlement and post-conflict
2017/5/4 18:04
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The head of the National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim with the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Iraq, Jan Kubc, the file of the national settlement and post-gangs,
"Hakim received Jan Kubc, and discussed with him the developments of the security and political situation in Iraq and the post-gangs, calling for terrorism, in addition to the resolution of the military page, as well as discuss the file of national settlement put forward by the National Alliance as a plan A way to end Iraq's security and political crises."
"The next stage is the stage of the national lists that form a national majority government, and everyone has an opportunity to make a positive change in the Iraqi reality. Everyone has the responsibility to send messages of reassurance," Hakim said.
He called on the United Nations to "support Iraq and urge the international community to shoulder its human and moral responsibilities towards the liberated cities and cities of the liberators who liberated it."
"The next stage is the stage of the national lists that form a national majority government, and everyone has an opportunity to make a positive change in the Iraqi reality. Everyone has the responsibility to send messages of reassurance," Hakim said.
He called on the United Nations to "support Iraq and urge the international community to shoulder its human and moral responsibilities towards the liberated cities and cities of the liberators who liberated it."
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ARTICLE 3
Targeted travel and security headquarters in Mosul and killed eight terrorists
2017/5/5 10:03
Ayna-Baghdad]
Targeted the federal police units, the so-called travel headquarters of terrorist gangs in the Old City on the right side of the city of Mosul.
Targeted the federal police units, the so-called travel headquarters of terrorist gangs in the Old City on the right side of the city of Mosul.
The federal police chief Major General Raid Shaker Jawdat said in a statement received by the agency all of Iraq [where] a copy of it, "The pieces of federal police in the south-west axis of the old city targeted the so-called travel and security headquarters in Zanjili and killed the terrorist leader [Hassan Juma Hassan] Babi Walid] and 7 of the protectors of the building. "
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ARTICLE 4
Edit two villages and the Nineveh gas plant northwest of Ayman Mosul
2017/5/4 20:59
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The federal police units liberated two villages and the Nineveh Gas Plant, in the northwestern axis of the city of Mosul on its right side.
The federal police units liberated two villages and the Nineveh Gas Plant, in the northwestern axis of the city of Mosul on its right side.
"Our units developed from the area of Halilah in the north-western axis penetrated two thousand meters and liberated the villages of Hassouna and Tigris and the Nineveh gas plant," said police chief Major-General Raed Shaker Jawdat in a statement received by the agency All Iraq.
He pointed out that "the arrival of troops to the apartments of the pyramid and rush in several axes to reach the goals set," stressing that "dashing collapse in the region."
The army divisions of the Ninth Armored Division, the 73rd Brigade of the Fifteenth Brigade and the Federal Police Force of the Rapid Response Troops were stormed north of the right-hand coast of the Musheirefah, the Church and the Pyramids.
He pointed out that "the arrival of troops to the apartments of the pyramid and rush in several axes to reach the goals set," stressing that "dashing collapse in the region."
The army divisions of the Ninth Armored Division, the 73rd Brigade of the Fifteenth Brigade and the Federal Police Force of the Rapid Response Troops were stormed north of the right-hand coast of the Musheirefah, the Church and the Pyramids.
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ARTICLE 5
Popular crowd controls training site for Daash west of Karbala
2017/5/4 17:20
[Ain-Karbala]
The popular crowd seized a training site and equipment stores belonging to terrorist gangs in the western province of Karbala towards the holy Nukhayb district.
"The Popular Gathering / Brigade 13 uncovered a training site and equipment stores belonging to Daish in the Wadi Amhofah area on the Sager road [150 km] west of Karbala, in the direction of Al-Nukhayb district," the statement said. .
"The brigade's troops moved the contents of the warehouse to a safe place," he said. The Central Euphrates Operations Command and the Popular Rally have tightened their security measures in the holy city of Karbala in preparation for a half-hour visit.
"The brigade's troops moved the contents of the warehouse to a safe place," he said. The Central Euphrates Operations Command and the Popular Rally have tightened their security measures in the holy city of Karbala in preparation for a half-hour visit.
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ARTICLE 6-A
European Report: Advocates develop its own means of social communication
4 May: The director of the European Union Police Agency (Europol) confirmed that the Da'ash organization has developed a means of social communication of its own in order to avoid security campaigns on the contacts of its members and the propaganda they carry out.
"The new platform for online organization was discovered during a 48-hour process that targeted extremism on the Internet last week," said agency director Rob Wainwright.
"During that process it turned out that a supporter is now developing his own platform for social networking, on the Internet to promote his agenda," said Wainwright at a security conference in London. "This shows that at least some members of the organization are still innovating in this space."
During a coordinated campaign by Europol on grassroots advocacy materials and al Qaeda with the participation of officials from the United States, Belgium, Greece, Poland and Portugal, more than 2,000 extremist entries were posted on 52 social networking platforms.
The director of the police agency that the resort of the militants of the organization to establish a service of their own was the result of the combined efforts of the intelligence services, police and technology sector to pressure the militant organization, prompting him to search for ways to circumvent it.
"Of course, we have made their work in this space much more difficult, but we still see horrific footage and the communication is going on widely across the Internet."
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ARTICLE 6-B
After a wait .. A sudden stop for Twitter
2017/5/5 8:51
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The social networking site "Twitter" stopped working briefly on Friday morning in the Middle East, one day after Watsab was suspended worldwide for two hours.
The social networking site "Twitter" stopped working briefly on Friday morning in the Middle East, one day after Watsab was suspended worldwide for two hours.
Twitter users in the Middle East complained that the site had been cut off for half an hour on Friday morning. Twitter officials did not comment to the hour limit on the site.
The application of Wattab for the exchange of messages on smart phones stopped, dawn Thursday, for about two hours. The sudden disruptions caused more than one billion Wassab users to be denied access to their basic telecommunications service, sparking a "revolution" on social networking platforms.
The application of Wattab for the exchange of messages on smart phones stopped, dawn Thursday, for about two hours. The sudden disruptions caused more than one billion Wassab users to be denied access to their basic telecommunications service, sparking a "revolution" on social networking platforms.
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ARTICLE 7
4 cups of coffee a day does not harm the human body!
A group of scientists and doctors concluded that eating an average of four cups of coffee per day is not harmful to health and does not negatively affect the person, in contrast to many previous medical warnings about Serious negative effects of excessive coffee consumption.
Scientists and doctors who conducted a comprehensive review of a long list of previous studies found that eating 400 grams of caffeine a day had no adverse effects on public health, equivalent to four cups of coffee. Pregnant women ate up to three cups or 300 grams a day of Caffeine does not pose any harm to health.
A group of scientists reviewed a total of 740 studies conducted between 2001 and 2015 that touched upon the effects of coffee on human health, and concluded the results, which are good news for coffee lovers and lovers, according to a report in the Daily Mirror. The scientists' surprise from so many studies of coffee is that they are also harmless to children, contrary to popular belief, provided that the intake of caffeine does not exceed 2.5 grams per kilogram of child weight, that is, A child weighing 20 kg should not eat more than 50 grams of caffeine a day, equivalent to just half a cup of coffee per day.
This information is also included in energy drinks, where these drinks contain large amounts of caffeine. The 250ml of the famous Red Bull drink contains 80 grams of caffeine, which is equivalent to a cup of coffee or slightly less, meaning that children can To eat small amounts of them as well. In a summary published in a specialized scientific journal, doctors warned that exceeding these amounts of caffeine and coffee can have a negative effect in five areas of health on humans, the first acute poisoning of the body, the second impact on the bone and the third proportion of calcium in the body, Cardiovascular, and finally affect the behavior and reproductive abilities of humans. End (1)
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