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"The two sides discussed a number of important issues related to the Iraqi issue and the post-urgent phase, especially with regard to the processes of restoring stability in the liberated areas," it added.
"The United Nations has played a big role in helping Iraq, especially during the days of liberation battles," he said, praising the "role that had a positive impact on all levels."
Kubic praised the role of the interior ministry in the liberation battles, thanking the minister for the good reception.
Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji is holding several meetings and tours of the security forces in different parts of the country, to find out the most important security developments.
Alsumaria News / Basra
A source at the Shalamjah border crossing in Basra said on Tuesday that the port witnessed the handover of the remains of dozens of Iranian soldiers found by joint committees in Iraqi border areas.
The source said in an interview with Alsumaria News that "the Iraqi authorities handed over their Iranian counterpart through the port Shalamjah border remains of 48 Iranian soldiers spent inside Iraqi territory during the first Gulf War," noting that "the ICRC oversaw the field on the handover of the remains."
"The remains were found in the past weeks by joint efforts between the Iraqi and Iranian sides in border areas, including the Majnoon area and the island of Umm al-Rasayat in Basra and Zubaydat in Maysan province," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The port of Shalamjah border between Iraq and Iran, located east of the province of Basra witnessed in 1996 the first exchange of military assets spent during the Iran-Iraq war (1980 - 1988), and since then, has been conducted dozens of exchanges for the remains of thousands of Iraqi and Iranian soldiers through the port
The Federal Court will hear tomorrow the experts' report on the budget appeal
Release date: 2017/8/2 11:22 • 72 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Federal Supreme Court announced its agenda for the meeting on Thursday, and includes the consideration of five constitutional cases in the forefront of the appeal of {23} Article of the federal budget for the current year 2017.
A statement issued by the Information Office of the Federal Supreme Court received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "The Court will hold its meeting tomorrow to consider the cases on its agenda."
He pointed out that "the first lawsuit of the court is to consider the appeal of {23} Article of the Federal Budget Law, which was established by the Prime Minister in addition to his job," noting that "the previous meeting has seen the election of five experts and experts to prepare a report containing technical aspects of the subject of appeal "He said.
He pointed out that "the court will consider the appeal against the constitutionality of the Revolution Command Council Resolution No. 120 of 1994, and the subject of not releasing the convict for the crime of damage to state funds unless the money is recovered from it," adding that "the Court will also consider the request to rule unconstitutional protocol (4) of the year for violating the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq in Articles {1} and {47} thereof, which was established by the Speaker of the House of Representatives / in addition to his function to the Prime Minister / in addition to his job.
The statement pointed out that "another lawsuit on the agenda was set up by a member of the Board of Governors of the former request for the provision of invalidity of item {II / 1 - 2 - 3} of Resolution {333/2015] and the restoration of pension rights to him.
The statement added that "the court will also consider the case of former MP Mohammed al-Tai to request the decision to cancel the decision of the House of Representatives adopted at the meeting {37} held on 25/5/2017, and return to the membership of the House of Representatives."
The Federal Supreme Court elected at its last session on July 27 last five new experts to submit a technical report in the appeal against some articles of the General Budget Law for the current year.
The Federal Court at its meeting tomorrow will ask questions to the experts regarding the statement that the House of Representatives on the budget bill of 2017 submitted by the government of transfers between the doors or chapters or the amendment of the amounts of some of its articles or the addition of new materials and amounts did not exist in the government project, Variables have added new financial burdens phenomenon or not visible, but will appear when the implementation of the budget items.
The court will also ask the experts whether the revised budget approved by the House of Representatives last week includes what intersects or affects objections to unconstitutionality, and what is it? The statement of experience is required by any transfer, modification or addition, and the subject of the appeal is a plaintiff in addition to his function in the case. "
He pointed out that "the first lawsuit of the court is to consider the appeal of {23} Article of the Federal Budget Law, which was established by the Prime Minister in addition to his job," noting that "the previous meeting has seen the election of five experts and experts to prepare a report containing technical aspects of the subject of appeal "He said.
He pointed out that "the court will consider the appeal against the constitutionality of the Revolution Command Council Resolution No. 120 of 1994, and the subject of not releasing the convict for the crime of damage to state funds unless the money is recovered from it," adding that "the Court will also consider the request to rule unconstitutional protocol (4) of the year for violating the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq in Articles {1} and {47} thereof, which was established by the Speaker of the House of Representatives / in addition to his function to the Prime Minister / in addition to his job.
The statement pointed out that "another lawsuit on the agenda was set up by a member of the Board of Governors of the former request for the provision of invalidity of item {II / 1 - 2 - 3} of Resolution {333/2015] and the restoration of pension rights to him.
The statement added that "the court will also consider the case of former MP Mohammed al-Tai to request the decision to cancel the decision of the House of Representatives adopted at the meeting {37} held on 25/5/2017, and return to the membership of the House of Representatives."
The Federal Supreme Court elected at its last session on July 27 last five new experts to submit a technical report in the appeal against some articles of the General Budget Law for the current year.
The Federal Court at its meeting tomorrow will ask questions to the experts regarding the statement that the House of Representatives on the budget bill of 2017 submitted by the government of transfers between the doors or chapters or the amendment of the amounts of some of its articles or the addition of new materials and amounts did not exist in the government project, Variables have added new financial burdens phenomenon or not visible, but will appear when the implementation of the budget items.
The court will also ask the experts whether the revised budget approved by the House of Representatives last week includes what intersects or affects objections to unconstitutionality, and what is it? The statement of experience is required by any transfer, modification or addition, and the subject of the appeal is a plaintiff in addition to his function in the case. "
In detail .. A government law granting retirement in the private sector
Release Date: 2017/8/2 9:11 • 429 times read
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Labor explained in detail the draft Social Insurance Law.
The Cabinet voted in its meeting on Tuesday to approve the draft social insurance law. This law guarantees all employees in the private sector a corresponding pension salary for state employees, in addition to guaranteeing the rights of the families of the martyrs.
The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani said in a statement to the ministry received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "the Council of Ministers voted on the draft social insurance law under which the private sector employees will receive a pension equivalent to their counterparts in the government sector and will work to transfer the pension to The successor in the case of the death of a retired worker. "
Al-Sudani said that "the Ministry of Labor has been keen to make proposals in favor of raising the standard of living for workers in the private sector in order to move the compass to relieve the pressure on the public office in the state and will make the provisions of retirement in the public and private sectors uniform."
He explained that "the new law will include the organization of the work of the private sector, which is a large proportion of the Iraqi labor market and the benefits covered by the new law."
"The new law includes the existence of health insurance and insurance in various forms, which constitutes a qualitative leap to correct and support the private sector in Iraq," he said.
For his part, Director General of the Department of Pension and Guarantee in the Ministry of Labor Ali Jafar al-Hilo that "the new social insurance law voted by the Council of Ministers equated between the privileges of retired in the public sector and working in the private sector, that the new law and limited the provisions of retirement in the country, In jobs, especially that Iraq is ahead of the movement of large reconstruction after the liberated areas that were raped by calling the terrorist. "
"The new law will equalize women working in the private sector, like the state employee enjoys maternity leave and other privileges
The Director General of the Department of Retirement said that "the law includes several types of insurance will benefit the worker in the private sector, including what is done in the public sector as well as health insurance for the worker and insurance against occupational diseases and work injuries," adding that "the law will work to activate cultural and social insurance for workers and New insurance is the optional insurance for employers and homeowners. "
Al-Hilu said that "the law of social insurance will work to put the informal labor sector under the umbrella of the sponsor to organize this vital and important sector," stressing that "the new law will work in the event of its implementation to improve income for workers of the private sector, The labor sector is the foundation of the country's rise. "
The bill is expected to be approved by the parliament and then by the president of the republic and then published in the official gazette to be considered effective.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in his weekly press conference yesterday that he hoped the parliament passed the bill quickly because it is important for the Iraqi economy. "
"The social insurance bill is designed to provide a guarantee for every Iraqi working person. This law is designed for this purpose. It allocates a pension to every citizen, as well as encouraging private sector work," Abadi said.
Economists believe that the government is trying to encourage this law to work outside its institutions and departments and to reduce the burden of paying salaries and retirement for staff in permanent staffing. It is estimated that there are more than 3 million employees in the public sector and four million more retirees committed to the government to secure their salaries, which cost the annual budget of the operating expenses estimated billions of dollars payable.
The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani said in a statement to the ministry received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "the Council of Ministers voted on the draft social insurance law under which the private sector employees will receive a pension equivalent to their counterparts in the government sector and will work to transfer the pension to The successor in the case of the death of a retired worker. "
Al-Sudani said that "the Ministry of Labor has been keen to make proposals in favor of raising the standard of living for workers in the private sector in order to move the compass to relieve the pressure on the public office in the state and will make the provisions of retirement in the public and private sectors uniform."
He explained that "the new law will include the organization of the work of the private sector, which is a large proportion of the Iraqi labor market and the benefits covered by the new law."
"The new law includes the existence of health insurance and insurance in various forms, which constitutes a qualitative leap to correct and support the private sector in Iraq," he said.
For his part, Director General of the Department of Pension and Guarantee in the Ministry of Labor Ali Jafar al-Hilo that "the new social insurance law voted by the Council of Ministers equated between the privileges of retired in the public sector and working in the private sector, that the new law and limited the provisions of retirement in the country, In jobs, especially that Iraq is ahead of the movement of large reconstruction after the liberated areas that were raped by calling the terrorist. "
"The new law will equalize women working in the private sector, like the state employee enjoys maternity leave and other privileges
The Director General of the Department of Retirement said that "the law includes several types of insurance will benefit the worker in the private sector, including what is done in the public sector as well as health insurance for the worker and insurance against occupational diseases and work injuries," adding that "the law will work to activate cultural and social insurance for workers and New insurance is the optional insurance for employers and homeowners. "
Al-Hilu said that "the law of social insurance will work to put the informal labor sector under the umbrella of the sponsor to organize this vital and important sector," stressing that "the new law will work in the event of its implementation to improve income for workers of the private sector, The labor sector is the foundation of the country's rise. "
The bill is expected to be approved by the parliament and then by the president of the republic and then published in the official gazette to be considered effective.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in his weekly press conference yesterday that he hoped the parliament passed the bill quickly because it is important for the Iraqi economy. "
"The social insurance bill is designed to provide a guarantee for every Iraqi working person. This law is designed for this purpose. It allocates a pension to every citizen, as well as encouraging private sector work," Abadi said.
Economists believe that the government is trying to encourage this law to work outside its institutions and departments and to reduce the burden of paying salaries and retirement for staff in permanent staffing. It is estimated that there are more than 3 million employees in the public sector and four million more retirees committed to the government to secure their salaries, which cost the annual budget of the operating expenses estimated billions of dollars payable.
Electricity announces an "unprecedented" achievement and reveals the processing hours for Baghdad
Release date: 2017/8/1 10:46 • 238 times read
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Electricity said it has achieved an unprecedented achievement in production.
"The Ministry of Electricity employees were able to access the productivity of the national electricity system to 15,700 megawatts, which was positively reflected in the increase in processing hours in the capital Baghdad and the provinces despite the high temperatures and exceeded 50 degrees Celsius," a ministry statement said.
"The processing of areas of Rusafa side in the capital Baghdad and areas east of the canal and Sadr City to more than 20 hours, and the side of Karkh to more than 16 hours."
The statement added that "the Ministry of Electricity's staff continue to work night and day in order to strengthen this achievement and achieve the best in the coming days.
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"The processing of areas of Rusafa side in the capital Baghdad and areas east of the canal and Sadr City to more than 20 hours, and the side of Karkh to more than 16 hours."
The statement added that "the Ministry of Electricity's staff continue to work night and day in order to strengthen this achievement and achieve the best in the coming days.
Abadi describes the referendum of the region more than dangerous and warns of the attack on Iran (expanded)
Date of release: 2017/8/1 12:32 • 115 times read
The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi said that Baghdad considers the referendum on the independence of the Kurdistan region more than serious and not limited to the illegality of the referendum, but extends to create new problems.
The Iranian news agency Mehr news agency reported that the Iranian media delegation, which is visiting Baghdad to congratulate the liberation of the city of Mosul, met yesterday Abadi, who praised the position of the Iranian people and his assistance to Iraq. He stressed that Iran is the first country to help Iraq in its fight against terrorism. Battle of Iraq ".
"Baghdad considers the response to any aggression against Iran a moral and legitimate duty," Ebadi said.
"The victory of Iraq in Mosul comes under the unity of the Iraqi people and solidarity in the face of currents deviant," he said, adding that "helping the Iraqi people to the popular crowd and the army has achieved victory over the terrorist."
The Prime Minister pointed out that "Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's fatwa in fighting da'ash contributed to uniting the ranks of the army and popular mobilization against terrorism." He pointed out that "all the people are women, men, mothers and youth who contributed to this great battle."
"The government in Baghdad is proud to receive visitors to the holy sites and considers it a blessing of God," Abadi said in a comment on the question of the reporter of the Mehr news agency about the Iraqi government's actions during the upcoming 40th visit.
Abadi said some problems are facing the 40th anniversary and should be removed before the season begins. "The main problem is security and the smallest security vulnerability can cause a major tragedy. The second problem is to provide the right services and to develop accurate programs."
On the question of the correspondent of the Mehr news agency regarding the Kurdish referendum, Abadi said that "Baghdad's position is clear in this regard, it considers that the referendum is more than serious and not limited to the illegality of the referendum, but beyond to create new problems."
He stressed that "all Iraqi parties respect the Kurds and any new step must be within the Iraqi constitution, which he considers all the national charter," pointing out that "the interests of Kurdish citizens in Iraq does not lie in the separation and exit from the unity of Iraq,
On the future of the popular rally, the Prime Minister told Mehr News Agency that the popular mobilization mission is clear and explicit: fighting terrorism alongside the Iraqi army and will be a partner in the future of Iraq, "he warned.
On the visit of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr to Saudi Arabia, Abadi explained that Iraq is a democratic country, describing this procedure by nature.
"Baghdad considers the response to any aggression against Iran a moral and legitimate duty," Ebadi said.
"The victory of Iraq in Mosul comes under the unity of the Iraqi people and solidarity in the face of currents deviant," he said, adding that "helping the Iraqi people to the popular crowd and the army has achieved victory over the terrorist."
The Prime Minister pointed out that "Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's fatwa in fighting da'ash contributed to uniting the ranks of the army and popular mobilization against terrorism." He pointed out that "all the people are women, men, mothers and youth who contributed to this great battle."
"The government in Baghdad is proud to receive visitors to the holy sites and considers it a blessing of God," Abadi said in a comment on the question of the reporter of the Mehr news agency about the Iraqi government's actions during the upcoming 40th visit.
Abadi said some problems are facing the 40th anniversary and should be removed before the season begins. "The main problem is security and the smallest security vulnerability can cause a major tragedy. The second problem is to provide the right services and to develop accurate programs."
On the question of the correspondent of the Mehr news agency regarding the Kurdish referendum, Abadi said that "Baghdad's position is clear in this regard, it considers that the referendum is more than serious and not limited to the illegality of the referendum, but beyond to create new problems."
He stressed that "all Iraqi parties respect the Kurds and any new step must be within the Iraqi constitution, which he considers all the national charter," pointing out that "the interests of Kurdish citizens in Iraq does not lie in the separation and exit from the unity of Iraq,
On the future of the popular rally, the Prime Minister told Mehr News Agency that the popular mobilization mission is clear and explicit: fighting terrorism alongside the Iraqi army and will be a partner in the future of Iraq, "he warned.
On the visit of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr to Saudi Arabia, Abadi explained that Iraq is a democratic country, describing this procedure by nature.
The number of displaced in Iraq exceeds one million
Date of release: 2017/8/1 10:38 • 85 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) Minister of Migration and Displaced, Jassim Mohammed Jaf, announced the high number of displaced in Iraq one million people.
According to a statement by the ministry, Al-Furat News said that "34 thousand and 902 displaced people returned to their places of residence in the province of Nineveh during the month of July last," explaining that "the areas returned to the displaced, including Wadi Hajar and Mansur and Almamun and Yarmouk and the neighborhood of martyrs and the role of sugar Al-Rashidiya and Prophet Younis as well as the revival of Musheirefah, Al-Tenak, Kokkali, Al-Islamiyah, the industrial district and the oil wells besides the revival of Al-Wahdah, Qadissiya, Iron stoning, Tel Pomegranate, Liberation, Victory and Ghazlani. "
He pointed out that "the total number of returnees since the start of the liberation of Nineveh and our day, reached 253 thousand and 300 displaced to their areas in the province."
The Ministry of Immigration said that "the ministry recorded during the month of July, according to its data, the displacement of 49 thousand and 502 displaced from the province of Nineveh, bringing the total number of displaced from Nineveh 952 thousand and 621 displaced," adding that "the total number of displaced from the province of Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk province 42 thousand and 462 displaced , And from the east of the province of Salah al-Din 24 thousand and 593 displaced.
He called on the ministries concerned to accelerate the rehabilitation of the areas affected by the gangs of criminals and restore the normal life of these areas and remove all obstacles to the return of displaced persons and provide a suitable environment for them
Commenting on this, a central bank official declined to be named for "Al-Gharab Press," that "the central bank did not direct banks to pay the amount of 100 thousand dinars, in order to promote the treatment of the advance of 10 million granted to teachers and teachers."
The Rafidain Bank has issued special instructions for the 10 million dollars granted to teachers and teachers, in which he indicated to get interest at 8% after the credit, but the amount of 100 received by Rafidain Bank were not among the benefits.
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He pointed out that "the total number of returnees since the start of the liberation of Nineveh and our day, reached 253 thousand and 300 displaced to their areas in the province."
The Ministry of Immigration said that "the ministry recorded during the month of July, according to its data, the displacement of 49 thousand and 502 displaced from the province of Nineveh, bringing the total number of displaced from Nineveh 952 thousand and 621 displaced," adding that "the total number of displaced from the province of Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk province 42 thousand and 462 displaced , And from the east of the province of Salah al-Din 24 thousand and 593 displaced.
He called on the ministries concerned to accelerate the rehabilitation of the areas affected by the gangs of criminals and restore the normal life of these areas and remove all obstacles to the return of displaced persons and provide a suitable environment for them
Baghdad / Al-Ghad Press:
A number of teachers and teachers on Tuesday denounced the claim of Rafidain Bank to pay the amount of 100 thousand dinars during the promotion of the treatment of the advance of 10 million, without justification.
The correspondent "Al-Ghad Press", "The teachers and teachers, denounced the establishment of Rafidain Bank branch of Adhamiya, during the presentation on the advance of 10 million granted by the bank, where the latter demanded the amount of 100 thousand dinars, without giving them any receipt of the amount mentioned, There is no justification for the payment of the amount. "
A number of teachers and teachers on Tuesday denounced the claim of Rafidain Bank to pay the amount of 100 thousand dinars during the promotion of the treatment of the advance of 10 million, without justification.
The correspondent "Al-Ghad Press", "The teachers and teachers, denounced the establishment of Rafidain Bank branch of Adhamiya, during the presentation on the advance of 10 million granted by the bank, where the latter demanded the amount of 100 thousand dinars, without giving them any receipt of the amount mentioned, There is no justification for the payment of the amount. "
Commenting on this, a central bank official declined to be named for "Al-Gharab Press," that "the central bank did not direct banks to pay the amount of 100 thousand dinars, in order to promote the treatment of the advance of 10 million granted to teachers and teachers."
The Rafidain Bank has issued special instructions for the 10 million dollars granted to teachers and teachers, in which he indicated to get interest at 8% after the credit, but the amount of 100 received by Rafidain Bank were not among the benefits.
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The interior minister is discussing with Kubic the restoration of stability in the liberated areas
Baghdad / Al-Ghad Press:
Interior Minister Qassem al-Araji on Tuesday discussed with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's representative in Iraq the restoration of stability in the liberated areas.
"Minister Qassim al-Araji met with the representative of the UN Secretary-General in Iraq, Jan Kubic," the interior ministry said in a statement received by al-Ghad Press.
Interior Minister Qassem al-Araji on Tuesday discussed with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's representative in Iraq the restoration of stability in the liberated areas.
"Minister Qassim al-Araji met with the representative of the UN Secretary-General in Iraq, Jan Kubic," the interior ministry said in a statement received by al-Ghad Press.
"The two sides discussed a number of important issues related to the Iraqi issue and the post-urgent phase, especially with regard to the processes of restoring stability in the liberated areas," it added.
"The United Nations has played a big role in helping Iraq, especially during the days of liberation battles," he said, praising the "role that had a positive impact on all levels."
Kubic praised the role of the interior ministry in the liberation battles, thanking the minister for the good reception.
Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji is holding several meetings and tours of the security forces in different parts of the country, to find out the most important security developments.
The United Nations announces the death toll in Iraq for July
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According to UNAMI figures, a total of 241 Iraqi civilians were killed and 277 injured as a result of acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in July 2017. According to a UNAMI statement, the number of civilian deaths in July was 239, while the number of civilian casualties was 273.
According to the figures, Nineveh was the most affected. The total number of civilian casualties was 233 people (121 dead and 112 injured), followed by Baghdad governorate, where 38 people were killed and 85 injured, and Anbar province where 33 people were killed and 49 injured.
According to information obtained by the mission from the Directorate of Health Anbar, the total number of civilian casualties was 82 people (33 dead and 49 wounded). Anbar statistics have been updated to include victims who fell until July 31.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq, Jan Kubic, condemned the terrorist acts that caused enormous suffering to civilians as human shields until the final moments before the destruction of the organization in the city of Mosul and the victory declared by the Government of Iraq on 10 July.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq, Jan Kubic, condemned the terrorist acts that caused enormous suffering to civilians as human shields until the final moments before the destruction of the organization in the city of Mosul and the victory declared by the Government of Iraq on 10 July.
Kubis renewed the call for the protection of civilians during the conflict, as Iraqi forces prepare their campaign to liberate the remaining parts of the country from dire scourge."While we applaud the concept of humanitarian operations for Iraqi forces that have placed the protection of civilians and help displaced people at the heart of the battle plan in Mosul, the protection of civilians must remain a top priority in future military operations," Kubic said.
An Iranian agency quoted Abadi: Kurdistan referendum more than serious
The news agency "Mehr" Iranian Prime Minister Haidar Abadi said that Baghdad considers the referendum of independence of Kurdistan "more than serious and not limited to the illegality of the referendum, but extends to create new problems."
Abadi said during his meeting on Monday an Iranian media delegation to visit Baghdad to congratulate the liberation of the city of Mosul, according to the Iranian news agency reported.
Abadi said that "Baghdad's position is clear in this regard (referendum) is that the referendum is more than serious and not limited to the illegality of the referendum, but extends to create new problems.
He added that all Iraqi parties respect the Kurds and any new step must be within the Iraqi constitution, which he considers to all national charter."
Abadi pointed out that "the interests of Kurdish citizens in Iraq do not lie in the separation and exit from the unity of Iraq, especially the existence of the federal ruling on it," according to quoted by "Mehr."
The agency quoted him as saying Abadi, "Baghdad is to address any attack on Iran is a moral and legitimate duty on them."
As for the future of the popular rally, the Iraqi Prime Minister said that "the popular mobilization mission is clear and explicit: fighting terrorism alongside the Iraqi army and will be a partner in the future of Iraq."
As for the visit of the leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr to Saudi Arabia, Abbadi explained that Iraq is a democratic country, describing this procedure by nature.
Iraq hands over 48 remains of Iran through the Shalamjah port in Basra
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A source at the Shalamjah border crossing in Basra said on Tuesday that the port witnessed the handover of the remains of dozens of Iranian soldiers found by joint committees in Iraqi border areas.
The source said in an interview with Alsumaria News that "the Iraqi authorities handed over their Iranian counterpart through the port Shalamjah border remains of 48 Iranian soldiers spent inside Iraqi territory during the first Gulf War," noting that "the ICRC oversaw the field on the handover of the remains."
"The remains were found in the past weeks by joint efforts between the Iraqi and Iranian sides in border areas, including the Majnoon area and the island of Umm al-Rasayat in Basra and Zubaydat in Maysan province," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The port of Shalamjah border between Iraq and Iran, located east of the province of Basra witnessed in 1996 the first exchange of military assets spent during the Iran-Iraq war (1980 - 1988), and since then, has been conducted dozens of exchanges for the remains of thousands of Iraqi and Iranian soldiers through the port
Turkmen Front: There is no constitutional support to postpone the elections
Date of release: 2017/8/1 23:21 • 158 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) MP from the Turkmen Front Hassan Tauran that there is no constitutional support to postpone the elections in the provincial councils.
"There is a previous experience to merge the parliamentary and provincial councils, but postponement of the elections will be a big problem," Turan told the Euphrates News today.
He added that "Article 37 of the provincial elections law is how to ensure the future of the province of Kirkuk and ensure that the unique component of its administration, where there have been several discussions and still long discussions on this subject."
"We are not against the holding of elections in the province of Kirkuk, but there are things that have accumulated in the province because of a number of problems," he said, referring to the formation of a higher coordination body for the Turkmen Front under the auspices of the House of Representatives and under the supervision of the United Nations.
He explained that "the House of Representatives is keen to have a special paragraph Kirkuk, and to give flexibility in this subject did not impose our opinion within the Council and we have a proposal for a special law Turkmen to conduct special elections for Kirkuk and therefore this privacy did not come from a vacuum, but came from legal material.
He pointed out that "article 140 problem that it was written on the accelerator may be shortened by the government or the Kurds, but the origin of the article is not possible to implement the normalization and the census and the referendum, these issues are complicated, which made the government delay in the adoption of this article.
The governor of Kirkuk, Najmuddin Karim, earlier in the participation of Kirkuk in the process of the referendum on independence of the Kurdistan region, scheduled for the end of September.
The governor of Kirkuk, demanded last June, the annexation of the province to the referendum project in the Kurdistan region to be held in September next, considering that the referendum without Kirkuk "has no value," as he put it.
He added that "Article 37 of the provincial elections law is how to ensure the future of the province of Kirkuk and ensure that the unique component of its administration, where there have been several discussions and still long discussions on this subject."
"We are not against the holding of elections in the province of Kirkuk, but there are things that have accumulated in the province because of a number of problems," he said, referring to the formation of a higher coordination body for the Turkmen Front under the auspices of the House of Representatives and under the supervision of the United Nations.
He explained that "the House of Representatives is keen to have a special paragraph Kirkuk, and to give flexibility in this subject did not impose our opinion within the Council and we have a proposal for a special law Turkmen to conduct special elections for Kirkuk and therefore this privacy did not come from a vacuum, but came from legal material.
He pointed out that "article 140 problem that it was written on the accelerator may be shortened by the government or the Kurds, but the origin of the article is not possible to implement the normalization and the census and the referendum, these issues are complicated, which made the government delay in the adoption of this article.
The governor of Kirkuk, Najmuddin Karim, earlier in the participation of Kirkuk in the process of the referendum on independence of the Kurdistan region, scheduled for the end of September.
The governor of Kirkuk, demanded last June, the annexation of the province to the referendum project in the Kurdistan region to be held in September next, considering that the referendum without Kirkuk "has no value," as he put it.
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The benefits of a home-equity line of credit
CNBC
CNBC
A home-equity line of credit adds another level of financial security for the future and is best considered while you're in a healthy financial position. Read the full story
What Your Credit Score Is Trying to Tell You
The Simple Dollar
The Simple Dollar
Have you developed the habit of regularly checking your credit reports and scores? If so, kudos to you. You’re already doing a better job monitoring your credit than most Americans. However, if your focus remains fixed solely on those three-digit scores, you could be missing some valuable and helpful information — your “score factors.” What Are Score Factors? What if I told you that I could give you advice and guarantee it will improve your scores? And not just obvious, high-level stuff like “ Read the full story
OIL / COMMODITIES / ENERGY
European oil majors seek to harness U.S. offshore wind
Reuters
Reuters
Some European oil majors have made inroads into the emerging U.S. offshore wind energy market, aiming to leverage their experience of deepwater development and the crowded offshore wind arena at home. Read the full story
Gold challenged to hold seven-week highs
MarketWatch
Gold prices edged down Tuesday from the highest levels in almost seven weeks as a battered dollar found some relief. Read the full story
Gold steady near 7-week highs on struggling dollar
Gold prices held steady near seven-week highs Tuesday, after registering their biggest monthly gain in five in July.
Crude oil hovers above $50 on signs supply is tightening
MarketWatch
Oil futures trade modestly lower on Tuesday, threatening to halt a string of gains at five, as traders paused following a brisk run-up above $50 a barrel in crude fed by encouraging signs the efforts to tamp down output are taking hold. Read the full story
BANKS / BANKING
Is the Fed Asleep at the Wheel?
theTrumpet
theTrumpet
Banks across the world warn we’re heading for a crash—but the head of the Fed says all is fine. Read the full story
Banks vs. Credit Unions: How to Pick a Winner
The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool
There are pros and cons to both banks and credit unions -- which type of financial provider is best for you will depend on what you value most. Read the full story
Credit Unions Seek Level Playing Field To Offer InnovationPYMNTS.com
Let’s give credit unions, yes, the credit they deserve. Take membership, for instance, which recently reached 108 million, a sign the market is enjoying a boom. For the latest market developments, PYMNTS.com introduces the Credit Union Tracker™, powered by CO-OP Financial Services, a monthly report that follows notable innovations, partnerships and shifting regulations in the CU sector. And, in the inaugural edition, PYMNTS interviews NAFCU EVP Carrie Hunt about how easing regulations could Read the full story
United Community Banks, Inc. Announces Completion of Merger With HCSB Financial Corporation
Benzinga
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga., Aug. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) ("United") has completed its merger, effective July 31, 2017, with Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based HCSB Financial Corporation (OTCQB:HCFB) ("HCSB"). Also effective July 31, 2017, HCFB's bank subsidiary, Horry County State Bank, merged into United's bank subsidiary, United Community Bank. The legacy Horry County State Bank offices will continue to operate as Horry County State Bank until conversion Read the full story
TREASURIES/ BONDS/ STOCKS
Treasurys tread water ahead of inflation reports, other data
MarketWatch
Treasury yields are little budged as investors await a heavy run of data Tuesday and the rest of the week. Read the full story
US Treasurys fall as investors pore over key economic data
CNBC
CNBC
U.S. government debt prices were lower on Tuesday as investors digest fresh data releases. Read the full story
INSURANCE
Banks ban on the spot credit insurance
SBS
Banks will now have to wait at least four days after a credit card account is opened before they offer consumer credit insurance. Read the full story
CURRENCIES
Bitcoin swings ahead of an announcement that will determine its future
Business Insider
Photographers take pictures in front of a mock bitcoin ATM during the opening of Hong Kong's first bitcoin retail store February 28, 2014. Bitcoin is trading down 2.58% at $2,807 a coin as traders remain on edge ahead of the long-awaited ruling on whether or not bitcoin will be split in two. A civil war has been brewing between core developers, who want to keep the blocks that make up bitcoin's network limited in their size to protect it from hacks, and miners, who want to make the blocks bigger Read the full story
Dollar claws up from 15-month lows
MarketWatch
MarketWatch
The dollar index was clinging on Tuesday to territory just above the 15-month low hit a day earlier, with the U.S. currency dogged by concerns for softening U.S. inflation and reduced bets on the aggressiveness of Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes. Read the full story
Pound V euro: GBP climbs against EUR as UK manufacturing sees strong overseas demand
Express
Express
DATA showing a strong result from the latest IHS Markit manufacturing PMI has pushed the pound higher against the euro this morning. Although still close to the ten-month low hit towards the end of July, the GBP/EUR exchange rate has gained 0.3 per cent today to hit €1.118. A surge in new export orders received by British manufacturers accelerated sector growth in July, according to the latest business survey. The manufacturing PMI climbed from a seven-month low of 54.2 in June to 55.1 in July; Read the full story
Euro logs best run in five years and traders predict there's more to come
The euro is trading at levels not seen since January 2015 and has posted its best run in five years as dollar weakens and the euro zone economy starts to gradually improve.
Dollar hits 6-week low vs yen; focus on US data
The dollar skidded to a six-week low versus the yen on Tuesday, its outlook clouded by U.S. political turmoil.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/
Time right to loosen controls on yuan-dollar exchange rate, says China state-run paper
South China Morning Post
Comments suggest Beijing’s worries over the weakness of the nation’s currency may be fading, as the value of the greenback slides in global markets Read the full story
USA
U.S. shale boom less potent than expected, new data showChron.com
New data shows the surge in shale drilling hasn't lifted U.S. oil production as much as expected. In a monthly report on Monday, the Energy Department said the nation's daily output rose 0.6 percent to 9.17 million barrels in May, well below its original forecast of 9.32 million for that month. Read the full story
EMERGING MARKETS
MSCI Warns Chinese Shares May Be Delisted For Long Trading Suspensions
Barron's
Barron's
The move comes just over a month after MSCI said it would add 222 Class-A shares to its benchmark emerging market index. Read the full story
An ad-supported internet isn’t going to be sustainable in emerging markets
Quartz
Can you imagine an internet without advertisements? It’s difficult. Since the web’s genesis, advertising has been the reigning business model. The vast majority of online… Read the full story
Brazilian lumber exports go up 7.3%
POST Online Media
POST Online Media
Brazil’s lumber, paper and wood pulp sector increased its exports by 7.3% in the year’s first six months, reaching revenues of $4 billion. Wood pulp exports totaled 6.8 million tons of a total output of 9.5 million tons. Foreign sales of wood pulp surged 6.8% compared to 2016’s volume and 42% of this total went to... Read the full story
MIDDLE EAST
Unlikely Friends: ISIS and The Italian Mafia Working Together to Bring Oil Into Europe, Report Says
Newsweek
Newsweek
Rome is probing ties between criminal networks and the jihadi group over possible efforts to smuggle contraband oil. Read the full story
KSA to start Red Sea Project
Mubasher
Mubasher
Riyadh – Mubasher: The international tourism Red Sea Project was launched in Saudi Arabia by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, Arab News reported. The project will be implemented by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), as major … Read the full story
AFRICA
China has opened its first overseas base — just miles from an important US military facility
Business Insider
Business Insider
China has officially opened its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step for the country's expansion of its military presence abroad. Beijing (AFP) - China has officially opened its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, state media said Tuesday, a major step for the country's expansion of its military presence abroad. Chinese military personnel, officials and guests attended a flag-raising ceremony and military parade to mark the occasion, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Read the full story
Afreximbank provides US$200mn for “intra-African trade champions”
Global Trade Review
Egyptian construction company the Arab Contractors is to receive a US$200mn multi-currency guarantee facility from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) for construction projects in Africa and the Middle East, after a deal between the two parties was signed last week. Under the agreement, Afreximbank will issue guarantees in US dollars or euros to the conglomerate... Read the full story
ASIA
KSA crude prices to Asia may rise in September
Mubasher
Mubasher
Riyadh – Mubasher: Saudi Arabia is expected to increase the prices of light crude oil to Asia in September, Reuters reported, citing sources as saying. The official selling price (OSP) in September for flagship Arab light may increase between 5 to … Read the full story
The world's third-largest economy may be derailed by a rising political crisis
As Japanese PM Shinzo Abe battles an acute crisis of confidence, questions over his future and his namesake economic program loom large.
EUROPE
Britain could lose 40,000 investment banking jobs in Brexit exodus
CNBC
CNBC
The U.K. could lose up to half of its investment banking jobs over the next few years if the government continues to pursue a hard-line exit from the EU, a new report has warned. Read the full story
Brexit ‘Won’t Be Postponed or Delayed,’ U.K.’s Hammond Says
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said Brexit will still go ahead in March 2019 in spite of disagreements in Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet over a transition period to help government and businesses adjust to the split. Hammond, who is in Brazil to promote trade and economic ties, said the debate among leading lawmakers is about adjusting to a a new relationship with the European Union, not a question of staying longer in the 28-member bloc. “It won’t be postponed or delayed. Read the full story
Blessed and Highly Favored:
The CBI for Wednesday August 2, 2017 did update on the indicative rates Buy Rate 1182 and Sell Rate 1184
The currency auction is 167,829,204
There is no news and announcements for Wednesday, August 2, 2017
ISX Update:
Value Traded
10,450,959,427
Shares Traded
10,617,001,166
ISX ended in Red
Kauaihn Chatter:
http://www.dinarguru.com/
8-2-20217 Intel Guru Delta ...we could see “out the door” more than one dollar...maybe 1.15 or 1.20...even up to 1.42 is possible...because of them adding inflation...so 1 to 1 would be the bare minimum we could see...and the other reason I think we will see it come out higher than 1 to 1 is that at that rate it is what the Iraqi citizens are used to seeing...a dollar...but anything higher will be very good for them...IMO I think we will see 1.13-1.20 after inflation is added to it.
8-2-2017 Newshound Guru Stryker IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review of Iraq’s Stand-By Arrangement and the 2017 Article IV Consultation.
8-2-2017 Newshound Guru Stryker IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review of Iraq’s Stand-By Arrangement and the 2017 Article IV Consultation.
8-1-2017 Intel Guru Frank26 ...too much ARTICLE VIII talk...(on paper)...and IMO...they will hand that in to the IMF tomorrow [Tuesday]. It’s becomes more and more obvious that IMO … the lifting of the 3 zeros happened in those 90 days. The government workers get paid on the last Thursday of every month. On the 21st they got paid … and on paper … IMO .. they got paid 1 to 1. The next time … I believe they will transition from 1 to 1 to finally giving them the new rate. BTW – we found something else...Iraq’s equivalent of the USA’s eBay. It’s interesting how things match up with a 1 to 1 rate. Our friend has not called us yet...but the last time we talked to him...he told us that the LD’s and the COINS are on the table. I believe that they are ready to go. It’s all great news! [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
8-1-2017 Intel Guru Delta Iraq wants to attract investors. As you know...words like “in the coming days” and “soon” don’t mean much. LOL. They said that in order to attract investors, they must change the exchange rate. They told them...the board of directors...they will consider...basically Iraq is all ready to go. As soon as they go to the IMF and come back – we are expecting to see great things. The IMF already told Iraq what they need to do. There is no point in showing up unless they have those things done. Iraq must meet the demands of the IMF. They need to show the TRUE rate. [post 2 of 2]
8-1-2017 Intel Guru Delta More confirmation that the LD’s are printed. May & June documents...looks like they have profit/loss...and in the expenses...a “new currency.” In May I believe they issued those notes. About 4 Million + 5 Million dollars was spent on printing...then in June, more printing. Whatever they printed wasn’t that much – so could the rate be higher than what we expected...or are they planning on more eDinars? It’s possible that we may see the rate higher than 1-to-1. Up until now, we haven’t had any proof – but now it looks like we have confirmation that they have been printed. We will have 1 and 2 dinar coins. I found this to be very, very exciting. They are about to do it. We are really very close. This information is NOT on the English site... I believe that we are really, really close based on this information. They might really pull the trigger after they return from the IMF meeting. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
8-1-2017 Newshound Guru chattels Restoration of law and order/removal of DAESH,Reconstruction/ Reconciliation. Sovereign integrity, security and stability. Reconstruction is an opportunity for reconciliation. Without Reconciliation Iraq will fail as a state. From everything I read and consider important to our liquidity event it will be 2018 at the earliest, but there may be some macroeconomic deus ex machina unintelligible to me.
8-1-2017 Intel Guru Delta Iraq wants to attract investors. As you know...words like “in the coming days” and “soon” don’t mean much. LOL. They said that in order to attract investors, they must change the exchange rate. They told them...the board of directors...they will consider...basically Iraq is all ready to go. As soon as they go to the IMF and come back – we are expecting to see great things. The IMF already told Iraq what they need to do. There is no point in showing up unless they have those things done. Iraq must meet the demands of the IMF. They need to show the TRUE rate. [post 2 of 2]
8-1-2017 Intel Guru Delta More confirmation that the LD’s are printed. May & June documents...looks like they have profit/loss...and in the expenses...a “new currency.” In May I believe they issued those notes. About 4 Million + 5 Million dollars was spent on printing...then in June, more printing. Whatever they printed wasn’t that much – so could the rate be higher than what we expected...or are they planning on more eDinars? It’s possible that we may see the rate higher than 1-to-1. Up until now, we haven’t had any proof – but now it looks like we have confirmation that they have been printed. We will have 1 and 2 dinar coins. I found this to be very, very exciting. They are about to do it. We are really very close. This information is NOT on the English site... I believe that we are really, really close based on this information. They might really pull the trigger after they return from the IMF meeting. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
8-1-2017 Newshound Guru chattels Restoration of law and order/removal of DAESH,Reconstruction/ Reconciliation. Sovereign integrity, security and stability. Reconstruction is an opportunity for reconciliation. Without Reconciliation Iraq will fail as a state. From everything I read and consider important to our liquidity event it will be 2018 at the earliest, but there may be some macroeconomic deus ex machina unintelligible to me.
Elmer:
Not in today
Artmeister:
Summary:
Occasional bits of intel saying that today is the day.
Beny Wilson (has a call and a following:
He received a call. He went to a place. They ran his record and once he was clear he got his money in his account...1million prosperity package
Bruce Call Intel portion:
IMF had their meeting in Baghdad today. New rate was released in the afternoon. Qi cards activated in country—they had been used in and out of Iraq before, but this was something new. US may have been waiting for rate to rise before RV released in US. Rate expected to be about what Dr. Shabibi suggested ($16).
New trades reportedly occurring “on west coast”. Bruce knows dozens of people who have appointments for private exchanges tomorrow. He therefore expect that full RV release is coming very “soon” (a word he hates).
Catnip:
ARTICLE 1 (from PM Abadi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not posted on English side)
The Council of Ministers holds its regular session chaired by Dr. Haider Abadi
The Council of Ministers held its regular session on Tuesday 1 August 2017 under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi.
The formation of the National Housing Initiative Committee was voted on and the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage was voted upon.
The Council also voted on the draft Social Insurance Law. This law guarantees all employees in the private sector a corresponding pension salary for state employees, in addition to guaranteeing the rights of the families of the martyrs to provide a suitable source for their livelihood.
As well as the rehabilitation centers for the wounded and the disabled, and the approval of the formation of a Higher Committee for the rehabilitation of these centers to take care of the wounded and disabled of our armed forces from the army, police and popular mobilization.
Prime Minister 's Media Office
1 August 2017
The formation of the National Housing Initiative Committee was voted on and the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage was voted upon.
The Council also voted on the draft Social Insurance Law. This law guarantees all employees in the private sector a corresponding pension salary for state employees, in addition to guaranteeing the rights of the families of the martyrs to provide a suitable source for their livelihood.
As well as the rehabilitation centers for the wounded and the disabled, and the approval of the formation of a Higher Committee for the rehabilitation of these centers to take care of the wounded and disabled of our armed forces from the army, police and popular mobilization.
Prime Minister 's Media Office
1 August 2017
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ARTICLE 2
URGENT Abadi: Restoring stability to liberated areas is a top priority
2017/8/1 18:35 • 34 times scheduled
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ARTICLE 3
The lifting of the parliament session to Thursday after the vote on 21 articles of the provincial elections law
BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament lifted its meeting next Thursday, after postponing the consideration of appeals on the health of deputies' membership, voting on 21 articles of the provincial elections law and delaying the rest, and ending the first reading of the proposed amendment to the law of owners, The Committee on Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the postponement of the first reading of the draft law on the rights of Turkmen and submitted by the Commission on Human Rights at the request of the government.
She pointed out that "the House of Representatives began its meeting to denounce the terrorist act that targeted the Iraqi embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday," noting that " the agenda includes a vote on the draft law regulating the commercial agency in addition to the vote on the proposed law of the second amendment to the law of sports clubs No. 18 of 1986 and vote on the bill of the Iraqi Commission for Accreditation. "
She added that "the agenda of the hearing also includes consideration of the appeals filed on the validity of the membership of some deputies, in addition to the first reading of the proposed amendment to the law of the amendment of the law No. 25 of 1960 amended and the first reading of the draft law on the rights of Turkmen and will discuss the file of the return of displaced to their areas as well as a general theme For discussion on the formation of a committee on Article 125 of the Constitution and will discuss the report of the quarterly activity of the Committee on Agriculture, Water and Marshlands. AH
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ARTICLE 4
Masoom: We call on the international community to support Iraq's projects .. The referendum of Kurdistan does not mean separation
BAGHDAD, Aug. 1 (Xinhuanet) - President Fuad Masum met with the heads of diplomatic missions in Iraq on the occasion of the liberation of Mosul on Tuesday, calling on the international community to "continue to support Iraq's plans and ambitious future projects."
"During the meeting, which was attended by a large number of heads of diplomatic bodies operating in Baghdad, Masoum expressed his appreciation and thanks for the great support extended by the countries and peoples of the world friendly to Iraq in his heroic war against terrorism, which culminated in liberating the entire city of Mosul and breaking terrorist gangs, "He called on" friendly and sisterly countries to double their support and solidarity with the Iraqi people in their ambitious plans and projects for the reconstruction of the destroyed areas, reconstruction of liberated areas and the development of services and structures throughout the country or those related to the return of the To achieve sustainable community reconciliation within the framework of comprehensive national reconciliation that promotes community cohesion and economic development and guarantees a decent life for all Iraqis without discrimination. "
"Iraq is keen to build friendly relations and cooperation with all countries of the region and the world, and his country is determined to move forward to build a national professional armed forces will focus after clearing every inch of Iraqi territory from the remnants of terrorists to protect the country and its federal democratic system," he said. "Victory over terrorism would not have been achieved without the championship and sacrifices of our armed forces in all formations of the army and police forces and the Peshmerga and the popular mobilization and national volunteers."
. He also stressed the infallible President during the meeting on "the need to hold the upcoming elections to the Council of Representatives on the constitutional date for the establishment of a democratic system advanced and modern based on the principle of citizenship and respect for equal constitutional rights for all its children," expressing his firm belief that "the Iraqi people eagerly to exit the actual and urgent shell of the regime The quota that has become sterile and harmful in itself. "
. On the referendum in the Kurdistan region, President Masoum said that "holding the referendum does not mean declaring independence, which needs understandings and agreements." He stressed "the need to continue and develop the dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad, as no other than dialogue to solve the problems and return to the constitution to reach common visions to address the reasons Differences and problems between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, "referring to the application of Article 140 on the disputed areas and the issuance of a number of legislation relating to the relationship between the two sides. Ending
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ARTICLE 5
Masoum, Jabouri and Hakim visit Iran next Saturday
2017/8/1 23:59
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President Fuad Masum, Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim al-Jubouri and National Alliance President Ammar al-Hakim will visit Tehran on Saturday.
President Fuad Masum, Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim al-Jubouri and National Alliance President Ammar al-Hakim will visit Tehran on Saturday.
The Iranian official IRNA news agency reported that Iranian Ambassador Irj Musjidi received at the Iraqi embassy in Baghdad the speaker of parliament Salim al-Jubouri and discussed during the meeting on cooperation between the two countries in various fields, including the reconstruction phase in Iraq.
"The public and private sectors of the Islamic Republic of Iran are ready to come to the reconstruction stage to stand with Iraq and stand by it in the war on terror," the Iranian ambassador said.
"Both sides discussed bilateral relations as well as the participation of Jubouri in the inauguration ceremony of President Hassan Rowhani on Saturday," he said.
The Iranian agency said that "the ceremony is scheduled to take part in this ceremony many senior officials from different countries of the world, including from Iraq, President Fuad Masum, Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri and President of the National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim."
"The public and private sectors of the Islamic Republic of Iran are ready to come to the reconstruction stage to stand with Iraq and stand by it in the war on terror," the Iranian ambassador said.
"Both sides discussed bilateral relations as well as the participation of Jubouri in the inauguration ceremony of President Hassan Rowhani on Saturday," he said.
The Iranian agency said that "the ceremony is scheduled to take part in this ceremony many senior officials from different countries of the world, including from Iraq, President Fuad Masum, Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri and President of the National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim."
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ARTICLE 6
Abadi announces the start of the bombing of Tal Afar and does not expect large grants at the Kuwait Conference [expanded]
2017/8/1 20:52
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, announced the start of the aerial bombardment of the remaining occupied areas by the gangs of the terrorist groups, including Tal Afar district, west of Mosul.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, announced the start of the aerial bombardment of the remaining occupied areas by the gangs of the terrorist groups, including Tal Afar district, west of Mosul.
"A plan has been drawn up and reviewed two days ago, and the process is going on. I do not set a date for the presence of a military and logistic side related to the provision of air cover and we await the decision of the military commanders to declare," Abadi said at the weekly press conference. Launch ".
"We insist on the participation of all factions to liberate these cities and we do not want any slowdown in the liberalization process and the numbers of hidden alarms started to decrease and they were in the thousands," he said.
"We have also set a timetable for the return of displaced people to Ayman Mosul and continue to restore basic services there. They are keen on the safety of the displaced, their return is practical and correct, and we do not want to return to the area," he said.
He pointed out that "the issuance of a Diwani order to distribute plots of land in good areas for the families of the martyrs and the wounded and there are instructions for the wounded, the least we offer him, and we give thanks and appreciation for them and their families and even the fighters for their liberation," warning "all the countries of the world to lax in front of terrorists and we achieved in Iraq Great victory ".
"Iraq has proposed a draft law on the prosecution of terrorism before the UN Security Council," he said, referring to the danger of this terrorist entity and its total elimination.
The prime minister called for "an advisory team from Mosul University and professionals from Nineveh and the rest of Iraq's provinces to study the rehabilitation of Mosul while preserving the city's heritage."
On the decisions of the Council of Ministers, Abadi announced the Council's approval of the National Initiative for Housing and include all citizens, including employees, "noting that the initiative" aims to remove the difference between citizens and prevent discrimination between them. "
He added that "the Council of Ministers voted to approve the initiative and formed a committee headed by the Prime Minister and the membership of ministers, including reconstruction, housing, investment and finance and the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and advisers, which is important in determining the country's march to provide housing for citizens and will stimulate the national economy."
"We have a set of measures against corruption and job creation, and we will put forward a set of resolutions to combat corruption as well as in the administrative reform process," Abadi said, referring to the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.
"The Council also voted on the draft social insurance law, which aims to provide security for every Iraqi working and this law is designed for that, where the pension is allocated to each citizen in addition to encouraging the private sector and work in Iraq as well as guarantee the rights of families of martyrs and grant privileges to them.
He stressed "the vote of the Council of Ministers on the draft law and we hope the parliament to approve it quickly being important for the Iraqi economy."
On Iraq's relations with neighboring countries and the visit of officials, Al-Abbadi said, "We have a strategy to develop these relations and we have taken deliberate steps," noting that "we do not want media relations, but solid and strong foundations and improve and continue not affected by the statements in the interest of all, the most important of which is the fight against terrorism and economic and trade cooperation, "What they have done is urging everyone to become aware of his threat and understand his danger."
On the recent visit of the leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr to Saudi Arabia, said Abadi, "a healthy phenomenon that play the political blocs a role in this aspect in the development of relations because they reflect the opinion of the street which is good and good and we have no problem in this framework, but it is supposed to have any relationship vision of the Iraqi state We mean the vision of the government only. "
On the statements of the province of Kirkuk on the accession of the province to the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan, said Abadi, "I heard the governor says that he wants to be specific to the province and not join the region and this is normal and hope to adhere to it.
"The security of the highway with Jordan is the responsibility of the Interior Ministry and we want the army to be outside the cities if there is no immediate danger," the prime minister said.
"We have a timetable for the reopening of the international road between Iraq and Jordan," he said, referring to "the attempt to secure the north of the highway in the Hawran Valley in Anbar province because of terrorist cells in it."
The Iraqi Prime Minister said that "all Iraqis have suffered because of the entry of da'ash, and all the resources of the state have been diverted to the military effort and there has been retreat and suffering in the provinces. We are working on an integrated plan and program for the reconstruction of all of Iraq, To return the displaced. "
"We have received a request from Kuwait and informed us of its intention to host this conference," he said, adding that "the World Bank is involved in the matter at the request of Kuwait and Iraq to manage this file and the disbursement of funds explicitly."
Al-Abbadi expected that "Iraq will not get much money because the world situation is not prepared for large donations because of the continued decline in oil prices and we are dealing with this realistically, but we want commitment from these countries."
"What happened in Iraq is a great disaster and the world has a responsibility to stand with it and support it and to show a message that everyone is against terrorism and sabotaging it."
"We insist on the participation of all factions to liberate these cities and we do not want any slowdown in the liberalization process and the numbers of hidden alarms started to decrease and they were in the thousands," he said.
"We have also set a timetable for the return of displaced people to Ayman Mosul and continue to restore basic services there. They are keen on the safety of the displaced, their return is practical and correct, and we do not want to return to the area," he said.
He pointed out that "the issuance of a Diwani order to distribute plots of land in good areas for the families of the martyrs and the wounded and there are instructions for the wounded, the least we offer him, and we give thanks and appreciation for them and their families and even the fighters for their liberation," warning "all the countries of the world to lax in front of terrorists and we achieved in Iraq Great victory ".
"Iraq has proposed a draft law on the prosecution of terrorism before the UN Security Council," he said, referring to the danger of this terrorist entity and its total elimination.
The prime minister called for "an advisory team from Mosul University and professionals from Nineveh and the rest of Iraq's provinces to study the rehabilitation of Mosul while preserving the city's heritage."
On the decisions of the Council of Ministers, Abadi announced the Council's approval of the National Initiative for Housing and include all citizens, including employees, "noting that the initiative" aims to remove the difference between citizens and prevent discrimination between them. "
He added that "the Council of Ministers voted to approve the initiative and formed a committee headed by the Prime Minister and the membership of ministers, including reconstruction, housing, investment and finance and the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and advisers, which is important in determining the country's march to provide housing for citizens and will stimulate the national economy."
"We have a set of measures against corruption and job creation, and we will put forward a set of resolutions to combat corruption as well as in the administrative reform process," Abadi said, referring to the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.
"The Council also voted on the draft social insurance law, which aims to provide security for every Iraqi working and this law is designed for that, where the pension is allocated to each citizen in addition to encouraging the private sector and work in Iraq as well as guarantee the rights of families of martyrs and grant privileges to them.
He stressed "the vote of the Council of Ministers on the draft law and we hope the parliament to approve it quickly being important for the Iraqi economy."
On Iraq's relations with neighboring countries and the visit of officials, Al-Abbadi said, "We have a strategy to develop these relations and we have taken deliberate steps," noting that "we do not want media relations, but solid and strong foundations and improve and continue not affected by the statements in the interest of all, the most important of which is the fight against terrorism and economic and trade cooperation, "What they have done is urging everyone to become aware of his threat and understand his danger."
On the recent visit of the leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr to Saudi Arabia, said Abadi, "a healthy phenomenon that play the political blocs a role in this aspect in the development of relations because they reflect the opinion of the street which is good and good and we have no problem in this framework, but it is supposed to have any relationship vision of the Iraqi state We mean the vision of the government only. "
On the statements of the province of Kirkuk on the accession of the province to the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan, said Abadi, "I heard the governor says that he wants to be specific to the province and not join the region and this is normal and hope to adhere to it.
"The security of the highway with Jordan is the responsibility of the Interior Ministry and we want the army to be outside the cities if there is no immediate danger," the prime minister said.
"We have a timetable for the reopening of the international road between Iraq and Jordan," he said, referring to "the attempt to secure the north of the highway in the Hawran Valley in Anbar province because of terrorist cells in it."
The Iraqi Prime Minister said that "all Iraqis have suffered because of the entry of da'ash, and all the resources of the state have been diverted to the military effort and there has been retreat and suffering in the provinces. We are working on an integrated plan and program for the reconstruction of all of Iraq, To return the displaced. "
"We have received a request from Kuwait and informed us of its intention to host this conference," he said, adding that "the World Bank is involved in the matter at the request of Kuwait and Iraq to manage this file and the disbursement of funds explicitly."
Al-Abbadi expected that "Iraq will not get much money because the world situation is not prepared for large donations because of the continued decline in oil prices and we are dealing with this realistically, but we want commitment from these countries."
"What happened in Iraq is a great disaster and the world has a responsibility to stand with it and support it and to show a message that everyone is against terrorism and sabotaging it."
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ARTICLE 7
A military operation to track the cells east of Muqdadiya
2017/8/2 10:47
[Ayna-Baghdad]
On Wednesday morning, a joint military operation was launched to track the cells of Daqash east of Muqdadiya, Diyala province.
On Wednesday morning, a joint military operation was launched to track the cells of Daqash east of Muqdadiya, Diyala province.
"The operation involved the Tigris and Diyala police and the 24th Brigade from the popular crowd and went from two axes to track dormant cells in the villages of Shuk al-Reem and the Imam River and the ferry east of Muqdadiya, northeast of Baquba," a statement of the crowd was quoted as saying by Col. Ahmad Hussein al-Tamimi.
Tamimi added that "the process resulted in the beginning of the destruction of two additions to the one of them containing quantities of explosive materials and weapons and various equipment."
Tamimi added that "the process resulted in the beginning of the destruction of two additions to the one of them containing quantities of explosive materials and weapons and various equipment."
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ARTICLE 8
Kirkuk sues al - Maliki and Abadi because of non - implementation Article 140
KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) - The council decided to register a complaint with the Federal Court against former and current Iraqi prime ministers Nuri al-Maliki and Haidar al-Abadi for failing to implement Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution over the years, The previous ten.
Article 140 of the Iraqi permanent constitution addresses the problem of the disputed areas by means of a mechanism that includes three stages that begin with normalization, pass the census and conclude with the population referendum. A time limit has been set for implementing this article, but it has not yet been implemented.
In this regard, the legal counsel of the Kirkuk Provincial Council Karwan Osman said in a press statement that "the implementation of Article 140 since 10 years as a constitutional article is due to be implemented," adding that "successive federal governments have not implemented and did not take any step in this regard, Decided to register a complaint with the Federal Court against the former and current prime ministers Nuri al-Maliki and Haidar Abadi. "
"The Kirkuk Bar Association is scheduled to register the complaint with the Federal Court and for this purpose it was assigned to this matter," Osman said. "They have not registered the complaint yet and they will do so soon," he said.
He also stressed that "the reason for registering the complaint is that the Iraqi government did not implement Article 140 without any justification."
This step comes at a time when the Kurdistan Region decided to include the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan disputed areas between Arbil and Baghdad because of the failure to implement Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution, which is scheduled to be held on September 25 next. Finished
Alsumaria News / Baghdad
, said the International Monetary Fund , Wednesday 's commitment to Iraq needed reforms within the second special audit readiness credit the Convention on , adding that it will pave the third revision , which will begin in the month of September next action.
The Central Bank of Iraq in a statement received, Alsumaria News, a copy of it, "The International Monetary Fund congratulated the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister on the success of the second audit consultations and the Convention on credit readiness after the implementation of programs and financial and monetary targets and placed in a framework that provides financial stability for Iraq and face Financial and security challenges ".
He added that "the program includes a set of reforms and goals have been committed to the interest of Iraq, and the latest supplementary budget approved by the House of Representatives in record time, which showed the keenness of the legislative and executive authorities on the plan and programs of reform.
"The decision of the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund to ratify the report of the Fund team, which included the fulfillment of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance and other parties to achieve the objectives and plans contained in the agreement will give an important signal awaiting international institutions and major countries to provide funding and facilitations to support the financial situation in Iraq through support Financing the general budget of the state and various projects as well as pave the statement of the International Monetary Fund to the third review, which will begin in September to continue the program and the consequences of Iraq's external support.