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Rafidain launches a new advance for employees
Revision date: 2018/7/22 8:39 • 763 times read
{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} Rafidain Bank launched a new meal of the advance of employees of the State Departments, which range between five and ten million dinars through electronic payment tools.
The bank's information office said in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it that "a new payment of the predecessor of the staff of the state departments for about 2147 employees."
The statement said that "the disbursement of this advance was by informing the employee by sending him a text message informing him of the grant of the advance, after he completed all the legal procedures to grant it and disbursement through electronic payment tools, which was filled the financial balance to it."d
The statement said that "the disbursement of this advance was by informing the employee by sending him a text message informing him of the grant of the advance, after he completed all the legal procedures to grant it and disbursement through electronic payment tools, which was filled the financial balance to it."d
Starting the process of manual counting and sorting in Babylon
Editorial Date: 2018/7/22 12:00 • 105 times scheduled
(Baghdad: al-Furat News) The process of counting and sorting the results of the voting for the elections of the House of Representatives, Sunday, in the province of Babylon.
The correspondent of the agency {Euphrates News} today that "the process of counting and sorting the hand was now to audit the ballot boxes, which received complaints and appeals in the province of Babylon," noting that "not allow the media to enter except the Iraqi channel."
It is noteworthy that the Electoral Commission for elections announced on Saturday, it will begin today, counting and sorting of the centers and stations of the province of Babylon in the same province.
"The board of commissioners of the assigned judges will begin counting and sorting the centers and stations where complaints and appeals have been received for the province of Babel," UNHCR spokesman Laith Jabr Hamza said in a statement.
He added that "the narrow space in the Baghdad International Fair and to speed up the completion of centers and stations contested in the said province, the Board of Commissioners of the judges assigned, to be direct counting and sorting on Sunday in the center of the province under the direct supervision of the Board of Commissioners, Babil Governorate Office ".
He pointed out that "the appropriate place for counting and counting was chosen," calling on the media and agents of the political parties in the province and representatives of the United Nations and organizations concerned with the electoral issue to attend for the purpose of monitoring the process.
It is noteworthy that the Electoral Commission for elections announced on Saturday, it will begin today, counting and sorting of the centers and stations of the province of Babylon in the same province.
"The board of commissioners of the assigned judges will begin counting and sorting the centers and stations where complaints and appeals have been received for the province of Babel," UNHCR spokesman Laith Jabr Hamza said in a statement.
He added that "the narrow space in the Baghdad International Fair and to speed up the completion of centers and stations contested in the said province, the Board of Commissioners of the judges assigned, to be direct counting and sorting on Sunday in the center of the province under the direct supervision of the Board of Commissioners, Babil Governorate Office ".
He pointed out that "the appropriate place for counting and counting was chosen," calling on the media and agents of the political parties in the province and representatives of the United Nations and organizations concerned with the electoral issue to attend for the purpose of monitoring the process.
URGENT Government to boost housing fund by 800 billion dinars
Release date: 2018/7/22 12:24 • 192 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Iraqi government on Sunday boosted the housing fund by 800 billion dinars.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said that Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi directed housing loans to citizens, which estimated about 25 thousand new loans for housing purposes, which in turn will provide jobs for citizens and meet their basic needs.
The provinces of the center and south and the capital Baghdad, angry protests against the backdrop of the deterioration of services of water, electricity, health and education, and high unemployment in all provinces.
The provinces of the center and south and the capital Baghdad, angry protests against the backdrop of the deterioration of services of water, electricity, health and education, and high unemployment in all provinces.
Urgent: A sabotage operation separates a power line linking Basra and Maysan
Release date: 2018/7/22 0:01 • 91 times read
{Basra: Euphrates News} caused the sabotage of the disruption of power line between the provinces of Basra and Maysan.
A statement issued by the General Company for the transfer of electric power / the southern region received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it that "the wires on Tower 19 in the Rumaila came under fire by terrorists, which led to the identification of the province of Basra 1800 MW and carry the province of Maysan 350 MW and Because of the cutting of wires made to reduce the hours of processing citizens power in the two provinces.
He added that "engineering and technical staff began to process the cutting of wires and will be returned to service within hours." Finished
He added that "engineering and technical staff began to process the cutting of wires and will be returned to service within hours." Finished
Iraq uprising politics behind electricity
Jul 21, 2018 Jul 21, 2018
Public demonstrations are continuing in eight provinces in central and northern Iraq, and slogans are developing from the demand for public services such as water and electricity, to protest against corruption and government dereliction, and do not end with the rejection of sectarian quotas and sectarian parties loyal to Iran in particular. Although most observers do not expect the protests to move to the northern provinces, their proximity to the heart of Baghdad signals the coup of the popular movement into a comprehensive political act, especially in the light of the tense situation surrounding the formation of the government. d
Tough concessions to ensure Iraq
22 July 2018
Iraqi demonstrations can not be seen from the perspective of political parties and forces that try to defend themselves against what they see as a multi-headed "conspiracy" to eliminate them. Demonstrations can not be seen from the point of view of demonstrators who are angry at the state's failure and are not concerned with the tools for analyzing the reasons for this failure. Nor propose solutions and alternatives.
What can be agreed at this moment is that the growing political isolation, the accumulated economic deficit and rampant corruption are the natural consequences of founding mistakes at the heart of the Iraqi political process that began after 2003 and was legislated by the 2005 constitution. All of which led to the same results.
What can be agreed at this moment is that the growing political isolation, the accumulated economic deficit and rampant corruption are the natural consequences of founding mistakes at the heart of the Iraqi political process that began after 2003 and was legislated by the 2005 constitution. All of which led to the same results.
The necessary confrontation should not be a justification for what the parties want, nor retaliation for what some of the protesters want. Rather, it is a confrontation on the basis of an agreement to lay the foundations for a new social contract to be created to save Iraq from chaos and contain harsh solutions and painful measures. For concessions to ensure a smooth transition from one stage to the next, but not before the parties make even tougher concessions.
The demonstrations adopted by the people of southern Iraq with the responsibility and the high sense of the need for deep and fruitful change can not bear fruit without going to impose a roadmap to change the mechanisms of the current political process with more dynamic and time-bound mechanisms.
What is possible to discern from the nature of the current demonstrations and the series of demands made by the demonstrators is that there is a popular rejection of the demonstrations as a "demand" and a rejection of the assumption that it is a "hungry revolution." There are also proposals for a comprehensive political and economic transition, The state is in the fields of economy and investment, modernizing the laws of the administration of political life, and amending the constitution, and these demands are almost unique in the level of the development of popular awareness of the foundations of the Iraqi crisis. It can be said that it has been the "crown jewel" of popular protest movements since 2003, And its various disorders, and even the mistakes and mistakes that accompanied it.
It should be said that the current Iraqi political center was involved in the style of "party companies" by delaying all opportunities to ensure change year after year, and insisted on building and fortifying its partisan interests, investing in popular confusion and suspicion or absence of the leading elites, wasting Iraq's wealth and human potential and cultural weight. , And thus put himself in front of the benefits of current and future popular anger, and pay the price required to achieve social peace by ensuring a smooth transition between the dead political process clinically, and others impose themselves through the demands and awareness of people.
It is no longer possible to hold a meeting under the auspices of the President of the Republic to drink tea and exchange the words of courtesy; it calls for a declared and unanimous political recognition of the change demanded by the Iraqi people and a schedule of application and scientific mechanisms, including fundamentally constitutional change and popular referendum and early elections within a maximum of two years The date of the first parliament session, establishing a political process with rules, mechanisms and laws that go beyond the mistakes of the past.
The doors and scope of change are open and wide, and may extend to the nature of the political system and its inability to produce productive work mechanisms, the state and its bureaucratic structure, the pattern of the economy is one-risk, and management of the concept of citizenship and the meaning of equality of opportunities and relationship with the state.
Yeah . It is difficult and complicated, and it is a testament to the interests of the parties and the current forces that have spent money to reach a parliament that hopes to be a platform for sharing the state. It is painful for a people to wait for years to realize the results of the change it has imposed, but it is necessary, and instead there is more chaos and bloody clash between an angry crowd And the partisan forces that monopolize the state, its weapons, its repression and its laws.
The neighbors of Iraq, the United States and the European Union, the relevant international organizations and the major international companies are all called upon to contribute to the recovery of the Iraqi chaos, and we hope that they are now fully aware that Iraq's weakness and authority are more dangerous to the region and the world than its strength and cohesion.
URGENT A force from Barzani party storms a new generation office in Erbil
Editorial Date: 2018/7/21 22:53 • 168 times read
(Baghdad: al-Furat News) Forces of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, headed by Massoud Barzani, stormed on Saturday, office of the movement of the new generation in the city of Arbil, and "prevented them from practicing their work in the preparations for the upcoming elections."
The representative of the movement in the Electoral Commission for the referendum in the region, Omar Mamma Kurda in a press statement that "the forces of the protection of the English village in Arbil broke into the office of mobility and prevented them from registering the names of observers of the movement to participate in the upcoming elections."
He added that the office of the movement called for those who can become the representative of mobility in the electoral stations during the upcoming parliamentary elections, to visit the office in the English village to register their names.
"But the forces of protecting the village (Zirvani) stormed the office and prevented the registration of the names of those who came to the office." He added that the mobility of the new generation registered within the political entities of the Commission and that its work comes within the framework of the directives of the Commission, especially with regard to the registration of the names of the observers of the ballot boxes.
He added that the office of the movement called for those who can become the representative of mobility in the electoral stations during the upcoming parliamentary elections, to visit the office in the English village to register their names.
"But the forces of protecting the village (Zirvani) stormed the office and prevented the registration of the names of those who came to the office." He added that the mobility of the new generation registered within the political entities of the Commission and that its work comes within the framework of the directives of the Commission, especially with regard to the registration of the names of the observers of the ballot boxes.
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URGENT France releases 23 million dollars reserved for Iraq
Release date: 2018/7/22 13:32 • 38 times read
(AFP) - France has released 23 million dollars for Iraq.
"It obtained a final decision to acquire the final grade for the Iraqi government and the Central Bank of Iraq from the French Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of Paris to lift the reservation of the amount of return to the Central Bank of about 23 million dollars." He added that "this lawsuit dates back to the year 2000 has been filed by the Central Bank companies claiming to be damaged earlier and demanding the seizure of the funds of the Central Bank of Iraq."
URGENT The government challenges MPs' privileges and calls for a suspension of the work
Release date: 2018/7/22 12:23 • 252 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The government announced on Sunday submitted its appeal to the Federal Supreme Court in the law of privileges of former members of the House of Representatives controversial.
A statement of the Prime Minister received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it that "the Prime Minister Haider Abadi appealed to the Federal Court the law of the privileges of deputies, which was legislated by the House of Representatives before the end of its third parliamentary session."
"The court has to stop it," Abbadi said, according to the statement.
"The court has to stop it," Abbadi said, according to the statement.
Iraq's lawyers agree on a mechanism to unite the union
Release date: 2018/7/21 22:23 • 84 times scheduled
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The lawyers of the race, on Saturday agreed on a mechanism to unite belonging to the Iraqi Bar Association in the capital Baghdad and the Kurdistan region.
"An important meeting between the Iraqi Bar Association and the Kurdistan Regional Union was held to discuss the most important common professional issues and the delineation of new visions concerning the work of lawyers in Iraq, where a delegation of the union, headed by the president of the Iraqi Bar Association, (Ahlam Lami) Union of the region where participated in the visit the financial secretary of the Council of the Bar Association lawyer {Muhammad Qasim al-Husseini} and a member of the Council of the lawyer lawyer {Haidar Morshedi}.
The statement added that "the delegation received by the captain of the lawyer of Kurdistan lawyer (Bakhtiar Haider) accompanied by a number of members of the Council of the Bar in Kurdistan, expressing their great happiness for communication between the two sides to open new work prospects serving the lawyers of Iraq and the adoption of joint mechanisms and standardization controls and conditions of membership in both trade unions, .
He pointed out that "the two parties have agreed to prevent double dichotomy between the two unions, with the issuance of special controls for the removal of lawyers from the bar of lawyers if they belong to the other union and to consider the identity of the Iraqi Bar Association in the courts of the region and to consider the identity of the Bar Association of Kurdistan in all the courts of Iraq, Before the two sides on this and work without the need for any authorizations. "
He added: "The two sides shall adopt the disciplinary and disciplinary punishments punishable by the lawyer in either of the two unions, with a copy of which is sent for the purpose of taking the necessary measures, and not to accept the affiliation of the lawyer who was removed from the list of lawyers in either trade union. To adopt a joint statement on national issues and to discuss the issuance of statements concerning critical and professional issues in the country, as well as periodic meetings between the two sides to discuss the most important developments and professional issues that serve the Iraqi lawyer.
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The statement added that "the delegation received by the captain of the lawyer of Kurdistan lawyer (Bakhtiar Haider) accompanied by a number of members of the Council of the Bar in Kurdistan, expressing their great happiness for communication between the two sides to open new work prospects serving the lawyers of Iraq and the adoption of joint mechanisms and standardization controls and conditions of membership in both trade unions, .
He pointed out that "the two parties have agreed to prevent double dichotomy between the two unions, with the issuance of special controls for the removal of lawyers from the bar of lawyers if they belong to the other union and to consider the identity of the Iraqi Bar Association in the courts of the region and to consider the identity of the Bar Association of Kurdistan in all the courts of Iraq, Before the two sides on this and work without the need for any authorizations. "
He added: "The two sides shall adopt the disciplinary and disciplinary punishments punishable by the lawyer in either of the two unions, with a copy of which is sent for the purpose of taking the necessary measures, and not to accept the affiliation of the lawyer who was removed from the list of lawyers in either trade union. To adopt a joint statement on national issues and to discuss the issuance of statements concerning critical and professional issues in the country, as well as periodic meetings between the two sides to discuss the most important developments and professional issues that serve the Iraqi lawyer.
Economist reveals Iraq's surplus after rising oil and the position of international criticism of appointments
Release Date: 2018/7/22 9:20 • 872 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) said economist Safwan Qusay, "Iraq is close to a surplus of more than 13 billion dollars as a result of high oil prices in recent times and exceeded the amount specified in the budget.
"The World Bank seeks to squeeze spending in the local environment by rationalizing it, but the government's policy in the current period is to absorb the workers looking for a job," Qusay told the Euphrates News.
On the validity of the government's decision to launch appointments, he explained that "there is an item in the budget approved by the previous parliament refers to the possibility of increasing allocations of expenditure on the item of compensation of employees and social welfare and investment projects, within the emergency reserve that is that the current government and empowered the Council of Ministers to increase allocations through A supplementary budget for the absorption of labor, "noting that the amount available is two trillion dinars, which is not a small amount.
Qusai pointed to the high oil prices and surpluses, saying: "The same item, which clearly indicates that the process of increasing allocations require the increase in oil prices, which is now close to $ 73 a barrel and Iraq was able to cover the deficit, there is a possibility of the level of investment spending and pumping surplus value On the investment environment to absorb labor. "
He explained that "the surplus gets as a result of the approval of the price of a barrel of oil in the budget of $ 46, which is now sold more than $ 66 dollars, the amount of surplus is $ 20," noting that "Iraq is close to a surplus of more than 13 billion dollars and the amount of budget deficit is 12 Billion dollars, in the sense that we can act as the emergency reserve is supposed to be an extraordinary budget to absorb the labor that is looking for jobs and revitalize the productive sectors in the provinces.
"There are clear conditions from the International Monetary Fund that the process of removing 6 employees in terms of retirement, death and resignation, in exchange for the appointment of one employee and this through the deletion and development," said Qusay, "But the increase in oil prices and there is a clear signal in the budget allows the Council of Ministers to review the allocations and there is a legal cover for it."
The provinces of the center and the south are witnessing continuous demonstrations since 8 July to demand the provision of electricity and water services, as well as employment opportunities, which prompted the government to issue several decisions and directives for the issuance of grades on the movement of owners in the provinces of (Basra, Dhi Qar and Muthanna) As well as guidance to take a number of economic measures on the implementation of investment projects and services
On the validity of the government's decision to launch appointments, he explained that "there is an item in the budget approved by the previous parliament refers to the possibility of increasing allocations of expenditure on the item of compensation of employees and social welfare and investment projects, within the emergency reserve that is that the current government and empowered the Council of Ministers to increase allocations through A supplementary budget for the absorption of labor, "noting that the amount available is two trillion dinars, which is not a small amount.
Qusai pointed to the high oil prices and surpluses, saying: "The same item, which clearly indicates that the process of increasing allocations require the increase in oil prices, which is now close to $ 73 a barrel and Iraq was able to cover the deficit, there is a possibility of the level of investment spending and pumping surplus value On the investment environment to absorb labor. "
He explained that "the surplus gets as a result of the approval of the price of a barrel of oil in the budget of $ 46, which is now sold more than $ 66 dollars, the amount of surplus is $ 20," noting that "Iraq is close to a surplus of more than 13 billion dollars and the amount of budget deficit is 12 Billion dollars, in the sense that we can act as the emergency reserve is supposed to be an extraordinary budget to absorb the labor that is looking for jobs and revitalize the productive sectors in the provinces.
"There are clear conditions from the International Monetary Fund that the process of removing 6 employees in terms of retirement, death and resignation, in exchange for the appointment of one employee and this through the deletion and development," said Qusay, "But the increase in oil prices and there is a clear signal in the budget allows the Council of Ministers to review the allocations and there is a legal cover for it."
The provinces of the center and the south are witnessing continuous demonstrations since 8 July to demand the provision of electricity and water services, as well as employment opportunities, which prompted the government to issue several decisions and directives for the issuance of grades on the movement of owners in the provinces of (Basra, Dhi Qar and Muthanna) As well as guidance to take a number of economic measures on the implementation of investment projects and services
Member of the wisdom: are in contact with the political forces to challenge the privileges of deputies
Date of release: 2018/7/21 22:00 • 121 times scheduled
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) A member of the Executive Office of the National Wisdom Movement, Mohammed al-Husseini, said Saturday that there is continued with the political forces to challenge the law of the privileges of members of the House of Representatives.
Al-Husseini told Al-Furat News that "there are some provocative actions and actions that increase the mud, but the street today is getting stuck, which is very natural because of the problems in government performance and political conflicts and the preference of political interests and personal gains on national gains."
"Privileges of special grades and members of parliament must be codified and defined, in order to activate the services and privileges of the lower grades," he said, adding that " .
"There is a vision that matured in the political elite in terms of adapting the political elite to the reality of the masses in the place of privileges and personal gains," Husseini said.
He pointed out that "this policy of favoring the personal gain is not only witnessed in this area, but in the process of negotiation and the formation of the government also in regard to Government sites and higher positions in the state and this is very dangerous. "
He said that "the Supreme Reference had positions and statements and stressed the reduction of these spaces and degrees that have a kind of financial and administrative laxation and the top of the Iraqi state."
The head of the National Alliance, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, announced today, his categorical rejection of the legislation of the privileges of the members of the House of Representatives, pointing out that "in view of our deep belief that the office and anywhere, whether executive or legislative or oversight is a site of public service and not private gains, we urge the patriotic forces sincere To support us in the task of challenging this law to take account of fairness and performance of duty and to meet the mandate of the people to his representatives. "
"Privileges of special grades and members of parliament must be codified and defined, in order to activate the services and privileges of the lower grades," he said, adding that " .
"There is a vision that matured in the political elite in terms of adapting the political elite to the reality of the masses in the place of privileges and personal gains," Husseini said.
He pointed out that "this policy of favoring the personal gain is not only witnessed in this area, but in the process of negotiation and the formation of the government also in regard to Government sites and higher positions in the state and this is very dangerous. "
He said that "the Supreme Reference had positions and statements and stressed the reduction of these spaces and degrees that have a kind of financial and administrative laxation and the top of the Iraqi state."
The head of the National Alliance, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, announced today, his categorical rejection of the legislation of the privileges of the members of the House of Representatives, pointing out that "in view of our deep belief that the office and anywhere, whether executive or legislative or oversight is a site of public service and not private gains, we urge the patriotic forces sincere To support us in the task of challenging this law to take account of fairness and performance of duty and to meet the mandate of the people to his representatives. "
Accelerate the agricultural contracting procedures for Al-Muthanna Desert
Editorial Date: 2018/7/21 21:01 • 98 times read
{Muthanna: Euphrates News} Muthanna province, on Saturday, to speed up its procedures for granting agricultural contracts Badia.
The Directorate of Agriculture conservation, in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it will be "speed up the procedures for granting agricultural contracts in areas of the province of the province," calling for traders and owners of capital to invest in those areas.
The province of Muthanna earlier announced the offer of the Badia to invest after the formation of nature reserves including types of trees and rare plants.
The province of Muthanna earlier announced the offer of the Badia to invest after the formation of nature reserves including types of trees and rare plants.
Dhi Qar is a committee to follow up the implementation of the decisions promised by the government
Editorial Date: 2018/7/21 20:45 • 114 times read
(Dhi Qar: Euphrates News) The province of Dhi Qar, Saturday, a special committee to follow the file services.
A source in the province, told the {Euphrates News}, that "the governor Yahya Naciri announced today the formation of the follow-up committee, which instructed the Prime Minister to form follow-up procedures, which was approved last Thursday during a meeting of a joint delegation from the province with Prime Minister Haider Abadi."
The Prime Minister Haider Abadi met last Thursday, with a delegation from the province of Dhi Qar and listened to the problems of the province of lack of services and electricity, and directed a decision to solve the problems in the province of Dhi Qar, including the launch of degrees of employment in the province as well as a number of service and economic decisions .is over
The Prime Minister Haider Abadi met last Thursday, with a delegation from the province of Dhi Qar and listened to the problems of the province of lack of services and electricity, and directed a decision to solve the problems in the province of Dhi Qar, including the launch of degrees of employment in the province as well as a number of service and economic decisions .is over
Electricity disqualifies provincial quotas and takes responsibility for a government commission
Release date: 2018/7/21 19:39 • 507 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Minister of Electricity, said Saturday, "The quotas of the provinces are determined annually by the Higher Coordination Committee between the provinces headed by Turhan Mufti and in the presence of conservatives."
"The Minister of Electricity Qassem Mohammed Fahdawi, received a delegation from the Diwaniyah province headed by Jawad al-Bolani and a number of officials of local administrative formations and managers of the distribution and transfer of energy in the province, and stressed the need to adhere to the provinces quotas In order to ensure justice in the distribution of electric power. "
The statement quoted Fahdawi, saying that "the quotas of the provinces are determined annually by the Higher Coordination Committee between the provinces headed by the Grand Mufti and in the presence of governors and heads of provincial councils and energy committees in accordance with the mechanism of population density and government projects and temperatures.
He pointed out that "the Ministry of Electricity does not intervene to determine these percentages," explaining, "then be granted to the Ministry of Electricity, which distributes daily production to the provinces, and it is not our authority to convert one megawatt from one province to another."
The minister said, according to the statement, to "the needs of the province through the delegation," directed "to implement the paragraphs that the departments of the ministry can implement and according to the powers and controls and instructions."
The provinces of the center and the south are witnessing continuous demonstrations for several days to demand the provision of electricity and water services, as well as employment opportunities
The statement quoted Fahdawi, saying that "the quotas of the provinces are determined annually by the Higher Coordination Committee between the provinces headed by the Grand Mufti and in the presence of governors and heads of provincial councils and energy committees in accordance with the mechanism of population density and government projects and temperatures.
He pointed out that "the Ministry of Electricity does not intervene to determine these percentages," explaining, "then be granted to the Ministry of Electricity, which distributes daily production to the provinces, and it is not our authority to convert one megawatt from one province to another."
The minister said, according to the statement, to "the needs of the province through the delegation," directed "to implement the paragraphs that the departments of the ministry can implement and according to the powers and controls and instructions."
The provinces of the center and the south are witnessing continuous demonstrations for several days to demand the provision of electricity and water services, as well as employment opportunities
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TheStreetFunds focusing on senior loans to companies with credit challenges can gain as interest rates rise. The Fed's decision to steadily jack up interest rates has spooked investors in some closed-end funds. Rising rates make it more difficult for managers of closed-end funds to employ one of their main advantages and boost distributions by borrowing cheaply to buy stocks and bonds. But there are closed-end funds that are benefiting from the rise in rates. They focus on "senior loans," bank loans made Read the full story
Biggest risk in bond market isn’t rising rates or Fed vs. Trump. It's the inverted yield curve.
CNBCThe bond market event that investors need to be following isn't Trump's sudden attack on the Federal Reserve or the rising interest rates that current Fed policy is dictating, but the inverted yield curve, the moment when the spread between the short-term and long-term treasury rates actually inverts. It is always a recession precursor. Read the full story
TREASURIES/BONDS/STOCKS
Stocks - Dow Extends Weekly Winning Streak Despite Trade-War Jitters
Investing.com
© Reuters. Dow extends weekly winning streak despite trade-war jitters Read the full story
While a bond is an issuing of debt with the contingency to pay interest for the money, stocks are stakes of ownership in a company that are given in exchange for cash. the heartbeat of Wall Street (and arguably the economy). But whether you trade on the New York Stock Exchange, financial terms can always be confusing. So, before you invest in a stock or a bond, you need to know - what is the difference? And which one should you choose? What Is a Stock? Boiled down, a stock is a stake of Read the full story
Europe is hoping crunch talks with the United States next week will head off the threat of car tariffs and a transatlantic trade war. Read the full story
BLOCKCHAIN ISLAND. The tiny European nation of Malta is truly living up to its nickname of "Blockchain Island." On Thursday, MSX (the innovation arm of the Malta Stock Exchange) announced a new partnership with blockchain-based equity fundraising platform Neufund and Binance, one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges). Their goal: create the first global stock exchange that's both... Read the full story
The latest global-fund-manager survey by Bank of America Merill Lynch found that bond managers, despite record levels of leverage, are a lot less concerned about corporate debt levels than their equity counterparts. Which group is right? Read the full story
Top 5 Things That Moved Markets This Past Week
Investing.com
© Reuters. Dow extends weekly winning streak despite trade-war jitters Read the full story
Bonds vs. Stocks: What's the Difference?
TheStreetWhile a bond is an issuing of debt with the contingency to pay interest for the money, stocks are stakes of ownership in a company that are given in exchange for cash. the heartbeat of Wall Street (and arguably the economy). But whether you trade on the New York Stock Exchange, financial terms can always be confusing. So, before you invest in a stock or a bond, you need to know - what is the difference? And which one should you choose? What Is a Stock? Boiled down, a stock is a stake of Read the full story
A transatlantic trade war is brewing. Can it be stopped?
CNN MoneyEurope is hoping crunch talks with the United States next week will head off the threat of car tariffs and a transatlantic trade war. Read the full story
Malta Plans to Create the World’s First Decentralized Stock Exchange
FuturismBLOCKCHAIN ISLAND. The tiny European nation of Malta is truly living up to its nickname of "Blockchain Island." On Thursday, MSX (the innovation arm of the Malta Stock Exchange) announced a new partnership with blockchain-based equity fundraising platform Neufund and Binance, one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges). Their goal: create the first global stock exchange that's both... Read the full story
How close are we to recession? Depends on who you ask
MarketWatchThe latest global-fund-manager survey by Bank of America Merill Lynch found that bond managers, despite record levels of leverage, are a lot less concerned about corporate debt levels than their equity counterparts. Which group is right? Read the full story
1. Banks Lead in Earnings; Netflix Plunges
Earnings season was in full flight for the week and the majority hit or beat Wall Street expectations.
The financial sector continued to perform well. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) led the broker-dealer reports and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) also topped estimates, although concerns about its succession plan hit the stock later in the day.
CRYPTO'S / DIGITAL CURRENCY
Mike Novogratz: A 'Herd of Institutional Investors' Is Moving Into Crypto
TheStreet
TheStreet
TheStreet talks with ex-hedge fund billionaire and current cryptocurrency investor Mike Novogratz about institutional investment in crypto, his big bet on EOS and the advantages of security tokens at Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul. The institutions are coming for crypto. At least that's according to one-time hedge fund billionaire Mike Novogratz. Novogratz previously led a notable macro investment fund at Fortress Investment Group, where he oversaw close to $9 billion in fund assets and was Read the full story
Cryptocurrency This Week: Supreme Court Sets Next Crypto Case Hearing For Sept 11, Bitcoin Gains Over $1K, And More
Inc42 Media
The Supreme Court of India, which is hearing a bunch of petitions filed by cryptocurrency exchanges, groups, and enthusiasts, on July 20 set the final hearing date in the case for September 11. Meanwhile, as the RBI circular dated April 6 forced exchanges to shut down fiat-to-crypto transactions in India, cryptocurrency exchanges have gone P2P... Read the full story
Bitcoin is on track to do something it hasn’t done in more than a year
MarketWatch
Bitcoin’s great revival looks set to take down another milestone Friday. Read the full story
$8K In Reach? 4 Barriers Await Emboldened Bitcoin Bulls
CoinDesk
A break could be imminent as bitcoin has been consolidating for three days. But while the charts say bullish, plenty of resistance awaits. Read the full story
TSMC Says Crypto Mining Demand Will Fall in Q3
CoinDesk
Semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC said Thursday that it expects demand for cryptocurrency mining-related products to cool. Read the full story
CURRENCIES
Donald Trump accuses China of currency manipulation, threatens high tariffs on all imports
Hong Kong Free Press HKFPby Douglas Gillison President Donald Trump on Friday launched a fresh attack on American trading partners, saying the EU and China were manipulating their currencies, and he threatened to hit all imports from China with high tariffs. The comments also signalled an undiminished appetite for battle on multiple fronts after a week dominated by coverage of the fallout from... Read the full story
Trump and the U.S. dollar: Actions speak louder than words
ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump may not be happy about the strength of the U.S. dollar, but the greenback's recent rally may partly be a product of his own making. Read the full story
Forex - Dollar Slumps on Trump Trade Comments
Investing.com© Reuters. The U.S. dollar slumped on Friday. Read the full story
Trade war risks becoming a dangerous currency war as China weakens yuan the most in 2 years
CNBCOn the surface, the tit-for-tat trade war between the U.S. and China appears to be turning into a currency war. Read the full story
Why it matters that the spread between China’s onshore and offshore yuan is widening
MarketWatch
The gap between the onshore and offshore-traded Chinese yuan is growing, offering evidence that the People’s Bank of China is not willfully devaluing its currency, says Dankse Bank chief analyst Allan von Mehren. Read the full story
MarketWatch
The gap between the onshore and offshore-traded Chinese yuan is growing, offering evidence that the People’s Bank of China is not willfully devaluing its currency, says Dankse Bank chief analyst Allan von Mehren. Read the full story
INSURANCE / HEALTH / SCIENCE
How to Ease Shoulder Pain
Consumer Reports
Expert advice on making the discomfort go away Read the full story
Overnight Health Care: Trump meets with Pfizer CEO amid pricing push | Kentucky reinstates dental, vision Medicaid benefits | Spending by health lobby groups down in second quarter
The HillWelcome to Friday's Overnight Health Care, where we can't believe President Trump's Helsinki press conference was only on Monday. Read the full story
Eli Lilly Scores a Win in Diabetes
The Motley FoolA new study may give sales of one of its diabetes drugs a boost. Read the full story
Experimental treatment uses modified stem cells to fight cancer
CNN MoneyResearchers are reinforcing the immune system's foundation by genetically modifying bone marrow stem cells. Read the full story
The FDA just approved a new cancer drug that’s part of a groundbreaking approach to tackling the disease
Business Insider
The FDA just approved a new drug to treat a form of blood cancer. It's the second approval in about a decade for Agios Pharmaceuticals, a company that got its start in 2008. The company makes drugs that essentially try to repair cancer cells so they can grow old. The FDA just approved a new drug to treat a form of blood cancer. The drug, Tibsovo, is used to treat acute myeloid leukemia and is made by Agios Pharmaceuticals. It's the second approval for the company, whose first drug, Idhifa is Read the full story
Toss out the Kellogg's Honey Smacks, some Del Monte vegetables, crab meat and fruit trays with pre-cut melon. Dozens are ill in many states across the nation. Check this list before you eat. Read the full story
Here's something you likely already know: Drinking to excess is harmful to your health. But a new study suggests that an increase in deaths from liver disease, especially in young people, may be linked with binge drinking. Researchers working on the … Read the full story
Business Insider
The FDA just approved a new drug to treat a form of blood cancer. It's the second approval in about a decade for Agios Pharmaceuticals, a company that got its start in 2008. The company makes drugs that essentially try to repair cancer cells so they can grow old. The FDA just approved a new drug to treat a form of blood cancer. The drug, Tibsovo, is used to treat acute myeloid leukemia and is made by Agios Pharmaceuticals. It's the second approval for the company, whose first drug, Idhifa is Read the full story
These foods linked to ongoing outbreaks might make you sick
CNNToss out the Kellogg's Honey Smacks, some Del Monte vegetables, crab meat and fruit trays with pre-cut melon. Dozens are ill in many states across the nation. Check this list before you eat. Read the full story
A New Study Found A Major Increase In Liver Disease Deaths — Especially For Young People
BustleHere's something you likely already know: Drinking to excess is harmful to your health. But a new study suggests that an increase in deaths from liver disease, especially in young people, may be linked with binge drinking. Researchers working on the … Read the full story
USA/CANADA
Russia Open to Second Trump-Putin Summit
The Wall Street Journal
The Russian government signaled its openness to a possible second summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, even as some officials in Moscow remain taken aback by the firestorm that has surrounded their recent meeting. Read the full story
US official: trade war with China is not personal, it is just business
South China Morning PostTariffs should be seen in economic context and not tied to disagreement between two nations on denuclearisation of North Korea Read the full story
Trump Blasts Fed, China and Europe for Putting U.S. Economy at a Disadvantage
The New York TimesThe president turned his ire on the American central bank, as well as trading partners that are fighting back against his tariffs, in a series of Twitter posts. Read the full story
The Trump economy might be peaking
Yahoo Finance
Trump will have a lot to brag about when the government reports GDP growth on July 27. Read the full story
David Rosenberg. The Federal Reserve's Beige Book released Wednesday was loaded with anecdotes describing how hard it is for employers to find enough skilled workers. As the labor market hits its capacity limits, we're at an inflection point where the cost of labor is going to accelerate far more than before. This has several implications, all good for Main Street and none very good for Wall Street. When I discuss that we are late cycle and use the baseball analogy, the two responses I get the Read the full story
Yahoo Finance
Trump will have a lot to brag about when the government reports GDP growth on July 27. Read the full story
ROSENBERG: The Fed just unloaded a pile of evidence that the US economy is in the 9th inning
Business InsiderDavid Rosenberg. The Federal Reserve's Beige Book released Wednesday was loaded with anecdotes describing how hard it is for employers to find enough skilled workers. As the labor market hits its capacity limits, we're at an inflection point where the cost of labor is going to accelerate far more than before. This has several implications, all good for Main Street and none very good for Wall Street. When I discuss that we are late cycle and use the baseball analogy, the two responses I get the Read the full story
Trump poised to take control of the Federal Reserve
CNBCPresident Donald Trump has multiple reasons as to why he should take control of the Federal Reserve. He will do so both because he can and because his broader policies argue that he should do so. Read the full story
Texas becoming a hotspot for startups
Fox BusinessThe uptick is being fueled by energy and a benign tax regime. Read the full story
EMERGING MARKETS
Markets, IMF send Brazil clear message: Reform your economy
The Hill
One has to be concerned that Brazil might not have the political will to address its poor public finances in a timely manner. Read the full story
Puerto Rico Introduces New 'Discover Puerto Rico' DMO
TravelPulseA newly anointed organization, Discover Puerto Rico, has been tapped to handle the marketing efforts for Puerto Rico’s tourism industryThe agency,... Read the full story
Lawmakers investigate Puerto Rico's medical examiner as bodies pile up
CBS NewsThere have been complaints of understaffing, bad odors and backlogs in the handling of bodies at the Institute of Forensic Scienc Read the full story
MIDDLE EAST
Anger mounts in Iraq as protests spread to the capital Baghdad
Aljazeera
Demonstrations in Iraq have spread to the capital Baghdad. Although a smaller gathering than seen in the last 2 weeks in the south of Iraq, a significant number of protesters in the capital have been demanding change. "Injustice and lack of job opportunities" are at the top of their demands. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports from Baghdad, Iraq. Read the full story
One dead as new protests shake south Iraq, reach Baghdad
TRT WorldOne dead as new protests shake south Iraq, reach Baghdad Read the full story
What's fuelling the latest unrest in Iraq?
AljazeeraSecurity is being tightened in Baghdad and southern Iraq because more anti-government protests are expected. Several Iraqis have already been killed protesting against frequent electricity cuts, clean water shortages and a lack of job opportunities. Security forces firing tear gas and water cannons have struggled to quell the anger. Can government leaders withstand the heat in Iraq? Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Ahmed Rushdi - senior foreign policy adviser to the Iraqi speaker of Read the full story
Iraqi protesters call for downfall of politicians
ReutersThousands of Iraqis angry about poor services protested in southern cities and Baghdad on Friday, calling for the downfall of political parties as they escalated demonstrations backed by the country's most powerful clerics. Read the full story
Iran has laid groundwork for extensive cyberattacks on U.S., say officials
NBC NewsIran has positioned cyber weapons to hit private firms and infrastructure, but there is no suggestion an attack is imminent, say U.S. officials. Read the full story
China’s President Xi Jinping wraps up UEA visit with series of deals to boost presence in Middle East
South China Morning PostChinese leader leaves Gulf having wrapped a number of agreements in fields such as energy and security Read the full story
BBC News US
Israel's army kills four in a wave of attacks, as it suffers its first fatality in renewed clashes. Read the full story
Israel begins 'wide-scale attack' against Hamas
CNNThe Israeli airforce has started a "wide-scale attack" against Hamas military targets in Gaza, according to a statement from the Israeli military. CNN's Ian Lee reports. Read the full story
Turkey Is Heading for Economic Meltdown
TIMEThe deteriorating state of the economy is President Erdogan's Achilles’ heel and the biggest threat to his currently unrivaled leadership Read the full story
This Arab Celebrity Is Being Called Out For Saying Domestic Workers Shouldn't Get A Day Off
BuzzFeed News"They get a day off every single week! What's left?" Sondos al Qattan said. Read the full story
South Africa: Many Jobs Could Soon Be Automated, and the Country Isn't Prepared
AllAfrica
Businesses around the world are cottoning on to the value of transferring labour from human workers to machines. Automation can increase efficiency and decrease labour costs. It helps employers to avoid complex challenges like wage increase demands, labour protests and strikes. Consumers also benefit from automation when products and services become cheaper because of reduced input costs. But while there are numerous benefits to automation, recent economic trends in the developed world suggest Read the full story
South Africa: For Drought-Slammed Farmers, Changing Old Ways Takes Time - and Cash
AllAfrica
Cape Town In the parched, mountainous hills of Leliefontein, in South Africa's northwest Namakwa district, farmers have long made a living raising oxen and goats. "That's our passion. It's the only thing we know," says Katrina Schwartz, one of a long line of farmers in the remote Northern Cape region. Climate change and the lengthening droughts it is bringing, however, have made a traditional life raising livestock increasingly difficult - and the area has few alternative jobs. But using Read the full story
Zimbabwe: Agribank Secures U.S.$30 Million Line of Credit
AllAfrica
Agribank has obtained a $30 million line of credit from the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDCSA) to support the agriculture sector. The facility is favourably priced at Libor +8,9 percent. The IDCSA board's investment committee met on Wednesday and approved the facility, which is expected to play a pivotal role in turning around the country's agriculture sector. Agribank chief executive officer Mr Sam Malaba told The Herald Business that they were glad to get the support. " Read the full story
Zimbabwe: U.S.$10 Million Worth Of Drugs Seized
AllAfrica
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it intercepted dangerous drugs worth $10 million last year, after increasing its footprint at ports of entry. This comes as the tax collector, together with State security agents, is currently under fire for not fully policing borders and airports to stem smuggling. But in its annual report distributed during Zimra's annual general meeting held on July 5, the institution says its Canine Unit extended coverage in all major ports of entry including Read the full story
Zimbabwe tobacco sales hit all time high, could help ease cash crunch
Source
HARARE, July 20 - Zimbabwe’s tobacco sales have reached a record high of 237.1 million kg with a week to go before the selling season ends, official data showed on Friday, raising hopes its second biggest export could help ease the country’s severe dollar shortage. Growing demand from China, the world’s biggest smoking nation, and... Read the full story
Zimbabwe presidential election too close to call - poll
Reuters
Zimbabwe's July 30 presidential election will provide no clear winner, with 40 percent of voters choosing President Emmerson Mnangagwa and 37 percent his opponent, Nelson Chamisa, according to an Afrobarometer poll released on Friday. Read the full story
ASIA
Trump Ups the Ante in the U.S.-China Trade War
FORTUNEPresident Trump raised the stakes in the U.S. trade war with China yet again yesterday by threatening to slap tariffs on more than $500 billion worth of imports from that nation. The figure is roughly double the value of Chinese products on which Trump has already imposed or threatened to impose tariffs–and nearly equal to the total value of goods and services America purchased from China last year. “I’m ready to go to 500,” the president declared in an interview with CNBC’s Joe Kernen. Trump Read the full story
Trump threatens tariffs on all $505 billion of Chinese imports
CNBCPresident Donald Trump has indicated that he is willing to slap tariffs on every Chinese good imported to the U.S. should the need arise. Read the full story
CIA official: China wants to replace US as world superpower
CNN PoliticsThe goal of China's influence operations around the world is to replace the United States as the world's leading superpower, the CIA's Michael Collins said Friday. Read the full story
China's economy is very fragile: Gordon Chang
Fox News"The Coming Collapse of China" author Gordon Chang discusses why the Trump administration needs to address China's theft of U.S. intellectual property and the current state of Beijing's economy. Read the full story
EUROPE
U.S. tariffs to cost Germans up to 20 billion euros this year: report
Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs will lead to a drop in prosperity in Germany this year and are likely to cost Germans up to 20 billion euros ($23.44 billion), the head of German think-tank IMK said. Read the full story
BREXIT REVEALED: New study shows why EU must sign SOFT DIVORCE deal to avoid consequences
ExpressEUROPEAN Union hopes for an off-the-shelf Brexit model have been quashed in a new study which warns similar arrangements to Ukraine and Canada all provide their own struggles for the Brussels bloc. The EU will be hit by “quite impressive consequences” if it attempts to negotiate a “bespoke agreement based on a distant cooperation model” with Britain, according to the latest study. Read the full story
Brexit-backer Arron Banks denies fresh allegation of Russia links
ReutersBritish businessman Arron Banks has denied an allegation made by a former business partner that he approached Russians about investing in his diamond mines, and that the money raised went instead to his campaign to leave the European Union. Read the full story
UK PM May and her Brexit vision get little sympathy from EU
ABC News
Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May found little sympathy Friday from the European Union's 27 other nations in her quest for more flexibility as the clock wound toward a deadline in the Brexit divorce proceedings Read the full story
Quitting EU could hit UK households by up to 960 pounds a year: report
Reuters
Quitting the EU could leave British households up to 960 pounds ($1,260) worse off each year, according to a report. Read the full story d
ABC News
Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May found little sympathy Friday from the European Union's 27 other nations in her quest for more flexibility as the clock wound toward a deadline in the Brexit divorce proceedings Read the full story
Quitting EU could hit UK households by up to 960 pounds a year: report
Reuters
Quitting the EU could leave British households up to 960 pounds ($1,260) worse off each year, according to a report. Read the full story d
CBI, ISX, Kauaihn Chatter:
CBI Update:
http://www.cbi.iq/
The CBI for Sunday 7/22/18 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
The currency auction is 199,145,458
There is one news and announcements for sunday 7/22/18
1.Gold bullion prices for Tuesday, 2018/7/24
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July 22, 2018
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July 22, 2018
The CBI for Sunday 7/22/18 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
Value Traded:
1,409,615,715
Shares Traded:
1,863,278,732
ISX ended in Green
Kauaihn Chatter:
7-21-2018 Newshound Guru Whitelions I don't know how close we are but I do know the demonstrations are good to speed up change we need...
7-21-2018 Newshound Guru Don961 [I thought Shabibi said it has to happen At the beginning of the year, or the end Of the year. If the RI unofficially occurred in March will the retro to January 2018. IMPLEMENTING the budget in it's entirety.] IMO .. Why does this timing need to be so rigid? .. Understand the logistical advantage of start of a year...But could there not also be adjustments to "rules,"...Under extenuating circumstances...Some variances allowed? ...Not everything in the world is cookie cutter...Or comes out of a box from a factory...Things change out of necessity sometimes...
7-21-2018 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [I am still puzzled by the loans Iraq keeps getting. Is this a possible Indicator that an RV/RI is a little further away than we/I suspect? If all it would take is an RV than why the loans?] I don't think so. I think they are going to keep taking these freebie loans as long and as much as possible, especially pre-RV. Post-RV, their "eligibility" will be different, but it will not affect their repayment obligations. I call that "smart business".
7-21-2018 Newshound Guru Kaperoni ...Delaying any formation of the government does not benefit anybody and formation of the government helps move the agenda and economic policies forward.
7-21-2018 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [I am still puzzled by the loans Iraq keeps getting. Is this a possible Indicator that an RV/RI is a little further away than we/I suspect? If all it would take is an RV than why the loans?] I don't think so. I think they are going to keep taking these freebie loans as long and as much as possible, especially pre-RV. Post-RV, their "eligibility" will be different, but it will not affect their repayment obligations. I call that "smart business".
7-21-2018 Newshound Guru Kaperoni ...Delaying any formation of the government does not benefit anybody and formation of the government helps move the agenda and economic policies forward.
7-21-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Article: "CONTROL THE FLOW OF FOREIGN CURRENCY (NAMELY, US DOLLARS) ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL BANK" Quotes: "The central bank was able during this year to strengthen foreign currency reserves to more than fifty five billion dollars..." "The success of the Central Bank in the management of foreign currency and reserves was the result of a number of important steps taken by adopting a new method in the management of foreign reserves through self-management, where the bank performs the renewal of deposits and currency conversion itself according to the latest international practices in this area." ...sounds like the CBI is ready to go to the next step if you ask me. When will this occur? They need to see this election re-counting mess completed and the govt formed. These protesters are not going to help the situation and may only delay the reinstatement even more. d
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Abadi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi: Our duty is to communicate with citizens, listen to them, consider their requests and respond to them
Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abadi said that the government's duty is to communicate with citizens and listen to them and consider their requests and respond to them,
Noting that even in times of distress and fighting against gangs, we would listen to our citizens and spare no effort in providing services to them.
This came during a meeting between the two delegations of Muthanna residents from the elders, dignitaries, youth and representatives of the demonstrators in the presence of the members of the service and security crisis cell and to listen to their demands and discuss them. He pointed out that the services and security are going in a coherent manner and it is important to cooperate with the members of our security forces to protect the country.
Dr. Haider Al-Abbadi said: "We have stood and we have won victories over terrorism and we are starting to build and provide services, construction and reconstruction. We must cooperate with a federal and local government, tribes, citizens, institutions and organizations to provide service.
He pointed out that there is sadness because Iraq has returned stronger and won a warning from the owners of agendas want to sabotage your demonstrations and sabotage the situation, the citizen has real demands and we want to meet them.
He continued: "What is important to us is to provide projects that serve the citizen and create employment opportunities, stressing the importance of the role of young people as a creative energy and use them in the right way.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources provided drinking water and agriculture as well as directing the Ministry of Electricity to dismantle the bottlenecks and increase the proportion of processing for the province.
Dr. Haider al-Abadi also provided job opportunities and the removal of the nepotism and nepotism in the government departments in addition to the opportunities for employment in investment projects.
Health departments were also instructed to launch customizations to provide services in hospitals.
His Excellency also directed the support of farmers to achieve self-sufficiency of crops.
The two meetings issued resolutions on the Prime Minister:
1 - Launching appointments to the degrees of movement of owners in Muthanna province and cost the Ministry of Finance to provide financial cover in different sectors.
2- Review the development projects of the regions and projects of the ministries to provide the appropriate funding for the basic ones.
3- Reviewing the problems of the Samawah Water Project to start work for its completion.
4 - Evaluation of the draft bridge in the city and work to lift the rubble and open the streets immediately and provide the necessary funding.
5- The second corridor of the entrance to the city of Samawah, and start immediately and provide funding.
6 - address the problem of completing the bridge Draghi concrete and provide the necessary funding.
7- Resolving the forms of the vegetable water project immediately, in coordination between the Ministry of Construction and Municipalities and the Ministry of Planning.
8- Completion of the Rumaitha district sewerage project and financing of the allocation scheduled for 2018 and verification of payment of the connection without service.
9. Completion of funding of Muthanna Health Department budget for the provision of medicines and health supplies and the Ministry of Health to facilitate procurement procedures for the examination of medical materials.
10- Studying the causes of delay in the German hospital, which has a 30% completion rate and make specific recommendations regarding its completion.
11- Studying postponement of repayment of farmers' loans according to the specificity of the projects and their working conditions for an appropriate period or exempting them from the interest of loans.
12. The Ministry of Water Resources shall secure the share of Muthanna Governorate from the Euphrates River and the Hilla River for drinking and watering.
13- Financing the water enhancement project - consolidation as established in the general budget for 2018.
14. The Ministry of Electricity shall submit an immediate report on the requirements required to ensure the electricity share of the province and to investigate the causes of the voltages in some areas.
15 - Ensure the quota of social welfare allocations to the province and confirm priority given to poverty reduction strategy projects.
16. Immediately work on linking basic services to residential apartments in Al-Rumaitha and Umm Al-Asafir.
17 - address the need for a station card suitable for the crescent.
18 - Provide an immediate disclosure of the scheme of street exhaustion in the district of Rumaitha.
19 - Implementation of Resolution 52 of 2017 on the wages of workers.
Prime Minister 's Media Office
21 July 2018
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ARTICLE 2
Thus the Parliament explained the retirement of its deputies
2018/7/21 12:51
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The House of Representatives on Saturday clarified the fact that it has enacted a new law on the privileges of its members.
"Some media outlets have dealt with two statements, one to legal expert Tariq Harb, in which he claimed that the House of Representatives has introduced a new law for the privileges of its members; it was not mentioned in the media and the other in the name of former MP Zeinab al-Tai, Denied in a telephone conversation with the media department claimed that such statement, and confirmed that it will file a lawsuit against the media medium, which was published on its behalf and will provide the information department copy of the invitation; for the purpose of publication in the media.
He said that the number of employees of the House of Representatives exceeded 4,000 employees who receive salaries and fictional allocations, which are appointed by the political parties involved in the political process, and that there are hundreds of advisers working in the House of Representatives, each of whom receives a salary of eight million dinars ",
"In this regard, we would like to assure the Iraqi public that the House of Representatives has enacted a law specific to each ministry and each of the independent bodies in addition to some institutions that enjoy independence under the Constitution for the purpose of organizing the formations and functions of these ministries and bodies and institutions under their own laws. The parliament and its formations in the same framework could have been taken if the law was not approved, since it can not regulate the structure and work of ministries in accordance with the law, while the House of Representatives, the highest constitutional authority in Iraq, without law regulates its functions and formations.
He pointed out that "in terms of the stages of the enactment of the law, it was legislated in accordance with the legislative contexts followed by any other law, where it was read the first reading on 20 November 2017 while the second reading was on 7 January 2018, while the Council voted on it on 5 March 2018.
He added that "all these sessions were broadcast on the screen of the Iraqi channel and via YouTube on the same day as with all sessions of the House of Representatives and citizens can refer to him on YouTube whenever they want and make sure the dates of publication on YouTube themselves and therefore there is no validity to the law in secret" , Stressing that "the law does not include any privileges and there is confirmation of the presidency of the Council and a number of deputies on this matter during the second reading and on the day of voting as well, while at the time took nearly six million employees salaries from the state."
He stressed that "the total number of employees of the House of Representatives is less than two thousand employees are paid their salaries according to the law of salaries of state employees and public sector No. [22] for the year 2008 as amended by their peers in all institutions and departments of the state and there is no additional allocations for any degree in the House of Representatives at all" , Revealing that "the total number of advisers to the House of Representatives is [11] only advisers, and the mandate of appointment in the House of Representatives is the same mechanism used in all institutions of the state."
He pointed out that "we call on the media and officials to be careful before making any statement or publication of any subject, announcing our surprise at the systematic targeting of the House of Representatives in this way, while access to all the facts mentioned above is very easy and easy, especially for experts and officials and professional journalists not being Requires them more than to communicate with the ministries concerned, such as planning and finance or to conduct a one-hour search on the official website of the House of Representatives or the sites of the Iraqi news.
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ARTICLE 3
URGENT UNHCR: counting and sorting the results of Babylon tomorrow and in the province itself
2018/7/21 19:31
[Ayna - Baghdad]
The Electoral Commission announced today its intention to begin the process and the manual sorting of the centers and stations of the province of Babylon in the same province, on Sunday.
"The Board of Commissioners of the assigned judges begins counting and sorting the centers and stations for which complaints and appeals have been received for the province of Babylon, and in the center of the province," UNHCR spokesman Laith Jabr Hamza said in a statement received by the agency All Iraq.
He pointed out that "the narrow space in the Baghdad International Fair and to accelerate the completion of the centers and stations contested in the province mentioned, the Board of Commissioners of the judges assigned, to be direct counting and counting on Sunday in the center of the province under the direct supervision of the Board of Commissioners, Babil Governorate Office ".
He pointed out that "the place was chosen for counting and manual counting." He called on the media, political party agents in the province and representatives of the United Nations and organizations concerned with electoral affairs to attend to monitor the process.
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ARTICLE 4-A
Demonstrations in 5 provinces demanding accountability of corrupt
Demonstrations Tahrir Square Demonstrations Tahrir Square Baghdad Post
Demonstrations began Friday, organized by activists in a number of provinces demanding accountability of corrupt, while the demonstrators marched in Najaf towards the office of religious authority Ali al-Sistani.
And left the demonstrations in Baghdad, Muthanna, Karbala, Babylon and Najaf. " In Najaf, the demonstrators marched to the office of religious authority Ali al-Sistani to demand a similar fatwa issued by the Jihadist cleric, but this time to punish the corrupt.
In Dhi Qar, demonstrators carried banners calling for the immediate release of the detained legal activist in Muthanna in the name of Khazal Khashan.
In Baghdad, thousands gathered in Tahrir square in the center of the capital carrying symbolic coffins to demand anti-corruption and half the victims.
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ARTICLE 4-B
Nasiriyah protesters demand accountability of corrupt
20/7/2018 05:22
Thousands demonstrated Friday, in the courtyard of the central city of the city of Nasiriyah, the center of the province of Dhi Qar, to demand government reforms and improve the reality of services.
The demonstrators demanded accountability of the corrupt and the abolition of the privileges of officials.
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ARTICLE 5
The Ministry of Communications announces its control over all Internet-equipped companies
July 22 2018 12:20
The Ministry of Communications has announced that it will directly connect the Internet access providers with international access gates to improve service, monitor the country's incoming capacities and reduce smuggling.
"The work is under way to complete the linking of the rest of the capacity to be included in the system, in order to improve and raise the level of services provided to citizens," ministry spokesman Hazem Mohammad Ali said in a statement.
He pointed out that "the need to connect through which Internet access to the consumer, which will be under the supervision and management of the ministry and the Iraqi government, and this is reflected in the quality of service in terms of stability and authentication, and thus be easy to identify the beam and address any defect or cut as soon as possible, Users have recently suffered from disruptions and fluctuating service. "
The statement pointed out that "the gates will contribute to strengthening national security by monitoring the capacities of the country by the joint committees of the Ministry of Communications and in coordination with the Information and Communication Authority to find available sources of service, in addition to limit and eliminate the smuggling of capacity."
He went on to say that "the higher authorities are following up on the matter and holding accountable the non-compliant companies that illegally supply the internet by imposing severe penalties in case they violate the instructions and government decisions."
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