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Washington: We hope to see a strong and inclusive Iraqi government
Editorial Date: 2018/8/31 8:26 • 246 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, that the formation of the Iraqi government is an internal Iraqi affair.
"The United States hopes to see a strong government that includes all the components and serves all the Iraqi people," ministry spokeswoman Heather Naewert said in a statement on Thursday on a telephone call Wednesday between Minister Pompeo and Kurdistan Democratic Party President Massoud Barzani.
The two sides "discussed developments in Iraq and the region in an expanded manner."
She added that the US minister "stressed that the formation of the new Iraqi government is an Iraqi operation [Iraqi] must be conducted in accordance with the constitutional timetables and reflect the will of Iraqi voters."
"The United States hopes to see a strong government that includes all the components and serves all the Iraqi people," Pompeo stressed.
The official website of Barzani published a statement on Wednesday that "he received a telephone call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, exchanging views and views on the latest political developments and negotiations between the political parties regarding the formation of the new government in Iraq and highlighted how the formation of the new government in As soon as possible. "
The two sides "discussed developments in Iraq and the region in an expanded manner."
She added that the US minister "stressed that the formation of the new Iraqi government is an Iraqi operation [Iraqi] must be conducted in accordance with the constitutional timetables and reflect the will of Iraqi voters."
"The United States hopes to see a strong government that includes all the components and serves all the Iraqi people," Pompeo stressed.
The official website of Barzani published a statement on Wednesday that "he received a telephone call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, exchanging views and views on the latest political developments and negotiations between the political parties regarding the formation of the new government in Iraq and highlighted how the formation of the new government in As soon as possible. "
Mutlaq to MacGurke: It is time to correct the mistakes of the past
Date of release: 2018/8/31 12:31 • 131 times read
The leader of the National Dialogue Front, Saleh al-Mutlaq in his office today, Brett McGurk, the envoy of US President Donald Trump, the Iraqi political scene in addition to the regional and international political process in the country.
A statement from his office received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, that al-Mutlaq pointed out during the meeting that "Iraq suffered a lot and over the years of problems of sectarianism, sectarianism, corruption and the gaps of the Constitution, and it is time to correct the mistakes of the past and the development of effective solutions to the contract that hit the service institutions, security and economic "He said.
"Iraq has all the elements of advancement and progress, but it is still at the bottom of the list because of the wrong policies that dealt with the files of wealth and human rights, preserving dignity and providing a good living, not to mention the problems of security chaos and the accompanying forces of terrorism and darkness and cracking the social system."
He called on the international community and the friends of Iraq to help and advice to provide a healthy atmosphere for a political process based on realistic national bases that deal fairly with all components of the Iraqi people and get rid of the performance of its duty towards the Iraqi citizen who has long suffered and the time to stop.
For his part, envoy McGurk expressed the hope that the political parties reach a unified vision to ensure the Iraqi people good and progress, "stressing at the same time the position of his country supporting Iraq."
"Iraq has all the elements of advancement and progress, but it is still at the bottom of the list because of the wrong policies that dealt with the files of wealth and human rights, preserving dignity and providing a good living, not to mention the problems of security chaos and the accompanying forces of terrorism and darkness and cracking the social system."
He called on the international community and the friends of Iraq to help and advice to provide a healthy atmosphere for a political process based on realistic national bases that deal fairly with all components of the Iraqi people and get rid of the performance of its duty towards the Iraqi citizen who has long suffered and the time to stop.
For his part, envoy McGurk expressed the hope that the political parties reach a unified vision to ensure the Iraqi people good and progress, "stressing at the same time the position of his country supporting Iraq."
State of Law; Washington is pushing for «emergency government»
Iraq: Electoral Commission» denies interference in the formation of «the largest bloc»
Friday, 31 August 2018
Source: Al-Akhbar - Baghdad
The Electoral Commission confirmed that it has a tendency to file lawsuits against its accusations of fraud in the parliamentary elections, noting that it does not interfere in the formation of the largest bloc in parliament.
The UNHCR spokesman Karim Tamimi said during a press conference yesterday that "there is a trend in the Electoral Commission to file lawsuits against those accused of fraud in the parliamentary elections," pointing out that there is deliberate distortion of the democratic process in Iraq.
Tamimi added that «political leaders visited the Commission expressed support for this institution, especially after the announcement of the election results», explaining that the Commission does not interfere in the formation of the largest bloc in parliament, but it is important to register with the Commission.
In the meantime, Mansour al-Baiji MP for the rule of law, led by Vice President Nuri al-Maliki, that the United States is pushing for the formation of an emergency government in the country.
"Al-Baiji said in a statement reported by the channel« Alsumaria News »yesterday that« the coalition of the rule of law and the alliance of conquest added to the alliance of the Kurdish parties axis resolve, and now we are the stage of collecting names and signatures for the announcement of the largest bloc ».
He added that America, after confirming the resolution of the largest bloc began to push for an emergency government for two years after I realized that the project will not succeed in Iraq, pointing out that the government will be formed by a purely Iraqi decision without any external influence will not succeed in Iraq.
Sadr's Bloc Says Iraqis will Stage Huge Demonstration on Friday
30/08/2018 - 23:58
ERBIL - Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis will stage a demonstration on Friday afternoon in the southern parts of the country against "the corruptionists" within the government, a spokesperson for the Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Sa'eroun Alliance warned on Thursday.
Jaafar Musawi, a spokesperson for the Shi'ite Alliance, said that nearly one million people will take into the streets after the Friday's prayer, "which will be like an earthquake for the corruptionists."
The people in the southern provinces have been staging demonstrations over the past two months, protesting the basic public services and high rate of unemployment.
Maliki's office comment on the decision to exempt Fayyad: will weaken the bargaining paper negotiating
2018/08/31 02:03 215 Editor:
Baghdad today - Baghdad
The Office of the President of the coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki, on Friday, August 31, 2018, on the decision to exempt Faleh Fayadh from his post, indicating that it will weaken the bargaining victory paper.
Maliki's bureau chief, Hisham al-Rikabi, said in a tweet on Twitter that "exempting Fayyad from his posts will generate backlash against victory."
He added that "the decision of exemption will weaken the bargaining paper negotiating within the dialogues to form the next government."
The Fatah alliance, led by Hadi al-Amiri, confirmed on Friday, 31 August 2018, that the decision of the Prime Minister to exempt Faleh al-Fayadh from his security duties at the head of the Popular Mobilization Authority and the National Security Apparatus came because the latter did not support Abadi's second term.
On Thursday, August 30, 2018, Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi issued a decree exempting the head of the Popular Popular Authority and the National Security Apparatus Faleh al-Fayadh from his post.
On January 11, 2011, Faleh al-Fayadh was appointed by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as an adviser to the Iraqi National Security. He succeeded the leader of the Dawa party, Safa al-Sheikh, who held the post after Mowaffaq al-Rubaie. In 2014, The crowd and its announcement as an official institution in the Iraqi state.
The Minister of Education suspends the decision to allow students who fail to cheat the performance of examinations
2018/08/31 00:49 275 Editor:
Baghdad today - Baghdad
Minister of Education Muhammad Iqbal, on Friday, 31 August 2018, suspended the decision to allow students who fail because of cheating in the performance of examinations.
The Office of the Minister of Education in a statement received by "Baghdad today", "Iqbal to suspend all the decisions taken by the rai at its last meeting, because it was taken not to attend to his association with official work outside the country."
Iqbal stressed that "the exception of the decision to cheat the collective, the fact that cheating was discovered in the examination centers and not in the examination centers and thus lost the right of the student superior to the student lazy," directed "to punish all the defaulters and refer them to the competent courts."
On Thursday, August 30, 2018, the Ministry of Education decided to allow students who failed due to fraud to perform the second round examination.
Political analyst: Iraq is waiting for the historic moment in which the forces choose to get out of the sectarian shell
Editorial Date: 2018/8/30 22:00 • 231 times read
Baghdad: Al-Furat News} Political analyst Jassim al-Moussawi said that Iraq is waiting for the historic moment in which political forces choose to break the sectarian shell.
"The historic moment in which the political forces must choose is to get out of the sectarian shell," Moussawi told Al-Furat News on Thursday.
He added that "the meeting of the nucleus of the largest bloc in the Babylon Hotel is the historic opportunity that will rise as high as the rise of Babylon," pointing out that "the Kurds should not fancy that the rapid response to the demands of a healthy state."
"We are in front of three scenarios, the first to announce the largest bloc in less than 48 hours and the second to announce inside the parliament and the third that we go to a very large space without the presence of a larger block; but on the ground we see that 140 digits have been achieved corresponding with conviction and acceptance of positions Historic by the head of the National Wisdom Movement, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim and the leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr and the head of the coalition of victory Haider al-Abadi and the head of the National Coalition Iyad Allawi. "
He added that "Kurds are political and understand that guaranteeing rights more than guaranteeing non-accelerated rights in the sense that they can be the guarantor of giving them is the four-party alliance and the constitution through which the next government will be adopted. So I think the Kurdish convoy should decide whether to go to the house of Allah for Hajj or Tourism for Sham ".
Moussawi pointed out that "the Kurds will land in the station (nucleus of Babylon)," pointing to "the existence of conviction when most of the blocks to emerge a national bloc non-sectarian and the coming days will determine."
The political analyst said, "The Sunnis are not agreed and are not reconcilable and they are in front of some external influences that push them out of the benefits that should be adopted by this axis."
He added that "the meeting of the nucleus of the largest bloc in the Babylon Hotel is the historic opportunity that will rise as high as the rise of Babylon," pointing out that "the Kurds should not fancy that the rapid response to the demands of a healthy state."
"We are in front of three scenarios, the first to announce the largest bloc in less than 48 hours and the second to announce inside the parliament and the third that we go to a very large space without the presence of a larger block; but on the ground we see that 140 digits have been achieved corresponding with conviction and acceptance of positions Historic by the head of the National Wisdom Movement, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim and the leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr and the head of the coalition of victory Haider al-Abadi and the head of the National Coalition Iyad Allawi. "
He added that "Kurds are political and understand that guaranteeing rights more than guaranteeing non-accelerated rights in the sense that they can be the guarantor of giving them is the four-party alliance and the constitution through which the next government will be adopted. So I think the Kurdish convoy should decide whether to go to the house of Allah for Hajj or Tourism for Sham ".
Moussawi pointed out that "the Kurds will land in the station (nucleus of Babylon)," pointing to "the existence of conviction when most of the blocks to emerge a national bloc non-sectarian and the coming days will determine."
The political analyst said, "The Sunnis are not agreed and are not reconcilable and they are in front of some external influences that push them out of the benefits that should be adopted by this axis."
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Basra Council calls for UN assistance to influence the federal government
12:36 - 31/08/2018
Baghdad - Mawazine News
The head of the Planning and Follow-up Committee of the Basra Council on Friday called on the United Nations to help the local government to influence the federal government, pointing out the necessity of concerted efforts to end the water crisis in the province.
"There is a need to take advantage of all local and international efforts to develop programs that will help Basra to get out of its ordeal and to find a solution to the crisis," said Nashat al-Mansouri in a statement released on the sidelines of his meeting with Alice Walpole, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Political Affairs. Solutions to the problems and constraints facing the reconstruction process and the provision of services. "
"The need to support the position of the local government in front of the federal government through the efforts of the United Nations to influence them," and called for "the involvement of international organizations in the pressure and negotiation with neighboring countries for the purpose of launching a sufficient share of water needed by Iraq in general and Basra in particular."
The UN delegation promised to "intervene locally and internationally to help the Basra government to find quick solutions to the current water problem"
The head of the Planning and Follow-up Committee of the Basra Council on Friday called on the United Nations to help the local government to influence the federal government, pointing out the necessity of concerted efforts to end the water crisis in the province.
"There is a need to take advantage of all local and international efforts to develop programs that will help Basra to get out of its ordeal and to find a solution to the crisis," said Nashat al-Mansouri in a statement released on the sidelines of his meeting with Alice Walpole, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Political Affairs. Solutions to the problems and constraints facing the reconstruction process and the provision of services. "
"The need to support the position of the local government in front of the federal government through the efforts of the United Nations to influence them," and called for "the involvement of international organizations in the pressure and negotiation with neighboring countries for the purpose of launching a sufficient share of water needed by Iraq in general and Basra in particular."
The UN delegation promised to "intervene locally and internationally to help the Basra government to find quick solutions to the current water problem"
Determining the date of June salaries in the region
2018/8/31 11:39 • 77 times scheduled
International: Euphrates News} A source in the Ministry of Finance of the Kurdistan region, the salaries of employees for the month of June will be spent on Wednesday, September 5 next.
The source said that "the Ministry of Finance has completed all preparations for the disbursement of salaries of employees of the region for the month of June," stressing that "the salaries will be spent on Wednesday, September 5 next."
He added that "the Ministry of Peshmerga will first receive its salaries, then pay the salaries of the ministries of education and higher education and scientific research and the rest of the ministries of the Kurdistan region."
The source stressed that "people with special needs will receive their salaries after the salaries of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research."
The Ministry of Finance in the Kurdistan region announced a few days ago, that the salaries of employees will be paid on fixed dates per month, without publishing any salary schedule such as the previous months.
He added that "the Ministry of Peshmerga will first receive its salaries, then pay the salaries of the ministries of education and higher education and scientific research and the rest of the ministries of the Kurdistan region."
The source stressed that "people with special needs will receive their salaries after the salaries of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research."
The Ministry of Finance in the Kurdistan region announced a few days ago, that the salaries of employees will be paid on fixed dates per month, without publishing any salary schedule such as the previous months.
Abadi dismisses the president of the "crowd" from his posts
Friday 31 August 2018
Acting Governor of Kirkuk Rakan Jubouri during a previous meeting with police leaders and show behind him the image of the late President Jalal Talabani («Middle East»)
Baghdad: «Middle East» Kirkuk: Ihsan Aziz
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has been relieved of his political posts by the head of the Popular Assembly, Faleh al-Fayyad, for what he called "his involvement in political and party work, contrary to the sensitive security tasks he carries out."
The exemption included Fayyad's duties as national security adviser, chairman of the National Security Apparatus and the National Security Apparatus.
The name of Fayadh, who belongs to the victory bloc led by Abadi, has been circulated as one of the candidates for the compromises to become prime minister. The move comes a week after Fayyad decided to withdraw the forces of the crowd from the Sunni cities, which was interpreted as an attempt to win the confidence of the Sunnis and Kurds to the largest bloc trying to Alliance, "the conquest" mass, led by Hadi Amiri formed, but Abadi canceled the decision.
In a related context, the Kurdish political and popular circles expressed anger after the acting governor of Kirkuk, Rakan Said Jubouri, to remove the image of the late Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani, from the Chamber of the Department of the province, more than ten years after the suspension. After growing Kurdish resentment over the move, al-Jubouri issued a statement saying he had decided to remove the photograph in response to instructions he received from the federal authority in Baghdad. But Baghdad confirmed yesterday that it has not taken any decision in this regard.
Iran rejects claim it is arming Iraqis to fight US troops
New York, Aug 31, 2018 1:42
IRNA -- The spokesman for Iran mission to
UN Alireza Miryousefi on Thursday described Wall Street Journal’s claim that Iran is training and arming Iraqis to fight the Americans as ridiculous, saying that Iran has helped the country purely for the purposes of self-defense against terrorist groups like Daesh.
[Iran rejects claim it is arming Iraqis to fight US troops]
In a letter addressing writer of the note, Michael Gordon, he said that it is wrong to claim that Iran encourages Iraqis to participate in elections to help Shia dominate the country’s politics.
Full text of the letter reads as follows:
“Mr. Gordon,
As you are aware, Iran shares a large border with Iraq. Many Iraqis have crossed that border since the fall of Saddam Hussein, and the relations between Iran and Iraq restored.
As you are aware, Iran shares a large border with Iraq. Many Iraqis have crossed that border since the fall of Saddam Hussein, and the relations between Iran and Iraq restored.
While Iran has always encouraged all our Iraqi brothers--Shia, Sunni, and Kurd--to support democratic elections, it is preposterous and patently false to claim that that encouragement was 'so that the Shia could dominate Iraqi politics'.
Urging full participation by all groups and individuals in any election by definition is not preferring one party over another.
As to whether Iran has 'trained and armed Shia militias to fight US troops' that question has been answered numerous times over the past 15 years and is also preposterous on the face of it. Iran has helped Iraqis purely for the purposes of self-defense against terrorist groups like Daesh.”
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KDP says ready to meet all parties for forming govt.
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has expressed its readiness to meet with all concerned parties for forming the coming government.
In a press conference, vice president of the party and prime minister of Kurdistan Nicherivan Barzani said that KDP is ready to meet all parties to form the next government, adding
the parliamentary elections in the region will be held as scheduled on September 30th.
He pressed the Kurds must be unified to in order to actively partake in the coming government.
He pressed the Kurds must be unified to in order to actively partake in the coming government.
Dozens of Basrah residents renew their night demonstrations on Algiers Street
2018/08/31 00:09 305 Editor: hr
Baghdad today - Basra
Dozens of residents of Basra, southernmost of Iraq, on Thursday (August 30, 2018), renewed their demonstrations to reject the spread of corruption, and demand the improvement of the reality of services.
The correspondent said (Baghdad today), that dozens of people of Basra demonstrated, on Thursday night - Friday, to reject the corrupt, rampant corruption, and demand to improve the reality of service.
He added that the demonstration went from the intersection of the Syrian Street Saadi towards the intersection of Abu Shaer in Algeria.
The Minister of Justice approves the second meal of this year from the records of promotions and allowances
Friday, 31 August 2018 12:41 p
Justice Minister Haider al-Zamili approved the second meal of this year from the records of promotions and allowances, which exceeded 500 names of those whose names were late because of the general budget conditions and the delay in receiving them and the lack of allocations.
The ministry said in a statement that "the second meal was approved of the return of those dismissed because of absence and also covered by the amnesty law and have judicial decisions to do so."
She added that "work is under way with the Ministry of Finance to reallocate financial to issue orders to contact them as soon as possible," indicating that these records will be submitted to the Ministry of Finance to add these assignments.
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Central Bank: Iraqi reserves of foreign currency amounted to 58.7 billion dollars Thank you DC
30-08-2018 11:21 AM
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The director of financial operations and debt management in the Central Bank of Iraq, Mahmoud Mohammed Dagher, that Iraq's foreign currency reserves amounted to 58.7 billion dollars, noting that the net reserves of the Central Bank of 48.3 billion dollars, and the rest is the balance of the Ministry of Finance at the bank.
"It is natural that all the countries in the world retain financial assets, namely bonds and remittances, especially the US because they are highly reliable and easy to compare with other assets," Dagher said in a press statement.
He added that 'the bank reserves of $ 48.3 billion distributed over 8 countries to preserve the risks and comes in the forefront of the United States, Switzerland, France and Britain, and distributed these reserves on several types, including cash and bonds and gold,' noting that 'Iraq has 89 tons of gold And deposited in London '.
"We can have a dollar bond and it can be changed to bonds in the pound sterling, the euro or the yen, but you can buy gold, and we have US deposits in dollars, all of these items are in our possession," he said.
"The citizen has the right to replace the local currency (dinar) in US currency (dollar) through the window of currency, which was called (auction currencies) to finance the import process and this is applicable in all countries of the world, because the government alone has a dollar of exports Oil, and in return the dinar is withdrawn to pay salaries and finance projects in the sectors of construction, agriculture and industry.
He pointed out that 'the Iraqi citizen can now travel for treatment or rest and recreation or even the acquisition of housing, all this through the replacement of the national currency in foreign currency in the case of any citizen in any country of the world, while this was prohibited in the time of the former regime.'
The Director General of financial operations and debt management that 'we funded the projects through banks, and here was the inability of contractors to pay the loans granted to them, because the government originally did not meet their obligations and did not pay the amount of the value of these projects and therefore the deficit, but the government "It started to pay off its contractors in 2017.
On the deletion of the three zeros of the Iraqi currency, he replied Dagher that 'this issue purely technical and has nothing to do with the rise or fall of prices, and we are in the form of coins in our future projects, although it is high cost, but it is longer in circulation, The central bank will inject the paper currency category 250 and 500 dinars to the local market in quantities that eliminate the existing health to be within the reach of citizens to trade.
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Modest changes to breakfast and dinner times can reduce body fat, a new pilot study in the Journal of Nutritional Sciences reports. During a 10-week study on 'time-restricted feeding' (a f.. Read the full story
Which Spices Fight Inflammation?
NutritionFacts
An elegant experiment is described in which the blood of those eating different types of spices—such as cloves, ginger, rosemary, and turmeric—is tested for anti-inflammatory capacity. Read the full story
Technology is changing the way you see a doctor, but is that good for your health?
CNN
That dreaded feeling: Waking up, throat tingling and what feels like a fever kicking in. What's your next move: your doctor or the internet? Read the full story
Why Is Belly Fat the Most Dangerous Fat of All?
Newsweek
Not all fats are equal. Read the full story
17 sickened in 4 states because of a salmonella outbreak tied to raw chicken: CDC
ABC News
The CDC said that one person in New York had died in the outbreak. Read the full story
7 Signs You Need to Put Your Health First
Bustle
We live in a fast-paced culture that teaches us to put work above all else. But there are times you need to put your health first — as in, before anything else. Without your health, you can't have anything, so if your work is important to you, your… Read the full story
You Can Get Your Flu Shot Starting Now — But Here’s Why You Might Want To Wait
Bustle
Your local pharmacy might already have promotions running for this season’s flu vaccine, but is it too early to get the flu shot? The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends getting vaccinated by the end of October because that’s about when the… Read the full story
hy do hospital bills get so expensive?
CBS News
CBS News
Annual health care spending in the U.S. is estimated to be at $3.5 trillion, and hospital costs make up almost a third of that total. Kaiser Health News, in partnership with NPR, uncovers inconsistencies in its "Bill of the Month" series. This month, the series looks at Drew Calver who was hospitalized last year in Austin,Texas, for a heart attack and needed four stents in his arteries. His health insurance covered $55,000, but a month after treatment, he and his wife, Erin, got a bill for Read the full story
A High Blood Pressure Medication Is Being Recalled After a Potentially 'Life-Threatening' Labeling Mistake
TIME
According to the FDA Read the full story
USA/CANADA
How Air in the Pacific Northwest Became Dirtier Than Beijing’s
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Pacific Northwest, sandwiched between Canada’s smoldering British Columbia to the north and six fire-wracked Western U.S. states, is feeling the side effects of one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. Read the full story
The U.S. Is Experiencing A Dangerous Corporate Debt Bubble
Forbes Magazine
Corporate debt has increased by over $2.5 trillion or 40% since its 2008 high, which was already a dangerously high level in its own right. Read the full story
On Canadian dairy farms, fear and frustration as U.S. demands trade concessions
Reuters
Marie-Pier Vincent, a fourth-generation Quebec dairy farmer, worries it will be even harder to make ends meet if Canada allows more tariff-free imports of milk products from the United States under a reworked North American Free Trade Agreement. Read the full story
International Trade Commission overturns newsprint tariffs
MarketWatch
The International Trade Commission has overturned the tariffs imposed on Canadian newsprint, saying on Wednesday that imports of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada do not harm U.S. producers. The ITC said it has decided "that U.S. industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value." Read the full story
Canada-U.S. Trade Deadline Looms, Scale For Win Is 'Significant'
Forbes Magazine
U.S.-Mexico could strike out alone. But killing NAFTA harder than it looks. Read the full story
Trump officials optimistic Canada will join US, Mexico trade deal
Fox Business
The chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers said he was hopeful that Canada would sign the deal ahead of Friday's deadline. Read the full story
This Tax Break for the Poor Is Actually a Big Win for Goldman Sachs
Bloomberg
For almost two decades, a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. unit has tended billions of dollars in bets off Wall Street, funding projects in struggling neighborhoods around New York and beyond. Now, thanks to a new U.S. tax break, its deals could become a lot more lucrative. The tax overhaul Republicans pushed through in December includes a lesser-known passage creating a new type of investment vehicle -- “opportunity funds” -- that can win steep tax breaks for supporting projects in low-income Read the full story
EMERGING MARKETS
Mexican official: We will never pay for a wall
CNN Politics
CNN Politics
Trump AGAIN says Mexico is paying for the wall. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports he's driving Mexico up the wall. Read the full story
Special Report: In Venezuela, new cryptocurrency is nowhere to be found
Reuters
To hear Venezuela's leftist President Nicolas Maduro tell it, this remote hamlet of 1,300 souls is perched on the cutting edge of an innovation in cryptocurrency. Read the full story
At Least US$36 Billion Has Evaporated In Argentina: The Corruption Paradigm
Forbes Magazine
A public-private corruption ring has siphoned out some US$36 billion from the productive economy in Argentina and into the pockets of a few, including politicians and businessmen. Read the full story
Argentina and IMF agree to accelerated loan payout
TRT World
Argentina and IMF agree to accelerated loan payout Read the full story
Amazon on fire; NAFTA progress; Emerging market pain
CNN Money
Here's what you need to know about the markets before you start your business day. Read the full story
Emerging Markets Continue to Slide as Dollar Pressures $3.7 Trillion Debt Wall
TheStreet
Investors continue to pull cash from emerging markets amid concerns that the greenback's recent rally will pressure the cost of servicing some of the $3.7 trillion in debt taken on in the ten years since the global financial crisis. Emerging market currencies extended their declines against the U.S. dollar Thursday as investors continue to pull cash from some of the world's biggest developing economies amid concerns that the greenback's recent rally will pressure the cost of servicing some of Read the full story
MIDDLE EAST
US official calls for investigation into Saudi-UAE raids in Yemen
Aljazeera
Aljazeera
A US official has called for an investigation into attacks by the Saudi-UAE coalition in Yemen and for perpetrators to be held accountable. In an interview with Al Jazeera in the Saudi city of Jeddah, Deputy US Ambassador to Yemen Ana Escrogima called for a speedy and transparent probe into the raids carried out by the Saudi-UAE coalition in Yemen. Escorgima's calls came after a team of UN-mandated investigators said in a report they had "reasonable grounds to believe that the parties to the Read the full story
Iraq's Abadi to send team to US in hope of Iran transactions deal
Aljazeera
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi plans to send a delegation to the United States to review Baghdad’s obligations towards sanctions against Tehran after President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran deal in May. Abadi said he will seek exemptions to deal with Iran for necessary commodities for the sustenance of Iraq. "We have requests for the American side ... and a delegation will go to negotiate within that framework," he said, without specifying the trip's date. "We have presented a clear Read the full story
Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran ready to abandon nuclear deal
Aljazeera
Iran's supreme leader warned the country might abandon its nuclear deal with world powers, casting doubt on the ability of European states to save the accord following the US withdrawal. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet on Wednesday they "should give up hope on [Europe] over economic issues or the nuclear deal", according to his website. "The nuclear deal is a means, not the goal, and if we come to this conclusion that it does not serve our Read the full story
Israel threatens 'strong' action against Iranian forces in Syria
Aljazeera
Israel renewed its threat to attack Iranian military targets in Syria after Damascus and Tehran reached a new accord on security cooperation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a speech on Wednesday his country would take "strong and determined action against Iran's attempts to station forces and advanced weapons systems in Syria". "No agreement between Syria and Iran will deter us; neither will any threat deter us," said Netanyahu at a ceremony naming Israel's nuclear facilities Read the full story
Israel is revolutionizing global medicine
The Hill
Over the years, I have been to Israel many times and it is always an inspiring, amazing experience. This country is without question the United States’ most important ally in the Middle East. Read the full story
Yemen conflict: Coalition rejects UN human rights report
BBC News
It says the report, which accuses all sides of possible war crimes, contains "false allegations". Read the full story
Saudi-led coalition denounces U.N. report on Yemen as inaccurate
Reuters
The coalition of Arab states fighting against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis denounced as inaccurate a report by U.N. human rights expert that said air strikes by the alliance had caused heavy civilian casualties and some may amount to war crimes. Read the full story
U.N. schools open in West Bank, Gaza despite U.S. funding cut
Turkey has dived headfirst into a 'steep' and 'deep' recession
Business Insider
Business Insider
A boy jumps into Bosphorus to cool off in Istanbul, Turkey August 20, 2018. Turkey's economy has most likely dived into a "steep" recession after the lira's recent plunge, according to Capital Economics' Jason Tuvey. The Turkish economy was in a weak state even prior to the most recent collapse in the currency, he added. Tuvey expects the Turkish economy to contract as much as 4% year-on-year in the final quarter of 2018. "Overall, there's no getting away from the fact that the Turkish economy Read the full story
AFRICA
Zimbabwe trade deficit reaches US$1,5B
FurtherAfrica
FurtherAfrica
Zimbabwe’s cumulative trade deficit for the six months to July has reached $1,5 billion, latest trade data shows. Read the full story
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa to Attend China-Africa Summit in Beijing
AllAfrica
(Photo: Emmerson Mnangagwa/Facebook) President Emmerson Mnangagwa will on Friday leave for the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (Focac) scheduled for September 3-4 in Beijing. Mnangagwa revealed this Wednesday while addressing journalists at his Munhumutapa Building offices where he was announcing the appointment of a commission of inquiry into the post-election violence beginning of this month which resulted in the loss of six lives. "We have consulted all the seven of them (commissioners) Read the full story
Zimbabwe: Govt to Downsize Large Farms - VP Chiwenga
AllAfrica
(Photo: ZBC) Government is conducting a comprehensive land audit with the view to down size some of the large farms,improve production on under-utilized farms and curb multiple farm ownership,Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has revealed. Addressing stakeholders at the Annual Agribusiness Conference held at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society Exhibition today,Chiwenga said government is also working on compensating former white farmers and those with farms that fall under the Bilateral Read the full story
Zimbabwe: Chiwenga, Mohadi Sworn In As VPs
AllAfrica
(Photo: Tawanda Mudimu/The Herald) Chief Justice Luke Malaba today swore in Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi as the country’s two Vice Presidents for the next five years at a function held at the State House this morning. The two VPs pledged to uphold the constitution and discharge their duties to the best of their abilities. They were both accompanied by their spouses and later held a photo session with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, CJ Malaba and family members. The swearing of the two VPs Read the full story
Zimbabwe: Political Parties Must Clean Up Own Campaign Materials
AllAfrica
Now that the campaign frenzy is over, Zimbabweans from all political parties need to think seriously about the impact of campaign posters, banners and other party hoardings put up by the actors on our buildings, premises and the environment. Posters are plastered all over cemeteries, trees, precast walls, shops, churches, rocks, bridges, road signs and on any installation in various parts of the country. The problem is widespread in both urban and rural areas. Most areas of the country are still Read the full story
Zimbabwe: War Vets Receive Cars
AllAfrica
Zanu-PF yesterday handed over vehicles to provincial chairpersons of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) in fulfilment of the party's commitment to improving their welfare. The vehicles were given to the chairpersons by Zanu-PF secretary for Administration Cde Obert Mpofu at the party headquarters in Harare. Cde Mpofu, who is also the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, said the war veterans should never think they were being ignored as the party was Read the full story
ASIA
US and China pushing to regulate big tech firms 'like national security companies,' analyst says
CNBC
CNBC
The U.S. and China may be at odds on trade, but both are lining up to crack down on big tech, according to an analyst. Read the full story
Trump remains optimistic on North Korea talks
CNN Politics
Despite criticism that President Donald Trump may have oversold the success of his summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, the President says he believes negotiations with North Korea are going well, and that his relationship with Kim remains strong. CNN's Brian Todd reports. Read the full story
Russia to hold its biggest war games since fall of Soviet Union
Russia will next month hold its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies. Read the full story
EUROPE
Britons' Essential Spending Eats Up 80% of Incomes
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Essential spending gobbles up the lion’s share of Britons’ monthly income, leaving many with barely any money for other things. Forty-one percent of people have less than 6.60 pounds ($8.50) to spend daily after paying their bills, according to a poll from Nationwide Building Society. Spending on things like mortgages, groceries and fuel has risen 6 percent over the past year and now consumes about 80 percent of the average U.K. salary. The report highlights the squeeze on U.K. shoppers since Read the full story
EU's Barnier says must prepare for a 'no-deal' Brexit
Reuters
The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday the bloc must prepare for a no-deal Brexit, even if its goal was an orderly exit. Read the full story
France says EU needs strategic relationship with Russia on defense
Reuters
The European Union needs a strategic relationship with Turkey, including in defense matters, and should modernize its post-Cold War relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. Read the full story
Macron is prepared to throw May a Brexit lifeline and stop Britain crashing out without a deal
Business Insider
Emmanuel Macron reportedly wants the EU to be more generous in Brexit talks in order to avoid no deal. The French President is set to call for more flexibility in certain areas at a summit of European leaders next month. He is likely to focus on the area of security, where the UK is set to be excluded from a number of programmes. Both sides are still a long way from an agreement on the Northern Irish border. LONDON - Emmanuel Macron has urged European leaders to throw Theresa May a lifeline and Read the full story
Brexit deal is 'within our sights':
UK's Raab
Europe needs a clean break from America on security
CNN
CNN
It might at first look like a full-scale rebellion in Europe. Read the full story
CBI, ISX, Kauaihn Chatter:
CBI Update:
CBI closed on Friday and Saturday
Kauaihn Chatter:
8-30-2018 Newshound Guru Bloodloch With the larger 4 axis alliances of Saron (Sadr), Victory (Abadi), Wisdom (Hakim), and National (Allawi) totaling 136 seats BEFORE adding in the 2 largest Kurd alliances -- and the 2 opposing axis of Ameri and Malaki totaling 131 AFTER adding in an ALL Kurdish alliances, which is unlikely -- the Ameri and Maliki axis would still need to run the board of almost all remaining alliances to gain the 165 needed for control of government formation. The Kurds are wielding great influence right now and are likely playing brinksmanship to get a larger piece of pie at the table, or at least the 17% of the HCL they were Constitutionally promised. [post 2 of 2]
8-30-2018 Newshound Guru Bloodloch ...the Kurds would never join with Ameri and Malaki, but even if every single Kurd faction joined them, they would have just 131 seats give or take a seat after the recount, leaving them 34 seats short of the 165 they would need to dictate the formation of the new government. And while there are some Iran-friendly factions, it's also hard to imagine that Najafi would throw his 14 seats their way. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
8-30-2018 Newshound Guru Bloodloch ...the Kurds would never join with Ameri and Malaki, but even if every single Kurd faction joined them, they would have just 131 seats give or take a seat after the recount, leaving them 34 seats short of the 165 they would need to dictate the formation of the new government. And while there are some Iran-friendly factions, it's also hard to imagine that Najafi would throw his 14 seats their way. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
8-30-2018 Intel Guru Frank26 ANOTHER COLOSSAL LEAK ...BUT THIS TIME FROM ...ABADI!!!...THAT IS A FIRST ...IMO...HE TELLS THE CITIZENS AS THE GLOBAL INVESTING COMMUNITY WATCHES ...THAT HE IS GOING TO DO MANY THINGS FOR IRAQ AND CITIZENS ...THEN!!!...HE TELLS THE GLOBAL INVESTING WORLD THAT HE ALSO WELCOMES THEM AND WILL USE OUR IRAQ'S DINAR... CURRENCY...WITH THEM!!!...BUT RIGHT NOW THEY CAN NOT...LOL...HE IS TELEGRAPHING TO THEM THAT SOON THE DINAR CURRENCY WILL BE...WAIT FOR IT...WAIT LOL...INTERNATIONAL!!!
8-30-2018 Newshound Guru Currency365 Iraq has no option but release small notes & release purchasing power or Iran will bankrupt them with fake IQD cause Iran needs USD badly to survive...Trump set Nov 4th as the date all Allies must stop oil imports to Iran...IRAQ MUST PROTECT THEMSELVES & THEIR ECONOMY...
8-30-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru BGG [reference Guru Kaperoni post 8-29-2018, "In typical Iraqi fashion...] The new GOI being formed matters. Our main difference – I am more optimistic on the GOI formation timeline.
8-30-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat ...The new government is to begin on September 6th with the first session of parliament. ...The news at this time could not get any better (except maybe telling us the RV is happening...lol ...I can assure everyone without a shadow of a doubt that the RV is NOT going to occur until we hear some solid news from the CBI on this effort...Since April the CBI has told us they are putting the “project to delete the zeros” “on hold” until AFTER the elections. So on Sept 6th it will be officially AFTER the elections. But this does not mean the CBI is going to jump all of a sudden and trigger the RV. ...They are NOT going to do this event without warning the citizens first and educating them on the new bills and coins. ...I am told that this event will be huge and circulated through the entire Iraq and that we can’t miss the articles. So we sit, relax and just let them do their business. When it is time we will know.
8-30-2018 Newshound Guru Bloodloch Article quote: "A senior Kurdish delegation is to visit the capital Baghdad for talks that have been described as decisive and may lead to the formation of the new Iraqi government." Despite the clarions of doom saying it will take months to form the new Iraqi government, I believe it will happen in relatively short time frame. The push from USA conflicts with the Iraqi's natural and very human tendency to resist being pushed around, but in the end, it will all work itself out. There is a lot of economic pressure to get this done and light this candle. Let's see what Friday brings in Baghdad.
8-30-2018 Newshound Guru Currency365 Iraq has no option but release small notes & release purchasing power or Iran will bankrupt them with fake IQD cause Iran needs USD badly to survive...Trump set Nov 4th as the date all Allies must stop oil imports to Iran...IRAQ MUST PROTECT THEMSELVES & THEIR ECONOMY...
8-30-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru BGG [reference Guru Kaperoni post 8-29-2018, "In typical Iraqi fashion...] The new GOI being formed matters. Our main difference – I am more optimistic on the GOI formation timeline.
8-30-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat ...The new government is to begin on September 6th with the first session of parliament. ...The news at this time could not get any better (except maybe telling us the RV is happening...lol ...I can assure everyone without a shadow of a doubt that the RV is NOT going to occur until we hear some solid news from the CBI on this effort...Since April the CBI has told us they are putting the “project to delete the zeros” “on hold” until AFTER the elections. So on Sept 6th it will be officially AFTER the elections. But this does not mean the CBI is going to jump all of a sudden and trigger the RV. ...They are NOT going to do this event without warning the citizens first and educating them on the new bills and coins. ...I am told that this event will be huge and circulated through the entire Iraq and that we can’t miss the articles. So we sit, relax and just let them do their business. When it is time we will know.
8-30-2018 Newshound Guru Bloodloch Article quote: "A senior Kurdish delegation is to visit the capital Baghdad for talks that have been described as decisive and may lead to the formation of the new Iraqi government." Despite the clarions of doom saying it will take months to form the new Iraqi government, I believe it will happen in relatively short time frame. The push from USA conflicts with the Iraqi's natural and very human tendency to resist being pushed around, but in the end, it will all work itself out. There is a lot of economic pressure to get this done and light this candle. Let's see what Friday brings in Baghdad.
8-30-2018 Newshound Guru chattels The CBI announces everyday the Market rate on its site, its called the ”Dollars Exchange Rate in Baghdad Markets “ and it shows perfect compliance since June. ...the CBI according to this report met 2% compliance on March 14 2018 and and has been able to maintain it to date. So good news. Many of us we unaware of the posting at the CBI and have been watching news reports.
[Side Note: The latest CBI reported market rate can always be found on the left side of this page...the last CBI update shows the market rate of 1206 as of 8-29-2018...this is within the 2% rule.]
[Side Note: The latest CBI reported market rate can always be found on the left side of this page...the last CBI update shows the market rate of 1206 as of 8-29-2018...this is within the 2% rule.]
Elmer:
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Artmeister:
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Catnip:
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ARTICLE 1-A (from PM Abadi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
Order No. (286) for the year 2018
In view of the involvement of Mr. Faleh Faisal Fahad to engage in political and partisan work and his desire to address political affairs, which is contrary to the sensitive security tasks that he undertakes and based on the Iraqi constitution in the neutrality of the security and intelligence services and the law of the popular mobilization and regulations and instructions in this regard and our directives that prevent the exploitation of sensitive security posts In partisan activities, and based on the powers vested in us, we decided the following:
1. Faleh Faysal Fahad Al Fayyad was relieved of his duties as a national security advisor and head of the Popular Popular Authority and the National Security Apparatus.
2. This decision shall be implemented from the date of its issuance.
Dr. Haidar Abadi
Prime Minister
August 30, 2018
Prime Minister 's Media Office
30 August 2018
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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Abadi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abadi: The government began to hold accountable those who failed in their work in the province of Basra
Prime Minister Dr. Haidar al-Abadi said that the government began to hold accountable those who failed in their work with regard to the province of Basra, after following up the existence of a defect in follow-up by officials and these procedures and decisions and other directives are in order to provide safe drinking water to the people of the province.
This came during the meeting held by his Excellency with the crisis cell in the province of Basra and the presence of the Committee for reconstruction and services and officials in the central and local governments and a representative of the threshold Husseiniya, where he pointed to the importance of Basra province dear to us and the task in all areas, indicating that it should not be water as a The end of the course of the river has been put into action for water.
Dr. Abbadi said that we have funds allocated to all that Basra needs in terms of water and there is an integrated plan to provide water and we have devoted our meeting today to the issue of water in Basra.
He pointed out that there are excesses of the influential in Basra on the water and there will be a campaign to remove them.
He called on officials to take bold decisions, stressing that those who do not have the courage to leave the responsibility, noting that the conflict between the federal and local governments should not be in our dictionary and be the competition between us to provide service to citizens.
During the meeting, discussions were held to find solutions to the obstacles and problems facing Basra Governorate in terms of water and work to complete the projects and to open them and establish new projects and agree on a set of steps and procedures to provide service to the citizens of Basra.
Prime Minister 's Media Office
30 August 2018
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ARTICLE 2
Kurdistan Union: a clear candidate for the nomination of Zebari for the post of President of the Republic
Sulaymaniyah - Iraq Press - August 30: In response to what was reported in some media that "the Kurdish parties will agree to name Zebari as president of the republic in the next government, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan on Thursday, the nomination of Democratic Party leader Hoshyar Zebari to assume the presidency Republic.
The member of the Union, Ghayath al-Surji, said that "the National Union will be the most deserving to assume the presidency in the event obtained by the Kurdish forces as the presidency of the republic has not been resolved so far for the Kurdish parties or the acquisition of another component it," noting that "all the Kurdish parties did not Agree on any person to assume the position during the formation of the next government and the health of the nomination of former Minister of Finance and leader in the Democratic Hoshyar Zebari to take over the presidency of the Republic during the next phase.
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ARTICLE 3
Pressure on the President of the Republic without impact .. The first session of the parliament on schedule
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - August 30 - Sherwan al-Waeli, adviser to President Fuad Masoum, on Thursday downplayed the importance of alleged pressure on the president to postpone the first session of the new parliament. Al-Waeli said that "President Fuad Masum completed his constitutional task and issued a decree of the date of the meeting. He now has no powers to postpone the meeting, whether it is subjected to political pressure or not." He added that "infallible fixed constitutional period, and is committed to the implementation of the Constitution," noting that "Monday, September 3, is the last day of the end of the constitutional period, and then ends the task of the President of the Republic."
The political sources revealed what they described as political pressure on President Fuad Masum to push him to issue a decree to postpone the first session of the Iraqi parliament in its fourth session, which was held on Monday, September 3 to give political forces a greater chance to agree on the form of the largest bloc and the nomination of a consensus candidate for the presidency of Parliament. (1)
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ARTICLE 4
Baghdad Post Friday, 31 August 2018 12:52 PM
Gharawi: The decision to cut the Internet during the exams violated the rights of Iraqis
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday decided to cut Internet service during the second round of intermediate and middle school exams in violation of Iraqi rights.
Fadel al-Gharawi, a member of the Commission, said in a brief statement that cutting off the Internet by the Ministry of Education and Communications is a flagrant violation of the rights of Iraqi citizens.
The Ministry of Communications, decided on Friday morning, 31 August 2018, cutting off the Internet at the request of the Ministry of Education to prevent cases of fraud, noting that the Internet cut in the whole of Iraq for two hours a day starting on Saturday.
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ARTICLE 5
MacGurke strongly denies meeting Amiri
2018/8/31 9:11
[Where - Continue]
Brett McGurk, the envoy of US President Donald Trump to Iraq, denied his meeting with the leader of the Fatah alliance, Hadi Amiri.
"Well, this meeting and many other meetings that have been reported in the Iraqi media over the past few days have never happened," McGork wrote through his Twitter account.
The information office of the head of the Badr Organization, head of the Fatah alliance Hadi al-Amiri, says that "the Secretary General of the Badr Organization, head of the Fatah alliance Hadi al-Amiri, met with the envoy of US President Brett McGurk."
Amiri threatened, according to a statement issued by his office on Thursday, "to overthrow any government formed according to US intervention." The statement quoted Amiri as rejecting "any American interference in forming the government."
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ARTICLE 6
Dream job at an American University for avocado lovers
2018/8/29 20:23
[In-follow]
Researchers are trying to find out whether avocado is reducing abdominal fat. Some researchers have found that some people have the job of dreaming, taking avocados for a 6-month salary.
According to the Mirror newspaper, the University of Loma Linda, California, is looking for 250 avocado enthusiasts to eat large and small quantities as part of the study, dividing the participants into two groups, the first dealing with the amount of avocados on a daily basis over a period of 6 months, and the second fruit only each Two months and at the end of the experience, $ 230 per avocado meal will be paid.
