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Iraqi TV is announcing the expectation of a newly formed and seated government by the EID holiday, August 21, 2018. #wearethepeople
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IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ME THAT "RELEASE FOR ALL CURRENCIES HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED" ....TIME WILL TELL
STATUS UPDATE: Friday's call is postponed until later in the day. It will be worth the wait!
Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr retained his lead in Iraq’s May parliamentary election, results of a nationwide recount of votes showed on Friday, positioning him to play a central role in forming the country’s next government, Al-Arabiya reported. Iraq’s Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) released the results of the recount on its website early on Friday. Parliament ordered the recount in June after widespread allegations of fraud cast doubt on the integrity of the ballot. The IHEC said the results of the recount matched the initial results from 13 of Iraq’s 18 provinces. The winning parties are still embroiled in negotiations over forming the next governing coalition three months after the vote, with no sign of an imminent conclusion. The recount did not alter the initial results significantly, with Sadr keeping his tally of 54 seats. A group of Iran-backed Shi’ite militia leaders remained second behind Sadr’s bloc but gained an extra seat that pushed them to 48, with incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s bloc still in third place with 42 seats. Abadi, who is seeking a second term in office, is heading a fragile caretaker government until a new one is formed. The political uncertainty over the makeup of the new government has raised tensions at a time when public impatience is growing over poor basic services, unemployment and the slow pace of rebuilding after a three-year war with the Islamic State militant group. Anger is mounting with frequent protests, backed by Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, taking place in the Shi’ite southern provinces. Sadr, who also backs the protests, has issued a list of 40 conditions he says the new prime minister has to meet, including being politically independent and not running for re-election, for his bloc to join a governing coalition and that he would go into opposition if the conditions were not met.
Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr retained his lead in Iraq’s May parliamentary election, results of a nationwide recount of votes showed on Friday, positioning him to play a central role in forming the country’s next government, Al-Arabiya reported. Iraq’s Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) released the results of the recount on its website early on Friday. Parliament ordered the recount in June after widespread allegations of fraud cast doubt on the integrity of the ballot. The IHEC said the results of the recount matched the initial results from 13 of Iraq’s 18 provinces. The winning parties are still embroiled in negotiations over forming the next governing coalition three months after the vote, with no sign of an imminent conclusion. The recount did not alter the initial results significantly, with Sadr keeping his tally of 54 seats. A group of Iran-backed Shi’ite militia leaders remained second behind Sadr’s bloc but gained an extra seat that pushed them to 48, with incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s bloc still in third place with 42 seats. Abadi, who is seeking a second term in office, is heading a fragile caretaker government until a new one is formed. The political uncertainty over the makeup of the new government has raised tensions at a time when public impatience is growing over poor basic services, unemployment and the slow pace of rebuilding after a three-year war with the Islamic State militant group. Anger is mounting with frequent protests, backed by Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, taking place in the Shi’ite southern provinces. Sadr, who also backs the protests, has issued a list of 40 conditions he says the new prime minister has to meet, including being politically independent and not running for re-election, for his bloc to join a governing coalition and that he would go into opposition if the conditions were not met.
Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr retained his lead in Iraq’s May parliamentary election, results of a nationwide recount of votes showed on Friday, positioning him to play a central role in forming the country’s next government, Al-Arabiya reported. Iraq’s Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) released the results of the recount on its website early on Friday. Parliament ordered the recount in June after widespread allegations of fraud cast doubt on the integrity of the ballot. The IHEC said the results of the recount matched the initial results from 13 of Iraq’s 18 provinces. The winning parties are still embroiled in negotiations over forming the next governing coalition three months after the vote, with no sign of an imminent conclusion. The recount did not alter the initial results significantly, with Sadr keeping his tally of 54 seats. A group of Iran-backed Shi’ite militia leaders remained second behind Sadr’s bloc but gained an extra seat that pushed them to 48, with incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s bloc still in third place with 42 seats. Abadi, who is seeking a second term in office, is heading a fragile caretaker government until a new one is formed. The political uncertainty over the makeup of the new government has raised tensions at a time when public impatience is growing over poor basic services, unemployment and the slow pace of rebuilding after a three-year war with the Islamic State militant group. Anger is mounting with frequent protests, backed by Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, taking place in the Shi’ite southern provinces. Sadr, who also backs the protests, has issued a list of 40 conditions he says the new prime minister has to meet, including being politically independent and not running for re-election, for his bloc to join a governing coalition and that he would go into opposition if the conditions were not met.
The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Jan Kubic, hopes that by the end of Eid al-Adha, the government will meet the aspirations of Iraqis who, in their recent demonstrations, have sent a "very strong message" expressing their frustration with the political system and "foreign interference" .
There is a chance that the religious authority will influence the thinking of the political forces," Kubic said in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat. He called on the authorities in Baghdad to continue the policy of openness initiated by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi with neighboring countries, especially Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states.
Kubic noted that the formation of the government coincided with the demonstrations in the south of the country where "people have sent a very strong message about what they expect from the coming government" that "needs to meet their needs, the country's need for very deep reforms, fighting corruption and so on."
"There is an opportunity for Mr. Ali al-Sistani to express his opinion and certainly influence the thinking of the political forces," he said, adding that people had addressed "messages by expressing their aspirations for the future government and its program."
Kubic expressed his hope that the new government will be formed after the counting of votes and the approval of the results by "Eid al-Adha holiday, perhaps after or before the Eid." He hoped that "political parties will accelerate to the final stage of consultations to form a government" Reform and meet the aspirations of people and their needs and have the political will to do so. " Khandan -
The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Jan Kubic, hopes that by the end of Eid al-Adha, the government will meet the aspirations of Iraqis who, in their recent demonstrations, have sent a "very strong message" expressing their frustration with the political system and "foreign interference" .
Newspaper reveals the date and how to ratify the results of manual sorting .. These powers of the President of the Republic
The newspaper "Al-Quds Al-Arabi" in a report published on Friday, 10 August 2018, on the date and how to ratify the results of manual sorting.
The newspaper said that "the Federal Court announced the conclusion, to the judicial ruling, which may include more than a section on the appeals of the results of the count, the first includes the names of those who have been delayed the decision to ratify their victory one after another if they find the reason for the postponement and the type of case assigned to them and legal material , And the court competent to resolve, and this represents a high transparency in dealing to inform everyone about the reason for postponement of ratification.
She explained that "the ruling confirms that the postponement of the consideration of ratification shall be until a final judicial decision on the charges against them from the competent courts, if the innocence or release for lack of evidence will be taken by the Federal Supreme Court in a subsequent judgment, and if the conviction, it will refrain from The final approval shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Law of Amending the Law on the Replacement of the Members of the House of Representatives No. (6) of 2006, and the directions of the Federal Supreme Court that the alternative is the loser who obtained the highest number of votes from the electoral entity and maintained themselves for those who have been excluded. Will of the voter Iraqis , "indicating that" if I got objections to candidates appeared and the absence of lawsuits against them, the Federal Supreme Court also explains that in its ratification. "
She continued, "Then the ruling states that the Federal Supreme Court has ratified the final results of the general elections for the membership of the Iraqi Council of Representatives of the winners listed in the lists sent by the Independent Electoral Commission, except for those who have been delayed ratification of being required for cases, or who was refused ratification Being convicted under a court order. "
She pointed out that "there is a period of time between the holding of elections and the ratification of the results, may run a candidate, the elections after the conditions apply to him, but there is a legal impediment to find a way to prevent the arrival of the House of Representatives such as the commission of a crime," noting that "the rule of ratification is directed to the President (15) days of its issuance under Article (54) of the Iraqi Constitution. "
{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} The Central Bank of Iraq, Iraq's reserve of the dollar and gold.
"The Iraqi dinar today is supported by 58 billion dollars of hard currency reserves, and more than 89 tons of gold, all elements that strengthen its strength and maintain the stability of its exchange rate," said the director of the bank's press office, Acer Jabbar. He stressed that "the central bank - responsible for the organization of monetary and monetary policy in the country - is in the process of maintaining the exchange rate, it seeks to be Iraqi dinar stable and stable despite all the political and economic events in Iraq." Jabbar pointed out that "the bank has taken a number of important measures to maintain the exchange rate in the domestic market, the most prominent of which is the development of the work of the sale window of hard currency in the country." "The window selling the currency is the window sold by the Central Bank of Iraq dollar for government and private banks, which in turn sell it to companies wishing to import hard currency or citizens wishing to travel abroad for the purposes of treatment or study and others. He explained that "the most important procedures to develop the work of the window is to follow the method of dealing directly with the documents provided by customers or traders who want to buy the dollar and check your strength and bills of goods to be imported to ensure the arrival of the dollar to the trader directly and eliminates the intermediary rings that were manipulating the exchange rate." He pointed out that "the trader was forced in the past to follow several steps to reach the dollar to import his goods, which opened the time for many to carry out bidding operations that lead to an increase in the exchange rate." "The Bank has also succeeded in reducing money laundering, which is a reason for the fluctuation of the exchange rate as well as other security and economic risks," he said. "The success of Iraq in the fight against money laundering prompted the International Financial Task Force (FETF) Money laundering and terrorist financing to remove Iraq from the list of countries under control. " He pointed out that Iraq "has completed all the recommendations of the International Working Group and addressed the requirements of the strategy of combating money laundering and financing of terrorism in addition to enacting a law against money laundering and establishing the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Council".
Finance criticizes the waving of the governor of Basra measures towards customs relating to revenue outlets
The Minister of Finance and Maher Hammad Johan that the launch of the share of Basra and other provinces of imports of border crossings will be after the holiday of Eid al-Adha at the latest as soon as the fundamental approvals for disbursement, while criticized through al-Marbad waving Basra Governor Asaad al-Eidani to take action against the Directorate of the southern region of Kirkuk in the absence of Clarifying the figures of the amounts of imports of ports to Basra, indicating that the figures of the amounts of those imports held by the ministry and not the Directorate.
"The ministry does not rely on the figures given by customs on the size of its imports, but it defines the revenues in the Department of Accountability of the Ministry, whether from the southern region or other or even from airports and ports to be audited and to determine the size.
He called on the local government of Basra to exploit the 97 billion dinars, which was disbursed to the province recently in moving the wheel of work and suspended projects and rehabilitation of stations and others, stressing that the funds are not a few and Basra can benefit from them for at least two months.
The governor of Basra, Asaad al-Eidani, was waved last Wednesday, to take action against the Directorate of the southern region of Kirkuk in the absence of clarification figures of the amounts of imports of ports to the province of Basra.
Al-Eidani said in his interview with Al-Marabid that the customs director was summoned after the decision of the Council of Ministers to transfer 50% of the imports of ports to the province of Basra, while his reply that his department does not allow to give the real number of imports.
Al-Eidani said that as governor of Basra, he is obliged to implement the decisions of the Council of Ministers, indicating that the local government will take measures next week if the real numbers of imports of ports are not given.
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Iraqi reference condemns Iraqi politicians' response to US sanctions on Iran and calls for international intervention
On Friday, 10 August 2018, the religious authority, Muhammad Mahdi al-Khalisi, condemned the response of some Iraqi politicians to the US sanctions on Iran. He called on the international community to intervene and prevent practices that corrupt the world order.
Al-Khalisi said in a statement received by Baghdad today that "the policy of sanctions adopted by countries arrogant in economic and military power to subjugate other countries to dictatorial imperialist dictates is one of the worst setbacks in international relations and reminds us of colonization and the laws of the jungle on a wider scale."
"Those countries that have condemned these unjust and unjust sanctions have insisted on not obeying them, such as China, Russia, the European Union and Turkey, which means imposing international isolation on the state that practices such grievances," he said.
He called on the international community "to seek the enactment of legislation and decisions that prohibit this kind of practices that corrupt the world order and are contrary to the sovereignty of States and illegal interference in their internal affairs, which threatens the international order and world peace with the greatest dangers," stressing that "the Islamic world must be a pioneer to Such as these countries because they are the target countries for these unjust racist practices, especially in the era of the American regime, which is under the leadership of the future administration, which does not hide its racism, aggression and contempt for other countries and peoples, while showing its extreme bias towards the Zionist entity The authoritarian regimes of the totalitarian dictatorship backward. "
He expressed his surprise at some Iraqi politicians who have declared their response to these unjust sanctions with their recognition that they are a strategic mistake and contrary to all international decisions, all on the grounds that this position is in the best interest of the country, and even more so in this contradictory position, To bring interests), although the submission of unilateral US sanctions is one of the greatest evils that should be avoided especially on Iraq and the Islamic world, because they are part of the unjust deal of the unjust American Zionist racist ruler in favor of the Zionist entity and The other authoritarian totalitarian regimes lagging behind in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, and the brutal military escalation on Gaza and the wounded Yemen and other areas through these regimes, except for other pages of the deal.
Representative of the religious reference: It is the responsibility of the ruler to abide by the promises and promises and preserve the dignity of its citizens
The representative of the religious authority in Karbala Abdul-Mahdi Karbalai during the Friday prayer sermon 10 August 2018 that it is the responsibility of the Governor to abide by the promises and promises and preserve the dignity of its citizens.
"The governor must be responsible for running his duties responsibly and with a high sense of it, and not aim at government negligence and failure to follow others because it is his duty," Karbalai said in Friday sermon from Karbala.
"It is the responsibility of the governor to abide by the promises he makes to the people because he will give them up and promise what is possible and preserve the dignity of his citizens and prevent harm to them," he said.
He pointed out that "everyone will be asked about his obligations, whether large or small, God has sworn in the Koran that he will ask what was done by the responsible person, the shepherd."
He added that "the Hadith indicates that" you are all shepherds and you are all responsible for his flock. There are different kinds of shepherds. The director of the circle is a shepherd, the head of the family is a shepherd, and in all aspects of society, man is a shepherd and responsible for his flock. "
"Society needs a sense of responsibility among all its members. Unfortunately, there are anti-responsibility cultures, including lack of self-confidence and reliance on others," he said.
"The level of responsibility, and awareness of this responsibility, varies from person to person, the governor must have this feeling more than others," he said.
On the engines of sense of responsibility, Karbalai said: "The first is the internal motor, which is the common sense, the proper conscience, the religious faith, the education and the social upbringing, starting from within the family itself, in addition to the educational institutions, as well as the role played by society, Have a social impact. "
He explained that the types of responsibility are many, including: "Social responsibility, namely, the responsibility of the human being towards his family and friends and the vulnerable, the responsibility in the work, the legal responsibility, the moral responsibility, and the political responsibility that includes the responsibility of the Governor to sponsor him, whether on the security level or service or other Other aspects ".
"We need to cultivate and cultivate a sense of responsibility, and not to rely on others, and to blame them, because these are factors that prevent the development of society, and the restraint of his movement."
Washington Sanctions Against Iran: Baghdad to Stop Trading with Tehran in US Dollars
ERBIL -Baghdad will have to halt its usage of the US dollar in the financial transactions with Tehran over the western country's sanctions against Iran, Sputnik quoted Iraqi government's spokesperson on Thursday.
The sanctions will influence, first of all, money transfers and banking operations in the US dollar. The sides will not use the US dollar," al-Hadithi told Sputnik.
The spokesperson noted that the move would affect the trade between the two countries.
The government, in Baghdad, would try to find a new mechanism so as to support trade relations with its neighboring state, the official added.
The US on Tuesday announced a number of sanctions against Iran, which were lifted since the Iran nuclear deal in 2015.
Baghdad: Local Official Badly Wounded in Bomb Explosion
ERBIL - A local official was seriously wounded on Thursday after a roadside bomb went off in western Baghdad, a report said.
A bomb, placed on the side of the road, went off, as a vehicle, with a member of the municipal council on board, was passing in Abu Ghraib region, west of Baghdad, causing him serious wounds," a security source told Baghdad Today, as quoted by Iraqi News.
The source added that the victim was soon taken to the hospital.It is not clear yet whether the Islamic State (IS) is behind the bombing as it and nor any other sides have so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but clashes erupted earlier on Wednesday, between the Iraqi troops and the extremists when the militants attacked the electricity towers in al-Buhairat region in Tarmiyah district, north of Baghdad.
The Iranian president asks Iraq to pay damages to the environment caused by the war between the two countries
Iran's President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumah Ibtikar on Friday called on the Iraqi government to pay compensation for damage to the environment caused by the war between the two countries.
"The environmental compensation should be added to the Iraq war, the Kuwaiti war and the damage to the Gulf, estimated at billions of dollars," Ibtikar said in a tweet on Twitter.
Adding that 'the eighth government (the government of former President Mohammad Khatami) has been brought to the United Nations complaint to compensate so'.
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OIL/COMMODITIES/ENERGY
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Gold gains, dollar headwinds on the radar
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lifehacker
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New York Post
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CRYPTO'S / DIGITAL CURRENCY
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CURRENCIES
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British pound hits one-year low; Trade war evident in China data
MarketWatch
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TIME
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Sky News
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MIDDLE EAST
Is Turkey heading for an economic crisis?
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Saudi Arabia Says It Wants to Modernize—But Criticism Still Strikes a Nerve
TIME
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Axios
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Axios
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PM's office: 5283 senior Iraqi officials have been investigated since 2014
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TIME
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AFRICA
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AllAfrica
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AllAfrica
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AllAfrica
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Source
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ASIA
U.S. can't be trusted, Iran's Rouhani tells North Korea
Reuters
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Business Insider
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South China Morning Post
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EUROPE
Moscow slams US sanctions as ‘absolutely illegal’ while Russian markets tumble CNBC
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8-9-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat ...This is about the rumor that is out about Iraqi dinar going global. This rumor started from an article on the ISX. ...There is no question that that the ISX did go global and this was effective on Wednesday Aug 1st. ...they already told us months ago that they planned to do this...The part of this article that really got the... rumors flowing was the list of rates of the currencies and their exchange equivalents to buy into the ISX. The ISX DOES NOT TRADE currencies. ...So this is not a revaluation or a reinstatement announcement of the Iraqi dinar. This article is showing us that Iraq is exposing their ISX to the world and that they are now finally drawing foreign investors to Iraq. This will slowly expose the Iraqi economy to the rest of the world. This is the FIRST time we have seen Iraq publicly show their rates of the currency to the world. It is like telling the world “here is our currency, it is viable, no more restrictions”. This is all VERY good news and now we have to just let the process take place. Let’s wait for the articles on the “project to delete the zeros”.
8-9-2018 Newshound Guru Breitling …A lot of people sent this to me…[There’s more reports of the currency being 1 to 1 more specifically $20 or $22 dollars per IQD.] Well that’s not going to happen. Ever. It’s not going to go to $20…where do these articles come from? It’s the same type of article that’s been coming out since 2008. It means nothing. If you don’t see the exchange rate at the CBI then it does not exist…For some reason I got bombarded with that email. [NOTE: You can always see the latest CBI reported official dinar rate and market rate list on the left side of this page.]
8-9-2018 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [...I forget who had the lead the RV, the RD, or the lop LOL] "Lop"... that's actually a word I haven't ran across in a while! I don't see any significant chance of a lop. My opinion and my expectation is that at a point in the near future, we are going to realize a gain on the dinar.
8-9-2018Intel Guru Delta Quote: "Performance of the brokerage firms...for the month July 2018 in accordance with the criteria of theEUROPIAN UNION-Asian stock exchanges…" ...ISX BROKERAGE LIVE INTERNATIONAL... SINCE JULY..."
8-8-2018 Newshound Guru Adam Montana Here is the best news I can share: Nothing seems out of place in the process. News is consistent and "as expected". And the best of the best... this is temporary. That's right - there is an end in sight.
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Abadi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi: Cooperation of the people of Nineveh with the security forces was one of the main reasons that led to the liberation of the province
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi said that the cooperation of the people of Nineveh with the security forces was one of the most important reasons that led to the liberation of the province, Noting that the return of life in Nineveh was the best response to terrorism.
This came during his meeting with the dignitaries, sheikhs, people and the government of Nineveh local province in the presence of the services and reconstruction committee in the provinces and a number of officials, as Dr. Abbadi said that just as promised to liberate the land and achieve a record period, we will also eliminate the thought of terrorism and its cells.
"Terrorism and corruption have destroyed our cities and we must cooperate to rebuild the cities and fight corruption, despite the attempts of the detainees," he said.
"We listen to everyone, not just to those who pretend to be their constitutional rights. And the sovereignty that we defended blood from our cities, how not to provide services and its people opportunities for decent living.
Dr. Abadi said that the obstacles and the provision of services, most of them not material, but there is mismanagement and lack of knowledge and uncertain and that many of the failure due to lack of previous planning.
In the light of the meeting and hearing the delegation's demands, the Prime Minister, Dr. Haider Al-Abbadi, addressed the following:
1- Facilitating the entry of locally produced goods in Ninewa governorate without passing through the customs control points. The relevant authorities shall submit their recommendations for the implementation of this.
2. Address the bottlenecks in the conduct of the lists and the completion of transactions to compensate those affected by terrorist crimes or military operations. The Secretariat of the Council of Ministers shall draw up an urgent plan for this.
3. The Ministry of Justice shall take the necessary measures to re-establish the relations and establish the reservation signal to facilitate the lending operations at the Industrial Bank.
4. The public and private banks shall activate the procedures for the recovery of funds deposited with them by the citizens in accordance with the applicable regulations.
5. The Ministries of Agriculture and Trade shall decide the delivery of the financial benefits to the owners of the local mills established in 2014.
6. The Real Estate Registration Department shall adopt a plan to expedite the facilitation of the sale and purchase procedures under strict controls.
7. Providing basic medical equipment with appropriate preparation, as well as improving the situation of medical and health services and providing medical centers with medicines, especially cancer treatment drugs.
8. Take quick measures to increase the number of beds in hospitals, centers and mobile hospitals on the right side.
9 - Review the health projects, which started work in the past and the development of a plan to rehabilitate a number of them under priorities set in coordination with the relevant authorities.
10 - move quickly to rehabilitate two additional bridges to facilitate the movement of citizens as well as the completion of strategic projects to restore bridges and bridges.
11. Investigate the causes of overcrowding at fuel stations and verify the quantities allocated for fuel to the governorate areas.
12. The Ministry of Electricity shall comply with the quotas allocated to the areas of the province and verify any manipulation in the processing.
13 - Activation of micro and small loans to stimulate small enterprises and craft and simplify procedures for this purpose in light of the needs of districts and areas provided by their representatives.
14. Local ministries and governments are improving municipal services related to water, sanitation, cleaning and clothing at the level of each district and district.
15- A committee from the real estate registration department in Nineveh province and the security authorities from the Nineveh Operations Command and the popular crowd to end cases of overtaking the houses and other real estate immediately.
16. The Ministry of Agriculture shall review the agricultural plan in Nineveh Governorate to ensure better working conditions in the agricultural sector in the governorate and to adhere to the specified quantities of agricultural inputs.
17 - Launch appointments of the movement of owners of the province of Nineveh in various sectors and the Ministry of Finance to secure the necessary funding for this.
18 - rescheduling of debt and loans and their benefits to borrowers from public and specialized banks for productive purposes.
19. Activating the investment activities in different sectors and working on rehabilitating the industrial, production and other service projects to provide job opportunities for the people of different regions.
20. The Joint Operations Command shall ensure appropriate roads to facilitate the movement to and from Sinjar district and the Talskaf road, with the intention of intensifying efforts to clear mines in different areas.
Prime Minister 's Media Office
9 August 2018
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ARTICLE 2
Learn about the seats of political blocs after re-counting and manual counting
2018/8/10 0:18
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Council of Commissioners Commissioner, on Thursday, the number of seats of political blocs in Baghdad and the provinces.
The council stated that "the seats in the capital Baghdad are 17 seats and 10 seats and the rule of law 9 seats and the national 8 and victory 8, the alliance of decision 4 seats and wisdom 4 and the alliance of Baghdad 3 and the good two, one seat and civil coalition one seat and the civil party one seat and the will of the seat One".
In Karbala, "the conquest of 3 seats and the rest of 3 seats and victory seats and the rule of law seats and wisdom one seat, and in Najaf," 4 seats and opening 3 seats and victory 3 seats and wisdom seat and the rule of law seat.
In Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Democratic Party has 8 seats, the National Union has two seats, the new generation has two seats, the Alliance for Democracy seat, the Kuran seat, Jemaah Islamiah seat, and in Basra the conquest of 6 seats and the rest of the 5 seats and the victory 5 seats and the rule of law 4 seats. Iraq seat and will seat and national seat. "
In Sulaymaniyah, "National Union 8 seats and change 4 seats, the new generation seats, Jemaah Islamiyah seat and the Democratic seat and the Alliance for Democracy seat and the Islamic Union seat, and in Dohuk" the Kurdistan Democratic Party 10 seats, the Islamic Kurdistan one seat, and the Rafidain coalition one seat.
The results of Muthanna included "two seats, two seats, the seat seat, the victory seat, the rule of law seat, the governorate of Diwaniya, the opening of 3 seats, the rest of 3 seats, the victory of two seats, the rule of law, seat and wisdom seat and will of the seat.
Kirkuk, "the National Union 6 seats, the Arab Alliance 3 seats and the Turkmen Front 3 seats," and in the province of Dhi Qar "6 seats and open 5 seats and the rule of law 3 seats and victory 3 seats and wisdom seats.
And included the results of Diyala, "the conquest of 3 seats and coalition decision 3 seats and national 3 seats and two seats and victory seat and wisdom seat and the national seat of Kurdistan."
In Anbar, our identity is 6 seats and the national 3 seats and the Iraqi decision two seats and pass two seats and victory two seats. "In Salah al-Din, the masses of the masses 3 seats and seats for each of the conquest, patriotism, victory and decision and one seat for Salahuddin our identity. Seats and victory 3 seats and wisdom 3 seats and the law seats and competencies one seat. "
Masum: National responsibility requires a vigorous return of Christians
2018/8/9 13:38
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The President of the Republic Fuad Masoum stressed the need to create conditions for the return of Christians to Iraq.
"The Apostolic Patriarch of Iraq and the world, Cardinal Mar Luis Rofael I, and the delegation of the Archbishopric of Iraq and the world gathered more than 20 monks," a presidential statement said.
At the beginning of the meeting, the President welcomed the visiting delegation and renewed his congratulations to the Patriarch Mar Luis Raphael I Sacco on the occasion of his promotion to the rank of Cardinal in the Catholic Church by His Holiness Pope Francis. Masoum stressed that the honoring of His Holiness the Cardinal Saku is a tribute to all Christians in Iraq and through them to the Iraqi people Which Christians constitute an organic part of the original components.
Masoum spoke about the important role played by Christians in the ancient and modern national history and the importance of making the civilization, urbanization and progress in Iraq and the region.
The President stressed that "national responsibility requires working hard to provide all appropriate conditions for the return of Christians and other children of other religions and displaced people to their country and their contribution to building a free and progressive federal democratic Iraq."
In this regard, he noted his hope for a vital role for the Christian clergy in stressing the importance of returning to the mother country.
He thanked the Chaldean Patriarch in Iraq and the world His Beatitude Cardinal Mar Luis Rofael I Sacco, President of the Republic for his good reception and attention and for his rise in the national role responsible and inclusive of Iraqis in various components.
He stressed that Iraqi Christians are interested in the stability, security and progress of the country and that they are looking to overcome the problems facing them by bypassing all Iraqis by their diversity of the problems facing the process of state building.
Cardinal Sacco expressed his wishes for the rapid formation of the government and its security for the requirements of construction in the economic, security and service sectors, and the elimination of corruption in all its forms, creating opportunities and conditions suitable for the real construction of the state and the country and what the Iraqis deserve.
He also pointed out the importance of responding to the voice of national demonstrations and listening to the demands of citizens, which are more humane and national rights than what is required.
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ARTICLE 4-A
Results of manual counting and counting of parliamentary elections
2018/8/10 8:25
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Electoral Commission announced the full and final results of counting and partial manual counting of the parliamentary elections.
To view the results click here
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ARTICLE 4-B
The results of the elections: Suron keeps the lead and increase the seat of the opening and victory III
2018/8/10 8:48
[Where - Continue]
The results announced by the Board of Commissioners of the Electoral Commission, on Friday, that the leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr retained through the alliance of Ssron, who supports him at the top of the parliamentary elections on May 12 after the hand counting of votes.
On Friday, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) issued the results of the manual counting ordered by parliament in June after widespread allegations of irregularities cast a shadow over the integrity of the electoral process.
The Commission said that the results of counting and manual counting in 13 of Iraq's 18 governorates are identical with the preliminary results.
Three months after the elections, winning parties are still negotiating the formation of the next ruling coalition, with no sign of an impending outcome.
The recount did not change the initial results significantly. Sadr kept the same 54 seats. The Fatah alliance led by Hadi al-Amiri remained in second place after Sadr's bloc but won an additional seat to become 48 seats, with the victory coalition headed by Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi in the third place with 42 seats.
Sadr, who supports popular protests in southern provinces against poor services, unemployment and widespread corruption in state institutions, issued a list of 40 conditions the new prime minister must meet, including political independence, non-re-election and his bloc joining a coalition. He said he would be in political and popular opposition unless conditions are met.
The partial counting and sorting process was launched on July 3, following the decision of the Federal Court issued under the appeals submitted to the third amendment to the law of the elections of the House of Representatives voted on June 6 last year.
The results of the recent parliamentary elections have generated considerable controversy among the political circles, which called on the Council of Representatives to hold an emergency session on 6 June, during which voted on the third amendment proposal to the Law of the elections of the House of Representatives No. 45 of 2013, which included the re-counting and manual counting of all polling stations and the assignment of nine Judges for the administration of the Electoral Commission.
Countdowns began in parliamentary elections in early July, bringing Iraq closer to a new government that was delayed for weeks.
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ARTICLE 5
Friday, 10 August 2018 12:53 PM
The Alliance of Powers is surprised by the fact that the Board of Commissioners has been dragged behind the "lies" of al-Jubouri
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The coalition of Iraqi forces on Friday expressed surprise at the decision by the council of plenipotentiaries to cancel the votes of Iraqis from the Qaim district, which he described as "the wounded" and called his children "newly freed from terrorism."
(Note: This same paragraph was repeated six times in the translated article.)
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ARTICLE 6
Dohuk reveals horrific figures about accidents and bleeding money
2018/8/9 19:15
[In Baghdad]
The Directorate of Civil Defense in the province of Dohuk, on Thursday, the alarming numbers of incidents of fire and drowning and material losses in one year.
Brigadier Ibrahim Rashid of the Department of Information and Communications Directorate of Civil Defense said in a press statement that "there were recorded 1157 accidents in August last year, including accidents of drowning and fires," pointing out that "20 people were killed and 86 others injured in these Accidents ".
He added that "43 people drowned in the rivers of Dahuk in August 2017, while the Civil Defense teams managed to save 42 people from drowning," adding that "the material losses of these incidents amounted to 4 billion 654 million Iraqi dinars."
"This year's drowning incidents are increasing," Rashid said, referring to the increase in the number of tourists visiting tourist areas in Dahuk. He called on tourists to "abide by the provisions of civil defense in tourist places to avoid accidents and dangers "He said.
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