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The conquest will blow it up: Abadi will announce an emergency government in cooperation with this state
Updated 04/08/2018 1:59 PM
(Watan News) - Baghdad
The winning candidate for Al-Fateh alliance Siham al-Moussawi said on Saturday that the current prime minister is working to declare an emergency government, a way to inflame a certain situation that would prompt everyone to accept this government.
"The prime minister is working in cooperation with the United States of America after his chances of getting a second term have been reduced to announcing an emergency government so that he will remain the one who governs Iraq for a longer period," Moussawi said in an interview with Watan News.
"The United States is looking for those who carry out their will and their agendas in Iraq," she said. Finished
America warns of the emergence of a new preacher in Iraq for this reason
Aurust 04 2018 01:48 PM
Baghdad Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new global terrorist organization such as Da'ash may emerge in Iraq if the country does not implement what has been called political and social reforms, senior State Department adviser Douglas Paget said on Saturday.
It is certain that Dahed has been militarily defeated in Iraq, but once again political conditions, social conditions, cultural conditions, lack of reconciliation, lack of accountability - criminal accountability is an important issue," Paget was quoted as saying during a discussion at the Hudson Institute in Washington. Exceptionally".
The issue alone does not give us societies that can live with each other, and this is an issue that must be dealt with. It may disappear, but something like it can come back," he said. "While progress has been made in eliminating an oppressor from Iraq, Active worldwide ".
According to local authorities, some cells of the organization are still active in Iraq, despite the fact that the country's leaders announced the end of the war against Da'ash in December," he said.
MP: Presidential system is the only way out of current crises in Iraq
August 04 2018 11:20 AM
MP: Presidential system is the only way out of current crises in Iraq. Former MP Mohamed Sadoun Al-Sahyoud, said that the presidential system of governance is the only way out of the sectarian quotas resulted in the Parliamentary system, which has proved its failure over the last years.
In a statement, Al-Sahyoud that the dream of a government of political majority has become very difficult to be reached in light of fragile parliamentary system as a result of its failure to legislate a fair electoral law guaranteeing the reduction of excessive pluralism , in addition to its inability to form an independent elections commission.
Al-Sahyoud added that the government based on sectarian quotas is too fragile to provide essential services needed by the Iraqi citizens, who suffer from heavy burdens in various fields.
He confirmed that the Presidential system is the only way to get Iraq out of the current deterioration of living conditions and spread of financial corruption.
In a statement, Al-Sahyoud that the dream of a government of political majority has become very difficult to be reached in light of fragile parliamentary system as a result of its failure to legislate a fair electoral law guaranteeing the reduction of excessive pluralism , in addition to its inability to form an independent elections commission.
Al-Sahyoud added that the government based on sectarian quotas is too fragile to provide essential services needed by the Iraqi citizens, who suffer from heavy burdens in various fields.
He confirmed that the Presidential system is the only way to get Iraq out of the current deterioration of living conditions and spread of financial corruption.
Baghdad money does not convince the protesters of the south
August 04, 2018 Issue number [14494]
Demonstration against corruption and poor services in Tahrir Square in Baghdad (AP)
Baghdad: Hamza Mustafa
Despite the declaration of the outgoing Iraqi government, the day before yesterday, that it began disbursing funds promised by Prime Minister Haider Abadi to the central and southern provinces, it seems that these funds did not convince the people of the southern cities to stop the protests.
The demonstrations continued in protest against corruption and poor services in Basra, Maysan, Muthana and Dhi Qar, and even in the capital Baghdad yesterday. The religious authority in Najaf, through its agent Ahmed al-Safi, during Friday sermon in Karbala, confirmed the right of protesters to claim rights. For things that require anger from a personal problem, social or economic, political or military, which he took out of his home to face this problem was anger under control is the wrath of Mamdouh ». "There are positive effects of anger."
On the other hand, the scope of claims in the province of Salah al-Din, the withdrawal of factions «crowd» after the kidnapping of sheikhs clan Khazraj and killed by gunmen reported sources belonging to «Asaib Ahl al-Haq», which denied responsibility. After demanding the province of Salah al-Din Ahmad al-Jubouri «to remove the factions« crowd »outside the province», the provincial council joined the list of claimants and called for "the removal of all armed factions from the province." The Salah al-Din Senate also joined those who demanded the withdrawal of the factions and called on the central government to "intervene and withdraw all non-affiliated factions under the banner of the armed forces to avoid further problems and clashes."
Barzani: We are working to end the compulsory saving of salaries of the region
Editorial Date: 2018/8/3 23:17 • 111 times read
(International: al-Furat News) The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, said on Friday that the government is working to end the mandatory savings of salaries of employees in the province in full.
"The provincial government is working to improve the reality of the salaries of employees and employees in the state departments and to end the compulsory savings system in full," Barzani said in a video posted on his Facebook account.
"The demands for salary improvements are a natural right and our priorities are for employees, employees and retirees to receive their salaries every 30 days," Barzani said in response to a Duhok citizenship question about the continued forced saving of salaries.
"In the near future, the current deductions will not remain in the salaries and the issue of distribution tables will end and things will return to normal," he said
"The demands for salary improvements are a natural right and our priorities are for employees, employees and retirees to receive their salaries every 30 days," Barzani said in response to a Duhok citizenship question about the continued forced saving of salaries.
"In the near future, the current deductions will not remain in the salaries and the issue of distribution tables will end and things will return to normal," he said
National Union officially announces its candidate for the presidency
Date of release: 2018/8/3 23:32 • 1039 times read
(Baghdad: al-Furat News) The Central Council of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, on Friday, officially, the candidate for the presidency of the Republic of Iraq.
And nominated the Central Council of the National Union for the presidency of Iraq {Muhammad Saber} to announce the failure to nominate the current President Fuad Masum for a second term.
Saber previously held several positions, such as the Kurdistan Regional Government in France between 1993 and 2001, the United States between 2001 and 2004, and Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations between 2013 and 2016.
It is noteworthy that Mohammed Saber was born in 1947 (71 years), holds a doctorate in atomic physics, and joined the National Union in 1976, and during his political career several positions, the brother of MP Izzat Saber, who announced that "Mohammed Saber" Officially for the post of President of the Republic
Saber previously held several positions, such as the Kurdistan Regional Government in France between 1993 and 2001, the United States between 2001 and 2004, and Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations between 2013 and 2016.
It is noteworthy that Mohammed Saber was born in 1947 (71 years), holds a doctorate in atomic physics, and joined the National Union in 1976, and during his political career several positions, the brother of MP Izzat Saber, who announced that "Mohammed Saber" Officially for the post of President of the Republic
Iraq loses half of its agriculture
Editorial Date: 2018/8/3 23:25 • 127 times read
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Agriculture Ministry said on Friday that the country's agricultural sector had been hit by 50 percent drought and lack of water revenues.
"The agricultural sector was affected by the drought and the lack of water revenues entering the country during the summer season," said Undersecretary Mahdi al-Qaisi.
"The damage will negatively affect the agricultural plan for the winter season, which the ministry is still working on," he said.
"The damage in the summer season will reduce the cultivated areas during the winter plan," Qaisi said.
The government decided last June to ban the planting of eight crops, including rice, corn and cotton, because of the water crisis.
For years, Iraq has been suffering from a steady decline in water revenues through the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, due to lack of rainfall in the winter season.
Iraq depends on water security mainly on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and their tributaries.
"The damage will negatively affect the agricultural plan for the winter season, which the ministry is still working on," he said.
"The damage in the summer season will reduce the cultivated areas during the winter plan," Qaisi said.
The government decided last June to ban the planting of eight crops, including rice, corn and cotton, because of the water crisis.
For years, Iraq has been suffering from a steady decline in water revenues through the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, due to lack of rainfall in the winter season.
Iraq depends on water security mainly on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and their tributaries.
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Workshop on Tackling Corruption
Iraq, August 4, 2018
The United Nations Development Program UNDP, in partnership with the Iraqi Commission of Integrity, organized a workshop designed to discuss and provide an understanding on the data and methodologies used to rank countries on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI).
The Workshop organized jointly with the Transparency International (TI), and hosted by the Iraqi Anti-Corruption Academy bringing together for the first-time government officials with civil society representatives to meaningfully discuss the factors influencing the corruption perception in the public sector.
The Regional advisor for Arab States in Transparency International Ms. Kinda Hattar facilitated the very interactive discussion among the participants who acquired in-depth knowledge on the source of information, and the global surveys that feed into the CPI.
Moreover, the discussion led to recognize the institutional changes and reforms needed to introduce impactful results on combating and preventing corruption.
The workshop is a significant milestone towards building a partnership between the UNDP, TI, Iraqi Government and stakeholders to reinforce the government’s efforts in fighting corruption.
This workshop was followed by several high-level meetings with government officials to discuss practical action plans to sensitize relevant public institutions and civil society to fight corruption.
UNDP through its FFER-Federal Project has already deployed high-caliber international experts to support Anti-Corruption activities and to build the capacity of relevant government entities engaged in fighting corruption.
Rafidain announces the distribution of a new meal from the predecessor of retirees
Date of release: 2018/8/4 8:07 • 121 times scheduled
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) Rafidain Bank announced the disbursement of a new meal of the advance of civilian and military retirees of three million dinars through electronic payment tools.
وThe bank's press office said in a statement the agency "Euphrates News," a copy of today that "a new payment of the predecessor of the retired civil servants for about 1989 retired and was the payment of military retirees to about 2666 retired."
The statement said that "the disbursement of this advance was by informing the pensioner by sending him a text message informing him of the advance, after he completed all the legal procedures to grant it and disbursement through electronic payment tools, which was filled the financial balance to him."
The statement said that "the disbursement of this advance was by informing the pensioner by sending him a text message informing him of the advance, after he completed all the legal procedures to grant it and disbursement through electronic payment tools, which was filled the financial balance to him."
Understanding Iraq’s Debt
Iraq, August 4, 2018
The Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies has just published a new report from our Expert Blogger Ahmed Tabaqchali.
Entitled “Understanding Iraq’s debt: An overview of its status, outlook and origins“, the report argues that much of that debate about Iraq’s debt is out of context, mixes loosely related facts and figures and mostly comes without an understanding of the concept of debt or debt servicing costs or debt sustainability.
The paper’s aim is to provide an understanding of Iraq’s debt, its origins, developments, status and implications for the future in dealing with the challenge of reconstruction.
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Iraqi Foreign Ministry denounces the bombing of Afghanistan and rejects the targeting of places of worship
Saturday, 04 August 2018 01:00 pm
Iraqi President Fuad Masum
BAGHDAD (AFP)
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned the bombing of a mosque in the Afghan province of Pakita and stressed its refusal to target places of worship and intimidate the safe.
"We condemn and condemn the bombing that targeted a mosque in Pakita province in Afghanistan, which led to the deaths and injuries," ministry spokesman Ahmad Mahjoub said in a statement carried by Alsumaria News.
Mahjoub stressed that the ministry renewed Iraq's firm position on the rejection of violence and terrorism and the need for all countries of the world to stand together to stand up and dry its sources, pointing out that Iraq refuses to target houses of worship and intimidate the safe.
Thirty-nine people were killed and about 80 injured after a suicide bombing Friday inside a mosque in the city of Gardez, Paktia province east of Afghanistan
A member of the Anbar Provincial Council: a delegate who travels between Syria and Iraq in the protection of the Americans
BAGHDAD, Aug. 4 (UPI) - A member of the Anbar provincial council Farhan Mohammed al-Dalimi confirmed the existence of documented information on the movement of gang elements and factions, calling for criminal action between Iraq and Syria to protect American forces.
The existence of secret desert roads used by al-Dawadh to move them from Syrian territory to Iraqi territory has been revealed under the eyes of the United States," Dalimi told local media.
Al-Dalimi pointed out that the criminal gangs are still using secret desert roads to ensure movement between the Syrian and Iraqi territories to target the military units in Anbar and Salah al-Din. These movements are taking place under the eyes of the US Air Force. And the Imam of waiting for the American air. The secret desert roads used by Al-Da'ash are located in the areas located between Makr Al-Zayb and Qaim, and then enter the Syrian lands through desert areas.
It is noteworthy that military commanders have revealed in previous times that there is cooperation between the US forces stationed in some areas of the Iraqi-Syrian border and gangs advocating criminality, by not eliminating them or providing logistical and intelligence assistance and support operations.
At the same time, the United States is exerting considerable pressure on the Iraqi government to prevent the Popular Popular Forces from being stationed on the Iraqi-Syrian border, from targeting and striking those forces, as happened when the International Alliance planes bombed the 17th of June last year. To the popular crowd in the area on the Iraqi-Syrian border, and resulted in the martyrdom and wounding of a number of fighters in the crowd, Nahik for other targeting operations between the time and the other.
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Al-Dalimi pointed out that the criminal gangs are still using secret desert roads to ensure movement between the Syrian and Iraqi territories to target the military units in Anbar and Salah al-Din. These movements are taking place under the eyes of the US Air Force. And the Imam of waiting for the American air. The secret desert roads used by Al-Da'ash are located in the areas located between Makr Al-Zayb and Qaim, and then enter the Syrian lands through desert areas.
It is noteworthy that military commanders have revealed in previous times that there is cooperation between the US forces stationed in some areas of the Iraqi-Syrian border and gangs advocating criminality, by not eliminating them or providing logistical and intelligence assistance and support operations.
At the same time, the United States is exerting considerable pressure on the Iraqi government to prevent the Popular Popular Forces from being stationed on the Iraqi-Syrian border, from targeting and striking those forces, as happened when the International Alliance planes bombed the 17th of June last year. To the popular crowd in the area on the Iraqi-Syrian border, and resulted in the martyrdom and wounding of a number of fighters in the crowd, Nahik for other targeting operations between the time and the other.
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Iraq strongly condemns the attack in eastern Afghanistan and the targeting of places of worship
Release Date: 2018/8/4 0:18 • 80 times read
(International: Al Furat News) The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its strong condemnation and condemnation of the bombing of a mosque in Afghanistan's Bakita province, which resulted in dozens of casualties.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates Iraq's firm stance on the rejection of violence and terrorism and the need for all countries of the world to stand together and stand against it and dry its sources," foreign ministry spokesman Ahmad Mahjoub said in a statement.
"The ministry confirms its total refusal to target places of worship and intimidate the safe."
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its condolences to the families of the victims and the government and people of Afghanistan, and wishes the wounded to recover quickly."
A suicide bomb attack on a Shi'ite mosque in the town of Kurdiz in the eastern province of Paktia killed 39 worshipers and injured at least 80 others.
The police of the region increased the number of victims, "indicating that" the attack was carried out by two terrorists wearing women's burqa attacked mosque (Khawaja Hassan), where more than 100 people perform Friday prayers.
"The ministry confirms its total refusal to target places of worship and intimidate the safe."
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its condolences to the families of the victims and the government and people of Afghanistan, and wishes the wounded to recover quickly."
A suicide bomb attack on a Shi'ite mosque in the town of Kurdiz in the eastern province of Paktia killed 39 worshipers and injured at least 80 others.
The police of the region increased the number of victims, "indicating that" the attack was carried out by two terrorists wearing women's burqa attacked mosque (Khawaja Hassan), where more than 100 people perform Friday prayers.
Iraq Electricity Cuts Make Summer Heat Unbearable
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Saturday, August 04, 2018
Chronic electricity cuts in Iraq have made households cope with relentless summer highs of 48 degrees Celsius, without a source of cool air. According to Aljazeera, life has become increasingly difficult as summers become hotter, while the power supply in her home decreases. "The worst part is the [summer] heat," says Umm Adil, the 42-year-old mother of four lives in Shawaka, a working-class neighborhood in central Baghdad, who explains that she only receives two to four hours of electricity a day.
"As soon as the electricity comes back, I switch on the air conditioner for my kids," she said.
Power shortages have become endemic in Iraq—a country wrecked by a series of conflicts that have devastated its infrastructure—forcing Iraqis to buy electricity from private entrepreneurs who run power generators that can be seen on most street corners. The problem was exacerbated earlier this month after Iran stopped supplying electricity to Iraq due to its own severe power shortages. Iran has also stopped 80-megawatts power supply to Pakistan, seriously affecting businesses millions of people in the entire Makran region, including Gwadar, Pasni, Turbat and Panjgur, The Nation reported.
Pakistan is importing about 100 MW from Iran under long-term contracts at about Rs11.57 per unit to meet electricity demand in the coastal region that has no access to the national grid because of long distances and commercial viability challenges.
Iraqi demonstrators demand a presidential system ... Sistani calls for "control of anger when taking rights"
Hakim's movement criticizes Allawi's call for a government of salvation and urges adherence to the directives of the Shiite authority
http://translate.
Aug 04, 2018
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated in central and southern Shi'ite provinces on Friday to protest against the government's failure to meet demands for jobs, improving public services and fighting corruption.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Tahrir square in the center of Baghdad, raising slogans calling for amending the constitution, in order to replace the parliamentary system with the presidential system.
Security forces closed the main streets around the protest site and tightened controls on the bridges leading to the Green Zone, where government headquarters and foreign diplomatic missions are located.
"One of our main demands is the adoption of the presidential system to run the country, after a bitter experience with the parliamentary system that lasted 15 years, and we only got the crises and the deterioration of the country's situation," said Fattah al-Obeidi, one of the demonstrators.
He added that «our demonstrations come to confirm our position not to retreat until the fulfillment of the demands, which we submitted last month».
He pointed out that «the government did not implement any demand, and what it announced just promises in an attempt to contain the situation».
Similar protests have also taken place in the provinces of Basra, Karbala, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, Muthanna and Najaf, demanding public services and job opportunities and prosecuting corrupt officials, according to the protesters.
«Floating Promises»
MP for the province of Basra, Faleh al-Khazali, the promises made by the governmental committee of the province during the demonstrations as "floating promises," while calling on the government to set time limits to meet its decisions related to the demands of the demonstrators.
He said in a press interview that «the province of Basra suffered a lot and did not receive any care from the successive governments, although it represents the economic lung of Iraq», noting that «peaceful demonstrations that came out of the province was to demand services and the elimination of unemployment and was better for the government to give messages of reassurance to its children to meet their demands».
According to the source, «the government committee provided the province with floating promises, and has not been set timetables binding to apply, and therefore difficult to control», pointing out that «the government should set time limits to implement what committed itself to the children of Basra, and work to develop a mechanism to solve problems Especially the problem of unemployment ».
He pointed out that «Basra has seven major investment companies in addition to 800 secondary companies in the oil sector for logistical support and other ports and ports, and in spite of this, unemployment and poverty are still at a progressive pace in the province».
The delay of the government's response to the demands of the demonstrators in Basra, prompted some to claim Majdas to turn the province into a territory, but the religious authority, Sheikh Bashir Najafi, made clear that the decision of the region needs to referendum citizens, adding that the problem is not in the application of the law of the Territories in Iraq.
A statement from his office said that "during his meeting in his office in Najaf, various delegations from Basra, stressed the importance of starting the person himself reform project;
In a question about the demand of the masses and some members of the provincial council of Basra to declare the region, he explained that «it needs to referendum citizens and leaders loyal and strong, and under a state of centralism is strong and ensure the division of Iraq and the separation of these territories if they did», according to the statement.
He pointed out that «the problem is not in the application of the law of the Territories in Iraq, but the problem in the leadership of the sincere and strong in the management of the Territories and the Center and there are experiences in countries close to Iraq and far applied to this law in accordance with certain standards and systems», adding that «the important is to maintain the unity of Iraq .
«Rage»
Ahmed al-Safi, the representative of the supreme religious authority of the Shiites in Iraq, Ali al-Sistani, in Karbala, stressed the importance of controlling anger in taking rights.
"If a person is subjected to anger, which is a social, economic, political or military problem, he is forced out of his house to face this problem," he said in his Friday sermon from inside the courtyard. "The anger under control is Mamdouh's wrath."
He added: «There are positive effects of anger and the people are going through cases of anger and anger and this anger, which maintained the type and person of the human because angrily protects himself and this anger and the preservation of symptoms and sanctities and prevent the desecration of an act known to be established and the goal». He added: «It must be the anger of the tongue and demand expressed positively and has the right to do so because the rights are taken and not given», indicating that «part of the return of the right is to be angry to his side and controlled, then his argument is compelling and his demand heard and anger is important and must Be controlled ». The demonstrations continued for nearly a month, pushed Vice President Iyad Allawi, to call for the formation of a government of national salvation, what will be called a response from the "stream of wisdom," headed by Ammar al-Hakim. The leader of al-Hikma, Habib al-Turfi, Allawi and his call for forming a national salvation government means returning to pre-2003, stressing that the trend must be to correct the course of Iraq and serve its people. He explained in media statements that «Vice President Iyad Allawi has nothing other than the formation of a national rescue government, where he seeks to bring Iraq back after 2003». He added that «Allawi's proposal will not work, as it will remain Iraq on what it is all components demanding the rights», noting that «Iraq needs to save him from his dangerous situation and solve the problems». He stressed the need to "faith in the results of the elections and respect for the political process and form the government away from quotas," pointing out that «the political process will not be far from the quota of 100%».
Saturday, August 04, 2018
Chronic electricity cuts in Iraq have made households cope with relentless summer highs of 48 degrees Celsius, without a source of cool air. According to Aljazeera, life has become increasingly difficult as summers become hotter, while the power supply in her home decreases. "The worst part is the [summer] heat," says Umm Adil, the 42-year-old mother of four lives in Shawaka, a working-class neighborhood in central Baghdad, who explains that she only receives two to four hours of electricity a day.
"As soon as the electricity comes back, I switch on the air conditioner for my kids," she said.
Power shortages have become endemic in Iraq—a country wrecked by a series of conflicts that have devastated its infrastructure—forcing Iraqis to buy electricity from private entrepreneurs who run power generators that can be seen on most street corners. The problem was exacerbated earlier this month after Iran stopped supplying electricity to Iraq due to its own severe power shortages. Iran has also stopped 80-megawatts power supply to Pakistan, seriously affecting businesses millions of people in the entire Makran region, including Gwadar, Pasni, Turbat and Panjgur, The Nation reported.
Pakistan is importing about 100 MW from Iran under long-term contracts at about Rs11.57 per unit to meet electricity demand in the coastal region that has no access to the national grid because of long distances and commercial viability challenges.
Iraqi demonstrators demand a presidential system ... Sistani calls for "control of anger when taking rights"
Hakim's movement criticizes Allawi's call for a government of salvation and urges adherence to the directives of the Shiite authority
http://translate.
Aug 04, 2018
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated in central and southern Shi'ite provinces on Friday to protest against the government's failure to meet demands for jobs, improving public services and fighting corruption.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Tahrir square in the center of Baghdad, raising slogans calling for amending the constitution, in order to replace the parliamentary system with the presidential system.
Security forces closed the main streets around the protest site and tightened controls on the bridges leading to the Green Zone, where government headquarters and foreign diplomatic missions are located.
"One of our main demands is the adoption of the presidential system to run the country, after a bitter experience with the parliamentary system that lasted 15 years, and we only got the crises and the deterioration of the country's situation," said Fattah al-Obeidi, one of the demonstrators.
He added that «our demonstrations come to confirm our position not to retreat until the fulfillment of the demands, which we submitted last month».
He pointed out that «the government did not implement any demand, and what it announced just promises in an attempt to contain the situation».
Similar protests have also taken place in the provinces of Basra, Karbala, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, Muthanna and Najaf, demanding public services and job opportunities and prosecuting corrupt officials, according to the protesters.
«Floating Promises»
MP for the province of Basra, Faleh al-Khazali, the promises made by the governmental committee of the province during the demonstrations as "floating promises," while calling on the government to set time limits to meet its decisions related to the demands of the demonstrators.
He said in a press interview that «the province of Basra suffered a lot and did not receive any care from the successive governments, although it represents the economic lung of Iraq», noting that «peaceful demonstrations that came out of the province was to demand services and the elimination of unemployment and was better for the government to give messages of reassurance to its children to meet their demands».
According to the source, «the government committee provided the province with floating promises, and has not been set timetables binding to apply, and therefore difficult to control», pointing out that «the government should set time limits to implement what committed itself to the children of Basra, and work to develop a mechanism to solve problems Especially the problem of unemployment ».
He pointed out that «Basra has seven major investment companies in addition to 800 secondary companies in the oil sector for logistical support and other ports and ports, and in spite of this, unemployment and poverty are still at a progressive pace in the province».
The delay of the government's response to the demands of the demonstrators in Basra, prompted some to claim Majdas to turn the province into a territory, but the religious authority, Sheikh Bashir Najafi, made clear that the decision of the region needs to referendum citizens, adding that the problem is not in the application of the law of the Territories in Iraq.
A statement from his office said that "during his meeting in his office in Najaf, various delegations from Basra, stressed the importance of starting the person himself reform project;
In a question about the demand of the masses and some members of the provincial council of Basra to declare the region, he explained that «it needs to referendum citizens and leaders loyal and strong, and under a state of centralism is strong and ensure the division of Iraq and the separation of these territories if they did», according to the statement.
He pointed out that «the problem is not in the application of the law of the Territories in Iraq, but the problem in the leadership of the sincere and strong in the management of the Territories and the Center and there are experiences in countries close to Iraq and far applied to this law in accordance with certain standards and systems», adding that «the important is to maintain the unity of Iraq .
«Rage»
Ahmed al-Safi, the representative of the supreme religious authority of the Shiites in Iraq, Ali al-Sistani, in Karbala, stressed the importance of controlling anger in taking rights.
"If a person is subjected to anger, which is a social, economic, political or military problem, he is forced out of his house to face this problem," he said in his Friday sermon from inside the courtyard. "The anger under control is Mamdouh's wrath."
He added: «There are positive effects of anger and the people are going through cases of anger and anger and this anger, which maintained the type and person of the human because angrily protects himself and this anger and the preservation of symptoms and sanctities and prevent the desecration of an act known to be established and the goal». He added: «It must be the anger of the tongue and demand expressed positively and has the right to do so because the rights are taken and not given», indicating that «part of the return of the right is to be angry to his side and controlled, then his argument is compelling and his demand heard and anger is important and must Be controlled ». The demonstrations continued for nearly a month, pushed Vice President Iyad Allawi, to call for the formation of a government of national salvation, what will be called a response from the "stream of wisdom," headed by Ammar al-Hakim. The leader of al-Hikma, Habib al-Turfi, Allawi and his call for forming a national salvation government means returning to pre-2003, stressing that the trend must be to correct the course of Iraq and serve its people. He explained in media statements that «Vice President Iyad Allawi has nothing other than the formation of a national rescue government, where he seeks to bring Iraq back after 2003». He added that «Allawi's proposal will not work, as it will remain Iraq on what it is all components demanding the rights», noting that «Iraq needs to save him from his dangerous situation and solve the problems». He stressed the need to "faith in the results of the elections and respect for the political process and form the government away from quotas," pointing out that «the political process will not be far from the quota of 100%».
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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
Ray Gerish, a floor hand for Raven Drilling, works on an oil rig drilling into the Bakken shale formation on July 28, 2013 outside Watford City, North Dakota. The oil industry is at a multiyear peak in terms of profitability. But since a 2014 global oil glut, investment has translated into a steep drop off in new discoveries. The years of underinvestment could have set the scene for a supply crunch. The oil industry is more profitable than at any time in years, yet the industry could fail to Read the full story
© Reuters. Crude oil prices reversed intraday losses Thursday Read the full story
There is never any one right answer when it comes to compensation. By adopting a client-centered perspective, everyone wins. Clients win because they are getting real value at reasonable costs. Wealth managers win because they are doing a great job for their clients and being paid fairly. Read the full story
Legacy planning is an ongoing and collaborative process. Having open and honest discussions with your family members, loved ones and trusted advisors can help you develop a plan to successfully map out and achieve what you envision as a legacy for the wealth you have created. Read the full story
Unfortunately, they may have missed their shot. Read the full story
Countries with centralized FinTech regulation can provide more support to innovative firms than the U.S. with its fragemented governance. Read the full story
Lower-income customers are disproportionately affected by such penalties. Read the full story
Barclays stock-trading team is the fastest growing on the planet so far in 2018. The bank reported second quarter results Thursday, growing its equities business 37% to $807 million. No other major bank's stock-trading unit grew faster in the second quarter. It's the second straight quarter of rapid growth for Barclays' stock-trading team, which the bank has been investing in heavily under CEO Jes Staley with 35 new outside hires so far this year. The hottest stock-trading team on the planet in Read the full story
Non-stop business knowledge Get more on The Bloomberg App Protective netting covers a building as construction work is carried out in the Baixa district in Lisbon. From the fifth floor of the Banco BPI building in downtown Lisbon, Chief Executive Officer Pablo Forero can get a clear view of the transformation taking place in the Portuguese capital. Outside the lemon-colored edifice, hundreds of tourists make their way along the cobblestone pavements to the riverfront Praca do Comercio, once a Read the full story
Deutsche Bank has uncovered shortcomings in its ability to fully identify clients and the source of their wealth, internal documents seen by Reuters show, more than a year after it was fined nearly $700 million for allowing money laundering. Read the full story
© Reuters. 5 key factors for the markets on Friday Read the full story
Jim Cramer sounded off on the Federal Reserve for not anticipating the coming financial crisis 10 years ago today. Read the full story
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
U.S. companies got more clarity on Wednesday on bringing more than $2.6 trillion in profits held abroad into the United States, as required under tax changes enacted by the U.S. Congress in December. Read the full story
GLOBAL/NEWS/INFO
Today in History
ABC NewsToday in History Read the full story
Here's how much you have to earn to be in the top 0.01% in every US state
Nationwide, the 1 percent of the 1 percent make an average of $32.32 million.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
The Case for the 4-Day Workweek
The Motley Fool
Here's why it pays to give your employees an extra day off. Read the full story
Top news and what to watch in the markets on Friday, August 3, 2018. Read the full story
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/
'It's a sad state of affairs that I have my degree and I'm delivering groceries and making more money than I was teaching after 20 years.' Read the full story
Here's why it pays to give your employees an extra day off. Read the full story
Morning Brief: CBS refuses to address Moonves allegations
Yahoo FinanceTop news and what to watch in the markets on Friday, August 3, 2018. Read the full story
How this 32-year-old 'Shark Tank' reject got her lipsticks on the shelves at Target
Melissa Butler was rejected on ABC's "Shark Tank" for her company The Lip Bar. Today, her lipsticks are sold in Target stores and online.Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/
This High School Teacher Quit His Job to Deliver Groceries. Now He's Making $100,000 a Year
Money'It's a sad state of affairs that I have my degree and I'm delivering groceries and making more money than I was teaching after 20 years.' Read the full story
OIL/COMMODITIES/ENERGY
Gold holds steady near 1-year low
Gold prices were little changed early Friday, having hit a one-year low in the previous session on a resilient U.S. dollar.Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
Gold Falls as Dollar Strengthens
Investing.com© Reuters. Gold was lower on Thursday. Read the full story
Metal Prices Feel Pressure of Trade-War Tensions, Rising Dollar
Investing.com© Reuters. Metal prices feel pressure of trade-war tensions, rising dollar Read the full story
Oil supported as new hedges placed, but rising global supplies weigh
Oil prices were steady on Friday, supported by traders placing new hedges in the futures market in anticipation of a decline in U.S. crude inventories.Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
A supply crunch in the oil market looks inevitable
Business InsiderRay Gerish, a floor hand for Raven Drilling, works on an oil rig drilling into the Bakken shale formation on July 28, 2013 outside Watford City, North Dakota. The oil industry is at a multiyear peak in terms of profitability. But since a 2014 global oil glut, investment has translated into a steep drop off in new discoveries. The years of underinvestment could have set the scene for a supply crunch. The oil industry is more profitable than at any time in years, yet the industry could fail to Read the full story
Crude Oil Prices Settle Higher as Storage in Key Hub Reportedly Drops
Investing.com© Reuters. Crude oil prices reversed intraday losses Thursday Read the full story
BANKS/BANKING/CREDIT
Client-Centered Compensation: Being Paid To Deliver Value
Forbes MagazineThere is never any one right answer when it comes to compensation. By adopting a client-centered perspective, everyone wins. Clients win because they are getting real value at reasonable costs. Wealth managers win because they are doing a great job for their clients and being paid fairly. Read the full story
Best Practices For Integrated Family Wealth Planning
Forbes MagazineLegacy planning is an ongoing and collaborative process. Having open and honest discussions with your family members, loved ones and trusted advisors can help you develop a plan to successfully map out and achieve what you envision as a legacy for the wealth you have created. Read the full story
Why American credit card companies can't break into China
CNN MoneyUnfortunately, they may have missed their shot. Read the full story
U.S. Needs Smarter FinTech Regulation To Compete Globally
Forbes MagazineCountries with centralized FinTech regulation can provide more support to innovative firms than the U.S. with its fragemented governance. Read the full story
Banning overdraft fees: Cory Booker’s new idea to tackle big banks
VoxLower-income customers are disproportionately affected by such penalties. Read the full story
Barclays has the fastest growing stock trading team around — and it’s posing a threat to some of the biggest players
Business InsiderBarclays stock-trading team is the fastest growing on the planet so far in 2018. The bank reported second quarter results Thursday, growing its equities business 37% to $807 million. No other major bank's stock-trading unit grew faster in the second quarter. It's the second straight quarter of rapid growth for Barclays' stock-trading team, which the bank has been investing in heavily under CEO Jes Staley with 35 new outside hires so far this year. The hottest stock-trading team on the planet in Read the full story
Banks Are Cashing in on Lisbon’s Property Boom
BloombergNon-stop business knowledge Get more on The Bloomberg App Protective netting covers a building as construction work is carried out in the Baixa district in Lisbon. From the fifth floor of the Banco BPI building in downtown Lisbon, Chief Executive Officer Pablo Forero can get a clear view of the transformation taking place in the Portuguese capital. Outside the lemon-colored edifice, hundreds of tourists make their way along the cobblestone pavements to the riverfront Praca do Comercio, once a Read the full story
Exclusive: Deutsche Bank reports show chinks in money laundering armor
ReutersDeutsche Bank has uncovered shortcomings in its ability to fully identify clients and the source of their wealth, internal documents seen by Reuters show, more than a year after it was fined nearly $700 million for allowing money laundering. Read the full story
TREASURIES/BONDS/STOCKS
Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Friday
Investing.com© Reuters. 5 key factors for the markets on Friday Read the full story
11 years later: Cramer's 'They know nothing!' rant — Here's the complete transcript
CNBCJim Cramer sounded off on the Federal Reserve for not anticipating the coming financial crisis 10 years ago today. Read the full story
US Treasurys tick higher as investors await July jobs report
U.S. government debt prices were higher Friday morning as investors looked ahead to a slew of key economic data.Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
U.S. Treasury proposes rules on repatriating overseas corporate income
ReutersU.S. companies got more clarity on Wednesday on bringing more than $2.6 trillion in profits held abroad into the United States, as required under tax changes enacted by the U.S. Congress in December. Read the full story
CRYPTO'S / DIGITAL CURRENCY
OKEx Confirms $9M Clawback After 'Enormous' Bitcoin Futures Position Fails
CoinDesk
After a user made an "enormous" gamble on bitcoin futures, and lost, OKEx said it is having to claw back millions from other traders. Read the full story
G20 Crypto Regulations Could Unleash Real Blockchain Change
CoinDesk
Increased regulation, as long as it is done with industry cooperation and the aim of de-risking the broader market, will hasten blockchain adoption. Read the full story
Cryptocurrency markets grapple with insider trading
Axios
T
he nascent cryptocurrency industry is making headway with mainstream investors, but there are still big concerns over insider trading and other unethical behaviors. Why it matters: Unlike the traditional investment markets, which are overseen by multiple government agencies, companies and funds dealing with digital tokens are largely left to self-regulate. This could leave retail investors unfairly disadvantaged without the same levels of information, and remain a hurdle to getting Read the full story
Novogratz’s Cryptocurrency Bank Off to a Slippery Start, Drops 20% in One Day - Bitcoinist.com
The cryptocurrency merchant Galaxy Digital LP, which began trading on August 1, is off to a rocky start — falling 20 percent per share in just one day. This adds to the company’s estimated loss of about $134 million in the first quarter of 2018 amid a market-wide cryptocurrency crash. A Bumpy Road Cryptocurrency merchant bank Galaxy Digital LP, founded by serial investor and Bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz, lost 20 percent of its share price just one day after being publically listed on the Toronto Read the full story
Bitcoin holds steady at $7,500; Coinbase makes inroads into U.K. market
MarketWatch
Bitcoin is looking to stop the rot Thursday, trading marginally higher in early trading in New York. Read the full story
If bitcoin doesn’t hold this key level, a ‘collapse’ could be imminent: Technician
CNBC
One technician says there could be trouble in the charts for bitcoin. Read the full story
Google Trends Shows Interest In Bitcoin
Forbes Magazine
Bitcoin has massive brand clout. Nothing makes that more clear than this trend graph, which can tell us about the prospects of bitcoin. Read the full story
CURRENCIES
Dollar stays firm on US-China trade war worries
The dollar firmed against a basket of currencies and hit a more than 14-month high against the yuan, with markets gripped by worries over escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China.Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
Forex - Dollar Gains Against Rivals Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report
Investing.com© Reuters. Traders backed the dollar ahead of key U.S. jobs report due Friday Read the full story
Sterling slides below $1.30 as Bank of England governor flags no-deal Brexit risks
The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday despite uncertain outlook.Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
China’s yuan falls to 15-month low against the US dollar as trade war escalates
South China Morning PostTraders expect the offshore yuan to trade down to close to 7 yuan per dollar next year Read the full story
Forex - Yuan Heading for Eighth Weekly Decline; Dollar Little Changed
Investing.com© Reuters. The Chinese yuan continued to slide on Friday Read the full story
Here’s why there may be more pain in store for Turkey’s lira on Friday
MarketWatchIt’s been a rough week for Turkey’s lira amid souring relations between Ankara and Washington. But there may be more pain in store Friday when Turkish inflation data is due. Read the full story
INSURANCE / HEALTH / SCIENCE
The new short-term health plans: What you need to know
CBS News
The lower premiums may be deceptive, experts say: "These plans are less expensive because they offer you less protection" Read the full story
Why Does It Seem Like Everyone Is Getting Sick from Salad?
Eater
Why Can Losing Weight Reverse Type 2 Diabetes? Scientists Offer New Answer
Newsweek
The authors of the study believe their work hits back at the idea type 2 diabetes irreparably damages the pancreas. Read the full story
Bioengineers Are Closer Than Ever To Lab-Grown Lungs
WIRED
The first research team to bioengineer human lungs in a lab have now performed multiple successful transplants in pigs. Read the full story
Wayne T. Essex, Essex and Associates Inc
The Trump administration on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, passed a ruling expanding the duration of short-term health insurance plans in a move that proponents hailed as providing relief to cost-burdened consumers on the individual market.
Short-term health plans will soon be sold for a term of as long as three years instead of the current three months. The rule will take effect this fall.
Traditionally, short-term plans have been used to bridge a coverage gap of a few months or less, typically for those in between jobs or in between school and a job. Wednesday's ruling says they could now be adopted as a longer-term solution - they can be renewed for up to 36 months.
The administration has praised short-term plans as a more affordable alternative to policies sold on the state and federal marketplaces of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. In 2017, average monthly premiums increased by 21%, pricing many consumers, especially those who make too much to qualify for premium subsidies, out of the market, according to a recent government report.
Short-term plans can in fact be much less expensive than Obamacare plans: the cheapest short-term plans generally cost hundreds of dollars less, per month, than the lowest-cost Obamacare plan in the same area. You read right. Health insurance for dramatically less than what you are paying now!
Plus, if you are a business owner, these new low premium payments are also fully tax deductible.
But short-term plans are cheaper for a reason, and as such carriers can reject those with pre-existing conditions or issue policies that exclude treatment for the policyholder's pre-existing condition.
If you are a fairly healthy family with minimal pre-existing conditions, this new type of health care plan is worth investigating. You will save hundreds of dollars per month in insurance premiums. We have health insurance experts in our office. Call us with any questions.
USA/CANADA
Wilbur Ross and Chris Coons: How the US can level the playing field as China pours money into Africa
The BUILD Act would help the U.S. step up investment in Africa to promote economic growth and U.S. influence, say Commerce Secretary Ross and Senator Chris Coons.Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
Trump: Media wanted me to box with Putin
CNN PoliticsPresident Trump criticized the media for saying he wasn't tough enough with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a summit in Helsinki, Finland, again adding that Russian election meddling is a hoax. Read the full story
US mends ties with allies, prepares for trade war with China
ABC NewsUS mends ties with Mexico and other allies while readying trade fight with China Read the full story
What Will Cause the Next Recession? A Look at the 3 Most Likely Possibilities
The New York TimesThe expansion is nine years old. An ill-timed end of fiscal stimulus, a corporate debt bubble and the trade war are the things that could most easily end it. Read the full story
EMERGING MARKETS
For emerging market investors, U.S. sanctions on Russia will not pack same punch
ReutersA threat to impose sanctions on Russian sovereign debt transactions is one of the biggest financial weapons that the U.S. can deploy against the Kremlin, but Moscow's slide down the investment league table in recent years means the move will not pack the punch it once would have. Read the full story
The case for emerging-market stocks
Business InsiderPeople walk past a foreign-exchange building and a money-transfer business, December 9, 2016. This year's weakness in EM equities has opened up a disconnect between prices and fundamentals. There are some signs that pressures from a firmer dollar are abating. Potential further tightening in financial conditions calls for greater selectivity. A shakeout in emerging market (EM) equities has created value in a world where good quality value is scarce. EM equities do face increased tail risks such Read the full story
Mexico touts progress in NAFTA talks with U.S., but toughest issues remain
ReutersNegotiators for Mexico and the United States have reached agreement on about 20 topics during talks to revamp NAFTA, Mexico's economy minister said on Thursday, although he conceded that some of the thorniest issues remained unresolved. Read the full story
Venezuela's Constituent Assembly legalizes money exchanges
ReutersVenezuela's all-powerful Constituent Assembly on Thursday voted to legalize money exchange operations to relax the strict currency controls imposed by the social government that have throttled the oil-rich nation's economy. Read the full story
MIDDLE EAST
US and Turkey will try to resolve issues: US State Department
Washington had imposed sanctions on two of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's ministers over the trial of a U.S. pastor accused of backing terrorism. Turkey had said the sanctions are unacceptable.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
The United States believes Iran has started carrying out naval exercises in the Gulf, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday. Read the full story
Iran's widespread and growing protests push citizens to brink
Fox News
Iranians protested for a third day in a row against the clerical regime that they blame for running the economy into the ground. Read the full story
Washington had imposed sanctions on two of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's ministers over the trial of a U.S. pastor accused of backing terrorism. Turkey had said the sanctions are unacceptable.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
Iran naval drills underway amid tensions with U.S.
ReutersThe United States believes Iran has started carrying out naval exercises in the Gulf, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday. Read the full story
Iranians protested for a third day in a row against the clerical regime that they blame for running the economy into the ground. Read the full story
AFRICA
Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa calls for unity, rival questions election resultZimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa called on Friday for unity after being declared winner of national elections, but the main opposition leader questioned the outcome and demanded that "proper and verified" results be released.
The Latest: China promotes Zimbabwe 'stability' after vote
ABC News
The Latest: China promotes 'peace, stability' in Zimbabwe after 1st post-Mugabe election Read the full story
Tanzania: New Study Shows Gold Reserves in Tanzania
AllAfrica
Johannesburg An amended prefeasibility study (PFS) for Tanzania Royalty Exploration's Buckreef gold mine project, in Tanzania, indicates that the project can support a 1.50 million-tonne-a-year mine for a period of 16 years. About 822 000 ounces of gold is expected to be produced over the life of the mine. The company this week filed for an amended PFS for the Buckreef gold mine project as a replacement to its technical report filed in May 2017. Ore will be mined from four openpits and then sent Read the full story
Tanzania's central bank takes over administration of leading private bank
FurtherAfrica
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) on Thursday took over the administration of Bank M Tanzania Plc, a fully fledged private commercial bank, after it faced serious liquidity problems. Read the full story
Angola: Diamonds yield US$256M in first quarter
FurtherAfrica
Angolan diamond sector yielded USD 256.5 million during the first quarter of 2018, said on Tuesday the national director of Markets and Trade Promotion of the Mineral and Petroleum Ministry, Gaspar Filipe Sermão. Read the full story
Africa's richest man arranges US$4.5B of financing for oil refiner
FurtherAfrica
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has arranged more than $4.5 billion in debt financing for his Nigerian oil refinery project and aims to start production in early 2020, he told Reuters. Read the full story
ASIA
Asian shares cautious amid elevated US-China trade tensions
Asian stocks closed mixed on Friday, with trade jitters weighing on Chinese shares while the dollar traded near its highest levels in around two weeks.Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/
Asia stocks restrained, dollar at 2-week high as trade war saps confidence
ReutersAsian stocks were steady on Friday, with gains from the tech-led rise on Wall Street capped by the latest exchange of trade threats between Beijing and Washington, while safehaven flows lifted the dollar to a two-week high. Read the full story
EU and Chinese foreign ministers reaffirm commitment to multilateralism and free trade
South China Morning PostWang says the two sides will enhance their strategic communication and cooperation Read the full story
Thousands of North Korean Workers Enter Russia Despite U.N. Ban
The Wall Street JournalRussia is letting thousands of new North Korean laborers enter and issuing fresh work permits—actions U.S. officials say potentially violate sanctions aimed at cutting cash flows to Pyongyang. Read the full story
EUROPE
European stocks recover ground, lifted by techs
MarketWatch
European stocks show signs of recovery Friday, as the tech group tracks their U.S. counterparts higher, after Apple Inc.’s record surge on Thursday, which has helped to buoy overall market sentiment. Read the full story
European markets higher on earnings; RBS jumps 3.6%; William Hill down 7%
Stocks in Europe moved higher Friday as investors digested new corporate earnings and news that Apple's valuation hit $1 trillion.
Carney: No-deal Brexit risk 'uncomfortably high'
BBC News US
The Bank of England chief says the risk of the UK leaving the EU with no deal is "uncomfortably high". Read the full story
Five European cities where you can retire on $35,000 a year
CNBC
These cities are budget-friendly to retirees and offer culture, great food and sometimes even milder winters. Read the full storyd
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8-3-2018 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [Curious about Saudi's hesitation to ship oil through the straight and the sabre rattling with Iran and the US. Could these issues cause a set back for Iraq any potential RV ? Reason being is the sanctions on Iran and there possible hoarding of dinars. ...I just don't see this as being a good thing at the moment.] Saudi Arabia has a major influence, but they don't control global shipping routes unilaterally. Any pushback, from ANYwhere, that hinders Iraq and their business (OIL), is probably good for us because it encourages Iraq to move forward on their issues (HCL, GOI, everything). On that note, we can see that a potential negative factor can easily lead to a positive result.
8-3-2018 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article: "The Network Announces Its Sponsorship Of The Securities Commission" Quote: "...is very important to inform the citizen On the actual movement of shares and currency rates depending on political and economic changes..." Looks like they just told the world what they are up to.. Were they going to tell the world, hey, we have a new currency and it is at a program rate still. I think not... lol imo They are clearly not only paving the roads in Basra, they are paving the way to a market economy to be Global... imo.
8-3-2018 Intel Guru Jester THE WOLF [GURU REDWOLF] IS CONVINCED WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS... I AM NOT SO SURE AS I AM NOT GETTING ANYTHING BUT BE PATIENT FROM OUR PEOPLE... MY CONTACTS ARE STILL CONVINCED WE ARE GETTING CLOSE BUT I SURE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING I COULD PROVE...
8-3-2018 Intel Guru Bruce I told you on Tuesday I knew what the rate was on the dong, and it was really good, but the dinar will be better than the dong which is really good...We know people from two different banks that were represented and flew to Hong Kong to do exchanges using the Iraqi dinar to exchange. ...We know two people from PNC Bank went. We know two people from Chase Bank went...We see attempts to be made to complete the process to release everything and get us underway...It appears to be almost a constant... We just know our time is drawing closer and closer... [post 2 of 2]
8-4-2018 Intel Guru ADMINBILL LOT'S OF GREAT NEWS! BUT NO ACTION TO BACK IT UP. YET. I WILL CONTINUE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS IS NOT AN EVENT DRIVEN RI/RV THAT WILL HAPPEN ON A SPECIFIC DATE, ELECTION, ETC. THIS IS A PROCESS DRIVEN RI/RV. THAT IS TO SAY THAT WHEN ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE MET THE RELEASE WILL HAPPEN. THERE WILL BE NO ADVANCED WARNING AND NO FIREWORKS. IT WILL BE, IMO, TOTALLY UNEXPECTED AND OUT OF NOWHERE.
8-3-2018 Intel Guru Frank26 [via sunny] Abadi and the GOI are seated. They are still in control until they replace them...Abadi and the GOI are not waiting for anything. ...They are all for International standards...The GOI and Abadi act as a well functioning government under the leadership of Abadi, and the rest of the world is watching. ...Abadi is proving to the world that both he and Sadr are capable of leading this country of Iraq with no fear tactics but instead with a reconciliation. With no stealing of Iraq’s funds but instead an increase of the reserves. ...Pres. Donald Trump is supporting the demands of the demonstrators in Iraq...Iraq’s financial reform is of great interest to the USA. IMO,...
8-3-2018 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [...the last Fitch Rating Report B-... We all know Iraq is working under the guidelines of the IMF. The IMF-SBA 2016-2019 is on hold. My question is: RV before the end of IMF-SBA in 2019 or after?] Iraq is in charge of their own wallet and they will act on an RV when they are ready, not when the IMF gives approval or they get a "better than B-" rating from Fitch.
8-3-2018 Newshound Guru Don961 Article: "The Network Announces Its Sponsorship Of The Securities Commission" Quote: "...is very important to inform the citizen On the actual movement of shares and currency rates depending on political and economic changes..." Have to keep the citizens in the loop...as far as what's going down economically in the country ... especially in this time of transition...so they know actual currency rates real time...and are able to track the movement of their investments...so they can make informed decisions...kudos to this news organization to provide that...stay tuned!...imo 8-3-2018 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [...the last Fitch Rating Report B-... We all know Iraq is working under the guidelines of the IMF. The IMF-SBA 2016-2019 is on hold. My question is: RV before the end of IMF-SBA in 2019 or after?] Iraq is in charge of their own wallet and they will act on an RV when they are ready, not when the IMF gives approval or they get a "better than B-" rating from Fitch.
8-3-2018 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [Curious about Saudi's hesitation to ship oil through the straight and the sabre rattling with Iran and the US. Could these issues cause a set back for Iraq any potential RV ? Reason being is the sanctions on Iran and there possible hoarding of dinars. ...I just don't see this as being a good thing at the moment.] Saudi Arabia has a major influence, but they don't control global shipping routes unilaterally. Any pushback, from ANYwhere, that hinders Iraq and their business (OIL), is probably good for us because it encourages Iraq to move forward on their issues (HCL, GOI, everything). On that note, we can see that a potential negative factor can easily lead to a positive result.
8-3-2018 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article: "The Network Announces Its Sponsorship Of The Securities Commission" Quote: "...is very important to inform the citizen On the actual movement of shares and currency rates depending on political and economic changes..." Looks like they just told the world what they are up to.. Were they going to tell the world, hey, we have a new currency and it is at a program rate still. I think not... lol imo They are clearly not only paving the roads in Basra, they are paving the way to a market economy to be Global... imo.
8-3-2018 Intel Guru Jester THE WOLF [GURU REDWOLF] IS CONVINCED WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS... I AM NOT SO SURE AS I AM NOT GETTING ANYTHING BUT BE PATIENT FROM OUR PEOPLE... MY CONTACTS ARE STILL CONVINCED WE ARE GETTING CLOSE BUT I SURE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING I COULD PROVE...
8-3-2018 Intel Guru Bruce I told you on Tuesday I knew what the rate was on the dong, and it was really good, but the dinar will be better than the dong which is really good...We know people from two different banks that were represented and flew to Hong Kong to do exchanges using the Iraqi dinar to exchange. ...We know two people from PNC Bank went. We know two people from Chase Bank went...We see attempts to be made to complete the process to release everything and get us underway...It appears to be almost a constant... We just know our time is drawing closer and closer... [post 2 of 2]
8-3-2018 Intel Guru Bruce [via pinkroses] We have contacts in Fallujah, Baghdad, some of those locations, and what we were getting...since 6:30 am, Wednesday morning Iraq time, the Iraqi dinar was being exchanged globally. We had that coming out of Fallujah. We know that was happening. I am not saying the rate is out where we in the US can see it because it isn’t... we are not going to see an Iraqi dinar rate until we are ready to start...So do not be looking for that anytime real soon unless we are ready to go now. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Abadi's website)
At the time this report was submitted, there were no new articles posted on PM Abadi's website.
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ARTICLE 2
Tweet posted on Government of Iraq twitter account:
- Iraq’s Ministry of Oil signs final contracts with @BHGECO to recover & process natural gas at Nasiriyah & Al-Gharraf oilfields in southern Iraq as part of the @IraqiGovt’s plan to end flaring of associated gas
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ARTICLE 3
Iraq loses half of its agriculture
2018/8/3 23:25
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Agriculture Ministry said on Friday that the country's agricultural sector had been hit by 50 percent drought and lack of water revenues.
"The agricultural sector was affected by the drought and the lack of water revenues entering the country during the summer season," said Undersecretary Mahdi al-Qaisi.
"The damage will negatively affect the agricultural plan for the winter season, which the ministry is still working on," he said.
"The damage in the summer season will reduce the cultivated areas during the winter plan," Qaisi said.
The government decided last June to ban the planting of eight crops, including rice, corn and cotton, because of the water crisis.
For years, Iraq has been suffering from a steady decline in water revenues through the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, due to lack of rainfall in the winter season. Iraq depends on water security mainly on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and their tributaries.
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ARTICLE 4
UNHCR concludes counting and sorting the results of Diwaniya and tomorrow Karkh
2018/8/3 15:27
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The official spokesman for the Electoral Commission, Judge Laith Jabr Hamza, the end of the re-counting and sorting of polling stations and stations, which received complaints and appeals to the province of Diwaniya on Friday.
"The Board of Commissioners of the assigned judges and the judge appointed for the province of Diwaniyah supervised the counting and sorting operations of the centers and stations for which complaints and appeals were received in the aforementioned governorate and a significant contribution of the UNHCR staff to the offices of my governorate," Judge Laith Jabr said in a statement received by the All Iraq agency. Babel and Karbala as well as the staff of Diwaniyah's electoral office who were chosen for this work. "
Jabr added that "the Board of Commissioners continues direct supervision of the counting and sorting operations to complete the centers and stations received complaints and appeals to the province of Baghdad / Karkh, which will end work on Saturday at the Baghdad International Fair and in the presence of agents of political parties and international observers and local.
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ARTICLE 5
A magic drink .. saves you from bad breath
A recent study by the University of Munich in Germany found that eating ginger tea can help people avoid bad breath.
Gingerol, which gives ginger its warm flavor, stimulates an enzyme in the mouth that breaks down substances that make it smell bad, and increases the level of enzymes needed to get rid of the odor 16 times in just a few seconds.
The researchers say the results could lead to the use of toothpaste and mouthwash made of the hot ingredient. The researchers found that ginger can help study how food affects the behavior of molecules in saliva. They found that the levels of an enzyme called "sulfhydryl oxidase 1" rose to 16 times only seconds after ingestion of "Gingerol".
Ginger can also eliminate long-lasting flavors, resulting from drinking beverages such as coffee.
Professor Thomas Hoffman, who led the study, said: "Companies that manufacture mouth-cleaning products of bad smell can benefit from this study to rely on ginger in the future."
However, the amount of ginger needed per person is not clear, in order to produce the desired effect.
The new study adds to previous claims about the health benefits of ginger. In May of this year, researchers said that ginger can help children with stomach problems.
A study conducted by the University of Naples that "children with gastroenteritis can be given drops of ginger to reduce the severity of vomiting."
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