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US warns Iraq not to abide by sanctions against Iran
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The US State Department has warned the Iraqi government not to abide by US sanctions against Iran.
The US State Department has warned the Iraqi government not to abide by US sanctions against Iran.
State Department spokeswoman Heather Neuert said in a press statement that all violators of the sanctions regime could themselves be subject to sanctions, asserting that her country would continue to prosecute states for any breach of its sanctions against Iran. State Department spokeswoman Heather Neuert said in a press statement that all violators of the sanctions regime could have themselves subject to sanctions, asserting that her country would continue to prove states for any breach of its sanctions against Iran.
This comes after Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said that Baghdad partially takes into account US sanctions against Iran and refuses to use the dollar in its dealings with Tehran.
US Secretary of State, PM Barzani Discuss Peshmerga, IS War, Gov. Formation
They further talked about the formation of the future Iraqi government, the statement added.
Concerning the recent protests in southern and central Iraq, the two officials reiterated their support for the demonstrators' demands, stressing that they have to be provided with a better life condition.Ensuring the lives of the religious minorities, especially those Yezidis who have been freed from the grip of IS, and the Christians, were also on the agenda.
Issuing 6 million national cards in Baghdad and the provinces
15/8/2018 12:00 am
Achieving an advanced percentage of the project throughout the country
Baghdad / Taha Hussein
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The number of citizens granted by the Ministry of the Interior unified national cards in Baghdad and the provinces of all the country, nearly six million since the launch of the project almost two years ago.
The director of national card affairs in the ministry, Major General Nashat Ibrahim al-Khafaji, made a special statement to "Al-Sabah": The Directorate succeeded in converting 206 civil status departments in Baghdad and the provinces to work the new electronic system which includes the issuance of the unified national card for citizens, Is the identity of the civil status and the certificate of citizenship and housing card, after the process of archiving the civil records of citizens registered in that district and storing that information on computers prepared for this purpose. He pointed out that the Directorate hopes to complete the project by the end of this year. Al-Khafaji pointed out that the Directorate has prepared all the necessary equipment and supplies for the success of the project by working on the training of staff members, officers, engineers and technicians in order to manage the large national project which was done in cooperation with the German company.
Rafidain begins procedures to grant personal advances to employees of Master Card holders
Release Date: 2018/8/15 8:45 • 328 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) Rafidain Bank announced the start of procedures to grant the five and ten million dinars to the employees of the State departments who carry the card MasterCard International.
The information office of the bank said in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "the staff of the state departments, whose salaries were settled electronically at the bank to apply for the advance electronically in the branches allocated to grants in Baghdad and the provinces.
He pointed out that "the duration of granting the advance does not exceed a few days, after the employee completed all the necessary legal procedures and then notify him the date of receipt."
He pointed out that "the duration of granting the advance does not exceed a few days, after the employee completed all the necessary legal procedures and then notify him the date of receipt."
PM’s Spokesperson: Iraq still needs billions to reconstruct liberated areas
Iraq, August 15, 2018
Iraq requires billions of dollars for the reconstruction of liberated areas and is unable to provide this amount by itself, an Iraqi official reiterated on Monday.
According to Saad Al-Hadithi, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s spokesperson, the total amount needed for the reconstruction of areas liberated from the so-called Islamic State (IS) is at least USD 80 billion.
“We need about $80 billion to reconstruct and rehabilitate the liberated cities, and to introduce services to other cities that have not been [directly affected by the IS war], but have experienced deterioration in services,” he told reporters at a press conference.
Hadithi pointed to the Iraqi government’s inability to provide these amounts due to “the economic crisis that is ravaging the country.”
“The government has been keen to cooperate with the international community through the donor conference in Kuwait,” he said, referring to an event Kuwait hosted for the reconstruction of Iraq following the military defeat of IS.
Despite contributions and investments from Iraq’s allies, the amount donated fell short of Baghdad’s goal of $88.2 billion.
Meanwhile, some nations like Germany and France have assisted in the removal of explosive devices left by IS in liberated areas to facilitate the return of displaced persons.
The reconstruction of cities affected by the IS war will help ease the Kurdistan Region’s burden as well.
Since the extremist group’s emergence, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has provided shelter to over 1.4 million refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
The KRG continues to rely on its own resources to provide aid to IDPs who still cannot return to their homes due to security concerns and a lack of services.
Newspaper: Kurdistan city to Baghdad with 500 billion dollars
Last updated: 15 August 2018 - 12:42 PM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Kurdish region owes Baghdad's central government half a trillion dollars in a series of abuses committed after Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003, the al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper said in a report on Wednesday (August 15, 2018) The province is condemned to the federal government about 500 billion dollars, because of violations, including the export of oil and control over the border crossings, and other financial consequences, over the past years. "The federal judiciary intervened in resolving the" oil dispute "between the government in Baghdad on the one hand, On the other hand, in accordance with the provisions of «a Federal Minister of Oil Jabbar al-Luaibi earlier filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court against his counterpart in Kurdistan, Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami, requesting "the implementation and application of the provisions of the Constitution and the relevant laws and the full handover The Federal Court held on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, a session presided over by Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud and the attendance of the members of the judges to consider the case of the Federal Minister of Oil. Successive federal governments according to Arab Jerusalem failed to convince the region Pt YEM imports its exported oil often through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, or the disclosure of quantities extracted and exported, although the state's financial budgets provide for the delivery of the province about (250 thousand barrels per day) of the oil of the provinces within it (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk) Also on the export of 300,000 barrels per day of Kirkuk oil. Over the years that have not been received by the federal government imports of oil exported from Kirkuk and the region, while Erbil insists on the legislation of the law «oil and gas» in the Federal Parliament since 2010, Financial oil to Baghdad, as noted by the newspaper While Baghdad stipulated that Erbil, the latter's commitment to marketing oil exported through the Federal National Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), in return for the delivery of the region share of the federal budget, calculated according to population ratios. .
KRG generated over $1.663 billion from oil sales in first quarter: Deloitte
Iraq, August 15, 2018
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) generated more than $1.663 billion USD in revenue from oil sales in the first three months of 2018.The KRG has released a report prepared by Deloitte on oil production, export, consumption, and revenue in the Kurdistan Region between January 1 and March 31 of this year.
The Kurdistan Region signed a contract with the international audit firm on October 5, 2015 to examine oil production and revenue in an effort to improve transparency.The Deloitte’s report said that the gross value of crude oil and condensate sold through pipeline, trucks, and to local refineries amounted to $1.663.708.781 USD.
The total oil exports and consumption from the Kurdistan Region amounted to 30,503,447 barrels during the three-month period under audiT.“Net cash balance received by the KRG for the period sales $648,589,443 USD,” the Deloitte report read.
An average oil sales price for the period was $54.817 per barrel of exported through pipelines, the KRG stated. An average price per barrel achieved for oil sold by trucks was $49.273 and it was $52.412 USD per barrel for refineries and local sales.Early in August, Deloitte the KRG generated over $3.853 billion USD in revenue from oil sales between July 1 and December 30 of last year.Deloitte is an international auditing firm based in New York City and helps the Ministry of Natural Resources by providing auditing and consulting.
German Companies Encouraged to Invest in Kurdistan
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Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received the new Consul General of Germany to the Kurdistan Region, Ms. Barbara Wolf and her accompanying delegation.
In the meeting, which was also attended by Kurdistan Regional Government’s representative in Germany, Mr. Dilshad Barzani, Consul General Wolf thanked the KRG for its assistance to the German Consulate General in Erbil.
She stressed further developing bilateral relations and cooperation with the Kurdistan Region. She reiterated the continuation of humanitarian and military assistance, provided by Germany to the Kurdistan Region. She also stressed encouraging German companies to invest in the Region.
Prime Minister Barzani congratulated Consul General Wolf for her new position and wished her success in her duties. He thanked the German government for its humanitarian and military support to the Kurdistan Region, particularly in the field of the reform of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs. He expressed his government’s desire to further strengthening bilateral relations.
The formation of the new Iraqi government and the developments in the wider region were also discussed in the meeting.
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Former Iraqi finance minister calls for ending the dollar's dominance over the global economy
BAGHDAD, Aug 15
(KUNA) - Former Iraqi Finance Minister Baqir Jabr al-Zubaidi has called for an end to the dominance of the US dollar over the global economy.
We believe that the current conditions in the world of America's use of the dollar's weapon are conducive to the creation of a regional and international alliance through the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries," said Zubaidi on his personal Facebook page, commenting on the repercussions of US economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran and other countries. (OPEC) or outside, and in cooperation with the European Union, Russia, China, India, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Venezuela and all the affected countries and countries that will be affected later, and confirm that the dollar does not enjoy immunity and protection or cover. My deal in dollars, and we believe that the safe haven in the long run is to rely on gold and precious metals. '
"All the countries of the world are vulnerable to piracy because of the monetary and political dominance of the dollar. We call on all countries affected by the economic embargo and the imposition of fees to hold an emergency meeting at the level of the monetary experts," said Zubaidi, who took charge of the Iraqi Ministry of Finance for the period from 2006 to 2010. Alternatives to the dominance of the dollar and exit a successful decision to end the American threats and domination of the global economy, and follow the meeting of experts to make recommendations to the heads of those countries to hold a summit meeting to come out effective decisions to counter the dominance of the dollar.
The Iraqi minister said that in 2010 was discussed the dimensions of the dominance of the US dollar on the global economy during a meeting of a large number of finance ministers and central bank governors and economists from many Arab and foreign countries on the sidelines of a lunch hosted by the IMF and the World Bank, , As pointed out Zubaidi, to the dominance of the US dollar on oil and trade transactions, and America's use of this absolute hegemony and ways to get rid of them, and to find ways and alternatives to deal with US criticism.
Zubeidi said that after eight years of that meeting, we see that America has imposed a blockade and a charge on Russia, Iran, Turkey, China, India, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela, and we propose here the establishment of mechanisms by OPEC countries to use the euro currency to be parallel to the US dollar. To find three to four of the world's currencies to get rid of this political hegemony under the cover of the dominance of the dollar '.
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"All the countries of the world are vulnerable to piracy because of the monetary and political dominance of the dollar. We call on all countries affected by the economic embargo and the imposition of fees to hold an emergency meeting at the level of the monetary experts," said Zubaidi, who took charge of the Iraqi Ministry of Finance for the period from 2006 to 2010. Alternatives to the dominance of the dollar and exit a successful decision to end the American threats and domination of the global economy, and follow the meeting of experts to make recommendations to the heads of those countries to hold a summit meeting to come out effective decisions to counter the dominance of the dollar.
The Iraqi minister said that in 2010 was discussed the dimensions of the dominance of the US dollar on the global economy during a meeting of a large number of finance ministers and central bank governors and economists from many Arab and foreign countries on the sidelines of a lunch hosted by the IMF and the World Bank, , As pointed out Zubaidi, to the dominance of the US dollar on oil and trade transactions, and America's use of this absolute hegemony and ways to get rid of them, and to find ways and alternatives to deal with US criticism.
Zubeidi said that after eight years of that meeting, we see that America has imposed a blockade and a charge on Russia, Iran, Turkey, China, India, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela, and we propose here the establishment of mechanisms by OPEC countries to use the euro currency to be parallel to the US dollar. To find three to four of the world's currencies to get rid of this political hegemony under the cover of the dominance of the dollar '.
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Mr. Ammar al-Hakim reaffirms the formation of a government in accordance with the conditions of the supreme authority
Date of release: 2018/8/15 8:21 • 145 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The leader of the National Wisdom Movement, head of the National Alliance, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, renewed his assertion on the formation of a government in accordance with conditions adopted by the supreme religious authority to proceed with the provision of services.
A statement of his office received the agency {Euphrates News} copy of him that Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, "received the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jan Kubic, and reviewed the discussions during the presentation of the summary of Iraq in the Security Council."
The statement added that "during the meeting also discussed the local and regional political developments, where Mr. Ammar al-Hakim reiterated the importance of speeding up the formation of the government in accordance with the conditions adopted by the supreme religious authority to proceed with the provision of services."
The president of the National Alliance called for "a greater role for the international organization in alleviating the conflicts and problems in the region in order to ensure stability."
For his part, the international envoy praised the role of the National Wisdom Movement in bringing together viewpoints and finding points of convergence between the political parties d
The statement added that "during the meeting also discussed the local and regional political developments, where Mr. Ammar al-Hakim reiterated the importance of speeding up the formation of the government in accordance with the conditions adopted by the supreme religious authority to proceed with the provision of services."
The president of the National Alliance called for "a greater role for the international organization in alleviating the conflicts and problems in the region in order to ensure stability."
For his part, the international envoy praised the role of the National Wisdom Movement in bringing together viewpoints and finding points of convergence between the political parties d
US Embassy clarifies Iraq's threat to breach sanctions against Iran
Release date: 2018/8/15 12:19 • 412 times read
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The US embassy in Baghdad issued a clarification on Wednesday about remarks made by US State Department spokeswoman Heather Neuert about Iraq's relationship with sanctions against Iran.
The embassy confirmed there was no violation of US sanctions against Iran.
The embassy said in an explanatory statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it: "After reviewing the question and answer to the question and following up the subject with the Deputy Ambassador, the clarification of the subject is as follows:" In her answer to the question referred to efforts to resolve issues Relationship between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Government of Iraq. "
"Countries that violate sanctions will be held accountable," the statement said, referring to the partial sanctions on Iran.
"As you know, the sanctions are to deal in dollars with Iran, and as you know, the prime minister said that Iraq will not deal with the dollar with Iran, so there is no breach of sanctions," she said.
The US embassy in Baghdad, according to the statement: "The way the Iraqi media conveyed this news is inaccurate."
US State Department spokeswoman Heather Neuert commented on Prime Minister Haider Abadi's comments on continued trade with Iran, saying: "Violators of the sanctions regime can themselves be subject to sanctions."
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Monday that Baghdad partly respects US sanctions against Iran and refuses to use the dollar in its dealings with Tehran.
Last Thursday, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBE) notified commercial banks of a ban on dollar transactions with Iranian lenders under US sanctions. At the same time, the Central Bank of Iraq has not stopped using the euro in dealing with Iran, which, he says, depends on the requirements of the ECB and correspondent banks.
The United States has since last Monday imposed large-scale sanctions on Iran, which it had suspended earlier, after reaching a comprehensive joint action plan on Iran's nuclear program in 2015. Ended
The embassy said in an explanatory statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it: "After reviewing the question and answer to the question and following up the subject with the Deputy Ambassador, the clarification of the subject is as follows:" In her answer to the question referred to efforts to resolve issues Relationship between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Government of Iraq. "
"Countries that violate sanctions will be held accountable," the statement said, referring to the partial sanctions on Iran.
"As you know, the sanctions are to deal in dollars with Iran, and as you know, the prime minister said that Iraq will not deal with the dollar with Iran, so there is no breach of sanctions," she said.
The US embassy in Baghdad, according to the statement: "The way the Iraqi media conveyed this news is inaccurate."
US State Department spokeswoman Heather Neuert commented on Prime Minister Haider Abadi's comments on continued trade with Iran, saying: "Violators of the sanctions regime can themselves be subject to sanctions."
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Monday that Baghdad partly respects US sanctions against Iran and refuses to use the dollar in its dealings with Tehran.
Last Thursday, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBE) notified commercial banks of a ban on dollar transactions with Iranian lenders under US sanctions. At the same time, the Central Bank of Iraq has not stopped using the euro in dealing with Iran, which, he says, depends on the requirements of the ECB and correspondent banks.
The United States has since last Monday imposed large-scale sanctions on Iran, which it had suspended earlier, after reaching a comprehensive joint action plan on Iran's nuclear program in 2015. Ended
Ambassador reveals plot against Iraq
Release date: 2018/8/15 11:07 • 769 times set
Baghdad: Al-Furat News Iraqi ambassador revealed a conspiracy against Iraq to keep it a country unstable security.
"Iraq has not stabilized since 2003," Iraq's ambassador to Egypt Habib al-Sadr said in a press statement. "Terrorism has not given governments a chance to develop. This is part of the conspiracy to keep Iraq and its people occupied and constantly defeated."
On the other and the facilities provided to the Egyptian companies contributing to the reconstruction of Iraq, Sadr said that "the Iraqi government has set in mind the participation of these companies in the Egyptian currency in the reconstruction process," stressing that "there are promising opportunities to enter these companies to Iraq to carry out this process."
The Iraqi ambassador pointed out that "Egyptian companies are able to compete with foreign companies because their labor costs are lower than other foreign companies."
"We are waiting for the entry of Egyptian companies into Iraq, and today there are dozens of major Egyptian companies operating in Iraq, which is not known to some, such as Arab Contractors, Orascom and Petrojet, and the latter owns 20 of one of the oil fields in southern Iraq."
On the other and the facilities provided to the Egyptian companies contributing to the reconstruction of Iraq, Sadr said that "the Iraqi government has set in mind the participation of these companies in the Egyptian currency in the reconstruction process," stressing that "there are promising opportunities to enter these companies to Iraq to carry out this process."
The Iraqi ambassador pointed out that "Egyptian companies are able to compete with foreign companies because their labor costs are lower than other foreign companies."
"We are waiting for the entry of Egyptian companies into Iraq, and today there are dozens of major Egyptian companies operating in Iraq, which is not known to some, such as Arab Contractors, Orascom and Petrojet, and the latter owns 20 of one of the oil fields in southern Iraq."
Learn about the candidate of the national axis for the presidency of parliament at its next session
Wednesday, 15 August 2018 02:20 pm
Revealed the source familiar with the presentation of the national axis, which was formed, led by six political leaders, "year", Anbar governor, Mohammed Halbusi, a candidate for the presidency of parliament at its next session.
The source said in a press statement that "the presentation of Halabousi as a candidate for the axis, was during a meeting held in the presence of representatives of a number of political forces, including (victory), and the (state law), and (Fath), as well as representatives of the (national axis) Leader of the Fatah alliance, Hadi al-Amiri. "
The Iraqi politician Khamis Khanjar, has announced the formation of a new political alliance, in the name of "national axis", while called to monitor the work of this alliance.
"For the sake of Iraq, the unity of its people and its land, for the sake of our great people, their service, their well-being and their happiness, we declare today the formation of the 'national-alliance' coalition," he said.
"We call upon the people to constantly monitor our work, evaluate our programs and correct our course," he said.
Despite the difficulties in presenting a sophisticated government program that addresses the sins of the past," he said.
Border Control Agreement With Iraq
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Iran and Iraq signed a border control agreement in Tehran on Tuesday, in a bid to enhance security and fight terrorism.
We believe that cooperation in border areas will lead to increased security," Commander of Iran's Border Police General Qasem Rezaei said on the sidelines of the signing ceremony, IRNA reported.
The agreement was concluded during the 7th Iran-Iraq Joint Border Meeting, which was attended by Iraqi Border Commander Brigadier General Hamed Aabdullah Ibrahim al-Hosseini.
It calls for the exchange of information, combating insurgents, terrorist groups and smugglers and preventing illegal border crossings.
Ibrahim al-Hosseini said the emergence of the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group, which suffered a major territorial defeat in Iraq last year, highlighted the need for closer collaboration in border areas to deter security threats.
Shared Waters
Rezaei said there are agreements between Tehran and Baghdad on shared waters, which are being followed up by the two states.
"In the maritime field, there have been attacks against merchant shipping and piracy over the past years. Today, we exchanged views on this issue. There has been close coordination between Iranian and Iraqi border guards over the past two years."
Arbaeen Ceremonies
He added that Iranian and Iraqi authorities have been coordinating efforts to ensure security ahead of the Arbaeen religious commemoration in the Arab country—one of the largest annual gatherings of Muslims.
Arbaeen marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual that commemorates the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) grandson and the Third Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Hussein (PBUH) in 680. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims from around the world, including Iran, descend on Iraqi city of Karbala for the pilgrimage, which falls on October 30 this year.
Border Crossing
Rezaei hailed Baghdad's efforts to assure the safety of those who attend the ritual and said Iran is ready to open the Khosravi border crossing, which lies northeast of Baghdad, to facilitate the travel of pilgrims. However, the necessary infrastructure should be provided by the Iraqi government, he said.
In recent years, border crossing has been intermittently closed over security concerns after a number of terrorist incidents targeted Iranian pilgrims on their way to religious sites in Iraq.
According to official Iraqi figures, about 14 million people, including 2 million from Iran, traveled to Iraq last year to participate in the Arbaeen ceremonies.
Zidane confirms the possession of Halbusi, which qualifies him to head the new parliament
2018/08/15 00:02
Baghdad today - Baghdad
The Minister of Agriculture, leader of the alliance, "the national axis," Falah Hassan Zaidan, the possession of Anbar governor Mohammed Halbusi, "high qualifications" to be able to assume the post of Speaker of the House of Representatives for the next session.
Al-Zaidan said in an interview with "Baghdad today" that "the success of Engineer Halbusi in the management of the parliamentary financial committee gave him momentum and strengthened his experience in the parliamentary work, and his success in the management of the executive government of Anbar province, A young man at the political level. "
"The national axis is confident that the next phase needs to inject new blood and quality with national spirit and great enthusiasm, and Halbusi model for this young leadership," he added.
An informed source revealed Tuesday that the national axis, which was announced today, led by six Sunni political leaders, presented Anbar governor Mohammad al-Halbusi as a candidate for the presidency of the parliament at its next session.
The source said in an interview with (Baghdad today), "The presentation of Halabusi as a candidate for the axis, was during a meeting held in the presence of representatives of a number of political forces, including (victory), and the state of law, and (Fatah), as well as representatives of the National), the house of the leader of the Fatah alliance, Hadi al-Ame
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Bank of america downgrades Deutsche Bank. The slide continues. Deutsche Bank AG (DB) is set to be a smaller company, Bank of America Corp. (BAC) analysts said in a note out to clients Monday that downgraded the stock from 'neutral' to 'underperform.' Bank of America expects Deutsche Bank to see weakness in earnings per share, as a number of headwinds will weigh on German bank's earnings. "Smaller balance sheet, smaller profits," the note said. " Sustainable growth is out of reach," it added. As Read the full story
Three Reflections From Bank Of America's 2017 Mock Integrated Report
Forbes Magazine
I use a mock integrated report for Bank of America to reflect on (1) a great opportunity for the bank, (2) a "secret weapon" for integrated reporting, and (3) the need for greater collaboration across initiatives working hard to make the world a better place. Read the full story
TREASURIES/BONDS/STOCKS
Top 5 Things To Know In The Market On Tuesday
Investing.com
Investing.com
© Reuters. Top 5 things to know today in financial markets Read the full story
Day Ahead: Top 3 Things to Watch
Investing.com
© Reuters. Digital sales will be closely watched in Home Depot's earnings. Read the full story
US Treasury yields rise as Turkey’s financial woes continue
U.S. government debt prices slipped into the red on the first trading day of the week.
Why bond bulls aren’t scared by the strongest core inflation reading since 2008
MarketWatch
Investors see the recent upturn in inflation as temporary. Read the full story
China’s monetary easing supercharges its bond market but leaves harder questions about its economy unanswered
South China Morning Post
Nicholas Spiro says the decline in China’s currency and the inconsistency in its equities market indicate limited investor confidence in Beijing’s stimulus measures and leave its main dilemma – stimulating the economy even as it deleverages – unresolved Read the full story
These U.S. stocks have been hit hardest amid Turkey’s turmoil
MarketWatch
Most of the worst S&P 500 performers derive significant sales from outside the U.S. Read the full story
CRYPTO'S / DIGITAL CURRENCY
The global crypto market has lost 10% of its value in the last 24 hours
Business Insider
Business Insider
The entire cryptocurrency market has lost 10% of its value in the last 24-hours. Bitcoin dipped below $6,000 earlier in the session but has since recovered. Ethereum fell 17% on Monday and is down another 7% on Tuesday morning. You can follow live cryptocurrency prices on Markets Insider. LONDON - Cryptocurrencies are in the red on Tuesday, with bitcoin leading the market lower. The value of the entire cryptocurrency market has fallen by around 10% over the last 24 hours, according to Read the full story
Bitcoin Price Plunge: Crypto Falls Below $6,000, Creeping on Lowest Point of 2018
Newsweek
The price of the cryptocurrency tanked to under $6,000 in the early hours of Tuesday. What will happen next? Read the full story
Bitcoin Slips Under $6,000 As Rout Resumes -- Here Are The Horror Stories
Forbes Magazine
Bitcoin has given up its support above $6,000 and fallen below the waterline for the second time in 2018... Read the full story
Bitcoin's value will come in time, even if investors are spooked now, crypto advocate says
CNBC
Bitcoin's narrative is hard to pin down, but as with early internet stocks, real traction will come in time, cryptocurrency investing strategist Meltem Demirors told CNBC. Read the full story
Bitcoin and ether are both down more than two-thirds from their peaks
Ars Technica
The value of ether has fallen 9 percent over the last 24 hours. Read the full story
Ethereum plunges to its lowest level in 11 months
Business Insider
Ethereum plunged as much as 17% Monday, sinking to a low of $285.14 per token, it's lowest price since September 2017. Other major cryptocurrencies, like the flagship bitcoin and Ripple's XRP, also saw significant selling and were down about 1% and 5%, respectively. Ethereum is closely intertwined with initial coin offerings (ICOs). Over the past year,those thousands of fundraisers propped up the price of ethereum. Monday's decline comes as many of those projects cash out of the blockchain in Read the full story
Cryptocurrency Fund Assets Could Double Over 2018
TheStreet
TheStreet
Cryptocurrency funds are on the rise. Are you investing in crypto? Crypto Fund Research predicts that there will be more than 150 crypto funds launched in 2018. The company also predicts that the crypto funds' assets could double over the year. Currently, there are 466 cryptocurrency funds and 255 of those are crypto hedge funds. 195 are venture capital funds, while 16 are private equities. In 2017, 156 crypto funds were launched and 42 were launched in 2016. Best Bitcoin Wallet 2018: Software, Read the full story
CURRENCIES
Russia says dollar's days numbered as global trade currency
Reuters
The U.S. dollar's role as a global currency is in decline and Russia has been exploring for some time using national currencies to settle bilateral trade deals with Turkey and other countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Read the full story
Forex - Dollar Edges Higher as Lira Languishes at Lows
Investing.com
© Reuters. The dollar continued its advance on Monday Read the full story
That sinking feeling? Sterling traders prepare for Brexit meltdown
Reuters
Having sunk to 13-month lows, sterling could fall by up to another 10 percent in the coming months should Britain crash out of the European Union without a deal on future trade ties, luring more speculators to bet against the currency. Read the full story
Indian rupee falls to all-time low against dollar
ABC News
Indian rupee falls to all-time low against U.S. dollar on worries Turkey financial crisis Read the full story
Could Turkey's currency woes spread "contagion"?
CBS News
The lira's slide, fueled by mutual threats between Trump and Erdogan, is sparking concerns about a broader crisis Read the full story
Turkish Lira Plummets Again 'Casting Pall' Over European Stocks, Dampens U.S. Markets
Forbes Magazine
A weaker Turkish currency - down some 45% against the U.S. dollar this year - should be a great for tourists heading to “brand damaged” Turkey, but fears mount that an economic collapse in the country and panic would be far more damaging and more than offset any temporary boon from a weaker Lira. Read the full story
Lira falls as dispute between US and Turkey deepens
Fox News
Turkish President Erdogan says his country is under economic siege and that the U.S. is stabbing his country in the back; Rich Edson reports from the State Department. Read the full story
Why the yuan and other Asian currencies won’t follow the Turkish lira into free fall
South China Morning Post
Neal Kimberley says while US tariffs may have been the tipping point, Turkey’s currency woes are rooted in weak foundations that other Asian economies do not share Read the full story
China is about to be called out as a currency manipulator. Here's why
CNBC
The U.S. dollar has appreciated 5 percent this year versus the yuan, with those gains occurring mainly in the last month or two. Read the full story
China lowers yuan fixing to three-week low amid Turkey currency crisis
South China Morning Post
Onshore yuan drops 0.51 per cent to 6.8810 per dollar, the biggest decline since July 1 Read the full story
INSURANCE / HEALTH / SCIENCE
How Exactly Do Bacterial and Viral Infections Differ?
SELF
SELF
Understand the differences between bacterial infections and viral infections. Read the full story
Eggs and Diabetes
NutritionFacts
Even just a single egg a week may increase the risk of diabetes—the leading cause of lower-limb amputations, kidney failure, and new cases of blindness. Read the full story
The Surprising Link Between Blood Sugar Balance & Anxiety
mindbodygreen
What food do you crave when you're anxious? Read the full story
Scientists Cracked a Deadly DNA Puzzle. Then Came the Hard Part
Bloomberg
Non-stop business knowledge Get more on The Bloomberg App In 2002, renowned scientist Phillip Sharp co-founded Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. after learning about an intriguing discovery: Researchers had figured out how to “silence” biological messages sent by the genetic code in worms. Sixteen years and about $2 billion in research spending later, Alnylam has turned the concept, called RNA interference, or RNAi, into a treatment for people with a rare and deadly genetic disease. It’s the first Read the full story
Vaping 'can damage vital immune system cells'
BBC News US
E-cigarette vapour disables important immune cells in the lung and boosts inflammation. Read the full story
8 health tips for flying from an aviation doctor – don’t forget wet wipes and grab the window seat
South China Morning Post
If you want to avoid germs, benefit from better airflow, reduce your risk of deep vein thrombosis and more, follow this advice from Aviation Medicine Advisory Service president and CEO Quay Snyder Read the full story
Researchers may have way to measure risk of heart disease and more
Chicago Sun-Times
Researchers say a new way of analyzing genetic test data may one day help identify people at high risk of a youthful heart attack in time to help. Read the full story
This Woman Posted a Photo of Her Curved Nail on Facebook—and Had 'No Idea' It Was a Sign of Cancer
Health.com
After posting a photo on social media, one woman learned that her clubbed nail was actually a surprising symptom of lung cancer. Read the full story
They Thought Hemophilia Was a ‘Lifelong Thing.’ They May Be Wrong.
The New York Times
Experimental gene therapies have yielded promising results in early trials. But the drugs have left some patients wary, worried that success will not last. Read the full story
A Harvard Scientist Thinks He Has a Gene Test for Heart Attack Risk. He Wants to Give It Away Free.
Forbes Magazine
"I think in a few years I think everybody will know this number similar to the way we know our cholesterol right now," muses Sekar Kathiresan, director of the Center for Genomic Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School. Read the full story
Do you suffer from FOFO?
Marie Claire UK
A survey has found that a quarter of people in the UK have a Fear Of Finding Out health problems Read the full story
USA/CANADA
Three of California's largest-ever wildfires are burning at same time
Axios
Axios
The Ranch fire moves down the ridge as it spreads towards the town of Upper Lake, California on August 1, 2018. California's deadly wildfire season continues, and one staggering data point illustrates just how serious things are: Three of the state's top 10 largest wildfires on record are burning at the same time. Why this matters: California forests are primed to burn after the state saw its hottest month on record in July, and vegetation is at record levels of dryness. Ominously, the peak of Read the full story
US reaps more than $1.4 billion from steel and aluminum tariffs
Trump has suggested revenue from tariffs could be used to reduce the federal deficit, which rose to $77 billion in July.
New NAFTA agreement should keep with critical investment protections
The Hill
Nothing is more important than modernizing and renegotiating NAFTA and including strong, common sense protections for business. Read the full story
U.S. economy seen strong in 2018, to slow in 2019: CBO
Reuters
U.S. economic growth will probably accelerate this year before slowing in 2019 to well below the Trump administration's 3 percent target as a fiscal stimulus fades, congressional researchers projected on Monday. Read the full story
EMERGING MARKETS
Brazil's farmers dump sugar for soy as trade war boosts Chinese demand
Reuters
Reuters
Last year, Brazilian farmer Gustavo Lopes sized up his sugarcane plantation against his soybean fields. Read the full story
Venezuela gasoline prices should rise to international levels: Maduro
Reuters
Venezuela's heavily subsidized domestic gasoline prices should rise to international levels to avoid billions of dollars in annual losses due to fuel smuggling, President Nicolas Maduro said in a televised address on Monday. Read the full story
Turkey's economic woes hurt euro, emerging market currencies
The Euro rebounds above $1.14 after hitting 13- month low. NEW YORK, Aug 13- The fallout from the Turkish lira's plunge sent the euro to a new 13- month low and hammered emerging market currencies as investors worried about contagion scrambled for the safety of the yen and the Swiss franc.
Turkey's Collapse Sinks Emerging Markets on ‘Manic Monday’
Bloomberg
Non-stop business knowledge Get more on The Bloomberg App Turkey’s market carnage rippled across emerging markets, sending both stocks and currencies toward their lowest levels in a year. The lira led losses among global peers after the nation’s first steps to bolster the financial system were seen by some analysts as insufficient to protect markets in times of distress. As President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at the U.S., took higher rates off the table and said he wouldn’t accept an Read the full story
Argentina Central Bank Unexpectedly Hikes Key Rate to 45%
Bloomberg
Non-stop business knowledge Get more on The Bloomberg App Argentina’s central bank unexpectedly hiked its key rate and unveiled a plan to gradually eliminate the stock of its short-term notes as the peso slumped to a record low amid a broad selloff of developing nation assets. The bank raised the 7-day Leliq rate 500 basis points to 45 percent, according to an emailed statement. The central bank pledged to hold the rate at this level until at least October. The government canceled its daily Read the full story
MIDDLE EAST
Egypt voices concern over Red Sea security after Houthi attack
Reuters
Egypt's president said on Monday Cairo was deeply concerned about security in the Red Sea following an attack by Yemen's Houthis on two oil tankers that forced Saudi Arabia to suspend crude shipments temporarily through the strait of Bab al-Mandab. Read the full story
AFRICA
Congo's health ministry says Ebola spreads to 2nd province
ABC News
ABC News
Congo's health ministry says Ebola outbreak spreads to 2nd province in turbulent northeast Read the full story
African food businesses get nurturing from well-known giants
PBS NewsHour
Volunteers from some of the world’s biggest food producers, who decades ago took food-making from kitchen to the factory, are offering guidance to African entrepreneurs and helping nations become less dependent on imported food. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya. Read the full story
Israel is said to be on the verge of relaxing sanctions against Gaza
Los Angeles Times
After over a month of suffocating sanctions that left many Gazans on the brink of economic collapse, relief may be on its way. Read the full story
Mozambique: SME’s should take advantage of gas exploration – president
FurtherAfrica
Mozambique’s president on Friday called for the country’s small and medium-sized companies to be more competitive and take advantage of gas exploration in the Rovuma basin, saying the government would not adopt protectionist policies. Read the full story
Zimbabwe: U.S. Sanctions a Blow for Debt Relief Plans
AllAfrica
The decision by the United States to extend its sanctions against Zimbabwe will complicate the country's push to reduce its foreign debt of $13 billion, an expert has warned. US President Donald Trump last week signed into law the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act (Zidera) of 2018. The law replaces similar legislation that was first enacted in 2001 in response to alleged human rights abuses and electoral fraud by former president Robert Mugabe's administration. According to Read the full story
A nearly cashless Zimbabwe tests the limits of mobile money
The Christian Science Monitor
Alex Mupondi hangs one-dollar notes to dry after washing them in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 2010. The US dollar was declared legal tender in 2009, after Zimbabwe abandoned its own notes because of hyperinflation. Dollars change hands so many times that some wash their bills. Harare, Zimbabwe Imagine a world with no money. Or don’t imagine it. Just go to Zimbabwe instead. Here, grocery store cash registers still yawn open when a payment is processed, as if by instinct, but where cash should be there Read the full story
South Africa: How the Lack of Affordable Vegetables Is Creating a Billion-Dollar Obesity Epidemic
AllAfrica
Johannesburg Every Sunday afternoon, Thembi Majola* cooks a meal of chicken and rice for her mother and herself in their home in Alexandra, an informal settlement adjacent to South Africa's wealthy economic hub, Sandton. "Vegetables is only on Sunday," Majola tells IPS, adding that these constitute potatoes, sweet potato and pumpkin. Majola, who says she weighs 141 kgs, has trouble walking short distances as it generally leaves her out of breath. And she has been on medication for high blood Read the full story
ASIA
China is really not happy with Trump’s $716 billion defense spending bill
VICE
VICE
China’s commerce, defense and foreign ministries all issued statements slamming the legislation. Read the full story
Nikkei leads advance as Asian shares shrug off recent uncertainty over Turkey crisis
Asian shares gained, with regional markets mostly bouncing back one day after declining over jitters related to economic uncertainty in Turkey.
EUROPE
Investing.com
© Reuters. UK unemployment rate drops to 4.0% vs. 4.2% forecast Read the full stor
Risk of no-deal Brexit rising, 'everyone needs to prepare': British foreign ministerReuters
The risk of a no-deal Brexit has been increasing and the European Union commission needs to change its attitude if a deal is to be reached, British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday. Read the full story
It's becoming more and more clear that Brexit is driving EU nationals out of the UK
Business Insider
There is rising evidence that European Union workers are leaving the UK because of Brexit. The Office for National Statistics on Tuesday said that there were 86,000 fewer EU nationals in jobs in the UK than at the same time last year. This is the largest fall on record. Workers from the A8 group of Eastern European nations are leaving at the fastest rate, the ONS said. While the ONS did not explicitly mention Brexit in its release, anti-Brexit campaign groups seized on the figures. LONDON - Read the full story
Kremlin "pleased" with Helsinki summit, US and Western intelligence assesses
CNN Politics
Russian officials were "pleased" with the Helsinki summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, US and Western intelligence agencies have found, according to two intelligence sources with knowledge of the assessments. Read the full story
Turkey currency crisis underlines Europe’s banking woes
MarketWatch
Emerging markets are enduing a drubbing as an old-fashioned currency crisis in Turkey takes a toll on investor appetite, but the episode also serves as a reminder that Europe’s banking system continues to be seen as a threat to global growth and developed markets. Read the full story
The EU Planned To Release A Pro-Canada Statement. European Ambassadors Met With The Saudi Foreign Minister Instead.
BuzzFeed News
A senior EU official said the absence of a public statement backing Canada was “sad.” Read the full story
CBI, ISX, Kauaihn Chatter:
CBI Update:
The CBI for Monday 8/13/18 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
The currency auction is 169,837,749
There are no news and announcements.
Value Traded
6,529,704,867
Shares Traded
19,041,416,464
ISX ended in Red
Kauaihn Chatter:dd
http://www.dinarguru.com/
8-15-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Article quote: "The results of the elections proved that Abadi and Jabouri calls to hold manual recounting of parliamentary elections votes were an attempt to achieve political gains"
...this article confirms what I have been saying all along...That the sorting and recounting is a conspiracy to stall the formation of the government. Now having said this – is this really that bad since they needed to stall due to cleaning out the corrupt officials and to form the strongest alliance.
...this article confirms what I have been saying all along...That the sorting and recounting is a conspiracy to stall the formation of the government. Now having said this – is this really that bad since they needed to stall due to cleaning out the corrupt officials and to form the strongest alliance.
8-14-2018 Intel Guru RayRen98 IRAQI TV REPORTS 240 APPEALS WERE FILED AGAINST THE ELECTION RECOUNT, THE FED COURT WILL SUPPOSEDLY REVIEW EACH OF THEM. STAY CALM...TIME WILL TELL.
8-14-2018 Newshound Guru Don961 Article: "Eid al - Adha holiday in Iraq from Tuesday 21 - 8 until Sunday" Quote: "The Council of Ministers set the Eid al-Adha holiday on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, until Sunday 26 of the same month...official working hours will resume on Monday, August 27."
8-14-2018 Newshound Guru Don961 Article: "Eid al - Adha holiday in Iraq from Tuesday 21 - 8 until Sunday" Quote: "The Council of Ministers set the Eid al-Adha holiday on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, until Sunday 26 of the same month...official working hours will resume on Monday, August 27."
8-14-2018 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article: "Main functions of the Internal Audit Department" Quote: "To manage the work of the internal audit teams and determine their duties, including all departments and branches of the Bank, and to follow up on the performance of its tasks, in compliance with international standards." ...this is telling the world, we are ready once again and clearly laying it out we are abiding by international standards...imo...Evasion of Sanctions will be caught with this highly transparent auditing detail in place. This didn't just get started yesterday...This has been a work in process for years now. This speaks of we are ready even more now, since Alak said so months ago...Very very well timed... Imo...
8-14-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru David M. Witty Iraqi PM backs away from statement that Iraq will fully comply with new U.S. sanctions against Iran. Says for now, Iraq will only not conduct transactions with Iran in dollars. Says other aspects are still being discussed.
8-14-2018 Newshound Guru chattels Article: "Iran-Iraq tensions rise as Tehran demands war compensation Ali Mamouri..." Quote: "The controversy over Iraqi acceptance of the US sanctions and then Iran’s demands for war compensation has divided the Iraqi street into two opposing camps..." Increasingly it appears to me that the US sanctions against Iran are not good for Iraq or our event.
8-14-2018 Guest Guru BobTheTaxman …One of the things that Trump did which I was really appreciative of was the fact that he recognizes that it is…the middle income of America that is the machine that keeps the finances of the whole freaking world going…to lower the taxes and to give everyone the opportunity to breath, to expand their world, to achieve a retirement…The thing that I happen to get out of doing this is helping to take the fear out. In my career of doing taxes I always taught several saying I really enjoyed. 1. G.O.D. and the I.R.S. are not the same. Pigs get fat and Hogs get slaughtered. So learning how to play the game gives peace. When you have peace everything else is a lot more fun. Period…The other part of it is to be able to take what I have managed to learned over the past 30 some odd years and to apply it directly to our dinar investment brings me great peace. Brings me great joy. And I love showing people it’s not nearly as complicated. And the 2018 tax laws - man, those are a godsend for us! They are phenomenal… [He recommends speaking with SIX tax professionals at the appropriate time and picking the one you feel "listens" the most. ]
8-14-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Article: "IRAQI PRIME MINISTER HAIDER AL-ABADI’S COMMENTS THAT HIS COUNTRY WOULD ABIDE BY US SANCTIONS TAKEN ON IRAN" ...don’t dismiss the impact these sanctions will have on Iraq. This is going to be the next real “BIGGIE” that we have to worry about if they don’t push out this reinstatement of the dinar real soon...They let the target of Dec-Jan for the reinstatement melt away due to the corruption and so here we are in August...and still no RV. And so, although I support president Trump in finally enforcing with the Iranians the “red line”, I think this too may overflow into the objectives of our investment – the reinstatement of the dinar. These sanctions are going to be real intense for Iran... Quote: “...Iran will seek to stop the collapse of its local currency by getting the dollar at any price from neighboring countries, while .pointing out that Iraq is the closest of these countries Iran will seek to stop the collapse of its local currency by getting the dollar at any price, Iraq"
8-14-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru David M. Witty Iraqi PM backs away from statement that Iraq will fully comply with new U.S. sanctions against Iran. Says for now, Iraq will only not conduct transactions with Iran in dollars. Says other aspects are still being discussed.
8-14-2018 Newshound Guru chattels Article: "Iran-Iraq tensions rise as Tehran demands war compensation Ali Mamouri..." Quote: "The controversy over Iraqi acceptance of the US sanctions and then Iran’s demands for war compensation has divided the Iraqi street into two opposing camps..." Increasingly it appears to me that the US sanctions against Iran are not good for Iraq or our event.
8-14-2018 Guest Guru BobTheTaxman …One of the things that Trump did which I was really appreciative of was the fact that he recognizes that it is…the middle income of America that is the machine that keeps the finances of the whole freaking world going…to lower the taxes and to give everyone the opportunity to breath, to expand their world, to achieve a retirement…The thing that I happen to get out of doing this is helping to take the fear out. In my career of doing taxes I always taught several saying I really enjoyed. 1. G.O.D. and the I.R.S. are not the same. Pigs get fat and Hogs get slaughtered. So learning how to play the game gives peace. When you have peace everything else is a lot more fun. Period…The other part of it is to be able to take what I have managed to learned over the past 30 some odd years and to apply it directly to our dinar investment brings me great peace. Brings me great joy. And I love showing people it’s not nearly as complicated. And the 2018 tax laws - man, those are a godsend for us! They are phenomenal… [He recommends speaking with SIX tax professionals at the appropriate time and picking the one you feel "listens" the most. ]
8-14-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Article: "IRAQI PRIME MINISTER HAIDER AL-ABADI’S COMMENTS THAT HIS COUNTRY WOULD ABIDE BY US SANCTIONS TAKEN ON IRAN" ...don’t dismiss the impact these sanctions will have on Iraq. This is going to be the next real “BIGGIE” that we have to worry about if they don’t push out this reinstatement of the dinar real soon...They let the target of Dec-Jan for the reinstatement melt away due to the corruption and so here we are in August...and still no RV. And so, although I support president Trump in finally enforcing with the Iranians the “red line”, I think this too may overflow into the objectives of our investment – the reinstatement of the dinar. These sanctions are going to be real intense for Iran... Quote: “...Iran will seek to stop the collapse of its local currency by getting the dollar at any price from neighboring countries, while .pointing out that Iraq is the closest of these countries Iran will seek to stop the collapse of its local currency by getting the dollar at any price, Iraq"
8-14-2018 Newshound Guru chattels Quote: "Revealed the current national wisdom headed by Ammar al - Hakim, on Monday, ...the next three days will see the introduction of new names for prime minister." Ali Mohammad Al-Hussein Ali Al-Adeeb has been mentioned recently, but he is arguably a Maliki proxy. And, The man who may become Iraq’s next Prime Minister Jaafar al-Sadr is a strong candidate to take the top job, but there are plenty of obstacles in his way. Abadi heads the Iraqi Caretaker Government as PM until replaced and he is the choice of the U.S.
Elmer:
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Artmeister:
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Catnip:
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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:
Government of IraqVerified account @IraqiGovt 8-14-2018 around 9:30 am Eastern
Under the chairmanship of PM @HaiderAlAbadi and President @RT_Erdogan, the visiting Iraqi delegation begins wide-ranging talks in Ankara with senior Turkish government officials on strengthening cooperation between Iraq and Turkey.
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ARTICLE 3
Legal expert: The winners of a constitutional or legal irregularity may be withheld after nomination
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The legal expert, Tariq Harb, that the Federal Supreme Court can withhold the ratification of the winners who suffered a constitutional or legal defect after the nomination or appeared after him.
In a publication posted on his Facebook page, Harb said that the Federal Supreme Court could withhold the winners of a constitutional or legal irregularity after the nomination, adding that "the complaint stage before the Commission and the appeals stage before the electoral tribunal will be completed within a week of refusal Complaints from the Commission and the rejection of appeals from the judiciary in the Court of Cassation ".
He explained that after that will begin the ratification phase of the Federal Supreme Court on the election results, ie the ratification of the winners who will participate in the first parliament session, and since the Constitution granted this court under paragraph VII of Article 93 of the Constitution ratification so the Court will withhold authentication or delay ratification until Settlement of the winner who suffered a constitutional or legal defect in the period of nomination to participate in the elections that were months before the date of ratification or the emergence of subjects that were not apparent at the nomination and emerged after the nomination.
He pointed out that "the non-ratification or postponement of the ratification of the issue belongs to the Supreme Court as long as it has the authority to ratify the election results by virtue of the Constitution and this requires those mentioned to complete those requests, especially as some accused of files or crimes."
He concluded a war, published by saying that "the lack of ratification of some of the names will not affect that the constitution requires the majority to achieve the quorum and the majority of 165 of the number of members of the parliament of 329 and thus the ratification of the 165 of the number of winners enough to achieve the quorum of parliamentary sessions."
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ARTICLE 4
The first Iraqi ministry to receive a clean-energy car
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Ministry of Health and the Environment received the first car from Japan's Hybrids, the Piraeus brand, in a new step to reduce emissions and reduce dependence on gasoline.
"A hybrid car is powered by benzene and battery that is self-charged during engine operation, which reduces reliance on fuel," Shatha Kazim, director general of the technical department at the Ministry of Environment, told a ministry statement. Gasoline by 60%, thereby reducing emissions of greenhouse gases polluting the environment and dependence on renewable energies and according to the government orientation of the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers.
"[Toyota] has handed over to the Ministry of Environment the type of Piraeus hybrid to test it over two months in all respects to ensure that it works properly in Iraq's climate conditions and in accordance with conditions of durability, safety and high efficiency."
It is noteworthy that the use of this kind of cars friendly environment is a new step towards renewable energies and the project of environmental, economic and health revenues in addition to being a modern technology will be introduced to the Iraqi community to raise awareness among citizens and increasing the appetite for the purchase of this type of cars.
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ARTICLE 5
UN report reveals al-Dawash in Iraq, Syria warns Europe
2018/8/14 20:02
[Ayna-Baghdad]
A report by the United Nations on Tuesday on the number of terrorists in gangs, calling for Iraq and Syria between 20,000 and 30,000 terrorists despite the losses suffered by the organization, And
The report says a large number of terrorists, planners, and commanders have been killed, but some members still continue to engage militarily fully in some operations, including "an important part of several thousand foreign armed terrorists."
The report warns of the possibility of surviving a "miniaturized version" of terrorist gangs in both countries.
More than 200 people were killed last month, and about 30 Druze, women and children, were abducted in a major attack by Dahesh in southwestern Syria.
In 2014, a large population, estimated at 10 million people, lived under duplicitous rule, when it took control of large areas of land in Syria and Iraq, and declared the establishment of what they called "succession".
But I am encouraged by a military defeat in Iraq and in most areas of Syria in 2017.
Iraqi forces loyal to the Iraqi government regained control of Mosul in northern Iraq in July 2017. A coalition of Kurds and Arabs, backed by the United States in Syria, regained the tenderness that it had adopted as its capital, three months later.
The UN report says the terrorist is still controlling small pockets of land in the eastern Syrian province of Deir al-Zour, where he has been extracting and selling some oil and launching attacks, including those across the border with Iraq.
The organization no longer controls any territory in Iraq, but it is still active through sleeper cells targeting the bases of the security forces there.
The number of foreign fighters who have traveled to Syria and Iraq to participate in fighting there since 2011 is estimated at about 40,000.
But the exit of fighters from the two countries over the past year was "less than expected," according to the UN report. The report adds that Dahesh still retains a large number of loyalists in Afghanistan, Libya, South-East Asia and West Africa.
The rival al-Qaeda organization remains strong in other regions, such as Somalia and Yemen.
The report also noted that there had been a reduction in the number of terrorist attacks in Europe since late 2017, but cautioned that the decline might be temporary, because "all the motives of terrorism still exist, and may be more severe than before."
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ARTICLE 6
US embassy clarifies statements of foreign spokeswoman in its threat to Iraq
2018/8/15 12:25 • 22 times read
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The US embassy in Baghdad issued a clarification Wednesday on remarks by US State Department spokesman Heather Noyert on Iraq's relationship with sanctions against Iran.
The embassy confirmed there was no violation of US sanctions against Iran.
"After reviewing the question and answer to the question and after following up the matter with the Deputy Ambassador, the clarification of the subject is as follows:" In its response to the question, [the reference] to efforts in resolving Outstanding issues between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Government of Iraq. "
"Countries that violate sanctions will be held accountable," the statement said, referring to the partial sanctions on Iran.
"As you know, the sanctions are to deal in dollars with Iran, and as you know, the prime minister said that Iraq will not deal with the dollar with Iran, so there is no breach of sanctions," she said.
The US embassy in Baghdad, according to the statement: "The way the Iraqi media conveyed this news is inaccurate."
US State Department spokeswoman Heather Neuert commented on Prime Minister Haider Abadi's comments on continued trade with Iran, saying: "Violators of the sanctions regime can themselves be subject to sanctions."
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Monday that Baghdad partly respects US sanctions against Iran and refuses to use the dollar in its dealings with Tehran.
Last Thursday, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBE) notified commercial banks of a ban on dollar transactions with Iranian lenders under US sanctions. At the same time, the Central Bank of Iraq has not stopped using the euro in dealing with Iran, which, he says, depends on the requirements of the ECB and correspondent banks.
The United States has since last week imposed large-scale sanctions on Iran, which it had suspended earlier, after reaching a comprehensive joint action plan on Iran's nuclear program in 2015.
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