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Mr. Ammar al-Hakim and Allawi emphasize the allocation of ministerial posts for the most efficient and elegant
Editorial Date: 2018/12/31 10:25 • 104 times scheduled
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The head of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, and the President of the National Coalition, Iyad Allawi on the need to complete the cabinet cabins.
A statement to his office received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim met Allawi, leader of the Alliance of reform and "discussed the political scene and bring together views and unify the visions between the political blocs, especially reform and reconstruction on the one hand and the block of construction and let everyone to shoulder its responsibilities towards the Iraqi reality "He said.
The two sides "the importance of supporting the government to achieve its service and development, and was stressed to take the priorities of the community on the basis of the primacy of the preference of the public interest on special interests."
On the subject of completing the government cab, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim and Allawi reiterated the need for "ministerial posts for the most efficient, fair and capable of administration".
The two sides "the importance of supporting the government to achieve its service and development, and was stressed to take the priorities of the community on the basis of the primacy of the preference of the public interest on special interests."
On the subject of completing the government cab, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim and Allawi reiterated the need for "ministerial posts for the most efficient, fair and capable of administration".
Five judges of the Federal Court of Cassation are sworn in
Date of release:: 2018/12/31 12:23 • 26 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The Supreme Judicial Council announced the appointment of five judges from the members of the Federal Court of Cassation and the right to the right of the judiciary.
A statement issued by the Information Center of the Supreme Judicial Council received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "members of the Federal Court of Cassation, the right of the right before the President of the Supreme Judicial Council Judge Faik Zidane."
According to the provisions of Articles 47 / III and 48 of the Judicial Organization Law, five judges were appointed by the Federal Court of Cassation after a vote of the House of Representatives approving them and in light of the nomination of the Supreme Judicial Council, namely Judge Kazem Abbas Habib Al-Khafaji and Judge Mohammed Qasim al-Janabi, Judge Noman Karim Ahmad al-Bayati, Judge Hassan Fouad Menem al-Khafaji and Judge Muhammad Abd Ali Shadan al-Ghanmi. "
According to the provisions of Articles 47 / III and 48 of the Judicial Organization Law, five judges were appointed by the Federal Court of Cassation after a vote of the House of Representatives approving them and in light of the nomination of the Supreme Judicial Council, namely Judge Kazem Abbas Habib Al-Khafaji and Judge Mohammed Qasim al-Janabi, Judge Noman Karim Ahmad al-Bayati, Judge Hassan Fouad Menem al-Khafaji and Judge Muhammad Abd Ali Shadan al-Ghanmi. "
Oil closes its session this year with its first annual decline since 2015
Editorial date: 2018/12/31 11:53 • 78 times read
The price of oil rose nearly 2 percent in the last session of the year on Monday, tracking stock market gains, but it is the first annual decline in three years amid persistent fears of oversupply.
Oil sentiment was boosted by hints of a possible trade deal between the United States and China as President Donald Trump said he had "a very good call" with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
By 0740 GMT, Brent crude futures were up $ 1.04, or about 2 percent, at $ 54.25 a barrel. Brent fell 19 percent in 2018 following a two-year rally.
US crude was up 46 cents to $ 46.11 a barrel, up 78 cents, or 1.7 percent, from the last close. Crude is about 24 percent lower this year.
For most of the 2018 period, oil prices were buoyed by strong demand and supply concerns, particularly with regard to the impact of renewed US sanctions on Iran's main producer, which came into effect in November.
Brent, a global oil price index, rose about a third between January and October to $ 86.74 a barrel.
That was the highest level since late 2014, when a sharp decline in the market began amid a growing global supply gap, with many analysts and many analysts expecting crude to hit $ 100 a barrel by the end of 2018.
Instead, Brent prices wiped out all of the 2018 gains to nearly 40 percent below the peak of the year, recording around $ 53.25 a barrel, in what has become one of the steepest declines in the oil market over the past three decades.
This came after Washington unexpectedly gave generous exemptions to sanctions on Iran's biggest oil buyer and expectations for crude demand were weighed down by concerns about a global economic slowdown and trade disputes between China and the United States.
"It was Iran's bailout that really blew up the crude oil market bubble at the time," said Sukrit Vijayakar, director of energy consultancy Trevkata.
"For the near future, and in the absence of anything new, the first point of pressure for the oil markets will come near May 2019 or a month or so ahead when the 'extension of exemptions' from Iran's sanctions is discussed.
By 0740 GMT, Brent crude futures were up $ 1.04, or about 2 percent, at $ 54.25 a barrel. Brent fell 19 percent in 2018 following a two-year rally.
US crude was up 46 cents to $ 46.11 a barrel, up 78 cents, or 1.7 percent, from the last close. Crude is about 24 percent lower this year.
For most of the 2018 period, oil prices were buoyed by strong demand and supply concerns, particularly with regard to the impact of renewed US sanctions on Iran's main producer, which came into effect in November.
Brent, a global oil price index, rose about a third between January and October to $ 86.74 a barrel.
That was the highest level since late 2014, when a sharp decline in the market began amid a growing global supply gap, with many analysts and many analysts expecting crude to hit $ 100 a barrel by the end of 2018.
Instead, Brent prices wiped out all of the 2018 gains to nearly 40 percent below the peak of the year, recording around $ 53.25 a barrel, in what has become one of the steepest declines in the oil market over the past three decades.
This came after Washington unexpectedly gave generous exemptions to sanctions on Iran's biggest oil buyer and expectations for crude demand were weighed down by concerns about a global economic slowdown and trade disputes between China and the United States.
"It was Iran's bailout that really blew up the crude oil market bubble at the time," said Sukrit Vijayakar, director of energy consultancy Trevkata.
"For the near future, and in the absence of anything new, the first point of pressure for the oil markets will come near May 2019 or a month or so ahead when the 'extension of exemptions' from Iran's sanctions is discussed.
URGENT Sheikh al-Karbalai: Mismanagement and laws legislating corruption corrupt the body of the state and the budget
Date of release: 2018/12/31 10:18 • 164 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Chairman of the Integrity Commission met with Judge Izzat Tawfiq Jafar, representative of the supreme authority in Karbala, Sheikh Abdul-Mahdi Al-Karbalai, and discussed the most important challenges facing the work of the SAIs.
A statement of integrity received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, that Jafar reviewed, during the meeting, which was attended by the General Directors of the Department of Legal Prevention and Assistant Director General of the Investigation and Ownership Department of the Office of Investigation of the Commission in the province, the steps of the work of the future body and its strategy for the coming years.
The head of the Integrity Commission, to "the completion of the directorates and offices of the Commission in all governorates to identify the projects lagging in those provinces," asserting that "next year will see the identification of the metaphor and accountability of the perpetrators of these service and investment projects."
Judge Jaafar promised "to support the reference to the work of the regulatory institutions, especially the Integrity Commission, in its fierce war against corruption and spoilers as a foundation on which the body is based and a motive to provide more successes and unprecedented steps in the fight against corruption."
"The anti-corruption project is a state project that is not limited to SAIs, but should be shared by all from state institutions and three authorities to community organizations and the media," he said, noting that "the Office of Inquiry in the Holy Governorate is an organizational model and a working method. , And we seek to simulate his experience in all directorates and offices of the Commission. "
For his part, Sheikh Al-Karbalai said during his meeting with the delegation in his office at the holy threshold of Husseiniya, "supporting the reference to the efforts of the Integrity Commission." He pointed out that "this support continues and represents the inclusion of many speeches in Friday prayers. And to empower the Integrity Commission and other regulatory bodies by filling the legal gaps through which corruption is carried out. "
He pointed out that "the reference has laid the sound foundations for the selection of the government and the administrative features of the effective management of the State, which represents a practical step to combat corruption," pointing out that "mismanagement and the existence of some laws that legitimized corruption is one of the aspects that have become decaying body of the state, The public budget and create fertile ground for corruption. "
The delegation pointed out that the visit of the delegation to the two holy places included the meeting of the Secretary of the Abbasid threshold (Muhammad al-Ashayqar) and the dialogue on the subject of combating corruption and means of supporting the monitoring bodies by various social actors, especially the men of religion and the leaders of the platforms. And to provide solutions that will speed up the work of the Office, which initiated the issue of investigation in every project in the province as a step of the steps towards dealing with projects lagging in the Governorate, with a view to identifying the index and the percentage of achievement and waste of public money in each case.
It is noteworthy that the Integrity Commission announced on the twenty-seventh of this month the total projects lagging in the province of Karbala, indicating that it amounted to 274 projects at a cost of five billion dinars.
The head of the Integrity Commission, to "the completion of the directorates and offices of the Commission in all governorates to identify the projects lagging in those provinces," asserting that "next year will see the identification of the metaphor and accountability of the perpetrators of these service and investment projects."
Judge Jaafar promised "to support the reference to the work of the regulatory institutions, especially the Integrity Commission, in its fierce war against corruption and spoilers as a foundation on which the body is based and a motive to provide more successes and unprecedented steps in the fight against corruption."
"The anti-corruption project is a state project that is not limited to SAIs, but should be shared by all from state institutions and three authorities to community organizations and the media," he said, noting that "the Office of Inquiry in the Holy Governorate is an organizational model and a working method. , And we seek to simulate his experience in all directorates and offices of the Commission. "
For his part, Sheikh Al-Karbalai said during his meeting with the delegation in his office at the holy threshold of Husseiniya, "supporting the reference to the efforts of the Integrity Commission." He pointed out that "this support continues and represents the inclusion of many speeches in Friday prayers. And to empower the Integrity Commission and other regulatory bodies by filling the legal gaps through which corruption is carried out. "
He pointed out that "the reference has laid the sound foundations for the selection of the government and the administrative features of the effective management of the State, which represents a practical step to combat corruption," pointing out that "mismanagement and the existence of some laws that legitimized corruption is one of the aspects that have become decaying body of the state, The public budget and create fertile ground for corruption. "
The delegation pointed out that the visit of the delegation to the two holy places included the meeting of the Secretary of the Abbasid threshold (Muhammad al-Ashayqar) and the dialogue on the subject of combating corruption and means of supporting the monitoring bodies by various social actors, especially the men of religion and the leaders of the platforms. And to provide solutions that will speed up the work of the Office, which initiated the issue of investigation in every project in the province as a step of the steps towards dealing with projects lagging in the Governorate, with a view to identifying the index and the percentage of achievement and waste of public money in each case.
It is noteworthy that the Integrity Commission announced on the twenty-seventh of this month the total projects lagging in the province of Karbala, indicating that it amounted to 274 projects at a cost of five billion dinars.
US report reveals the new location of Da'ash in Iraq and the number of fighters
2018/12/31 8:24 •
President Donald Trump may believe that US forces have defeated Syrian troops in Syria, but he has not said that Iraq is in danger of returning terrorist fighters, perhaps more dangerous than in the past," a US report said.
"The terrorist group is simply completing its time in its home country, Iraq, before a new and deadly return and it has established a regional foothold in the mountains of Qora Sheik in Iraq, after losing its main stronghold in Iraq," the report, published by the National Interest, said Sunday. Mosul. "
The report said the mountainous area was "like the tunnels that defied US forces in the fighting against Dahesh in Syria and where the strongholds of fighters where they can intensify their control, and planning expansions, starting from the high mountains to rivers and valleys."
He added that the Da'ash fighters are "the most committed, and are able to retreat to the high mountains when they face pressure from the Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces."
"Ultimately, these fighters may seek broader operations, possibly reaching Baghdad, Mosul, Samarra, and then to Syria and Iran," the report said.
The report pointed out that, 10 days ago, President Trump "suddenly" announced the full withdrawal of US troops from Syria, and that, days later, Trump's envoy to the Global Alliance to defeat the prodigy, Brett McGurk, resigned in protest.
After months of support for the presence of US troops indefinitely in Syria, news reports said a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspired Trump to order the withdrawal, "in direct conflict with Defense Minister James Matisse, who also resigned in protest.
The report referred to the Pentagon report last summer, published as part of the US Department of Defense's Inspector General's report on Operation Endeavor Resurfacing, and Pacific Eagles in the Philippines, 15,500 and 17,100 fighters in Iraq, as well as 14,000 fighters in Syria.
At the same time, a report by the United Nations Committee of Experts on Terrorism said that he had "up to 30,000 fighters distributed almost equally between Syria and Iraq and its global networks, which pose a growing threat to world security and stability."
The report said the mountainous area was "like the tunnels that defied US forces in the fighting against Dahesh in Syria and where the strongholds of fighters where they can intensify their control, and planning expansions, starting from the high mountains to rivers and valleys."
He added that the Da'ash fighters are "the most committed, and are able to retreat to the high mountains when they face pressure from the Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces."
"Ultimately, these fighters may seek broader operations, possibly reaching Baghdad, Mosul, Samarra, and then to Syria and Iran," the report said.
The report pointed out that, 10 days ago, President Trump "suddenly" announced the full withdrawal of US troops from Syria, and that, days later, Trump's envoy to the Global Alliance to defeat the prodigy, Brett McGurk, resigned in protest.
After months of support for the presence of US troops indefinitely in Syria, news reports said a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspired Trump to order the withdrawal, "in direct conflict with Defense Minister James Matisse, who also resigned in protest.
The report referred to the Pentagon report last summer, published as part of the US Department of Defense's Inspector General's report on Operation Endeavor Resurfacing, and Pacific Eagles in the Philippines, 15,500 and 17,100 fighters in Iraq, as well as 14,000 fighters in Syria.
At the same time, a report by the United Nations Committee of Experts on Terrorism said that he had "up to 30,000 fighters distributed almost equally between Syria and Iraq and its global networks, which pose a growing threat to world security and stability."
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Five judges of the Federal Court of Cassation are sworn in
31-12-2018 11:34 AM
Agency of the orbit -
Baghdad
The Supreme Judicial Council announced on Monday the appointment of five judges from the Federal Court of Cassation to the right of legal representation.
A statement issued by the Media Center of the Supreme Judicial Council and received by the 'orbit', that 'members of the Federal Court of Cassation, the right oath before the President of the Supreme Judicial Council Judge Faik Zidane'.
According to the provisions of Articles 47 / III and 48 of the Judicial Organization Law, five judges were appointed in the Federal Court of Cassation after the Iraqi Council of Representatives voted in favor of them and in light of the nomination of the Supreme Judicial Council, namely Judge Kazem Abbas Habib al-Khafaji, Judge Mohammed Qasim al-Janabi, Judge Numan Karim Ahmed al-Bayati, Judge Hassan Fouad Menem al-Khafaji, and Judge Muhammad Abd Ali Shadan al-Ghanmi.d
Foreign Minister and his Saudi counterpart discuss bilateral relations and regional developments
Release date: 2018/12/31 12:32 • 19 times read
(VOI) - Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim on Monday telephoned the new Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf, wishing him success in his new duties.
A statement issued by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry received a copy of the "Euphrates News" that "during the contact and discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries through the Iraqi-Saudi coordination council and the latest developments in the region."
Al-Hakim and his Saudi counterpart stressed "the strengthening of relations through continuous communication and consultation between the two sides for the benefit of the two brotherly peoples and the region."
Al-Hakim and his Saudi counterpart stressed "the strengthening of relations through continuous communication and consultation between the two sides for the benefit of the two brotherly peoples and the region."
A deputy for Suron reveals the Parliament's action towards the Minister of Education
Editorial date:: 2018/12/31 7:30 • 913 times prescribed
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Revealed a deputy for the Mass Suron, the House of Representatives to the Minister of Education resigned, Shaima Hayali.
"There is an official objection and appeal by the reform to the candidate of the Ministry of Education, where it got only 103 votes, which is not enough to take over the post, and this is illegal," he said, adding that "the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction, against the nomination of any A person close to the rush and that the videos that have spread recently confirms that it is 'alive' from a family da'ashish, "he said.
"If the body of accountability, justice and criminal record confirms the matter, the withdrawal of the hand will be present."
Amiri said that, "Based on the political agreement, the building block nominated five names of the ministerial cabin to be selected one of them, but they broke the agreement and insisted on a specific name of one of the ministries."
He added that "at the beginning of the agreement on the formation of the government and the nomination of Adel Abdul Mahdi gave him full freedom in the selection of candidates, we are in the reform coalition did not nominate anyone and did not interfere in the selection of the ministries concerned in the so-called electoral entitlement."
Al-Omairi called on "the building block and the concerned blocs to give freedom to Abdul-Mahdi in the selection of names and the prime minister to be brave and firm in making decisions because the selection of incompetent names of the Ministry of Education is a blow to the Iraqi people and his government."
"We have asked that there be five days before the vote on any minister to see the biographies of the ministers to know his professionalism to fill the ministry, so there should be time to study those paths."
The new minister of education, Shaima Hayali, announced on Saturday the resignation of four days after she gave confidence in the House of Representatives last Tuesday, because of the link between her older brother gangs terrorist.
The resignation came after Iraqi websites circulated videotapes confirming that Laith al-Hayali, the minister's brother, was a member of the Da'sh during his control of Mosul.
Al-Hayali said in a statement that he had forced everyone to work for him "under threat" when he seized Mosul in 2014, pointing out that her brother Laith was among those who forced them to continue working in his government circle.
The coalition of reform and reconstruction, decided to appeal to the Federal Supreme Court, the validity of the vote on the candidate for the Ministry of Education {Shaima Al-Hayali} of the coalition building in the parliament session last Tuesday.
A member of the National Wisdom Movement, Ali al-Jurani of the Euphrates, said that "According to the data of the committee formed from the reform on the investigation of the vote, the minister must receive half of the number of deputies present at the meeting after the completion of the quorum and found that {Jumaili} was supposed to get 128 votes And what has been achieved is 110 votes in the process of counting votes for deputies and this is not enough to take office. "
Agency of the orbit -
Baghdad
NBC News reported a report highlighting the fears of a resurgent organization in liberated areas in Iraq, despite the fact that more than a year has passed since the declaration of victory, showing that many supporters and supporters of the organization are still moving freely in the streets without being held accountable and brought Of justice.
"Hanaa al-Nuaimi remembers how she was three years ago, unable to leave her home in the occupied city of Mosul by calling her without covering her face with a veil," the station said in its report.
"Now life is much better than those black days we lived under a reigning rule," she said of Naimi. We are now returning to our normal lives but very slowly. '
The station pointed out that the Daash organization had taken control of Mosul, the second largest city of Iraq, in June 2014, as well as one-third of Iraq before being defeated and expelled from the country last year during a massive military campaign launched by the Iraqi army with the support of the International Coalition, Military operations against Da'ash and the victory announcement in December 2017.
"However, Naimi (the widowed mother) is one of many Iraqis who are unable to return to their former homes. She lives with her two children in eastern Mosul and is unable to return to their old home on the western side of the city, which has been completely destroyed. It depends on the livelihood of her deceased husband, who does not exceed 450,000 dinars per month.
"The majority of the people of Mosul have difficulty living and lack of services," says Naimi.
The station notes that public services, including electricity, are not always available, areas that were still battered and destroyed, with more than three million people displaced by the war who have not yet been able to return to their homes.
Despite the passage of more than a year since the liberation of the city, many supporters and supporters of the organization are still walking freely in the streets without questioning them and bringing them to justice, raising fears among Iraqis that the organization could be re-established.
She pointed out that the presence of known terrorists in the city of Fallujah is a matter of concern for the citizen Omar Hamad al-Dulaimi, 39, the possibility of the return of the organization again.
"We know that many of the original terrorists were originally members of Al Qaeda," Dulaimi said. Who knows, maybe a new terrorist group will be formed under a different name and these terrorists will join in. '
According to the security expert on the armed groups, Hisham al-Hashemi, 'the organization is not advocated permanently from Iraq,' pointing out that 'attacks and bombings are still taking place in different parts of the country with the presence of the remaining gunmen are hiding in remote desert and rural areas' .
"At a time when the citizen has the right to provide security information to the authorities, without mentioning his name, there is a large part of the negligence of the security apparatus in the follow-up of security information and verification."
Hanaa al-Nuaimi recalls that "someone was assassinated in the neighborhood where he lived after he did this thing."
"People's dissatisfaction with the government's performance on issues ranging from security to services has become widespread among Iraqis," said Renad Mansour of the Gatham House Research Center in Ankara.
"Citizens have become resentful of the ongoing operation in Iraq," Mansour told the station. So many people are turning to the streets to protest, and they are looking for ways of violence to overthrow the regime. '
"The situation is likely to explode again if basic services do not radically improve the provision of water, electricity and sanitation," Mansour said.
"Transparency International has rated Iraq as one of the most corrupt countries in the world with 18 degrees out of a total of 100 where zero is one of the highest levels of corruption," the station said.
"The fluctuation of confidence in political institutions, supported by the absence of economic opportunities and the lack of services, has created an environment in which we can live again," Mansour said.
"It's a dynamic organization that can know what people are complaining about and trying to show themselves as the one who gets rid of them. If the corruption continues to spread and the economic situation does not improve, Daash will return. "
"Part of the problem is that the United States and the coalition forces have focused on the military aspect of land liberation only and have not recognized the importance of the internal problems that have led people to join a preacher. The withdrawal from Syria is the best example of that. '
the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, hinting of greater Iraqi role in Syria to fight against Da’ish (ISIS) organization following the US withdrawal.
"If the body of accountability, justice and criminal record confirms the matter, the withdrawal of the hand will be present."
Amiri said that, "Based on the political agreement, the building block nominated five names of the ministerial cabin to be selected one of them, but they broke the agreement and insisted on a specific name of one of the ministries."
He added that "at the beginning of the agreement on the formation of the government and the nomination of Adel Abdul Mahdi gave him full freedom in the selection of candidates, we are in the reform coalition did not nominate anyone and did not interfere in the selection of the ministries concerned in the so-called electoral entitlement."
Al-Omairi called on "the building block and the concerned blocs to give freedom to Abdul-Mahdi in the selection of names and the prime minister to be brave and firm in making decisions because the selection of incompetent names of the Ministry of Education is a blow to the Iraqi people and his government."
"We have asked that there be five days before the vote on any minister to see the biographies of the ministers to know his professionalism to fill the ministry, so there should be time to study those paths."
The new minister of education, Shaima Hayali, announced on Saturday the resignation of four days after she gave confidence in the House of Representatives last Tuesday, because of the link between her older brother gangs terrorist.
The resignation came after Iraqi websites circulated videotapes confirming that Laith al-Hayali, the minister's brother, was a member of the Da'sh during his control of Mosul.
Al-Hayali said in a statement that he had forced everyone to work for him "under threat" when he seized Mosul in 2014, pointing out that her brother Laith was among those who forced them to continue working in his government circle.
The coalition of reform and reconstruction, decided to appeal to the Federal Supreme Court, the validity of the vote on the candidate for the Ministry of Education {Shaima Al-Hayali} of the coalition building in the parliament session last Tuesday.
A member of the National Wisdom Movement, Ali al-Jurani of the Euphrates, said that "According to the data of the committee formed from the reform on the investigation of the vote, the minister must receive half of the number of deputies present at the meeting after the completion of the quorum and found that {Jumaili} was supposed to get 128 votes And what has been achieved is 110 votes in the process of counting votes for deputies and this is not enough to take office. "
The judiciary reveals the numbers of foreigners accused of terrorism in 2018
NEWS_DATE: 2018/12/31 11:21
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Supreme Judicial Council announced that the courts dealing with terrorism issues issued a detailed census of 2018 on the number of foreign defendants belonging to the organization calling for the terrorist during the periods of occupation and liberation Nineveh province, "pointing out that" the number of 616 accused males and females, including the events have been tried and 99 cases are still under investigation And the trial.
The Supreme Judicial Council announced that the courts dealing with terrorism issues issued a detailed census of 2018 on the number of foreign defendants belonging to the organization calling for the terrorist during the periods of occupation and liberation Nineveh province, "pointing out that" the number of 616 accused males and females, including the events have been tried and 99 cases are still under investigation And the trial.
Judge Abdul Sattar Birekdar, spokesman for the Supreme Judicial Council, said in a statement that "the preparation of accused of belonging to the organization advocated during the occupation of the province of Nineveh and after the liberation and those who were arrested amounted to 616 dead were tried as well as 99 accused are still under investigation and trial," stressing that "These numbers include male and female defendants as well as minors."
"The number of foreign suspects who have been proven to be terrorists is 508 who have been sentenced according to the Iraqi anti-terrorism law. The number of females is 466 and the males are 42, and the number of them is 108, 31 males and 77 females," Berkdar said.
The spokesman said that "the number of accused members of the foreign organization whose cases are under investigation by males has reached 24 accused, while the number of female to 67 accused, as well as accused of two males and 6 female female defendants are still pending trial."
"The number of foreign suspects who have been proven to be terrorists is 508 who have been sentenced according to the Iraqi anti-terrorism law. The number of females is 466 and the males are 42, and the number of them is 108, 31 males and 77 females," Berkdar said.
The spokesman said that "the number of accused members of the foreign organization whose cases are under investigation by males has reached 24 accused, while the number of female to 67 accused, as well as accused of two males and 6 female female defendants are still pending trial."
Supporters of the movement are moving freely in Mosul and Falluja. Government measures are worrying the people
31-12-2018 11:11 AM
Agency of the orbit -
Baghdad
NBC News reported a report highlighting the fears of a resurgent organization in liberated areas in Iraq, despite the fact that more than a year has passed since the declaration of victory, showing that many supporters and supporters of the organization are still moving freely in the streets without being held accountable and brought Of justice.
"Hanaa al-Nuaimi remembers how she was three years ago, unable to leave her home in the occupied city of Mosul by calling her without covering her face with a veil," the station said in its report.
"Now life is much better than those black days we lived under a reigning rule," she said of Naimi. We are now returning to our normal lives but very slowly. '
The station pointed out that the Daash organization had taken control of Mosul, the second largest city of Iraq, in June 2014, as well as one-third of Iraq before being defeated and expelled from the country last year during a massive military campaign launched by the Iraqi army with the support of the International Coalition, Military operations against Da'ash and the victory announcement in December 2017.
"However, Naimi (the widowed mother) is one of many Iraqis who are unable to return to their former homes. She lives with her two children in eastern Mosul and is unable to return to their old home on the western side of the city, which has been completely destroyed. It depends on the livelihood of her deceased husband, who does not exceed 450,000 dinars per month.
"The majority of the people of Mosul have difficulty living and lack of services," says Naimi.
The station notes that public services, including electricity, are not always available, areas that were still battered and destroyed, with more than three million people displaced by the war who have not yet been able to return to their homes.
Despite the passage of more than a year since the liberation of the city, many supporters and supporters of the organization are still walking freely in the streets without questioning them and bringing them to justice, raising fears among Iraqis that the organization could be re-established.
She pointed out that the presence of known terrorists in the city of Fallujah is a matter of concern for the citizen Omar Hamad al-Dulaimi, 39, the possibility of the return of the organization again.
"We know that many of the original terrorists were originally members of Al Qaeda," Dulaimi said. Who knows, maybe a new terrorist group will be formed under a different name and these terrorists will join in. '
According to the security expert on the armed groups, Hisham al-Hashemi, 'the organization is not advocated permanently from Iraq,' pointing out that 'attacks and bombings are still taking place in different parts of the country with the presence of the remaining gunmen are hiding in remote desert and rural areas' .
"At a time when the citizen has the right to provide security information to the authorities, without mentioning his name, there is a large part of the negligence of the security apparatus in the follow-up of security information and verification."
Hanaa al-Nuaimi recalls that "someone was assassinated in the neighborhood where he lived after he did this thing."
"People's dissatisfaction with the government's performance on issues ranging from security to services has become widespread among Iraqis," said Renad Mansour of the Gatham House Research Center in Ankara.
"Citizens have become resentful of the ongoing operation in Iraq," Mansour told the station. So many people are turning to the streets to protest, and they are looking for ways of violence to overthrow the regime. '
"The situation is likely to explode again if basic services do not radically improve the provision of water, electricity and sanitation," Mansour said.
"Transparency International has rated Iraq as one of the most corrupt countries in the world with 18 degrees out of a total of 100 where zero is one of the highest levels of corruption," the station said.
"The fluctuation of confidence in political institutions, supported by the absence of economic opportunities and the lack of services, has created an environment in which we can live again," Mansour said.
"It's a dynamic organization that can know what people are complaining about and trying to show themselves as the one who gets rid of them. If the corruption continues to spread and the economic situation does not improve, Daash will return. "
"Part of the problem is that the United States and the coalition forces have focused on the military aspect of land liberation only and have not recognized the importance of the internal problems that have led people to join a preacher. The withdrawal from Syria is the best example of that. '
Iraq hints for greater role in Syria, Premier
Monday December 31, 2018 7:55 AM admin
Baghdad/ Iraq TradeLink: Iraqi Premier Adel Abdul Mehdi disclosed that senior Iraqi officials met
He pointed the decision taken by the US President Donald Trump to withdraw from Syria has “many complications”.
“If negative developments took place in Syria, that will affect Iraqi 600-km borders. Da’ish is still there”, he confirmed.
Premier Mehdi elaborated that the visit of the Iraqi delegation was to get the “initiative, not receiving the results”.
Iraq tried to have more steps in his arrangements with Syria, including air strikes inside the Syrian territories, but Premier Mehdi did not mention this point.
Earlier, Premier Mehdi stated that about 2000 Da’ish fighters are active along the Iraqi-Syrian borders, who were trying to cross the Iraqi borders.
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Today in History
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Those End-Of-The-Year Charitable Donations May Not Help Your Tax Bill
NPR
NPR
Many people wait until the end of the year to make their donations to favorite charities and churches. But this year those donations are unlikely to be tax deductible, as a result of the new tax law. Read the full story
Economic developments to watch in 2019
Aljazeera
As we head into the New Year, all eyes are on the health of the economy of the United States. The Dow Jones industrial average saw the worst Christmas Eve trading day in its history. While the country's gross domestic product (GDP) is still pointing to the upside, there's a cocktail of factors flashing a pessimistic message: the US government partial shutdown, higher interest rates and President Donald Trump's tweets criticising the US central bank, in addition to trade tensions with China which Read the full story
The Biggest Problem For The Global Economy In 2019 Won't Be The US-China Trade War
Forbes
The biggest problem for the global economy in 2019 will be massive business failures. Perhaps bank failures, too. Read the full story
Why do we celebrate New Year on 1 January?
BBC News US
Why does the year begin in January? Read the full story
OIL/COMMODITIES/ENERGY
Three ways to buy gold in paper form
Livemint
Livemint
Sovereign gold bonds: If you want to include gold in your invest portfolio, then sovereign gold bonds can work for you. Besides the price changes, it also gives you a fixed interest of 2.5%. Sovereign gold bonds are government securities issued in the units of grams. It is available in paper and demat form and are issued by the Reserve Bank of India and are issued in tranches. The bond’s nominal value is based on the simple average closing price in the week preceding the subscription period, Read the full story
Brent Crude Oil Price Update – Holding $52.95 Pivot Could Trigger Breakout Over $55.58 with $57.11 First Target
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BANKS/BANKING/CREDIT
China’s central bank rules out major stimulus because financial risks are ‘controllable’
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
People’s Bank of China says there is no need for major loosening of policy because growth will stay within a ‘reasonable range’ Read the full story
Challenger Banks Pass The Road Test From Cape Town To Swakopmund
Forbes
2018 was all about challenger banks disrupting the old model of banks' inflated charges to customers, not least those travelling. But how do their products stand up when put to the test? Read the full story
The trick for hawking gift cards
CNBC
CNBC
Whether you want to use up your gift cards or sell them for cash, here's how to make the most of all the cards given and received over the holidays. Read the full story
China: WeiyangX Fintech Review
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Another Fintech Incubation Center Officially Begins Operation in Guangdong Province On December 20th, the Fintech incubation center (hereinafter referred to as “incubation center”) of Guangdong Financial High-tech Zone was officially put into operation, which will provide office space, policy guidance, project financing supports for Fintech... Read More The post China: WeiyangX Fintech Review appeared first on Crowdfund Insider. Read the full story
TREASURIES/BONDS/STOCKS
What's behind recent stock market volatility
CBS News
CBS News
Stocks finished a wild week mostly down on Friday. The Dow Jones and S&P both ended up losing ground while the Nasdaq made modest gains. With one trading day left in 2018, it's looking like all three major indexes will finish the year as much as seven percent lower than where they began. Yahoo Finance’s editor-at-large, Brian Sozzi, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss what’s behind the volatility. Read the full story
Here’s why stock-market bulls are banking on January to steady the ship
MarketWatch
Investors say further clarity on U.S.-China trade negotiations, the Federal Reserve’s policy intentions next year, and a raft of strong economic data could finally give investors the confidence to dive back into equities – but that could be months away Read the full story
Volatility returned to markets in 2018 but how did investors fare?
Daily Mail
While 2017 was unusually calm for global stock markets, this year's return to volatility is a stark reminder that investments don't move steadily upward forever. Read the full story
Wall Street faces annual losses despite solid gains for the week
Business Insider
Traders watch stock prices as they work on the main trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange early in the trading session, October 10, 2008. Wall Street capped a week of volatile trading with an uneven finish and the market's first weekly gain since November. Stocks spent much of the day wavering between small gains and losses, ultimately unable to maintain the momentum from a two-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose more than 2% for the week, while the Read the full story
Markets poised to finish year with worst performance in a decade — and the volatility seems certain to continue
The Washington Post
“We aren’t in a good spot,” one economist says, as uncertainty and drags on the economy threaten stocks. Read the full story
Market recovery will face head winds
My San Antonio
U.S. stocks are poised to end this year turning in their worst performance in a decade, offering a stark warning that the forces powering the market's seemingly unstoppable rise are giving way to a more volatile reality. Read the full story
CRYPTO'S / DIGITAL CURRENCY
Ethereum [ETH/USD] Technical Analysis: Bull will lead the coin to its victory in the market
AMB Crypto
AMB Crypto
Ethereum [ETH], the second-biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, continues to ride the bull as the cryptocurrency is painted in all green, showing the brighter side of the market to the investors and traders. This comes in the wake of the upcoming hard fork, Constantinople, which is scheduled for the month of January 2019. According to... Read the full story
Bitcoin [BTC] spikes by 7.6%; close to breaking out above $4k mark again
AMB Crypto
The cryptocurrency market continues to ride the waves of the bull and the bear's wrath. At the time of reporting, Bitcoin [BTC] was trading at a price of $3930 with a market cap of $6.5 billion. Here, the total trade volume of the coin in the past 24 hours was recorded at $5.68 billion. Throughout... Read the full story
2018: A Record-Breaking Year for Crypto Exchange Hacks
CoinDesk
The CEO of one of the largest crypto security companies recaps his takeaways from the year that was. Read the full story
Wall Street Journal: Strong Correlation Between Bitcoin & Traditional Assets Markets | CryptoGlobe
CryptoGlobe
There’s now a strong correlation between traditional assets markets and bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, according to an article recently published on the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Referencing data from research and analytics firm Excalibur Pro Inc., the WSJ noted that since the past five days, bitcoin has been trading at a 0.84 correlation to the gold bullion. As explained by Excalibur, a -1 correlation indicates there’s “complete inversion” (or no meaningful relationship) and a +1 Read the full story
Cybersecurity news resource The Hacker News (THN) has become the latest PayPal user to have its accounts frozen without warning, the company has claimed. ‘At Least One Valid Reason’ In a series of tweets December 28, officials reported that funds from “all” its corporate accounts with the money transmitter were no longer accessible. “(PayPal) has permanently banned all of our accounts without mentioning any reason and hold wallet funds wrongly for 180 days. Upon asking, (PayPal Support) also Read the full story
CURRENCIES
US dollar share of global currency reserves hits near five-year low: IMF
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The US dollar’s share of currency reserves reported to the International Monetary Fund fell in the third quarter to a near five-year low, while the euro’s share of reserves grew to its largest in almost four years, data released on Friday showed. The Chinese yuan’s share of allocated reserves shrank for the first time in the third quarter since the IMF began reporting its share of central bank holdings in the fourth quarter of 2016. Read the full story
British Pound Q1 Technical Forecast: GBP/USD Shows Little Sign of Relief from Bearish Pressure
Losses persisted in the fourth quarter as Brexit/Political uncertainty showed little signs of abating, which in turn saw GBPUSD fail to maintain a foothold above the 1.3000 handle.
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EUR/USD Forex Technical Analysis – Weekly Pivot at 1.1447 Controlling Direction
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USD/JPY Forex Technical Analysis – Closed on Bearish Side of Weekly Retracement Zone at 110.584 to 111.347
Based on the close at 110.294, the direction of the USD/JPY this week is likely to be determined by trader reaction to the Fibonacci level at 110.584.
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INSURANCE / HEALTH / SCIENCE
Better mouse model built to enable precision-medicine research for Alzheimer's
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NIH-funded team shows that introducing genetic diversity improves translatability Incorporating genetic diversity into a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease resulted in greater overlap with the genetic, molecular and clinical features of this pervasive human disease, according to a study funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The... Read the full story
These Power Moves Can Help You Shed Pounds Faster Simply by Walking
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If you think the only way to lose weight is to spend hours in the gym every day, think again. Being physically active allows your body to burn more calories (both during exercise and at rest), while also protecting you against conditions like heart disease and diabetes. This includes walking, which ... Read the full story
Why Do We Love To Eat So Much? Our Brain Doubles The Pleasure For Every Mouthful, Study Suggests
Forbes
Our brains may double up the pleasure when we eat something delicious, making our cravings all the more difficult to deny, according to new brain imaging research. Read the full story
Medical scientists describe optimal immune therapeutic strategies for liver cancer
SCIENMAG
Credit: KAIST KAIST medical scientists have presented a novel pathways involving T immune cell exhaustion, providing evidence and rationale for designing optimal strategies for immune checkpoint blockades in cancer patients. They succeeded in distinguishing the hepatocellular carcinoma group from the exhausted tumor infiltrating immune cell composition of liver cancer patients. The noble immune therapeutics study,... Read the full story
Bill Gates Warns a New Disease Could Kill 30 Million People in 6 Months, And We’re Not Ready
Science Alert
Science Alert
If there's one thing that we know from history, it's that a deadly new disease will arise and spread around the globe. That could happen easily within the next decade . And as Bill Gates told listeners at a discussion about epidemics hosted by the Massachusetts Medical Society and the New England Journal of Medicine back in April, we're not ready. Read the full story
All mothers-to-be should be tested for GBS bacteria, activists say
Daily Mail
Campaigners say testing pregnant women for a bacteria that kills dozens of babies a year would easily pay for itself by saving the NHS a fortune in compensation. Read the full story
Doctor exposed to Ebola brought to United States
POLITICO
The physician was taken to a secure area at the University of Nebraska. Read the full story
International traveler with measles arrived at New Jersey airport, state health officials say; warn of possible exposure
Fox News
An individual who flew to a New Jersey airport on Christmas Eve has a confirmed case of the measles, health officials said Friday, while warning that others could've potentially been exposed. Read the full story
Scientists to Test New Cancer Treatment on Human Patients in 2019
Futurism
Cancer Treatment A new cancer treatment that uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer is scheduled to start human trials in 2019. The U.K.'s Telegraph reports that the new treatment, devised by researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London, uses implanted immune system cells from strangers to fight tumors, instead of old-school cancer treatments... Read the full story
USA / CANADA
New storm expected to ring in 2019
CNN
CNN
As if one winter storm around the holidays wasn't enough, a new one is taking shape for New Year's Eve, bringing more heavy rain and a renewed flood threat. It comes on the heels of the deadly storm system that plagued much of the Midwest, South and East over Christmas. Read the full story
Trump pulled out of a massive trade deal. Now 11 countries are going ahead without the US
CNN Politics
A major 11-country agreement goes into effect Sunday, reshaping trade rules among economic powerhouses like Japan, Canada, Mexico and Australia — but the United States won't be a part of it. Read the full story
House GOP probe into FBI, DOJ comes to an end
The Hill
House Republicans on Friday announced that their investigation into FBI and Justice Department (DOJ) decisionmaking during the 2016 presidential election has concluded, marking Read the full story
Fallout grows as partial government shutdown drags on into new year
NPR
There's no end in sight for the spending standoff that has forced the shutdown of about a quarter of the federal government. The longer the shutdown continues, the more services will be affected. Read the full story
Trump lowers his ask for border wall funding
CBS News
As more agencies run out of funding, President Trump is now also threatening to close the border with Mexico if Democrats refuse his demand for money to build a wall along the southern border. Mr. Trump has lowered his asking price. Democrats plan to pass legislation to try to restore the government when they take control of the House on Thursday. Nikole Killion reports. Read the full story
Trump threatens to shut down the border for the third time in three months
Vox
Closing it entirely would be a logistical nightmare and could spark an international trade dispute. Read the full story
EMERGING MARKETS
Brazil's BTG Pactual founder to return to controlling partner group
Reuters
Reuters
Banco BTG Pactual SA'sfounder Andre Esteves will return to the bank'scontrolling group of partners, following his acquittal ofcorruption charges, according to a securities filing on Friday. Read the full story
US needs to pay more attention to Venezuela: Lt. Col. Maginnis
Fox News
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Robert Maginnis (Ret.) on Venezuela's ties with Russia. Read the full story
Opinion: Emerging market stocks won’t save you from a bear market
MarketWatch
Developing-market stocks haven’t outperformed over the long term, writes Mark Hulbert. Read the full story
Emerging markets seen bringing more pain to investors in 2019
Livemint
If you lost money on emerging Asian bonds and currencies this year, be warned: the first half 2019 may see more of the same. Read the full story
MIDDLE EAST
Exclusive: U.S. commanders recommend letting Kurdish fighters in Syria keep weapons
Reuters
Reuters
U.S. commanders planning for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria are recommending that Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State be allowed to keep U.S.-supplied weapons, four U.S. officials said, a move that would likely anger NATO ally Turkey. Read the full story
Bolton will travel to Israel for talks on Trump's Syria pullout
Axios
National Security Advisor John Bolton will arrive in Israel late next week for talks with Prime Minister Netanyahu on President Trump's decision to pull U.S. forces out of Syria, Israeli and U.S. officials said. Read the full story
Saudi Arabia recruited Darfur children to fight in Yemen: NYT
Aljazeera
Saudi Arabia recruited children from Sudan's conflict-ravaged Darfur region to fight on the frontlines of its war in Yemen, the New York Times has reported. The kingdom offered desperate Sudanese families as much as $10,000 to enlist their children to fight in the nearly four-year-old war against Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, the Times said on Friday. Led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia, along with the United Arab Emirates, intervened in Yemen in 2015 in support of the Read the full story
If OPEC Blinks To Provide $60 Oil Price Floor U.S. Shale Players Become Unintended Beneficiaries
Forbes
Marker rumors suggest oil cartel might introduce further cuts and inadvertently boost American production. Read the full story
Breaking: Iraq Says US Military Has 20,000 Troops in Iraq, And They Have Immunity
Citizen Truth
Where are American troops? Amid news that the United States of America is recalling its troops from Syria following a decision by the White House that ISIS had been defeated, thus rendering America’s presence moot, reports have surfaced of a military reinforcement in neighboring Iraq. Earlier this month (December) President Donald Trump claimed victory over... Read the full story
AFRICA
Zimbabwe: We Are Fully Qualified - Striking Doctors Angrily Tell VP Chiwenga - Govt Accused of Parading Donor-Supplied Drugs
AllAfrica
AllAfrica
(Photo: ZHDA/Twitter) STRIKING doctors have reacted angrily to claims by government that the State assisted them through medical school and that there are enough medicine stocks in the country. In a hard-hitting statement, Friday, the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) accused Health Minister Obadiah Moyo and his deputy John Mangwiro of feeding acting President Constantino Chiwenga with lies. The medical association did not spare Chiwenga who has claimed the junior doctors currently on Read the full story
Zimbabwe: Govt Denies Dispensing Expired Drugs
AllAfrica
(Photo: Pixabay) There are no expired medicines being dispensed at public health institutions as there are systems to ensure the safety of citizens, Government has said. In a statement yesterday, the Government said there were laid down procedures for the disposal of all expired drugs. Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr Nick Mangwana dismissed social media footage suggesting Government hospitals were dispensing expired drugs, exposing the public to serious health Read the full story
ASIA
US withdrawal from Syria leaves China’s plans for investment up in the air, analysts say
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
Beijing anticipates opportunities during Syria’s reconstruction to advance its ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ US departure might suggest a shift in Washington’s focus to the Indo-Pacific region Read the full story
China's Supreme Court to take on intellectual property cases
Reuters
Intellectual property rights cases can from next month be taken to China's Supreme Court, the government said on Saturday, as the country seeks to strengthen protections in the face of complaints from the United States about the issue. Read the full story
China's Economic Slowdown Is Inevitable
The National Interest
Anthony Fensom Economics, Asia Aggressive stimulus measures, including tax cuts and monetary easing, won't help. Hit by a trade war and a slumping global economy, China is desperately attempting to avert a slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy. Against all the odds, can Beijing pull it off? On December 21, China’s leadership signed off on an economic roadmap for 2019 that features aggressive stimulus measures, including tax cuts and monetary easing. Yet Beijing’s top officials are not Read the full story
China approves early 2019 local govt debt issue
Reuters
China will allow localgovernments to issue debt earlier than normal next year, theofficial Xinhua news agency said, amid a push by Beijing torevive flagging economic growth. Read the full story
Japan and China could be about to forge an alliance that will shield them from the coming recession
South China Morning Post
Japan and China could demonstrate to the world that fiscal stimulus is the only way out of the monetary mess we are now in Cooperation on building third-country infrastructure could bolster their joint ability to withstand the coming recession Read the full story
Trump says 'big progress' on possible China trade deal
Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday that he had a "long and very good call" with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that a possible trade deal between the United States and China was progressing well. Read the full story
EUROPE
Austria plans digital tax while EU keeps working on its own levy
Reuters
Reuters
Having failed to broker a deal ona digital tax during its European Union presidency, Austria saidon Saturday it planned to introduce its own levy on techcompanies including Facebook and Amazon whilethe bloc works on its plan. Read the full story
Romania not fit for EU presidency, says EU's Jean-Claude Juncker | DW | 29.12.2018
DW
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Saturday he doubts whether the Romanian government fully understands what it means to take the reins of the Council of the European Union for six months. In an interview with German Sunday newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Juncker said that despite being technically well-prepared "the Bucharest government has not fully understood what it means to chair the EU countries." "Prudent action requires a willingness to listen to others and a strong desire Read the full story
Brexit department spends £4m hiring outside consultants in preparation to leave the EU
The Independent
The government’s Brexit department has spent more than £4m hiring external consultants to help prepare for leaving the EU, new analysis shows. Read the full story
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The CBI for Monday 12/31/18 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
The currency auction is 262,338,116
There is one news and announcements.
1. Contractors' receivables
»Receivables contractors schedules (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industry, Minerals and Commission.
December 30, 2018
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December 30, 2018
Bank Articles:
Rafidain launches a new meal of advances to state employees
Editorial date:: 2018/12/31 8:19 • 643 times scheduled
{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} Bank of Rafidain, launched a new meal of the advance of employees of the State Departments, which ranged between five and ten million dinars through the card MasterCard International.
The bank's information office said in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it that "a new payment was paid from the predecessor of the staff of the State Department for more than 500 employees whose salaries were settled at the bank and got the electronic card."
The statement said that "the disbursement of this advance was by informing the employee by sending him a text message informing him of the advance payment, after he completed all the legal procedures to grant it and disbursement through the electronic payment tools, which was filled the financial balance to it."
The statement said that "the disbursement of this advance was by informing the employee by sending him a text message informing him of the advance payment, after he completed all the legal procedures to grant it and disbursement through the electronic payment tools, which was filled the financial balance to it."
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12-31-2018 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan They want the taxes and tariffs and big time...They will get a slice of that pie... ...simple math shows us that they (Alak) have given forward guidance as to where they are headed if not right out the gate. A program rate at .00083 is simply not what the Fab 4 are looking to get a % of...It will be based on a new international and very supported true value of imo over $6.00 (at least per the math based on Alak loan value he gave of $5,000,000.00 in an interview). Those taxes and tariffs will raise the value of their currency. The formula to calculate REER and NEER is done, just yet to be applied. One thing I have said in the past is, “The longer they take, the more money we make.”...what I mean by that Is the rate has been growing if in fact the new source (unsolicited) is right. Regardless what we will get will be a benefit for us all. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
12-30-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat ...Just so everyone knows that there was NO violation of sovereignty since the Iraqi government did know about the visit. There was no meeting with Iraqi officials due to the timing of the meeting and still the uncertain security situation. The renewed “US-Iraqi Status of Forces Agreement” (SOFA) is still in force and legally allows US forces to travel to Iraqi bases. This was renewed in order for the US to come into Iraq and help fight ISIS. Remember?
12-30-2018 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat ...Folks there is just too much coincidences happening and too many parallels with Iraq and the USA. You really have to settle down and quiet your mind and just think about it all rationally. We are in a HUGE transition period. We have the power to bring it sooner than later. We can make this happen...
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ARTICLE 1-A (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
The National Security Council holds its weekly meeting under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Adel Abdul MahdI
The National Security Council held its weekly meeting under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Adel Abdul Mahdi, to discuss the issues on its agenda and take the necessary decisions and recommendations.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister reiterated the keenness of the Iraqi government to develop relations with all countries of the world on the basis of respect for national sovereignty and his firm position on this issue.
The National Security Council also discussed the situation in Syria and its impact on the security and stability of Iraq.
The Council discussed the enhancement of the capabilities of the Iraqi armed forces in all their forms and the importance of providing them with weapons and equipment of the best originals in the world, solving some of the problems related thereto, as well as keeping the security of diplomatic missions and premises in accordance with international norms and norms and the legal controls for the operation of tourist facilities.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
30 - December - 2018
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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Mahdi's website; posted on both Arabic and English sides)
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi receives the envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi received today the envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Anna Kazantzova, and conveyed to his sovereignty the greetings of President Putin and the Russian government and the desire to strengthen the relations of cooperation between the two countries.
The Prime Minister thanked the Russian President for his support for Iraq and for Russia's role in combating terrorism, which is a common enemy of both countries.
"We have suffered from the loss of thousands of Iraqi children among martyrs, wounded, displaced and displaced," he said. "We must not tolerate terrorism, we must separate humanitarian and terrorist crimes, and we should not allow children and women to be used to fight terrorists. Look for those and their families.
The Russian envoy for childhood affairs expressed thanks to President Putin and the Russian government for the cooperation of Iraq in this humanitarian field.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
30 December 2018
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account):
Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقيةVerified account @IraqiGovt 12-30-2018 around 8 am Eastern
The @IraqiGovt renews its commitment to supporting the safe, voluntary and dignified return of all IDPs to their communities and to helping them rebuild their lives.
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ARTICLE 3
Abdul Mahdi: This is what we have been asked about Trump's visit
2018/12/30 23:32
[Ayna - Baghdad]
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Sunday that Iraq had stipulated that US President Donald Trump's visit should be set on a formal agenda.
"The visit of US President Donald Trump has raised some questions and words, and there is talk that President Trump came to visit a US base in Iraq and this is a mistake, we do not have a US base in Iraq," Abdul Mahdi said at a weekly press conference on Tuesday. "We were told by Trump to visit Trump and to make our visit official and specific."
"The American side is to inform the government of Trump's visit, but Baghdad has stipulated that the visit should be official and specific to an agenda," he said, adding that "there are Iraqi bases that include the Americans, and there are no purely American bases in Iraq." The US ambassador who praised the balanced Iraqi position on Trump's visit. "
He added that "the summary of the matter that the US side that morning told us that President Trump wants to visit Iraq and welcomed this and we said the first two conditions to come to Iraqi soil and receive an Iraqi reception as is the case with any foreign official and secondly to set the agenda on specific topics Because the time of the visit is short and the meeting for a short period and does not allow the treatment of many things agreed by the American side. "
Abdul Mahdi said that "in the afternoon of the same day was contacted and we knew that the US president will not leave the area of presence of US military, and we said that this is not possible Prime Minister and his delegation will not move to a camp, but the opposite is true that the president to come to receive him as the head of a friendly" .
"The American side confirmed that the measures were organized in Washington and it is difficult to change them and there will be no bilateral meeting and they suggested replacing it with a telephone call, and this is all that has happened, a fundamental issue that reflects the Iraqi will and a position that respects friendly relations."
On the level of the visit of Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al-Razaz to Baghdad, Abdul-Mahdi said that "the Iraqi government has a package of important and useful agreements with Jordan and will be activated soon."
"There are those who say that Iraq has a [Sufa] agreement and Iraq does not have this agreement, neither with the United States nor with any other country, so that an official or commander-in-chief of armed forces can come to visit his base," he said.
He also expressed his hope that next year will be full of achievements and prosperity for the Iraqi people in all its aspects, stressing "the need for a complete change of economic structure in order to reduce dependence on financial budgets in development," noting that "there is a large and growing global momentum towards Iraq "He said.
"The presence of foreign forces is with the approval of the Iraqi government and the US and other forces withdrew fully from Iraq and after that," he said. Made a plea to Baghdad, the Iraqi government asked some countries to help. "
"The presence of these forces was at the request of the Iraqi government and when the international coalition was established, it was also with the consent of Iraq," he said, adding that "the lesson in sovereignty is not the presence of foreigners, but the lesson of the agreement and the state's consent to this presence." Alliances and cooperation among themselves, and the military presence does not relate to sovereignty, except if it is outside the will of the state and despite the will of that state. "
"We sent a delegation to Syria to follow up the repercussions of the US withdrawal from Syria. The delegation met with President Bashar al-Assad and the military leaders. It was a fruitful meeting because it has many complexities, countries and organizations," the commander-in-chief of the armed forces said.
"It is important that Iraq take the initiative and explore the views of the various parties so as not to receive the results and that negative developments will affect Iraq because a supporter is still present in areas of Syrian territory, and we are now in contact to have the initiative and not leave the reactions to the results and receive results only because we want To pay for our country any possible risks. "
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ARTICLE 4
Abdul Mahdi presents new nominations for Halaboussi
2018/12/30 9:12
[Ayna-Baghdad]
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, called on the House of Representatives to postpone the vote on the Ministers of Interior and Defense because of deliberations on them is not over yet.
Abdul Mahdi presented two candidates for the positions of the National Investment Authority and the Advisor to the Prime Minister, namely [Yarub Nazim Farman] for the position of Chairman of the Investment Authority, and [Nofal Abu Shun] for the post of Chairman of the Advisor to the Prime Minister.
In an official letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohamed El Halboussi, "Due to the failure to complete the ministerial line of the Ministries of Defense and Interior, we send you new nominations for the candidates of the National Investment Commission and the Advisor of the Prime Minister with the CV and the opinion of the Integrity and Accountability Commission "He said.
The House of Representatives has allocated the session on the eighth day of the beginning of next year to vote on the remaining ministers, the defense, the interior, and justice.
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ARTICLE 5
New study: Breakfast protects against diabetes
MUNICH, Iraq - December 29: A new study found that skipping breakfast increases the risk of diabetes by about a third.
Individuals who did not eat their morning meals were 33% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of about 100,000 people.
The risk is increased by 55 percent in people who avoid breakfast at least four times a week, compared to those who eat breakfast in the morning.
Researchers believe the reason is due to the tendency to snack later in the day, when not eating breakfast.
The researchers collected the results of six previous studies to explore the effect of diet on diabetes in 96,000 participants.
"It is believed that 30 percent of people around the world do not eat breakfast," said Dr. Sabrina Schlesinger of the German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf.
Individuals who are overweight are more likely to miss breakfast because they mistakenly believe that this action reduces the total calories they eat.
The team found that people were 22% more likely to have diabetes if they skipped breakfast, regardless of their weight. They may also eat a large lunch, which leads to a significant rise in the level of glucose and insulin, which is not good for metabolism, and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.
The study confirmed that breakfast with high proportions of whole grains, with low rates of red meat and sugar, is the best in general.
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