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Spoke today 2/PM Adil AbdAlMahdi of Iraq. Thanked him for his strong support of the enduring partnership between the US and the Iraqi people. US standswith Iraq to defeat the remnants of ISIS and help Christian and Yazidi communities rebuild and recover from years of terrorism and war.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - US Vice President Mike Pines said on Monday he had telephoned Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, stressing that the United States stood with Iraq to defeat remnants of an organization calling on the terrorist. "I concluded with the Iraqi prime minister and thanked him for his strong support for the permanent partnership between the US states and the Iraqi people," Pines said in a tweet on his Twitter account. "The United States stands with Iraq to defeat the remnants of the Baath and help the Christian and Yezidi communities to rebuild and recover from years of terrorism and war."
Al-Araji: Sadr may launch a project against the government of Abdul Mahdi and Abadi will return
Al-Araji: Sadr may launch a project against the government of Abdul Mahdi and Abadi will return
The former deputy prime minister of the Sadrist movement Bahaa al-Araji; on Monday; that the leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr may put forward a project against the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi.
"Muqtada al-Sadr is in good health," al-Araji said in a press statement. "Sadr's absence from the scene could generate a great political project."
He added that "Sadr may put forward a reform project against the government of Abdul Mahdi," pointing out that "the government of Abdul Mahdi may not complete a year of life."
He pointed out that "the political movement of Jaafar al-Sadr contains important messages for political forces," noting that "the prime minister may return to Haidar Abadi again."
"Al-Abbadi is one of the most prominent candidates for the premiership if he withdraws confidence from Abdul-Mahdi," he said, adding that "Iran has granted great privileges and great from the government of Abdul Mahdi."
"He said that" Tehran will seek to keep Abdul Mahdi to complete his term of office, "noting that" the lack of political consensus on the completion of the cabinet cabinet will make the revolutionary Sadr's project. "
"The political ground is ready for Sadr's reform project," he said, adding that "there is political and popular discontent towards the government of Abdul Mahdi." He added that "Abdul-Mahdi does not have the tools to implement his government program" "He said.
"Sadr's political tour does not reflect his quest for any position," he said, adding that "Moqtada al-Sadr refuses to take over a figure of Sadr's prime minister," likely to " Jaafar al-Sadr may put the draft Moqtada al-Sadr on the reference. "
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Democratic and national groups meet today and the file of Kirkuk at the top of the discussions
Sulaymaniyah - Mawazine News The two main Kurdish parties, the Democratic and the National Union, on Tuesday, held a meeting to discuss several files topped by the file of Kirkuk. A political source, told / Mawazin News / that "is scheduled to hold a delegation from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan today, a meeting with a delegation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the city of Sulaymaniyah." The source added that "the meeting will discuss the steps to form a new government and share the positions of sovereign and ministerial in the Kurdistan region and the situation of Kirkuk."
Kurdish Film Competes Against Hollywood Movies in North Korea
A Kurdish film about the tragic chemical attack on Halabja is in a great competition with Hollywood movies in North Korea to win an international award.
Dani Darin, a Kurdish filmmaker, explained to BasNews that representatives of North Korea, who attended an international film festival in Moscow, were impressed by his work, titled "3/16" which won the first place in the event.
"They told me that the film should be on screen in North Korea as well, so alongside 15 other film directors and actors, who are annually invited [by the country] for special events, I was invited too where I stayed for 15 days," Darin said.
He further pointed out that his film was shown in eight different cinemas in the capital Pyongyang in only two days, adding that it had a great number of viewers and it familiarized many people with the Kurdish nation.
"During the time when we were hosted by the Presidential Palace, the Korean President came and welcomed us," the Kurdish movie director noted.
His film, "3/16" has won 31 international awards and 42 nominations while it is currently in a competition with the Hollywood movies to win four awards in the National Film Award London based on best best script writer, best film policy, best lengthy film, and best independent film.
Darin has also urged people to vote for his film as voting is open onthis link.
Dany Darin was born in 1980 in Qalladza district, Sulaimaniya province. He migrated to the UK in 2002. One of his well-known movies is "3/16" which is about the tragic chemical attack on Halabja directed cooperatively with a British filmmaker named Pola Lan.
Pres al-Assad terms Syria-Iran-Iraq ties as robust
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad described relations existing among Damascus, Tehran and Baghdad as very robust and said their relations have even grown even stronger during their collective fight against terrorism.
According to the Syrian official news agency SANA, he made the remarks on Monday when he received a joint Iraqi-Iranian military delegation that comprised Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri and Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces General Othman Al-Ghanimi, in addition to a number of military commanders from the two countries in the presence of Major General Ali Abdullh Ayoub, Deputy commander-in-Chief of the army and armed forces and defense Minister.
'Talks during the meeting dealt with the current developments of the field situation in Syria and means of boosting coordination among the three countries to be positively reflected on the operational side of combating terrorism,' SANA said.
President al-Assad stressed the bonds among the three countries grew even stronger during the period of war when the blood of the Syrian, Iranian and Iraqi armed forces mixed in the battle against terrorism.
Bagheri, for his part stressed that the fight against terrorism and defending Syria is a defense for Iraq and Iran at the same time, as this terrorism poses threat to all these states and targets the region as a whole, adding that this requires the states and peoples of the region to coordinate their efforts to combat terrorism and confront it.
President al-Assad was also briefed by Al-Ghanimi and Ayoub on the outcomes of their meeting, stressing the importance of continuing coordination and cooperation among the three countries in the interests of their common targets.
General Baqeri arrived in Damascus on Sunday to participate in a trilateral meeting also attended by Iraq and Syria to investigate ways to maintain regional stability and security.
Promoting defense and military cooperation, holding consultations on fighting terrorism and maintaining coordination and synergy among Iran, Iraq and Syria to continue confrontation against terrorist groups and also finding ways to establish stability and safeguarding the region are on Baqeri's agenda.
Iranian commander is also scheduled to visit Iranian military advisors in Syria.
The last time that General Baqeri had visited Syria was October 17, 2017 during which he held talks with Syrian military officials and paid visit to some military operation sites.
Earlier, talking to Syrian Defense Minister General Ali Abdullah Ayoub on phone, Baqeri said, 'We hope that the resistant Syrian people will soon return to their cities and villages, undertaking economic activities in Syria to reconstruct the liberated regions as soon as possible.'
Newspaper: Political blocs exchanged accusations about the delay of the completion of the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi
Political blocs exchanged accusations about the delay of the completion of the government Adel Abdul Mahdi closed34 visits
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Adel al-Mahdi is no longer interested in Ramia's ball in the House of Representatives, according to a report by the Middle East newspaper Monday. A time when ministers from his cabinet were asked to fill vacant portfolios.
"With the beginning of the second legislative term, the House of Representatives appeared to be in a hurry to close the legislative vacuum due to the delay in approving the laws. While it was expected that the political blocs would decide to complete the government formation by voting on the four vacant portfolios, Defense, interior, education and justice), the understandings have not yet produced a result. "
The newspaper quoted Naim Aboudi member of the House of Representatives for the opening bloc led by Hadi al-Amiri, there are understandings and closures between the political blocs, especially between the (Fath) and (as), but still things are conducted within the understandings and not agreements.
"The outstanding issues are expected to be resolved by the end of this week, but we can not talk about agreements so far," he said.
"We ask Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to disclose the reason for the delay in sending the names of the candidates to the four ministries vacant," said MP Mohammad al-Ghazi, a member of the coalition led by Moqtada al-Sadr,
Al-Ghazi added that "the issue is now in the hands of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, he is bearing the delay now, not the political blocs, and if the cause of delay, to adhere to Faleh Al-Fayadh (Interior), he must announce this to the media and public opinion."
In the context of that, the MP for the coalition of construction Mohamed Baldawi that the coalition of construction and reform will hold a joint meeting ahead of the parliamentary session next Saturday to agree on the offer of candidates vacant ministries within the entitlements of the elections.
The newspaper concluded that "Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, apparently no longer interested in the matter Ramia ball in the court of parliament at a time when ministers were commissioned from his government to fill vacant portfolios to the extent that avoids mentioning the delay in the conferences of the newspaper.
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{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} Security forces invaded the border with Syria.
"The commander of the operations of the island, Major General Qasim Mohammed Saleh, inspected the border strip between Iraq and Syria, and met with the military sectors, praising their heroic role as they are stationed on the international border to secure them with the utmost integrity and determination and determination." The commander of the operations "to take maximum precautions, careful and accurate monitoring and monitoring and patrol day and night and ambushes and strengthen the points with sufficient combat force, and to continue the daily activities and pre-emptive strikes and careful inspection and intelligence work in the irresponsible to search for terrorist cells and destroy their property.
Parliament determines the first enemy of the Iraqi people
Baghdad - Mawazine News The MP in the parliament, Alia Nassif, Tuesday, the Prime Minister to support some of his ministers competent in the face of the challenges of financial and administrative corruption, pointing out that corruption is the first enemy of the Iraqi people. "The prime minister has to support some of his competent and fair ministers to meet the challenges of financial and administrative corruption within their ministries and departments," Nasif said in a statement received by Mawazine News. "The first enemy of the Iraqi people is corruption and fighting it is not easy, . "Corruption is still the biggest challenge in the way of the country's economic and social rise, and to exaggerate if we say that it is the main cause of poverty and depriving citizens of their right to decent living. In addition, many ministries and state institutions and important sectors remain in place without any progress or real development. "He said. Nassif explained that "the war on corruption begins with serious steps taken by the Minister of Professional Integrity as at the top of the pyramid of the ministry, if he has the courage to qualify to fight the war against the mafia corruption within his ministry and its constituencies firmly and force may be able to eliminate a fair proportion of corruption Located in the country ". She added that "this step requires support and direct support from the Prime Minister, for example, the current Minister of Health, Dr. Alaa Alwan announced his intention to cleanse his ministry of corruption and promote them to the level that makes them provide the best services to citizens, as one of the most important ministries because it concerns the lives of citizens And their safety, and therefore these steps require the support and direct support of the Prime Minister, "asserting that" the Iraqi people and members of the House of Representatives with any minister serves his people honestly and carries the concerns of his country. " .
Iraqis warn against planned amendments to nationality law
Iraqi politicians, parliamentarians and lawmakers warned against passing the amendment of the nationality law, stressing that the adoption of such amendment will negatively impact the demographic structure in Iraq.
They said that some foreign parties, known for their expansionist ambitions in Iraq, are behind pushing Iraq to adopt this amendment, which will allow even millions of their citizens to get the Iraqi nationality.
Hussein al-Akabi, a member of the parliament's legal committee warned against passing the amendment, saying that most of the political blocs totally reject the amendment. He added that it will give the opportunity for the parties that are hostile to Iraq to have an easy access to the Iraqi citizenship.
Under this law, the son of an Iraqi woman married to a foreigner if later comes to Iraq would have the right to obtain the citizenship, Akabi said. In addition, a person residing legally or illegally in the country would have the right to obtain citizenship after two years of residence.
For his part, MP Mohamed al-Khalidi, head of the Goodness Banners bloc, said that the amendment can endanger the economy of the country because it allows those who have resided in the country for two years to get the citizenship, adding that they will then demand to be provided with services, jobs and other rights.
The population in Iraq is growing and has currently hit about 35 to 40 million people, Khalidi said, affirming that there is no need to add more citizens. He noted that this law will make demographic changes to the country in the future.
Khalidi suggested, instead, granting citizenship to investors who pump more than one million dollars in Iraq, in order to attract investors. He also proposed granting the citizenship to competent people and other professionals.
Tarek Harb, a legal expert, warned against the social, political and economic impact of the amendment, saying that Iraq's already suffers from overpopulation.
{International: Al Furat News} Canadian defense and foreign ministers announced on Monday the extension of the functions of the Canadian military training missions in Iraq and Ukraine.
"We have made significant and sustained progress, but we are aware of the need for more work," Canadian Defense Minister Hargit Sagan said at a joint press conference with Secretary of State Christia Fralbade. "Now we must ensure that he can not re-build his capabilities and threaten the security of Iraq." Until March 20, Canada will retain 250 Special Forces troops in Iraq, tasked with training local security forces, and will maintain several attack helicopters participating in the US-led coalition against Dahesh. In Ukraine, about 200 Canadian soldiers will continue to provide arms, military engineering services, logistics and medical training to the Ukrainian side until the end of March 2022, where Canada has trained about 11,000 Ukrainian soldiers since 2015.
Wassit commemorates the anniversary of the martyrdom of Sheikh Nomani
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) Governor of Wasit Mohammed Jameel Al-Mayahi, on Monday, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Sheikh Mohammed Naji al-Nu'mani with the participation of figures and religious scholars and dignitaries in the province.
A statement from his office, received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "Mayahi participated figures, scientists and dignitaries and the people of Wasit province in the commemoration of the anniversary of the martyr Sheikh Mohammed Naji al-Nu'mani, brother of provincial council member Montadar al-Nu'mani. Al-Mayahi said in a speech during the memorial ceremony that "the martyr al-Nu'mani is one of the free martyrs and one of the leaders of the intellectual and Islamic movement who was executed by the honorable regime with a constellation of virtues and scientists of the honorable scientific estate, headed by martyr Sayyed Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr."
Economic: Gulf competition on the Iraqi market will provide jobs for the unemployed
Economic expert Bassel al-Obeidi said Tuesday that the Gulf competition for investment in Iraq will provide a great job opportunity for the unemployed, noting that foreign investment will be the only way to revive the private sector.
"Iraq has huge investment opportunities in all fields, especially industrial and agricultural, as well as housing projects, and will return considerable profits to the investor and the government," he said.
He added that "the government is unable to provide the imposition of work for the unemployed and that the Gulf competition to invest in Iraq will find giant investment projects and thus absorb all the energies of youth in Iraq."
"The Iraqi market is a very good consumer and any investment in it will result and will be consumed internally, which means victory for the local market in providing goods instead of competition."
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