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five points, mainly concentrated on supporting the security and stability of the country.
Mr. Ammar al-Hakim assured the Minister of Finance of the need for economic reforms
Release Date: 2019/4/22
[Baghdad: Al-Furat News} The head of the Coalition for Reform and Reconstruction, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, assured the Minister of Finance Fouad Hussein, the need for economic reforms.
A statement of his office received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, that Hussein reviewed during the meeting "the results of his regional and international tour, and discussed the latest political and financial situation in Iraq and the mechanisms of implementation of the government program."
Mr. Ammar al-Hakim stressed "the need to carry out economic reforms that will make the Iraqi economy a stable economy through the diversification of sources of income and encourage national industry and adopt a balanced financial policy consistent with the priorities of the current and upcoming phase of the advancement of service and development in the country.
Mr. Ammar al-Hakim stressed "the need to carry out economic reforms that will make the Iraqi economy a stable economy through the diversification of sources of income and encourage national industry and adopt a balanced financial policy consistent with the priorities of the current and upcoming phase of the advancement of service and development in the country.
Barzani calls for giving political parties sufficient time to form a new government for Kurdistan
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The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Monday to give parties and political parties enough time to be able to form a new government in the region. The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Monday to give parties and political parties sufficient time to be able to form a new government in the region.
Barzani said in a speech during his presence today a ceremony to honor the writer and the well-known Kurdish historian Klimallah Tuhadi in Arbil, the capital, "these days are 6 months to the elections that took place in the province of Kurdistan, and there is apology not to form a new government of the region so far, "Here everyone is assured that an agreement will be reached soon." Barzani said in a speech during his presence today a ceremony to honor the writer and the well-known Kurdish historian Klimallah Tuhadi in Arbil, the capital, "these days are 6 months to the elections that took place in the province of Kurdistan, and there is apology not to form a new government of the region so far, "Here everyone is assured that an agreement will be reached soon."
"We have to be patient and give political parties more time to form a government," he said. "We have to be patient and give political parties more time to form a government," he said.
Barzani said that "the political parties, especially the president, who will participate in the government must work to be a strong Kurdistan region, and secure a better future through the unity of the row and the word," referring to efforts to form a government, saying, "Believe that better days are waiting for us." Barzani said that "the political parties, especially the president, who will participate in the government must work to be a strong Kurdistan region, and secure a better future through the unity of the row and the word," referring to efforts to form a government , saying, "Believe that better days are waiting for us."
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Monday to give parties and political parties enough time to be able to form a new government in the region. The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Monday to give parties and political parties sufficient time to be able to form a new government in the region.
Barzani said in a speech during his presence today a ceremony to honor the writer and the well-known Kurdish historian Klimallah Tuhadi in Arbil, the capital, "these days are 6 months to the elections that took place in the province of Kurdistan, and there is apology not to form a new government of the region so far, "Here everyone is assured that an agreement will be reached soon." Barzani said in a speech during his presence today a ceremony to honor the writer and the well-known Kurdish historian Klimallah Tuhadi in Arbil, the capital, "these days are 6 months to the elections that took place in the province of Kurdistan, and there is apology not to form a new government of the region so far, "Here everyone is assured that an agreement will be reached soon."
"We have to be patient and give political parties more time to form a government," he said. "We have to be patient and give political parties more time to form a government," he said.
Barzani said that "the political parties, especially the president, who will participate in the government must work to be a strong Kurdistan region, and secure a better future through the unity of the row and the word," referring to efforts to form a government, saying, "Believe that better days are waiting for us." Barzani said that "the political parties, especially the president, who will participate in the government must work to be a strong Kurdistan region, and secure a better future through the unity of the row and the word," referring to efforts to form a government , saying, "Believe that better days are waiting for us."
Final communique of Baghdad Parliamentary Summit
April 22, 2019
Baghdad/ Iraq TradeLink: Baghdad Parliamentary Summit issued a final communiqué that contained
The first point concentrated on preserving the stability and security of Iraq, as well as its social and territorial unity.
The second point hailed the Iraqi victory against terrorism, calling for joint understandings to support development, investments and all building a comprehensive relations network.
The third point stressed the importance of moderation, fighting extremism in all its forms.
The conferees, in the fourth point, called for supporting reconstruction and development in Iraq, as well as encouraging investments in all fields.
The fifth point called for supporting the political and democratic process inn Iraq.
The summit concluded its deliberations today in Baghdad.
The conference comprised of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Turkey, Syria and Jordan, upon an official invitation by Iraqi Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi.
It was be held under the motto of “Iraq… Stability and Development”.
Integrity reveals the fate of $ 15 billion withdrawn before the sack was toppled
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The Commission on Integrity revealed on Monday the fate of the funds that were withdrawn before the dismissal of the former governor of Nineveh, Nofal al-Aakoub, while publishing the latest updates of its investigative procedures in the case of the seizure of a number of officials and employees in the Office of the province on charges of embezzlement.
In a statement to the obelisk, the Department of Investigation said it had set up a high-level investigation team to investigate information about the governor of Nineveh, Nawfal al-Aakoub, withdrawing funds from the funds allocated for restoring stability in the province. Contrary to the provisions of accounting and laws, and these funds were not deposited in bank accounts. The statement added that "the team that moved to one of the government banks in the province managed to control the amount of 5 billion dinars deposited by the head of the Department of Engineering Department of the local administration and employee in the Office of the province, and informed the bank that will be also deposit of 8 billion dinars."
He added that "the team moved to the Office of the province and was set the priorities of the amount deposited with the bank and the priorities of withdrawing the amount of 12,936,439,050 billion dinars allocated to the Rural Development Division, and withdrew the amount of 44,735,557,450 billion dinars of provincial development funds for the year 2018 of the province, and was seized 7 accused charged with the management of a number of formations The governor's office close to the fugitive accused the former governor of Nineveh. "
He explained that "the bureau's staff also managed to control 7.5 billion dinars in cash with the Chairman and a member of the committees to open and analyze bids for a number of projects, and the amount of 1.425 billion dinars and the amount of 74 million dinars in the head of the Department of Engineering Department of local administration in the Office of the province, in addition to 1,200,000,000 Billion dinars in the house of one of the accused. "
In addition, the amount of 3,222,425,000 dinars of public funds deposited in personal accounts of a number of employees of Nineveh province, contrary to the instructions, while the new investigative procedures led to an increase in the total of the amounts that have been set priorities, which exceeded 76 billion dinars.
"The investigations conducted by the Integrity Commission that" the operations carried out under judicial arrest warrants resulted in the arrest of a number of officials and employees in the province were arrested on the basis of the provisions of Article 315 of the Iraqi Penal Code. "
The minutes of the seizure of fundamentalist operations were conducted on the basis of judicial arrest warrants. The records were presented along with the accused, the money being spent on them, the seized criminal statements and the investigative papers on the judicial body in the Ninewa Integrity Investigation Court, which decided 13 criminal cases for each violation being investigated. In accordance with the provisions of Article 340 of the Penal Code, and deposit the amounts seized with the bank and inform him to mark the non-disposition until the end of the investigation, and issued a number of arrest warrants and recruitment of the accused fugitive governor of Nineveh article and a number of defendants, Li decisions prohibiting travel outside Iraq. "
US Trying to Deliver Millions of Dollars to Sinjar: Envoy
BasNews 22/04/2019 - 00:44
The United States has allocated millions of dollars to help the reconstruction of the Yezidi majority populated region of Sinjar, but the situation of the town is not suitable to deliver the funds, Joey Hood, chargé d'affaires at the US embassy in Baghdad, said on Sunday.
Responding to a question by Kurdistan 24 correspondent, Hood said that Washington is ready to help the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Iraqi government politically and diplomatically in the process of reconstructing Sinjar and the return of civilians to their places of origin.
He, however, pointed out that the current unstable situation should be resolved as a priority.
The Islamic State (IS), after occupying a vast area in Iraq, attacked the Yezidis in Sinjar in mid-2014 and killed hundreds of civilians while abducting thousands of others.
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HOOD: Let Iraq not be a market for Iran at the expense of its economy
Last updated: 22 April 2019
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The US embassy in Iraq said on Sunday that its country may impose "diplomatic measures" on Iraq if it fails to comply with sanctions against Iran. "He added that" our role in Iraq comes to strengthen his government to complete a defeat and calls for the extension of its authority in the face of Iranian interventions, "noting that" President Trump was right to monitor the role of Iran's negative in the region. "Houd pointed out that" That "Iran is flooding the Iraqi market with Iranian goods "The US does not monitor Iran from the bases where its troops are in Iraq." "We look forward to Abdul Mahdi's visit to Washington and we have a lot of Files are searched. "We want the Iraq to be independent in the field of energy, we gave the government short-term exemptions on the import of energy from Iran, we want Iraq to produce Energy and gas without the use of anyone and has competent ministers to carry out this task. "He cautioned that the United States" may go to diplomatic action against Iraq if it does not comply with US sanctions on Iran. "He said," Iran is pressing Iraq to violate US sanctions and we watch for Closely and take In this regard and stop any Iranian transfers of companies and individuals, especially those associated with Iranian entities such as the Revolutionary Guards. "
Iraq says any action to increase oil production will not be unilateral Reuters Iraq
22/04/2019
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraq is committed to global supply cuts by OPEC and its allies and any decision to increase or reduce production should be taken collectively by OPEC, an oil ministry spokesman said on Monday.
"Iraq does not make an individual decision to compensate for the shortage in the oil market for any reason," spokesman Assem Jihad told Reuters when asked if Iraq was ready to increase its production to compensate for any potential shortage of Iranian oil supplies.
An informed source told Reuters the United States was expected to announce on Monday that Iranian oil buyers should stop imports quickly or face sanctions, triggering a 3 percent jump in crude prices to reach their highest levels this year.
Parliamentary Finance: Abdel-Mahdi, "reluctant" for the corruption of ports and customs
Last updated: 22 April 2019
BAGHDAD / The Parliamentary Finance Committee on Sunday accused the government of "failing" to implement the recommendations of the committee's report on violations of ports and customs. "Najaf al-Saadi, a member of the committee, said in a press statement that" "The parliamentary finance met with the heads of the border crossings and the customs and submitted a detailed report to the Prime Minister on all the diagnosed violations and errors." Saadi added that "the Prime Minister failed to implement the recommendations made by the Committee on violations and operations Corruption "As for the foreign agreements concluded by the Iraqi government, Saadi pointed out that" the recent agreements concluded by Iraq with neighboring countries will contribute to the recovery of the economy of those countries, and will benefit from nothing. "The leader of the National Coalition, Haider Mulla, Said on Thursday (April 11, 2019) that 45 billion dollars of port revenues annually outside the control of the state go into the pockets of the leaders of the crowd.Haidar al-Mulla, in a statement: "Do you know all the painful reality of the ports in terms of examination of quality control," asserting that "the information I am responsible for it 100%. "He added Mullah," Iraq's imports annually limits $ 50 billion, and subject to examination only 5 billion, or 10 percent, and 90% out of control and examination. "He continued:" When we talk about the inventory of arms in the hands of the state, we do not mean the security of citizens and only, but the economy of the country as well as all joints of life, The parliamentary finance committee, which objected to him, MP Saadi, "noting that" is confirmed by the report: we can not control some of the ports due to the dominance of armed wings on them.
Sri Lanka Attacks Indicate Importance of "Common Global Values": Kurdistan PM
BasNews 22/04/2019 - 01:28 Published in Kurdistan
ERBIL - Apart from decrying the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Sunday, Kurdistan Region PM Nechirvan Barzani has also argued that such incidents indicate that there are forces trying to prevent the spread of "common global values", including peace and religious diversity.
"The barbaric attacks against innocent people in Sri Lanka are yet another reminder that the forces against our common global values are still trying to prevent peace, coexistence and religious diversity," Barzani wrote on his Twitter account.
The death toll from the eight bomb attacks on three churches and luxury hotels where people were celebrating Easter, resulted in the killing of 207 individuals, while over 450 others were injured.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, survivors and people of Sri Lanka," the Kurdish premier concluded.
Mr. Ammar al-Hakim calls for Maliki's meeting to waive Iraq
Release Date: 2019/4/21 20:05 • 427 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) President of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim called on everyone to give up to Iraq to complete the cabinet cabins.
This was during the reception of Mr. Ammar al-Hakim in his office in Baghdad, on Sunday evening, the head of a coalition of state law Nuri al-Maliki.
A statement of his office, received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "was during the meeting reviewed the latest developments in Iraqi political and regional, especially the completion of the government cab."
Mr. Ammar al-Hakim stressed the need to expedite the resolution of the candidates of the remaining ministries with qualified figures to proceed with the implementation of the government program and provide services to our people.
In this context, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim called on all parties to "waiver to Iraq and to be the supreme national interest is the compass for the movement of all political forces." He stressed the importance of strengthening Iraq's position among the countries of the region and the world. is over
A statement of his office, received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "was during the meeting reviewed the latest developments in Iraqi political and regional, especially the completion of the government cab."
Mr. Ammar al-Hakim stressed the need to expedite the resolution of the candidates of the remaining ministries with qualified figures to proceed with the implementation of the government program and provide services to our people.
In this context, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim called on all parties to "waiver to Iraq and to be the supreme national interest is the compass for the movement of all political forces." He stressed the importance of strengthening Iraq's position among the countries of the region and the world. is over
Political analyst: Baghdad summit Arab recognition of the mistake of leaving Iraq
Editorial date:: 2019/4/21 21:06 • 277 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) political analyst, the convening of an Arab summit in Baghdad, an Arab recognition of "mistake" to leave Iraq.
"Iraq has become the compass of regional meetings because of the visits of political leaders to the countries of the region, including the head of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim," said Issam al-Faily.
He added that "the Arab leaders realized that their departure from Iraq for a long time since 2003 left a vacuum in the Iraqi political arena and therefore they had to attend in a bag fashion Investment to be active in Iraq. "
"The economy is the driving force of politics, internal files impose their presence on the political scene and investment companies when preparing to create jobs and the parties have become aware of the need to defuse an internal crisis."
On the completion of the ministerial cab, Faily explained, "In the political arena there are continuous movements and in the next few days there will be a solution to many of these sovereign positions."
The Baghdad summit of parliaments of Iraq's neighboring countries was held on Saturday in the presence of the heads of the parliaments of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and Syria and a delegation representing Iran as well as the presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives.
The Baghdad Summit of the Parliaments of Neighboring Countries affirmed in its final statement the support of the stability of Iraq and the preservation of its territorial integrity and unity of its social fabric, opening a new page of cooperation and building and supporting the community dialogue, in addition to emphasizing the support of the process of building, reconstruction and development in Iraq. And democracy in Iraq in all its tracks
He added that "the Arab leaders realized that their departure from Iraq for a long time since 2003 left a vacuum in the Iraqi political arena and therefore they had to attend in a bag fashion Investment to be active in Iraq. "
"The economy is the driving force of politics, internal files impose their presence on the political scene and investment companies when preparing to create jobs and the parties have become aware of the need to defuse an internal crisis."
On the completion of the ministerial cab, Faily explained, "In the political arena there are continuous movements and in the next few days there will be a solution to many of these sovereign positions."
The Baghdad summit of parliaments of Iraq's neighboring countries was held on Saturday in the presence of the heads of the parliaments of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and Syria and a delegation representing Iran as well as the presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives.
The Baghdad Summit of the Parliaments of Neighboring Countries affirmed in its final statement the support of the stability of Iraq and the preservation of its territorial integrity and unity of its social fabric, opening a new page of cooperation and building and supporting the community dialogue, in addition to emphasizing the support of the process of building, reconstruction and development in Iraq. And democracy in Iraq in all its tracks
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Puerto Rico Will Stop Burning Coal Next Year
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IMF MD Lagarde says banks have to adapt to survive, or disappear - Tech Wire Asia
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Forex - Weekly Outlook: April 22-26
Investing.com - This week investors will be looking ahead to Friday’s data on U.S. first quarter growth, which is expected to show that the economy is stabilizing after a recent soft patch.
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Opinion: Economic turmoil outside the U.S. means the dollar is headed to all-time highs
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NEW YORK, April 19 (Xinhua) — U.S. dollar decreased in late trading on Friday, amid a stronger British pound, which was lifted by upbeat British retail sales data in the first quarter, signaling robust economic growth for the country. In the three months to March 2019, the quantity bought in retail sales in Britain increased by 1.6 percent when compared with Quarter 4, 2018, following sustained growth throughout the first three months of the year, said the Office for National Statistics on
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NEW YORK, April 19 (Xinhua) — U.S. dollar decreased in late trading on Friday, amid a stronger British pound, which was lifted by upbeat British retail sales data in the first quarter, signaling robust economic growth for the country. In the three months to March 2019, the quantity bought in retail sales in Britain increased by 1.6 percent when compared with Quarter 4, 2018, following sustained growth throughout the first three months of the year, said the Office for National Statistics on
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Russia, China keen to increase use of yuan, rouble in trade settlement, ambassador Andrey Denisov says
Russia and China are keen to increase the use of the rouble and yuan in bilateral trade settlements to reduce their reliance on the US dollar, Russia’s ambassador to China said. Trade between the two countries in 2018 rose 25 per cent year on year to US…
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Russia and China are keen to increase the use of the rouble and yuan in bilateral trade settlements to reduce their reliance on the US dollar, Russia’s ambassador to China said. Trade between the two countries in 2018 rose 25 per cent year on year to US…
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HEALTH / SCIENCE
What a 30-day break from smoking weed does to your brain
Cannabis is now legal in Canada and several U.S. states, but its effects on the brain aren’t fully understood.
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Cannabis is now legal in Canada and several U.S. states, but its effects on the brain aren’t fully understood.
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Almost one in ten heart attacks could be prevented if high-risk patients were checked more
Almost one in ten heart attacks and strokes could be avoided if check-ups were targeted at high risk patients, new research has revealed.
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Almost one in ten heart attacks and strokes could be avoided if check-ups were targeted at high risk patients, new research has revealed.
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Here’s How Vitamin D — No, Not Vitamin C — Helps Your Immune System
You already know that vitamin D is good for you. Now, new research from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland suggests that vitamin D boosts the immune system and could potentially stave off autoimmune diseases. Previous studies have already…
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You already know that vitamin D is good for you. Now, new research from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland suggests that vitamin D boosts the immune system and could potentially stave off autoimmune diseases. Previous studies have already…
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FDA OKs first medical device to treat ADHD in children
The first medical device to treat childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, was OK'd Friday by the US Food and Drug Administration. The device delivers a low-level electrical pulse to the parts of the brain.
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The first medical device to treat childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, was OK'd Friday by the US Food and Drug Administration. The device delivers a low-level electrical pulse to the parts of the brain.
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This 5 Minute "No Exercise" Workout Can Slash Heart Attack Risk and Boost Brain Power
When you hear the word "workout", you probably conjure up images of strapping on your running shoes or grabbing your hand weights and performing some form of exercise. However, there is a new type of strength training that researchers feel could lower blood pressure and boost both cognitive and physical performance. Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training...
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When you hear the word "workout", you probably conjure up images of strapping on your running shoes or grabbing your hand weights and performing some form of exercise. However, there is a new type of strength training that researchers feel could lower blood pressure and boost both cognitive and physical performance. Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training...
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The world's second-biggest Ebola outbreak is still raging. Here's why.
Despite a coordinated response and a vaccine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s struggle with the deadly virus seems to have no quick end in sight.
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Despite a coordinated response and a vaccine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s struggle with the deadly virus seems to have no quick end in sight.
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USA / CANADA
New York state tax revenues plummet by $3.7 billion
New York state tax revenues fell by $3.7 billion, or 4.7 percent, last year — the largest collapse since the 9/11attacks — but officials downplayed the significance. Trying to find a bright side, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said things could have been worse since a surge in collections last month staved off an even steeper drop. “After months of concern over lower-than-expected tax collections, the state ended the fiscal year on a positive note,” he said. “The sharp revenue declines in
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New York state tax revenues fell by $3.7 billion, or 4.7 percent, last year — the largest collapse since the 9/11attacks — but officials downplayed the significance. Trying to find a bright side, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said things could have been worse since a surge in collections last month staved off an even steeper drop. “After months of concern over lower-than-expected tax collections, the state ended the fiscal year on a positive note,” he said. “The sharp revenue declines in
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EMERGING MARKETS
Puerto Rico Will Stop Burning Coal Next Year
Spring Cleaning Puerto Rico has a plan in motion to shut down its coal-burning power plants by next year. The Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act, recently signed by Puerto Rico's governor Ricardo Roselló, puts the island on track to completely ditch non-renewable energy sources by 2050, according to The Rising — a heartening sign that Puerto Rico...
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Venezuela's Guaido calls for 'largest march in history' to oust Maduro
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Friday called on supporters to take to the streets on May 1 for what he called "the largest march in the history" of the South American country to keep the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to leave power.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Friday called on supporters to take to the streets on May 1 for what he called "the largest march in the history" of the South American country to keep the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to leave power.
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No volatility, no problem: How BlackRock, Amundi are beating it
A collapse in volatility across currencies is leading fund managers to scour every corner of the market for profit opportunities. Central bank inaction has helped push measures of price swings to the lowest in years. Fund managers from Amundi Asset Management to Allianz Global Investors say this is causing them to turn away from traditional bets on the dollar and euro and toward emerging markets, carry trades and taking cheap punts in options.
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A collapse in volatility across currencies is leading fund managers to scour every corner of the market for profit opportunities. Central bank inaction has helped push measures of price swings to the lowest in years. Fund managers from Amundi Asset Management to Allianz Global Investors say this is causing them to turn away from traditional bets on the dollar and euro and toward emerging markets, carry trades and taking cheap punts in options.
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Brazil slashes funding to scientists. The planet may suffer.
The country’s controversial president is cutting funding for research and academia, putting natural wonders like the Amazon at greater risk, critics say.
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The country’s controversial president is cutting funding for research and academia, putting natural wonders like the Amazon at greater risk, critics say.
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Government ethics will play a bigger role in global investing
Investors will soon apply ESG criteria to global governments, according to Paul O'Brien, the former deputy CIO of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which manages more than $700 billion in assets.
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Iraq summit brings together rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran
A summit organized by Iraq is bringing together regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran to bridge relations and invest in Iraq
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Investors will soon apply ESG criteria to global governments, according to Paul O'Brien, the former deputy CIO of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which manages more than $700 billion in assets.
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Iraq summit brings together rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran
A summit organized by Iraq is bringing together regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran to bridge relations and invest in Iraq
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Gaza fishermen: Israel extending fishing zone is token gesture
Gaza Strip - Under the cover of early morning darkness, Hassan Zidan, a Palestinian fisherman in Gaza, puts on warm clothes and ventures out to sea in a rickety fishing boat, along with his friends. They hope to catch a good amount of fish to sell in the morning market, but before that, they will have to face a series of dangerous obstacles that hundreds of Palestinian fishermen are coping with on a near-daily basis. "Only few days ago, the Egyptians arrested four fishermen, and the week before
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Gaza Strip - Under the cover of early morning darkness, Hassan Zidan, a Palestinian fisherman in Gaza, puts on warm clothes and ventures out to sea in a rickety fishing boat, along with his friends. They hope to catch a good amount of fish to sell in the morning market, but before that, they will have to face a series of dangerous obstacles that hundreds of Palestinian fishermen are coping with on a near-daily basis. "Only few days ago, the Egyptians arrested four fishermen, and the week before
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AFRICA
Africa: World Bank Dispossessing Rural Poor
Kuala Lumpur and Sydney This is a corrected version of the story first published on April 16. The World Bank’s Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) project, launched in 2013, has sought agricultural reforms favouring the corporate sector. EBA was initially established to support the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, initiated by the G8 to promote private agricultural development in Africa. The New Alliance has been touted as “a new model of partnership” for agricultural
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Uganda: Now Govt Turns to China for Construction of Akii Bua Stadium
Government has resorted to seeking for financial assistance from China for the construction of Akii Bua olympic stadium. This was revealed on Thursday as officials from the ministry of Education and Sports led by the minister Janet Museveni appeared before parliament's Education Committee to present their policy statement for the coming financial year 2019/2020. Despite an increase in the Education budget from the current financial year 2018/19 sector budget of Shs 2.78 trillion to Shs 3.28
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Africa's Problem With Tax Avoidance
Every year African countries lose at least $50 million in taxes -- more than the amount of foreign development aid. So where is it all going and how can multinational companies be held to account? NGOs continue to raise the alarm. African countries are being cheated out of billions in tax revenues -- mainly by large foreign companies in the energy and resource sectors, but also increasingly by small and medium-sized enterprises, such as safari organizers in countries such as Kenya, Tanzania,
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South Africa: Land Reform Panel Recommends Sweeping Changes to Current Compensation Model in Draft Report
(Photo: Ryanj93/Wikimedia Commons) A draft report by the Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture has recommended that President Cyril Ramaphosa establish a "compensation policy" to guide how expropriation without compensation should be implemented. While the panel endorses a proposed change to the Constitution to allow for expropriation without compensation, it has further recommended sweeping changes to current land reform and restitution mechanisms and systems, which have been plagued by
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Government has resorted to seeking for financial assistance from China for the construction of Akii Bua olympic stadium. This was revealed on Thursday as officials from the ministry of Education and Sports led by the minister Janet Museveni appeared before parliament's Education Committee to present their policy statement for the coming financial year 2019/2020. Despite an increase in the Education budget from the current financial year 2018/19 sector budget of Shs 2.78 trillion to Shs 3.28
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Africa's Problem With Tax Avoidance
Every year African countries lose at least $50 million in taxes -- more than the amount of foreign development aid. So where is it all going and how can multinational companies be held to account? NGOs continue to raise the alarm. African countries are being cheated out of billions in tax revenues -- mainly by large foreign companies in the energy and resource sectors, but also increasingly by small and medium-sized enterprises, such as safari organizers in countries such as Kenya, Tanzania,
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(Photo: Ryanj93/Wikimedia Commons) A draft report by the Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture has recommended that President Cyril Ramaphosa establish a "compensation policy" to guide how expropriation without compensation should be implemented. While the panel endorses a proposed change to the Constitution to allow for expropriation without compensation, it has further recommended sweeping changes to current land reform and restitution mechanisms and systems, which have been plagued by
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ASIA
China's pledged share risks recede in first quarter -Shenzhen exchange
The risks posed by the use ofpledged shares as collateral in China eased in the firstquarter, thanks to sharp stock market gains and the role ofrelief funds, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange said in a statementlate on Friday.
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The risks posed by the use ofpledged shares as collateral in China eased in the firstquarter, thanks to sharp stock market gains and the role ofrelief funds, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange said in a statementlate on Friday.
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A dash of stimulus helps stabilize China's wobbly economy
The stimulus was much smaller than that after the global financial crisis but enough to already have had a positive effect on the economy.
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The stimulus was much smaller than that after the global financial crisis but enough to already have had a positive effect on the economy.
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In China, breaking the law is about to get a whole lot costlier
China may claim to have made great strides in improving the rule of law and expanding rule-based governance, but for the law-abiding majority, their daily experiences often tell a less inspiring story. On many occasions, it pays more to break laws or…
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China may claim to have made great strides in improving the rule of law and expanding rule-based governance, but for the law-abiding majority, their daily experiences often tell a less inspiring story. On many occasions, it pays more to break laws or…
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China leaders vow to reform, not to stimulate, economy as trade deal with US nears
China’s senior communist leaders have congratulated themselves on saving the country’s economy from a hard landing during a trade war with the United States and they have decided to focus on “structural reforms”, instead of stimulus, to move the economy…
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China’s senior communist leaders have congratulated themselves on saving the country’s economy from a hard landing during a trade war with the United States and they have decided to focus on “structural reforms”, instead of stimulus, to move the economy…
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EUROPE
Ten EU policies that have changed Europeans' day-to-day lives
Although Brussels is often criticised as distant and overly bureaucratic, the EU’s decisions make a key difference to the lives of every citizen of its member states. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of its flagship policies.
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Although Brussels is often criticised as distant and overly bureaucratic, the EU’s decisions make a key difference to the lives of every citizen of its member states. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of its flagship policies.
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This Week in Brexit: Who Wants to Be Prime Minister?
Parliament is on vacation this week, but the scheming never stops.
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Brexit: Grassroots Tories boycott campaign for European elections in latest blow to Theresa May's authority
Furious grassroots Tories are boycotting the campaign for the European Parliament elections, in the latest blow to Theresa May’s dwindling authority.
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Parliament is on vacation this week, but the scheming never stops.
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Brexit: Grassroots Tories boycott campaign for European elections in latest blow to Theresa May's authority
Furious grassroots Tories are boycotting the campaign for the European Parliament elections, in the latest blow to Theresa May’s dwindling authority.
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CBI Update:
The CBI for Monday 4/22/19 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
The currency auction is 202,718,101
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The Polish National Bank put up coins and commemorative commemorative coins for the class (20) zlotys
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April 22, 2019
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April 22, 2019
Finance paid four months salaries at once to the territory
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Finance paid four months salaries at once to the territory
Minister of Finance, Fouad Hussein, on Monday, the federal government to send salaries for four months to employees in the Kurdistan region.
Hussein said in a press statement that "the salaries of four months was sent to the entire staff of the Kurdistan region," pledging to "commit to send salaries on time."
"In the coming days, 68 billion dinars will be sent four months' salaries to the Peshmerga ministry," he said.
Hussein said in a press statement that "the salaries of four months was sent to the entire staff of the Kurdistan region," pledging to "commit to send salaries on time."
"In the coming days, 68 billion dinars will be sent four months' salaries to the Peshmerga ministry," he said.
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4-21-2019 Newshound Guru Kaperoni [Isn’t the present PM much more reluctant to do this?...] No I believe Mahdi is very pro reform. He once wrote article on the dinar appreciation years ago...maybe 2010ish.
4-21-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Yet today, the ITB forecasts mid May to be open and be operational for investors in and out of the Kingdom? Well, imo there is a possible logic for that. It is an Iraq Bank in a foreign brotherly land. Therefore, they will need to meet the needs of both brothers, imo. ...We also should know by now that investors that trade internationally and by the same international standards, typically trade in quality and not at "Sub Par". A program rate is by far, sub par. [post 2 of 2]
4-21-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article: "The opening of the first Iraqi bank in Saudi Arabia and cooperation includes security and intelligence" It was a big day. We learned not only did the Citizens and even the Kurds get their pay on time electronically and through out the 04/08/2019 - 04/18/2019 time period, then the ITB did a ribbon cutting bank ceremony and were somewhat vague on when they would open branches once done bragging about it, just as the Rasheed Bank was vague as well. Why be vague? Smart move...Imo. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
4-21-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [...if this RV is an International event, how could or "Why" would our own Government stop it?] It is indeed an international event…The Us is one of the 2 largest economies in the world…(with China) The US had fought it tooth and nail because we will no longer be the reserve currency of the world when this thing goes…Donald Trump is the very first president who fought to get this done...the last 2 adminstrations did not want this to happen... ...The new system will give the power back to the people.
4-21-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat We wait for the CBI to make the next move and launch the other needed smaller categories. This is when we go to the bank. They will have to raise the RATE (of exchange). Note I did not say VALUE since we all should know the value is already in the Iraqi dinar. What we want is a reinstatement to the global currency exchanges and with this a justified new rate to coincide and to reflect with its current VALUE. [post 2 of 2]
4-21-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article: "The opening of the first Iraqi bank in Saudi Arabia and cooperation includes security and intelligence" It was a big day. We learned not only did the Citizens and even the Kurds get their pay on time electronically and through out the 04/08/2019 - 04/18/2019 time period, then the ITB did a ribbon cutting bank ceremony and were somewhat vague on when they would open branches once done bragging about it, just as the Rasheed Bank was vague as well. Why be vague? Smart move...Imo. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
4-21-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [...if this RV is an International event, how could or "Why" would our own Government stop it?] It is indeed an international event…The Us is one of the 2 largest economies in the world…(with China) The US had fought it tooth and nail because we will no longer be the reserve currency of the world when this thing goes…Donald Trump is the very first president who fought to get this done...the last 2 adminstrations did not want this to happen... ...The new system will give the power back to the people.
4-21-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat We wait for the CBI to make the next move and launch the other needed smaller categories. This is when we go to the bank. They will have to raise the RATE (of exchange). Note I did not say VALUE since we all should know the value is already in the Iraqi dinar. What we want is a reinstatement to the global currency exchanges and with this a justified new rate to coincide and to reflect with its current VALUE. [post 2 of 2]
4-21-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Iraq has been sucking in these large 3 zero notes “unofficially” when they went to electronic payment system. By means of not redistributing these 3 zero notes over and over again during payrolls, they essentially were able to collect nearly 2/3 of them and get them out of circulation. The remaining 1/3 the CBI says will remain in circulation and “coincide” with the newer smaller category notes. So far they are using three denominations of the lower categories 250, 500 and 1,000. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website)
At the time this report was submitted, there are no new articles posted on PM Mahdi's website.
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقيةVerified account @IraqiGovt 4-21-2019 around 10 am Eastern
In this episode of our series celebrating Iraqi public servants, we meet Tohma Dayeh Tohma, an IT specialist, educator and advocate of fun, rewarding e-learning for Iraqi children.
Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقيةVerified account @IraqiGovt 4-21-2019 around 7:30 am Eastern
"When I go home at the end of the working day, I recall the joy of students and their laughter; this makes all the hard work worthwhile” says Tohma Dayeh Tohma a public servant, an IT specialist and an advocate of E-Learning.
Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقيةVerified account @IraqiGovt 4-21-2019 around 5 am Eastern
Warmest greetings and best wishes for a Happy Easter to Christians in Iraq and around the world.
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ARTICLE 3
Abdul-Mahdi: Iraq today is a meeting point for all neighboring countries
BAGHDAD, April 21 (Xinhua) - Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi received the heads of the participating parliamentarians at a summit of parliaments of the neighboring countries, which ended their work in Baghdad yesterday.
He stressed that "Iraq today is a meeting point for all neighboring countries and all its brothers, and we seek to cooperate with all and work to build a network of relations that serve the security and stability of our region and the interests of our peoples and achieve the development and economic prosperity of all our countries." He expressed his happiness at their participation in the peace summit, .
The Prime Minister also attended the extended meeting with the heads and members of parliamentary delegations in the presence of the Presidents of the Republic and the Council of Representatives. Finished
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ARTICLE 4
Hakim calls for Maliki to meet everyone to give up Iraq
2019/4/21 20:35
[Baghdad-where]
The head of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim called on everyone to give up to Iraq to complete the cabinet cabaret.
This was during the meeting Hakim in his office in Baghdad, Sunday evening, the head of the coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki.
A statement from his office, the agency [where] a dirty, it was "during the meeting reviewed the latest developments in Iraqi political and regional, especially the completion of the government cab."
Hakim stressed the need to expedite the resolution of the candidates of the remaining ministries with qualified figures to proceed with the implementation of the government program and provide services to our people.
"The importance of strengthening the status of Iraq between the countries of the region and the world, including the convening of the Baghdad Summit of the heads of parliaments of neighboring countries and the outcomes of the summit," he said,
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ARTICLE 5
Conflicting news about the arrest of Nofal Akoub in Arbil
Nineveh-Iraq Press - April 22: Nineveh province police denied reports that former governor Nawfal al-Aakoub was arrested.
This came after news of the arrest of Aakoub, who faces charges of financial and administrative corruption.
The MP in the Iraqi parliament Shirwan Aldubardani, said, on Sunday, that "the authorities of Erbil arrested the governor of Nineveh Nawfal al-Akoub."
"I have been in the grip of the Kurdish forces," Dupurdani said in remarks carried by local Sama al-Mosul television channel, without giving further details.
But Ninewa police quickly denied the reports.
"There is no truth to what some media and social networking sites have fought over the news of the arrest of former governor Nawfal al-Aakoub," she said in a brief statement.
Broad controversy
And raises the issue of the scuffle in Iraq because of the lack of extradition so far by the Kurdistan region to the federal authorities, following accusations of financial and administrative corruption against the backdrop of the sinking of the ferry last month.
The ferry, which was carrying about 200 people, sank in the Tigris River in Nineveh province last month, killing more than 120 people.
The judiciary in Iraq issued several arrest warrants against the occupier resident in Erbil, but the Iraqi authorities have not been able to arrest so far.
Al-Akeoub confirmed that he "acted as governor", denying the accusations against him of negligence and negligence on warning warnings to tourist and commercial establishments near the river of the Tigris River's water levels, and expressed his readiness to appear before the courts.
"The question of the inability of Baghdad to bring those wanted to it is related to the relationship between Baghdad and Erbil, where the authorities do not respond to the Iraqi judicial decisions as if in a system outside the state, and this is dangerous."
He added that "the Iraqi government also has a great responsibility towards this file, as it did not seek during the last period that saw negotiations with Kurdistan to open the file of the sovereignty of the authority to eliminate all land, and the need to return wanted, this imbalance by the government, which began to delay This issue, and could negotiate with the region to return wanted and settle this file politically. " Finished (1)
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ARTICLE 6
Vacant positions in the Iraqi government after 6 months of formation political leaders are trying to get out of the bottleneck amid a talk about the disintegration of the blocks
April 22, 2019 | 12:06 PM -
Iraqi Position Network
The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi remains "incomplete" despite the fact that six months have passed since its formation. Four portfolios remain «Defense, Interior, Justice and Education» vacant due to problems between the political blocs.
In return for this internal stalemate, Iraq continues to make progress on its foreign relations. In Cairo, a trilateral summit was held with Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II. In Baghdad and Riyadh, agreements and memorandums of understanding were signed with Iran during Iranian President Hassan Rowhani's visit to Iraq last March and with Saudi Arabia during Abdul-Mahdi's visit last week. Iraqi President Barham Saleh has also made successful rounds of tours to several neighboring countries in which he declared that Iraq is no longer part of the Axis policy. As for the speaker of the young parliament Mohammed Halbousi has recently been able to hold a summit of the heads of parliaments of the six neighboring countries of Iraq also counted the most important successes achieved by the parliament externally at a time unable to resolve the internal committees of the parliamentary committees as well as dozens of bills.
This contrast between what is considered an external success versus an internal failure expressed by prominent Iraqi clerics and politicians recently. The leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr, who disappeared from the political scene for several months again returned to criticism of the political system through Twitter on Twitter account, the last of which was the twitter in which the current Iraqi state counted as a failed state plagued by corruption.
For his part, said the former Minister of Water Resources, Mohsen al-Shammari, that «mafias in the country is still stronger than governments and controls its decisions». Shammari said in a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat that "the survival of the mafias with the same strength so far and the weakness of governments will result in an imminent collapse of the political system because of its complete separation from the issues of the people and go into chaos in the absence of alternatives." He added that «mismanagement and the absence of censorship is still present in the government and the Prime Minister must address the negative phenomena and the need to select competencies from the electronic window as promised», noting that «the current political system is uttering its last breath». "The quasi-politicians are fighting to keep the right side of the equation and raise slogans to fight the left side and the Iraqi people under the knives of terrorism and the ditches of corruption."
On the other hand, political leaders in the country are trying to get out of this bottleneck at a time when the indicators of talk towards the disintegration of the blocs and the possibility of going to the opposition by other blocs take the character of the declaration and hint at another time. In this context, President Barham Saleh held meetings with a number of political leaders in the country in order to crystallize a unified position on controversial issues. In the same context, met with the leader of the Fatah alliance Hadi al-Ameri with the leader of the stream of wisdom, Ammar al-Hakim for the same goal, while not yet announced any result of talks conducted by the two largest blocs in the Iraqi parliament currently are «Surun» led by Sadr, belonging to the bloc of reform and reconstruction and «conquest» led Ameri belonging to the construction block.
While Shi'ite-Shiite conflicts over the Interior Ministry's position have prevented Sunni agreements on defense, education and the Kurds from being the justice minister, thinking about going to the opposition is still just one of the messages. "It is clear that there are blocs in reform that are working on their own now and that they are understanding with the rest at a time when we see that our presence in the opposition is better at this stage," said the leader of the coalition, Athil Nujaifi, told Asharq Al-Awsat. We are trying to resolve this issue soon, where we see that our survival in the opposition is the best »indicating that« there are now trying to prevent this issue because they believe that the opposition will affect them a lot and therefore try to give anything to participate in the government while the reform process needs To reconsider with a tendency to go to the opposition.
While Shi'ite-Shiite conflicts over the Interior Ministry's position have prevented Sunni agreements on defense, education and the Kurds from being the justice minister, thinking about going to the opposition is still just one of the messages. "It is clear that there are blocs in reform that are working on their own now and that they are understanding with the rest at a time when we see that our presence in the opposition is better at this stage," said the leader of the coalition, Athil Nujaifi, told Asharq Al-Awsat. We are trying to resolve this issue soon, where we see that our survival in the opposition is the best »indicating that« there are now trying to prevent this issue because they believe that the opposition will affect them a lot and therefore try to give anything to participate in the government while the reform process needs To reconsider with a tendency to go to the opposition ». .
And on the relationship between «reform» and «construction», says Nujaifi: «There is a great understanding between the (conquest) and (Suron), but there is a lack of clarity where there are parties within (reform) to understand with the parties within (construction) and this affects the understanding with the blocks And therefore we want things to be clear so that there is a solution to this issue ».
"All the alliances that were formed after the 2018 elections are characterized by fragility," said Haidar al-Mulla, a leader of the reform coalition. "These alliances were conducted according to criteria and principles that differ from all the understandings that formed alliances from 2003. To 2018 », indicating that« previous alliances were based on the Shiite triangle - Sunni - Kurdish and was seeking to create a Shiite umbrella for all Shiites and a Sunni umbrella for the whole year and a Kurdish umbrella for all Kurds and within all these umbrellas there are internal understandings but does not depart from the constants », "After the 2018 election new standards and new umbrellas appeared V sectarian and ethnic frameworks and new understandings girl Iwtrha national project in general. » "The question that arises here is: Are the convictions of all those who fall under these umbrellas are believers? The truth is that the answer is negative, "pointing out that" we are on the foundations of new alliances from purely sectarian space to national spaces. "
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