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The unification of the Islamic Dawa Party, one of the largest Shiite parties in Iraq, represents the interest of senior party leaders in order to preserve their status and in order to secure their future political roles. It is also an interest of Iran to preserve this great entity, which is one of the pillars of its influence in Iraq, Who is there and depends on him to secure that influence.
BAGHDAD - Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi overturns his options for re-positioning the Iraqi political scene and maintaining his chances of returning to power he left forcibly after the May elections last year in favor of his successor, Adel Abdul Mahdi, although he is fully convinced of the right to a second term as prime minister. What he sees as a great achievement achieved through the leadership of the war on the organization of the preacher, which ended in defeat and the restoration of various areas of Iraq that had occupied.
Iraqi sources attributed the recent gathering between Abadi and his predecessor, former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, to efforts to reunite the Dawa Party, led by al-Maliki, while Abadi has become within him a splinter wing, without declaring it officially.
The sources explained that these efforts were driven by the desire of Haider Abadi to find a stronger platform to defend his position, especially as he has become marginalized and targeted by the current Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who showed a desire to blur the effects and erase the achievements, according to say close to Abadi, and The second hand is a desire by al-Maliki, and behind him Tehran, to return the Islamic Dawa Party to its position as one of the most able Iraqi political entities to secure Iran's interests in Iraq.
Maliki has a great interest in staying at the head of a united and strong party, at least to maintain his position and ensure immunity against his accountability for the spread of corruption in the country throughout his term as prime minister, and looting of public funds and the drop of nearly one third of Iraq's territory but the organization of the preacher and the resulting disasters Its results will continue for decades.
Haidar Abadi did not earn a little of his separation from the "boss" in the party Nuri al-Maliki and fought the last elections within an independent bloc called the Alliance of victory, as did not achieve close to the leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr in defense of his position, Which sources say he sought after he was excluded from the premiership.
The Dawa Party has been paralyzed since the pre-election stage when attempts to form a unified list of Maliki and Abadi failed
Ali al-Sunaid, a leader of the reform coalition led by Abadi, said the exit of the coalition from the reform alliance dominated by the Sadrists is possible.
For his part, Abdul Halim Zuhairi, a leader of the Islamic Dawa Party, attributed the subject of the last meeting between al-Maliki and al-Abadi to "partisan affairs" in a hint of efforts to reunite the party.
Zuhairi said that the meeting discussed the issue of convening the General Conference of the Dawa Party likely to hold the conference after the month of Ramadan next.According to informed sources, Abbadi is still reluctant to resolve his position on the continuation of the Dawa Party, although he heads his political office.
She added that the party has been practically disabled since the pre-election stage in May when attempts to form a unified list of Maliki and Abadi failed.
Abadi fears that he will suffer more political and popular losses if the party left now, but he is afraid to go without political cover, in light of the uncertainty surrounding the future of most political parties and entities.
Therefore, according to the sources, Abadi maintains ties with the party, without engaging in his affairs clearly until the maturity of his own political project, which he believes will return to the forefront.
Abadi does not forget his presence in the Iraqi arena, stressing on playing a future role in it."We will serve our homeland from any location and we will not allow sacrifices to be in vain," he said during a speech at a tribal rally he presided over Saturday in Najaf.He said his achievement in the leadership of the military victory on the preacher, saying, "What is achieved astonished the world and this victory did not come free but with great sacrifices and should not be underestimated."
Abadi's aides say he is preparing for a political project he may be testing during the local elections, where differences remain over schedule, with hopes for the end of the year dwindling.
Abadi's pragmatism in dealing with the Dawa Party seems to have been overshadowed by his secretary-general, Nuri al-Maliki, who sees no impediment to working again with the former prime minister, provided he accepts the role of second-in-command.
The sources of the "Arabs" that prominent leaders in the Dawa Party, like Abdel Halim al-Zahri has made great efforts during the past two months to bring together views on the convening of a general conference to restructure the party.But efforts have not yielded positive results.Many believe that Iran will welcome any process to structure the Dawa Party, provided it maintains Maliki's status as its secretary-general.
It is common in the Iraqi political arena to explicitly refer to Iran and its major local allies, mainly Shiite party leaders and militias, to talk about removing Abadi from power and marginalizing his political role as he was not trusted and accused by Washington.
And circulated Iraqi circles during the last period the possibility of declaring Abadi officially separated from the Dawa Party and the initiative to establish a new party under his leadership based on the amount of popularity he managed to get during the years of his rule.
The sources say that Abadi's split from the Islamic call will not be without results for the party, which lost power for the first time since 2005, prompting senior "preachers" including Abdel Halim Zuhairi and Abujaafar al-Rikabi to lead efforts to reunite the party and prevent its disintegration, Ammar al-Hakim came out and founded his own movement under the name of "the stream of wisdom".
Parliament reads several laws at its meeting tomorrow
{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, its normal session.
The agenda of the session includes "the vote on the draft law on financial administration, the first reading of the draft law of the Information and Communications Authority, and the first reading of the draft law of the Supreme Iraqi Navy." It also includes "the first reading of the draft law of the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Asian Investment Bank for infrastructure, and the report and discussion of the draft industrial cities law, and the report and discussion of the draft amendment to the first Law Integrity Commission No. 30 of 2011. The session is scheduled to begin at 1 pm
Baghdad Agrees with Ankara to Oust PKK from Iraq: Official
Baghdad and Ankara have agreed on ousting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from Iraq, an Iraqi lawmaker revealed on Monday.
Fazil Fatlawi, an MP at the Iraqi Parliament, said in a statement that the federal government has asked the security leaders to assist Turkey in resolving the issue of the PKK in Iraq.
Meanwhile, he said, Ankara has urged Baghdad to oust the PKK fighters from the country, pointing out that Turkey wants to work with its neighbors in securing the Turkish borders.
Fatlawi also revealed that the Turkish forces, alongside other foreign troops, would have to withdraw from Iraq after the Council of Representatives approves a proposal calling for the withdrawal of foreign forces.
Erbil Ready to Strengthen Ties with Moscow in Many Areas: PM Barzani
Kurdistan Region PM Nechirvan Barzani showed Erbil's readiness to further strengthen ties with Moscow in various areas, including trading, agriculture, electricity, and tourism.
The Kurdish premier made the remarks during a meeting with Russia's new Consul General, Levin Oleg Vladimirovich, in Erbil on Monday where the foreign envoy reiterated his country's willingness in this regard, according to a statement by Barzani's office.
PM Barzani further briefed the Russian diplomat with the latest political developments in the region, shedding light on the efforts to establish a new cabinet in Erbil.
Levin praised the role of the Kurdistan Region, its people, and Peshmerga forces in combatting the Islamic State (IS) in the past few years while hosting nearly 2 million IDPs and Syrian refugees during the three-year war against the extremist group.
Kurdistan PM Expresses "Solidarity" with People of France on Notre Dame Fire
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani has expressed solidarity with the people of France on the Notre Dame fire incident.
"I express my solidarity with the people of Paris, and France in general, at this difficult time as the historic Notre-Dame cathedral is engulfed in flames, which is a unique cultural site both in France and globally,"
A fire engulfed the historic cathedral on Monday evening, including the bell tower.
President Emmanuel Macron said the whole nation was moved. "Like all our compatriots, I am sad this evening to see this part of all of us burn," he wrote on Twitter, as quoted by Reuters.
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URGENTThe reform coalition calls for an urgent meeting of the three presidencies and political leaders
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Coalition for Reform and Reconstruction called for an urgent meeting of the three presidencies and political leaders.
A statement to the Presidency of the coalition received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "the political body of the Alliance for Reconstruction and Reconstruction held a regular meeting on Monday, and discussed a number of files on the agenda, primarily the efforts of relief people of Maysan as well as the legislative plan for the second legislative term of the Iraqi parliament, And regional participants discussed the recent US escalation against the Islamic Republic of Iran. " The statement pointed out that "While the political body of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction salutes the high national spirit of citizens and the state of cohesion and fraternity towards the people of our people affected by the floods, especially in the province of Maysan, it calls on the central government and local governments and civil society organizations and citizens and political forces to continue to support those affected by And the need to compensate the affected people and transfer them to safe places, and the importance of taking caution and prepare to face the floods coming in the province of Maysan and other provinces. He also valued the political body of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction "efforts of Sheikh Sabah al-Saadi, head of the parliamentary bloc of the coalition and heads of parliamentary blocs of the coalition forces in the maturity of the legislative plan, calling on the House of Representatives to abide by the application of its rules of procedure in detail, and stresses the importance of the adoption of laws directly related to the lives of citizens and legislation relating to Building the structure of the Iraqi state (such as the Federal Court Act and the Federal Service Council and others). The meeting also stressed the importance of adopting the necessary legislation to reduce the phenomenon of corruption, which helps the government in its endeavors in this direction. The political body also stressed that the amendment of the provincial elections law is a top priority and the need to give priority to the laws that were studied and formulated in previous sessions, And reached advanced stages and stopped for political reasons. " They pointed out "the importance of legislating a law that preserves the rights and protections of Iraqi women with all their affiliations and protect them, while the deputies of the reform bloc in the parliamentary committees have been tasked to follow up and complete the legislation in the priorities above." On the other hand, the participants stressed the need to unify the vision of the coalition towards the draft laws and legislations put in the House of Representatives. On the international and regional axis, the political body of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction expressed its "concern about developments and escalation in the American position on the issues of Jerusalem and the Golan and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard." It called for an urgent meeting of the three presidencies and political leaders to study the consequences of this dangerous escalation, They also called on the Iraqi government to continue the policy of positive neutrality and spare Iraq complications of this conflict, stressing the importance of unity and cohesion to avoid all the dangers of our beloved Iraq.
The first Iraqi comment on the Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, expressed his solidarity with the people of Paris and France in general, after a huge fire, on Monday evening, in the Cathedral, "Notre Dame" historic center of the French capital.
"I am in solidarity with the people of Paris and France in general at this difficult time, where the historic cathedral of Notre Dame is devoured by fire, a unique cultural site in France and the world," Barzani said in a tweet on Twitter. On Tuesday, Fire Department spokesman Gabrielle Blas announced that firefighters had successfully extinguished the fire which broke out Monday at the historic Notre Dame Cathedral, more than eight hours after it broke out. On Monday, the cathedral spokesman said the fire broke out at 18:50 local time (16:50 TG), indicating that "the ceiling of the cathedral is completely burned" after being destroyed by fire. In the context, the French network pointed out that the fire is likely to be "related to renovation work in the Cathedral." The prosecutor of Paris General opened an investigation into the incident to find out the causes of the fire. During a visit to the site on Monday, the French president pledged to rebuild the cathedral, announcing his intention to seek international assistance in this regard. "From Tuesday, we are launching a national campaign to rebuild the cathedral," he said, adding that the cathedral fire was "a terrible tragedy." "Thanks to the efforts, the cathedral's main facade has not collapsed." Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most visited sights in Europe. The church building (created from 1163 to 1345 AD) represents a masterpiece of Gothic architecture (a phase of European architecture) that prevailed from the 12th century until the beginning of the 16th century.
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The Kurdistan Democratic Party is in the midst of new negotiations and is approaching the agreement with the Patriotic Union
The party is engaged in a new round of negotiations to agree on the creation of the post of second deputy president of the Kurdistan Region," said the secretary of the Political Bureau of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Fadhil Mirani on Monday.
Mirani said in a statement to reporters today, "The completion of the issue of the presidency of the Kurdistan region will facilitate a lot in the formation of the new government of the Kurdistan Region."
On the position of the Change Movement on the creation of a second vice president of the region, Mirani said that "there are negotiations in this area and is supposed to get a compromise between the parties, and move away from partisan interests and provide the interests of the people above all."
"We have concluded an agreement with the Change Movement on the new government formation of the province, and we will conclude another with the Patriotic Union soon," he said.
Iraqi American Christians ask Pence to block deportation of Iraqis
Chaldeans and elected officials in metro Detroit are asking the U.S. government to block the deportations of up to 1,000 Iraqi nationals.
"For many people, this may be life or death," Martin Manna, president of the Chaldean Community Foundation in Sterling Heights, told the Free Press. "All we ask is they get additional time to get their due process in courts. ... They will likely face persecution in Iraq."
After a federal appeals court last week ruled against the Iraqis in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Iraqi American Christians and their supporters in Congress and the Michigan Legislature are mobilizing to lobby the Department of Homeland Security to halt the removal of Iraqis with criminal records.
The decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals went into effect on Tuesday, which means many Iraqis could be deported at any time.
Manna spent two days this week in Washington meeting with members of Congress in an effort to craft legislation that could halt the deportation.
Also this week, four House members, three of them from Michigan, sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence asking him to help block the deportation. And some legislators are now working on a potential bill that would ask the Trump administration to halt deportations based on a policy known as Deferred Enforced Departurepreviously used to halt the deportations of Liberian immigrants.
"We write to urge you to halt the wholesale detention anddeportationof Iraqis living in the United States, including numerous Iraqi Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities," the letter reads.
After a federal appeals court last week ruled against the Iraqis in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Iraqi American Christians and their supporters in Congress and the Michigan Legislature are mobilizing to lobby the Department of Homeland Security to halt the removal of Iraqis with criminal records.
The decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals went into effect on Tuesday, which means many Iraqis could be deported at any time.
Restoring an international airline line for Nasiriyah airport
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(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) Nasiriyah International Airport in the province of Dhi Qar, the activation of the line (Nasiriyah - Mashhad), within the weekly flights every Wednesday from the beginning of the 24th of April.
The director of the airport in the province Haider Zamili said in a press statement that "this step comes in conjunction with the support and guidance of the Civil Aviation Authority, which in turn undertook to support the airport in order to increase the traffic because it serves several provinces." He pointed out that "the airport has been put forward for investment to be implemented by international companies to develop the infrastructure and activate all the lines," pointing out that "the administration of the airport is seeking to open new international airlines in the future."
Planning: The classification of more than 36 thousand contractors and contractors in Iraq
The Ministry of Planning announced on Monday the presence of more than 36 thousand contractors and contractors in Iraq classified by the ministry and distributed between the ratings of the first to ten.
The spokesman of the ministry Abdul-Zahra al-Hindawi said in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "the classification of contractors in the legal department, the Ministry of Planning, the classification of companies and contractors according to the standards and standards adopted according to legal mechanisms determine the level of degree obtained by the company or contractor "He said. He pointed out that "22 thousand and 515 companies were classified before 2009, while the classification of 14 thousand and 411 companies and contractors for the period from 2009 to 2018," noting that "the number of companies rated excellent grade 28 companies, while the number of companies in the first class 4 thousand And 690 companies, and registered companies ranked in the fifth degree, the largest number after the number of 9 thousand and 863 companies and contractors, while the companies ranked in the seventh grade is the lowest among the degrees, as they amounted to 336 companies and contractors. On the other hand, Hindawi said that the ministry "listed 426 Iraqi companies and contractors on the blacklist," referring to the "non-commitment of those companies to contract with the beneficiaries." "Listing on the blacklist comes at the request of the contracting parties with the company or the contractor and shall be accompanied by documents and supporting evidence confirming the failure of the company or the contractor to fulfill its contractual obligations." In contrast, 305 companies were removed from the black list after the end of the legal period of listing " .is over
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The economic expert Salama Smisem, on Tuesday, increase Iraq's foreign currency reserves of the dollar guarantee for the stability of the exchange of local currency and the market, indicating that the increase will end dependence on external loans and contribute to the total debt. "The continued increase in the foreign currency reserves in Iraq is evidence of the recovery of the economy and its growth after the crisis that hit the country," Smsem said in a statement to the "Information" that "raising the monetary reserve contributes to the stability of the dinar exchange rate and strengthen its global standing as well as the possibility of Investing it as an ideal guarantee of the economy. " She added that "the economic abundance of the government will contribute to reducing dependence on foreign loans, as well as the possibility of repayment of internal debts such as dues of farmers and contractors and the remaining investment in the establishment of schools and urban life." On Tuesday, Central Bank of Payments director-general Suha Abdul Karim announced the rise in foreign exchange reserves from $ 40 billion to $ 62 billion, while the bank's success in controlling inflation was confirmed. Ending / 25 d
The central bank reveals a jump in its reserve of the dollar
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The director of payments in the Central Bank of Iraq, Suha Abdul Karim, confirmed that the bank succeeded in controlling the level of inflation and maintaining prices and maintaining the purchasing power of the national currency and controlling the exchange rate and closing the gap between the official price and the market price.
"Foreign exchange reserves increased from $ 40 billion to $ 62 billion, diversifying the currency basket to support the balance of payments and facing economic crises," Abdul Karim told a press briefing. "The Ministry of Finance has coordinated with the Ministry of Finance to manage the public debt to support the budget and finance the deficit during the financial crisis that has passed. In Iraq because of the drop in oil prices, the issuance of national bonds in the international financial market worth $ 2 billion, as well as the provision of new products to invest liquidity of commercial banks and investment and support profitability. She pointed out that "the last period saw the issuance of bonds for the receivables of contractors after being audited by the Ministry of Planning and the Federal Financial Control Bureau, as well as the issuance of bonds to farmers on behalf of the Ministry of Finance and this move reflects a shift in a broader vision of government public debt management by the financial authority and monetary authority "He said. "The standardization of the sukuk security standards to increase confidence in exchange and encourage traders to deal with electronic payments instead of cash, and electronic payment companies in order to support electronic operations and the issuance of license cards payment to banks, as well as linking banks and sites of the Central Bank of Iraq with data centers bank by cable To enhance the infrastructure of the banking sector, and increase the security of information and networks on the speed of data transmission of large sizes. In addition to enhancing the principle of financial coverage of banking services for the largest segment of the population, "the project of localization of salaries for all employees of the public sector through the transfer of salaries to bank accounts of employees, as well as easy receipt and withdrawal of salaries through available payment channels, bank branches, ATMs - Point of sale, and enjoy the many advantages of bank accounts.
Rafidain Bank launches a new meal of the predecessor of the staff
{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} Al-Rafidain Bank, launched a new meal of the advance of employees of the State Departments, which ranged between three and 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 batch of advances of State Department employees were given to more than 4,000 employees whose salaries were settled at the bank and got the electronic card." The statement said that "the disbursement of this advance was through the customer's fingerprint and then notify the employee by sending a text message informing him of the advance payment, after he completed all the legal procedures to grant it and disbursement through electronic payment tools, which was filled the financial balance to it."
4-15-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [via PDK] [Are we there yet?] No not yet. I heard there was a few last things to wrap up...as of this am we went back to an any minute scenario...Expectations are high but the timing is frustrating. Nothing out of Iraq yet this morning...Oil prices going up is probably great for us...just manage expectations on rates...it has to make financial sense... ...I suspect the street rate on the Dinar will be...about $4.50...on the dong- I suspect it will be about $2.25... [How long can they keep the rates locked?] I was told would be good for 10 days..so there is about 7 days left yet on locked rates...I am looking for movement damn quick...Banks and my contacts there are still saying this week...I do not think we have to wait for the weekend...I hope to have more news late this afternoon.
4-15-2019 Newshound Guru WhitelionsIraq assures the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it is adopting a new policy to diversify its sources of income.
4-15-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat...it is the Central Bank of Iraq that is responsible for the reinstatement of the Iraqi dinar not US banks. ...There is absolutely NOTHING coming from the CBI or within Iraq that can lend us to believe this is going to happen sooner than later.We are on track for early 2020 at best.
4-15-2019 Newshound Guru Don961 Article: "Agenda of the session No. (10) Monday, 15 April 2019" Quote: "First: Vote on the draft law amending the law of the recovery of Iraq’s money No. (9) for 2012... Second:Vote on the draft law amending the Companies Law No. (21) of 1997. (Committee on Economy and Investment, Committee on Culture, Information, Tourism and Antiquities)." 2 economic votes Monday...big vote coming Wednesday...imo.
4-14-2019Newshound Guru MilitiaManArticle: "Mohammed al-Halbusi to (Tigris): Washington is waiting for Iraq to rely on itself on the economic side" ...we see that the USA is calling for Iraq to rely on herself.Well to do that they'll need to rely on the new strength that goes with internationalism.Internationalism is at a true rate with hardy fundamentals, not a forced program rate from the past. Looks to me they were told time is up.So, I would then think that they are about to use the tools they have to finally do it.
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ARTICLE 1-A (from PM Mahdi's website; posted on both the Arabic and the English sides)
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mehdi Receives British Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mehdi received in his official office today British Minister of State for International Trade Liam Fox.
He stressed that the Iraqi government focuses on developing the economy, trade, investment and other vital sectors after achieving victory and opening streets and roads and lifting the barriers that revealed a new face to the capital Baghdad, adding that the stability of Iraq gives greater opportunity to benefit from the British experience in the development of the Iraqi economy and small and medium- And the agricultural sector, which is witnessing a doubling of agricultural production due to water abundance. He also thanked the British government for supporting Iraq's priority infrastructure projects which the British Export Finance Agency hopes to cover.
The British minister expressed his satisfaction with Iraq's security and social stability during his visit to Iraq in a clear and significant manner, reiterating the British government's desire to strengthen its relations with Iraq, increase investments and provide expertise in financial and legal fields and job creation.
The meeting was attended by the Executive Chairman of the British Export Finance Agency, Her Majesty the Queen's Commissioner for Trade, the Director of the Department of International Trade, the International Trade Advisor at the British Ministry of International Trade and the British Ambassador to Iraq.
And was attended by the Minister of Commerce, the Chairman of the National Investment Commission and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, the Ambassador of the Department of Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a number of advisers.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
15 April 2019
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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Mahdi's website; posted on both the Arabic and English sides)
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi: Iraq is keen to benefit from the South Korean experience in the development of its economic and service sectors
The Prime Minister stressed that Iraq is keen to benefit from the South Korean experience in the development of health and agriculture sectors, providing modern irrigation systems, laboratories for the production of agricultural materials, development and construction of roads, reconstruction and construction of schools.
This came during a meeting with his official office this morning, advisor to South Korean President Han Pyeong-do and his accompanying delegation, which includes Vice President of Hyundai Construction and Chairman of the Kai Air Industries, Foreign Ministry officials and the Korean ambassador in Baghdad.
The Prime Minister added that Iraq cherishes its relations with South Korea and that the Iraqi citizen trusts the Korean industries and is interested in cooperating for the benefit of the two countries and the operation of the largest number of Iraqi workers, graduates and engineers in the South Korean companies and transferring their diverse expertise to Iraq. Pediatric heart diseases, and specialized health centers needed by Iraq.
His Excellency explained the developments in Iraq and directed the government to encourage construction and attract investment and modern technology.
The Korean official conveyed the greetings of the South Korean President to the Prime Minister, expressing his solidarity with the Iraqi people and the victims of the ferry in Mosul.
The president and members of the Korean delegation expressed their desire to develop relations and transfer the necessary expertise and technology to Iraq and to open factories for the Korean car manufacturers in Iraq and the use of spare parts from the Iraqi market, and achieve the system of e-government, which is South Korea a leading country, pointing to the direction of specialized teams in coordination with Korean The Iraqi Iraqi to determine the location of the Heart Hospital for children, in addition to a site to collect cars, and to prepare fully to respond to the demands of the Prime Minister to develop the sectors of health, agriculture and roads and housing and schools in a fast manner, The Korean delegation to absorb the refinery in Karbala for 5,000 Iraqi workers.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
15 April 2019
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ARTICLE 2 (from the Government of Iraq twitter account)
At the time this report was submitted, there were no new tweets posted on the Government of Iraq twitter account.
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ARTICLE 3
The House of Representatives finishes reading only two laws and raises its meeting to Wednesday
2019/4/15 17:31
[Baghdad-where]
The House of Representatives ended its tenth session of the second legislative term for the first legislative year in the fourth parliamentary session under the chairmanship of Mohammed al-Halbusi, the president of the council, on Monday, in the presence of 194 deputies to read the first draft bills.
At the beginning of the session, which was chaired by First Vice-President of the Council Hassan al-Kaabi, part of them and drew to hold intensive meetings with the heads of parliamentary blocs in order to speed up the decision to name the heads of committees and their deputies and rapporteurs, calling the winning members who did not take the constitutional oath of membership of the House of Representatives to accelerate the oath to ensure the exercise of their role As effective as their fellow MPs.
The Presidency of the Council decided to postpone the consideration of the appeals submitted to the health of some members of the House of Representatives to a later session, in need of a two-thirds majority of the members of the Council.
The draft law amending the Iraqi Money Recovery Law No. (9) for the year 2012, submitted by the Integrity and Finance Committees and the draft law amending the Companies Law No. (21) for the year, submitted by the Economic, Investment, Culture, Information, Tourism and Antiquities Committees 1997, Concerned for the maturation of the bill.
The Council concluded the first reading of the draft law of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, submitted by the services, reconstruction, culture, information, tourism and archeology committees for the purpose of developing the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and defining its tasks and establishing and developing infrastructure for telecommunications, information technology, postal and savings services, Internet services of all kinds, developing telecommunications services and keeping abreast of technological development. And the implementation of the general policy of the state in these sectors and the exploitation of material and human resources in order to increase and improve services and raise the level of performance and organization of work in Communications and acts of worship of information technology and determine the organizational structure of the Ministry.
The Council decided to postpone the first reading of the draft law of the first amendment to the law of the Ministry of the Interior No. 20 of 2016, submitted by the Security and Defense Committee with a view to reviewing the ministry's formations and their level of coordination in accordance with the legal system of administrative organization.
The Council then completed the first reading of the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Convention on Minimum Standards for Social Security No. 102 of 1952, submitted by the Committees on Foreign Relations, Labor, Social Affairs, Migration and Displaced Persons in order to secure the minimum standards of social security for workers in the Republic of Iraq and to accede to the Convention Which entered into force on 27 April 1955.
Al-Kaabi called on deputies to resolve the issue of the heads of parliamentary committees and their deputies and rapporteurs and facilitate the task of holding presidential elections in order to provide legislation that contributes to the service of citizens.
For his part, the Speaker of the House of Representatives postponed the reading and discussion of the draft traffic law submitted by the Security and Defense Committee at the request of the concerned committee to the next session.
It was then decided to adjourn the meeting until next Wednesday.
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ARTICLE 4
The Government of Kurdistan announces an official holiday
(Reuters) - April 15 - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced on Monday the establishment of an official holiday on Wednesday, marking the "Red Wednesday" (Yazidi New Year) holiday.
"On Wednesday, 17/4/2019 will be an official holiday in all departments and institutions of the Kurdistan Regional Government on the occasion of the Red Wednesday of the Yazidis Kurds," the spokesman of the Kurdistan Regional Government Sven Dzai said in a statement.
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ARTICLE 5
Maysan Health: We have not registered any cholera or malaria infections in the flood-stricken areas
Maysan, Iraq - April 16: Commenting on the warnings issued by Health Ministry spokesman Saif Badr of the spread of malaria from floods and floods in the affected areas, including Maysan as a result of the sinking of the role of water wells, although no case of this type of transitional diseases until Now the health of Maysan, Tuesday, the absence of any infection due to mosquitoes due to floods and floods in the province. "
"We have not registered any cholera, malaria or any mosquito-borne disease," she said in a brief statement. Finished
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ARTICLE 6
The 4th Infantry Division reveals the details of the capture of Saddam Hussein
April 16 - Sixteen years after the US invasion of Iraq, a number of American experts admitted that the invasion was wrong and that the price of Saddam Hussein was too high.
Esquire published memoirs of US military personnel involved in the arrest of Saddam Hussein.
Major General Ray Odero, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, said Iraqis were afraid of Saddam Hassan while in power, and when they disappeared they were afraid to return to power. The question of the length of his disappearance has instilled terror among the Iraqi people.
Major Bryan Reid, chief of staff of the 4th Infantry Division, said immediately that the intelligence agency believed Saddam had returned to where he had grown up.
"We relied entirely on the intelligence obtained from Saddam Hussein's followers," Sergeant First Sergeant Eric Maddox said in a search for Saddam Hussein. "We went to new people to unravel the mystery of his disappearance. We went to the family of a member of the family, Personal escorts of Saddam Hussein.
"Two Iraqi businessmen came in June, we sat with them in an air-conditioned room, and over two hours of talking with them, they gave us a list of people close to Saddam Hussein and who relied on him to protect him, including friends and relatives," said Lt. Col. Steve Russell.
The US military focused on two people, including Mohammed Ibrahim al-Musallat, the personal facilities, using poker cards to set goals, with each card showing a specific person, said Colonel James Hickey.
By the end of the spring, US military intelligence indicated that Saddam Hussein was on a farm 16 kilometers from Tikrit.
"When we arrived at the farm, it was full of residential buildings," said 1st Sgt. Sean Schuffner of the 4th Infantry Division. "When we walked, we noticed that the backyard was recently dug.
Major Bryan Reid at the farm found a financial sum of $ 8 million.
"We found four boxes full of jewels," said Fred Fillmore, a translator for the 4th Infantry Division. Most of the soldiers were stunned, as they did not see such a quantity of gold.
Sergeant Shawn Schofner found documents, birth certificates, marriages and personal photos of Saddam Hussein's family. As well as jewelry belonging to Saddam's first wife Sajida.
After the arrest of Ibrahim al-Musallat and his agreement to hand over Saddam Hussein, Task Force 121 and the 4th Infantry Force were on full alert.
"I'm Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq, and I'm ready for negotiations," Lieutenant Colonel Steve Rossell said when we found the hideout.
Major Brian Reid called George Tenet, the former CIA director, late at night, around 10 or 11 o'clock. Everyone was waiting to be checked to make sure that the person who had been arrested was Saddam and not his like.
"We took his fingerprints and a DNA test and picked up dozens of pictures. Saddam Hussein was very tired and in terrible physical condition," said FBI agent James Davis.
Dr. Mark Green went to the whereabouts of Saddam Hussein at the base, where it was impossible to approach the cell to gather dozens of soldiers at the entrance to the cell and take photographs.
"When I was a child, I wanted to become a doctor, but the politics deepened deep inside me," said Dr. Mark Green.
Dr. Mark Green and Saddam Hussein spoke for a few hours, then asked Saddam about the direction of the qiblah and began to pray but did not kneel down.
Among the proposals of Paul Bremer, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, Saddam Hussein was transported aboard the Fifth Fleet across the Persian Gulf. But it was impossible to do so, because he would be tried by an Iraqi court.
"We were confident we did everything right," said Major General Ray Odero. But we were wrong. Iraq started a civil war and many died.
On July 18, 2005, Saddam Hussein was formally charged by Saddam Hussein with a "genocide" of the people of Dujail in 1982.
The United States welcomed the decision of the Iraqi Court of Cassation to ratify the death sentence of Saddam Hussein in the Dujail case. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said the date of ratification of the death penalty "represents an important milestone in the efforts of the Iraqi people to replace the rule of law by tyrant."
On November 5, 2006, the Iraqi High Criminal Court issued its decision to hang Saddam Hussein and sentenced Barzan Ibrahim al-Hassan, former intelligence chief, and Awad Hamad al-Bandar al-Saadoun, the president of the Revolutionary Court, to death.
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