Monday UPDATE for May 27, 2019
It has been reported to me that Iraq is AGAIN using the 50 Dinar note along with the 100, 250 and 500 values.
Iraq has announced that The Green Zone will be 100% open on a 24-hour basis starting the first day of EID which commences immediately after Ramadan.
PS WE DO NOT HAVE ANY 800 NUMBERS!#wearethepeople
WOTS Monday 5/27/19
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Monday, the financial ... to settle the salaries of employees before the Eid holiday
27/05/2019 12:18 AM | Number of readings:
The Ministry of Finance will decide on Monday the decision to pay employees salaries for the month of May before the Eid holiday.
He has contacted the Ministry of Finance and the ministry says it is going to know whether the liquidity is sufficient," said Ahmad Safar, a member of the parliamentary finance committee. " He said that" the Ministry of Finance will inform us on Monday whether the salaries will be distributed before Eid al-Fitr or not. " He also said," There is no impediment to send salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region, and at any time send Baghdad salaries of provincial employees The region's salaries will also be sent. "
In a related development, a source in the Ministry of Finance and Economy in the Kurdistan Regional Government, "The request for a list of salaries of employees from the ministries, and at any time send Baghdad salaries will be distributed to employees before Eid al-Fitr
It is expected that the local parliament of the Kurdistan region of Iraq will hold a special session Tuesday, May 28, to elect a new president of the region, the post vacant since late 2017, when the resignation of the President of the region Massoud Barzani, without being elected successor.
The candidate of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the current Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, is the most likely to win this position, among the five citizens who submitted applications for candidacy. Informed sources expect Barzani to get about 90 votes out of 111 votes in parliament, the total votes of parliamentarians of the three largest political parties, with the votes of minority parties in parliament, traditionally close to the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
The local parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan region of Iraq have been postponed because of the internal political crises in the region and because of the preoccupation with fighting an oppressive organization.However, the last parliamentary elections held on 30 September 2018 led to the victory of the Kurdistan Democratic Party with 45 parliamentary seats out of 111 seats, while the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan won 21 seats, the Kurdish Change Movement on 12 seats, and the opposition parties combined on 20 seats.
Consensus
The main Kurdish parties in those elections were close to achieving consensus among themselves. However, the political differences between the two main Kurdish parties regarding the distribution of Kurdish positions and positions in the central federal authority, especially the post of President of the Republic, led to a lot of misunderstanding and trust between them, Kurdish compromises have been postponed for more than six months.
Throughout this period, the three main political parties in the region were intimately deliberated until they reached a comprehensive consensus in late April 2019. They agreed on the composition of the new regional government, with the chairmanship of the KDP and vice president Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, in return for being the parliamentary chairmanship of the National Union. The three parties share government ministries, each according to their parliamentary representation.
The strategic agreement between the two main parties to reactivate the presidency of the Kurdistan region, the re-election of the president by the regional parliament, after the law provides that the election directly from the citizens. The agreement also won the election of the candidate of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
The three parties implemented all the steps agreed upon, and is expected to follow up the implementation of its agreement, through the election of Nechirvan Barzani to the presidency of the region.
Biography of the politician and the project
Born in the mountain town of Barzan in 1966, Nechirvan Barzani belongs to a family that is considered the most famous and influential in the history of contemporary Kurds since the early 20th century.
His grandfather, Mullah Mustafa Barzani, was leading the armed struggle of the Kurds against the central Iraqi authority. In the year that Nejirvan was born, an agreement was reached with the then Iraqi government of Abdul Rahman Arif.
Less than a decade later, Barzani fled with his family to Iran, after the Kurdish revolution failed to achieve its goals, following the famous agreement between Saddam Hussein and the Iranian Shah.
Barzani studied political science at Tehran University and was involved in political work within the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). He was elected a member of the Political Bureau at the tenth party congress in 1989, after the death of his father Idris Barzani for two years, 1987.
The year 2006 is detailed in the political and administrative march of Barzani, he became prime minister of the Kurdistan region. And continued in that location throughout those years, except the period between 2009-2012, where the leadership of the National Union and the current President of the Republic of Iraq Barham Saleh took that position.
Supporters and opponents
Barzani's supporters hail what he achieved during the years of his presidency the territorial government of economic and urban development. They say that dozens of the main cities of Kurdistan witnessed an urban revival during this period, after the cities were flaccid. They are proud of the development they have achieved in the education, health and infrastructure sectors in the region. His supporters use figures showing that the overall incomes of the region's citizens are ten times higher than they were. Proponents do not forget to say that Barzani provided a public space of public freedoms, civil and political as well as security.
On the other hand, opponents of Barzani say he led a very liberal economic policy, opened the markets of the Kurdistan region to Turkish, Iranian and global goods. Which led to the deterioration of the Kurdish agricultural and industrial classes and the displacement of millions of Kurdish villagers from the countryside to the main cities, which was inflated exceptionally over ten years.
Opponents point to the expansion of the government apparatus in the region, as a result of Barzani's policy, of hundreds of thousands of ineffective public servants. The pastoral policy he led led to the weakening of the private sector in the region, especially in the fields of industry and agriculture.
Calling for the provision of urgent protection .. Rights condemns the threats to media institutions
27/05/2019 12:56 AM | Number of readings: 79
The Center for Rights in Support of Freedom of Expression strongly condemned the threats to media institutions and journalists who reveal corruption files in Iraqi government departments, while calling for the filing of lawsuits in the competent courts.
The Center said in a statement received "The Covenant News" a copy of it, "strongly condemn the threats against media institutions and journalists who reveal files of corruption in the government departments, the latest Baghdad agency today to the repeated threats of liquidation on the background of disclosure files of financial corruption large," adding that "these Repressive methods are a cheap way to stop journalists from carrying out their duties in the fight against corruption. " He added that "while rejecting the Center for Rights to support the freedom of expression repeated threats to Baghdad News Agency today, it calls on the security agencies to provide immediate and necessary protection, Baghdad News Agency and its staff," stressing the need to "trace the incoming communication to the Agency and the investigation of those who stand Behind the person who threatened the agency. "
The Center carried the Ministry of Interior and the Baghdad Operations Command "responsibility for the safety of the agency's employees," and called on "the management of the Baghdad News Agency today to register a lawsuit in the competent courts." The center promised to "provide a team of lawyers for that case."
The Baghdad news agency reported today that it had received anonymous telephone calls, through which the callers attempted to transfer threats to discourage the agency from its press duty to reveal the largest file of corruption and smuggling of hard currency.
Haidar al-Abbadi .. And were you and your comrades in the Dawa Party?
27/05/2019
We also asked the Iraqi people to know the property of the leaders of the popular mobilization. We also ask you to disclose to the Iraqi people the assets of all the leaders of the Islamic Dawa Party from the first grade to the third grade in the party inside and outside Iraq. And all those who confronted the political process after the demise of the dictatorship of all political parties and political forces, both Islamic and non-Islamic, and we also ask you to show your picture of you and your comrades in the Dawa party and everyone who addressed the political process before and after the demise of the dictatorship, so that the Iraqi people know the effects of the no mercy that appeared to you all without exception ..
Who was your millionaire president or millionaire son before the fall of the dictatorship? Are not you all barefoot and refugees in asylum countries? Where did you come from these millions, palaces, property and companies inside and outside Iraq? What did you give to the Iraqi people other than looting and theft of public money the state of the president? Would you have remained prime minister for one week without these leaders, whom you accuse of corruption? Was America, which conspired with it to reach the premiership, able to remove a specter of support for the capital Baghdad and the holy cities after they were around the corner of the fall by the hand?
Why did not you call those corrupt names who influenced the money of the popular crowd? Are you not supposed to trust the funds of the Iraqi people to expose these names and provide evidence of corruption? What is the real reason behind all these accusations of popular leadership leaders? Is it a justification for the covenant it made to the Americans by cracking down on the popular crowd in preparation for its dissolution? Are not you the president of reducing the budget of the popular crowd to a quarter in the last year of your state? Are you not refraining from supplying the Popular Army fighters with armored personnel carriers and leaving them facing a sniper bullet to support their release? Did not you know as commander-in-chief of the armed forces that the United States was deliberately bombarding the popular mobilization forces in order to prevent its troops from advancing on positions that advocated? Who removed the specter of the Baghdad belt and opened the road to Baghdad, Samarra and liberated Amrli and cliff rock and the provinces of Diyala and Salahuddin? Is it not the popular crowd that liberated these areas before the Iraqi army regained its health? Were there forces of the Iraqi army other than those in the capital Baghdad and its surroundings and the forces in Ramadi, in addition to the combat apparatus, which is exhausted by the fighting? ...
On the other hand why did not you talk about the corruption of the Dawa Party leaders and enrich them at the expense of public money? Who was your millionaire president or millionaire son? Why did not you talk about the corruption of your entourage, your office and the ministers of your government? Did not they also raise money at the expense of public money? I do not claim at all that all the workers in the popular crowd are angels and not corrupt or did not profit at the expense of public money, but I know that I know that the majority of these leaders are true Mujahideen who solved the ethics of the angels and followed Ali ibn Abi Talib In their jihad for the sake of their homeland, their people, their sanctities and their faith, and they were advancing the Mujahideen in order to obtain martyrdom ...
In the second part of this article we will review that, God willing, the achievements and heroines of the popular ...
Iranian foreign minister arrives in Karbala
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday held the visit of Imam Hussein in Karbala province.
"Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif arrived in Karbala province this evening to visit Imam Hussein," a source said.
Zarif arrived in Baghdad on Saturday, held several meetings with Iraqi officials and discussed with them files relating to security, economy and politics.
"Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif arrived in Karbala province this evening to visit Imam Hussein," a source said.
Zarif arrived in Baghdad on Saturday, held several meetings with Iraqi officials and discussed with them files relating to security, economy and politics.
Zarif explores opportunities for Iraqi mediation between Tehran and Washington
Maliki rejects the language of neutrality ... and Allawi calls for an emergency plan
Sunday - 26 May 2019 AD Issue Number [14789]
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif
Baghdad: Hamza Mustafa
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has begun a visit to Baghdad at a time when Iraqi President Barham Saleh is expected to visit Saudi Arabia and Turkey and parliament speaker Mohamed Halaboussi to discuss the chances of reducing tension in the region.
Zarif's visit to Baghdad or visits by Iraqi officials to neighboring countries or Washington came as the United States stepped up its stance on Iran after US President Donald Trump announced the dispatch of 1,500 additional US troops to the region. The Committee on Foreign Relations in the Iraqi parliament announced the upcoming visits to the President of the Republic to Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the next few days. "The visit of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to Kuwait and President Barham Salih to Jordan was to discuss what is going on in the region and the tension between the United States of America and Iran," said Repoar Karim, a member of the committee. He added that «the two visits are aimed at keeping the specter of war away from the state and the Iraqi people as coming to the stage of economic stability and prosperity, and this requires security stability, military and political». Karim said that «discussions discussed trade and economic exchange between Iraq and neighboring countries in the event of problems during the next phase, and how will be the form of these relations», indicating that those tensions if it ended, Iraq will continue bilateral agreements concluded with those countries earlier.
Saleh visited Jordan last Thursday, where he participated in a bilateral summit with Jordan's King Abdullah II and a tripartite meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Saleh's visit to Jordan came after a visit by Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to Kuwait for the same purpose.
Haidar al-Mulla, a former member of the Iraqi parliament and a leader of the Coalition for Reform and Reconstruction, told Asharq Al-Awsat that parliament speaker Mohamed Halabousi will visit Iran and the United States to discuss opportunities for mediation between the parties and what can be done to reduce tensions in the region. The possibility of avoiding them is a serious one. Asked if the chances of this mediation or other will succeed at a time when both sides are going up, Mullah says: "Today we are faced with one fact that either Iran is sitting at the negotiating table in order to discuss the risks of Iranian influence in the region and reduce this Influence in Yemen, the Gulf region, Iraq and Syria, or dealing with a future military strike. " Mullah explained that «in light of these data, talk about mediation at this stage but a process of movement in time lost, as all expectations indicate that the region is going after the month of Ramadan to one of two options; either a negotiating table to reduce the Iranian influence or military operations "This influence is weakening in the region."
In turn, Dr. Ihsan al-Shammari, head of the Center for Political Thinking, told Asharq Al-Awsat that "the plan of action initiated by Iraq and will be completed through shuttle rounds for the three presidencies and political delegations came after the meeting held by the President of the Republic at the Peace Palace with Iraqi leaders , Where mechanisms have been put in place to move in this area, including dealing with the possible war in all respects », noting that« Iraq at the heart of the crisis and therefore must move seriously regardless of the possible consequences of such moves ».
The former prime minister and leader of a coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki, called for not to stand on neutrality in the crisis between Iran and the United States. "The language of neutrality over the tension between Iran and America is no longer acceptable after Tehran declared that it does not want war," Maliki said during a meeting with parliament speaker. "The region faces great challenges and we must work to calm and remove the language of escalation and waving of force," a statement from Maliki's office said, expressing the hope that "Iraq's efforts to end tensions between Washington and Tehran will succeed." He added that «Iran's declaration by its leaders that it does not want war requires everyone to stand up to escalation and that the language of neutrality is no longer acceptable but the position rejects the party that wants».
For his part, called the leader of the Iraqi platform, Iyad Allawi, to develop a contingency plan to address the repercussions of the crisis. A statement by Allawi's office said that "the plan, prepared by the leadership of the Iraqi forum in consultation with political leaders from various parties, is based on the security and safety of Iraq and separate the financial and economic aspects and food security, in addition to the media aspect."
Zarif's visit to Baghdad or visits by Iraqi officials to neighboring countries or Washington came as the United States stepped up its stance on Iran after US President Donald Trump announced the dispatch of 1,500 additional US troops to the region. The Committee on Foreign Relations in the Iraqi parliament announced the upcoming visits to the President of the Republic to Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the next few days. "The visit of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to Kuwait and President Barham Salih to Jordan was to discuss what is going on in the region and the tension between the United States of America and Iran," said Repoar Karim, a member of the committee. He added that «the two visits are aimed at keeping the specter of war away from the state and the Iraqi people as coming to the stage of economic stability and prosperity, and this requires security stability, military and political». Karim said that «discussions discussed trade and economic exchange between Iraq and neighboring countries in the event of problems during the next phase, and how will be the form of these relations», indicating that those tensions if it ended, Iraq will continue bilateral agreements concluded with those countries earlier.
Saleh visited Jordan last Thursday, where he participated in a bilateral summit with Jordan's King Abdullah II and a tripartite meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Saleh's visit to Jordan came after a visit by Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to Kuwait for the same purpose.
Haidar al-Mulla, a former member of the Iraqi parliament and a leader of the Coalition for Reform and Reconstruction, told Asharq Al-Awsat that parliament speaker Mohamed Halabousi will visit Iran and the United States to discuss opportunities for mediation between the parties and what can be done to reduce tensions in the region. The possibility of avoiding them is a serious one. Asked if the chances of this mediation or other will succeed at a time when both sides are going up, Mullah says: "Today we are faced with one fact that either Iran is sitting at the negotiating table in order to discuss the risks of Iranian influence in the region and reduce this Influence in Yemen, the Gulf region, Iraq and Syria, or dealing with a future military strike. " Mullah explained that «in light of these data, talk about mediation at this stage but a process of movement in time lost, as all expectations indicate that the region is going after the month of Ramadan to one of two options; either a negotiating table to reduce the Iranian influence or military operations "This influence is weakening in the region."
In turn, Dr. Ihsan al-Shammari, head of the Center for Political Thinking, told Asharq Al-Awsat that "the plan of action initiated by Iraq and will be completed through shuttle rounds for the three presidencies and political delegations came after the meeting held by the President of the Republic at the Peace Palace with Iraqi leaders , Where mechanisms have been put in place to move in this area, including dealing with the possible war in all respects », noting that« Iraq at the heart of the crisis and therefore must move seriously regardless of the possible consequences of such moves ».
The former prime minister and leader of a coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki, called for not to stand on neutrality in the crisis between Iran and the United States. "The language of neutrality over the tension between Iran and America is no longer acceptable after Tehran declared that it does not want war," Maliki said during a meeting with parliament speaker. "The region faces great challenges and we must work to calm and remove the language of escalation and waving of force," a statement from Maliki's office said, expressing the hope that "Iraq's efforts to end tensions between Washington and Tehran will succeed." He added that «Iran's declaration by its leaders that it does not want war requires everyone to stand up to escalation and that the language of neutrality is no longer acceptable but the position rejects the party that wants».
For his part, called the leader of the Iraqi platform, Iyad Allawi, to develop a contingency plan to address the repercussions of the crisis. A statement by Allawi's office said that "the plan, prepared by the leadership of the Iraqi forum in consultation with political leaders from various parties, is based on the security and safety of Iraq and separate the financial and economic aspects and food security, in addition to the media aspect."
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Hoshyar Zebari Urges Iraq to Act to Fire Incidents in Disputed Areas
Kurdish politician and former foreign minister of Iraq, Hoshyar Zebari, has expressed concerns over the recent fire incidents in the disputed areas which have targeted the farms of Kurdish citizens, urging Iraq to put the issue into consideration.
Tens of farms have so far been burned in the past few weeks in the disputed territories, while the Islamic State (IS) has already claimed responsibility for the fire incidents and urged its members to carry on conducting such terrorist activities.
"The crops burning in Kirkuk Mousal Diyala Najaf seems deliberate and part of an economic sabotage by ISIS," Zebari wrote on Twitter. "Iraqi Gov. has to act."
Meanwhile, overnight on Saturday, in the disputed Kurdish province of Kirkuk, a bomb blast killed five people and wounded ten more others, locals reported, adding that the bomb had been planted by the IS insurgents.
Erbil decides to demolish the building of its governorate
27-05-2019 12:04 AM
Baghdad:
The Deputy Governor of Erbil in Iraq, Taher Abdullah, on Sunday, close to the demolition of the governorate building and the Directorate of Education in central Erbil to turn the area into an open public park.
"Arbil is waiting to allocate sufficient funds to build the new building of the province in order to move to it," Abdullah said in a statement.
He added that "the project is stalled because of the lack of adequate funds at the present time," and expressed his hope "to allocate the budget for the current year because the implementation of the project needs to 6 months to be completed and pending an important decision in this regard."
Abdullah explained that "after the completion of leaving the building of the province will destroy the building of the Ministry of Health and the Directorate General of Education, and a total length of 1 km and turn into an open public park."
He stressed that "the project will add aesthetic to the city of Erbil."
"Arbil is waiting to allocate sufficient funds to build the new building of the province in order to move to it," Abdullah said in a statement.
He added that "the project is stalled because of the lack of adequate funds at the present time," and expressed his hope "to allocate the budget for the current year because the implementation of the project needs to 6 months to be completed and pending an important decision in this regard."
Abdullah explained that "after the completion of leaving the building of the province will destroy the building of the Ministry of Health and the Directorate General of Education, and a total length of 1 km and turn into an open public park."
He stressed that "the project will add aesthetic to the city of Erbil."
The Emir of Qatar receives an urgent message from King Salman
27-05-2019
Baghdad:
The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad, received an urgent message from King Salman bin Abdul Aziz.
Prince Tamim received a letter from King Salman inviting him to attend the emergency summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Makkah on May 30, the foreign ministry said on its website.
The message was received by Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani during a meeting with Abdul Latif Al-Zayani, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz called for Gulf and Arab summits in Mecca on May 30 against attacks on two oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia and ships near the UAE coast.
An official source at the Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Saturday (May 18th) that King Salman "is inviting his brothers the leaders of the GCC countries to hold two Arab and Gulf summits in Mecca on Thursday ... May 30, 2019, to discuss these attacks and their repercussions on the region"
Prince Tamim received a letter from King Salman inviting him to attend the emergency summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Makkah on May 30, the foreign ministry said on its website.
The message was received by Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani during a meeting with Abdul Latif Al-Zayani, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz called for Gulf and Arab summits in Mecca on May 30 against attacks on two oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia and ships near the UAE coast.
An official source at the Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Saturday (May 18th) that King Salman "is inviting his brothers the leaders of the GCC countries to hold two Arab and Gulf summits in Mecca on Thursday ... May 30, 2019, to discuss these attacks and their repercussions on the region"
Parliamentary investment: large corruption in the distribution of strategic space adjacent to the Baghdad airport
Editorial Date: 2019/5/26 11:19 pm • 223 times read
(Baghdad: al-Furat News) The Committee on Economy and Investment parliamentary, on Sunday, there is a large corruption in the file of investment related to the distribution of strategic areas adjacent to the Baghdad airport.
MP Abdul Salam al-Maliki, in a statement received by the {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "Through the follow-up to the work of the National Investment Commission over the previous years within our duty of control of the legislative authority and evaluation of those stages, we found that there is a major failure of the work of the National Authority to invest in the investment sector National and foreign, because of the patronage and corrupt transactions in the distribution of projects and land, which amounts to high amounts.
Maliki said that "repeated failures in the work of the National Commission for investment was completed after granting thousands of acres to a foreign investor, which is a strategic area adjacent to Baghdad airport, spent on the designs tens of millions of Iraqi and US sides, then was granted to a foreign businessman for the purpose of selling To the Iraqi investors, "warning the Commission," from continuing this non-national project, which is a great betrayal of the country in the name of the law. "
Maliki called on the Attorney General and the Integrity Commission "to open a direct investigation with the President of the National Commission and stop the referral procedures that were approved by the decision of the Council of Ministers."
And on the file of the Central Bank of Iraq Maliki pointed out, that "more than 77% of the local monetary mass is outside the banking system, which gives definitive evidence of the failure of the work of the monetary authority represented by the Central Bank of Iraq," noting that "among these indicators of the existence of corruption Is the building of the Central Bank of Iraq, which valued more than 850 million dollars in an administrative building can not recover the capital from this building, despite the existence of the old building, which extends between 50 to 60 years.
He continued that "the Central Bank of Iraq is one of the most important banks in the region, but the wishes of some of the weak souls to get large commissions, make them contract to build this building worth 850 million dollars of Iraq's money," pointing out that "Iraq and the Iraqi people today the highest degree of need For these funds to build hospitals and schools. "
"The other thing is the file of the notorious currency auction, which ridiculed billions of dollars for influential people who are now able to change the executive and legislative decision because of the central bank's policy for the previous four years."
Maliki called on the Prime Minister to "the systematic change of people in the two institutions that lead the economy of the country from the investment and monetary side and bring competencies and experts and competence and hands to manage them as the two pillars of the Iraqi state."
Maliki said that "repeated failures in the work of the National Commission for investment was completed after granting thousands of acres to a foreign investor, which is a strategic area adjacent to Baghdad airport, spent on the designs tens of millions of Iraqi and US sides, then was granted to a foreign businessman for the purpose of selling To the Iraqi investors, "warning the Commission," from continuing this non-national project, which is a great betrayal of the country in the name of the law. "
Maliki called on the Attorney General and the Integrity Commission "to open a direct investigation with the President of the National Commission and stop the referral procedures that were approved by the decision of the Council of Ministers."
And on the file of the Central Bank of Iraq Maliki pointed out, that "more than 77% of the local monetary mass is outside the banking system, which gives definitive evidence of the failure of the work of the monetary authority represented by the Central Bank of Iraq," noting that "among these indicators of the existence of corruption Is the building of the Central Bank of Iraq, which valued more than 850 million dollars in an administrative building can not recover the capital from this building, despite the existence of the old building, which extends between 50 to 60 years.
He continued that "the Central Bank of Iraq is one of the most important banks in the region, but the wishes of some of the weak souls to get large commissions, make them contract to build this building worth 850 million dollars of Iraq's money," pointing out that "Iraq and the Iraqi people today the highest degree of need For these funds to build hospitals and schools. "
"The other thing is the file of the notorious currency auction, which ridiculed billions of dollars for influential people who are now able to change the executive and legislative decision because of the central bank's policy for the previous four years."
Maliki called on the Prime Minister to "the systematic change of people in the two institutions that lead the economy of the country from the investment and monetary side and bring competencies and experts and competence and hands to manage them as the two pillars of the Iraqi state."
Deputy talks about the issue of choosing the governor of Nineveh and describes Abu Mazen as a "wolf deals"
2019-05-27
MP Falah Hassan Zaidan on Sunday described MP Ahmed al-Jubouri as "the deal wolf", while the project in Nineveh is backed by Iran.
MP Ahmad al-Jubouri (Abu Mazen) is not fit to be a politician," Zeidan said in an interview with Alsumaria TV's right-of-reply program, calling him "the wolf of deals, which is not considered a shorthand."
Zidane added that "after the agreement on the nomination of Hossam al-Din al-Abbar to the post of governor of Nineveh successor to Nofal Alakoub, was voted at the beginning of 18 members and then was agreed with the Kurdistan Democratic Party as the second block of the province," noting that "was signed by 28 Member of the selection of Alabbar governor of Nineveh. "
He added that "Abu Mazen was in Arbil and there were meetings with the members of the Council where 10 members withdrew and then withdrew 8 others where he was able to convince them to withdraw from voting for Hussam al-Din al-Abar," adding that "15 deputies from Nineveh submitted a report to the Prime Minister, Corruption that there are suspicions of corruption and money seized, where members of the provincial council were bought to change their opinion. "
"What happened in Mosul is a betrayal that can be disguised, but not by buying," Zeidan said. "The project in Nineveh is a risk, deals and the payment of money for local administration is a dangerous act, a project that may be supported by Iran."
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What Theresa May's Resignation Means for Wall Street
Theresa May announced she will step down as UK's Prime Minister on June 7. What does this mean for investors? Action Alerts PLUS' Jeff Marks weighs in. U.K.'s Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Friday that she would resign as party leader on June 7, paving the path for a new prime minister to continue Brexit negotiations with the EU. What's one thing Wall Street investors should keep in mind amid the new announcement? Action Alerts PLUS' Jeff Marks said turmoil in the U.K. gives investors
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What Is a Black Swan Event In the Market?
What exactly does it mean when someone refers to a market event as a black swan event? Hint: think flash crash. And no, this black swan has nothing to do with the movie starring Natalie Portman. So what exactly is a black swan event? Carol Schleif, deputy chief investment officer at Abbot Downing, broke it down for investors. "A Black Swan event is a nonpredictable, out of the left field, kind of event," she explained. "And that that's what makes it tough because they're the things that come all
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Ethereum [ETH] and Tron [TRX] Price Analysis: Coins bullish despite imminent bearish move
After the delay of the Programmatic Proof of Work audit, Ethereum's most controversial upgrades, ETH is still under uncertain lens in terms of market trend. The second largest cryptocurrency heaved a sigh of positive relief with the introduction of Switch for non-custodial trading by Kava Labs. Ethereum [ETH] was priced at $250.78, with a market...
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Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange LocalBitcoins Stop Services in Iran
Local Bitcoins Vacate Iran
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Cryptocurrency This Week: Craig Wright Gets Bitcoin Whitepaper Copyright; Indian Crypto Startups Expect Clarity From Modi 2.0
After a recent flash crash at Bitstamp exchange that seemingly wiped around $1,000 off Bitcoin’s value and $10 Bn market capitalisation in 20 minutes, the good news for crypto community is that Bitcoin is back to $8K slab and currently trades at $8,014. As Bitcoin halving nears — i.e half the number of estimated...
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How To Send Bitcoin Lightning Payments With No Invoice - Bitcoinist.com
Ever wish that you could make a Bitcoin Lightning Network payment, without the rigmarole of receiving an invoice first? Well, you can… Lightning Network is one of the most exciting current developments in the Bitcoin space and gaining features all the time. But payments require the payee to first issue an invoice, which isn’t always ideal. Developers are looking at ways to address this issue, but there is a method to do it now, using a circular route. Bitcoin Sent To Me, To You, To Me The basic
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XRP vs Stellar Lumens [XLM] Price Analysis: Bulls and bears riding together in the long-term
The crypto-sphere has experienced a positive market after a recent downfall, as noted by CoinMarketCap. XRP stood strong at the third position with a 24-hour trading volume at $1.8 billion and a market cap of $16 billion, at press time. The XLM 24-hour trading volume, at press time, was at $4.05 million and the market...
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California dad shares meningitis B warning after infection kills teen daughter 'within 36 hours'
Sara Stelzer's life was just beginning when it was tragically cut short when she contracted meningitis B.
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The surprising way some people are fighting aging
Despite little evidence, doctors and patients are hoping these meds could be the fountain of youth.
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Mumps - is it the forgotten disease?
Hippocrates described the classic signs centuries ago, so what else do we know about the ancient illness?
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Alzheimer's drugs cost seven times more than cancer drugs to develop
The last US-approved Alzheimer's drug—which was a new package of two existing drugs in a single pill—received the green light in 2003. In the nearly two decades since, there have been countless failures to develop any new treatment for the most common form of dementia. The most recent was in March, when Biogen and its...
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Can Pharmacies Improve Global Health Delivery By Taking Tests Closer to People?
Pharmacies are a major source of healthcare in many low- and middle-income countries. They could take tests closer to people, and help address the last mile problem of getting essential diagnostic tests to those who need them the most.
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Can you really exercise away anxiety and depression?
A look at whether exercise really can make a difference with anxiety and depression, or similar mental illness diagnoses that affect one in five Americans.
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Top 8 sleep myths that can harm your health
Sleep scientists say that more needs to be done to educate the public about healthy sleep behaviors — and dispel rumors about unhealthy ones.
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The Trade War Takes an Ominous New Turn
As the dispute over trade between the U.S. and China escalates from tariffs to technology, the stakes rise for companies and consumers.
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Opinion: What China's Belt and Road Initiative could mean to Alberta
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‘Whiff of U.S. recession’? It’s in the air again amid China trade fallout
The U.S. economy has taken a turn for the worse — and it doesn’t look like things will get much better anytime soon. Here’s why.
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Iraqi protesters urge Baghdad to stay out of U.S.-Iran showdown
By Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of a populist Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged political and factional leaders on Friday to stay out of any conflict between Baghdad's two biggest allies, Iran and the United States. Protesters from the movement of Moqtada al-Sadr, who once led Shi'ite militiamen against U.S. forces and is also vocally critical of Iranian influence in Iraq, chanted "no to war" and "yes to Iraq" in central Baghdad and the southern city of Basra.
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Pakistan PM warns against war in region amid Iran tensions with U.S., Saudi
By Drazen Jorgic ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned against the risk of conflict in the region, following a visit to Islamabad by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated. Strains have increased between Iran and the United States, which is a firm backer of Tehran's regional rival Saudi Arabia, in the wake of this month's attack on oil tankers in the Gulf region that Washington has blamed on Iran. Tehran has distanced
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Trump declares emergency to expedite arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
The Trump administration has declared an emergency to bypass Congress and expedite billions of dollars in arms sales to various countries — including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — citing the need to deter what it called "the malign influence" of Iran throughout the Middle East.
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Trump sending more troops to Middle East
The Pentagon is deploying additional fighter jets and patriot missile batteries to Middle East after blaming Iran for recent attacks there. David Martin has the story.
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U.S. troop boost in Middle East is 'highly dangerous,' says Iran Foreign Minister Zarif
The U.S. is sending 1,500 more troops to the region amid simmering tensions, President Donald Trump said Friday.
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Canada's miner is in talks to buy Zimbabwe Gold Project
Canada-based B2Gold Corp. is considering buying an idled Zimbabwean gold mine -- if it can be exempted from a law that requires producers to sell all the metal to the country’s central bank, people familiar with the situation said. Securing an exemption may open the way for further investment by gold producers in the southern...
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Zimbabwe: No Immediate End to Load-Shedding - Chasi
ENERGY minister Fortune Chasi (FC) took his oath of office this week, promising to tackle the electricity crisis head-on. His appointment comes at a time power utility Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has embarked on crippling load-shedding amid dwindling water levels at Kariba Dam, while regional power suppliers like Eskom are threatening to cut Zimbabwe off, owing to a US$83 million debt. Chasi is faced with a daunting task of restoring confidence in the power utility, which has
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Mozambique: Cholera Vaccination Considered a Success
Maputo The cholera vaccination campaign that ran from 16 to 21 May in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado vaccinated at least 248,000 people against the disease, according to a report in Friday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais". This is slightly more than the target figure of 247,440. The campaign was launched by the Ministry of Health, after a cholera outbreak that followed cyclone Kenneth, which hit the province on 25 April. The vaccination campaign covered the areas where
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Trump’s ‘Easy’ Trade War Hits Snags as China Plays the Long Game
In June 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump stood between bales of crushed aluminum and a crowd of supporters in a factory outside of Pittsburgh and made a promise on trade that wasn’t hard to keep.
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United States’ escalation of trade tensions ‘solves nothing’, China’s financial regulator says
The United States’ efforts to escalate the trade war will do only limited damage to the Chinese economy and nothing to help resolve the issue, the Communist Party chief of the People’s Bank of China said on Saturday. In a written speech delivered by a…
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Trump-Xi trade war summit at G20 in Japan still up in the air as ‘conditions not right’, China adviser says
A meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Japan next month is still up in the air as the “current conditions” are not right, a Chinese state researcher said. “Given the current conditions, what can…
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Japan News: Will There Be A Sales Tax Hike, Despite Economic Concerns?
As Japan faces the world's highest public debt burden and an aging population, the Japanese government has decided to set a national sales tax hike that will be enacted in October. The plan has resulted in rumors that Japanese President Shinzo Abe would call a snap election if his government would go forward with the tax hike.
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Blinded by desire for post-Brexit trade, Theresa May neglected foreign policy matters
Theresa May was the latest in the line of Conservative prime ministers to be brought down by the bitter divisions over Europe. But, compared to her predecessors, she had the least impact and influence as leader of the United Kingdom on the wider field of international relations.
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European Elections Will Be A Test For Nationalist Parties Hoping To Remake The EU
"I believe this is the first time since the beginning of European integration that this European Union could actually break apart," center-left Dutch politician Frans Timmermans warned this month.
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The EU's real dangers are slow growth, declining clout and uninspired leadership
Despite all the focus on this week's European parliamentary elections – the most closely watched and most widely reported in their four-decade run – this vote shouldn't distract anyone from the more existential questions facing Europe, writes Atlantic Council CEO Fred Kempe.
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AP Explains: What lies ahead for UK after May's resignation
British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she will step down as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, starting a process that will lead to a Conservative party leadership contest and a new prime minister
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Theresa May’s Resignation Throws a Fractured Britain Into Further Turmoil
The prime minister’s departure throws Britain into an unpredictable quandary after three years of trying and failing to pull the country out of the European Union.
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GLOBAL/NEWS/INFO
Today in History
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3 Surprising Ways You May Be Losing Money Without Realizing It
You may be unknowingly wasting thousands of dollars.
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What Is a Tax Lien?
A tax lien can be used by the IRS or other taxing authority in the event that you don't pay some or all of the tax that you owe. A tax lien is a claim by a governmental taxing authority against your assets. This is usually a last resort to get the taxpayer to pay what they owe. What Is a Tax Lien? A tax lien can be used by the IRS in the event that you don't pay some or all of the tax that you owe. They place a claim in your assets, such as your home, as security for their debt. The tax lien
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OIL/COMMODITIES/ENERGY
Gold up 1% on Global Risk Aversion; Sets Sights on $1300 Again
Commodities May 23, 2019 18:40 GMT By Barani Krishnan Investing.com - "All that shines" just got a little shinier. Bullion and futures of gold jumped nearly 1% on Thursday, their biggest spring in nearly two weeks, as risk-averse investors fleeing everything from equities to oil embraced the safe-haven sanctuary of the yellow metal. Spot gold, reflective of trades in bullion, traded at $1,285.22 per ounce by 2:38 PM ET(18:38 GMT), up $11.81, or 0.9%, on the day. Gold futures for June delivery,
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Oil Steadies; Biggest 2019 Weekly Loss Looms
Commodities May 24, 2019 16:03 GMT By Barani Krishnan Investing.com - While all eyes will be on next week’s Memorial Day travel numbers, some bottom-fishers are back in oil, helping the market steady after yesterday’s bloodbath. But trading remained volatile, with benchmark contracts moving a wide range of about $1.50 on the day. The biggest weekly loss for the year also loomed. West Texas Intermediate futures, the benchmark for U.S. crude, were up 7 cents, or 0.1%, at $57.98 per barrel by 11:50
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BANKS/BANKING/CREDIT
Banks could benefit from investing in Puerto Rico. But few are doing it.
“One of the roadblocks right now is that banks don’t know about this eligibility for CRA credit in Puerto Rico," said Nancy Santiago Negrón of Hispanics in Philanthropy.
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First rule of Geneva private banking: Don't live in France
Geneva's private banks have a little known rule that's rarely discussed with outsiders. Wealth managers in Switzerland's second-biggest banking center privately discourage employees from living across the border in France. In a city where more than 80,000 people known as frontaliers cross the border daily for work, firms such as Banque Pictet & Cie SA, Lombard Odier and Union Bancaire Privee prefer their bankers avoid the commute. They say it's a question of supporting the local economy, but
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The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Of US Mobile Banking Experiences In 2019
US mobile banking experiences are often effective, sometimes easy, but rarely evoke positive emotions — leaders are improving all three.
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If Interest Rates Fall, How Far Could They Fall? 6 Yields Charts
This is an examination of trends in interest rates with a look at yields of the U.S. 30-year Treasury and the 1-year.
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Bank bailouts propped up the financial system, but we should never repeat them
A decade after the massive government bailouts for Wall Street, some of the financial intelligentsia in New York and Washington no longer seem to view them as a bad thing. Rather than distasteful taxpayer handouts to reckless financial institutions, a new narrative holds that the extreme moves of 2008 and 2009 were heroic firefighting measures that the government should be ready to redeploy if the financial sector implodes again.
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A decade after the massive government bailouts for Wall Street, some of the financial intelligentsia in New York and Washington no longer seem to view them as a bad thing. Rather than distasteful taxpayer handouts to reckless financial institutions, a new narrative holds that the extreme moves of 2008 and 2009 were heroic firefighting measures that the government should be ready to redeploy if the financial sector implodes again.
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Banks could benefit from investing in Puerto Rico. But few are doing it.
“One of the roadblocks right now is that banks don’t know about this eligibility for CRA credit in Puerto Rico," said Nancy Santiago Negrón of Hispanics in Philanthropy.
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First rule of Geneva private banking: Don't live in France
Geneva's private banks have a little known rule that's rarely discussed with outsiders. Wealth managers in Switzerland's second-biggest banking center privately discourage employees from living across the border in France. In a city where more than 80,000 people known as frontaliers cross the border daily for work, firms such as Banque Pictet & Cie SA, Lombard Odier and Union Bancaire Privee prefer their bankers avoid the commute. They say it's a question of supporting the local economy, but
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The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Of US Mobile Banking Experiences In 2019
US mobile banking experiences are often effective, sometimes easy, but rarely evoke positive emotions — leaders are improving all three.
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If Interest Rates Fall, How Far Could They Fall? 6 Yields Charts
This is an examination of trends in interest rates with a look at yields of the U.S. 30-year Treasury and the 1-year.
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TREASURIES/BONDS/STOCKS
The stock market would be much lower if it weren't for company buybacks
Buybacks have gotten a bad rap from both Republicans and Democrats. But stocks would be trading at a massive discount without them.
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3 Things Under the Radar This Week
Stock Markets May 25, 2019 08:26 GMT Investing.com - Here’s a look at three things that were under the radar this past week. 1. Growth Stocks Back in Fashion? The "smart money" has spoken. Bets on growth stocks are once again fashionable. But cyclical stocks are out. Following the first-quarter cyclical rally, hedge funds cut their exposure toward energy, materials and industrials by 250 basis points and scooped up growth favorites like consumer discretionary and communication services,
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Stock Markets May 25, 2019 08:26 GMT Investing.com - Here’s a look at three things that were under the radar this past week. 1. Growth Stocks Back in Fashion? The "smart money" has spoken. Bets on growth stocks are once again fashionable. But cyclical stocks are out. Following the first-quarter cyclical rally, hedge funds cut their exposure toward energy, materials and industrials by 250 basis points and scooped up growth favorites like consumer discretionary and communication services,
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What Theresa May's Resignation Means for Wall Street
Theresa May announced she will step down as UK's Prime Minister on June 7. What does this mean for investors? Action Alerts PLUS' Jeff Marks weighs in. U.K.'s Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Friday that she would resign as party leader on June 7, paving the path for a new prime minister to continue Brexit negotiations with the EU. What's one thing Wall Street investors should keep in mind amid the new announcement? Action Alerts PLUS' Jeff Marks said turmoil in the U.K. gives investors
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What Is a Black Swan Event In the Market?
What exactly does it mean when someone refers to a market event as a black swan event? Hint: think flash crash. And no, this black swan has nothing to do with the movie starring Natalie Portman. So what exactly is a black swan event? Carol Schleif, deputy chief investment officer at Abbot Downing, broke it down for investors. "A Black Swan event is a nonpredictable, out of the left field, kind of event," she explained. "And that that's what makes it tough because they're the things that come all
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CRYPTO'S / DIGITAL CURRENCY
Ethereum [ETH] and Tron [TRX] Price Analysis: Coins bullish despite imminent bearish move
After the delay of the Programmatic Proof of Work audit, Ethereum's most controversial upgrades, ETH is still under uncertain lens in terms of market trend. The second largest cryptocurrency heaved a sigh of positive relief with the introduction of Switch for non-custodial trading by Kava Labs. Ethereum [ETH] was priced at $250.78, with a market...
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Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange LocalBitcoins Stop Services in Iran
Local Bitcoins Vacate Iran
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Cryptocurrency This Week: Craig Wright Gets Bitcoin Whitepaper Copyright; Indian Crypto Startups Expect Clarity From Modi 2.0
After a recent flash crash at Bitstamp exchange that seemingly wiped around $1,000 off Bitcoin’s value and $10 Bn market capitalisation in 20 minutes, the good news for crypto community is that Bitcoin is back to $8K slab and currently trades at $8,014. As Bitcoin halving nears — i.e half the number of estimated...
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How To Send Bitcoin Lightning Payments With No Invoice - Bitcoinist.com
Ever wish that you could make a Bitcoin Lightning Network payment, without the rigmarole of receiving an invoice first? Well, you can… Lightning Network is one of the most exciting current developments in the Bitcoin space and gaining features all the time. But payments require the payee to first issue an invoice, which isn’t always ideal. Developers are looking at ways to address this issue, but there is a method to do it now, using a circular route. Bitcoin Sent To Me, To You, To Me The basic
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XRP vs Stellar Lumens [XLM] Price Analysis: Bulls and bears riding together in the long-term
The crypto-sphere has experienced a positive market after a recent downfall, as noted by CoinMarketCap. XRP stood strong at the third position with a 24-hour trading volume at $1.8 billion and a market cap of $16 billion, at press time. The XLM 24-hour trading volume, at press time, was at $4.05 million and the market...
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CURRENCIES
Forex - U.S. Dollar Slips on Trade Uncertainty as Euro Rises
Forex May 24, 2019 14:14 GMT Investing.com - The U.S. dollar slipped on Friday as traders digested the impact of see-saw trade headlines on the stronger greenback. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six major currencies, fell 0.1% to 97.593 by 10:14 AM ET (14:14 GMT). U.S. manufacturing activity on Thursday hit its lowest level in almost a decade in May, which could mean the U.S. economy is slowing down. Trade tensions eased Friday after U.S.
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Dollar Rally Faltered on Free Fall in Treasury Yields, Trade War Drags Sentiments | Action Forex
Dollar’s rally attempt faltered overnight as dragged down by steep decline in treasury yields. Dollar index did hit new high at 98.37 but closed sharply lower at 97.85. 10-year yield dropped -0.097 to close at 2.296, just inch above day low at 2.294. Concerns over prolonged US-China trade war dragged down sentiments as a whole. […] The post Dollar Rally Faltered on Free Fall in Treasury Yields, Trade War Drags Sentiments appeared first on Action Forex.
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HEALTH / SCIENCE
Forex - U.S. Dollar Slips on Trade Uncertainty as Euro Rises
Forex May 24, 2019 14:14 GMT Investing.com - The U.S. dollar slipped on Friday as traders digested the impact of see-saw trade headlines on the stronger greenback. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six major currencies, fell 0.1% to 97.593 by 10:14 AM ET (14:14 GMT). U.S. manufacturing activity on Thursday hit its lowest level in almost a decade in May, which could mean the U.S. economy is slowing down. Trade tensions eased Friday after U.S.
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Dollar Rally Faltered on Free Fall in Treasury Yields, Trade War Drags Sentiments | Action Forex
Dollar’s rally attempt faltered overnight as dragged down by steep decline in treasury yields. Dollar index did hit new high at 98.37 but closed sharply lower at 97.85. 10-year yield dropped -0.097 to close at 2.296, just inch above day low at 2.294. Concerns over prolonged US-China trade war dragged down sentiments as a whole. […] The post Dollar Rally Faltered on Free Fall in Treasury Yields, Trade War Drags Sentiments appeared first on Action Forex.
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China's top banking regulator says yuan bears will suffer 'heavy losses'
China's banking and insurance regulator said on Saturday it did not expect a persistent decline in the yuan and warned speculative short sellers they would suffer "heavy losses" if they bet against the currency.
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China's banking and insurance regulator said on Saturday it did not expect a persistent decline in the yuan and warned speculative short sellers they would suffer "heavy losses" if they bet against the currency.
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HEALTH / SCIENCE
California dad shares meningitis B warning after infection kills teen daughter 'within 36 hours'
Sara Stelzer's life was just beginning when it was tragically cut short when she contracted meningitis B.
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The surprising way some people are fighting aging
Despite little evidence, doctors and patients are hoping these meds could be the fountain of youth.
Read in Ladders: https://apple.news/
Mumps - is it the forgotten disease?
Hippocrates described the classic signs centuries ago, so what else do we know about the ancient illness?
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Alzheimer's drugs cost seven times more than cancer drugs to develop
The last US-approved Alzheimer's drug—which was a new package of two existing drugs in a single pill—received the green light in 2003. In the nearly two decades since, there have been countless failures to develop any new treatment for the most common form of dementia. The most recent was in March, when Biogen and its...
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Can Pharmacies Improve Global Health Delivery By Taking Tests Closer to People?
Pharmacies are a major source of healthcare in many low- and middle-income countries. They could take tests closer to people, and help address the last mile problem of getting essential diagnostic tests to those who need them the most.
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Can you really exercise away anxiety and depression?
A look at whether exercise really can make a difference with anxiety and depression, or similar mental illness diagnoses that affect one in five Americans.
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Top 8 sleep myths that can harm your health
Sleep scientists say that more needs to be done to educate the public about healthy sleep behaviors — and dispel rumors about unhealthy ones.
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USA / CANADA
The Trade War Takes an Ominous New Turn
As the dispute over trade between the U.S. and China escalates from tariffs to technology, the stakes rise for companies and consumers.
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Opinion: What China's Belt and Road Initiative could mean to Alberta
None
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‘Whiff of U.S. recession’? It’s in the air again amid China trade fallout
The U.S. economy has taken a turn for the worse — and it doesn’t look like things will get much better anytime soon. Here’s why.
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EMERGING MARKET
Vote on disaster aid bill stalls after GOP lawmaker objects
The package includes much-needed assistance to states struck by floods, storms and fire as well as storm-battered Puerto Rico
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The package includes much-needed assistance to states struck by floods, storms and fire as well as storm-battered Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico's retirees can't survive cuts proposed by the Financial Oversight and Management Board
Enough is enough.
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Enough is enough.
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Trump blocked from using emergency funds to build Mexico border wall sections by federal judge
A billion dollars earmarked for Donald Trump’s long-promised wall on the US border with Mexico must not be spent on the project, a federal judge has ruled.
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A billion dollars earmarked for Donald Trump’s long-promised wall on the US border with Mexico must not be spent on the project, a federal judge has ruled.
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Venezuela’s Power Struggle
Venezuela’s Power Struggle
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Venezuela’s Power Struggle
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Russia's dangerous new ploy: US trading Ukraine for Venezuela
Whatever one thinks of Mueller’s report, its conclusions do not provide grounds for improving ties with Moscow.
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Whatever one thinks of Mueller’s report, its conclusions do not provide grounds for improving ties with Moscow.
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Brazil approves new soy seed that resists drought, two herbicides
Brazil's bio-security agencyCTNBio has approved a new soybean seed that combinestechnologies to make it resistant to drought and two widely usedherbicides, according to a statement on Friday from thecompanies that created the product.
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Brazil's bio-security agencyCTNBio has approved a new soybean seed that combinestechnologies to make it resistant to drought and two widely usedherbicides, according to a statement on Friday from thecompanies that created the product.
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MIDDLE EAST
Iraqi protesters urge Baghdad to stay out of U.S.-Iran showdown
By Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of a populist Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged political and factional leaders on Friday to stay out of any conflict between Baghdad's two biggest allies, Iran and the United States. Protesters from the movement of Moqtada al-Sadr, who once led Shi'ite militiamen against U.S. forces and is also vocally critical of Iranian influence in Iraq, chanted "no to war" and "yes to Iraq" in central Baghdad and the southern city of Basra.
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Pakistan PM warns against war in region amid Iran tensions with U.S., Saudi
By Drazen Jorgic ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned against the risk of conflict in the region, following a visit to Islamabad by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated. Strains have increased between Iran and the United States, which is a firm backer of Tehran's regional rival Saudi Arabia, in the wake of this month's attack on oil tankers in the Gulf region that Washington has blamed on Iran. Tehran has distanced
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Pence's Efforts to Help Iraqi Christians Faces New Threat
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Trump declares emergency to expedite arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
The Trump administration has declared an emergency to bypass Congress and expedite billions of dollars in arms sales to various countries — including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — citing the need to deter what it called "the malign influence" of Iran throughout the Middle East.
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Trump sending more troops to Middle East
The Pentagon is deploying additional fighter jets and patriot missile batteries to Middle East after blaming Iran for recent attacks there. David Martin has the story.
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U.S. troop boost in Middle East is 'highly dangerous,' says Iran Foreign Minister Zarif
The U.S. is sending 1,500 more troops to the region amid simmering tensions, President Donald Trump said Friday.
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Iran prepared to defend itself after U.S. sends troops to Middle East
Iran would be prepared to respond to a possible confrontation with the U.S. after the Trump administration dispatched troops to the region and arranged the sale of billions of dollars in weapons to its Arab allies.
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Iran would be prepared to respond to a possible confrontation with the U.S. after the Trump administration dispatched troops to the region and arranged the sale of billions of dollars in weapons to its Arab allies.
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AFRICA
Canada's miner is in talks to buy Zimbabwe Gold Project
Canada-based B2Gold Corp. is considering buying an idled Zimbabwean gold mine -- if it can be exempted from a law that requires producers to sell all the metal to the country’s central bank, people familiar with the situation said. Securing an exemption may open the way for further investment by gold producers in the southern...
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Zimbabwe: No Immediate End to Load-Shedding - Chasi
ENERGY minister Fortune Chasi (FC) took his oath of office this week, promising to tackle the electricity crisis head-on. His appointment comes at a time power utility Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has embarked on crippling load-shedding amid dwindling water levels at Kariba Dam, while regional power suppliers like Eskom are threatening to cut Zimbabwe off, owing to a US$83 million debt. Chasi is faced with a daunting task of restoring confidence in the power utility, which has
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Mozambique: Cholera Vaccination Considered a Success
Maputo The cholera vaccination campaign that ran from 16 to 21 May in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado vaccinated at least 248,000 people against the disease, according to a report in Friday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais". This is slightly more than the target figure of 247,440. The campaign was launched by the Ministry of Health, after a cholera outbreak that followed cyclone Kenneth, which hit the province on 25 April. The vaccination campaign covered the areas where
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ASIA
Trump’s ‘Easy’ Trade War Hits Snags as China Plays the Long Game
In June 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump stood between bales of crushed aluminum and a crowd of supporters in a factory outside of Pittsburgh and made a promise on trade that wasn’t hard to keep.
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United States’ escalation of trade tensions ‘solves nothing’, China’s financial regulator says
The United States’ efforts to escalate the trade war will do only limited damage to the Chinese economy and nothing to help resolve the issue, the Communist Party chief of the People’s Bank of China said on Saturday. In a written speech delivered by a…
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Trump-Xi trade war summit at G20 in Japan still up in the air as ‘conditions not right’, China adviser says
A meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Japan next month is still up in the air as the “current conditions” are not right, a Chinese state researcher said. “Given the current conditions, what can…
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Japan News: Will There Be A Sales Tax Hike, Despite Economic Concerns?
As Japan faces the world's highest public debt burden and an aging population, the Japanese government has decided to set a national sales tax hike that will be enacted in October. The plan has resulted in rumors that Japanese President Shinzo Abe would call a snap election if his government would go forward with the tax hike.
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EUROPE
Blinded by desire for post-Brexit trade, Theresa May neglected foreign policy matters
Theresa May was the latest in the line of Conservative prime ministers to be brought down by the bitter divisions over Europe. But, compared to her predecessors, she had the least impact and influence as leader of the United Kingdom on the wider field of international relations.
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European Elections Will Be A Test For Nationalist Parties Hoping To Remake The EU
"I believe this is the first time since the beginning of European integration that this European Union could actually break apart," center-left Dutch politician Frans Timmermans warned this month.
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The EU's real dangers are slow growth, declining clout and uninspired leadership
Despite all the focus on this week's European parliamentary elections – the most closely watched and most widely reported in their four-decade run – this vote shouldn't distract anyone from the more existential questions facing Europe, writes Atlantic Council CEO Fred Kempe.
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AP Explains: What lies ahead for UK after May's resignation
British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she will step down as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, starting a process that will lead to a Conservative party leadership contest and a new prime minister
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Theresa May’s Resignation Throws a Fractured Britain Into Further Turmoil
The prime minister’s departure throws Britain into an unpredictable quandary after three years of trying and failing to pull the country out of the European Union.
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CBI, ISX, Kauaihn Chatter:
CBI Update:
The CBI for Monday 5/27/19 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
The currency auction is 198,105,500
There is one news and announcements.
1.Governor of the Central Bank praises the Tamkeen sponsors
The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mr. Ali Mohsen Ismail, praised the role played by.
May 27, 2019
The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mr. Ali Mohsen Ismail, praised the role played by.
May 27, 2019
The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mr. Ali Mohsen Ismail, the role played by banks and Iraqi exchange companies in financing the initiative of Tamkeen, stressing that the amounts provided by these agencies helped to carry out investment projects and services and provided some opportunities for job seekers to improve their living conditions, Human, cultural, environmental, social, economic and sporting.
During his meeting with the Board of Directors of the Initiative, the Governor thanked the spirit of participation and citizenship of those institutions that actively contribute to social functions of wide dimensions. Wishing all success and service to our beloved Iraq. 23 May 2019
During his meeting with the Board of Directors of the Initiative, the Governor thanked the spirit of participation and citizenship of those institutions that actively contribute to social functions of wide dimensions. Wishing all success and service to our beloved Iraq. 23 May 2019
Labor The second of June will set a date for the payment of the salaries of the secured workers and the payment of their World Holiday reward
Editorial date: 2019/5/27 12:08 • 77 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, on Monday, the second of June next date for the payment of salaries of workers secured and their successor to the categories (manual exchange, and smart card holders) in Baghdad and the provinces
The director of the Department of Pension and Social Security of workers Ali Jafar al-Hilou said in a statement to {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "The Department will launch the salaries of the months of May and June with the monthly grant for secured workers on June 2 after completing all the necessary procedures for the distribution of salaries, In the amount of fifty thousand dinars on the occasion of the International Labor Day. "
He added that "the insured pensioner who has a service (30) years and above receive the amount of (600) thousand dinars for only two months, while receiving a pensioner who has a service less than (30) years the amount of (540) thousand dinars."
"The family of the deceased, who has more than three deserving, receives a salary of 500 thousand dinars, while the family receives a salary of 480 thousand dinars. The family of the deceased pensioner who has one receivable receives a salary of 460 thousand Dinar".
He called on all the retired workers secured to "review the banks according to the areas of residence for the purpose of receiving their salaries are accompanied by the identity documents represented by the identity pension or smart card." is over
He added that "the insured pensioner who has a service (30) years and above receive the amount of (600) thousand dinars for only two months, while receiving a pensioner who has a service less than (30) years the amount of (540) thousand dinars."
"The family of the deceased, who has more than three deserving, receives a salary of 500 thousand dinars, while the family receives a salary of 480 thousand dinars. The family of the deceased pensioner who has one receivable receives a salary of 460 thousand Dinar".
He called on all the retired workers secured to "review the banks according to the areas of residence for the purpose of receiving their salaries are accompanied by the identity documents represented by the identity pension or smart card." is over
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5-26-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Article quote: "The Central Bank of Iraq has launched the SIFP, which aims to create a regular PARTNERSHIP IN THE FINANCING AND INVESTMENT PROCESS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND ISLAMIC BANKS ON THE ONE HAND AND THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS ON THE OTHER HAND" Now it seems to me they are “pulling out all stops” and going to take advantage of everything at their disposal to kickstart their economy. But we know the real reason for the stall. It is the currency. They know it too. Pressure, pressure and more pressure to get the currency reformed. Folks it is just a matter of time for us. Just sit back and relax. They must reinstate the currency soon...
5-26-2019 Intel Guru RayRen98 Parliament announces that all cabinet positions have been filled including the Interior Minister. Names are not yet disclosed, but reportedly Past PM Abadi asserts that the filled positions are crooked politicians and situations are worsened. All below the poverty line have NOT received their 100,000 dinar as promised. Citizens in baghdad are informing us that no rate changes have appeared yet.
5-26-2019 Intel Guru RayRen98 Parliament announces that all cabinet positions have been filled including the Interior Minister. Names are not yet disclosed, but reportedly Past PM Abadi asserts that the filled positions are crooked politicians and situations are worsened. All below the poverty line have NOT received their 100,000 dinar as promised. Citizens in baghdad are informing us that no rate changes have appeared yet.
5-26-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article: "Parliamentary efforts to open the file "currency auction" Having the Financial Law in place is nothing new...nor is it new this year per se, as it was enacted 01/13/2019. The key is the amendments were added now, and are enacted. Get the point? The action is about they have to cease the auctions as we know them to protect the new rate, imo...Wow! The one way street is coming to the end. imo...
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ARTICLE 1-A (from PM Mahdi's website; posted on both Arabic and English sides)
The prime minister has never intervened on the issue of the release of the former governor of Kirkuk
Some well-known media, satellite channels and politicians claimed that the Prime Minister intervened to release the former governor of Kirkuk, Mr. Necmettin Karim, who was arrested in Beirut by Interpol. And that the intervention of Mr. Prime Minister came in response to a request from Mr. Massoud Barzani after a call between them, according to rumors.
And we categorically deny any call between the Prime Minister and Mr. Massoud Barzani on this subject, either directly or indirectly. We confirm that the Prime Minister did not inform the arrest of the former governor of Kirkuk only after his release the next day. He never intervened. He was informed of the incident of the arrest of the Minister of Finance, Mr. Fouad Hussein in the plane while they were traveling in the official delegation to visit Kuwait on the afternoon of Wednesday, 22 May.
The Prime Minister then opened an official inquiry into what had happened and to take the necessary responsible position.
It is the duty of the politician, as it is the media duty, to investigate the facts and facts before releasing irresponsible statements or statements or providing fabricated information that distorts the truth and attacks state institutions, individuals and citizens.
Politicians and media professionals must investigate truth and accuracy before making judgments and check the information they receive. The square is filled with leaks and fabrications that are intended to stir sedition only. (And strife is more severe than murder) (and strife is greater than killing) with God Almighty.
We call on the politicians and media people who have made these false allegations to deny them and to clarify the truth to the public as they are, in a commitment to their professional, moral and national role, which presupposes a commitment of neutrality, credibility and clarification of the facts.
The Prime Minister reserves the right to take legal and judicial measures if the false allegations are not denied and the facts are clearly clarified to the public.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
26 May 2019
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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Mahdi's website; unable to access the Arabic version of this particular article)
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