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Deputy: Parliament will vote on the broader package of government reforms
Baghdad / News
MP Salim Hamza said on Tuesday that the parliament will vote on the broader package of government reforms, while the government has sent a series of measures for the purpose of ratification during today's session.
Hamza said in a statement to "news" that "the House of Representatives, will vote on the broader package of reforms during today's meeting," noting that "the government sent a series of measures for the purpose of ratification during today's meeting,"
He explained that "the President of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Halbousi, convinced all political blocs the need to attend," pointing out that "will be voting on a series of measures, mostly service and security."
08-10-2019 12:46 PM
MP Salim Hamza said on Tuesday that the parliament will vote on the broader package of government reforms, while the government has sent a series of measures for the purpose of ratification during today's session.
Hamza said in a statement to "news" that "the House of Representatives, will vote on the broader package of reforms during today's meeting," noting that "the government sent a series of measures for the purpose of ratification during today's meeting,"
He explained that "the President of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Halbousi, convinced all political blocs the need to attend," pointing out that "will be voting on a series of measures, mostly service and security."
Kurdistan President, Russian FM Meet in Erbil
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received on Monday Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Erbil to discuss the bilateral ties between Erbil and Moscow.
"I’m pleased to have welcomed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov to Erbil. We had productive talks on bilateral ties, developments in the wider region and other pressing issues," the Kurdish president said in a statement on his Twitter account.
Lavrov arrived in Erbil on Monday evening, after which, he held separate meetings with Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Kurdish leader and President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani.
Iraq maintains its global position within the gold reserves
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 11:58 AM
BAGHDAD / ... The World Gold Council announced on Tuesday that Iraq has maintained its global position with the largest reserves of gold, which represents 7% of the rest of its currencies.
The council said in a statistics published on its website during the month of October, that "Iraq has maintained its fifth position in the Arab world, which came after each of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria and Libya," noting that the last purchase of Iraq was in September of 2018 and the amount of 6.5 tons.
The council added that "Iraq also maintained its 38th position globally with the largest gold reserves out of 100 countries included in the international financial statistics of global gold reserves, where these reserves amounted to 96.3 tons, which represents 7% of the rest of its currencies."
The Council noted that "five countries have acquired the world's largest gold reserves, namely the United States, Germany, Italy and France, where the reserves of these countries amounted to 16,386 tons out of 34,392 tons for 100 countries included in international financial statistics," noting that "the United States ranked first These reserves amount to 8.133 tons. "
The World Gold Council, based in the United Kingdom, has extensive experience and knowledge of the factors causing the market change and its members are composed of the largest and most advanced gold mining companies in the world.
BAGHDAD / ... The World Gold Council announced on Tuesday that Iraq has maintained its global position with the largest reserves of gold, which represents 7% of the rest of its currencies.
The council said in a statistics published on its website during the month of October, that "Iraq has maintained its fifth position in the Arab world, which came after each of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria and Libya," noting that the last purchase of Iraq was in September of 2018 and the amount of 6.5 tons.
The council added that "Iraq also maintained its 38th position globally with the largest gold reserves out of 100 countries included in the international financial statistics of global gold reserves, where these reserves amounted to 96.3 tons, which represents 7% of the rest of its currencies."
The Council noted that "five countries have acquired the world's largest gold reserves, namely the United States, Germany, Italy and France, where the reserves of these countries amounted to 16,386 tons out of 34,392 tons for 100 countries included in international financial statistics," noting that "the United States ranked first These reserves amount to 8.133 tons. "
The World Gold Council, based in the United Kingdom, has extensive experience and knowledge of the factors causing the market change and its members are composed of the largest and most advanced gold mining companies in the world.
President of the Republic launches a nine-point initiative to contain the protests and calls for immediate implementation
Release date:: 2019/10/8 0:31 • 225 read times
BAGHDAD: The President of the Republic Barham Saleh, on Monday, nine points to the federal government to avoid the crisis of protests and stop the bloodshed.
Saleh said in a televised address to the Iraqi people, followed by (Euphrates News) that "the government and security leaders confirmed the absence of orders to shoot demonstrators did not come from the state and its agencies and therefore, from this day criminals and outlaws," stressing "security services With its various formations, the firm response did not violate the Constitution and the law and assaulted the demonstrators, the security services and the horror of the media. "
"This is a fitna and a crime that cannot be tolerated. The blood of our people and our security forces is not subject to bidding. We must all join hands to heal the wounds of Iraq in this ordeal and move forward united, pulling one another back and preserving our people, the authority of the state, its prestige and building its institutions. "
Saleh pointed out that "there are those who speak of foreign support for events and we do not say that no one wants and has an interest in sowing discord between the same people inevitably there are interests that want to invest every gap and every problem and each rivalry within our country, but the basis is the will of the living people, we must All of us officials, parties, civil servants, activists, intellectuals and citizens argue that this movement and this protest came against the backdrop of misery, grievances and the general feeling that the country needs reform. "
"The immunization of our country from conspiracies comes from our service to our people first and from our people's satisfaction and participation in the responsibility of building the country. Our people have been suffering for many years from unemployment, poor services and lack of job opportunities. Yes, the Iraqi economy has been depleted by security challenges and terrorism. "It was not at the price of the lives and capabilities of the state and its capabilities, but also financial and administrative corruption hampered the chances of progress and constrained the possibilities of our homeland by moving our people to better refineries."
The President of the Republic increased, `` partisan quotas refuse to leave our reality despite persistent attempts and calls to renounce them and choose practical and scientific methods to reach real solutions.When party interests and quotas replace the national will to push the stalled wheel forward, our country is bleeding its possibilities and opportunities from the aspirations of its people. ''
He said that "frankness required must be followed by serious steps and legitimacy of any political process or political system does not work on the requirements of the people and aspirations," calling on the demonstrators to "maintain the peaceful demonstrations and do not allow the trolls to steal your dreams and your demands," stressing "respect for the proposals of religious reference She identified through her speeches early kinks and warned of the danger of delay in the process of reform and serving citizens. "
"Based on the initiatives and steps taken by the Presidents of the Council of Ministers and the deputies to respond to the demands of the demonstrators, and on the basis of frequent deliberations with a number of political and national leaders, I raise a number of the following points to proceed towards completion within a short period of time: -
1. Open a judicial investigation into the causes of the violence that occurred during the past few days and take serious procedures and decisions to determine the mechanisms of this type of protests and the competent authorities should hold accountable the perpetrators of the Iraqi bloodshed.
2 - In response to the call of the supreme religious authority, we will work to form a committee of independent experts of recognized personalities with competence and integrity and open the door for constructive dialogue with the active forces, especially our children, demonstrators and we will work within the framework of presidencies and political forces to have this national consensus without political interventions to be able to form The imbalance will put the presidency of all the possibilities for the success of this aspect.
3. Opening a comprehensive and constructive political dialogue to form a supportive and permanent parliamentary bloc for reform steps, including the outputs of the committee and legislative and governmental procedures, overcoming obstacles and political pressures, and assisting the government to proceed with steps to combat corruption and provide services.
4. Supporting the efforts of the government to undertake a fundamental ministerial reshuffle to enhance performance and activate work mechanisms.
5 - Activate the role of the court concerned with integrity issues and provide the appropriate conditions for its work freely and the transfer of all files of corruption to be resolved within the specified timelines and prevent any appeal in this regard and no immunity to this file to any party or party Och testicular in addition to work to recover public money.
6 - We will work on the pledges of the Government and the House of Representatives to compensate those affected by the acts of abuses rewarding to help them to bear the burdens of housing and stop the implementation of lifting other abuses before ensuring the transfer of the affected, as well as legislation and executive procedures required to find jobs and provide financial aid to the unemployed, especially graduates and certificate holders High.
7 - Accelerate the formation of the Federal Service Council of independents to assume during a short period of its work, and give graduates and holders of higher degrees priority in government appointment, in addition to the immediate launch of the functional degrees approved in the budget and the launch of the degree of movement of owners.
8.Reconsidering the electoral law of the Council of Representatives and its system to allow confidence in the electoral process and the enactment of a new law in line with national aspirations.The presidency of the Republic will form a national dialogue team to follow up this file and with the assistance of experts from the United Nations and the formation of an independent electoral commission to allow maximum transparency and integrity in the electoral process.
9. To initiate the opening of a national dialogue to discuss the required treatment for the imbalance inherent in the political system that impedes the principles of good governance and lead to the strengthening of national unity.
"This is a fitna and a crime that cannot be tolerated. The blood of our people and our security forces is not subject to bidding. We must all join hands to heal the wounds of Iraq in this ordeal and move forward united, pulling one another back and preserving our people, the authority of the state, its prestige and building its institutions. "
Saleh pointed out that "there are those who speak of foreign support for events and we do not say that no one wants and has an interest in sowing discord between the same people inevitably there are interests that want to invest every gap and every problem and each rivalry within our country, but the basis is the will of the living people, we must All of us officials, parties, civil servants, activists, intellectuals and citizens argue that this movement and this protest came against the backdrop of misery, grievances and the general feeling that the country needs reform. "
"The immunization of our country from conspiracies comes from our service to our people first and from our people's satisfaction and participation in the responsibility of building the country. Our people have been suffering for many years from unemployment, poor services and lack of job opportunities. Yes, the Iraqi economy has been depleted by security challenges and terrorism. "It was not at the price of the lives and capabilities of the state and its capabilities, but also financial and administrative corruption hampered the chances of progress and constrained the possibilities of our homeland by moving our people to better refineries."
The President of the Republic increased, `` partisan quotas refuse to leave our reality despite persistent attempts and calls to renounce them and choose practical and scientific methods to reach real solutions.When party interests and quotas replace the national will to push the stalled wheel forward, our country is bleeding its possibilities and opportunities from the aspirations of its people. ''
He said that "frankness required must be followed by serious steps and legitimacy of any political process or political system does not work on the requirements of the people and aspirations," calling on the demonstrators to "maintain the peaceful demonstrations and do not allow the trolls to steal your dreams and your demands," stressing "respect for the proposals of religious reference She identified through her speeches early kinks and warned of the danger of delay in the process of reform and serving citizens. "
"Based on the initiatives and steps taken by the Presidents of the Council of Ministers and the deputies to respond to the demands of the demonstrators, and on the basis of frequent deliberations with a number of political and national leaders, I raise a number of the following points to proceed towards completion within a short period of time: -
1. Open a judicial investigation into the causes of the violence that occurred during the past few days and take serious procedures and decisions to determine the mechanisms of this type of protests and the competent authorities should hold accountable the perpetrators of the Iraqi bloodshed.
2 - In response to the call of the supreme religious authority, we will work to form a committee of independent experts of recognized personalities with competence and integrity and open the door for constructive dialogue with the active forces, especially our children, demonstrators and we will work within the framework of presidencies and political forces to have this national consensus without political interventions to be able to form The imbalance will put the presidency of all the possibilities for the success of this aspect.
3. Opening a comprehensive and constructive political dialogue to form a supportive and permanent parliamentary bloc for reform steps, including the outputs of the committee and legislative and governmental procedures, overcoming obstacles and political pressures, and assisting the government to proceed with steps to combat corruption and provide services.
4. Supporting the efforts of the government to undertake a fundamental ministerial reshuffle to enhance performance and activate work mechanisms.
5 - Activate the role of the court concerned with integrity issues and provide the appropriate conditions for its work freely and the transfer of all files of corruption to be resolved within the specified timelines and prevent any appeal in this regard and no immunity to this file to any party or party Och testicular in addition to work to recover public money.
6 - We will work on the pledges of the Government and the House of Representatives to compensate those affected by the acts of abuses rewarding to help them to bear the burdens of housing and stop the implementation of lifting other abuses before ensuring the transfer of the affected, as well as legislation and executive procedures required to find jobs and provide financial aid to the unemployed, especially graduates and certificate holders High.
7 - Accelerate the formation of the Federal Service Council of independents to assume during a short period of its work, and give graduates and holders of higher degrees priority in government appointment, in addition to the immediate launch of the functional degrees approved in the budget and the launch of the degree of movement of owners.
8.Reconsidering the electoral law of the Council of Representatives and its system to allow confidence in the electoral process and the enactment of a new law in line with national aspirations.The presidency of the Republic will form a national dialogue team to follow up this file and with the assistance of experts from the United Nations and the formation of an independent electoral commission to allow maximum transparency and integrity in the electoral process.
9. To initiate the opening of a national dialogue to discuss the required treatment for the imbalance inherent in the political system that impedes the principles of good governance and lead to the strengthening of national unity.
Abdul Mahdi's Follow-up Cell Reveals Important Secrets about Tomorrow's Decisions
Release date:: 2019/10/8
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The official of the follow-up cell in the office of Prime Minister Mustafa Jabbar, the secrets of special decisions of the Council during tomorrow's meeting.
Jabbar said (for Euphrates News) that "the follow-up cell, a majority of young people and demonstrators in Basra, Baghdad and the provinces and we are close to the pulse of the street; but we have noted during our presence within the government there is a veteran and bourgeois class within the joints of the state is far from the concerns of the Iraqi street and can not understand and translate echo groans" .
Regarding the package of decisions launched by the government within the ceilings of the government program, Jabbar stressed that "most of them have not been implemented except to put one ceiling set in the Council of Ministers, which is to determine 17 thousand residential plots for the province of Basra, while the rest of the decisions will force the governors in tomorrow's session to determine the time limits To their respective decisions. "
He pointed out that "the conservatives stressed that Baghdad is the first responsible for handcuffing a lot of joints and decisions."
Jabbar explained, "Tomorrow the Council of Ministers will launch the second package of time ceilings, some of which will be passed to students of vocational education to provide small loans, and a new decision will be taken regarding the recruitment of foreign workers in gas stations and restaurants includes a high tax to force the businessman to bring Iraqi hands or transfer the money of this tax to the unemployed. As an allowance. "
"For the holders of higher degrees, their demonstrations were a pressure to reduce the time, as there were slow government measures to absorb them during the 2020 budget within the degrees of deletion and development on the movement of owners, but these demonstrations hastened in this matter," but "as part of the government to bear what is happening, we tried with "Many parties are considering the appointment of degree holders to no avail;
Regarding the continuation of the demonstrations, Jabbar said, "We communicated with all the coordinates of the demonstrations in Baghdad and the provinces and announced the cessation of their demonstrations until after the forty visit to the sanctity of this visit, and the coordinates presented us with very simple demands, most of which are solved with a stroke of a pen."
Regarding the package of decisions launched by the government within the ceilings of the government program, Jabbar stressed that "most of them have not been implemented except to put one ceiling set in the Council of Ministers, which is to determine 17 thousand residential plots for the province of Basra, while the rest of the decisions will force the governors in tomorrow's session to determine the time limits To their respective decisions. "
He pointed out that "the conservatives stressed that Baghdad is the first responsible for handcuffing a lot of joints and decisions."
Jabbar explained, "Tomorrow the Council of Ministers will launch the second package of time ceilings, some of which will be passed to students of vocational education to provide small loans, and a new decision will be taken regarding the recruitment of foreign workers in gas stations and restaurants includes a high tax to force the businessman to bring Iraqi hands or transfer the money of this tax to the unemployed. As an allowance. "
"For the holders of higher degrees, their demonstrations were a pressure to reduce the time, as there were slow government measures to absorb them during the 2020 budget within the degrees of deletion and development on the movement of owners, but these demonstrations hastened in this matter," but "as part of the government to bear what is happening, we tried with "Many parties are considering the appointment of degree holders to no avail;
Regarding the continuation of the demonstrations, Jabbar said, "We communicated with all the coordinates of the demonstrations in Baghdad and the provinces and announced the cessation of their demonstrations until after the forty visit to the sanctity of this visit, and the coordinates presented us with very simple demands, most of which are solved with a stroke of a pen."
Mulla Talal: These are the points of solution that we presented to the three presidents on the crisis of protests
Date: Edit: 2019/10/8
BAGHDAD (Al-Furat News) - The MP of the opposition parliamentary wisdom bloc, Mahmoud Mulla Talal, unveiled a proposal submitted by the wisdom to the three presidents to avoid the crisis of protests in the country.
"There is no reform under a government that operates within two big blocs and leaving the other blocs is not a reform but has increased the issue of quotas and withholding general managers from the original to the agents and inspectors and then pumping many of them without knowledge or experience," Mullah Talal said.
He added that "this work has a negative impact on the work of all ministries and is within the basis of unemployment and the demands of the demonstrators, for example today demonstrating in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs up to {150} graduate of political science," asking the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "How many science graduates within this ministry? They are no more than 30 graduates. "
"The big blocs now work on one thing, which is how to add general managers and agents to state institutions and not concerned with the government program, even if it meant to come to parliament like a number of blocs to hold an extraordinary session, but they did not attend," he said. "To take responsibility for what is going on in the country, he must come to tomorrow's session."
"We put forward several proposals to fight corruption and eliminate red tape, and we expected this crisis to happen months ago when we came out as an opposition after we learned that the government program has no real and realistic view," he added.
"We submitted a proposal on October 2 that holds 27 points that provide a lot of opportunities for young people without the state adding one dinar from the same resources that the state now has from operating and investment budgets," he said.
He added that "among the points raised by the opposition parliamentary wisdom bloc asked the presidents, ministers and the House of Representatives to conduct an audit of all civil banks that have emerged since 2003 and after 2015 they do not have a financial reality and the law should put each private bank {300} billion dinars with the Central Bank Iraqi.
"Where did the money come from and was it actually deposited in the Central Bank?" Mulla Talal asked. "If it does exist, why did it not invest in the country? If not, how did this bank open?" "The figures who were influenced after the fall of the regime."
He revealed that "there is a driver for a car (Behbehan) in 2007 and currently has two banks, as we pointed out in the points to transfer the amounts of salaries of local councils to create job grades and abolish the numerical institutions that ended their work and take advantage of their money for the grades."
Mullah Talal said "opening advances to all investors for the purpose of establishing housing units and pay in the form of payments and support the provinces to build low-cost houses, in addition to take out all foreign manpower {750} thousand workers and the appointment of the Iraqi people, and the abolition of the national investment life and the formation of the Council for Reconstruction and Investment And the abolition of accountability and justice, and make the salaries of the three presidencies employees equal, and the establishment of a national oil company and the sale of 3% of the company's shares to specialized foreign companies, and the formation of the Federal Service Council and the preparation of an integrated health system.
"All these proposals are 100% viable," Mulla Talal said, blaming the prime minister for "the bloodshed in the demonstrations.
He added that "this work has a negative impact on the work of all ministries and is within the basis of unemployment and the demands of the demonstrators, for example today demonstrating in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs up to {150} graduate of political science," asking the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "How many science graduates within this ministry? They are no more than 30 graduates. "
"The big blocs now work on one thing, which is how to add general managers and agents to state institutions and not concerned with the government program, even if it meant to come to parliament like a number of blocs to hold an extraordinary session, but they did not attend," he said. "To take responsibility for what is going on in the country, he must come to tomorrow's session."
"We put forward several proposals to fight corruption and eliminate red tape, and we expected this crisis to happen months ago when we came out as an opposition after we learned that the government program has no real and realistic view," he added.
"We submitted a proposal on October 2 that holds 27 points that provide a lot of opportunities for young people without the state adding one dinar from the same resources that the state now has from operating and investment budgets," he said.
He added that "among the points raised by the opposition parliamentary wisdom bloc asked the presidents, ministers and the House of Representatives to conduct an audit of all civil banks that have emerged since 2003 and after 2015 they do not have a financial reality and the law should put each private bank {300} billion dinars with the Central Bank Iraqi.
"Where did the money come from and was it actually deposited in the Central Bank?" Mulla Talal asked. "If it does exist, why did it not invest in the country? If not, how did this bank open?" "The figures who were influenced after the fall of the regime."
He revealed that "there is a driver for a car (Behbehan) in 2007 and currently has two banks, as we pointed out in the points to transfer the amounts of salaries of local councils to create job grades and abolish the numerical institutions that ended their work and take advantage of their money for the grades."
Mullah Talal said "opening advances to all investors for the purpose of establishing housing units and pay in the form of payments and support the provinces to build low-cost houses, in addition to take out all foreign manpower {750} thousand workers and the appointment of the Iraqi people, and the abolition of the national investment life and the formation of the Council for Reconstruction and Investment And the abolition of accountability and justice, and make the salaries of the three presidencies employees equal, and the establishment of a national oil company and the sale of 3% of the company's shares to specialized foreign companies, and the formation of the Federal Service Council and the preparation of an integrated health system.
"All these proposals are 100% viable," Mulla Talal said, blaming the prime minister for "the bloodshed in the demonstrations.
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Foreign Minister and his Russian counterpart discuss investment opportunities for Russian companies in Iraq
Release date:: 2019/10/8 9:58 • 108 times read
Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim received Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The two sides discussed, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, "ways to strengthen and develop bilateral relations between Baghdad and Moscow in all fields, including: areas of a strategic nature, and politically vital, economic, and commercial; an expression of keenness to exchange common interests." .
The minister expressed Iraq's "keenness to upgrade the historical relations between the two countries," calling for "opening new horizons for relations of cooperation," explaining: "Iraqi-Russian relations are witnessing a remarkable development, and achieved achievements at the level of bilateral interests," praising "the support provided by Russia to Iraq in the framework of training Iraqi diplomats, and facilities provided by the Russian side for Iraqi students studying in the Russian Federation, and discussed facilitating the granting of entry visas to investors and businessmen.
"We discussed prospects for economic cooperation and investment opportunities for Russian companies involved in infrastructure projects and reconstruction," he said.
The two sides expressed "the need to exert efforts to improve economic, trade and investment cooperation and increase the volume of trade exchange".
They also discussed "increasing the momentum of efforts in developing cooperation and providing the requirements for the active contribution of the Russian side in the rehabilitation of some productive sectors, rehabilitation, reconstruction and construction of new infrastructure projects."
The two ministers "paid great attention in their meeting to exchange views, consult on developments in the region that are of common concern, and agreed to work to ensure stability through peaceful and comprehensive political solutions that ensure security and prevent the spread of terrorist groups." is over
The minister expressed Iraq's "keenness to upgrade the historical relations between the two countries," calling for "opening new horizons for relations of cooperation," explaining: "Iraqi-Russian relations are witnessing a remarkable development, and achieved achievements at the level of bilateral interests," praising "the support provided by Russia to Iraq in the framework of training Iraqi diplomats, and facilities provided by the Russian side for Iraqi students studying in the Russian Federation, and discussed facilitating the granting of entry visas to investors and businessmen.
"We discussed prospects for economic cooperation and investment opportunities for Russian companies involved in infrastructure projects and reconstruction," he said.
The two sides expressed "the need to exert efforts to improve economic, trade and investment cooperation and increase the volume of trade exchange".
They also discussed "increasing the momentum of efforts in developing cooperation and providing the requirements for the active contribution of the Russian side in the rehabilitation of some productive sectors, rehabilitation, reconstruction and construction of new infrastructure projects."
The two ministers "paid great attention in their meeting to exchange views, consult on developments in the region that are of common concern, and agreed to work to ensure stability through peaceful and comprehensive political solutions that ensure security and prevent the spread of terrorist groups." is over
As the protests explode, Iraq must be serious about reform
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As Washington focuses on getting Baghdad to rein in militias and ending its dependence on Iranian energy, Iraqi citizens are furious about other issues. On October 1, a series of spontaneous protests broke out without leadership in Baghdad and spread to a number of cities in central and southern Iraq, outraged by rampant government corruption and its inability to provide services and jobs. Initially non-violent, the protests quickly triggered deadly fire by the security forces, increasing the anger and increasing the number of demonstrators. At the time of publication of this article, more than 105 people were killed and more than 4,000 injured, including members of the security forces. The government's campaign also included Internet blackout and curfew, which protesters quickly challenged. The unrest could be further exacerbated unless the Baghdad government provides credible ways to create jobs and get rid of corruption, areas in which the United States can help.
System failure
Iraq seems unable to provide good governance. With post-Saddam leaders establishing a privileged position for ethno-sectarian representation and letting state institutions deteriorate, the government has become a fractured entity of up to 263 registered political parties. Violations fill the revenue-sharing / patronage system in a way that deters the push for an effective economic policy and creates a vicious circle: parties that successfully participated in government in previous elections used their power to award jobs and contracts to their supporters, in order to secure votes in the ensuing elections. At the same time, wealth remains concentrated within the government - Iraq's only major exports are oil, which accounts for 92 per cent of the budget.
While this system is good at granting transactional privileges to party elites, it has failed to provide services, infrastructure or jobs to the rest of the population. Take the $ 111.8 billion 2019 budget, which represents a 45 per cent increase over 2018 - more than half of it will go to public sector wages and pensions, undermining non-oil investment spending needed to develop the private sector. After a succession of such governments since 2003, the regime appears to have taken its course. Many government jobs have already made Iraq's public sector among the most inflated in the world. Hence the desperate cry of one of the protesters in the week [of the first protests], saying: "What we want parties, we want a homeland."
Iraq's democratic system may also fail. Many citizens believe that isolated political elites falsify the electoral system to stay in power, using their own media, business interests, and external relations to ensure that their indiscriminate candidates continue to win. One poll indicated that only one in five Iraqis believed his country was still democratic. As a result, voter turnout has steadily declined, from 80% in 2005 to 44.5% in 2018, while protests have become seasonal issues.
Last year anger also erupted over nationalist sentiments that have grown since the defeat of the Islamic State. The younger generation after Saddam's rule is proud of the military's victory over terrorists and the subsequent return to calm in most cities. Thus, when Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi announced in the first week of the protests that he had referred the most popular military figure in the war [to the Ministry of Defense], Lt. Gen. Abdulwahab al-Saadi, this sentiment intensified. The fearless Saadi who led the battle to liberate Mosul and remained steadfast in helping to lead the distinguished counterterrorism apparatus is an example of Iraqi national pride: he is Shiite, but popular among Sunnis, and has risen to military ranks without relying on political patronage. The reduction in his prestige exposed all the public's outraged anger at the fake system.
In addition, the younger generation connected to the Internet knows that it is illogical to have in this rich country a lot of poor people, bad roads, dilapidated hospitals and cracked schools. Thus, when security personnel use water cannons to disperse a peaceful protest by force, in which job seekers from high school holders participate, the resulting anger is hardly surprising. Many are uncomfortable with the emergence of some militias within the Popular Mobilization Forces, which have played a commendable role in saving the country from the Islamic State but are now part of a new, more dangerous network that has accelerated corruption and openly challenged state power.
Like his predecessors, the prime minister focuses more on identifying those who are to blame for the protests rather than fixing the problems that triggered them. Since the demonstrators are mainly young Shia who are fed up with the Shiite representatives who have failed them, Abdul Mahdi seems to be inclined to resort to two contradictory conspiracy theories: one accuses Saudi Arabia and the United States of provoking protests, and the other blaming Iran and its local agents. Such uncertainty will only hamper Abdul Mahdi's efforts to implement the serious reforms his public is demanding.
High risk
Unless the government overturns its harsh approach, protests in Iraq will intensify, with potentially worrying repercussions inside and outside the country. One reason is that internal unrest could make it difficult for Baghdad to do its part to stave off regional conflicts that could push Iraq into war
System failure
Iraq seems unable to provide good governance. With post-Saddam leaders establishing a privileged position for ethno-sectarian representation and letting state institutions deteriorate, the government has become a fractured entity of up to 263 registered political parties. Violations fill the revenue-sharing / patronage system in a way that deters the push for an effective economic policy and creates a vicious circle: parties that successfully participated in government in previous elections used their power to award jobs and contracts to their supporters, in order to secure votes in the ensuing elections. At the same time, wealth remains concentrated within the government - Iraq's only major exports are oil, which accounts for 92 per cent of the budget.
While this system is good at granting transactional privileges to party elites, it has failed to provide services, infrastructure or jobs to the rest of the population. Take the $ 111.8 billion 2019 budget, which represents a 45 per cent increase over 2018 - more than half of it will go to public sector wages and pensions, undermining non-oil investment spending needed to develop the private sector. After a succession of such governments since 2003, the regime appears to have taken its course. Many government jobs have already made Iraq's public sector among the most inflated in the world. Hence the desperate cry of one of the protesters in the week [of the first protests], saying: "What we want parties, we want a homeland."
Iraq's democratic system may also fail. Many citizens believe that isolated political elites falsify the electoral system to stay in power, using their own media, business interests, and external relations to ensure that their indiscriminate candidates continue to win. One poll indicated that only one in five Iraqis believed his country was still democratic. As a result, voter turnout has steadily declined, from 80% in 2005 to 44.5% in 2018, while protests have become seasonal issues.
Last year anger also erupted over nationalist sentiments that have grown since the defeat of the Islamic State. The younger generation after Saddam's rule is proud of the military's victory over terrorists and the subsequent return to calm in most cities. Thus, when Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi announced in the first week of the protests that he had referred the most popular military figure in the war [to the Ministry of Defense], Lt. Gen. Abdulwahab al-Saadi, this sentiment intensified. The fearless Saadi who led the battle to liberate Mosul and remained steadfast in helping to lead the distinguished counterterrorism apparatus is an example of Iraqi national pride: he is Shiite, but popular among Sunnis, and has risen to military ranks without relying on political patronage. The reduction in his prestige exposed all the public's outraged anger at the fake system.
In addition, the younger generation connected to the Internet knows that it is illogical to have in this rich country a lot of poor people, bad roads, dilapidated hospitals and cracked schools. Thus, when security personnel use water cannons to disperse a peaceful protest by force, in which job seekers from high school holders participate, the resulting anger is hardly surprising. Many are uncomfortable with the emergence of some militias within the Popular Mobilization Forces, which have played a commendable role in saving the country from the Islamic State but are now part of a new, more dangerous network that has accelerated corruption and openly challenged state power.
Like his predecessors, the prime minister focuses more on identifying those who are to blame for the protests rather than fixing the problems that triggered them. Since the demonstrators are mainly young Shia who are fed up with the Shiite representatives who have failed them, Abdul Mahdi seems to be inclined to resort to two contradictory conspiracy theories: one accuses Saudi Arabia and the United States of provoking protests, and the other blaming Iran and its local agents. Such uncertainty will only hamper Abdul Mahdi's efforts to implement the serious reforms his public is demanding.
High risk
Unless the government overturns its harsh approach, protests in Iraq will intensify, with potentially worrying repercussions inside and outside the country. One reason is that internal unrest could make it difficult for Baghdad to do its part to stave off regional conflicts that could push Iraq into war
at his country's consulate in Istanbul.
The Iraqi capital Baghdad and the southern provinces of Iraq, the largest demonstrations since the demonstrations in Basra in July last year, the events are very similar to what is happening these days.
The Saudi journalist, commenting on the demonstrations in Iraq, describing the protests as "will help remove sectarian blur from all our eyes."
"Citizen wants a decent life"
`` What is happening in southern Iraq is a form of the Arab Spring, '' Khashoggi said in a tweet dating back to July 15, 2018.``The citizen is not saturated by the promises of a religious party or a military leader and may be distracted by sectarianism for a time and fearful for his security for a while. ''
"The citizen wants a successful economy that provides him with a decent life. The Iraqi religious parties that ruled Iraq failed to provide him, so he rose up in anger."
As protests continued, Khashoggi tweeted on July 17, saying: “The Basra demonstrations will help remove sectarian blur from all our eyes - Arabs, Sunnis, Kurds, Shiites, Druze, Yazidis, Christians, right and left - all suffering from corrupt governments, marginalization, injustice, exclusion ... and power cuts.” "One Arab concern".
What happened in 2018?
On July 8, 2018, protests began in southern Iraq in Basra to demand the improvement of the reality of public services, especially water and electricity, and to provide jobs and combat unemployment among young people, spread protests to all cities in southern Iraq and reach the capital Baghdad.
On July 14, the Iraqi government cut off Internet access to all of Iraq's provinces except the Kurdistan region, with a curfew imposed in Basra.
On July 17, demonstrations in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, opened fire on protesters, and witnesses burned the contents of the electricity investment company in the province of Muthanna.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said his government stood by the protesters' demands and had formed a crisis cell to meet them.
In a meeting with elders and dignitaries of Dhi Qar province and the local government, he said his government has made many practical decisions to provide jobs and improve services.
"We have real-time short-term projects to improve electricity, water, health, education and municipalities, there are also medium-term projects that need to be contracted and there are long-term and strategic projects," he said.
Officially, the unemployment rate among Iraqis is 10.8 percent, and those under 24 make up 60 percent of Iraq's population, making unemployment twice as high as among young people, AFP reported.
The Iraqi capital Baghdad and the southern provinces of Iraq, the largest demonstrations since the demonstrations in Basra in July last year, the events are very similar to what is happening these days.
The Saudi journalist, commenting on the demonstrations in Iraq, describing the protests as "will help remove sectarian blur from all our eyes."
"Citizen wants a decent life"
`` What is happening in southern Iraq is a form of the Arab Spring, '' Khashoggi said in a tweet dating back to July 15, 2018.``The citizen is not saturated by the promises of a religious party or a military leader and may be distracted by sectarianism for a time and fearful for his security for a while. ''
"The citizen wants a successful economy that provides him with a decent life. The Iraqi religious parties that ruled Iraq failed to provide him, so he rose up in anger."
As protests continued, Khashoggi tweeted on July 17, saying: “The Basra demonstrations will help remove sectarian blur from all our eyes - Arabs, Sunnis, Kurds, Shiites, Druze, Yazidis, Christians, right and left - all suffering from corrupt governments, marginalization, injustice, exclusion ... and power cuts.” "One Arab concern".
What happened in 2018?
On July 8, 2018, protests began in southern Iraq in Basra to demand the improvement of the reality of public services, especially water and electricity, and to provide jobs and combat unemployment among young people, spread protests to all cities in southern Iraq and reach the capital Baghdad.
On July 14, the Iraqi government cut off Internet access to all of Iraq's provinces except the Kurdistan region, with a curfew imposed in Basra.
On July 17, demonstrations in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, opened fire on protesters, and witnesses burned the contents of the electricity investment company in the province of Muthanna.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said his government stood by the protesters' demands and had formed a crisis cell to meet them.
In a meeting with elders and dignitaries of Dhi Qar province and the local government, he said his government has made many practical decisions to provide jobs and improve services.
"We have real-time short-term projects to improve electricity, water, health, education and municipalities, there are also medium-term projects that need to be contracted and there are long-term and strategic projects," he said.
Officially, the unemployment rate among Iraqis is 10.8 percent, and those under 24 make up 60 percent of Iraq's population, making unemployment twice as high as among young people, AFP reported.
US diplomat: Iraqi PM's resignation 'inevitable' amid deadly protests
Monday، 08 October 2019 02:05 AM
In the wake of escalating civil unrest and a wave of violent protests across Iraq, the American ambassador to the country has warned that the resignation of the prime minister may be imminent.
Matthew Tueller, a career diplomat who took over the Baghdad mission in June, told U.S. military leaders on Sunday that it "appears inevitable" that Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi would resign in the face of deadly protests and a call from one of the country's most powerful clerics that the government resign and hold new elections under U.N. supervision.
"Through this move, we assess Moqtada al-Sadr is seeking to take advantage of this crisis by giving demonstrators a dramatic response to their anger against the government and strengthening his own hand," Tueller wrote in a classified email sent to U.S. military leaders on Saturday morning.
"Subsequently former PM Haider al-Abadi also issued a call for early elections. With these drastic developments the resignation of Adil Abdul-Mahdi by as early as today appears inevitable and Iraq's government will enter unchartered [sic] and fraught political territory."
"It is unclear if these moves will slow down the protests or accompanying violence," Tueller concluded.
However, U.S. military leaders in the region remain skeptical of whether Abdul-Mahdi will actually resign or give in to protester's demands, an American military official told Task & Purpose on condition of anonymity in order to discuss sensitive discussions.
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have flooded the streets of Baghdad and elsewhere across the country over the past week to protest government corruption, widespread unemployment, and a lack of basic services and infrastructure, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Iraqi security forces have responded to the protests with force, leaving more than 100 people dead and injuring as many as 6,000.
Abdul-Mahdi, who has been in office for less than a year, had pledged that he would fix unemployment and combat rampant government corruption, but has yet to make good on those promises, The Washington Post reported Friday.
"Mahdi's resignation may not be enough," Jennifer Cafarella, research director with The Institute for the Study of War, told Task & Purpose. "Muqtada al Sadr has called for the resignation of the entire council of representatives and some of the protesters have gone even farther and called for a complete overthrow of the government.
Matthew Tueller, a career diplomat who took over the Baghdad mission in June, told U.S. military leaders on Sunday that it "appears inevitable" that Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi would resign in the face of deadly protests and a call from one of the country's most powerful clerics that the government resign and hold new elections under U.N. supervision.
"Through this move, we assess Moqtada al-Sadr is seeking to take advantage of this crisis by giving demonstrators a dramatic response to their anger against the government and strengthening his own hand," Tueller wrote in a classified email sent to U.S. military leaders on Saturday morning.
"Subsequently former PM Haider al-Abadi also issued a call for early elections. With these drastic developments the resignation of Adil Abdul-Mahdi by as early as today appears inevitable and Iraq's government will enter unchartered [sic] and fraught political territory."
"It is unclear if these moves will slow down the protests or accompanying violence," Tueller concluded.
However, U.S. military leaders in the region remain skeptical of whether Abdul-Mahdi will actually resign or give in to protester's demands, an American military official told Task & Purpose on condition of anonymity in order to discuss sensitive discussions.
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have flooded the streets of Baghdad and elsewhere across the country over the past week to protest government corruption, widespread unemployment, and a lack of basic services and infrastructure, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Iraqi security forces have responded to the protests with force, leaving more than 100 people dead and injuring as many as 6,000.
Abdul-Mahdi, who has been in office for less than a year, had pledged that he would fix unemployment and combat rampant government corruption, but has yet to make good on those promises, The Washington Post reported Friday.
"Mahdi's resignation may not be enough," Jennifer Cafarella, research director with The Institute for the Study of War, told Task & Purpose. "Muqtada al Sadr has called for the resignation of the entire council of representatives and some of the protesters have gone even farther and called for a complete overthrow of the government.
The judiciary is considering speeding up the completion of issues of integrity
Release date:: 2019/10/8 10:54 • 69 times read
President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, met with the head of the Judicial Supervisory Board and the first judges specialized in the cases of the Integrity Commission on both sides of Rusafa and Karkh.
A statement issued by the Media Center of the Supreme Judicial Council received a copy (Euphrates News), that "the meeting discussed ways to speed up the completion of cases before the courts of investigation competent cases of the Commission on Integrity and the preparation of a statistics on the type of these cases and the defendants and the results reached so that they can be presented to the public At the appropriate stages and in accordance with the law. " is overLocal News
Baghdad Council presents the closing date for nomination for the post of governor
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Baghdad / ... Baghdad provincial council issued on Tuesday, a statement on the nomination for the post of governor.
The council said in a statement received by "Eye of Iraq News," that "was submitted to close the candidacy for the post of governor of Baghdad to be on Wednesday at 2 pm instead of next Thursday."
The Baghdad Provincial Council voted on October 6 to accept the resignation of Governor Falah al-Jazairi, while opening the door for nomination for the post.
The council said in a statement received by "Eye of Iraq News," that "was submitted to close the candidacy for the post of governor of Baghdad to be on Wednesday at 2 pm instead of next Thursday."
The Baghdad Provincial Council voted on October 6 to accept the resignation of Governor Falah al-Jazairi, while opening the door for nomination for the post.
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10-8-2019 Intel Guru Frank26 ...the CBI has told [guru] Walkingstick's firm 3 days ago...(they have 6 banks)...that on the 14th they are to have the acceptance of new currency...It isn't even my opinion because the CBI told my friend's firm therefore it's public knowledge. To be followed by fils...whoop there it is!...When we see the pictures of the new lower denoms we've got a good chance for this to unfold...Let's pray this protesting stops being so violent...our team members are alive and well...and pray that if it calms down the pictures of the lower denoms and the descriptions come out...
10-7-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ The 7th of Oct...We should have been long done with this thing by now! Unrest in Iraq...it will stay this way until they get what they were promised over and over again…they are tired of waiting for the new rate... They are pushing us toward the RV not away from it... Lots of rumors that it is underway. [What is the street rate for IQD?] I’ve been told we can expect $3.91-$3.98 when the rate changes. ...There is an excellent chance I could be under an NDA today still. We are that close. I really do believe its “any day”. We just have to live through these “final moments” of this very long journey.
10-7-2019 Newshound Guru chattels Article quote: "On Monday, Abdul-Mahdi said he discussed the recent events and reform plans in a phone call with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, without providing further details. And Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in Baghdad to meet top officials." Plans to reform and committees to study and prepare may not be enough this time. People need relief and that requires action. ...There are matters in Iraq unfolding before our very eyes, as the Gurus say, but it does not appear to be a substantial increase in the value of the dinar.
10-7-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Jeff ...is the dinar still a good investment to be invested in with everything happening? The answer IMO...is yes. Here's why. What I've been trying to strongly show you is that since roughly August, if Iraq didn't start getting thing done they would be very limited and restricted on what they were actually able to do going forward without a rate change. They're strongly showing that proof to you based on their actions and what they were actually able to do for the citizens...they were very limited on what they could do...the rate change is now waiting on the 2020 budget because that's where all the money's gonna be allocated from...everything's coming together...the dinar in my opinion is still a very good investment...we are still in a very good position...this whole investment is a process...
10-7-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Jeff ...is the dinar still a good investment to be invested in with everything happening? The answer IMO...is yes. Here's why. What I've been trying to strongly show you is that since roughly August, if Iraq didn't start getting thing done they would be very limited and restricted on what they were actually able to do going forward without a rate change. They're strongly showing that proof to you based on their actions and what they were actually able to do for the citizens...they were very limited on what they could do...the rate change is now waiting on the 2020 budget because that's where all the money's gonna be allocated from...everything's coming together...the dinar in my opinion is still a very good investment...we are still in a very good position...this whole investment is a process...
10-6-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan ...The so called brotherly neighbor has tentacles deep inside helping them selves to the cash cow called Currency Auctions. I don't disagree, there are things in the country that are and will be far from over. However, one hell of a good way to solve that is to stop the auctions, raise the value, which will provide jobs that will come from going international with a new internationally excepted currency. That will be the facilitator for global trade for the world which will in turn beget purchase power for the citizens, while they grow economically with the new jobs created from the positive effects of raising the value. imo.
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on the Arabic side, not on the English side)
Decisions of the extraordinary session of the Council of Ministers
The Cabinet issued the first package of important decisions in the extraordinary session called by Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, which was held on Saturday night in response to the demands of the demonstrators and the general public and the text of the speech of the Supreme Religious Reference.
The Council of Ministers issued the first package of decisions, as follows:
1. Open the door to apply for residential land allocated to low-income people and other categories in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers, and in all governorates.
2. Completing the distribution of (17000) seventeen thousand housing units to the beneficiaries of low income in Basra province within a period not exceeding four weeks.
3. Preparing and implementing a national housing program that includes the construction of (100,000) one hundred thousand housing units distributed among the governorates, giving priority to the poorest governorates and regions.
4. The governors shall form committees to sort out the names of the most needy families in their governorates, from the category of those covered by the social welfare network, in order to cover the distribution of residential land and to submit the names to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers within two weeks.
5. The Ministry of Finance shall enhance the balance of the Housing Fund in order to increase the number of borrowers and enable them to build housing units on the plots of land to be distributed to citizens and to include this in the 2020 budget. Loans shall be exempt from interest in accordance with the Law of the Fund.
6.Giving (150,000) one hundred and fifty thousand unemployed persons who do not have the ability to work a monthly grant of (175000) one hundred and seventy-five thousand dinars per person for three months, with a total amount of (78500000000) seventy-eight billion and a half billion dinars.
7. The establishment of modern marketing complexes (kiosks) in commercial areas in Baghdad and the provinces distributed to those referred to in the previous paragraph during a period of three months at a total cost of (6000000000) sixty billion dinars provided that the owner of the kiosk pledges to employ two unemployed to ensure the provision of Less than (45000) forty five thousand job opportunities for citizens taking into consideration giving priority to those who have been removed stalls.
8. Preparing a program to train and qualify the unemployed who have the ability to work and the number of (150,000) one hundred and fifty thousand young graduates and non-graduates with a financial grant during the training period of (3) three months (175000) one hundred and seventy-five thousand dinars per month Persons, and a total amount of (78.5 billion) seventy-eight billion and a half billion dinars in order to qualify them, and run those who pass the training courses successfully in investment companies operating in Iraq.
9. Granting the successful persons in the above training courses appropriate loans to establish medium or small projects from the profit-making loan fund at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, or granting them loans through the Central Bank's initiative for youth lending, amounting to one trillion dinars.
10. Include the unemployed participants of the training program above the Industrial Services Law by granting them a piece of land served to establish an industrial project with the enjoyment of all the privileges provided by the said law.
11. The Ministry of Defense will open the door of volunteering for young people (18-25) years through the electronic portal or reception centers in the governorates as of 15/10/2019.
12. The ministries of defense and interior to take the basic procedures to repeal their contracts in all governorates.
13. The Ministry of Education shall take the necessary measures to contract the volunteer lecturers and include the required financial allocations in the 2020 budget according to the need and specialization.
14. The Ministry of Agriculture shall take the basic procedures to exempt farmers from the amounts of lease of agricultural lands resulting from their previous dues until 31/12/2019.
15. The governors, in coordination with the Social Welfare Departments of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, shall prepare lists of disadvantaged families due for the purpose of granting them the welfare salaries of (600,000) six hundred thousand families.
16. To consider the victims as demonstrators and security services as martyrs, to be covered by the laws in force, and to grant their families the rights and privileges resulting therefrom.
17. The Ministry of Health shall provide treatment services to wounded demonstrators and security forces and provide full needs at government expense, including treatment outside Iraq, if requested.
The Council of Ministers directed the ministries and other concerned parties to implement the above decisions according to their competence. The Council also decided to discuss the second package of resolutions related to reforms and the demands of the demonstrators at the next session, and to continue taking the necessary decisions in the subsequent sessions.
Information Office of the Prime Minister
6-Oct-2019
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
At the time this report was submitted, there are no new tweets posted on the Government of Iraq twitter account.
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ARTICLE 3
Iran views the demonstrations in Iraq as a plot to undermine the relationship between the two countries
08/10/2019 - 11:19
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has been closely following the bloody protests in Iraq since it erupted last week, seeing it as a conspiracy aimed at undermining relations between the two neighbors.
Iran and Iraq have close but complex ties, and Tehran has considerable influence among Shiite political groups in Iraq.
The two countries fought a bloody war between 1980 and 1988, and Iranian influence in Iraq grew after the US invasion in 2003 and the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.
The protests that erupted in Iraq a week ago killed more than a hundred people, mostly demonstrators and wounded more than 6,000 others, according to an official toll. The majority of demonstrators were shot dead.
The demonstrations began last Tuesday with calls for an end to corruption and unemployment, but evolved into a demand for the resignation of the government and reform of the political system.
Since then, Iranian officials have launched a series of positions accusing Iran's enemies of being behind the unrest in Iraq.
"The enemies are trying to distinguish between (Iraq and Iran), but they are incapacitated and their conspiracy will have no effect," Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's official Twitter account quoted him as saying.
"Iran and Iraq are two peoples," he said. "Their hearts and souls are linked ... ... and this bond will grow 'stronger' day by day."
The official news agency "IRNA" Iranian official that the statement of the Supreme Leader comment on the recent events in Iraq.
The agency commented on the events, accusing the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel of triggering demonstrations in Iraq aimed at sabotaging Iran's relations with Iraq and Syria.
The agency said the "unprecedented" demonstrations in Iraqi cities show that "some internal and external forces in the region" is very concerned about the "rapprochement and cooperation" between Baghdad, Tehran and Damascus.
A number of party headquarters in southern Iraq were burned, including pro-Iranian parties. Videos were circulated on social media showing demonstrators shouting "Iraq is free, Iran is by land."
Iranian politicians sometimes accuse each other of subordination abroad, particularly to Iran and the United States.
Iranian government spokesman Ali Rubaie opened his weekly press conference Monday with a statement on events in Iraq. He said that there are "bad sources who want to sabotage any breakthrough between us and neighboring countries."
He called on "the great Iraqi people to exercise more restraint and to seek democratic and legal solutions to meet their demands."
"The Islamic Republic of Iran, as always, is ready to stand with the Iraqi brothers and sisters and provide any assistance to them."
"No form of fake and poisonous propaganda will be able to separate the Iranian and Iraqi people from each other," he said.
Iran has accused its enemies of deliberately stirring up turmoil in Iraq as a large number of pilgrims head to Iraq's holy shrines to revive the Arbaeen al-Hussein.
The military adviser to the Supreme Leader announced that those behind the unrest in Iraq will not be able to deter the Iranians from the visit.
"They want to scare people from going to visit, but even if it rains arrows and stones, Hussein's lovers will not be afraid," Tasnim quoted Yahya Rahim Safavi as saying.
The anniversary of Hussein's fortieth anniversary this year on October 17, and is commemorated at the shrine of Hussein bin Ali in Karbala, Iraqi city, 110 kilometers south of Baghdad.
The 40th anniversary is one of the largest religious ceremonies in the world.
Iran last week urged its citizens who want to travel to Iraq to delay their travel.
Iran on Monday reopened the Khosravi border crossing with Iraq after it was closed last week as demonstrations escalated in Iraq.
The "Erna" that "provocations" that come before the forties of Hussein shows that the enemies of Iran "afraid".
Iran's judiciary chief Ibrahim Raisi said those responsible for the unrest in Iraq were aimed at sabotaging the commemoration of the 40th anniversary.
"In recent days, there has been strife in Iraq to influence the great 40th event," Raisi was quoted as saying by state television.
He expressed "satisfaction with the vigilance of the government and people of Iraq in the marginalization of this strife," stressing "the need to be vigilant."
He considered that seditioners "trying at any moment" to influence the "Forty Ceremonies" and to block attention.
The conservative Kayhan newspaper said the "evidence" suggested that Americans, Saudis and Israelis were involved in the unrest in Iraq.
A writer for the reformist Sharq newspaper also suggested that Americans, Israelis and Saudis could be "hidden hands" behind the demonstrations in Iraq.
"Even if this is not the case, the chaotic and tense situation in Iraq today could pave the way for these players ... to achieve their goals and demands," wrote Abdel Rahman Fathallah.
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ARTICLE 4
Attar: Iraq is full of investment opportunities reduce unemployment
2019/10/08 12:14:44
BAGHDAD / Al-Attar said on Tuesday that Iraq is full of investment opportunities that help reduce unemployment. Al-Attar said in a press statement received "Al-Ghad Press" copy of it that "Iraq is full of investment opportunities that help to absorb. He added that "the private sector has a significant and important role in reducing unemployment rates by investing opportunities in the country," stressing that "Iraq is full of investment opportunities that will reduce unemployment rates to a large extent."
Attar pointed to the "need to support the Iraqi government The private sector has a significant role to play in the presence of Rusi companies He pointed out that "the government's orientation towards supporting the private sector needs to legislate laws in support of this trend," calling on the political blocs to "approve laws that will increase investment movement in the country, the most important of which is the law of public-private partnership And your. "
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ARTICLE 5
Baghdad maintains its global position with the largest reserves of gold
08/10/2019 12:13 PM
The World Gold Council announced on Tuesday that Iraq has maintained its global position with the largest reserves of gold, which represents 7% of the rest of its currencies.
The council said in a statistics published on its website during the month of October, that "Iraq has maintained its fifth position in the Arab world, which came after each of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria and Libya," noting that the last purchase of Iraq was in September of 2018 and the amount of 6.5 tons.
The council added that "Iraq also maintained its 38th position globally with the largest gold reserves out of 100 countries included in the international financial statistics of global gold reserves, where these reserves amounted to 96.3 tons, which represents 7% of the rest of its currencies."
The Council noted that "five countries have acquired the world's largest gold reserves, namely the United States, Germany, Italy and France, where the reserves of these countries amounted to 16,386 tons out of 34,392 tons for 100 countries included in international financial statistics," noting that "the United States ranked first These reserves amount to 8.133 tons. "
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