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Barzani discusses the amendment of the Constitution and the fate of the government of Abdul Mahdi in Sulaimaniyah
Date of editing:: 2019/11/26 13:00•74 times read
The President of the Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Tuesday, to the headquarters of the Movement for Change in the city of Sulaymaniyah and held a meeting with the movement.
According to sources, after the meeting with the Movement for Change Barzani will visit the political office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
He pointed out that "the visit of the President of the Kurdistan region to Sulaymaniyah comes to discuss the amendment of the Constitution and the fate of the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and the region's share of the federal budget."
Kurdish MP: preventing the presidency and officials from running for elections contrary to the Constitution
(Baghdad: Euphrates News) The deputy of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the parliamentary blocs have many observations on the draft new election law.
MP Dylan Ghafour said in a press statement that "the parliamentary blocs have many observations on the draft new election law, which was conducted for the second reading within the House of Representatives." She added, "The most prominent observations are that the presidency, ministers, officials and special grades are not entitled to run for the elections of the House of Representatives and this proposal is contrary to the Constitution because the Constitution provides that every Iraqi has the right to run for elections to the House of Representatives." "There is also a proposal in the new law to reduce the number of members of the House of Representatives, where the old law stipulates that according to the population ratio per 100,000 voters one seat, but the new law provides that each 250,000 voters have one seat." "There is also another observation on the subject of naturalization and not allowing anyone with dual nationality to stand for election," she said, noting that it is not proper to rush the legislation of the election law because it will be subject to many appeals before the Federal Court. She pointed out that all these proposals in the new law need constitutional amendments because there are clauses in the new law contrary to the Constitution, so the Constitution must be amended first and then to legislate a new election law.
Halbousi mediates with the President of the "Supreme Judicial Council" for the release of MP Ahmed al-Jubouri "Abu Mazen"
Last updated November 26, 2019
Indepependent .. Spread on social networks on Tuesday a letter in which the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammed Halbousi request to the President of the Supreme Judicial Council in a personal and secret for the release of MP Ahmed al-Jubouri, "Abu Man."
It is noteworthy that the Court of Corruption has issued an arrest warrant for the current deputy governor of Salah al-Din, for not attending the trial session in the case of irregularities committed in the establishment of a project ready for the construction of internal sections of the University of Tikrit.
The Authority announced the issuance of an order to bring "Abu Mazen" on the back of the disbursement of funds for purposes other than allocated to it during the period of his appointment as governor.
And no official statement has been issued to deny or confirm the circulating book from the Office of the President of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Mohammed Halbousi or the Supreme Judicial Council.
Sheikh Amin and Haj Amiri visit Iraqi politician Izzat Shabandar after returning home safely
By Alialhajj 26/11/2019 12:09 AM | Number Of Hits: 1568
Ahd News - Baghdad
The Secretary General of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq Movement, His Eminence Sheikh Qais al-Khazali, and the head of the Fatah Alliance, Haj Hadi al-Amiri, on Monday visited Iraqi politician Izzat Shabandar after returning to the country.
Sheikh Al-Amin documented this in a tweet on the social networking site Mansa "with Haj Hadi al-Amiri on a visit to Iraqi politician Izzat Shabandar after returning home safely.
It is noteworthy that the UAE intelligence arrested Shabandar at Dubai airport and prevented him from returning to Iraq in a reckless act after informed sources revealed that he possessed information on the role of the UAE's sabotage in Iraq and the preparation of a suspicious deal of the century.
Sheikh Al-Amin commented on the detention of Shabandar in his Twitter tweet, saying: Detention Mohammed bin Zayed for Iraqi politician Ezzat Shabandar is similar to what Mohammed bin Salman did to detain Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, but The idiot missed that the UAE is not Saudi Arabia and Iraq is not Lebanon.
A group of Iraqi politicians condemned the behavior, which they likened to that of Salman and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
Human Rights Commission in Iraq: «excessive violence» affecting medics
«Amnesty» considers the developments in Basra «shocking»
Source:Capitals - agencies
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The Iraqi Human Rights Commission announced yesterday that 11 demonstrators were killed and 289 others injured in the protests in Baghdad and a number of southern provinces. Yesterday, the developments in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, as «shocking».
In detail, UNHCR documented the detention and assault of security personnel by medical personnel near the central bank building on Al-Rasheed Street in the capital last Friday.
The UNHCR said that security forces used "excessive violence", resulting in the killing of a demonstrator in Baghdad, wounding 68 others, and the killing of seven demonstrators in the province of Dhi Qar near the bridges of olive and victory, and wounded 131 others.
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a statement, it documented the killing of three demonstrators, and wounding 90 others in the province of Basra.
UNHCR renewed its call on the government and security forces to prevent the use of excessive violence against peaceful demonstrators «as a flagrant violation of the right to life, security and safety».
The Commission noted that it continues to receive «reports and complaints about the abduction of activists, media, lawyers and traders by unknowns».
In a related context, renewed confrontations, yesterday, between the demonstrators and security forces in front of the headquarters of education in Muthanna province, while demonstrators closed the revolution bridge in the center of Hilla in the province of Babylon.
In al-'Ukayka area, south of Dhi Qar province, the demonstrators announced an open sit-in, set up tents in front of state departments, and cut bridges with burning tires.
In turn, Amnesty said that there were "shocking developments in Iraq, due to the escalating wave of violence against demonstrators in Basra, which led to the death and injury of many people.""We continue to monitor developments on the ground and are deeply concerned about the apparent disregard of the protesters' lives and their freedom of expression and assembly," the statement said.
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Erbil and Baghdad reach agreement on oil: Minister
Erbil andBaghdadhad reached an agreement on theoiland budget disputes, the IraqiOilMinister Thamir Ghadhban announced.
In remarks on Monday after a meeting with a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Ghadhban said Erbil will begin to hand inoiltoBaghdadon January 1, 2020, adding that the federal government and the KRG agreed thatErbilwould start sending 250,000 barrels ofoiltoBaghdaddaily from January onwards. He went on to say that they also discussed the efforts to prepare the budget bill for the year 2020. The deal came after several meetings between officials from the KRG and the federal government for talks on the issues ofoiland budget.
PM Barzani Reaffirms Peshmerga's Commitment to Regional Security
ERBIL Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has reaffirmed the Peshmerga forces' commitment to the regional security and the fight against the Islamic State (IS).
The Kurdish premier made the remarks during a meeting with John Rood, the US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in Erbil on Monday, during which, they discussed a range of security issues in Iraq and the Middle East.
"He also highlighted the cooperation between the Peshmerga and Iraqi security forces in preventing the re-emergence of terrorist organisations and ensuring the security of all peoples in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region," according to the readout of the meeting.
The Kurdish prime minister was joined by the Ministers of Peshmerga and Interior, Shorish Ismail and Rebar Ahmed, expressing gratitude for the US' prolonged support to the Kurdistan Region, the press release added.
They further "highlighted most recent US Vice-President Mike Pence’s official visit to Erbil."
The convoy of Iranian pilgrims to Iraq will be resumed through land border ports starting on Sunday, December 1, the Hajj and Visiting Organization announced.
According to the statement of the Organization of Hajj and Visiting Iran, the ground trips for the convoys of Iranian visitors to Iraq will initially be dedicated to the provinces of Tehran and Zanjan to be followed by other provinces. All Iranian pilgrims who went to the holy shrines in Najaf and Karbala via flights resumed on Sunday were safe and safe, said a source familiar with the matter. The convoys of Iranian pilgrims to the holy shrines stopped for a month after the visit of forty Husseini, as a result of the current situation and demonstrations in Iraq. Iranian authorities have recently reopened border outlets with Iraq
Twenty protesters were suffocated by tear gas fired by riot police at demonstrators protesting outside the Babil provincial council building a month ago as part of protests in the country since the 25th of last month, witnesses said.
Witnesses told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that "riot police fired tear gas on Monday evening to disperse protesters in tents in front of the Babil provincial council building about a month ago to demand the dismissal of the government and dissolve the parliament, injuring more than 20 demonstrators. Cases of asphyxiation. "
The witnesses said that the situation in the province was calm and stable and that the riot forces fired gases without any collision or friction with the demonstrators and that the outcome is likely to rise because of the large number of gas projectiles fired towards the demonstrators.
Witnesses said that "the demonstrators are still holding in their positions and did not withdraw from the site of the sit-in, while seen a heavy deployment of Iraqi forces in the vicinity of the demonstration.
There have been demonstrations in Iraq since the beginning of October, calling for constitutional and ministerial reforms, job creation, abolition of quotas and disclosure of the killers of participants, including clashes with security forces that killed more than 300 people on both sides, and injured thousands, according to the Iraqi Commission for Human Rights Human.
Planning discusses supporting the private sector and implementing the vision of sustainable development for Iraq 2030
Minister of Planning Sabah al-Dulaimi, on Monday, with a delegation from the General Union for Cooperation, support the private sector and the implementation of the vision of sustainable development of Iraq 2030.
A statement by his media office received (Euphrates News) copy that "Dulaimi received a delegation from the General Union for Cooperation, headed by legal counsel Ahmed al-Hassani, during the meeting discussed the work of the Union and its mechanisms, and possible ways through which to strengthen the private sector throughout Iraq and provide more jobs for young people ". Dulaimi stressed, according to the statement, "to provide possible means of support for the activities of the Union," noting "the strategy of the ministry in opening up to all and working together to crystallize all efforts in one outcome, and holding direct meetings with all actors in order to implement possible solutions to all problems, especially unemployment and housing." . For its part, the delegation appreciated the support of the Ministry of Planning, pointing to "its importance in increasing the activities of the Union housing, service, production, consumer and centralized specialized," while the delegation stressed "cooperation with the formations of the ministry in the implementation of the vision of sustainable development of Iraq 2030."
Russia's Council of Religions calls for a contribution to rebuilding the holy places of terrorism in Syria and Iraq
The Council of Religions of the Russian Federation has called on the international community to contribute to the process of rebuilding the holy places of terrorism in the countries of the Middle East.
"We urge political leaders to make informed and wise decisions and invite all people to join the process of rebuilding the holy sites in Syria, Iraq and other countries in the region," the council said in a statement after a meeting in Moscow.
During the past years, ISIS and other terrorist organizations have committed many attacks and crimes against the places of worship and holy sites in Syria and Iraq.
It is noteworthy that the Council of Religions in Russia, which was formed on the 23rd of December 1998 includes the heads of religious organizations in Russia and is considered Patriarch Kirill honorary president.
11-25-2019 Newshound/Intel Gurus Delta & MilitiaManArticle quote: "Iraq: Following the joint World Bank – WTO Workshop on the Accession of Iraq, which took place in Beirut on 25-26 July,the Secretariat, the World Bank and the Government of Iraq are working towards organizing a High-Level Conference on the WTO Accession of Iraq, in Baghdad, at the end of November. The conference is intended to facilitate the formal reactivation of the accession process..." Another fine tuned and well timed announcement..They are to facilitate the formal reactivation.. They mean business is coming to town!! November is coming to a close..imo.
11-25-2019 Intel Guru MarkZThe 3 redemption centers that I have contacts in are staffed today...they were not staffed over the weekend. [Will there be redemption centers at military bases?] I hear there will be…many investors are in the military…
11-25-2019 Intel Guru Frank26 …the budget needs the new rate. The new rate does not need the budget…
11-25-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ[Is this the day before the big event?]That’s what I am still hearing...It looks like the crosshairs are fixed on tomorrow...many, many appointments are scheduled for Tuesday.Contacts in Iraq are also expecting a “Tuesday Event”…they are looking at a 10-11 AM release...contacts in Zurich and Europe were also told to watch for Tuesday…If they keep to this schedule for appointments to be liquid tomorrow, I would expect 800 numbers to be out today or overnight at the latest...
11-25-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan The salaries are part of those rights and entitlements.The value is for this year in the 2019 Budget... So we watch and see if they get paid in nscn's or not this week.IMO, they will and it appears they will know more tomorrow...Btw, by paying them in NSCNs they reduce the note count. That my friends is increasing value, just like the CBI has always said they will. It is not a lop!! ~ NEVER WAS AND NEVER WILL BE!! ~ imo. [post 2 of 2]
11-25-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaManRemember rate precedes new notes. That rate is imo in the 2019 Federal Budget for the 2020 Federal Budget... They have held the 2019 budget very tight thus far this year, and for good reason all this time now. Well, with Pence arriving unannounced shows that he had more on his mind than Turkey Dinner.In fact, it is more likely to be about large money and contracts that will benefit many and in short order. The Kurds were not to meet in Baghdad until or by the middle of next week. Well tomorrow is not the middle of next week.The green light was given for BOTH SIDES in regard to financial rights and entitlements! [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
11-25-2019 Intel Guru Frank26 [I believe we had considered waiting approx 72 days before exchanging the bulk of our dinar, thinking it might go up a bit more within this time. IYO, is this still the case, after the initial RI.] Based on new calculations...IMO I think it will happen faster than that…and the old rate of $3.86 will be higher now if we are adding in inflation to make it about $4+…you will need to make your own decision of when to hold them and when to fold them.
11-25-2019 Newshound Guru Adam MontanaWhen the RV is announced, and it will be announced at some point,I have always felt like it would take the world by surprise.They aren't going to give a "heads up", they aren't going to do anything to attract currency speculators. It's going to happen suddenly...I doubt "this week" is when we will see the RV announced,but that may be exactly why it IS announced this week!...
11-24-2019Newshound Guru MilitiaManPence has ushered in what appears to be the foundation for the final agreement set for tomorrow in Baghdad. Keep in mind the salaries that will need to be paid.We know they NSCN's (lower denoms) will need a rate prior to using them.They are said to be populated throughout Iraq now, as told by Alak that funds have moved in armored trucks in the very recent past.The 28th is the last payday of the month. It makes more sense to to me to pay them in a new rate with nscn's, than again paying them with a program rate. [post 2 of 2]
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi receives CEO of General Electric Company
The Prime Minister received Mr. Adel Abdul Mahdi, CEO of GE Renewables and his accompanying delegation. The Prime Minister affirmed his support for GE projects in the electricity sector, including the transport networks project, which the Iraqi government intends to accelerate this year. This includes the construction and rehabilitation of 23 400/132 and 132/33 substations and mobile stations, providing more than 3000 jobs in secondary station projects and transportation networks throughout Iraq, and contributing to the dismantling of bottlenecks and supporting the network to improve the delivery of electricity Four million homes across Iraq, along with pumping significant resources into the local economy through secondary contracts for implementation.
The CEO of GE Renewable Energy, Mr. Jerome Pickries, expressed the company's intention to establish the GE Network Academy in cooperation with the Ministry of Electricity and the Ministry of Higher Education, which will train and graduate many students and engineers and prepare them for integration into the labor market.
The meeting was attended by French Ambassador Bruno Hubert, as well as the Minister of Electricity and the Prime Minister's Advisor.
Information Office of the Prime Minister
25-Nov-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
The Minister of Finance reveals the details of the agreement with the region and the date of sending the budget to parliament
2019/11/25 19:21
[Baghdad-Where]
Finance Minister Fuad Hussein said that Baghdad and the Kurdistan region reached an agreement and that the delegation of the region will visit Baghdad next week to participate in the committee, which is the final draft of the draft budget law 2020.
Hussein told reporters today that "part of the talks for the agreement between the Kurdistan region and Baghdad has to do with the region's share in the draft budget for the year 2020, especially the issue of revenues and expenses of the region."
He added that the meeting between the region and Baghdad, especially the importance of the issue of oil delivery of the region, "pointing out that" the parties reached an agreement to hand the Kurdistan region daily 250 thousand barrels per day to SOMO.
The Minister of Finance, that "the delegation of the Kurdistan region will visit next Sunday again to Baghdad, where a special committee has been formed to draft a draft law on the general budget, including a representative of the region and the committee will prepare on Sunday and Monday next draft final budget law 2020 and then sent to Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who in turn will send it to the House of Representatives for ratification. "
On the sending of the salaries of martyrs by Baghdad, the Minister of Finance, said that "fixing the salaries of martyrs and Anflon in the Kurdistan region in the budget law is part of the agreement."
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ARTICLE 4
The government reveals a connection with the protesters
2019/11/25 21:55
[Baghdad-Where]
The government revealed the opening of the first channel of communication with demonstrators and supportive events.
Government spokesman Saad al-Hadithi said in a press statement on Monday evening, "We have channels of communication between government institutions and important events have contact with the demonstrations or supportive of them and this is happening for the first time."
"There are many serious measures in implementing reforms at the legislative level, fighting corruption and fighting it and responding to the demands of the demonstrators.
He also talked that "for the first time talk about a constitutional amendment and break the traditional template in the Alastzar and the waiver of political blocs to the ministries and give the prime minister the right to amendment, which may reach half of the cabinet."
He pointed out that "change the political system is through constitutional and legal mechanisms."
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ARTICLE 5
Finance Committee discusses new version of the salary scale of employees
2019/11/25 19:47
[Baghdad-Where]
The Parliamentary Finance Committee discussed on Monday, the preparation of a new formula for the salary of employees to ensure social justice and eliminate the large differences between salaries.
The Media Department of the House of Representatives said in a statement today, "The Finance Committee was chaired by MP Haitham al-Jubouri, and the presence of its members discussed a federal civil service law and the preparation of a new formula for the salary of state employees and sent to the government."
The statement added that "the interventions and opinions of members of the Finance Committee focused on the preparation of a new salary scale for state employees to ensure social justice and eliminate the large differences between salaries, as well as it is a major demand of the demonstrators to be achieved."
He continued, "Chairman of the Finance Committee, Haitham al-Jubouri, stressed the need to maximize non-oil revenues, such as taxes and full control over border ports and customs, to supplement the state investment budget, to complete the lagging projects and to initiate other important projects such as hospitals and schools."
The statement added, "In this regard, the Finance Committee was directed to host the Governor of the Central Bank, Chairman of the Border Entry Authority, Chairman of the Customs Authority and Chairman of the Tax Authority to identify the problems facing them and find quick solutions.
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