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{Baghdad: Al-Furat News}. Khalid Shawani, Minister of the Kurdistan Region, said, for dialogue with the federal government, that the normalization of conditions in the (disputed) areas is one of the first priorities of our dialogues with the federal government.
Shawani said during a press conference today, that "the Kurdistan Regional Government attaches great importance to the normalization of conditions in these areas and the implementation of constitutional Article 140." He added, "The Kurdistan Regional Government put forward its vision and project for the implementation of Article 140 and the normalization of conditions in those areas in front of the federal government," noting "the formation of a joint committee between the Kurdistan Region and the federal government to normalize the conditions in all these regions." He continued: When resuming dialogue with the federal government or with any new government, the implementation of Article 140 and the normalization of conditions in the areas (disputed) will be among the priorities of our dialogue and our discussions.
Parliament meets with the heads of the blocs to discuss the new election law
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Parliament meets with heads of parliamentary blocs to discuss the new election law.
A parliamentary source told {Euphrates News} that “the Presidency of the House of Representatives began a meeting with the heads of the blocs and the Legal Committee to discuss the election law that is on the agenda of today's meeting.”is over
Sheikh of the demonstrators: Hurry up to name a new prime minister
Baghdad / SNG - Deputy Faik Sheikh Ali, on Wednesday, sent a message to the protesters calling for them to accelerate a personal gesture to lead the new government.
Sheikh Ali said, in a tweet on "Twitter", that "the demonstrators must speed up the nomination of a prime minister, warning that parliament will approve the name given by the President of the Republic and then blame you."
“The protesters: Name the Prime Minister to cross you to the safety beach,” he said in his tweet.There is only six days left before the President of the Republic, and he will present to the Council of Representatives a name without honorable history!They will agree to it, and they will blame you ... because you were more than two months late to agree on a candidate. "
He continued, saying, "To assist you, I have launched this hashtag # They named the Prime Minister."
The territorial government is discussing the benefits of officials and pension reform today
The Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers will hold its regular meeting today, Wednesday, to discuss a number of files.
"The Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers will hold its regular meeting headed by Masroor Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government and his deputy, Qubad Talabani," said a spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Vice-President, Samir Hawrami, in a press statement. He added, "The meeting will discuss the bill on reforming retirement, salaries, and benefits (for officials) and some other matters related to government work
Al-Hikma Bloc holds a press conference to explain its position on the electoral law
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) A press conference will soon be held by the Parliamentary Bloc in the media department in the House of Representatives, to show its position on the election law.
It is scheduled to vote in the House of Representatives today, on the draft election law
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Iraqi protesters demand resignation of president Barham Salih
Protesters inBaghdadand across the southern provinces are calling for IraqipresidentBarham Salih’s resignation after the country’s prime minister stepped down. A protest organizer said on Tuesday that a key demand of those in the streets is for all of Iraq’s senior political leaders to resign, arguing that they no longer hold any authority.
He also called for the resignation three presidencies”, referring toPresidentBarham Salih, caretakerPrime MinisterAdel Abdul Mahdi, andSpeakerof the Council of Representatives Mohammed al-Halbusi. Abdul Mahdi has already had his resignation accepted by parliament, but remains in power as caretaker.
Iraqis are staging largeprotestsin Baghdad and the southern provinces on Tuesday, in response to the government’s failure over the course of the last two months to meet demands for fundamental reform. Protesters took to the streets at the beginning of October to demand an end to corruption, better public services, and employment, but since then the unrest has become a more general uprising seeking the ouster of the Iraq’s political establishment. More than 400 people have been killed inBaghdadand provinces in the south. Thousands have been injured in the unrest as the government and “third party groups” have used live ammunition, snipers, and tear gas in an attempt put down the protestsd
Sadr sends a message to the House of Representatives on the eve of the vote on the election law
On December 11, 2019
Sadr movement leader,Muqtada al-Sadr,sent a message tothe parliamenton the eve of his inclusion in the vote on the new draft election law
And Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi published Mr. al-Sadr’s proposal regarding the election law, and it includes multiple constituencies with an i
ndividual nomination of one hundred percent for each governorate, taking into account the number of souls, calling for canceling the vote abroad even temporarily or checking it well or helping them to vote inside Iraq as much as possible And strictness regarding the vote of the security authorities.
With regard to the governorate councils, Mr. Sadr suggested that each governorate elect only three people, who are the governor and his deputy and head of the provincial council, and in turn they form the governorate council and laws that benefit the people and an organized administrative structure, stressing that the people will say their word in the event of no voting or procrastination.
Chief justice: Peaceful protest is a constitutional right that all authorities must respect
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faik Zaidan, affirmed that “peaceful demonstration and expression of opinion is a right guaranteed by the constitution, and that all authorities must respect it.”
According to a statement of the Judicial Council, "Al-Furat News" received a copy of it, that Zaidan "received in his office today, Wednesday, the president of the Iraqi Bar Association, Diaa Al-Saadi, and members of the Bar Council, and discussed cooperation between the Supreme Judicial Council and the Bar Association as representing the standing judiciary." The statement added that "the President of the Supreme Judicial Council affirmed that the lawyers are the voice of the people demanding their legitimate rights and they are the ones in charge of defending these rights."
Iraq and Venezuela are negotiating to conclude memoranda of understanding in the field of security and oil
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Abdul Karim Hashem, received a copy of the credentials of the Venezuelan Ambassador, Arturo Abal Gallegos.
The two sides discussed the historical bilateral relations that bind the two countries, and the importance of developing them to serve the interests of the two friendly peoples. They also discussed the conclusion of a number of memoranda of understanding that are being negotiated in the context of strengthening bilateral relations, including: a memorandum of understanding between the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, its Venezuelan Ministry of Energy, and a memorandum of understanding Security cooperation and information exchange. " And Hashem indicated that "Iraq supports the legitimate government of Venezuela in international forums, and stresses the settlement of the dispute between the government and the opposition by peaceful means" calling for activating bilateral cooperation in the field of combating terrorism and supporting the Palestinian cause.
Baghdad continues its protests with the support of southern protesters ... and bombings targeting the headquarters of the popular crowd
Baghdad - Agencies: Anti-government protests continued in Iraq yesterday, with protesters in southern Baghdad taking a kiss for demonstrations, and after a series of bombings in the southern city of Amara, targeting the headquarters of armed factions close to Iran.
And the Iraqis have been calling for more than two months for "toppling the regime" and changing the political class that has controlled their country's capabilities for 16 years, and accuse them of corruption and subordination to Iran.
There were four simultaneous explosions, three with sound and explosive devices, accompanied by gunfire soon after midnight on Monday," said a source in the Amara police, the largest city in Maysan province.
He added, "The sound devices targeted two headquarters and a leader in the Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement, while the explosive device targeted a leader in Ansar Allah, without casualties," while a medical source in Madinah Hospital indicated that three people were wounded.
The two targeted factions belong to the Popular Mobilization Forces.
A security analyst, who asked not to be identified, said, "What happened last night in Amara, is the reaction of the Iraqi street to the massacres of Al-Sink and Al-Khilani, and before that Nasiriyah, Karbala and Najaf."
And a garage controlled by protesters for weeks at the Al-Sank bridge near the Liberation Square, on Friday evening, was attacked by an armed attack that killed at least twenty protesters and four police, according to security and medical sources. The attack, which sparked widespread discontent in the country, injured about a hundred people, according to sources.
More than 450 people were killed and more than twenty thousand were injured during the protests that began two months ago.
The analyst said it would be "this escalation to respond to the parties that represent Iran," and the street accuses them of supporting the government and repression.
The Iraqis renewed their demonstrations yesterday, with the broad participation of the people of southern cities who arrived in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, the main stronghold of the protests in the capital.
Protesters from Hilla, Nasiriyah, Najaf, Kut, and Karbala carried Iraqi flags to support the protesters.
In the city of Karbala, south of the capital, demonstrators surrounded the headquarters of the Police Directorate, and demanded that the security forces and those who have evidence about the assassination of the civil activist Fahim Al-Taie and the attempt to assassinate a second activist and detonate a third car, uncovered within 24 hours.
Al-Taie was assassinated by unidentified gunmen late Sunday, in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, while he was on his way home from anti-government demonstrations.
Others surrounded the Karbala court building, and demanded the disclosure of corruption files against local officials.
In Diwaniya, protesters blocked a road leading to the Shanafiyah oil refinery, demanding jobs, according to a police source.
In the meantime, the political blocs continue their consultations to reach an agreement on a person who will assume the post of prime minister to succeed resigning Adel Abdul Mahdi. d
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Integrity Commission revealed the details of the criminal and intelligence cases related to the file {currency auction} in the Central Bank of Iraq that is investigating them, indicating that they received {4} intelligence, and opened {8} criminal cases in it.
The investigations department at the commission indicated that {6} of these cases were referred to the trial court and other investigation courts, as well as a case that was previously decided upon, and another that is still under investigation, explaining that among these cases are major corruption cases in the work of a private bank and indications of cases Smuggling foreign currency outside Iraq through the bank's purchase of foreign currency for the benefit of companies claiming to import goods, pointing out that, upon investigation and scrutiny, it was found that those companies had not introduced goods to Iraq since 2004. The department clarified that the issues included fraud and some governmental and private banks, entering the auction of selling the currency in the names of companies and private account holders without their knowledge, and submitting invoices and a false import vent, as well as violating the instructions of the Central Bank when entering the auction according to the provisions of Article {3} of the Washing Act Funds No. {93 of 2004}. She added that the incoming intelligence related to the subject of (flying instruments) and the collusion of some banks with people by depositing sukuk with no possession of them in order to participate in the currency auction for the purpose of profit and benefit from the price difference between the central bank and the local market, in addition to the issuance and treasury department in the central bank By purchasing {10} coin counting machines, they are called {universal machines} for a total amount of $ 15 million, which has been shown to be of no use, as they destroy the banknotes, which causes a great loss of money, confirming that {3} of these intelligence are under follow-up . The Integrity Commission announced that it had completed several criminal cases that it had investigated, which resulted in fines of up to more than 245 billion dinars on private banks, as a result of legal violations regarding permits for two years only, and in violation of the foreign exchange auction instructions for 2012.
Trade: 87% of the local production ration card items
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Commerce announced today, Wednesday, its dependence on the local product by 87% in processing the ration card items during the preparation plan for the year 2019 in light of the escalation of the local production level of the local wheat as well as for sugar and edible oil supplied from one of the national factories.
A statement of the ministry quoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Al Furat News" received a copy of it from the minister, Muhammad Hashem Al-Ani, as saying that "in 2019, there was a great dependence on the national product in the framework of a program taken by the ministry to support the national product and the need to take its natural role in meeting the needs of the ration card and other Projects in which the ministry’s departments and companies work, pointing out that “the dependence on the national product reached 87%, and that the rest is represented by the need for rice as a result of not achieving self-sufficiency in producing the local crop.” Al-Ani said, "The processing of sugar, edible oil and wheat vocabulary has completely depended on the national product, which is a real competitor of the foreign product, in light of the interest that the government program has given to support national industries and give it the most important role in the commercial contracts that the ministry undertakes to secure the food vocabulary, which has achieved rates this year. An advanced achievement that differs from previous years in terms of processing, quality, and the number of prepared meals that increased in flour by ten servings, edible oil and sugar by eight servings. " "As for the rice, we have given exceptional attention to the marketing campaign for paddy, and we hope that it will achieve an increase over the previous years." Al-Ani pointed out that "the quantities of wheat marketed this year fully cover the local need and achieve abundance, and this achievement is achieved for the first time in Iraq as a result of the government's attention to this important strategic crop, which is a priority in securing food security and contributes to raising the level of pension for the Iraqi farmer and opens up to him." Prospects for developing his work in developing the agricultural sector. And the Minister of Commerce stated that "what has been achieved in the framework of supporting the national product during a year of the government represents an important positive situation that contributed to the development of local food industries and gave the opportunity to build factories and factories concerned with sugar and edible oil industries as well as interest in wheat and rice cultivation and other strategic materials that It is a priority in ensuring food security for the Iraqi people. "End
12-11-2019 Newshound Guru Vital Brad...this is closer than it's ever been since I've been involved. Over 10 years. Things are really happening in Iraq. Things are really moving. There's a lot to be excited about...
12-10-2019 Intel Guru Delta ...I believe this week or next week we should see an announcement coming up from the Central Bank of Iraq. This is going to be a big thing because the Committee of Financial Operationsthey're ready...they're lining up everything...
12-10-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [via PDK] Redemption center folks have been there all week so far. I have connections in 3 different spots and they are hearing little to no news right now. They still have a high level of expectation....Is this the quiet before the storm? ...maybe its not a bad thing that we have a lack of news. I did speak with my Iraq contact…no new rate yet but they are in a better mood now…I am still hearing Dinar $3+ to $8 ...with a possible Contract rate of as high as $28.50...I still believe that the Dong will come out at about .47 and maybe float..to low 2's...
12-10-2019 Newshound GuruJeff Article "Parliamentary Finance Committee intends to raise the price of the dinar against the dollar and give it strength among other currencies" ...because Iraq's inflation is a little bit higher they need to delete the zeros...to curb the inflation that will allow them to mint coins. And they will have a higher exchange rate because of the deletion of the zeros to support and sustain and allow for the minting and use of coins...
12-10-2019 Intel & Newshound Gurus Frank26 & Walkingstick...the currency of Iraq against the American dollar - the exchange rate is about to go up. It's now in print!...why do you think Kurdistan is going ape-kaka! They can't wait to start making money. It's now in print ladies and gentlemen...the value is changing, they said it!...It stops short of one thing...the pictures and descriptions of the new small category notes...
12-10-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt GoatSo, the US is now in Iraq in force. They are pushing to open these budgets and get these much-needed reforms and projects completed. ...When will this occur? It can’t be too long now since the demonstrators demand these payments [HCL] and now the US too is going to force this to happen.Will the CBI convince the US to let the later reinstatement process go ahead, if they pay out?The US will have to let it go since Iraq will have to issue the smaller of the smaller category notes and this initiates the process to delete the zeros that ultimately leads to the reinstate of the dinar for global trading....What we don’t know is the exact timing and so we sit and wait.Again…I tell you we are in a VERY GOOD, unprecedented, never before since 2012-2013, window of opportunity to see this happen. I do not see this window coming and going like the others of the past. I truly believe this may be it... [post 2 of 2]
12-10-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat ...the main thrust of the demonstrators in Iraq is for the GOI to live up to past promises...to payout on promised HCL (excess oil revenue) payments to the citizens. ...This part of the HCL law was voted on and passed, then promised to the people in the summer of 2018, then again in fall. Then one last news article told us in January 2019. But still no payments have been made.Why? It is because of the corruption in the government.They do not want to open the 2018 budget and now the 2019 budget, as done with other budgets since 2014...they know if they do open the budget it includes many reforms they will be forced to implement and pay for. It has all been a fraud and a scam run by the corrupt Iranian politicians. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
12-10-2019 Newshound Guru Jeff News over the weekend told us this week...they are going to try to finish the Electoral Commission Act and submit the 2020 budget to parliament for the first reading...
12-9-2019Intel Guru MarkZ[via PDK] [Have you heard anything new about taxes?]I still hear that this will not be a taxable event. But, things do change and I will be setting aside 30-40% …just in case.Be sure to seek professional help when this goes.
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website)
At the time this report was submitted, there are no new articles posted on PM Mahdi's website.
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
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
Parliamentary finance reveals the total actual expense of the country's budgets since 2004
10/12/2019 18:47
[Baghdad-where]
Member of the Finance Committee Magda Al-Tamimi revealed, on Tuesday, shocking figures on the actual total expenditure of the country's budget for the period from 2004 to 2018, accusing the successive Iraqi governments of lacking a financial and economic vision.
Al-Tamimi said in a tweet on her account with the social media provider, "Twitter", today [it reached "the actual total expenditure (current and investment) for the period (2004-2018) an amount of (894,848) billion dollars]".
She added, "The current expense reached (687.730) billion dollars, at a rate of 76.88%. As for the actual investment expenditure, it was (206.86) billion dollars, at a rate of 23.12%."
Al-Tamimi concluded her tweet with the words "governments lacking a financial and economic vision, governments that line up with housing."
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ARTICLE 4
Disclosure of currency auction issues details
12/11/2019 12:38 • 16 times read
[Baghdad-where]
On Wednesday, the Integrity Commission revealed the details of criminal and intelligence cases related to the "currency auction" file that it is investigating, as it received 4 intelligence and 8 criminal cases were opened in it.
In a statement today, the Investigation Department of the commission stated that "6 of these cases were referred to the trial court and other investigation courts, as well as a case that was previously decided upon, and another that is still under investigation," adding that "those cases include major corruption cases in the work of A private bank and indicators of cases of foreign currency smuggling outside Iraq through the bank's purchase of foreign currency for the benefit of companies claiming to import goods.
And the department explained that "upon investigation and scrutiny it became evident that these companies have not entered goods into Iraq since 2004", pointing out that "the issues included fraud and some governmental and private banks entering the auction of selling the currency in the names of companies and private account holders without their knowledge, and providing invoices and a counterfeit import counterfeit , As well as violating the instructions of the Central Bank when entering the auction in accordance with the provisions of Article (3) of the Money Laundering Law No. 93 of 2004. "
She pointed out that "the incoming intelligence is related to the issue of (flying instruments) and the collusion of some banks with people by depositing bonds without having a balance in order to participate in the currency auction for the purpose of profit and benefit from the price difference between the central bank and the local market, in addition to the issuance and treasury department in the bank The central bank purchased [10] coin counting machines called (universal machines) for a total amount of $ 15 million, which was found to be of no benefit, as they destroy the banknotes, which causes a great loss of money, and 3 of those intelligence are under follow-up.
The Integrity Commission had announced earlier, that it had completed several penal cases that it had investigated, resulting in fines of up to more than 245 billion dinars on private banks.
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ARTICLE 5
Shabandar: I am neither a candidate nor a candidate, nor will I be nominated, nor will I be honored by the leadership of the apes
11-12-2019 01:13 PM
Baghdad / news
Iraqi politician Izzat Shabandar confirmed today, Wednesday, that he has not and will not be nominated for prime minister.
The Shabandar said in a tweet on his Twitter account: "Within the banner of pictures of characters of my picture among them with a comment that they are rejected in advance by (heroes) the Turkish restaurant, knowing that I am neither a candidate nor a candidate and I will not nominate or honor me the leadership of the monkeys who wrote this banner or hung it or He commanded them from the mafias of the struggle for power, corruption and murder. "
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ARTICLE 6
Al-Maliki Security Forces: Your responsibility today is to protect sovereignty and the rights of the people
10/12/2019 18:50
[Baghdad-where]
The head of the Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, congratulated the security forces on the anniversary of the liberation of Iraqi lands from the ISIS terrorist gangs.
"With the fatwa of the supreme religious authority and your sacrifices, the plans for dividing Iraq have failed, the legend of terrorism has ended, and the victory has been achieved," Maliki said in a tweet on Twitter. "Your responsibility today calls for the protection of the sovereignty of Iraq, the legitimate rights of the people, and the preservation of the democratic experience."
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