Iraqi News Update Monday May 30 Visa International begins its work in Iraq
Visa International begins its work in Iraq
A statement by the bank stated that "Al-Furat News Agency" received a copy of it, "The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mustafa Ghaleb, received today, Monday, a delegation from the International Visa Company, where the company started the first steps of its work in Iraq."
On the sidelines of his meeting with the delegation, Makheef stressed that "the Central Bank of Iraq will support the company's steps in its work in Iraq because of its importance in attracting sober international expertise and the need to encourage electronic payments and enhance financial inclusion."
He added, "The Central Bank of Iraq pays great attention to developing the banking sector and keeps pace with the latest developments, and we will provide the necessary support for that."
Masoud Haider, warning of the anger of the Iraqi street: The poverty rate is increasing and the situation may explode
Masoud Haider, advisor to President Barzani, warned today, Monday, of an explosion in the Iraqi street in light of the failure of the political forces to agree on the formation of the federal government, nearly seven months after the elections.
In an interview with Kurdistan 24, Masoud Haider said that Iraq is under the rule of armed groups and the influence of a regional state that implements its policies in the country through its own tools.
He added that ballot boxes are not respected in Iraq, noting at the same time that the Iraqi people "are very angry, and the street may explode at any moment."
Masoud Haidar stressed that there is an attempt to take the country to safety through the tripartite alliance (the Sadrist movement, sovereignty and the Democratic Party).
Adviser to President Barzani indicated that Iraq's imports amounted to 1300 billion dollars in the past 19 years, but they did not reflect on the lives of citizens, especially in Baghdad and the south, pointing out that the poverty rate exceeded 40 percent, and reached 50 percent in some provinces.
Masoud Haider said that the Kurds organized their relations with Baghdad within the framework of the constitution.
He went on to say, "The stability of Baghdad is important to the Kurdistan Region, and any chaos that occurs in Iraq will reflect negatively on Kurdistan."
Two rockets landed near Ain Al-Assad base in Anbar province
Today, Monday, a security source said that two missiles fell near Ain Al- .Assad base in Anbar Governorate In an interview with (Baghdad Today), the source said, "Two missiles fell near Ain Al- ".Assad base He added, "There are no human or material losses, according to preliminary ".information
The platforms from which the missiles were launched towards the )Ain Al-Assad base (photo
Agency obtained from security sources a picture showing the platforms from( .which the missiles were launched towards Ain Al-Assad base Today, Monday, a security source reported that two missiles fell near the Ain al-Assad base in .Anbar Governorate
In an interview with (Baghdad Today), the source said, "Two missiles fell near Ain Al-Assad ".base ".He added, "There are no human or material losses, according to preliminary information
Parliamentary Finance sets three outputs for sending the budget
The Parliament's Finance Committee identified today, Monday, three outputs for sending the 2022 federal budget to the parliament, stressing that the emergency support law is not a substitute for the budget because it has limited tasks.
Committee member Sattar al-Atabi said, "The emergency support law addresses the difficult situation the country is going through, but it cannot be a substitute for the general budget law."
He added, "There are necessary needs for the country, so the emergency support law is an outlet to meet the needs that are limited to providing the ration card requirements, paying the dues of farmers, buying wheat and rye from the inside and outside, as well as supporting the Ministry of Electricity to pay its debts, and we are at the gates of the hot summer."
He pointed out that "the House of Representatives deals with the government according to the constitution, and the current government cannot, according to the decision of the Federal Court, send any draft law."
And on the budget law, al-Atabi ruled out that “the House of Representatives goes to read the budget, unless a new government is formed or the Federal Court allows an emergency order, or the current government submits an appeal or petition to the Federal Court to obtain an exception to submit laws.”
Parliamentary Economy Proposes Solutions To Lift 11 Million Iraqis Out Of Poverty
Today, Monday, the Parliamentary Economic Committee proposed solutions to lift 11 million Iraqis out of poverty.
A member of the Parliamentary Economy Committee, MP Muhammad Al-Ziyadi, said in an interview with Earth News, "Everyone participates in the arrival of 11 million Iraqis to below the poverty line, from government to politicians, and even the people also participate in this issue."
Al-Ziyadi added, "We, as members of the House of Representatives specialized in the investment issue, see the effective solution to alleviate suffering or reduce unemployment in our dear country, through opening the doors of investment, amending the investment law and encouraging investment," stressing that "this is the best solution to provide job opportunities for the unemployed and thus raise their economic level." .
Al-Ziyadi stressed that "it is incumbent on the deputies of the fifth session to pay attention to it with a clear focus on the issue of investment and how to make investment in the country successful.
Al-Ghazi: Iraq looks forward to establishing economic and trade relations with the international community
The Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Hamid Naim Al-Ghazi, affirmed, on Monday, May 30, 2022, that Iraq is looking forward to establishing economic and commercial relations with the international .community
A statement by the Office of the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, received by the Obelisk, stated that "the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Hamid Naim Al-Ghazi, received today the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain in Baghdad, Pedro Martinez," noting that "Al-Ghazi welcomed Spanish companies to work inside ".Iraq
Al-Ghazi stressed, according to the statement, that "Iraq is looking forward to establishing economic and commercial relations with the international community, as the next phase will witness the implementation of many ministerial and ".investment projects in various sectors in Iraq
For his part, Martinez expressed "the direction of the Spanish government to support Iraq in all fields, especially in the climate change file that most countries of the world are witnessing," noting that "Spain is exposed to water scarcity, ".and the need for joint action and the exchange of experiences in this vital file
Early elections!".. The coordination framework talks about calls" to dissolve Parliament - Urgent
The coordination framework revealed, today, Monday, the existence of lawsuits filed with the Federal Court to demand the dissolution of Parliament, indicating that early elections are a solution to the political .blockage
The leader in the framework, Aid al-Hilali, said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "going towards new early parliamentary elections is very possible, especially in ".light of the continuing political blockage
He added that "there are lawsuits filed during the past few days to the Federal Court in this regard with the demand to dissolve the House of Representatives," noting that "going towards early parliamentary elections, may be the solution to end the political blockage, especially since the results of the October elections were the cause of the .blockage due to manipulation and fraud. in its results
After Al-Sadr's call, "Finance" expects to pass the Food Security Law on this date
The Parliamentary Finance Committee expected, on Saturday, that the Iraqi parliament would pass the proposed food security law quickly, after the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, asked to do so.
Committee member Jamal Cougar said in a statement to Shafaq News Agency, that the agenda for tomorrow's session has not yet been published, I believe that the proposed Food Security Law will be included in it for the second reading, especially after Al-Sadr's tweet, and the confirmation of the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hakim Al-Zamili.
He also expected that after the completion of the discussion and the second reading of the Food Security Law, we will witness a vote on the law at the end of this week or next week.
Cougar also considered, "Al-Sadr's tweet will encourage the Sadrist bloc and the Triple Alliance (Save a Homeland) to pass the bill as soon as possible."
A member of the Finance Committee indicated that there are representatives from the coordination framework and independents who are convinced that the country needs to legislate the proposed food security law.
Earlier today, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on the Iraqi parliament to expedite the vote on the emergency food security support law, stressing that the vote should be kept away from "partisan, sectarian and nationalist auctions."
Today, Thursday, May 19, the House of Representatives completed the first reading of the proposed law on emergency support for food security and development.
On Wednesday, the 18th of the same month, the committee presented this proposal to the presidency of the Iraqi parliament as an alternative to the project submitted by the current caretaker government headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
The law on emergency support for food security sparked controversy between deputies and political blocs and those interested in political affairs between supporters and opponents, before the Federal Supreme Court vetoed and invalidated the law because the current government is a government for the conduct of daily business and it is not within its powers to legislate laws, propose them or send them to the House of Representatives.
On Sunday, May 15, 2022, the Federal Supreme Court (the highest judicial authority in Iraq) decided to cancel the draft law on emergency support for food security and development based on a lawsuit filed by Representative Basem Khashan, while it indicated that the Al-Kazemi government is a conduct of business and is not entitled to send bills and hold contracts. Loans, appointment to senior state positions, exemption from them, or restructuring of ministries and departments.
Expert: There Are No Features For The Development Of Iraq's Economy
Today, Saturday, economist Basil Al-Obaidi ruled out the existence of a successful economic plan to exploit and benefit from the large financial surplus to develop the economic situation in the country, while stressing that Iraq's economy is increasing by chance and the current situation will not be repeated.
Al-Obaidi said in an interview with "Information", that "the Minister of Finance, through his recent statements, indicated that the financial surplus due to the rise in oil prices may reach the end of this year 90 billion dollars, away from government resorts," noting that "the mentioned amount, if it is invested correctly, will be There is a historic economic renaissance.”
He added, "The current situation does not indicate any features of great economic development," noting that "everything related to the economic situation in the country is just economic growth."
The expert explained that "Iraq's economy is increasing by chance, and that oil prices have risen suddenly, which led to the presence of these large sums of money with the federal government," noting that "this situation will not be repeated in the next year or during the coming years."
Al-Obaidi continued, "The large financial surplus must all be allocated for investment purposes, such as industry, agriculture, tourism and irrigation," stressing that "the current government is restricted as a caretaker government, and the political crisis will lead to the absence of the ability to control large sums."
The government intends to open the green 24 hours a day
Today, Saturday, security sources reported that the government intends to . open the Green Zone 24 hours a day, starting tomorrow The sources said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), "The government decided to ".completely reopen the Green Zone, starting tomorrow, Sunday ".She added that "the opening will be 24 hours a day And Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi promised, in the middle of this month, to change the concept of the Green Zone, and to return it to its previous era, with the .original names of its neighborhoods The Green Zone was partially opened during the era of former Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, and then it was re-closed and was restricted to one street during .limited hours of the day The Green Zone includes the presidential palace, the prime minister's office, the .parliament building, and a number of embassies, including the US embassy .The green zone includes the revival of legislation and Karadat Maryam
Bafel Talabani: We will present candidates for the presidency of Kurdistan and the government to change the policy of governance in the region
The President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani, announced, on Saturday, that the union will have candidates for the positions of prime minister and the presidency of the Kurdistan region to "change the policy of governance in the region," and while he indicated that 60% of Kurdistan's oil revenues go to foreign companies, he said that Any gas pipeline will only pass over his body if any party wants to use gas “away from the interests of the people of Kurdistan.”
Talabani said in an open dialogue on the sidelines of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan conference, according to the media of the Patriotic Union, that "
He added, "There is a Kurdish party that signed an agreement with some Iraqi parties, and we had room to sign the same agreement, but we refused, because that would be a major strategic mistake to become a party to the differences between our Shiite or Sunni brothers, and that agreement did not contain anything that would benefit the sons of The people of Kurdistan, the agreement did not address the issue of the Peshmerga, nor Kirkuk, or anything that is in the interest of the people of Kurdistan.”
Talabani went on to say, "We must work according to the policy of the deceased, President Mam Jalal. We have to overcome differences and gather the political parties, not divide them. We will succeed in resolving the issue of the President of the Republic.
He continued, "The oil policy in the Kurdistan region is rejected by us, because 60% of oil imports go to companies operating in the oil field. Are we exporting oil to serve our citizens? Or to enrich some foreign companies? We must reform the oil policy. We have Large gas reserves, we must follow a policy that becomes a factor in benefiting the people of Kurdistan and not the benefit of some foreign companies.”
He added, "We want to export Kurdistan gas with a clear and transparent policy that serves the people of Kurdistan, and if any party wants to use gas away from the interests of the people of Kurdistan, I repeat my words that no gas pipeline will pass without the body of Bafel Jalal Talabani."
On the elections in the Kurdistan region, Talabani said, "The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan will have candidates for the positions of prime minister and the presidency of the Kurdistan region, to serve the people of Kurdistan and change the policy of governance in the Kurdistan region.
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