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A parliamentary bloc calls for an expanded meeting in Baghdad to discuss dissolving Parliament
With a capital of 250 billion dinars, the Kurdistan Regional Government establishes the National Bank
The Kurdistan Regional Government announced, on Friday, that the steps to establish the National Bank have reached its final stages, and most of the work related to this project has been completed.
The Director-General of commercial banks in the region, Mauloud Saber, said in an interview published on the official website of the Kurdistan government today, that "the National Bank is a government bank that was established at the request of the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government in cooperation with the Minister of Finance and Economy in the same government," noting that "this bank seeks to To regulate government banks and commercial banks, which currently number 94, and is working to reorganize all departments in government banks.
He explained that "the bank also seeks to end the traditional banking procedures that are currently applied in banks, and to be a modern bank alongside other banks such as Al-Ahlia, and those banks linked to the electronic system, in addition to many other purposes," stressing that "we want to reorganize our employees, And doing work that will be the basis for the Kurdistan Regional Government.”
Saber added that "the capital of that bank amounts to 250 billion Iraqi dinars, and 25 billion of that amount was deposited in cash in the special account of the Central Bank of Iraq, the Kurdistan Region branch, and 225 billion in commercial banks."
The Director-General of commercial banks in the region continued, "Fortunately, all the procedures for establishing the bank have been completed," noting that "this means that we have completed all the capital, and the Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers has sent an official letter to the Central Bank of Iraq to take the necessary measures to complete this." The bank, because all the bank’s funds, amounting to 250 billion dinars, have been completed.”
Al-Sadr: Our hands are stretched out to the fans of the frame without his leadership
In the name of Almighty, peace be upon reform and reformers and God's mercy and blessings. As for now, according to my understanding, we and the fans of the framework do not disagree about the existence of corruption
And consult him in the country, although we disagree with his leaders in that. Indeed, the reform camp, in its demonstrations, is also demonstrating for you, the masses of the framework. It is surprising that you do not support us in order to save the country that has fallen captive to occupation, terrorism and corruption. So, let your demonstrations be a victory for reform, not a victory for the prestige of the state and the governments that came to Iraq without any benefit. Do you not want your dignity, freedom, security, sustenance, safety, and goodness?
As we demand!?
Is it reasonable that you should not be inspired by your Imam Hussein to reform and bring down the state (Yazid)?
Did he not respect her prestige?!
If you refuse that, then know that when you demonstrated and protested against what you called (election fraud), we did not try to demonstrate and sit in concurrently with you despite
of our ability to do so. If you decide to demonstrate in conjunction with the demonstrations for reform, let your demonstrations be peaceful and preserve civil peace.. Iraq is more important than all names. In general, our hands are extended to you, the masses of the framework, without its leaders.. Let us try to reform what has been corrupted by following the approach of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, and the approach of our reference al-Sadr, his pure soul sanctified. And if you refuse... we are proceeding with reform in obedience to God and out of love for the master of reform and out of love for the country.
Peace be upon those who follow reform.
revolutionize"
urgent
Grandson of Imam Hussein Muqtada bin Sayyid Muhammad al-Sadr
12/8/2022
America sells 20 million barrels of oil to nine companies
The United States said that nine companies will buy 20 million barrels of oil in the latest sale from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of the Biden administration's plan to reduce oil prices that rose due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the recovery of economies from the Covid-19 pandemic. .
The administration said in March it would release 1 million barrels of crude per day from May to October, or about 180 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which holds oil in caves on the coasts of Louisiana and Texas.
Earlier this month, Reuters calculated that since May, SPR releases averaged 880,000 barrels per day, not meeting the million barrels per day plan. An Energy Department spokesman said at the time that it happened because the July 4th holiday and the use of a crude oil cooling additive for transportation slowed some deliveries.
Gasoline prices in the United States fell from more than $5 a gallon earlier this summer to less than $4 a gallon on Thursday.
US Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk said oil and gasoline prices have fallen in part due to the sale of strategic petroleum reserves and coordinated withdrawals from oil reserves in other countries.
The administration described the sale of the strategic petroleum reserve as a bridge to achieve a balance between supply and demand while increasing production by local producers.
The recalls pushed SPR supplies to 464.6 million barrels, the lowest level since 1985.
Barzani and Khamis al-Khanjar: Early elections are a good step
President Masoud Barzani and the head of the Sovereignty Alliance, Khamis al-Khanjar, stressed that "the early elections are a good step, provided that all parties abide by their results."
President Masoud Barzani received today, Thursday, (August 11, 2022) at the Salah al-Din resort, the head of the Sovereignty Alliance, Khamis al-Khanjar, and they discussed developments in the Iraqi political process.
According to a statement received by President Barzani's headquarters (the Iraqi Media News Agency / INA), the two sides stressed "the need for cooperation and joint action to end the current crisis, and to get out of the political blockage that Iraq is suffering from."
The two sides also stressed the need for "all new initiatives and steps to resolve the political crisis, towards amending the course of the political situation in Iraq and ending crises."
The two sides also stressed that "holding early elections is a good step, provided that all parties abide by their results."
Khamis al-Khanjar had expressed, in a tweet on Twitter, on August 3, 2022, his support for Muqtada al-Sadr's speech on holding early elections, saying: "We support all sincere efforts to save Iraq, and to address the political stalemate that has crippled the state and the interests of the people," referring to The necessity for early elections to be in accordance with “new criteria, machines, and fair laws that allow for real competition.”
The Sovereignty Alliance has 60 seats in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and represents the majority of Sunnis in Iraq.
It is noteworthy that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had called in a speech on (August 3, 2022) to dissolve parliament and hold early elections.
Al-Sadr calls for a "coordinating framework" to keep the demonstrations peaceful
The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on supporters of the "coordinating framework" in Iraq to maintain the peacefulness of their demonstrations scheduled for Friday.
Addressing supporters of the "coordinating framework", al-Sadr said in a statement: "Our hands are extended to you, the fans of the framework without the leaders."
On Friday, the Iraqi security forces closed with checkpoints several entrances leading to the Green Zone in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, hours before a scheduled demonstration for supporters of the "coordinating framework" in the vicinity of the Green Zone, which coincides with calls by the Sadrist movement for a sit-in in central Baghdad and in areas close to the Green Zone.
The Sadrist movement holds a unified Friday prayer, which is limited to the sit-in in the vicinity of Parliament.
The Sadrist movement called for demonstrations in all Iraqi provinces to "support reform" and hinted that they would be open.
As for the " coordinating framework ," it called for demonstrations in Basra and Nineveh, in addition to Baghdad, under the title "Defending Institutions."
Earlier Thursday, Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Inad Saadoun directed the Iraqi army "to stay away from political rivalries and to be at the same distance from everyone
Chest demands
Al -Sadr called on the Iraqi judicial authorities, on Wednesday, to dissolve parliament after it exceeded the constitutional deadlines to choose a president of the republic and assign a new prime minister.
Al-Sadr stressed to the Supreme Judicial Council the necessity of dissolving Parliament within a period not exceeding next week, and assigning the President of the Republic to set a date for early, conditional elections, on conditions that will be announced later.
In a post on his Twitter account, Al- Sadr confirmed the continuation of the sit-in in the vicinity of Parliament, pointing out that the protesters would have another position if the people were let down
Al-Sadr's post came after statements by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi , on Wednesday, in which he said that "the political blocs are required today to assume their responsibilities by resolving the issue of the political blockage," stressing that "there is no choice but dialogue."Al-Kazemi added: "I wish everyone to work with all force to resolve the political blockage and to resort to dialogue to resolve differences. We have no choice but to dialogue."
The sit-ins continue in the vicinity of the Iraqi parliament , where Sadr's supporters insist on continuing their movements until their demands are met.
The most prominent of these demands is the call for the dissolution of Parliament, the holding of early parliamentary elections in the country, political change, and the fight against corruption.
A strong rise for oil .. Brent is close to $ 100 a barrel
Oil prices closed higher than two dollars after the International Energy Agency raised its forecast for the growth of oil demand for this year, as the rise in natural gas prices led to some consumers turning to oil.
Brent crude futures rose $2.20, or 2.3%, to settle at $99.60 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures also rose $2.41, or 2.6 percent, to $94.34.
The Paris-based International Energy Agency said in its monthly oil report, in which it raised its forecast for demand in 2022 by 380,000 barrels per day, "Natural gas and electricity prices rose to new records, spurring the transition from gas to oil in some countries." .
By contrast, on Thursday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2022, citing the economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, high inflation and efforts to contain the Corona pandemic.
OPEC expects oil demand to rise in 2022 by 3.1 million barrels per day, down by 260,000 barrels per day from previous expectations. However, it still expects a higher overall global oil demand figure than the IEA for 2022.
Last week's rise in US oil inventories and the resumption of crude flows in a pipeline supplying central Europe limited price gains.
The US Energy Information Administration said US crude oil inventories rose 5.5 million barrels in the last week, much more than expectations for an increase of 73,000 barrels.
The United States said on Thursday that nine companies will buy 20 million barrels of oil in the latest sale of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as part of the efforts of President Joe Biden's administration to ease high oil prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a lack of spare capacity globally to boost production.
The administration said in March that it would withdraw 1 million barrels of crude per day from May to October, or about 180 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which holds oil in caves on the coasts of Louisiana and Texas
Member of the Wisdom Movement: We asked Al-Maliki not to appear in the media, even with the phrase (Peace be upon you) to prevent the provocation of Al-Sadr
A member of the National Wisdom Movement, Ahmed Al-Issawi, confirmed that the coordination framework demonstrations are a message for those who want to use the public, that the other party will use the public as well, indicating that it may turn into an open sit-in, or it may be for hours, if it arrives. Their message about sitting at one dialogue table to the other party.
Ahmed Al-Issawi said in a press interview, "The demonstrations are important to support the constitutional path of the political process," noting that "even the Communist Party will demonstrate, but in another place."
He noted, "Most of the forces of the coordination framework will participate in the demonstrations, and it is a message for those who want to use the public, that the other party will use the public as well, and if there is an angry audience for the Sadrist movement, there is also an angry audience for the forces defending the constitution and the law," stressing that "
He added that "there are political parties that are not involved in the national dialogues, such as the Kurds, who constitute an essential part of the political process, and their opinion has not been taken on the issue of dissolving Parliament, which they may not agree to."
Regarding the coordination framework demonstrations today, he indicated that they may turn into an “open sit-in from the suspension bridge to the two-storey bridge in Baghdad, or it may be for hours and then the demonstrators leave, if their message about sitting at one dialogue table reaches the other party,” stressing that “the demonstration There will be no clash with the demonstrators from the Sadrist movement, nor any clash with the security forces."
Ahmed Al-Issawi, pointed out that the benefit of the demonstrations is to send a “message to all political forces. All political forces and blocs have an audience that they can use in the street. The country is not run by one party, and the Sadrist movement constitutes a tenth of the political process and Iraq, as is the coordination framework.” Noting that "all those who voted in the elections constitute 25% of the Iraqi people, and therefore all of us together constitute a quarter of the Iraqi people."
He asked, "Why did the demonstrators not go to the prime ministership, which is the executive authority, and came to the parliament, which is a legislative authority? Why is the Sadrist movement putting pressure on the parliament, which has entitlements such as reforming the law and the electoral commission, amending part of the constitution, and deciding on laws that have had problems since the beginning of the political process?" "
A member of the Wisdom Movement, stressed that the reason for the problems facing the country and reaching the political impasse is the disruption of the constitution, saying that "all the problems that occur in the political process are caused by the fact that the Iraqi constitution has been completely broken since 2003, and we always rely on political agreements and norms."
On the possibility of Hadi al-Amiri meeting with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, he said that "it is possible for Hadi al-Amiri and Muqtada al-Sadr to sit at one dialogue table, and to reach an agreement, and it is possible that they go to Parliament," noting that "the main problem is The Sadrist movement is with Nuri al-Maliki, and it has existed since the beginning of the political process, but does the country deserve to reach this stage because of a personal problem?”
He asked, "Why did the Sadr movement, which controlled parliament after winning 73 seats, not vote to change paragraphs of the constitution in agreement with its allies the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Sovereignty Alliance, and why did it not go in the direction of dissolving parliament? Why did he leave parliament and then demand its dissolution?" He considered that "these questions should be asked by every citizen, before he takes any decision on the way he will act."
Ahmed Al-Issawi stressed that the only solution to the real problems facing Iraq is “to sit at the dialogue table, with the participation of all parties, including parties outside the country that have ideas to correct the situation in Iraq,” noting that “every party goes out in demonstrations and sabotages the country and its institutions, It would mean going to chaos, and that brings us back to square one."
He stressed that all political blocs agree to dissolve parliament, but it must happen by constitutional means, saying that dissolving parliament “can only happen in two specific ways, either by dissolving itself through representatives to dissolve it, or for the Presidency of the Republic to send a request to dissolve it to the presidency. The ministers then go to Parliament and he dissolves himself,” adding that “the President of the Republic is a caretaker and he cannot ask for Parliament to be dissolved.”
Al-Issawi criticized the role of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, by saying that he “has proven during the previous period that he was unable to solve any issue in the country, and his role is disrupted. He could have issued a statement and denounced what is happening during this period.” Drew also criticized the Prime Minister, saying that “the President The ministers are also for the conduct of business, and act as if the demonstrations are taking place in the Maldives and not Iraq, and he did not condemn the disruption of state institutions, as if he was satisfied with what is happening.”
Regarding the problem of the coordination framework with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, he indicated that it is a problem of some forces of the coordination framework that do not want it, not all of it, and it relates to “statements during the killing of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Ali Al-Muhandis.”
He stressed the importance of producing constitutional means for holding early elections, pointing to the necessity of "electing a president of the republic, forming a government, and then holding early elections," considering that "it is illogical to go to early elections with the same previous mentality, the same commission, and expect different results."
A member of the Wisdom Movement added: "We need a comprehensive national dialogue in which all the problems of Iraq are presented, such as the problems between the Kurds and Baghdad since 2014 and before that as well, such as the Peshmerga, oil and the distribution of wealth, which is repeated with every government, and there is no solution to it, but it can be resolved through a national dialogue It reaches certain results with an international guarantee.”
On the possibility of holding a parliament session, he said that the session “could be held outside Baghdad, or in Parliament in the coming weeks,” noting that “the coordinating framework contacted some leaders, and the head of the Sovereignty Alliance Khamis al-Khanjar held talks with President Masoud Barzani in Erbil and some parties.” And there is an internal and external dialogue" in this regard, stressing that "the real problem is not in holding the session, but in restoring confidence between the parties to the political process."
He revealed that they asked the head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, not to appear at this time, saying that "even if he appeared on television and said peace be upon you, he would provoke Muqtada al-Sadr, and we asked him not to go out at such times because he provoked some political parties."
Al-Issawi noted that “the coordinating framework is not al-Maliki, al-Maliki is part of the coordinating framework and represents the opinion of the rule of law, al-Fateh, the coalition of state forces, and other forces,” stressing at the same time that “the coordinating framework will not crack, and the spirit of democracy in the world differs in opinions.”
On the possibility of withdrawing the nomination of Muhammad Shi`a al-Sudani for the position of prime minister, he said that "if the problem lies in the nomination of Muhammad Shi`a al-Sudani, it is possible to nominate another person, but even if he changes it, Muqtada al-Sadr will be exposed to the second and third candidates ... and even the fiftieth."
He added, "Al-Sadr is not asking to change the political system, but rather to dissolve Parliament, and Mustafa Al-Kazemi to remain prime minister for a year, while the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers is from the Sadrist movement, and then hold elections in which he wins 120 seats to rule the country," noting that this is not an acceptable policy. In a country with multiple parties and opinions.
A member of the Al-Hikma Movement indicated that the positions are not related to the number of seats, asking: "Why would the Communist Party demonstrate in Paradise Square and do not have a seat in the House of Representatives? Because it is angry at the political process, and it was an ally of Muqtada al-Sadr at one time, and he was angry with him and withdrew from the alliance with him." .
He concluded by saying that "the national dialogue must be with the participation of all parties, including those that did not participate in the elections."
The Sadrist preacher in green reminds politicians of the "Mahdi Army" and "Saraya al-Salam"
The Sadrist movement's Green Zone preacher and imam Muhannad al-Moussawi warned politicians opposed to the movement against trying to continue sharing power in Iraq, stressing that the supporters of the movement will continue their sit-ins until the parliament is dissolved and early elections in the country.
Al-Moussawi said in the Friday prayer sermon that was held inside the fortified Green Zone, that "the protesters went out to draw the features of the next stage for Iraq through a sound revolutionary democratic process and then an early democratic electoral process, as the leader of the Sadrist movement said."
He added that "there is no such thing as a retreat in the dictionary of this revolution, and in order to achieve the goals of this revolution, persistence is required," noting that the opportunity is ripe for change in light of the continuing sit-ins.
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Economist: The Price Of A Barrel Of Oil May Reach 130 Dollars Next Winter
The economic expert, Dr. Safwan Qusay, suggested that the price of a barrel of oil would reach 130 dollars during the coming winter, pointing to the possibility of investing the increase in revenues and converting them into internal investments and activating the private sector to absorb unemployment and introduce new revenues to the country.
Qusay told Al-Maalouma, "The price of oil will depend on the amount of releases from strategic storage for China, Japan, America and the European Union, who own strategic reserves, as consumption is scheduled to be at a rate of 60 million barrels per month."
He added that "the mentioned countries and if they raise the percentage of consumption from the strategic storage, it is possible to control the price, and in the end, the prices will remain at their position during the current period, but it may reach in the winter to 130 dollars per barrel."
And he indicated that "Iraq can invest the surplus of oil prices in absorbing unemployment and poverty, developing infrastructure, and resorting to investment to employ the unemployed and activate the private sector to bring in new revenues."
Al-Rafidain directed to receive the deposits of the oil companies’ stations on Fridays and Saturdays
The media office of the bank stated in a statement that the branches that were identified in Baghdad and the governorates are:
Baghdad Governorate: Arab neighborhood branch/ Ocean branch/ Haifa branch/ refineries branch/ al-Waziriya branch/ al-Zawiya branch/ Sheikh Omar branch/ Bab al-Moadham branch/ Sabaa Qusour branch.
Branches of the northern region: Al-Hadba Branch / Al-Hamdaniya in Nineveh / Oil Products Branch in Kirkuk / Tikrit Branch in Salah Al-Din.
Central Region Branches: Al-Muthanna Branch / Al-Shuhada Branch in Karbala / Al-Qadisiyah in Al-Diwaniyah / Babil / Al-Ghari Branch in Najaf.
Diyala Branches: Baquba / Al-Farouq Branch.
Branches of the southern region: Basra branch / the stronghold in Basra / Al-Amarah in Maysan / Ur in Dhi Qar.
Western branches: Anbar / Khalidiya branch in Anbar.
Iranian newspapers: The Iraqi situation is getting complicated after the parties compete over the street card
The political escalation using the street card and the masses is the option that the situation in Iraq is taking, which threatens to further complicate it.
The Sadr movement, whose masses are still holding an open sit-in in the vicinity of the parliament, called on its supporters for Friday to be a day of escalation in demonstrations in all provinces and for the masses to fill out forms submitted to the judiciary calling for the dissolution of parliament as al-Sadr wanted, according to Iranian newspapers and Al-Alam channel.
The researcher in political affairs told Al-Alam news channel reporter: The invitation came to the masses of the Sadrist movement to demonstrate, and this is a right guaranteed by the constitution, considering that Iraq lives according to a democratic system. It is intended to apply it as a movement or a political party.
The positions of the recent coordination framework came far from setting the dissolution of Parliament as an existing option. After a meeting with it, the framework called for proceeding with the procedures for selecting a president of the republic and forming a new government, and in this an implicit call for Parliament to exercise its work away from obstruction, while calling on its masses to come out with a demonstration at the approaching green whose title is the people protect The state.
In this place, the expected mass demonstration for the supporters of the coordination framework will start, a demonstration that the security forces preceded and 24 hours before the installation of this barrier, which will serve as an isolation wall between the masses of the Sadrist movement that are camped inside the Green Zone and the masses of the framework that will demonstrate near one of its gates.
The title of the demonstration, which prepares the audience for the framework, and its declared goals, which do not miss the indications of adherence to preserving the legislative and legal institutions.
Political analyst Ali Fadlallah said: The audience of the framework has a very large previous experience that lasted for nearly 90 days, in which no breach or transgression took place on the Iraqi state institutions or on global or private money for that framework. .
According to the constitutional frameworks, the judiciary does not have the right to dissolve parliament, as the Iraqi constitution places these powers exclusively for the vote of the absolute majority of members of the Parliament, which makes the judiciary unable to deal according to the law with the calls made by Muqtada al-Sadr.
A leader in the Democratic Party rules out holding a presidential selection session at the present time: it may inflame the street
Friday, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Subhi Al-Mandalawi, ruled out the possibility of holding any parliamentary session to choose the president of the republic at the present time.
Al-Mandalawi told "Mawazine News", "If the Kurdish parties agree on one candidate for the presidency, the question is about the place of holding that session and the consequences that may occur as a result."
He continued, "It is not possible to proceed with such a measure and for reasons related to the position of the street. Such a step may lead to inflaming the street."
After 31 years of closing, Austria reopens its embassy in Baghdad
And according to what the newspaper "Kurier" reported Thursday, quoting informed sources, a comprehensive security concept has been developed for the Austrian embassy staff, as the embassy building in Baghdad should be located in an international protected area.
Courier said a special liaison officer will inform the Ministry of the Interior in Vienna of current events and the situation in Iraq, including the issue of immigration.
There is no information on this matter from the Austrian Foreign Ministry, which continues to say that the embassy in Baghdad is closed for security reasons, and the embassy in Amman performs consular functions for Iraq.
Western diplomats, including the Austrian ambassador at the time, left Baghdad in January 1991. In 2001, the Austrian Foreign Ministry noted that the embassy in Iraq "never officially closed."
Since then, the office of the Austrian Trade Representative has reopened in Baghdad, while the Trade Representative has also worked as a trade advisor at the Austrian Embassy.
Iraq completes a project to link airports with neighboring countries
Today, Friday, the General Company for Air Navigation Services announced the completion and activation of the modern AMHS system for exchanging telegrams between Iraqi airports and airports of neighboring countries, after great efforts.
The company's general manager, Nizar Ibrahim Al-Ziyadi, said in a statement received by Mawazine News, that "in line with the aspirations of the Minister of Transport, Captain Nasser Hussein Al-Shibli, to develop the infrastructure of the aviation communications system, the staff of the Aviation Communications Department, AFTN Division, has completed the activation of the modern AMHS system for the air telegram processing system. After the efforts of eight consecutive years by the committee supervising the project, "noting that "the completion of the project began in 2014 and in several stages, and today the fruit of the efforts is reaping its completion in cooperation with the Canadian IDS company."
Al-Ziyadi praised the efforts of the members of the Supervision and Follow-up Committee, including engineers in the Communications Department.
In turn, the Director of the Aviation Communications Department explained that "the system is considered one of the important, necessary and vital projects to link all Iraqi airports with international airports to exchange telegrams with a modern system within the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)," noting that "the trial operation was conducted for the past three days, and the staff of the AFTN Division began yesterday At ten in the morning, the official activation of the system, and the international aviation organizations were notified of Iraq's adoption of the AMHS system for exchanging telegrams.
For his part, the Director of the AFTN Division confirmed that "Iraq today entered the international encyclopedia in the adoption of the AMHS project, which is one of the aviation communications systems that work on sending telegrams," noting that "the system deals with all types of civil and military aircraft and sends air telegrams between Iraq's airports and international airports without Any identification and includes information related to the weather, the state of civil and military aviation, air telegrams, and sending many photos in addition to information about flights in the event of delays, advances of their times, or airports stopping for emergency reasons.
The framework issues its final statement regarding the demonstrations
The final statement of the demonstrations (The people protect the state)
With God’s blessing, the large crowds gathered in this national demonstration, which we announce its conclusion by declaring an open sit-in in order to achieve our just demands, which are:
1- Speeding up the formation of a national service government with full powers in accordance with constitutional contexts; To restore the prestige of the state and address the problems of the Iraqi citizen.
2- We demand the political forces, especially the Kurdish ones, to expedite the resolution of the presidential candidate, assign the candidate of the largest bloc to the premiership, and end all that hinders the speedy resolution of the issue.
3- We declare our full support for the Iraqi judiciary and its institutions, and we reject any abuse or abuse of it, as it is the main pillar upon which the Iraqi state is based.
4- We demand the Speaker of the House of Representatives to end the suspension of work, and to act effectively in order to vacate the Council and activate its legislative and oversight work, as it is elected by the people, and the people have suspended rights, and they expect their representatives to fully perform their duties.
5- We demand our heroic security forces to protect state institutions, preserve their prestige, and enable them to perform their work without any obstacles, because they were created to serve the citizen, and no one can be allowed to prevent and close them for any reason.
6- We demand the political forces to pay attention to the people, and we call for adherence to the law and the constitution to face the challenges of the high cost of living, corruption of the ration card, and water scarcity.
7- We warn everyone that the country without a government with full powers has reached a difficult stage, and the masses are suffering the most from this tragic situation, so leave your personal, partisan and factional interests, and resort to the constitution and the law.
8- Through our demonstrations and the sit-in that we have announced now, we declare our full commitment and obedience to all that is issued by the supreme religious authority.
God is the one who helps things.
In conclusion, we renew our thanks, appreciation and respect to everyone who took the trouble to attend and stood with us in this great honorable national stand in Baghdad, Nineveh and Basra.
Peace, mercy and blessings of God
After today's demonstrations... Shabandar: There is nothing left but dialogue under the roof of the constitution as a way to solve problems
The Iraqi politician, Izzat al-Shabandar, confirmed today, Friday, that there is nothing left but dialogue under the roof of the constitution as a way to solve problems.
Shabandar said in a tweet via Twitter, followed by Earth News, "After the coordination framework demonstration today, Friday, the theory of arm-twisting in managing the conflict between the competing parties ends."
He added, "With everyone rejecting the possibility of resorting to violence, there is nothing left but dialogue under the roof of the constitution as a way to solve all problems."
In pictures.. Starting to erect the sit-in tents of the coordination framework on the green walls
Basem Khashan was surprised by Al-Sadr: He wants a radical change, and we don't know how?
The independent deputy, Basem Khashan, questioned today, Friday, the demands of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, stressing that the latter calls for a radical change, and we do not know how.
Al-Maliki issues a statement regarding the coordination framework demonstrations near Al-Khadra - Urgent
The central bank and the banking sector, the main financing and investment ring that supported the economy and protected it from collapse
The Central Bank of Iraq and the banking sector, in accordance with their law and objectives, are a mainstay for building a free national economy that strengthens the foundations of the Iraqi state and pushes it towards the process of growth and economic stability.
Building this sector on scientific foundations with the use of modern technologies and reliance on the best national expertise contributes significantly to the development and investment program as the first financing link for small, medium and strategic projects during the past years until the present time .
The results of the developments, measures and efforts made to support and stimulate the economy through rational use of monetary policy tools, safe investments and flexible and balanced applications with the complex economic problems that our country has suffered and suffers from, and the effects of economic closure, stagflation and changes in the global economy, especially the food and energy crises and the Corona pandemic
The war on terrorism and the Russian-Ukrainian war . Where the Central Bank announced that its foreign reserves amounted to 82 billion dollars and its reserves of gold amounted to more than 130 tons, which is the fourth in the Arab world and the tenth in the world .
The projects of the private sector out of the total credit granted to the private sector, which constitute more than 8% of the gross domestic product, up to 18.4% of the total actual investment spending during the years of the financing initiative, and 17% of the total private sector deposits .
And by analyzing the results of the implementation of the initiatives, as 10 trillion dinars were allocated to the Real Estate Bank and the Housing Fund, and 72% of it was implemented by 48 banks and 2 trillion dinars for agricultural and industrial bankers, and 18% and 3 trillion dinars were implemented for small, medium and housing projects, and 71% of them were implemented by 48 banks and 2 trillion dinars for projects The strategy that finances more than 20 billion dinars and 1 trillion dinars for renewable energy projects, in addition to supporting the state treasury with an amount of 50 trillion dinars, 30 trillion of them only in 2021 and 2022 by re-discounting treasury transfers issued by the finance. These measures opened the way for banks to work flexibly to contribute to support Investment is the main nerve of the wheel of development .
All studies and reports issued by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Ministry of Planning and the Central Bank of Iraq confirm this .
And in order to build a promising strategy to reform and develop the Iraqi banking sector for the years (2021-2023), the Central Bank established an ambitious mechanism that is consistent with the complex global and local economic crises for the purpose of maintaining the banking system in Iraq and protecting the national economy from collapse .
This requires the various relevant economic sectors to coordinate with the Central Bank and between them and activate the role of financial policy, government banks and specialized banks, with an emphasis on developing foreign economic relations with the countries of the world with the development of economic and banking relations with international banks and relevant international and regional financial institutions and organizations.
Economic treatment in light of political and oil fluctuations
The economic climate in Iraq is witnessing dramatic changes, in addition to the rise in financial indicators caused by the rise in oil prices at a rate of nearly 40% compared to last year, and expectations that the country’s cash reserves will rise to more than 90 billion dollars by the end of this year, and an increase in the rate of growth in the gross domestic product to 9.5%, the fiscal policy is still restricted by the government spending ratio of 1/12, which indicates that the financial boom was not truly reflected on the reality of macroeconomic policy and the reality of citizens, as inflation is witnessing a significant rise in its annual rates in addition to the rise in unemployment rates, which amounted to In its last statistics in 2021, it reached an annual rate of 13.8%.
The political developments in the country and their repercussions on the economy constitute a major obstacle to approving the budget for the year 2021-2022, including the organization and classification of oil revenues to be spent on its consumption and investment resources, which is an important source of demand, revitalizing the economy, the income and spending cycle, and creating job opportunities in a way that reduces unemployment rates and keeps the economy away. Iraqi about the specter of the phenomenon of stagflation, which it is suffering from recently, and for many reasons, some of them external and internal, the first is related to the Ukrainian war and the economic reaction policies that reinforced stagflation in the United States and the European Union, and since Iraq constitutes in its total foreign expenditures a net importer of goods and services It is natural for inflation to move to it with the lists of imports. As for the second, besides the lack of approval of the budget and the repercussions of the restricted spending at a rate of 1/12, the internal debt management policies, despite their purely economic objectives, the devaluation of the currencyNationalism and the accompanying reluctance in many compensatory measures for the groups affected by it, took its take from the reality of the general level of prices and the real drop in the value of individuals' incomes, which were not clearly targeted.
Therefore, the two important variables in terms of dealing with the economy are receding in the formation of the government first, the approval of the budget and the initiation of organizing the financial returns according to the budget items and its allocations. Secondly, the management of financial returns in an efficient economic manner through the creation of a sovereign fund to invest and develop oil surpluses for the future may constitute a strategic variable In terms of economic treatment.
Minister of Finance: Investing the current financial abundance is a last chance to save the country economically
Finance Minister Ali Allawi said: “The government has a last chance to save the reality of the country, one third of which has turned into employees who depend on salaries only, by exploiting the financial abundance that approaches $100 billion to establish investment and industrial projects.”
Allawi said in a statement to his office, "Oil prices are currently on the rise, but they will collapse below $20 per barrel the moment the war in Ukraine stops, and most expectations are that the war will stop within the next autumn."
And Allawi said: "The Ministry of Finance was able, thanks to the strict economic austerity system that it practiced, to move the country from the brink of bankruptcy to economic recovery and to secure employee salaries for two consecutive years."
He continued, "We discussed with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi the idea of investing the cash reserve through the establishment of a group of industrial cities in the country consisting of 900 medium factories and 40 large companies, which will contribute to the employment of one million Iraqi graduates of institutes and colleges of engineering and computers, and thousands of graduates of administration and economics."
Ali Allawi added, "I have a comprehensive economic plan that can be implemented within two years, which will contribute to moving the country from disguised unemployment to productive countries for light and medium industries in the first stage."
The current closes the parliament's door, and the framework opens its doors again for dialogue
The deputy of the Sadiqoun parliamentary bloc affiliated with the coordination framework, Zainab Juma Al-Moussawi, confirmed today, Saturday, that the doors of the coordination framework are open for the Sadrist movement to return to dialogue.
Al-Moussawi said in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of it, that "the doors of the coordination framework are open for the Sadrist movement to return to the dialogue table again, since the movement is an important participant in the political process since 2003 until the present time through ministers, undersecretaries and general managers, contrary to what Its supporters claim that the movement is outside the government, parliament, and institutions of the Iraqi state.
The statement added that "the coordination framework is keen on the political situation and is fully aware that political stability comes in accordance with the constitutional mechanisms."
And he indicated that "the demonstration and sit-in for the supporters of the coordination framework remains the only solution in light of the Sadrist movement's failure to accept the mechanisms of dialogue."
The Game of Thrones may topple the pockets of employees and small earners in Iraq... an Iraq without budgets or salaries!
The economic expert, Mahmoud Dagher, stressed that approving the country's general budget is still an urgent necessity to support the Iraqi economy, as the food support law did not cover all aspects, specifically the investment aspect, which is one of the most important aspects in budgets.
Dagher said, "Disrupting the approval of the budget destroys the Iraqi economy because it negatively affects important sectors that need large investment projects, and at the forefront of those sectors is electricity, which needs projects in production, transportation and distribution, as well as public transportation methods."
Noting that "the public roads, specifically the ones linking the center and the south with the Kurdistan region, are very bad, and the presence of negatives in those roads not only affects the high rate of accidents, but also raises the price of goods due to the high risk of being damaged."
In addition, economic circles warned against entering the new year without approving the state budget for the second year in a row, stressing that this would mean the inability of the current government to pay the salaries of employees, retirees and others.
They stressed that "this abnormal situation may end with an uncalculated fall of the national economy, and entry into a labyrinth that is difficult to get out of
The framework is taking matters to their final stage, while Al-Sadr wants to continue the tactics and pressure to subdue him. Who will win in this confrontation?
The Iraqi arenas are still witnessing more escalation, amid the adherence of all political parties to their positions, coinciding with the crowding of party supporters in the streets.
The head of the "state of law coalition" in Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki, called for dialogue to overcome the current political crisis, while the Secretary-General of "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq" Qais Khazali called on parliament to convene.
Al-Maliki, who is one of the most prominent leaders of the "coordinating framework", said in a statement issued by his office, in response to the demonstrations organized by the framework earlier yesterday, to demand the protection of state institutions, that "the Iraqi masses, with their participation in the demonstrations, all interacted with the defense of the legitimacy of the state, and the protection of institutions." Legislative and Judicial Constitutionalism.
Yesterday afternoon, demonstrations took place in the "Green Zone" in the capital Baghdad and the cities of Basra and Mosul, organized by the "coordinating framework" forces under the slogan "demonstrations in support of legitimacy and the law" in reference to what they see as "violations of the Sadrist movement" whether they stormed the parliament building or the Green Zone and sit in it And disrupting the sessions of the House of Representatives and demanding its dissolution outside the constitutional frameworks.
Al-Maliki, a former prime minister, said that "the coordination framework demonstrations sent a message to all political components, without naming them, to the effect that come to a common word to cross the feared crisis on the constitutional political track."
Al-Maliki, who has become one of the most prominent opponents of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, added that "crossing the crisis will lead to avoiding obstructing the formation of the new government, and the House of Representatives, which was formed in accordance with the law and the constitution, and obstructing the holding of its sessions," in reference to the sit-in of the Sadrist movement's followers in the Green Zone and their demand to dissolve Parliament and early elections.
In a related context, a media channel channel transmitted a speech by Sheikh Qais Khazali, head of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, which is affiliated with the "coordinating framework", through an audio message, in which Khazali "thanked the framework demonstrators who defended the state."
Khazali called "to expedite the convening of the House of Representatives to carry out its duties, the most important of which is addressing the issue of the budget, which must be either through the formation of the government, or the amendment of the current budget law," he said.
He warned that "the budget law remaining in its current state is a great danger, because this government cannot pay salaries during the next year," while he pledged to the demonstrators to "continue the path of building and defending the state and speeding up the formation of the government."
Street across from a street
, al-Maliki’s statement came, at a time when thousands of Sadrist movement’s supporters gathered in front of the Iraqi parliament in the Green Zone in Baghdad to demand its dissolution and the holding of early elections, while thousands of supporters of the coordination framework demonstrated near the walls of the Green Zone, before the framework announced an open sit-in until achieve their demands.
The mutual escalation between the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement comes in an atmosphere of intense calls from political leaders and several countries for calm, de-escalation and resorting to the option of dialogue between the parties as the only way out of the current crisis, which local, regional and international forces fear from the dangers of slipping into chaos.
In this context, a press reporter said that the framework's demands focused on forming a government with broad powers and called for the parliament to be emptied of supporters of the Sadrist movement.
The reporter added that the open sit-in began on Friday, but there are no clashes amid fear of the situation developing, if the two sit-ins continue to have unimaginable consequences, amid calls from the framework not to engage in friction.
For his part, a media source said, from near the sit-in of the Sadrist movement, that the protest leaders did not comment on the statement of the coordination framework, amid a warning not to circulate any statements unless they are central to the Seven Committee to manage the protests movement.
He pointed out that there are former political leaders, who demanded the formation of an interim government that works to dissolve the Parliament and hold early elections, through the formation of a new and impartial election commission, and the amendment of the election law.
For his part, the Iraqi analyst, Ziad Al-Arar, from Baghdad, said that matters in Iraq have now reached complications in which the dialogue is broken.
Al-Arar considered that the statement of the coordination framework is a step that means that dialogue is almost impossible, and therefore we have entered the stage of complete closure, to wait for the stage of initiatives from other parties.
Al-Arar went on to say: "The mass bases have reached a point that no party can manipulate, because that would have catastrophic consequences for Iraq."
The political analyst pointed out that "the majority of the Sunni forces tend to see the Sadrist movement, while the Kurdish people are afraid of re-electing the elections without a guarantor to accept their results and not to return to the street track as is happening today."
Parliamentary Energy reveals proposals to amend the Hydrocarbon Wealth Law
Committee member Ali Shaddad Al-Faris told {Euphrates News}, “We had an intention to host the Minister of Oil, with the agreement of the members of the committee, to find out the latest developments in the oil and gas sector, in addition to the fact that oil selling prices are in light of their continuous rise,” noting that “the Ministry of Oil wants to move forward.” with strategic projects.
Al-Faris stated that "the committee intended to legislate the federal oil and gas law, as well as proposals to amend the hydrocarbon wealth law, in addition to projects proposed by the committees regarding oil coexistence and oil environmental coexistence.
Al-Kazemi’s advisor reassures about employee salaries: judicially protected
Saleh told {Euphrates News}, "The emergency food support law cannot secure the salaries of employees for the next year because the emergency food security law ends at the end of the current year."
He added: "I do not think that there is a danger to the employees' salaries at the end of the year, and these are prior concerns, because the Federal Court has the authority to issue a decision to protect the people and the country from the risks resulting from the cessation of legislation affecting economic and living life, and it can address any defect by providing a legal cover that provides the continuation of the exchange." From the beginning of December.
Earlier today, the legal expert, Jamal Al-Asadi, warned of a legislative vacuum in which employees' salaries could stop starting next January.
Al-Asadi said in a tweet on his Twitter account: "There is no legal text in the Financial Management Law that allows the disbursement of any money from spending units to finance budget expenditures after the end of the fiscal year in which there is no budget at all."
He added, "Therefore, we are in a legislative vacuum in which it is very possible that all expenses, including employee salaries, will stop from January of the year 2023.
Employee salaries are at risk at the beginning of the next year
Al-Asadi said in a tweet on his Twitter account: "There is no legal text in the Financial Management Law that allows the disbursement of any money from spending units to finance budget expenditures after the end of the fiscal year in which there is no budget at all."
He added, "Therefore, we are in a legislative vacuum in which it is very possible that all expenses, including employee salaries, will stop from January of the year 2023."
Al-Kazemi’s government resolves the controversy over its inability to distribute the salaries of employees and retirees in 2023
Today, Saturday, the financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, warned of the consequences of entering the country in a new fiscal year without a budget, calling on the government to go to the Federal Court to lift the damage on the salary sector.
Salih said in an interview, quoted by the correspondent of (Iraqi Media News Agency / INA), that “the possibility of the country entering a new fiscal year, which is the year 2023, and the country being devoid of any law or legislation for the budget, facilitates the work of Article 13 itself, which permits the exchange at a rate of 1/12 per month of expenses.” The previous fiscal year 2022, that is, it is not permissible to dispose of public money for more than one fiscal year on the same 12/1 basis because of the current legislative situation, the country will impose upon itself a serious economic and investment stagnation with ominous consequences in the levels of deterioration in the forces of economic and social development and ensuring standards of living.”
He added, "Government spending constitutes 50% of the gross domestic product, and in order to search for a constitutional way out that mitigates the damage to the national economy within the framework of force majeure and the urgent necessity of achieving such dangerous economic possibilities."
He pointed out that "the salaries of employees, retirees and social welfare are received by about 9 million heads of families, and they constitute 75% of the operating budget. Salaries are the basis of government spending today."
And Saleh added, “The executive authority must address the request directly to the judiciary, specifically the Federal Supreme Court, to issue an exceptional ruling that provides for the lifting of economic damage to the country and the people in a way that secures two cases. 2022 until the country reaches the correct legislative paths represented by the issuance of a federal general budget.”
And he indicated, "The second case is the approval of a qualitative package of strategic investment projects that achieve the country's economic sustainability and aim to diversify the national economy and address unemployment."
Expert: The Financial Management Law Does Not Explicitly Specify Work As 1/12 For One Year
Financial expert Ahmed Burihi confirmed, on Saturday, that what some have suggested about withholding the salaries of the first month of the next year in the event that the current year’s budget is not approved has no basis in truth, indicating that such proposals may be part of the pressure to accelerate the formation of the government .
Brihi said in a statement to Al-Information /, that "the issue of raising the withholding of employees' salaries for the first month of next year in the event the budget is not approved is not possible because the law on financial management and work on 1/12 does not contain an explicit text regarding that."
He added, "The Financial Management Law refers to the continuity of work with 1/12 related to the payment of salaries to employees, equivalent to the spending of the past year, without specifying a fixed and explicit date."
Brihi pointed out that “the Financial Management Law refers to the continuity of work with 1/12 related to the payment of salaries to employees, equivalent to the spending of last year,” explaining that “the issue of withholding salaries has a great deal of danger, and even if there is a reason, it is necessary to find an embarrassment, as happened in Adoption of the Food Security Law.”
Independent Deputy: Dissolving Parliament is a way to achieve change, but...
Independent MP Sajjad Salem considered, on Saturday, resorting to dissolving parliament as a way to achieve change, but stressed the need to accomplish a number of changes before that, including amending the constitution, activating the parties' law, and dissolving factions that carry weapons outside the framework of the state.
Salem said in an interview with the official "Al-Sabah" newspaper, which was followed by Mawazine News, that "the current crisis has two definitions, either it is a conflict between the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement, which is a reduced concept, and the more mature definition is that it is a national crisis, a crisis of governance, a constitution and accumulations since 2003 until now." Therefore, it is a comprehensive national crisis."
He added, "The comprehensive national crisis needs radical and not superficial solutions. For example, resorting to dissolving parliament is a way to achieve change, but before it a number of changes must be accomplished, at the beginning of which is the amendment of the constitution and the political system and the activation of the parties' law, which is the most important issue, as well as dissolving all the factions that Carrying arms outside the framework of the state.
He continued, "The fear within society has reached its climax from the forces that threaten to use weapons openly and threaten the state, and on any occasion it may resort to arms, so either we put in place radical, comprehensive and real solutions, or resort to superficial solutions that reproduce traditional forces."
He considered, "The solution currently proposed by the Sadrist movement is not a comprehensive solution (in reference to the call to dissolve parliament and hold early elections), and there must be a promising and radical vision for comprehensive solutions to the crisis rooted in the political process."
A parliamentary bloc calls for an expanded meeting in Baghdad to discuss dissolving Parliament
The New Generation Movement Bloc called for an expanded meeting of the heads of the winning blocs regarding the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament.
The head of the bloc, Sarwa Abdel Wahed, said: "Why are you so stubborn and the result is that you will go to dissolve parliament, so what are you waiting for!"
And she added, "We in the (new generation) call for a meeting in Baghdad that includes the heads of all the parliamentary blocs that won the elections and in the presence of the United Nations, to take the necessary steps to dissolve parliament, and to set a road map for the pre-election phase and its preparations."
The leader of the movement, Sabah Al-Saadi, announces Al-Sadr's instructions regarding the early elections
Sabah Al-Saadi, a leader in the Sadrist movement, announced today, Saturday, the instructions of its leader, Muqtada Al-Sadr, regarding the early elections.
Al-Saadi said that "the options offered to resolve the crisis are to resort to early elections."
He added, "The Sadrist movement is not a party to the political process, and the choice is for the people."
Al-Saadi continued: "We do not sit with the tireless, (if our master does not sit with the senior tireless, we sit with their young ones?").
He stressed, "The elections will take place in the same election law, and there will be no change in either the commission or the law."
The Kurdistan Democratic Party resolves its position on holding early elections - urgent
The Kurdistan Democratic Party has decided, today, Saturday, its position on holding early elections, indicating that it can be held after all political parties agree
In a statement received by Alsumaria News, the party stated that "to take into account the country's interest and to protect Iraq from the dangers it faces, we call on all political leaders in Iraq to assume the responsibilities of the current stage, and we also call on all parties to take serious, necessary and urgent steps to conduct a fruitful and successful dialogue based on the principles of the Iraqi constitution." to save the country from the current impasse
He added, "Therefore, in order to carry out the process of reform, real change and improving the current situation inIraqIt can be agreed to hold early elections after all parties agree and pledge to agree to the final results of the elections as they are and not to repeat the experience of the previous elections inIraq"
Setting a date for Al-Sadr and Al-Amiri meeting
A source in the coordination framework revealed, on Saturday, that the meeting of the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri with the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada Al-Sadr may take place at the end of .this week
The source told (Baghdad Today), "Hadi al-Amiri's relationship is good with the leader of the Sadrist movement, and there are indeed direct lines of communication with al-Sadr's office that have not been interrupted during the past period," noting that "Al-Amiri has sought over the past months to find paths of dialogue between the framework and al-Sadr and play a role in He has calmed down in many crises .through his close relations with all parties
He added, "According to the information, Al-Amiri may meet Al-Sadr at the end of this week in Najaf, or that there will be a telephone contact between them as a first stage," stressing that "it is not excluded that there will be direct meetings that took place between the two parties in the past weeks, but they were not announced for .various reasons." related to the general atmosphere in the country
He pointed out that "the contacts and meetings that occur between the political parties are not mostly public, especially during crises in order to avoid being exploited by parties to escalate or stir rumors and distort positions," noting that "the lines of communication between all political forces were not closed, including the ".framework and the Sadrists
Member of Parliamentary Finance: The current political situation impedes any movement regarding the salary scale
The Parliamentary Finance Committee considered, on Saturday, that the salary scale law will remain “disabled” due to the current political situation.
Committee member Jamal Cougar said, "Despite the government's talk about reconsidering the salary scale for employees, anything or action regarding this law remains suspended due to the current political situation."
Cougar added, in a statement to "Al-Furat News" and followed by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "it is not possible to move towards the law at the present time because it needs the House of Representatives to amend and vote on it, and to put Parliament currently as it is now."
In a separate context, Cougar indicated that "the Food Security Law has entered into force the moment it was approved."
The Iraqi Finance denies the delay in the payment of employees' salaries and submits a proposal for the absence of the 2023 budget
On Saturday, the Iraqi Finance Minister, Ali Abdul Amir Allawi, denied rumors that the payment of employee salaries had been disrupted or affected by the existing political crisis.
Allawi said in statements reported by the government media and followed by Shafak News Agency, "The state will not stop due to the lack of a budget because there is another budget, the 2021 budget, through which the state can finance expenditures in the amount of 100 to 120 trillion dinars."
He added that "the government will not be able to advance towards new projects and investments in the absence of a budget because it will be restricted by the spending items for last year's budget." Allawi said, "If the year 2023 enters without a budget or a law similar to the Food Security Law, the government will be required to spend according to the 2021 budget."
And social networking sites circulated news that the salaries of state employees and retirees will stop at the beginning of the first month of next year 2023 in the event that the House of Representatives, in which supporters of the Sadrist movement sit for the third week in a row, does not convene.
The Federal Court will consider the constitutionality of the Food Security Law next Monday
The Federal Court (the highest judicial authority in Iraq) will hold the first special session on Monday to consider a case regarding the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development.
The Iraqi Council of Representatives, in its session held on June 8, in the presence of 273 deputies and headed by the Speaker of the Council, Muhammad al-Halbousi, voted on the law (emergency support for food security and development) in general.
And the Federal Court stated in a schedule of its tasks seen by Shafak News Agency, that "the court will hold a special session on Monday, August 15, 2022, to consider the case to challenge the constitutionality of some articles of the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development."
She explained that the plaintiff (in the name of Khazal Khashan) and the defendant, the Speaker of Parliament (Mohammed al-Halbousi), in addition to his job.
Al-Sadr's minister calls for "million" demonstrations in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad
The "Minister of the Leader" who is close to the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on all Iraqis, on Saturday, to go out in "million peaceful" demonstrations in Tahrir Square in the center of the capital, Baghdad.
This came in a blog published by the "Minister of the Leader" on social networking sites "Facebook", and attributed to Al-Sadr.
And he, close to Al-Sadr, said in his publication, "This is my last call (..) After the protest was divided into two camps, it became imperative for me to investigate which of the camps is more numerous and sympathetic to the Iraqi people, regardless of their affiliations."
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A strong rise for oil .. Brent is close to $ 100 a barrel
Oil prices closed higher than two dollars after the International Energy Agency raised its forecast for the growth of oil demand for this year, as the rise in natural gas prices led to some consumers turning to oil.
Brent crude futures rose $2.20, or 2.3%, to settle at $99.60 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures also rose $2.41, or 2.6 percent, to $94.34.
The Paris-based International Energy Agency said in its monthly oil report, in which it raised its forecast for demand in 2022 by 380,000 barrels per day, "Natural gas and electricity prices rose to new records, spurring the transition from gas to oil in some countries." .
By contrast, on Thursday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2022, citing the economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, high inflation and efforts to contain the Corona pandemic.
OPEC expects oil demand to rise in 2022 by 3.1 million barrels per day, down by 260,000 barrels per day from previous expectations. However, it still expects a higher overall global oil demand figure than the IEA for 2022.
Last week's rise in US oil inventories and the resumption of crude flows in a pipeline supplying central Europe limited price gains.
The US Energy Information Administration said US crude oil inventories rose 5.5 million barrels in the last week, much more than expectations for an increase of 73,000 barrels.
The United States said on Thursday that nine companies will buy 20 million barrels of oil in the latest sale of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as part of the efforts of President Joe Biden's administration to ease high oil prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a lack of spare capacity globally to boost production.
The administration said in March that it would withdraw 1 million barrels of crude per day from May to October, or about 180 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which holds oil in caves on the coasts of Louisiana and Texas
Barzani and Khamis al-Khanjar: Early elections are a good step
President Masoud Barzani and the head of the Sovereignty Alliance, Khamis al-Khanjar, stressed that "the early elections are a good step, provided that all parties abide by their results."
President Masoud Barzani received today, Thursday, (August 11, 2022) at the Salah al-Din resort, the head of the Sovereignty Alliance, Khamis al-Khanjar, and they discussed developments in the Iraqi political process.
According to a statement received by President Barzani's headquarters (the Iraqi Media News Agency / INA), the two sides stressed "the need for cooperation and joint action to end the current crisis, and to get out of the political blockage that Iraq is suffering from."
The two sides also stressed the need for "all new initiatives and steps to resolve the political crisis, towards amending the course of the political situation in Iraq and ending crises."
The two sides also stressed that "holding early elections is a good step, provided that all parties abide by their results."
Khamis al-Khanjar had expressed, in a tweet on Twitter, on August 3, 2022, his support for Muqtada al-Sadr's speech on holding early elections, saying: "We support all sincere efforts to save Iraq, and to address the political stalemate that has crippled the state and the interests of the people," referring to The necessity for early elections to be in accordance with “new criteria, machines, and fair laws that allow for real competition.”
The Sovereignty Alliance has 60 seats in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and represents the majority of Sunnis in Iraq.
It is noteworthy that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had called in a speech on (August 3, 2022) to dissolve parliament and hold early elections.
America sells 20 million barrels of oil to nine companies
The United States said that nine companies will buy 20 million barrels of oil in the latest sale from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of the Biden administration's plan to reduce oil prices that rose due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the recovery of economies from the Covid-19 pandemic. .
The administration said in March it would release 1 million barrels of crude per day from May to October, or about 180 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which holds oil in caves on the coasts of Louisiana and Texas.
Earlier this month, Reuters calculated that since May, SPR releases averaged 880,000 barrels per day, not meeting the million barrels per day plan. An Energy Department spokesman said at the time that it happened because the July 4th holiday and the use of a crude oil cooling additive for transportation slowed some deliveries.
Gasoline prices in the United States fell from more than $5 a gallon earlier this summer to less than $4 a gallon on Thursday.
US Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk said oil and gasoline prices have fallen in part due to the sale of strategic petroleum reserves and coordinated withdrawals from oil reserves in other countries.
The administration described the sale of the strategic petroleum reserve as a bridge to achieve a balance between supply and demand while increasing production by local producers.
The recalls pushed SPR supplies to 464.6 million barrels, the lowest level since 1985.
Al-Sadr: Our hands are stretched out to the fans of the frame without his leadership
In the name of Almighty, peace be upon reform and reformers and God's mercy and blessings. As for now, according to my understanding, we and the fans of the framework do not disagree about the existence of corruption
And consult him in the country, although we disagree with his leaders in that. Indeed, the reform camp, in its demonstrations, is also demonstrating for you, the masses of the framework. It is surprising that you do not support us in order to save the country that has fallen captive to occupation, terrorism and corruption. So, let your demonstrations be a victory for reform, not a victory for the prestige of the state and the governments that came to Iraq without any benefit. Do you not want your dignity, freedom, security, sustenance, safety, and goodness?
As we demand!?
Is it reasonable that you should not be inspired by your Imam Hussein to reform and bring down the state (Yazid)?
Did he not respect her prestige?!
If you refuse that, then know that when you demonstrated and protested against what you called (election fraud), we did not try to demonstrate and sit in concurrently with you despite
of our ability to do so. If you decide to demonstrate in conjunction with the demonstrations for reform, let your demonstrations be peaceful and preserve civil peace.. Iraq is more important than all names. In general, our hands are extended to you, the masses of the framework, without its leaders.. Let us try to reform what has been corrupted by following the approach of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, and the approach of our reference al-Sadr, his pure soul sanctified. And if you refuse... we are proceeding with reform in obedience to God and out of love for the master of reform and out of love for the country.
Peace be upon those who follow reform.
revolutionize"
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What are the benefits of figs... the blessed fruit that God singled out for remembrance?
Have you read in the Qur'an the blessed verse "and figs and olives"? The fig tree, which has been specifically mentioned, is a wonderful food source that has multiple benefits. Let's get acquainted with the benefits of figs.
What is a fig?
Figs are small, teardrop-like or thumb-shaped, with an edible green or purple peel. Inside, you'll find a pink texture and hundreds of seeds that are also edible. It is a plant of the mulberry family and its main source is in an area extending from Turkey to northern India. However, it is grown in most of the Mediterranean countries, where the climates are warm.
People talk about the benefits of figs, as they have been used since ancient times to treat conditions related to the endocrine glands, the reproductive system, the respiratory and digestive systems. As well as using it to sweeten sweets or as a substitute for them because it satisfies cravings for sugar.
What vitamins are in figs?
The benefits of figs are due to being considered an important food source, as it contains large amounts of vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B6, as well as potassium, phosphorous, magnesium, copper, calcium and fiber. It is also rich in multiple powerful antioxidants, including quercetin, kaempferol and epicatechin gallate. In addition, fresh figs contain some calories from natural sugar, while dried figs contain a higher percentage due to the concentration of sugar when the fruits are dried.
What are the benefits of figs?
The benefits of figs to improve the work of the digestive system
Figs are approved as a home remedy to promote the health of the digestive system, as they contain fiber that helps soften the stool and add mucus to it, which contributes to reducing diarrhea. It also acts as a prebiotic source that stimulates the growth of healthy bacteria in the intestines.
In the context of the benefits of figs, a study conducted on 150 people suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation showed that eating about 4 dried figs (45 grams) twice daily contributed to a significant decrease in symptoms, including pain, bloating and constipation. Another study found that figs improved the majority of constipation symptoms in people with functional constipation compared to fiber supplements. These symptoms include number of bowel movements, stomach pain and discomfort. In addition, figs reduce the effort required to pass stool.
Benefits of figs to improve heart health
The benefits of figs are also reflected in blood pressure levels, as one study demonstrated its effect on lowering blood pressure in rats with high and normal pressure. A second study also mentioned the role of fig leaf extracts in improving total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
On the human level, researchers did not notice any effects of this fruit on bad cholesterol, in a 5-week study on 83 people suffering from high levels. Therefore, there is a need to conduct more human studies in order to determine the relationship between figs and heart health, because high blood pressure leads to complications, most notably heart disease and stroke.
Doctors say that high blood pressure is caused by an imbalance of potassium, which occurs because the body's need is not satisfied, and in return, eating a lot of sodium. Figs are a natural source of potassium and can help correct this imbalance. It can also help get rid of excess sodium levels in the body.
Benefits of figs for diabetics
In this context, two characteristics that stand out in the benefits of fresh figs are mentioned. On the one hand, drinks containing fig extract have a lower glycemic index than drinks without it. On the other hand, it reduces the need for insulin by type 1 diabetics. A 1998 study of 8 people with this disease found that drinking fig leaf tea with breakfast reduced their insulin doses by 12%.
The World Health Organization has also suggested that traditional plants can be used to help treat diabetes. A study in mice found that fig leaf extract can slow and stop glucose production in the liver.
However, research remains very limited on this subject and states that dried figs may increase blood sugar levels in the short term due to the concentration of sugar in it.
The benefits of figs for the prevention of osteoporosis
Bones need calcium and potassium to increase their density and prevent fragility, and figs are a good source of these two minerals. A 2018 review published in Sains Malaysiana pointed to a strong link between fig consumption and bone health, with researchers stating that the fruit's mineral content is very similar to that of breast milk. Figs also contribute to reducing the loss of calcium in the urine.
In this context, one cup of dried figs provides nearly a quarter of the recommended daily amount of calcium.
Benefits of figs to improve memory
The antioxidants present in figs, especially flavonoids, quercetin, ferulic acid and anthocyanins, protect against neuronal degeneration. In this context, a 2014 study published in Biomed Research International showed that Omani figs may improve memory and reduce oxidative damage to the brain.
The benefits of figs for the prevention of cancer
Fig leaves and the latex in them have been shown to have anti-cancer activity, including colon cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, and liver cancer cells. This fruit also shows antioxidant activity, which plays a role in eliminating free radicals and thus preventing cancer.
This study is the beginning of the way for more human studies to determine how the benefits of fresh figs or leaves affect cancer growth.
Benefits of figs to improve hair health
Iron maintains healthy and shiny hair, so if you eat a fruit that contains this mineral, you will enjoy this benefit. Figs are important hair extracts because they contain a very high percentage of iron, but avoid using them before talking to a doctor.
Benefits of figs for men
The benefits of figs for men are claimed to stimulate sexual arousal and some doctors recommend this fruit as a treatment for erectile dysfunction. But, in fact, this field needs more studies because previously a study was conducted on mice through the use of ground smoke, Chinese cinnamon and figs. The result was positive, without identifying the plant responsible for this characteristic.
Benefits of dried figs
Dried figs are available year-round and can be stored for up to 8 months. For this reason, it is used by many as well as it contains high levels of protein, carbohydrates, calcium, vitamin E, potassium, iron and magnesium. In addition, it is rich in dietary fiber at a higher rate than any other fruit and active antioxidants. There are also trace amounts of omega-6 fatty acids, glutamic acid, and linoleic acid. Here are the main benefits of dried figs:
Benefits of dried figs for skin health
The benefits of figs include its ability to treat dry skin or allergic skin infections and the resulting itching. A cream made from dried fig extract applied to 45 children with dermatitis was more effective than hydrocortisone cream (the standard treatment). And that, when applied twice for two weeks.
Other benefits are also shown by the antioxidant effect on skin cells, reducing collagen breakdown and reducing the appearance of wrinkles. However, some scientists question whether this benefit derives from figs or one of the other extracts being studied.
Benefits of dried figs to stimulate the immune system
As mentioned earlier, figs are rich in vitamin C, which stimulates the production of white blood cells and strengthens the immune system. In addition, the antioxidants relieve the burden on this device.
Benefits of dried figs to enhance the feeling of satiety
Have you ever tried to take advantage of the benefits of dried figs by eating it as a snack? This high-fiber fruit helps you feel full and removes excess cholesterol from your cardiovascular system. Thus, figs protect against heart disease and plaque buildup.
In this regard, Harvard Health Publishing notes, high-fiber diets not only improve weight control but may also protect against heart disease and diabetes. A 2017 study published in the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism also found a positive association between lower fiber intake and higher BMI. Scientists suggest that eating more fiber may improve overall health and reduce body weight.
Dried figs are a healthy alternative to chocolate and processed foods, and you can add them to baked goods, pies, and smoothies in place of sugar. However, dried figs are high in calories and sugar, which should not be consumed in excess.
Benefits of figs and olives
God linked eating figs with olives, because of their benefits together on human health. It was mentioned in the Holy Qur’an “and figs and olives”. Therefore, some people soaked figs in olive oil, believing the importance of these two mixtures together. Avicenna, the father of medicine, also relied on this mixture as an alternative to some treatments. However, the studies that deal with them are very rare, but we will mention some of the benefits of figs and olives.
Benefits of figs and olives to prevent cancer
Both fruits contain high levels of antioxidants that are effective in fighting harmful bodies and cancer cells.
Benefits of figs and olives to lower bad cholesterol
Dried figs contain a lot of fiber, and olives are high in phenolic compounds. Together, through these rich compounds, they work to lower bad cholesterol. You can soak dried figs in olives for a month and then eat them to benefit from the benefits of dried figs with olive oil.
The benefits of figs and olives for the prevention of some chronic diseases
Olive oil contains unsaturated fatty acids that help prevent some chronic diseases. These diseases include diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and finally obesity.
Benefits of figs and olives to strengthen bones
A study was conducted in Iran to determine the benefits of figs and olive oil on arthritis, where the effect was measured on 56 women suffering from chronic arthritis for 3 months. The results showed a slight improvement in the women who took this mixture, as their need for the use of medications and treatments decreased. Although the difference was not significant compared to taking medications and other treatments, they experienced a decrease in the disease index.
Benefits of figs and olives to maintain the freshness of the skin
Both olives and figs contain a unique substance called methanides, which is responsible for the freshness of the skin and the fight against wrinkles. However, it is only effective when mixed together, as a fig is paired with seven olives.
Benefits of fig milk
The white liquid, or fig milk, flows from the tips of the immature fruit, the stem or the thickened leaves. This liquid contains 46% water as well as some fats, proteins and sugars, and 3% rubber. In addition to enzymes such as fistin. These substances are the main reason for mentioning the benefits of fig milk, which include:
Fig milk contains fig
Fig milk contains figine, one of the rare flavonoids found in some vegetables and fruits, including figs. It is used in the treatment of some diseases, as it contains chemicals that break down proteins and kill intestinal worms. This purifier is also used in the production of sutures (sutures) at sutures and in preparing animal arteries for transplantation into humans.
Fig milk treats skin problems
The benefits of fig milk help treat cracked heels, one of the common problems that occur due to dry skin and lead to feelings of embarrassment and pain if they are deep. For this, try milk on the heels of your feet and you will get great softness and comfort. This milk is also a herbal supplement that has been used for centuries to treat and clean warts on the hands.
Some also mention that the regular use of milk is beneficial in terms of getting rid of skin spots such as burns and acne. It also promotes cell renewal, helping you to get rid of facial discoloration and thus unify it.
Fig milk gives vitality to hair
Fig milk is used in many hair products aimed at giving it vitality and moisture, as it can meet its need for vitamins and minerals. Milk equals the benefits of figs in terms of nutritional value.
Fig milk is anti-fungal and anti-microbial
Fig milk helps to get rid of different types of bacteria and fungi. A 2010 study published in the Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2010 indicated that the ethanolic extract of this milk fights bacteria (Proteus wonderful) and other fungi.
It was also found that the ethyl acetate extract of fig milk reduces the growth of 5 strains of bacteria. It includes Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis.
Benefits of figs for pregnant women
The benefits of figs to prevent congenital malformations of the fetus
The benefits of figs for pregnant women are highlighted by their high levels of minerals compared to other fruits, as they are considered a great preventive source to protect the child from congenital malformations.
The benefits of figs for the strength of the bones of the mother and fetus
A mother and her baby need calcium in order to keep their bones developing and strong. Therefore, many doctors recommend eating figs to get this important mineral.
Benefits of figs to treat digestion problems during pregnancy
Many women experience digestion problems during pregnancy. The treatment may be reflected in the benefits of figs for pregnant women, as the latter contains a special enzyme known as "proteolytic enzyme" that helps treat these problems.
The vitamin B6 present in figs may also help get rid of the annoying morning sickness of a pregnant woman.
The benefits of figs for the growth of the fetus
Consumption of figs in the early stage of pregnancy affects the brain development of the fetus as it is a high source of omega-3 and folic acid.
Benefits of figs to get rid of skin pigmentation
Women have a lot of hormonal and morphological changes, and skin pigmentation may be one of these changes. In this regard, the benefits of figs for treating skin pigmentation appear by containing a good chemical called "psoralen".
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