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Iran loses control of Iraq
Al-Halbousi supports Al-Kazemi's initiative
Today, Tuesday, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi announced his support for the initiative of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi regarding the events in the country.
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We support the initiative of the Prime Minister to find a solution formula regarding the events taking place in the country, and we stress the importance of everyone sitting at the dialogue table and taking practical steps; To resolve the current crisis, leading to parliamentary and local elections, according to specific timelines.
Pictures from Parliament.. Volunteers launch a campaign to clean the parliament hall
On Tuesday, the Sadrist movement evacuated the parliament hall, while a number of them started cleaning the hall.
Pictures followed by "Nass" (August 2, 2022), showed that a number of protesters inside the House of Representatives carried out a cleaning campaign for the parliament hall and its courtyards.
A round table to gather the parties .. Al-Kazemi is conducting a movement to 'contain' the current crisis
An informed source said, today, Tuesday, that the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, is now conducting a movement to “contain” the current crisis in .the country The source told (Baghdad Today) that "Al-Kazemi will call for an Iraqi round table meeting within days to gather the parties in the political process to discuss developments in the Green Zone and the recent demonstrations to come up with a roadmap to contain the current situation, which has approached a critical and ".dangerous stage
He added that "this step comes to prevent any crisis that would lead the country to the edge of the abyss," noting that "there are intensive contacts about determining the time and place of the meeting and the political forces that will participate in the ".meeting to defuse any developments that harm the public scene The political arena has recently been suffering from a dangerous escalation between the Shiite politicians, which could push the country .toward the abyss, according to what observers see
Britain concerned about escalating political tensions in Iraq
The British Ambassador to Baghdad, Mark Bryson Richardson, expressed on Tuesday his concern about the political tensions in Iraq, urging the Iraqi parties to work to get out of this crisis and expedite the formation of the next federal government.
The ambassador said in a tweet on the social networking sites "Twitter", that he was concerned about the escalation of political tensions in Iraq, welcoming at the same time the calls for dialogue and participation.
He urged all parties to work to get the country out of the political crisis, and to form a government within the context of the constitution and to serve the Iraqi people.
The British ambassador continued by saying that Iraq needs to complete building on the approach that establishes democratic elections and a peaceful transfer of power.
The Framework Reveals Its Next Step After The Legitimacy Demonstrations
The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Ali Al-Fatlawi, revealed, on Tuesday, the next step for the coordination framework, after his audience demonstrated yesterday in support of legitimacy.
Al-Fatlawi said in a statement to / the information /, that "the demonstrations carried out by the audience of the coordination framework yesterday evening in front of the Green Zone, which is similar to the demonstration of the audience of the current, was the first step of the framework and a message to the Sadrist movement."
He added that "the next step for the framework is to assign the negotiating team formed by the framework three days after the elections to move to resolve the crisis," noting that "the negotiating team will start its work starting today."
Al-Fatlawi indicated that "the negotiating team will act on all political forces, including the Sadrist movement, and it welcomes any national initiative aimed at resolving the political suffocation between the framework and the current and by peaceful means."
Important instructions from Al-Rasheed regarding the “MasterCard” loan
Al-Rasheed Bank issued, today, Tuesday, important instructions regarding the MasterCard advance.
The bank stated in a statement received by Alsumaria News, “Due to the large number of requests for advances that were accepted by the Cards and Electronic Channels Department, and the failure to complete the approval of the request by the beneficiary, the advance remains in progress. Putting the amount in the credit cardPalm
The statement indicated that "otherwise, and after a period of 15 days, the request will be considered canceled
French President Macron: I share Al-Kazemi's invitation to the dialogue in response to the aspirations of the Iraqis
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed today, Tuesday, his "concern" about the situation in Iraq, expressing his support for the initiative of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi in the dialogue.
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a tweet on Twitter, "I am very concerned about the situation in Iraq. Calm and restraint must prevail."
The French president added, "I join Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi in his call for dialogue and consultation in response to the aspirations of the Iraqis."
Today, Tuesday, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi expressed his support for Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s call for all political parties to sit at the dialogue table, pointing to the possibility of organizing early “parliamentary and local elections.”
Yesterday, Monday, the Prime Minister called on all parties to calm down and reduce the escalation, to start an initiative for a solution on national grounds, and not to be drawn into accusations, the language of treason, and the instigation of hostility and hatred between the Brotherhood in the same country.
He also called on "all parties to sit at the table of a national dialogue to reach a political solution to the current crisis, under the roof of Iraqi synergy and the mechanisms of national dialogue."
A source in the Iraqi Council of Ministers revealed, on Tuesday, that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is moving to hold a round table meeting, to gather the parties in the political process.
The political scene in Iraq has undergone serious developments since supporters of the Sadrist movement led by prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the parliament building in the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, and protested against the nomination of the coordination framework, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, for the position of Prime Minister for the next federal government.
On Monday, demonstrations against the Sadrist movement took place near the suspension bridge leading to the Green Zone, after an invitation from the "Organizing Committee to Support Legitimacy and Preserve State Institutions."
The Sadrist bloc had obtained the highest votes in the early legislative elections that took place in October of 2021, but the efforts of the leader of the current failed to form the new federal government due to the Shiite coordination framework standing in its way by obtaining a fatwa from the Federal Court with the so-called blocking third in a contract The session for electing the President of the Republic, which paves the way for naming the Prime Minister.
The three-way alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani, the Sovereignty Alliance headed by Khamis al-Khanjar, and the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr was broken following the resignation of the Sadrist bloc's deputies, and the movement's withdrawal from the political process by order of al-Sadr.
The political scene is living in a crisis situation and a dead end unprecedented in the history of Iraq, as more than 300 days have passed since the early elections without being able to form a new government in the country, and the survival of the caretaker government headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
On the tenth of last October, Iraq held early legislative elections to get out of a political crisis that swept the country after large demonstrations in the central and southern regions in 2019 in protest against the widespread unemployment in society, the spread of financial and administrative corruption in government departments and institutions, and the deteriorating reality The service and the livelihood, which prompted the former prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, to resign under popular pressure.
As soon as the preliminary results of the elections were announced, the voices of political forces and actors rose in their rejection of losing many seats, accusing them of major fraud in the ballot, which was denied by the executive and judicial authorities, at a time when the United Nations and international organizations praised the integrity of the electoral process.
Close to al-Sadr: We do not accept sitting at a round table, and a radical change must be made
The leader of the Sadrist movement, Jaber Al-Khafaji, alluded, on Tuesday, to rejecting the initiative put forward by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi for dialogue between the Iraqi parties to get out of the current political crisis.
Al-Khafaji said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that "we do not accept any prosthetic solutions or sitting at a round table, and a radical change is required."
The one close to the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, justified his allusion to rejecting Al-Kazemi’s initiative, saying: “The people have become intolerant and do not accept the presence of thieves, and they are tired of living with subordination and agents, while they look before their eyes as their country is being stolen, and neighboring countries control it.”
In a statement, the Prime Minister called on "all parties to calm down and reduce escalation, to start an initiative for a solution on national grounds, and not to be drawn into accusations, the language of treason, and the eruption of hostility and hatred between the Brotherhood in the one country."
He also called on "all parties to sit at the table of a national dialogue to reach a political solution to the current crisis, under the roof of Iraqi synergy and the mechanisms of national dialogue."
A source in the Iraqi Council of Ministers revealed, on Tuesday, that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is moving to hold a round table meeting, to gather the parties in the political process.
The political scene in Iraq has undergone serious developments since supporters of the Sadrist movement led by prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the parliament building in the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, and protested against the nomination of the coordination framework, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, for the position of Prime Minister for the next federal government.
On Monday, demonstrations against the Sadrist movement took place near the suspension bridge leading to the Green Zone, after an invitation from the "Organizing Committee to Support Legitimacy and Preserve State Institutions."
The Sadrist bloc had obtained the highest votes in the early legislative elections that took place in October of 2021, but the efforts of the leader of the current failed to form the new federal government due to the Shiite coordination framework standing in its way by obtaining a fatwa from the Federal Court with the so-called blocking third in a contract The session for electing the President of the Republic, which paves the way for naming the Prime Minister.
The three-way alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani, the Sovereignty Alliance headed by Khamis al-Khanjar, and the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr was broken following the resignation of the Sadrist bloc's deputies, and the movement's withdrawal from the political process by order of al-Sadr.
The political scene is living in a crisis situation and a dead end unprecedented in the history of Iraq, as more than 300 days have passed since the early elections without being able to form a new government in the country, and the survival of the caretaker government headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
On the tenth of last October, Iraq held early legislative elections to get out of a political crisis that swept the country after large demonstrations in the central and southern regions in 2019 in protest against the widespread unemployment in society, the spread of financial and administrative corruption in government departments and institutions, and the deteriorating reality The service and the livelihood, which prompted the former prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, to resign under popular pressure.
As soon as the preliminary results of the elections were announced, the voices of political forces and actors rose in their rejection of losing many seats, accusing them of major fraud in the ballot, which was denied by the executive and judicial authorities, at a time when the United Nations and international organizations praised the integrity of the electoral process.
Iran loses control of Iraq
Under the above title, Gevorg Mirzayan wrote, in "Expert Row", about the internal conflict in Iraq and the rejection of Iranian guardianship over it.
The article stated: Iraq is witnessing turmoil. Hundreds of Iraqi Shiite demonstrators stormed the parliament building last week to protest the appointment of a new prime minister.
Among Russian (as well as Western) circles close to experts, an opinion has been established that neighboring Iran is the biggest beneficiary of the US invasion of Iraq.
In the end, however, Iraqi nationalism (or Arabism, if you will) triumphed over religious identity, just as it triumphed during the Iran-Iraq war (when Tehran's bet on the support of its Iraqi Shiite brethren did not work). For many years, Iraqis - including Shiites - have opposed Tehran's control of their country and its incorporation into Iranian geopolitical projects.
There is, now, a dilemma. The installation of the pro-Iranian prime ministerial candidate, Muhammad al-Sudani, cannot be considered legitimate, because the main Shiite political force does not recognize him. It is very difficult to suppress this force and its leader.
The West views this situation with mixed feelings. On the one hand, the United States does not want a government crisis in Iraq, let alone the possibility of civil war. This would lead to a decrease in the volume of oil exported by Iraq, which means increasing the complexity of Western countries' plans to impose a price ceiling on Russian oil. On the other hand, the West needs Sadr in the context of the US-Saudi-Israeli confrontation with Iran.
That is why Western diplomats will now try to kill two birds with one stone, that is, prevent a civil war in Iraq while at the same time persuading the political forces there to reintegrate al-Sadr into power. Preferably its main player. The only question is how can this be achieved?
A new Iranian comment on the recent events in Iraq
Today, Tuesday, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, considered the role of the religious authority and the solidarity and unity of political leaders as one of the most important factors for overcoming Iraq's internal problems.
A Canaanite explained according toMehr News Agency, on Iran's position on the latest developments inIraq, that "IraqA large and important country, of course, we follow the current developments in this country with precision and sensitivity
He stressed that "Iran has always emphasized stability and the importance of stability and security in this neighbour, friend and brother country, and believes that the security ofIraqIt is the security of Iran and the region. "We are following the developments of this country with precision and sensitivity," he added
Directive to fully open the Republic Bridge and the Green Zone
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The Baghdad Operations Command directed, today, Tuesday, to open the Green Zone from the side of the Ministry of Planning portal.
Operations Commander Lieutenant-General Ahmed Salim Bahjat said, "According to the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, the Baghdad Operations Command directed the complete opening of the Jumhuriya Bridge, the Eastern Gate and the Green Zone from the side of the Ministry of Planning gate."
Bahgat added, "The opening will take place in the coming hours
Al-Sadr's minister directs to evacuate the parliament building
Today, Tuesday, Minister of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, directed the evacuation of the parliament building and the shift of the sit-in in and around the parliament and its approaches.
Al-Iraqi said in a statement posted on his accounts on social media, that “after the liberation of the parliament and its transformation into a parliament for the people, thanks to God Almighty and the efforts of the heroic revolutionaries, the following was decided:
First: the parliament building was evacuated and the sit-in in and around the parliament and its approaches within a maximum period of 72 hours from the date of this The leaflet
Second: If there are other places to sit in front of, instructions will come to you accordingly
Third: The viability of the sit-in is very important to achieve your demands, which we will provide you with later,
so the sit-in must be organized in the form of meals with the momentum of numbers remaining at specific times.
Fourth: Holding the unified Friday prayer for the combined prayers of Baghdad, Babylon, Kut, Karbala and Najaf Al-Ashraf in the Celebrations Square at the end of this week.
Fifth: We are in the process of forming a committee by the protesters to manage and organize the protests and take care of all that is necessary.
Barzani confirms his support for Al-Kazemi's initiative.. Iraq needs dialogue
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, announced today, Tuesday, his support for the initiative of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to hold a dialogue between the Iraqi parties and forces.
Barzani said in a tweet followed by Earth News, "While we renew our call for a comprehensive, fraternal Iraqi dialogue in Erbil, I affirm our support for Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi's call for dialogue between Iraqi political parties to find a way out of the current crisis and work together to bring the homeland to safety.
He added, "Iraq needs dialogue, understanding and joint responsibility to save it.
Announcement of an important meeting of the framework forces within 72 hours
The leader in the coordination framework, Turki Al-Atbi, announced, on Tuesday, that the framework forces will hold an important meeting during the next 72 hours.
Al-Otbi said, "The demonstration of the Forces of the Framework near the approaches of the Green Zone from the side of the suspension bridge revealed to public opinion the large size of the popular base, although the mobilization for it was during a very short period, but it gave a message of great depth and popular support for it."
Al-Otabi added, "The leaders of the framework will hold an important meeting within the next 72 hours to discuss developments in the Iraqi scene in general and to set a road map for the next stage," noting that "Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani is still the framework's candidate to head the next government, and there is no change in the framework's directions regarding the formation of the government."
He pointed out that "any change in the political process must take place in accordance with the constitutional framework, otherwise it is not legal," noting that "the framework seeks to protect the state and the political process
Al-Kazemi directs to open roads
The Baghdad Operations Command directed the complete opening of the Republican Bridge and the eastern door in the center of the capital.
The leadership said in a statement that the directive to open roads and bridges came under the guidance of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, as the complete opening of the Republic Bridge, the Eastern Gate, and the Green Zone will take place from the side of the Ministry of Planning gate
Protesters begin withdrawing from parliament (photos)
Alsumaria News Agency publishes exclusive photos of the sit-in withdrew from the House of Representatives in the Green Zone in the center of the capital, Baghdad.
This step comes after the "minister" of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, directed the demonstrators to evacuate the parliament building and to turn the sit-in in and around the parliament and its approaches.
A story from 100 years ago"... This is how a Western engineer owned 5% of Iraq's oil and became the richest people on earth
A press report revealed the life stages of a wealthy oil figure who owned 5% of Iraq's total oil revenues since its discovery until the 1960s, and she was known as (Mr. Five Percent), meaning Mr. 15%.
A report by Celebritynetworth , which specializes in businessmen and celebrities around the world and translated by "Economy News", stated that in 1955, an oil engineer named Calouste Gulbenkian died at the age of 86 in Lisbon, Portugal, and Calouste Gulbenkian was one of the richest people on the planet at the time of his death, leaving behind him A huge charitable foundation and one of the most valuable private art collections in the world.
Falling in love with oil
Calouste Gulbenkian was born on March 23, 1869 in present-day Istanbul and graduated in 1887 at the age of 18. While living and working in Baku , Azerbaijan, Calouste fell in love with the oil trade. When he returned to France a few years later, he published his experiences in a series of magazine articles. In 1891 his articles and other writings on Baku and the oil business were published as a separate book .
Mesopotamia
These articles found their way into the office of the Turkish Sultan. The Sultan impressed him when he learned that the author was Turkish by origin, and contacted Calouste to see if he was interested in researching oil on behalf of the government. The Sultan was specifically interested in a desolate desert, which at that time was under Turkish control. That area was called Mesopotamia, meaning modern Iraq .
Amazingly, Calouste did not even have to visit Mesopotamia to be convinced that there was oil in the area. He compiled dozens of research reports compiled by former associates, and most importantly he spoke to railroad and conductor engineers who traversed the area for years. These railroad workers told tales of oil practically flowing from the ground, forming little puddles across the desert .
Upon reading his report, the Turkish sultan was convinced. Unfortunately, further explorations were put on hold as the Ottoman Empire began to crumble, and Calouste was forced to flee to London where he sought other opportunities for the next few years .
While living in London, Calouste was offered the opportunity to search for oil in Persia, also known as modern Iran. He refused because he thought gambling was too risky. To his dismay, Iran proved in a short time to contain one of the largest sources of oil on the planet. Learning from his mistake, Calouste vowed to never let opportunity slip through his fingers again. In fact, throughout his life, he kept a plaque behind his desk that read “Do not give up an oil concession .”
Turkish Petroleum Company
In 1907, nearing the age of forty and still reeling from his lost fortune in Persia, Calouste approached two business acquaintances in London about the possibility of establishing a franchise in Mesopotamia. Friends Samuel ran a company called Shell Transport and Trade. Their company name was a reference to their father, Marcus Samuel, an Iraqi immigrant who literally sold seashells from a cart around the docks of London .
When oil became a larger part of the two brothers' transportation and trading business, the company became known as Shell Oil. After Gulbenkian arranged for the Samuel brothers to merge with a company called the Dutch Petroleum, he rewarded himself with a 5% stake in the newly formed Royal Dutch Shell .
As an advisor to the Turkish government and director of the Turkish National Bank, Calouste formed an organization whose sole purpose was to locate and extract oil from Mesopotamia. This organization will be called the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPC). Initially in 1912, stock ownership was granted as follows :
25% = Royal Dutch Shell
35% = British government interests
25% = German government interests
15% = Calouste Gulbenkian
You may have noticed Calouste gets 15% on this deal. Why isn't he called "Mr. 15 Percent"?? Because this deal did not actually bear fruit .
With the outbreak of World War I around the world in 1914, the TPC was put on ice. And when World War I ended, the members wanted Germany out of their union. The British and Dutch also wanted to pressure this random Armenian man to take back the extra 15%, but Calouste Gulbenkian wasn't going to fall without a fight .
Based on every contact and ounce of bargaining power he could muster, Calouste arranged for France to acquire the former Germany's 25% share of the TPC. As a token of gratitude for his efforts, France rewarded Calouste with 5%.
That was a 5% royalty on all revenue generated from the oil located in what eventually became known as Iraq. Calouste Gulbenkian's 5% deal lasted for decades. It lasted several years after his death in 1955. Hundreds of millions, possibly billions of dollars were generated for Gulbenkian .
The TPC was abolished on December 12, 1961. This is the day the Iraqi government enacted Law No. 80, which expropriated (withdrawn) 99.5% of all oil concessions in the country, nationalized Iraqi oil and ended all for-profit private oil. business in the area .
tremendous wealth
Calouste Gulbenkian died on July 20, 1955 at the age of 86. In his remaining years, he divided his time between a suite at the Ritz Hotel in Paris and a large estate in Lisbon, Portugal .
He spent the decades between the late 1920s and his death collecting 5% property checks. These checks made Calouste Gulbenkian one of the richest people on the planet .
At the time of his death, Calouste Gulbenkian's known fortune (leaving unknown amounts in trust to members of his family) was estimated to be ... $800 million after adjusting for inflation, that's the same as about $9 billion in today's dollars . Upon his death, the majority of his vast fortune was used to found the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation .
According to the 2021 prospectus, Calouste Gulbenkian today has $4 billion in assets under management. This makes it one of the 40 richest charities on the planet, with roughly the same assets as Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Rockefeller Foundation.
11 Iraqi political parties call for the dissolution of parliament and the formation of a new government
Today, Tuesday, Iraqi political forces called "change" raised several demands and called on the United Nations to support them, including the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the formation of a new government, revealing their intention to establish an inclusive national conference.
These forces included "the Iraqi Communist Party, the National House, the Social Democratic Movement, the Iraqi Nation Party, the Nazil Take My Right Movement, the Faili Movement, the Iraqi House, the Wa'ad Party, the Sons of Two Rivers Party, the Consultative Council, and the Tishreen Democratic Movement."
The forces said in a statement read by the leaders of those parties, in a joint press conference, seen by Shafak News Agency, "10 months have passed since the October 2021 elections, and the influential political blocs have not been able to address the deepening political crisis for years, and even insist on the approach of sectarian quotas. ethnicity, and a conflict of narrow interests.
She added that "this led to the Parliament's inability to perform its constitutional duties, and the continuation of the state of political obstruction, whose negative effects were reflected on all of our people, and now threatens societal peace."
He continued, "In light of the current political and field developments, the forces of democratic change met today, Tuesday, and discussed the course of the escalating events, and affirmed their firm position on the process of comprehensive change, by peaceful means, that leads to building a civil and democratic state based on citizenship and social justice." The "forces of change" stressed that "they were not and will not be part of any conflicts that do not serve the interests and aspirations of the Iraqis."
She added that out of concern for the path of democratic construction, we call for the dissolution of the current parliament, and for the President of the Republic, independent representatives and national forces to press for this.
It also called for "the formation of a government that enjoys political and popular approval, and whose mission will be to initiate practical steps on the path of change, including holding the killers of the demonstrators accountable, revealing the fate of the disappeared activists, moving major corruption files and bringing the corrupt to justice."
The Forces for Change stressed that one of the duties of this government is also "to take concrete measures to confine arms to the state, and to benefit from the financial surplus to improve the lives of Iraqis."
She stressed that "the government takes it upon itself to work to ensure the fulfillment of the requirements for holding fair and impartial elections, under UN supervision, including: the application of the parties' law, to prevent corrupt parties and parties with armed arms from participating in the electoral process, and to ensure the independence of the High Electoral Commission."
These forces called on the United Nations Mission in Iraq to support the aspirations of the Iraqis to achieve a real democratic political system of government, and to sponsor the dialogues of its national political forces.
And the statement continued, "In this sensitive circumstance, we believe that the peaceful change project requires concrete measures, foremost of which is a review of the interpretations of the Federal Court, regarding (the largest bloc) and the quorum of the presidential election session, and the violation of constitutional timings."
In order to achieve this, the forces’ statement says, “We sincerely call on all forces, parties, national figures, popular protest movements, unions, unions, organizations and social actors, to unite efforts and work to preserve the path of peaceful change that responds to the aspirations of our people, in a stable homeland. and flourishing.”
"We are in the process of preparing for a comprehensive national conference, in order to form a national front for the forces of change," he stressed.
Signs of reconciliation are looming on the horizon... and a hint of the return of the current deputies and the replacement of Shiites within a comprehensive deal
With the announcement of the Minister of Sadr, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, a short while ago, all the demonstrators who follow the Sadrist movement were withdrawn from the parliament hall. Several scenarios are proposed to restore things to normal and calm the political .situation According to a close associate of the coordination framework candidate, Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani, signs of a solution are about to emerge after he withdrew from the competition .and was replaced by a compromise candidate
The political forces are currently arranging the situation by nominating Hadi Al- Amiri," Haider Al-Abadi, Qassem Al-Araji, or Asaad Al-Eidani as prime minister, according to the .theory of power-sharing," said political analyst Ali Al-Bayati, who is close to Shiites
He added, "All the framework ministries will go to agreed independents, implement the rest ". of the conditions, and disqualify Al-Sudani
Until the proposal of former Deputy Prime Minister Baha al-Araji and a former leader in the movement was remarkable by adopting the return of the resigned representatives of the Sadr movement to the parliament in accordance with a legal settlement, which indicates the .existence of a comprehensive agreement to form a consensual government
Surprise.. Possible return of the resigned Sadrist bloc MPs to Parliament
Legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi explained the legal possibility for the resigned Sadrist bloc deputies to return to their seats in parliament.
Al-Tamimi said in an interview with "Mawazine News", "There is a possibility for the resigned members of the Sadrist bloc to return by submitting a request to the Federal Supreme Court in accordance with Article 93 III of the Constitution."
He pointed out, "This possibility came because the resignation was not voted on by the House of Representatives, and the resignation was also submitted under great psychological pressure, and this violates the element of will required to resign."
And he added, "The resigning MPs can appeal the procedures related to accepting the resignation, otherwise the resigned MPs will remain in the parliament instead of their representatives.
Al-Kazemi's government approves financial funding for the Iraqi army to build outposts on the Turkish border
On Tuesday, the Iraqi Council of Ministers approved recommendations to fund the border guards with tens of billions of dinars to establish security and prevent infiltration.
Al-Kazemi's media office stated, in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi chaired the twenty-eighth regular session of the Council of Ministers, which witnessed a discussion of developments in the country, in addition to discussing a number of basic files, topics on the agenda, and issuing recommendations and decisions thereon.
He added that at the beginning of the session, Al-Kazemi reviewed the political and security conditions in the country, and renewed his call for the need for concerted efforts to bring stability and defuse crises.
He indicated that the Council of Ministers supported the initiative presented by Al-Kazemi yesterday evening, Monday, which received internal and external political support.
And between the Council of Ministers, the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations hosted Lieutenant-General Abdul-Amir Al-Shammari, and a number of security leaders, who reviewed the security situation in the country and presented a security assessment of the Iraqi-Turkish borders.
The Council of Ministers agreed to approve the attached recommendations of the Security Assessment Committee on the Iraqi-Turkish borders, which include financing 30 billion dinars from the text mentioned in the emergency security law published in the Official Gazette on July 4, 2022, including 20 billion dinars for building outposts, and 10 billion dinars for mechanisms.
The Ministry of Finance is funding the Border Forces Command at an amount of 42 billion dinars, according to the mechanism mentioned in the Cabinet Resolution (15 of 2022), and transferring it to the Joint Operations Command.
The exception of these projects is from the instructions for implementing government contracts (2 for the year 2014).
Washington announces its support for Al-Kazemi's call for all parties to participate in a national dialogue
Today, Tuesday, the US Embassy in Baghdad announced the United States' support for Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi's call on all parties to participate in a national dialogue.
In a statement received by Mawazine News, the embassy said, "The United States of America supports recent calls that call on all parties to participate in a constructive national dialogue that can lead to calming the current tensions."
She added, "We reaffirm our support for peaceful protest, and we encourage all parties to adhere to non-violence and the rule of law in exercising their constitutional rights."
A new American position on the Iraqi crisis
Today, Tuesday, the United States of America renewed its support for the peaceful protest in Iraq, urging all Iraqi parties to participate in a "national dialogue".
The US embassy in Baghdad said, in a statement received by Shafak News Agency, that "the United States of America supports recent calls urging all parties to participate in a constructive national dialogue that can lead to calming the current tensions."
"We reaffirm our support for peaceful protest, and we encourage all parties to adhere to nonviolence and the rule of law in exercising their constitutional rights," the embassy statement added.
And last Saturday, the US embassy in Iraq expressed its concern over the unrest in the capital, Baghdad, and called at the same time for restraint.
She also said, "The right to peaceful demonstration and freedom of expression are guaranteed in the Iraqi constitution. We join our voice in calling on Iraqi political parties from all walks of life to adhere to restraint, refrain from violence and resolve their political differences through a peaceful process in accordance with the Iraqi constitution."
The political scene in Iraq has undergone serious developments since supporters of the Sadrist movement led by prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the parliament building in the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, and protested against the nomination of the coordination framework, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, for the position of Prime Minister for the next federal government.
On Monday, demonstrations against the Sadrist movement took place near the suspension bridge leading to the Green Zone, after an invitation from the "Organizing Committee to Support Legitimacy and Preserve State Institutions.
Clarification from the Federal Court regarding the return of the resigned Sadrist MPs to Parliament
The Federal Supreme Court, the highest judicial authority in Iraq, issued on Tuesday a clarification regarding the return of the resigned Sadrist deputies to Parliament.
In a statement received by Shafak News Agency, the court's media office stated that "a number of social networking sites have authorized the Federal Supreme Court for the possibility of the resigned deputies returning to the House of Representatives, and this news is untrue."
The court confirmed that it "did not declare on this matter and did not issue any statement regarding the matter."
And a number of social networking sites reported news, quoting the Federal Supreme Court, of the possibility of the resigned Sadrist bloc deputies returning to Parliament by submitting a request to the Federal Supreme Court in accordance with Article 93 of the Constitution, because the resignation was not voted on by Parliament.
Al-Kazemi calls for the formation of a committee that includes representatives of all parties to develop a road map for a solution
Today, Monday, the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, called for the formation of a committee that includes representatives from all parties to develop a road map for a solution.
Al-Kazemi said in a statement received by Mawazine News: "I am addressing you as we have entered the sacred month of Muharram... the month of sacrifice, patience, wisdom and rationality. When you are angry, forgive with the state, you will have the consequence.”
He added, "Our dear Iraq is witnessing great political tension that may threaten - God forbid if the wise do not interfere - with dire consequences, and while we have taken all necessary measures and measures to control the situation, maintain security, and prevent the wasting of Iraqi blood, we call on all parties to calm down and reduce Escalation, to start an initiative for a solution on national grounds, calling on everyone not to be drawn into accusations, the language of treason, and the instigation of hostility and hatred between the Brotherhood in the same country.
Al-Kazemi called on all parties to sit at the table of a national dialogue to reach a political solution to the current crisis, under the roof of Iraqi synergy and the mechanisms of national dialogue.
Al-Kazemi told the demonstrators, "Your message is clear, and your commitment to calm and organization is a duty, and is appreciated, and it is now time to discuss the mechanisms for launching a reform project agreed upon by the various national parties, and I am certain that in Iraq there is enough rationality and courage to move forward with a national project that will come out." The country is recovering from its current crisis,” noting that “the political forces must assume their national and legal responsibility, as the caretaker government has carried out all its duties despite exceeding the time limit set by the constitutional timings to form a new government, which is a constitutional violation, and with all that, we were and are still ready to provide All assistance to reach a solution that is satisfactory to all, and in a manner that preserves social peace, the stability of state institutions and the interests of the people.
And he continued, "And from this point of view, and in the interest of the state and its institutions, in order to spare Iraqi blood, and out of respect for the sanctity of these days, I call on all parties to adopt an atmosphere of calm, and to support state institutions through the following:
1- The protesting brothers should cooperate with the security forces, respect state institutions, and evacuate them. and commitment to public order
2- The security forces must defend public and private properties and official institutions and prevent any attack on them by all legal means
3- Calling for a national dialogue through the formation of a committee that includes representatives of all parties to draw up a road map for a solution.
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Close to al-Sadr: We do not accept sitting at a round table, and a radical change must be made
The leader of the Sadrist movement, Jaber Al-Khafaji, alluded, on Tuesday, to rejecting the initiative put forward by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi for dialogue between the Iraqi parties to get out of the current political crisis.
Al-Khafaji said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that "we do not accept any prosthetic solutions or sitting at a round table, and a radical change is required."
The one close to the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, justified his allusion to rejecting Al-Kazemi’s initiative, saying: “The people have become intolerant and do not accept the presence of thieves, and they are tired of living with subordination and agents, while they look before their eyes as their country is being stolen, and neighboring countries control it.”
In a statement, the Prime Minister called on "all parties to calm down and reduce escalation, to start an initiative for a solution on national grounds, and not to be drawn into accusations, the language of treason, and the eruption of hostility and hatred between the Brotherhood in the one country."
He also called on "all parties to sit at the table of a national dialogue to reach a political solution to the current crisis, under the roof of Iraqi synergy and the mechanisms of national dialogue."
A source in the Iraqi Council of Ministers revealed, on Tuesday, that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is moving to hold a round table meeting, to gather the parties in the political process.
The political scene in Iraq has undergone serious developments since supporters of the Sadrist movement led by prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the parliament building in the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, and protested against the nomination of the coordination framework, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, for the position of Prime Minister for the next federal government.
On Monday, demonstrations against the Sadrist movement took place near the suspension bridge leading to the Green Zone, after an invitation from the "Organizing Committee to Support Legitimacy and Preserve State Institutions."
The Sadrist bloc had obtained the highest votes in the early legislative elections that took place in October of 2021, but the efforts of the leader of the current failed to form the new federal government due to the Shiite coordination framework standing in its way by obtaining a fatwa from the Federal Court with the so-called blocking third in a contract The session for electing the President of the Republic, which paves the way for naming the Prime Minister.
The three-way alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani, the Sovereignty Alliance headed by Khamis al-Khanjar, and the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr was broken following the resignation of the Sadrist bloc's deputies, and the movement's withdrawal from the political process by order of al-Sadr.
The political scene is living in a crisis situation and a dead end unprecedented in the history of Iraq, as more than 300 days have passed since the early elections without being able to form a new government in the country, and the survival of the caretaker government headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
On the tenth of last October, Iraq held early legislative elections to get out of a political crisis that swept the country after large demonstrations in the central and southern regions in 2019 in protest against the widespread unemployment in society, the spread of financial and administrative corruption in government departments and institutions, and the deteriorating reality The service and the livelihood, which prompted the former prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, to resign under popular pressure.
As soon as the preliminary results of the elections were announced, the voices of political forces and actors rose in their rejection of losing many seats, accusing them of major fraud in the ballot, which was denied by the executive and judicial authorities, at a time when the United Nations and international organizations praised the integrity of the electoral process.
Important instructions from Al-Rasheed regarding the “MasterCard” loan
Al-Rasheed Bank issued, today, Tuesday, important instructions regarding the MasterCard advance.
The bank stated in a statement received by Alsumaria News, “Due to the large number of requests for advances that were accepted by the Cards and Electronic Channels Department, and the failure to complete the approval of the request by the beneficiary, the advance remains in progress. Putting the amount in the credit cardPalm
The statement indicated that "otherwise, and after a period of 15 days, the request will be considered canceled
The Framework Reveals Its Next Step After The Legitimacy Demonstrations
The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Ali Al-Fatlawi, revealed, on Tuesday, the next step for the coordination framework, after his audience demonstrated yesterday in support of legitimacy.
Al-Fatlawi said in a statement to / the information /, that "the demonstrations carried out by the audience of the coordination framework yesterday evening in front of the Green Zone, which is similar to the demonstration of the audience of the current, was the first step of the framework and a message to the Sadrist movement."
He added that "the next step for the framework is to assign the negotiating team formed by the framework three days after the elections to move to resolve the crisis," noting that "the negotiating team will start its work starting today."
Al-Fatlawi indicated that "the negotiating team will act on all political forces, including the Sadrist movement, and it welcomes any national initiative aimed at resolving the political suffocation between the framework and the current and by peaceful means."
Britain concerned about escalating political tensions in Iraq
The British Ambassador to Baghdad, Mark Bryson Richardson, expressed on Tuesday his concern about the political tensions in Iraq, urging the Iraqi parties to work to get out of this crisis and expedite the formation of the next federal government.
The ambassador said in a tweet on the social networking sites "Twitter", that he was concerned about the escalation of political tensions in Iraq, welcoming at the same time the calls for dialogue and participation.
He urged all parties to work to get the country out of the political crisis, and to form a government within the context of the constitution and to serve the Iraqi people.
The British ambassador continued by saying that Iraq needs to complete building on the approach that establishes democratic elections and a peaceful transfer of power.
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