IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

U.S. sells surveillance equipment to Iraq worth $ 60 million

U.S. sells surveillance equipment to Iraq worth $ 60 million

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 16:17

Translation / Baghdadiya News / .. Revealed the Office of Security Cooperation in the Ministry of Defense said Security Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Defense U.S. Congress has informed the possible sale of military equipment external to the Iraqi government to monitor the flight and landing in the air traffic system and include assistance, spare parts and logistical Read more…

Iraq receives first batch of F-16 aircraft in September 2014

Iraq receives first batch of F-16 aircraft in September 2014

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 16:35

Translation / Baghdadiya News / .. reported Agence France-Presse, quoting senior U.S. officials that the first batch of fighter jets F-16 bought by Iraq is scheduled to be received in two years, according to U.S. military officials said they refused to reveal their identity.
Washington had agreed last year to sell 36 aircraft of the F-16 fighter to Baghdad as part of a deal worth billions of dollars to increase the capacity of the new Iraqi air Read more…

America plans to stop supporting Iraq to Iran economically

America plans to stop supporting Iraq to Iran economically

22/08/2012

BAGHDAD / JD / .. awaiting a number of countries around the world declined Iran’s economy because of the international economic sanctions imposed on it, but U.S. officials say Tehran is still in touch with banking transactions International, and the credit for that goes back to Iraq.
said David Cohen, assistant Treasury secretary American for Financial Intelligence, Network (CNN) said they “will continue to Read more…

Oil Expert: Cancel holding company “Chevron” U.S. because of its contract in Kurdistan a “wrong”

Oil Expert: Cancel holding company “Chevron” U.S. because of its contract in Kurdistan a “wrong” would hurt the oil sector

Date: 22/08/2012 12:37:02 Wednesday

Baghdad (news) .. According to oil expert Amr Hisham, that the decision of the Ministry of Oil to cancel contract company “Chevron” U.S. specialized for the extraction and exploration of oil being working in the Kurdistan Region will hurt the oil sector of Iraq because it is one of the international companies and advanced in this area.
said Hesham (of the Agency news) on Wednesday: Iraq desperately needs to Read more…

Americans will not do any good because they are the basis of the crisis

Adnan al-Janabi: Visits profile officials Americans will not do any good because they are the basis of the crisis

Date: 22/08/2012 08:52:04 Wednesday

Baghdad (news) .. Criticized MP / coalition in Iraq / The head of the political coalition Adnan al-Janabi, visits profile officials Americans of the country, describing it as useless and will not offer or Tuchr of the current reality and the political crisis, because they based the crisis experienced by Iraq.
said Janabi (of the Agency news): The America is the Read more…

Basra: Some countries are trying to block Iraq’s progress economically

Basra: Some countries are trying to block Iraq’s progress economically

Tuesday, August 21 / August 2012 10:03

{Basra Euphrates News} criticized Advisor to the Governor of Basra for Agricultural Affairs Mohsen Abdul Hai countries unnamed pursue policies that would disrupt Iraq’s progress in terms of the economy and infrastructure.

He said Disher told {Euphrates News} on Tuesday that “there are indications confirm the presence of some malicious plans by some states to thwart Iraq in all respects, especially economic and infrastructure.” Read more…

Dempsey visit Iraq this week and confirms the desire to strengthen military ties between Baghdad and Washington

Dempsey visit Iraq this week and confirms the desire to strengthen military ties between Baghdad and Washington

Tuesday, August 21 / August 2012 13:22

{Baghdad: Euphrates News} announced Chief of Staff Gen. Martin U.S. military Dempsey that Iraq is ready to strengthen military ties with the United States, eight months after the withdrawal of U.S. forces.

Said Dempsey in a statement to reporters from the plane that was carrying him to Afghanistan, said that “the Iraqi leadership Read more…

Washington: the oil companies sign contracts with the Iraqi government

Washington: the oil companies sign contracts with the Iraqi government

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Follow-up – and babysit – U.S. administration announced on Monday that he must oil companies have to deal with the Iraqi government and not to sign contracts directly with the Kurdistan region’s autonomous and as I did the two companies, Chevron Acksonmupail Alamirkatan and French company Total.
The spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department Victoria Nuland “in relation to Read more…

Maliki calls for America to accelerate the pace of arming the Iraqi security forces

Maliki calls for America to accelerate the pace of arming the Iraqi security forces

Wednesday 22 August 2012

BAGHDAD – and babysit – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki United States to accelerate the pace of arming the Iraqi security forces, helping to secure Iraq’s sovereignty over the entire land and waters and airspace.
Maliki’s call came during a meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, who Read more…

Oil and gas law .. will begin soon with the assistance of the Federal Court and the United Nations

Oil Expert: intransigence between Baghdad and Erbil reason to delay oil and gas law .. And will begin soon with the assistance of the Federal Court and the United Nations

Date: 08/21/2012 13:02:52 Tuesday

Baghdad (news) .. attributed oil expert Hamza jeweler, delay enactment of the oil and gas to the intransigence severe between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, confirming the existence of any obstacles in the articles of the law.
said jeweler (of the Agency news) on Tuesday: The Federal Government has Read more…

Political meeting in Najaf or Erbil to determine the final guidelines for the interrogation of al-Maliki

Deputy for Iraq: a new political meeting in Najaf or Erbil to determine the final guidelines for the interrogation of al-Maliki and submission of the application

Date: 08/21/2012 08:44:52 Tuesday

Baghdad (news) .. MP for / coalition in Iraq / Walid Abboud, that the parties (Arbil _ Najaf) will meet after the Eid in Erbil or Najaf to put the final guidelines to question the prime minister, adding that the national meeting just procrastination and “numb” the time will not work .
Abboud said in a statement (of the Agency news): The national meeting just waltz time and anesthesia will not work because it Read more…

Newspaper: Al-Qaeda in Iraq exploit political turmoil and resentment year

Newspaper: Al-Qaeda in Iraq exploit political turmoil and resentment year

21/08/2012 18:59

Beirut August 21 / August (Rn) – drew the newspaper “The Guardian” British in a report today that “rebel groups inside Iraq exploit political turmoil and escalating its attacks to destabilize the country, in order to provoke sectarian tension.” The newspaper considered that “Altntam Islamic Iraq of the base trying to retrieve the land of Iraq after Read more…

Natural Resources denies seeking America for its not to work in Kurdistan

Natural Resources denies seeking America for its not to work in Kurdistan

21/08/2012 14:17

Arbil August 21 / August (Rn) – denied the Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan region on Tuesday, to be the United States has demanded that its oil companies not to work and invest in the Kurdistan region.   was a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department Victoria Nuland, said in a statement made by the time former “should the oil companies to deal with the federal government in Baghdad, and not to conclude oil contracts directly with the Kurdistan region, such as Read more…

Kurdistan: the meeting time of the Iraqi forces to discuss the crisis not yet determined

Kurdistan: the meeting time of the Iraqi forces to discuss the crisis not yet determined

21/08/2012 10:07

Arbil August 21 / August (Rn) – The Kurdistan Alliance in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, on Tuesday, that the meeting time of the Iraqi forces to discuss the current political crisis in the country has not been identified. were channels, local media has picked up during the past two days, news of a meeting between Read more…

Washington threatened military action to use chemical weapons in Syria

Washington threatened military action to use chemical weapons in Syria

21/08/2012 15:13

Arbil August 21 / August (Rn) – threatened to President Barack Obama’s U.S. military action against Syrian President Bashar Assad warned in the strongest expressions so far that any attempt to deploy chemical or biological weapons or use would be in the eyes of the United States crossing “red line.” said Obama that declined “at this stage” for it to intervene U.S. military in the conflict in Syria, said there Read more…

Iraq’s economy creates poverty and fails to combat it

Experts said that Iraq’s economy depends on the distribution and not on investment and production, which means that, according to one of these experts, it creates a poverty economy does not combat it ..This is what the words of one of the most important economists in Iraq, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed Saleh. Read more…

Oil Ministry: Iraq desperately needs oil and gas law

The spokesman for the oil ministry official Assem Jihad said approval of oil and gas law in the current period is very important for Iraq as it strengthens contracts entered into by the Ministry of Oil with foreign companies.

And Jihad said in a statement to Agence {Euphrates News} today that “oil and gas law aimed at proper management of the oil wealth that belongs to the Iraqi people and emphasizes the coordination between the center and regions and identify the tasks and responsibilities of each of them.” Read more…

85 Farm and dozens of oil wells lost as a result of Iraq demarcation of the border with Kuwait

Reuters reported that farmers in the Iraqi town of Safwan border with Kuwait demanded the Iraqi government compensation for crops that could have been a result of the loss of land through Security Council resolution regarding the demarcation of the border between Iraq and Kuwait in May of 1993. Read more…

Iraq denies helping Iran avoid sanctions

BAGHDAD — Iraq insisted on Monday that its trade with neighbouring Iran was above board, and denied reports that it was helping the Islamic republic skirt sanctions by smuggling oil and secretly moving cash.

Ali Mussawi, spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said that Baghdad’s trade and dealings with Tehran were below “the permitted level” for neighbouring countries, and dismissed claims Iraq was selling oil on Iran’s behalf as a “big lie”. Read more…

U.S. military: Iraq signaled its willingness to strengthen military ties with the United States

Chief of Staff of U.S. military: Iraq signaled its willingness to strengthen military ties with the United States

08/20/2012 12:58

“Iraqi gate” Bagram (Afghanistan) – The chief of staff of the American military Gen. Martin Dempsey said Iraq signaled its willingness to strengthen military ties with the United States, eight months after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from that country.

It is scheduled to visit Iraq, General Dempsey this week after talks in Read more…