IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

American website: Al-Sudani’s visit to Washington was to discuss partnership, not the removal of the American presence

American website: Al-Sudani’s visit to Washington was to discuss partnership, not the removal of the American presence

6-27-2024

Information/translation..
A report by the American website War on Rock, which specializes in political affairs, confirmed that the previous visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani to Washington was in search of partnership and not the removal of the American military presence from the country.

The report, translated by the Maalouma Agency, stated, “The Sudanese came to Washington looking Read more…

Signing the contract to land the third submarine cable to Iraq to pass internet capacities

Signing the contract to land the third submarine cable to Iraq to pass internet capacities

2024-06-27 03:59

Shafaq News/ The General Company for Communications and Informatics, one of the formations of the Iraqi Ministry of Communications, signed, today, Thursday, a contract to launch the 2Africa pearl marine cable with the Gulf Submarine Cables Company, owned by the Saudi STC Company, to pass Internet capacities from the world through the Arab Gulf countries and from there to Iraq all the way to Europe.

The Minister of Communications, Hiyam Al-Yasiri, said in her speech Read more…

With the participation of 100 companies.. Sulaymaniyah hosts the “Made in Iraq” festival in its second edition

With the participation of 100 companies.. Sulaymaniyah hosts the “Made in Iraq” festival in its second edition

2024-06-27 06:27

Shafaq News/ The activities of the Sulaymaniyah National Industries Exhibition (Made in Iraq) in its second edition were launched today, Thursday, with the participation of about 100 Iraqi companies from various industrial and food specialties, in a step to encourage the local consumer to support national Read more…

Sunni blocs agree with the coordination framework on an extraordinary session to elect Al-Halbousi’s replacement

Sunni blocs agree with the coordination framework on an extraordinary session to elect Al-Halbousi’s replacement

2024-06-27 10:42

Shafaq News/ A Sunni representative revealed, on Wednesday, an agreement between the Sunni and Shiite blocs to hold an extraordinary session to elect a new speaker of the House of Representatives, stressing that the acting Speaker of the House, Mohsen al-Mandalawi, will inform the representatives next week Read more…

President approves laws including budget schedules, anti-prostitution and anti-homosexuality

President approves laws including budget schedules, anti-prostitution and anti-homosexuality

2024-06-27 06:06

Shafaq News/ The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Gamal Rashid, ratified a number of draft laws, according to what the presidency announced in a statement today, Thursday.

The statement stated that the approved laws are: the schedules of the federal general budget law for the year 2024, the first amendment to the law against prostitution Read more…

Allawi: Iraq is living in an undeclared civil war, and we must correct it before we lose it

Allawi: Iraq is living in an undeclared civil war, and we must correct it before we lose it

2024-06-27 03:24

Shafaq News/ Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi warned that Iraq is experiencing an “undeclared civil war” between its components, while criticizing Washington for not providing protection for the democratic experiment in the country. He warned of the dangers of the “proliferation” of ISIS and terrorists through prisons unless Read more…

Another Halbousi on the verge of collapse… Integrity is investigating him due to corruption

Another Halbousi on the verge of collapse… Integrity is investigating him due to corruption

6-26-2024

Information / Anbar..
The Integrity Commission opened an investigation, with the leader of the Taqadum Party, Chairman of the Parliamentary Oil and Gas Committee, Haibat Al-Halbousi, due to corruption and extreme wealth in a short period.
A source close to the party told Al-Ma’louma Agency, “The authority noticed Al-Halbousi’s extreme wealth in a short period of time, including his possession of Read more…

Al-Sudani sets “next September” as the date for moving to the electronic system in customs

Al-Sudani sets “next September” as the date for moving to the electronic system in customs

2024-06-26 04:56

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani stressed on Wednesday the importance of networking between border ports and continuing to complete the automation system for customs.

His media office said in a statement, received by Shafaq News Agency, that Al-Sudani chaired, today, a meeting to follow up on the implementation of networking Read more…

A political meeting brings together the Sudanese with the American ambassador to Iraq

A political meeting brings together the Sudanese with the American ambassador to Iraq

2024-06-26 03:19

Shafaq News/ Today, Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received the US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski.

During the meeting, according to a statement issued by his office and received by Shafaq News Agency, they discussed the course of the dialogue being conducted by the Supreme Military Committee, concerned with ending Read more…

A leader in the framework: America blackmailed Iraq with dollars within 3 years

A leader in the framework: America blackmailed Iraq with dollars within 3 years

6-25-2024

Information/private..
The leader of the framework, Uday Ibrahim, confirmed on Tuesday that America had exploited the dollar to blackmail Iraq 5 times in 3 years.

Ibrahim said in an interview with “Al-Ma’louma”: “The truth that all countries of the world, without exception, realize is that the dollar has become a means of blackmail by the White House, and Iraq is one of the countries that has been subjected Read more…

Cheap Canadian oil replaces Iraqi crude on the American West Coast

Cheap Canadian oil replaces Iraqi crude on the American West Coast

2024-06-25 02:06

Shafaq News/ Refineries on the West Coast of the United States intend to replace their imports of Iraqi heavy oil with cheaper crude from Canada, at a time when the newly expanded “Trans Mountain” line is re-arranging trade flows across the Pacific Read more…

Confirming Shafaq News…an American newspaper: Iraq is the new station for Hamas leaders, with Iranian protection

Confirming Shafaq News…an American newspaper: Iraq is the new station for Hamas leaders, with Iranian protection

2024-06-25 12:57

Shafaq News/ With the mounting pressure from Doha and Washington on the leaders of the Hamas movement, to show greater flexibility in the talks for a ceasefire in Gaza, it seems that this pressure has called on the movement to think about its new station, which this time will be in Iraq.

An informed source told Shafaq News Agency on June 13: During the next two days, a relations and media office for the Hamas movement will be opened in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Read more…

Source: America obstructs the elimination of the remnants of the criminal organization in Anbar

Source: America obstructs the elimination of the remnants of the criminal organization in Anbar

6-24-2024

Information / Anbar..
A high-ranking source in the Anbar government revealed, on Monday, the existence of international agendas that prevent the elimination of the remnants of the criminal organization in the desert of Rutba district, west of Anbar.

The source said in a statement to the Maalouma Agency, “There are international agendas that stand in the way of eliminating groups of ISIS criminal gangs stationed Read more…

Former MP: The Tax Authority is held captive by corruption mafias

Former MP: The Tax Authority is held captive by corruption mafias

6-24-2024

Information / private..
Representative and former minister Wael Abdel Latif confirmed on Monday that the General Tax Authority is still captive to corruption mafias.

Abdel-Latif said in a statement to the Maalouma Agency, “The tax administrations and leaders in charge of the Authority are mostly involved in corruption,” noting Read more…

Al-Maliki’s coalition: Iraq can submit an international request to remove American forces

Al-Maliki’s coalition: Iraq can submit an international request to remove American forces

6-23-2024

Information/Baghdad…
The leader of the State of Law coalition, Saad Al-Muttalabi, confirmed today, Sunday, the possibility of Iraq submitting an official request to the United Nations to remove American forces from Iraq.

Al-Muttalabi told Al-Maalouma Agency, “Removing American forces from Iraq requires Read more…

I asked Iraq to stay for 3 years… The information publishes important details about the American forces

I asked Iraq to stay for 3 years… The information publishes important details about the American forces

6-23-2024

Information/report
In the midst of the controversy, ambiguity and lack of clarity regarding the American military presence in Iraq, the Al-Maalouma Agency publishes important details related to the progress of the talks between the Iraqi and American military committees regarding the presence of the American-led coalition forces in Iraq.

The number of American forces Read more…

Dozens of Iraqi companies participate in an investment summit in America

Dozens of Iraqi companies participate in an investment summit in America

2024-06-23 01:00

Shafaq News/ The US Ambassador to Baghdad, Alina Romanowski, announced on Sunday that more than 30 Iraqi companies will participate in a summit related to investment projects in the United States available to foreign companies.

Today, Romanowski wrote Read more…

The World Bank expects economic growth in Iraq to reach more than 5% in 2026

The World Bank expects economic growth in Iraq to reach more than 5% in 2026

2024-06-23 02:03

Shafaq News/ The World Bank expects that Iraq will achieve economic growth of more than 5% in the year 2026, indicating that the recovery in the oil sector in 2025 will work to enhance growth in Iraq.

The bank said in a report Read more…

The budget is considered “numbers on paper”… revenues for the first 4 months are 15% less than what Iraq expects

The budget is considered “numbers on paper”… revenues for the first 4 months are 15% less than what Iraq expects

2024-06-23

Despite the end of the first half of the current year, the Ministry of Finance began distributing estimates of current expenditures, revenues, and investment projects for the year 2024 to the ministries and governorates, in a late measure that came mainly due to the delay in approving the budget schedules, which did not take place until Read more…

State of Law: Keeping the Americans will not give the government a second term

State of Law: Keeping the Americans will not give the government a second term

6-22-2024

Information/private..
Today, a member of the State of Law coalition, Saad Al-Muttalabi, criticized the government’s performance in dealing with the largest political files concerned with removing the Americans from Iraq, while confirming that the government is courting the Americans in order to win their favor in order to win a second term.

Al-Muttalabi said in a statement to the “Al-Ma’louma” Agency, that the Iraqi government is courting the Americans so that it does not object to a second term for the Sudanese,” noting that Read more…