IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

After conflicting news, ambiguity still surrounds the delay in sending the budget to Parliament

After conflicting news, ambiguity still surrounds the delay in sending the budget to Parliament

4-16-2024

Information/report..
With the mounting criticism and calls to speed up sending the current year’s budget to Parliament, ambiguity still surrounds the government’s delay in sending the budget schedules, despite Finance Minister Taif Sami’s pledge to complete the schedules and send them Read more…

Economist: The United States paralyzed banking in Iraq

Economist: The United States paralyzed banking in Iraq

4-16-2024

Information/private..
Economic expert Ahmed Abd said on Tuesday that removing sanctions from Iraqi banks restores citizen confidence in banking, noting that citizens have lost confidence recently after America manipulated by imposing those sanctions.

Abdul said in a statement to the Al-Ma’louma Agency, “The most important files of Sudanese’s visit to Washington were removing sanctions Read more…

America provides a loan worth $50 million and concludes new memorandums of understanding to process gas in Iraq

America provides a loan worth $50 million and concludes new memorandums of understanding to process gas in Iraq

2024-04-16 00:06

Shafaq News/ The United States of America decided to provide a financial loan worth $50 million to support medium and small projects in Iraq, while new memorandums of understanding were concluded to process gas and convert it into electricity in Iraq, according to the joint statement Read more…

The United States agrees to sell logistical and training aircraft to Iraq

The United States agrees to sell logistical and training aircraft to Iraq

2024-04-16 05:24

Shafaq News/ The US State Department gave its approval to move forward with a possible deal to sell aircraft designated for logistical support and training to Iraq at a cost of about 140 million dollars.

Reuters quoted the Pentagon as saying: The training and support aircraft that will be sold to Iraq are C-172 and Read more…

The joint statement of the Iraqi-American discussions that took place in the White House

The joint statement of the Iraqi-American discussions that took place in the White House

4-16-2024

Yesterday, Monday, the President of the United States of America, Joseph Biden, welcomed the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, to the White House. The two presidents reaffirmed their commitment to the permanent strategic partnership between Iraq and the United States, and discussed Read more…

The American press exposes the content of Biden’s “cheat sheet” during his meeting with Al-Sudani

The American press exposes the content of Biden’s “cheat sheet” during his meeting with Al-Sudani

04-16-2024

Observers spotted US President Joe Biden again carrying a sheet of notes that the American press describes as a “cheat sheet,” during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani.

During the meeting, which took place yesterday, Monday, at the White House, Biden, who is 81 years old, pulled the paper from his pocket and Read more…

Tamim in a conference with Blinken: Iraq is working to expand the economic partnership with America and we warn against escalation

Tamim in a conference with Blinken: Iraq is working to expand the economic partnership with America and we warn against escalation

2024-04-15 08:36

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Minister of Planning, Muhammad Tamim, confirmed on Monday that the Iraqi government is working to expand its economic and international partnerships with the United States.

Tamim said during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, followed by Shafaq News Agency, that “the Iraqi government Read more…

Sudanese to Blinken: The strategic framework agreement represents a roadmap for developing relations between Baghdad and Washington

Sudanese to Blinken: The strategic framework agreement represents a roadmap for developing relations between Baghdad and Washington

2024-04-15 08:23

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani confirmed on Monday that the strategic framework agreement represents a roadmap for developing future relations between Iraq and the United States.

This came during his meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, as part of his official visit Read more…

Al-Sudani meets with McGurk and Blinken before his meeting with Biden today

Al-Sudani meets with McGurk and Blinken before his meeting with Biden today

4-15-2024

Information / Baghdad
Official sources revealed, today, Monday, that Prime Minister Mohamed Al-Sudani will meet today, during his visit to America, with the White House Coordinator for Middle East Affairs, Bert McGurk, and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, before greeting US President Joe Biden.

The sources stated, “Al-Sudani will meet with US President Joe Biden at Read more…

A political agreement to hold a session to elect the Speaker of Parliament next week

A political agreement to hold a session to elect the Speaker of Parliament next week

4-15-2024

Information / Baghdad..
Today, Monday, a member of the Hasm Alliance, Dhari Al-Dulaimi, revealed a political agreement to include the clause of electing a new Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Parliament’s agenda next week.

Al-Dulaimi told Al-Maalouma, “A political agreement concluded yesterday Read more…

The Iraqi government reveals the agenda of Al-Sudani’s discussions with Biden and puts in place packages to prevent the smuggling of dollars to Iran

The Iraqi government reveals the agenda of Al-Sudani’s discussions with Biden and puts in place packages to prevent the smuggling of dollars to Iran

2024-04-15 07:05

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi government spokesman, Basem Al-Awadi, revealed the agendas of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani’s discussions with US President Joe Biden, which it is hoped will bring them together in a meeting today, Monday, in Washington, DC.

Al-Awadi told CNBC Arabia, “Our visit to America and our meeting Read more…

The Iraqi Parliament recommends that Sudanese complete the implementation of the strategic agreement during his visit to Washington

The Iraqi Parliament recommends that Sudanese complete the implementation of the strategic agreement during his visit to Washington

2024-04-15 04:29

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Parliament recommended, on Monday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, who is visiting Washington, to complete the implementation of the strategic framework agreement in the fields of energy and investments.

. The Council said in a statement received Read more…

Al-Sudani meets in Washington with a group of the Iraqi community

Al-Sudani meets in Washington with a group of the Iraqi community

2024-04-15

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani met with the Iraqi community in Washington and other American states, on the sidelines of his official visit to the United States of America.

Al-Sudani expressed his pride and appreciation for the Iraqi communities in the United States and the rest of the world, and stressed that Iraq is for all Iraqis, and Read more…

Parliamentarian: The position of Speaker of Parliament may remain vacant until the end of the current session

Parliamentarian: The position of Speaker of Parliament may remain vacant until the end of the current session

4-14-2024

Information/private..
Today, Sunday, Representative Khalil Ghazi expected that Sunni disputes over assuming the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives would continue until the end of the current electoral cycle.

Ghazi said in a statement Read more…

Abdel Wahed: Al-Sudani’s visit to Washington is important and will restore stability to the dinar price

Abdel Wahed: Al-Sudani’s visit to Washington is important and will restore stability to the dinar price

4-14-2024

Baghdad-Mail
The head of the New Generation Parliamentary Bloc, Sarwa Id al-Wahid, said today, Sunday, that the visit currently being made by Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani to the American capital, Washington, came at an important time, expecting that it will bring about a “new phase” in bilateral relations.

Abdul Wahed said Read more…

Iraq sets a deadline for the opening of the Grand Al-Faw Port

Iraq sets a deadline for the opening of the Grand Al-Faw Port

04-14-2024 | 04:02

Al-Sumaria News – Local
The Ministry of Transport announced on Sunday that the deadline for the opening of the Grand Al-Faw Port will be the beginning of next year 2025, indicating that there will be no change in this date.
Director of the Ministry’s Read more…

Expectations that America will move away from diplomacy in its discussions with Sudanese

Expectations that America will move away from diplomacy in its discussions with Sudanese

4-14-2024

Information / Baghdad..
The leader of the State of Law coalition, Saad Al-Muttalabi, expected today, Sunday, that America will move away from diplomacy in its discussions with the Iraqi delegation headed by Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani.

Al-Muttalabi told Al-Maalouma, “The discussions will be far from diplomacy, especially in dealing with the Central Bank Read more…

State of Law: Our support for Sudanese during his visit to Washington will reap its benefits

State of Law: Our support for Sudanese during his visit to Washington will reap its benefits

4-14-2024

Information/private..
Representative from the State of Law coalition, Ahmed Fawaz Mutlaq, stressed today, Sunday, the necessity of supporting the Sudanese government in order to end the American presence in Iraq.

Mutlaq said in a statement to Al-Maalouma Agency, “America’s Read more…

American Institute: Washington must get rid of the colonial mentality in its dealings with Iraq

American Institute: Washington must get rid of the colonial mentality in its dealings with Iraq

2024-04-14 07:01

Shafaq News/ The American “Quinsey” Institute called on the White House to deal with Iraq as an independent state and not only from the perspective of confrontation with “Iran in 1979,” stressing that the Iraqis represent “the only true democracy in the Arab world,” and Washington must stop Read more…

The Iraqi Parliament is in the process of approving a law to recover smuggled funds: it helps bring back the corrupt

The Iraqi Parliament is in the process of approving a law to recover smuggled funds: it helps bring back the corrupt

2024-04-14 04:02

Shafaq News/ The Parliamentary Integrity Committee announced on Sunday that the next stage will witness voting on the draft law to recover funds smuggled out of the country.

Committee member Alia Nassif told Shafaq News Agency, “The House of Representatives is working to approve the law to recover funds smuggled Read more…