IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

The White House: President Biden ordered strikes on three sites in Iraq

The White House: President Biden ordered strikes on three sites in Iraq

2023-12-26 21:02

Shafaq News/ The White House announced, on Tuesday, that United States President Joe Biden had directed air strikes on three sites belonging to Kataib Hezbollah and its affiliated groups in Iraq, in response to the attack that targeted a military base in Erbil and resulted in the injury of three American Read more…

Politician: Al-Halbousi is finished, and political money and influence will not benefit him

Politician: Al-Halbousi is finished, and political money and influence will not benefit him

12-25-2023

Information/private..
The leader of the United Anbar Alliance, Abdul Wahab Al-Bilawi, confirmed on Monday that the phase of the expelled Parliament Speaker, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, from the political scene is nearing the end, adding that the latter did not reach what he is except by using political money and power.

Al-Bilawi said in an interview Read more…

Transport: Iraqi ports are preparing to receive a larger number of international ships after companies changed their routes

Transport: Iraqi ports are preparing to receive a larger number of international ships after companies changed their routes

25/12/2023

Today, Monday, the Ministry of Transport announced its comprehensive preparations to receive international ports and ships loaded with containers and goods, in light of the change in global shipping lines as a result of the security tension in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

In this context, the Minister of Transport, Razzaq Muhaibes Al-Saadawi, directed Read more…

A representative reveals 4 names of candidates for the Presidency of Parliament

A representative reveals 4 names of candidates for the Presidency of Parliament

12-25-2023

Information / Baghdad…
The representative of the coordinating framework, Muhammad Al-Sayhoud, confirmed on Monday that deciding the position of Speaker of Parliament requires a constituent consensus on the four names nominated for the Presidency Read more…

The Iraqi Dinar Overthrows The Dollar And Wins The Struggle To Control The Regular Market

The Iraqi Dinar Overthrows The Dollar And Wins The Struggle To Control The Regular Market

12/25/2023

Earth News/ After months of unreasonable rise in dollar prices in local Iraqi markets, which caused great exhaustion for families, especially those with limited incomes, the Iraqi dinar was able to break the rise of the dollar, which sometimes reached about Read more…

Al-Sudani directs his government to hold an urgent meeting with Shell to liquidate its belongings

Al-Sudani directs his government to hold an urgent meeting with Shell to liquidate its belongings

2023-12-25 01:28

Shafaq News/ On Monday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani directed the Ministers of Oil, Industry and Minerals, and the Prime Minister’s Advisor to hold an urgent meeting with the international company “Shell” to liquidate its belongings.

A statement from Al-Sudani’s office Read more…

Al-Salhi: The Commission did not check the Kirkuk voter registry and the 260,000 “outsiders” who participated in the elections

Al-Salhi: The Commission did not check the Kirkuk voter registry and the 260,000 “outsiders” who participated in the elections

2023-12-25 05:00

Shafaq News/ Turkmen MP Arshad Al-Salhi said on Monday that 260,000 voters who were not from Kirkuk participated in the provincial council elections, stressing that the Independent High Electoral Commission conducted the Kirkuk elections without checking the voter registry.

Al-Salhi told Shafaq News Agency, “The Turkmen regions in Kirkuk witnessed Read more…

Sudanese Media Advisor: We said it before and we confirm it today. Our battle with the dollar is almost over

Sudanese Media Advisor: We said it before and we confirm it today. Our battle with the dollar is almost over

12-25-2023

Media Advisor to Prime Minister Hisham Al-Rikabi said that our battle with the dollar is nearing the end.

Al-Rikabi said in a tweet Read more…

Parliamentary Finance expects a sharp decline in the price of the dollar due to stressful factors

Parliamentary Finance expects a sharp decline in the price of the dollar due to stressful factors

12-24-2023

Information / Baghdad…
On Sunday, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Representative Mudar Al-Karawi, expected a decline in the price of the dollar against the dinar during the next two months.

Al-Karawi said in an interview with Al-Maalouma, “The parallel market for the dollar exchange rate in the country is witnessing Read more…

Is there a deficit in the 2024 budget? Parliamentary Finance answers

Is there a deficit in the 2024 budget? Parliamentary Finance answers

12-24-2023

Information/Baghdad…
The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, on Sunday, that next year’s budget will be implemented at the beginning of the first month of the new year, while indicating that the 2024 budget will be free of deficit for two reasons.

Committee member MP Moeen Al-Kadhimi said in a statement to Al-Maalouma, “The 2024 budget will be initiated by Read more…

Transport: Iraq is ready to transport global goods from east to west

Transport: Iraq is ready to transport global goods from east to west

12-24-2023

Information/follow up..
The Ministry of Transport announced, on Sunday, that Iraqi ports are ready to be an alternative to global transport lines to deliver goods from east to west.

The Director General of the General Company for Iraqi Ports, Farhan Al-Fartusi, said in a statement received by Al-Maalomah: “The Iraqi port of Umm Qasr is ready Read more…

“Political conspiracy”.. Source: Al-Halbousi and Al-Eidani are planning a weak regional declaration with international intervention

“Political conspiracy”.. Source: Al-Halbousi and Al-Eidani are planning a weak regional declaration with international intervention

12-24-2023

Information / Baghdad..
An informed source revealed, on Sunday, details of a series of secret contacts between Muhammad al-Halbousi and the Governor of Basra, Asaad al-Eidani, with the aim of coordinating their positions and preparing the atmosphere for a regional declaration Read more…

Washington pledges to continue providing dollar services to Iraq

Washington pledges to continue providing dollar services to Iraq

2023-12-24 03:39

Shafaq News/ The American Ambassador to Baghdad, Alina Romanski, pledged on Sunday that her country would continue providing dollar services to Iraq.

Romanowski wrote in her account on the “X” platform, viewed by Shafaq News Agency, that “the US Treasury Department continues its Read more…

Iraq elections: 83% boycotted… Al-Halbousi is a surprise… and Al-Maliki retreated

Iraq elections: 83% boycotted… Al-Halbousi is a surprise… and Al-Maliki retreated

12-24-2023

The Iraqi government successfully completed local elections (provincial councils) after a delay that lasted for about ten years, and ended an administrative vacuum in local governments that began in 2019 when the government of former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi yielded to the demands of the “Tishreen Movement” Read more…

An invitation to a session to elect a new Speaker of the House of Representatives

An invitation to a session to elect a new Speaker of the House of Representatives

2023-12-24

Representatives from different blocs called for a session to be held to choose a new Speaker of the House of Representatives, calling for the matter not to be procrastinated since the House’s bylaws indicate the election of a new Speaker of the House after holding the first session after the position Read more…

Economic: For these reasons, dollar prices are gradually declining

Economic: For these reasons, dollar prices are gradually declining

12-23-2023

On Saturday, the economic expert, Safwan Qusay, suggested that control over the exchange rate would continue and that it would gradually decline, attributing this to the fact that Iran and the sanctioned countries now have common financial systems that reduce the demand for the dollar from the Iraqi market or Read more…

Plasschaert sends an end-of-year message to the Iraqis: Bright opportunities are on the horizon

Plasschaert sends an end-of-year message to the Iraqis: Bright opportunities are on the horizon

2023-12-23 07:37

Shafaq News/ The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, confirmed today, Saturday, that Iraq has an excellent opportunity for rapid progress in its sustainable development.

Plasschaert said in an end-of-year message Read more…

A parliamentarian sets a new date for the ministerial reshuffle

A parliamentarian sets a new date for the ministerial reshuffle

12-23-2023

Information/Baghdad..
Today, Saturday, Deputy Chairman of the Planning and Government Program Monitoring Committee, Muhammad Karim Al-Baldawi, revealed a date for the ministerial reshuffle in the government of Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani.

Al-Baldawi said in a statement to Al-Maalouma, “The decision to Read more…

Parliamentary answer: Will the decision to reduce oil production affect dollar prices in Iraq?

Parliamentary answer: Will the decision to reduce oil production affect dollar prices in Iraq?

12-23-2023

Information/private..
Today, Saturday, a member of the House of Representatives, Intisar Al-Jazairi, explained the extent of the impact of Iraq’s reduction in oil production on the dollar exchange rates in local markets, while she considered the government’s policy to have “a great influence” on the exchange rate.

Al-Jazairi said, in an interview Read more…

Iraq intends to achieve self-sufficiency in petroleum products during the second quarter of 2024

Iraq intends to achieve self-sufficiency in petroleum products during the second quarter of 2024

2023-12-23 02:20

Shafaq News/ Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, confirmed on Saturday the ministry’s intention to reach self-sufficiency in petroleum products during the second quarter of 2024, after the completion of a number of important projects in the refinery sector.

This came during the opening of the project to complete the fourth refining unit Read more…