IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Iraq elections.. What is the role of the airborne “memory stick”?

Iraq elections.. What is the role of the airborne “memory stick”?

Sunday 10 October 2021 | 05:42 PM

The electronic devices for voting in the Iraqi elections are scheduled to stop at six o’clock in the evening local time, and the “memory stick” will be transported by planes to the capital, Baghdad. On Sunday morning, voters began to flock to polling stations to cast their votes in early parliamentary elections, the fifth since the fall of former President Saddam Hussein’s regime. Since the early morning hours, the polling stations opened their doors Read more…

Polls close and voting officially ends in the 2021 elections

Polls close and voting officially ends in the 2021 elections

Sunday 10 October 2021 | 06:01 PM

The High Electoral Commission closed, on Sunday evening, all polling stations across Iraq. According to what the Electoral Commission announced earlier, the electoral centers across the country opened their doors at seven o’clock this morning, Sunday, to receive voters, to be closed at six o’clock in the evening. The Commission and the Supreme Security Committee for Elections also confirmed Read more…

Saleh and Al-Kazemi appeal to voters to “correct course”

Saleh and Al-Kazemi appeal to voters to “correct course”

10-10-2021

Iraqi President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, as the pillars of executive authority under the Iraqi constitution, believe that they have fulfilled their promise to hold early and fair elections. According to the consensus that occurred regarding the assignment of Al-Kazemi to head the government by President Saleh and the presence of all Iraqi leaders Read more…

Iraqi outlets achieve a boom in revenue, with a difference of 61 billion dinars

Iraqi outlets achieve a boom in revenue, with a difference of 61 billion dinars

2021.10.09 – 11:34

Baghdad – people

The head of the Border Ports Authority, Major General Omar Al-Waeli, announced, on Saturday, the size of the increase in the revenues of the ports achieved during the past nine months compared to the same period last year 2020, while confirming that all border crossings are under the control of the federal government.

Al-Waeli said, in a statement to the official Read more…

Details of the three contracts signed to improve the Internet in Iraq

Details of the three contracts signed to improve the Internet in Iraq

2021.10.09 – 17:45

Baghdad – people

On Saturday, the Ministry of Communications signed three projects to develop Internet service in Iraq.

Ministry spokesman Raad al-Mashhadani said in a statement to the official agency, which was followed by “NAS” (October 9, 2021), that “the General Company for Communications and Informatics continues its work to provide the best services to citizens by implementing three Read more…

Dollar prices drop with the closure of Baghdad markets

Dollar prices drop with the closure of Baghdad markets

2021-10-09 08:17

Shafaq News/ The exchange rates of the dollar fell against the Iraqi dinar, on Saturday, with the closure of the main stock exchange in Baghdad. Read more…

Preliminary results… The State of Law and the Sadrist Bloc lead in the special ballot

Preliminary results… The State of Law and the Sadrist Bloc lead in the special ballot

2021-10-09 08:12

Shafaq News/ A source inside the Electoral Commission revealed the preliminary results of the special polling process that took place earlier on Friday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency, on condition of anonymity, that the preliminary results, based on the figures received by the commission, indicate the progress Read more…

President of the Republic: The world’s attention will turn to the Iraqis tomorrow

President of the Republic: The world’s attention will turn to the Iraqis tomorrow

Saturday 9 October 2021 | 04:53 PM

On Saturday, the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, reiterated that the parliamentary elections are an opportunity to correct previous mistakes, eliminate corruption and review the provisions of the Iraqi constitution, indicating that the world’s eyes will turn to Iraq tomorrow. Saleh said in a televised speech, “Tomorrow’s elections are one of the most important electoral processes Read more…

Commission: We did not record any violations during the special voting process

Commission: We did not record any violations during the special voting process

2021.10.08 – 18:06

Baghdad – people

On Friday, the Electoral Commission denied recording any violations during the special voting process.

The Chairman of the Commission Council, Judge Jalil Adnan, said during a press conference, which was followed by “Nas” (October 8, 2021), that “the Commission did not record any violations or obstructions during the special voting process, and it is also following up Read more…

Dollar exchange rates in local markets

Dollar exchange rates in local markets

2021-10-08 | 05:56

Alsumaria news

The exchange rates of the dollar stabilized, today, Friday, in the local markets. Read more…

Al-Kazemi makes his first statement about the special ballot

Al-Kazemi makes his first statement about the special ballot

2021-10-08 03:56

Shafaq News/ The Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi described on Friday the percentage of participation in the special poll as “good”.

This came during a visit he made to the Joint Operations Command, and held a meeting with the Supreme Security Committee to protect the elections, and was briefed Read more…

A legal expert explains the dissolution of Parliament and the transformation of the government into a caretaker

A legal expert explains the dissolution of Parliament and the transformation of the government into a caretaker

07-10-2021 11:05 AM

With the approach of the elections and when Parliament approved the dissolution of itself in its 46th session on 31-3-2021 starting from 7-10-2021,, and the government turned into a caretaker, legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi explained, to the Tigris, the legal interpretation of dissolving the House of Representatives and transforming the government into a caretaker Acts as my agencies:

1. The House of Representatives, in its 46th session, dated 3132021, approved Read more…

Low dollar exchange rates in Baghdad and stability in Kurdistan

Low dollar exchange rates in Baghdad and stability in Kurdistan

2021-10-07 07:51

Shafaq News/ The exchange rates of the US dollar fell against the Iraqi dinar, on Thursday, in the main stock exchange in the capital, Baghdad, while it stabilized in the Kurdistan Region. Read more…

Among them is Al-Kazemi.. Muqtada Al-Sadr puts four names on the table to head the next government

Among them is Al-Kazemi.. Muqtada Al-Sadr puts four names on the table to head the next government

2021-10-06 06:09

Shafaq News/ Shafaq News Agency learned on Wednesday that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had identified four “Sadrists” names to head the next Iraqi government, including Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, in the event that the Sadrist bloc won the highest percentage of the vote.

A close associate of the leader of the Sadrist movement told Shafaq News Read more…

Badr Organization accuses the US embassy of being behind the closure of its accounts on the communication sites

Badr Organization accuses the US embassy of being behind the closure of its accounts on the communication sites

2021-10-06 08:39

Shafaq News/ The Badr Organization led by Hadi Al-Amiri accused, on Wednesday, the US embassy in Iraq of being behind the closure of the organization’s accounts on social media, calling on the Iraqi government and the Media and Communications Commission to intervene.

In a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, the organization said, “In an act that reflects the American desire to obstruct our political project Read more…

The stability of exchange rates in the Iraqi markets

The stability of exchange rates in the Iraqi markets

Wednesday October 6, 2021 | 11:20 am

The exchange rates of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar on a daily basis, according to the variables of the currency exchange market in the capital, Baghdad, and the provinces of the country . Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: The government failed to prepare the 2022 budget

Parliamentary Finance: The government failed to prepare the 2022 budget

2021-10-06

The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, on Wednesday, that the government failed to prepare the budget for next year, which is supposed to be approved on the first of this October, indicating that Al-Kazemi’s government will end its work in a very few days and turn it into a caretaker government.

Committee member Jamal Cougar said in a statement Read more…

The stability of dollar prices with the closure of Baghdad markets

The stability of dollar prices with the closure of Baghdad markets

2021-10-05 08:25

Shafaq News/ The exchange rates of the dollar stabilized against the Iraqi dinar, on Tuesday, with the closure of the main stock exchange in Baghdad. Read more…

Nechirvan Barzani: Opponents of the application of Article 140 of the Constitution are against the will of 80% of Iraqis

Nechirvan Barzani: Opponents of the application of Article 140 of the Constitution are against the will of 80% of Iraqis

2021-10-05 02:11

Shafaq News/ The President of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani considered on Tuesday that those opposed to the application of Article 140 of the Constitution are against the will of 80 percent of Iraqis who voted for the country’s permanent constitution in 2005.

Barzani, the deputy head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, said Read more…

Al-Kazemi: We have taken extensive security measures to prevent attempts to interfere in the electoral process

Al-Kazemi: We have taken extensive security measures to prevent attempts to interfere in the electoral process

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | 03:37 PM

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi announced, during the cabinet session, that intensive security measures had been taken to prevent attempts to interfere in the electoral process. “Yesterday, we visited the Electoral Commission, and the fifth simulation was conducted, which is the first time that a simulation Read more…