IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Politician: Iran is behind targeting electricity to prevent evading Iraq’s excessive dependence on it

Politician: Iran is behind targeting electricity to prevent evading Iraq’s excessive dependence on it

01-21-2021 05:27 PM

The Secretary-General of the October 25 Movement, Talal Al-Hariri, accused, on Thursday, the Iranian intelligence services and their arms in Iraq of targeting power towers and stations, indicating that there is an Iranian fear that Iraq will evade the excessive dependence on Iranian energy.
Hariri said in a statement to “Tigris” that “the simultaneous targeting of power stations and electrical transmission towers in Iraq with the broadcast of propaganda Read more…

Al-Maliki launches his election campaign early: We are coming to restore the prestige of the state

Al-Maliki launches his election campaign early: We are coming to restore the prestige of the state

Posted, 2021-01-21 09:45

Shafaq News / Wednesday, the head of the State of Law coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, launched his election campaign “early,” stressing his intention to complete the “building process and restore the prestige of the state,” while warning against a repeat of the 2018 election scenario.

Al-Maliki said, in a speech delivered this evening, amid a large gathering of the masses of his coalition Read more…

Parliamentary Finance is preparing its 27th meeting to discuss the budget

Parliamentary Finance is preparing its 27th meeting to discuss the budget

01/21/2021 11:25:12

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Today, Thursday, the Finance Committee held its meeting No. (27) to complete its discussions on the draft federal budget bill for 2021.
The Information Department stated in a brief statement that Al Furat News received a copy of it that “the Finance Committee held its meeting No. (27) to complete its discussions on the draft federal budget bill for 2021.”

The Parliamentary Finance Committee indicated, Read more…

Sarout: The Baghdad bombings bear the hallmarks of ISIS, and we will summon security leaders

Sarout: The Baghdad bombings bear the hallmarks of ISIS, and we will summon security leaders

01/21/2021 13:43:15

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) A member of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee, Abbas Sarout, confirmed that the two bombings in the capital, Baghdad, this morning bear the hallmarks of ISIS terrorist gangs.
“After its collapse, ISIS wants to prove its existence, and its operations are an indication that it is here and there,” Sorout told Al-Furat News.
He pointed out that “security in Baghdad has been almost stable for more than Read more…

A parliamentary committee reveals irregularities mentioned in the 2021 budget

A parliamentary committee reveals irregularities mentioned in the 2021 budget

2021-01-21

The Parliamentary Economic Committee revealed, on Thursday, violations of the 2021 budget.

A member of the committee, Mazen Al-Faili, said during a press conference, “The external borrowing items in the 2021 budget lack realism and contradict the standard of equitable wealth distribution among governorates.”

Al-Faily made the following points: Read more…

Dollar exchange rates in the Iraqi market for today

Dollar exchange rates in the Iraqi market for today

01/21/2021 13:33

[Baghdad-Where]
Dollar prices against the Iraqi dinar, gold and oil, according to the Iraqi Political Economic Center, on Thursday (January 21, 2021). Read more…

After the two bombings, Al-Kazemi chairs a security meeting

After the two bombings, Al-Kazemi chairs a security meeting

01/21/2021 15:37

[Baghdad-Where]
On Thursday, the Prime Minister and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, chaired an emergency security meeting.
Al-Kazemi’s office said in a statement, “Al-Kazemi chaired an emergency meeting of leaders of the security and intelligence services at the Baghdad Operations Read more…

Al-Halbousi: What happened in Baghdad today indicates a dangerous situation

Al-Halbousi: What happened in Baghdad today indicates a dangerous situation

01/21/2021 14:15

[Baghdad-Where]
Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi on Twitter:
We were shocked today with the fall of a number of martyrs and wounded as a result of two bombings that hit crowded areas in the center of the capital. What happened in Baghdad today indicates a dangerous situation, as blind terrorism Read more…

An informed source reveals a scheme to rig the elections until the real parliament expires

An informed source reveals a scheme to rig the elections until the real parliament expires

20-01-2021 04:19 PM

Today, Wednesday, an informed political source revealed that there is a party-led plan to rig the elections until the end of the real parliament’s life, while indicating that extending it to the tenth of next November is the first step in implementing the plan.

The source said Read more…

Parliamentary Finance is considering adding articles in the budget law to support the private sector and stimulate the economy

Parliamentary Finance is considering adding articles in the budget law to support the private sector and stimulate the economy

01/20/2021 12:31:31

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Parliamentary Finance Committee clarified, on Wednesday, that it will study adding articles in the budget law to support the private sector and stimulate the economy.
The Information Department of the House of Representatives stated in a statement that Al Furat News received a copy of it, that “the Finance Committee continues to discuss the draft federal budget bill for 2021,” noting that Read more…

Financial Committee: The budget will be ready next week

Financial Committee: The budget will be ready next week

Wednesday 20 January 2021 | 11:34 a.m.

The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed that the draft federal budget law for 2021 will be ready next week, while indicating the continuation of discussions on the budget. MP Sherwan Mirza, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, said that the Finance Committee continues to discuss the draft federal budget law Read more…

Constitutional amendments in Iraq include reducing the number of representatives

Constitutional amendments in Iraq include reducing the number of representatives

1-20-2021

The Constitutional Amendments Committee in Iraq announced on Wednesday the completion of the procedure for amending articles in the constitution, most notably the reduction of the number of parliament members to 180.

“The tasks of the committee were completed by making amendments to some articles of the constitution, most notably reducing the number of parliament members Read more…

Iraq tops the first place in the Arab world in terms of activity and trading

Iraq tops the first place in the Arab world in terms of activity and trading

1/20/2021 14:38

[Baghdad-Where]
The Arab Monetary Fund announced, on Wednesday, that Iraq ranked first in the Arab world in terms of activity and trading.
The head of the Securities Commission, Faisal Al-Heimas, said in a statement, Read more…

The Saudi Commercial Attaché during his visit to the Made in Iraq exhibition: We are ready to support the Iraqi industry

The Saudi Commercial Attaché during his visit to the Made in Iraq exhibition: We are ready to support the Iraqi industry

1/20/2021 14:58

[Baghdad-Where]
The Saudi Commercial Attaché announced, on Wednesday, the Kingdom’s readiness to support the Iraqi industry.
A statement by the Iraqi Exhibitions Company stated, in a statement, that “the Saudi Commercial Attaché, Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al-Hammad, accompanied by the General Director of the Iraqi Exhibitions Company at the Ministry of Trade, Mr. Sarmad Taha Saeed, visited an exhibition made in Iraq, Read more…

Parliamentary work: Parliament seeks to reduce the deficit to 40 trillion dinars

Parliamentary work: Parliament seeks to reduce the deficit to 40 trillion dinars

01/19/2021 19:08

[Baghdad-Where]
The Parliamentary Labor and Social Affairs Committee confirmed, Tuesday, that the House of Representatives seeks to reduce the expected deficit in the 2021 budget to 40 trillion dinars.
A member of the committee, Fadel Jaber, said in a statement to “the information”, that “the House of Representatives seeks to reduce the percentage Read more…

Shubr: Not a week goes by without a threat to kill Kazemi by the princes of the deep state

Shubr: Not a week goes by without a threat to kill Kazemi by the princes of the deep state

01-19-2021 12:16 PM

Independent politician Laith Shubr said today, Tuesday, that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazimi does not pass a week without him receiving a death threat, whether from the princes of the deep state or from armed groups, while he considered that Jurf al-Sakhar district has become an Iranian base without the approval of the Iraqi governments.

‏”I say and my information is certain that Mustafa Al-Kazemi, since he became prime minister, until today, Read more…

A source in the Finance Committee: The 2021 budget will be ready for voting early next month

A source in the Finance Committee: The 2021 budget will be ready for voting early next month

2021-01-19 02:10

Shafaq News / A source in the Parliamentary Finance Committee said, on Tuesday, that the law on collateral will be ready for voting early next month, indicating that the committee needs 15 days to finish reading the federal budget law for 2021.

The source informed Shafaq News Agency; “The Parliamentary Finance Committee received all the requests and observations Read more…

Parliamentary warning against selling state assets: a dangerous sign of bankruptcy

Parliamentary warning against selling state assets: a dangerous sign of bankruptcy

2021-01-19

Member of Parliament, Burhan Al-Mamouri, warned against selling the assets of the Iraqi state as stated in the 2021 budget, which returned it as a dangerous indicator of the country’s bankruptcy.

Al-Mamouri said in an interview that “the sale of state assets is a dangerous indication of the bankruptcy of the country,” indicating that “external agendas Read more…

Al-Kazemi comments on the postponement of the early elections

Al-Kazemi comments on the postponement of the early elections

01/19/2021 16:12

[Baghdad-Where]
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi considered changing the date of early legislative elections in Iraq “is not neutral” from the principle of holding them, but rather is based on any case, and that his government will not give up on it as it is a popular demand.
The Council of Ministers voted unanimously in its session held today, Tuesday, to set the tenth of next October Read more…

The Iraqi government officially announces the postponement of the early elections by four months

The Iraqi government officially announces the postponement of the early elections by four months

01/19/2021 15:56

[Baghdad-Where]
The Council of Ministers voted unanimously in its session held today, Tuesday, to set the tenth of next October as the date for holding early elections instead of the sixth of June.
During the session, the council hosted the head and members of the Independent High Electoral Commission, according to a government statement.

The statement said that the decision came after Read more…