IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Iraq and Saudi Arabia hold talks in three areas

Iraq and Saudi Arabia hold talks in three areas

Posted, 10/01/2020 18:33

[Baghdad-Where]
The Iraqi and Saudi foreign ministers held political, economic and security talks on Wednesday.
In a statement, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said that Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein made a phone call with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Read more…

A deputy warns the government about targeting missions: The situation in Iraq does not tolerate new crises

A deputy warns the government about targeting missions: The situation in Iraq does not tolerate new crises

10/1/2020 17:01

[Baghdad-Where]

The deputy from Diyala province, Ahmed Mazhar al-Jubouri, warned the government on Thursday against continuing to target diplomatic missions, while stressing that the country’s conditions do not tolerate any new crisis.
Al-Jubouri said, in a statement, that “the status Read more…

The Foreign Minister warns of the repercussions of closing the US embassy and announces the opening of a dialogue with armed factions (expanded)

The Foreign Minister warns of the repercussions of closing the US embassy and announces the opening of a dialogue with armed factions (expanded)

09/30/2020 13:07:39

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein warned of the repercussions of the closure of the US embassy, ​​announcing the opening of dialogue with armed factions.
Hussein said in a press conference in the government palace, “The withdrawal of the American embassy gives the wrong signals to the Iraqi people, and we hope the American administration will reconsider the decision to close the embassy,” indicating that “closing the US embassy will lead to the withdrawal of other missions.”

Hussein added, “The government has taken measures to protect diplomatic missions, and this targeting Read more…

Shabandar describes the attempt to remove American forces from Iraq as “suicide.”

Shabandar describes the attempt to remove American forces from Iraq as “suicide.”

09-30-2020 12:59 PM

Baghdad / Al-Akhbariya

Iraqi politician Izzat al-Shabandar described the attempt to remove American forces from Iraq as “suicide.”

Shabandar said in a tweet on “Twitter”, “Can we force the US forces out of Iraq or wage a decisive battle with ISIS with an exhausted body that destroys corruption Read more…

Parliamentary warnings of manipulating central bank reserves

Parliamentary warnings of manipulating central bank reserves

Wednesday 30 September 2020 | 03:14 PM

A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmed Hama Rashid, warned, on Wednesday, of depleting the reserves of the Central Bank, and then the Iraqi economy was affected .

Rashid said that “the volume of monetary reserves in Iraq, whenever it decreases, it weakens the Iraqi currency,” adding that Read more…

Al-Kazemi receives ambassadors of 25 brotherly and friendly countries

Al-Kazemi receives ambassadors of 25 brotherly and friendly countries

9/30/2020 13:28

Where News _ Baghdad

Al-Kazemi received ambassadors from 25 sisterly and friendly countries, upon their request, to discuss recent developments regarding the security of diplomatic missions in Iraq.

Al-Kazemi stressed Iraq’s keenness to impose the rule of law, Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: Withdrawing all the funds accumulated for the Chinese agreement

Parliamentary Finance: Withdrawing all the funds accumulated for the Chinese agreement

9/30/2020 16:26

[Baghdad-Where]
The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed, on Wednesday, the withdrawal of all the funds accumulated for the Iraq-China agreement.
Committee member Naji Al-Saeedi said, according to the official agency, that “the accumulated funds for the Iraq-China agreement Read more…

Al-Kazemi spokesman: Closing down any diplomatic mission for any country will have catastrophic repercussions

Al-Kazemi spokesman: Closing down any diplomatic mission for any country will have catastrophic repercussions

05:29 – 09/29/2020

Baghdad – Mawazine News
government spokesman Ahmed Mulla Talal confirmed, on Tuesday, that the withdrawal or closure of any diplomatic mission for any country will have catastrophic repercussions for the entire region, while indicating that the government has taken many measures to secure diplomatic missions
, and Mullah Talal said in a press conference attended by / Mawazine News /, “Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi confirmed the refusal of Iraq and its government Read more…

A delegation from the stream of wisdom and Barzani warns that the country’s interests are “seriously threatened.”

A delegation from the stream of wisdom and Barzani warns that the country’s interests are “seriously threatened.”

09/29/2020 13:54:19

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, received, before noon today, Tuesday, a delegation from the National Wisdom Movement headed by Sheikh Hamid Mualla Al-Saadi, Chairman of the General Authority of the movement.
A statement by the presidency of the region, which Al-Furat News received a copy of, stated that the two sides “discussed during a meeting the latest political and security developments and the upcoming early elections in Iraq, the issue of Read more…

Baghdad arrests the rocket launchers and stops 19 officers and officials

Baghdad arrests the rocket launchers and stops 19 officers and officials

9/29/2020 18:34

[Baghdad-Where]
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s spokesman announced, on Tuesday, the arrest of a number of those involved in firing rockets at the Green Zone and military bases, as well as the arrest of 19 officers and security officials.
This came in an interview Read more…

An international meeting to discuss the closure of more than 11 Western embassies in the Green Zone

An international meeting to discuss the closure of more than 11 Western embassies in the Green Zone

09-29-2020 01:47 PM

Baghdad / Al-Akhbariya

Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee, Zafer Al-Ani, revealed, on Tuesday, that the European Union ambassadors will meet with the Canadian and American ambassadors to discuss the collective closure of more than 11 embassies in the Green Zone.

Al-Ani said in a televised statement Read more…

Baghdad clings to the American embassy and attacks “gangs”

Baghdad clings to the American embassy and attacks “gangs”

9-29-2020

At a time when the Iraqis held their breath during the press conference of US President Donald Trump late at dawn yesterday (Monday), regarding whether he would address the Iraqi situation, Trump completely ignored what is going on in Iraq in terms of controversy over whether to close the largest Washington embassy in the world. In Baghdad or not. For its part, the US embassy, Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: The government’s delay in preparing the 2021 budget violates the law

Parliamentary Finance: The government’s delay in preparing the 2021 budget violates the law

9/29/2020 8:50

Where News _ Baghdad

A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Jamal Ahmed, stressed the need to prepare the 2021 budget and submit it to Parliament before October 15, in order not to violate the Financial Management Law, pointing out that the delay in preparing the current year’s budget has caused disruption Read more…

Parliamentary Finance of the Government: Do not risk the future of Iraq .. Look for new revenues

Parliamentary Finance of the Government: Do not risk the future of Iraq .. Look for new revenues

9/29/2020 11:52

Baghdad – Where News

member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Thamer Theban, expressed, on Tuesday, his surprise at the issuance of a book by the Ministry of Finance calling for the enactment of a law to borrow to pay the deficit in the salaries of employees, warning against mortgaging the future of Iraq by relying on borrowing.
“There is confusion on the part of the Ministry of Finance, as well as Read more…

Deputy criticizes the government’s weakness in dealing with the current security challenges

Deputy criticizes the government’s weakness in dealing with the current security challenges

9/29/2020 15:24

Where News

Baghdad, MP for the Al-Sadiqoun Parliamentary Bloc, Ahmed Al-Kinani, criticized the government’s weakness in dealing with the security challenges that the country is going through.
Al-Kinani said, “The security events that the country recently witnessed, especially with regard to the file of targeting the US embassy, ​​demonstrated the weakness of government Read more…

In the financial document, a draft law on financing domestic borrowing is presented to the government to bridge the 2020 deficit

In the financial document, a draft law on financing domestic borrowing is presented to the government to bridge the 2020 deficit

09/28/2020 12:27:00

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Finance presented, to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, a draft law on financing domestic borrowing to finance the 2020 deficit.
In the document sent to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, the Euphrates News Agency obtained a copy of it bearing the title of a draft law on financing domestic borrowing to finance the fiscal deficit for the year 2020, justifying that by withdrawing the budget law from the parliament by the government.
The Ministry of Finance indicated in a statement today Read more…

The US State Department comments on news of the embassy’s closure … and Iraqi officials: The procedures have already begun

The US State Department comments on news of the embassy’s closure … and Iraqi officials: The procedures have already begun

09/28/2020 01:02:37

{International: Al Furat News} A spokeswoman for the US State Department said, on Sunday, that Washington had previously made clear that the groups that fire missiles at the US embassy in Baghdad “pose a threat to the government of Iraq and the neighboring diplomatic missions,” in response to reports that spoke about the determination of the states. Close its embassy “in Iraq.
Multiple news reports said that the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, warned Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi Read more…

Official Spokesman for the Stream of Wisdom: We do not want things to reach a dangerous curve

Official Spokesman for the Stream of Wisdom: We do not want things to reach a dangerous curve

09/28/2020 16:11:49

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The spokesman for the National Wisdom Movement, Nawfal Abu Ragheef, said that there is no beneficiary from the deteriorating relations between Iraq and the United States of America.
Abu Ragheef said in a televised interview about America’s threat to close its embassy in Baghdad: “We are sorry for all these developments Read more…

A political analysis warns: Closing the US embassy means isolating Iraq internationally

A political analysis warns: Closing the US embassy means isolating Iraq internationally

Monday 28 September 2020 | 05:21 pm

The Iraqi political analyst Najm Al-Qassab confirmed today, Monday, that the United States’ decision to close its embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, means placing Iraq in international isolation.

Al-Qassab told “Eye of Iraq News”, that “Iraq is weak economically, politically, and even our security, and the United States of America possesses power and relations with all the great European countries, the Gulf and others, and America is the protector of the Iraqi dinar Read more…

Security measures tightened in Baghdad, with Washington threatening to close its embassy

Security measures tightened in Baghdad, with Washington threatening to close its embassy

9-28-2020

Despite the Iraqi authorities’ move to make contacts to ease the severity of the US measures that are being talked about, about Washington’s intention to close its embassy in Baghdad and transfer its ambassador Matthew Toller to Erbil, due to the threats of armed militias, the official Iraqi position was not clearly announced until Monday morning.

On the other hand, a spokeswoman for the US State Department confirmed Read more…