IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

URGENT A US company suspends its operations in the region after a warning from the Oil Ministry

URGENT A US company suspends its operations in the region after a warning from the Oil Ministry

Posted, 2017/10/19 20:43

[Ayna-Baghdad]
A US oil company suspended its operations in the Kurdistan region after a warning from the Oil Ministry on Thursday.
Chevron said today that it temporarily suspended its oil and gas activities in Kurdistan, in the latest setback to the region Read more…

Kurdish source: Nuri al-Maliki is allowed to peshmerga to extend for a share of oil smuggler

Kurdish source: Nuri al-Maliki is allowed to peshmerga to extend for a share of oil smuggler

2017-10-19

Revealed a leader in the Kurdish National Union Party about a deal was the former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had held with the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani, while planning for a second term in 2010

The Kurdish leader said that a secret agreement signed between Maliki and Barzani stipulates that Maliki get a percentage of Kurdish oil smuggled, and be a partner with the Barzani family in the Read more…

Iraq: Receives $ 4 billion from international supporting institutions

Iraq: Receives $ 4 billion from international supporting institutions

Date Posted 19/10/2017 12:03 PM

Iraq has received 4 billion dollars from international institutions supporting, this was confirmed by the economic adviser to the Prime Minister appearance of Mohammed Saleh.
Saleh said that after negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, Iraq received a grant of two billion dollars in the past year and a half, in addition to a loan of two billion dollars from the World Bank Read more…

Erbil welcomes Abadi initiative and confirms its readiness for dialogue with Baghdad

Erbil welcomes Abadi initiative and confirms its readiness for dialogue with Baghdad

2017/10/19 16:26

[Ayna-Erbil]
welcomed the Kurdistan Regional Government, on Thursday, the initiative of Prime Minister Haider Abadi, calling for dialogue on the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil, in accordance with the Constitution, within the principles of partnership and consensus.
“The Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers held today a meeting Read more…

Iraq warns foreign oil companies from contracting with the Kurdistan region

Iraq warns foreign oil companies from contracting with the Kurdistan region

2017/10/19 13:18

[Ayna-Baghdad] The
Ministry of Oil strongly warned all countries and international oil companies of contracting or agreement with any party inside Iraq without reference to the federal government or the Ministry of Oil.
“The irresponsible statements made by some officials inside and Read more…

Deputy: 600 thousand Kurds left Kirkuk and Kurdish forces burned homes and shops

Deputy: 600 thousand Kurds left Kirkuk and Kurdish forces burned homes and shops

2017-10-18

The Turkmen MP Jassem Mohammad Jaafar al-Bayati, Tuesday, what is circulating about the intention of the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani, “intransigent and dictator” to resign as “ridiculous,” and expressed surprise at the “more than 600 thousand Kurds” to leave the province, Kurdish “withdrawing” some houses and shops.

Jaafar said in an interview that “what is being circulated about the writing of Massoud Barzani for his resignation is ridiculous because it Read more…

Barzani will resign in the next 48 hours

Barzani will resign in the next 48 hours

Wednesday 18 October 2017 at 16:04

Baghdad / Sky Press

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq Affairs Joseph Benenton, on Wednesday, President of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, that Washington is waiting to resign after the recent events, stressing that his government is waiting for this action during the next two days and otherwise will intervene directly.

This came after the reluctance of US officials to respond to contacts Read more…

The governor of the Central Bank is discussing with the Security Council important files

The governor of the Central Bank is discussing with the Security Council important files in the first meeting of its kind

2017/10/18 14:10

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Central Bank Governor Ali Mohsen Ismail discussed with the UN Security Council important files at a meeting of the first of its kind in the world at the invitation of him.
“The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Mohsen Ismail, met in New York with members of the UN Security Council in the United Nations building, where this is the first meeting of the Central Bank of Iraq, Its kind in the world where Read more…

Tillerson to Abadi: Washington does not recognize the referendum of the region and supports the rule of law

Tillerson to Abadi: Washington does not recognize the referendum of the region and supports the rule of law

2017/10/18 8:04

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi received a telephone call from US Secretary of State Rex Tilerson.
“Washington does not recognize the referendum in the Kurdistan region, and it supports the unity of Iraq and the steps of the federal government in avoiding confrontation and imposing the rule of law,” a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office said late on Friday.
“The United States attaches importance Read more…

US report: Baghdad’s control of Kirkuk shattered Barzani’s dream .. did not expect that

US report: Baghdad’s control of Kirkuk shattered Barzani’s dream .. did not expect that

2017/10/17 12:35

Baghdad today – follow-up

The Iraqi army’s control of oil-rich Kirkuk has shattered the Kurds’ dream of an independent state at least in the near future. The new entity also faces strong opposition from Iran, Turkey and the Arab states, according to a report by the Center for Middle East Studies in Washington.

“Baghdad and Erbil can reach a compromise for the Kurdish crisis Read more…

Iraq and Saudi Arabia agree to launch flights from tomorrow

Iraq and Saudi Arabia agree to launch flights from tomorrow

2017/10/17 12:17

Iraq and Saudi Arabia have agreed to operate flights starting tomorrow Wednesday in the inauguration of civil aviation between the two countries after stopping since the invasion of the former regime of Kuwait in 1990.
“The Minister of Transport Kazem Al-Hamami met with Saudi Ambassador to Iraq Abdul Aziz Al-Shammari to discuss the enhancement of bilateral relations between the two countries in the Read more…

The popular crowd: the continuous suppression of fire in Kirkuk oil fields

The popular crowd: the continuous suppression of fire in Kirkuk oil fields

2017/10/17 16:29

[Ayna-Baghdad]
Firefighters continue their work to quell the fires set by Massoud Barzani’s forces in the Bei Hassan and Kafana fields northwest of Kirkuk.
“The fire brigades with the support of the security forces and the popular crowd are working now to put out the fires in the fields of Bay Hassan and Avana north-west of Kirkuk after being burned by Read more…

Kurdish list calls Barzani to apologize and end his “political life”

Kurdish list calls Barzani to apologize and end his “political life”

2017/10/16 18:21

Baghdad today

The Kurdish new generation called on Monday for Barzani to apologize to the people of Kurdistan and immediately resign from his post, ending his political life, while threatening to resort to the street.

The list said in a statement that “Barzani and the leadership of the five ruling parties in the region must submit their resignations Read more…

The decline of Iraq’s dollar bonds with the escalation of tension with the Kurds

The decline of Iraq’s dollar bonds with the escalation of tension with the Kurds

2017-10-16 at 11:59 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s dollar bonds fell on Monday as tensions rose in Kirkuk province between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
Sovereign bonds fell 2028 cents to a two-and-a-half-month low, while 2023 bonds fell Read more…

Kuwait: Iraqi gas agreed to import does not exceed 5% of our consumption

Kuwait: Iraqi gas agreed to import does not exceed 5% of our consumption

Posted, 2017/10/16 21:32

[Ayna-follow-up]
Kuwaiti Oil Minister and Minister of Electricity and Water Issam al-Marzouq said that the quantities of gas agreed to import from Iraq is about 50 million cubic feet.
“This quantity does not exceed 5 percent of the amount of gas consumed by Kuwait during the summer,” Al-Marzooq told reporters on the sidelines of Kuwait’s third oil and gas conference Read more…

The most dangerous warning from Baghdad to the region on Kirkuk [expanded]

The most dangerous warning from Baghdad to the region on Kirkuk [expanded]

Posted, 2017/10/16 19:28

[Ayna-Baghdad] The
Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Haider al-Abadi chaired the meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security.
“The priority is still to end the presence of gangs and encourage terror in all areas of Iraq,” the council said, according to a statement Read more…

800 Dhaishi handed themselves to the Peshmerga in Kirkuk, including 30 leaders

800 Dhaishi handed themselves to the Peshmerga in Kirkuk, including 30 leaders

2017-10-15

Revealed the leadership of the popular crowd in Iraq, Jabar al-Mamouri, the delivery of about 800 terrorists from the organization, “urging” themselves to the Peshmerga forces in the province of Kirkuk after fleeing the Hawija, noting that among them 30 leaders.

Al-Mamouri said in an interview that “about 800 militants from the organization calling the terrorist surrendered themselves to the Peshmerga forces in Kirkuk Read more…

Reuters: Peshmerga prevents Iraqi forces from entering oil fields in Kirkuk

Reuters: Peshmerga prevents Iraqi forces from entering oil fields in Kirkuk

2017-10-15 at 18:45 (Baghdad time)

Mawazine News – Follow up
A Kurdish security official said on Sunday that the Peshmerga fighters had rejected an ultimatum from Iraqi armed factions to withdraw from a strategic intersection south of the city of Kirkuk that controls access to some of the region’s major oil fields.
Reuters quoted an official of the Security Council of the Kurdistan Read more…

Urgent : Iran closed border crossings with the region at the request of Baghdad

Urgent : Iran closed border crossings with the region at the request of Baghdad

2017/10/15 18:12

[Ayna-Baghdad]
The Foreign Ministry announced that Iran’s closure of the border crossings with the Kurdistan region was at the request of Baghdad.
“At the request of the Iraqi government, the Islamic Republic of Iran closed today the official border crossings with the Kurdistan region of Iraq, as part of the Read more…

The Government: There is no dialogue on the referendum because it is totally rejected

The Government: There is no dialogue on the referendum because it is totally rejected

15/10/2017 12:00 am

President of the Republic denied the transfer of conditions from Baghdad to the Kurdish leadership
Baghdad / follow-up The morning
denied the presidency of the Republic on Saturday, press reports talked about the transfer of President Fuad Masum, a letter or conditions from the Iraqi government to the Kurdish leadership in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, during Read more…