IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Security source: The battle to liberate Tal Afar from the grip of “Daash” will not take more than two weeks

Security source: The battle to liberate Tal Afar from the grip of “Daash” will not take more than two weeks

Wednesday 16 August 2017 at 17:20 pm

Baghdad / Sky Press:

A senior security source said on Wednesday that the battle to liberate Tal Afar, the biggest district under the control of elements of the organization “Da’ash” terrorist, northern Iraq, will not take more than two weeks.

“Our military forces will decide the battle in just two weeks,” the security source said.

The head of the Ministry Read more…

America: Hajim al-Hassani, the next prime minister

America: Hajim al-Hassani, the next prime minister

Wednesday 16 August 2017 at 14:38 pm

Baghdad / Sky Press:

Reveals leaks from inside the US Embassy in Iraq that the candidate supported by the US Department of Defense to take over the post of prime minister after Haider Abadi is Hajim al-Husseini

“Hajim al-Hassani is the one who signed the nomination by the leaders of the US Department of Defense and they will try to convince the White House and the Pentagon, in addition to the Read more…

Iraq receives new aircraft to boost its air fleet

Iraq receives new aircraft to boost its air fleet

2017/8/16 13:34

BAGHDAD (AFP) – Transport Minister Kazem al-Alami received on Wednesday a new plane of the Iraqi Airways fleet, the second from Seattle to Baghdad International Airport, in the presence of a number of members of the House of Representatives on the Parliamentary Services Committee.
“The new aircraft was a complement to the contract between Read more…

Iraq is a partner in the Swedish Volvo industry

Iraq is a partner in the Swedish Volvo industry

2017/8/16 10:05

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The General Company for the manufacture of cars and equipment, one of the companies of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals announced the arrival of the components of Volvo trucks in preparation for the start of work and production in cooperation with the Swedish manufacturer.
“The company is ready to provide for the needs of state institutions Read more…

Karbala youth reveals a breakthrough to end the electricity crisis in Iraq

Karbala youth reveals a breakthrough to end the electricity crisis in Iraq

2017/8/15 12:22

(Karbala: Euphrates News) A young man from Karbala province invented an invention that says it will end the crisis of electric power in Iraq.
Hassan Al-Sultani called on the media to attend his press conference to be held on Thursday evening and announce the new invention, which ends, as he says, “the electricity crisis in all of Iraq and enriches the citizens from the use of kerosene and gasoline during the operation of generators.”
Al-Sultani refused to reveal any details of his invention, and was Read more…

URGENT Delegation of the Kurdish referendum: Our meeting with Abadi was very hopeful

URGENT Delegation of the Kurdish referendum: Our meeting with Abadi was very hopeful

2017/8/15 8:55

The delegation’s meeting with Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi in Baghdad was “very hopeful”, said a member of the delegation of the Supreme Council for the referendum in the Kurdistan region, member of the Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Saadi Ahmed Bireh.

“Abadi told us that the people of Kurdistan are convinced that the referendum will be held for independence, because he is not Read more…

Abadi and the Kurdish delegation agreed to dialogue and remove concerns in order to preserve the unity of Iraq

Abadi and the Kurdish delegation agreed to dialogue and remove concerns in order to preserve the unity of Iraq

2017/8/15 8:15

[Ayn-Baghdad]
A statement by the Prime Minister’s Office that the Prime Minister Haider Abadi and the delegation of the Kurdish political, who came to Baghdad yesterday agreed to continue serious dialogue to preserve the unity of Iraq.
“The meeting witnessed the appreciation of the joint efforts between the federal government and the region Read more…

After 27 years, the reopening of Arar port between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

After 27 years, the reopening of Arar port between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

2017-08-14 at 14:32 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News
Saudi Arabia and Iraq have agreed to open the port of “New Arar” border formally and permanently after a closure of 27 years, in a move that will transfer relations between the two countries to a wider perspective and return to the former Read more…

Signed a cooperation agreement between the Iraqi Trade Bank and the United Auto Trading Company

Signed a cooperation agreement between the Iraqi Trade Bank and the United Auto Trading Company

2017-08-14 at 10:36 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News
The United Auto Trading Company, the official and sole agent of Renault vehicles in Iraq and the Iraqi Bank of Trade, signed a cooperation agreement to provide car loan service to citizens. The signing ceremony took place at the main exhibition of Renault cars in its distinctive location Read more…

International Monetary Fund praises Iraq’s actions to achieve comprehensive economic development

International Monetary Fund praises Iraq’s actions to achieve comprehensive economic development

2017-08-14 at 18:07 (Baghdad time)

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The International Monetary Fund praised the government’s measures aimed at achieving comprehensive economic development through controlling and reducing spending, encouraging investment and going to the private sector as well as serious steps towards maximizing Read more…

Kurdistan delegation arrives in Baghdad today to persuade its officials to accept the referendum

Kurdistan delegation arrives in Baghdad today to persuade its officials to accept the referendum

2017-08-14 at 09:04 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News
A high Kurdish delegation from the region arrived in Baghdad on Monday to discuss the referendum scheduled for September 25.
It is hoped that the Kurdish delegation will meet the three presidencies (the Republic Fuad Masum, the ministers Haider Abadi and the Parliament of Salim al-Jubouri), in addition to the meeting of a number of ambassadors of States.
The delegation consisted of leaders Read more…

Military forces arrive at the outskirts of Tal Afar in preparation for their liberation

Military forces arrive at the outskirts of Tal Afar in preparation for their liberation

Monday, August 14 2017 at 13:55 pm

Baghdad / Sky Press: m

A military force arrived at the outskirts of Tel Afar district in western Mosul in preparation for a battle to liberate the gangs of the terrorist.

In a statement received by Sky Press, Federal Police Chief Raed Jawdat said that “units of the armored vehicle and elite forces are Read more…

US military says seven soldiers killed and wounded in northern Iraq

US military says seven soldiers killed and wounded in northern Iraq

8-13-2017

The US military said Sunday that seven soldiers were killed and wounded in a combat operation in northern Iraq.

“Two US soldiers were killed and five wounded during a combat operation in northern Iraq,” a US military source told Reuters.

US troops have been deployed in the western and northern parts of Iraq, after the Read more…

Barzani’s party puts a “condition” in return for postponing the referendum

Barzani’s party puts a “condition” in return for postponing the referendum

8-13-2017

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), led by outgoing Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani, said on Sunday that the United States would not reject the referendum.

“The United States is not opposed to the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan to be held next September, but it is opposed to the timing,” said MP Najibah Najib. “America is holding referendums on the simplest of things, so how Read more…

Unidentified gunmen blow up the largest arms and gear stores for a man in Tal Afar

Unidentified gunmen blow up the largest arms and gear stores for a man in Tal Afar

2017/8/13 10:03

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) According to intelligence sources from inside the city of Tal Afar, an explosion occurred inside the largest arms stores and equipment belonging to gangs Da’ash terrorist in the center of Tel Afar, which led to the burning completely.
The source told the news agency, “The explosion of the weapons and equipment warehouse belonging to the terrorist Da’ish was carried out by unknowns after they managed to infiltrate him and kill the guards to set fire to the inside Read more…

URGENT Joint operations: There is no US military base in Tal Afar

URGENT Joint operations: There is no US military base in Tal Afar

Posted, 2017/8/12 21:04

[Ayna-Baghdad]
denied the joint operations command, news of the establishment of a US military base near the district of Tall Afar west of the city of Mosul.
“There is no US military base within the district of Tal Afar district west of Mosul,” Joint Operations spokesman Brigadier Yehia Rasool said in a statement received by the All Iraq agency. “The participation of US and coalition forces is part of the Read more…

Zebari: referendum on the scheduled date

Zebari: referendum on the scheduled date

2017/8/12 15:40

[AKnews]
The former minister of finance, a member of the political bureau of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Hoshyar Zebari, said on Saturday that the Kurds would hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, as scheduled despite a US request to postpone it.
“The date, as of September 25, has not changed,” he said in a press statement, commenting on a request made by US Secretary of State Rex Tilerson.
The State Department said in June it feared the referendum Read more…

Our forces apply their siege on Tal Afar

Our forces apply their siege on Tal Afar

12/8/2017 12:00 am

Mosul / Al-Sabah
Our heroic forces succeeded in completely encircling Tal Afar and cut off the supply routes of the gangs inside the judiciary, which saw concentrated air strikes on the air force’s hawks targeting Ukara terrorist gangs. Operation Tales of the Siege on Tal Afar, accompanied by the expectation of the anti-terrorist organization “to fight an easy battle” to liberate Tal Afar, while the popular crowd confirmed the participation Read more…

Sadr has been subjected to three assassination attempts in the past few years and the details of the latest

A deputy for the free reveals: Sadr has been subjected to three assassination attempts in the past few years and the details of the latest

2017/08/11 14:46

Baghdad today – special

The leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr has been subjected to more than 3 “assassination attempts” after the adoption of the reform project in Iraq.

“The last assassination attempt against Sadr was during his return from Baghdad to the city of Al-Hananah, where one of the wheels Read more…

Tillerson to Barzani: We prefer to postpone the referendum

Tillerson to Barzani: We prefer to postpone the referendum

2017/8/11 18:18

The US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, the President of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, to postpone the referendum process in the region, and expressed his support for dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil.
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Region on Friday, in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, “the President of the Kurdistan region discussed with the US Secretary Read more…