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dinarham ... im pretty sure the cbi buys IQD and sells USD , ( remember Iran was counterfeiting iqd to sell to the bank ) to get USD , imo i believe when the cbi feeis it has removed enough iqd inside iraq and does whatever the Plan is for the iqd the usd will be of little value in iraq , speculators like most on this forum will never know the final card till its played and on the table ( international ) . iraq will keep moving on and so will I .... strictly my conjecturing ... all the best cheers

Iraqi man demands compensation from British oil firm BP after son dies of leukaemia ReportBreakingIraqiOil Firm 2024-04-23 12:25 Font Shafaq News/ An Iraqi man has taken the first step to launching legal proceedings in the UK against British oil firm BP, holding the company partly to blame for his son's death. Hussein Julood sent the company a letter seeking damages on Monday, just over a year after his son Ali Hussein died aged 21. Ali was raised near the town of Rumaila in Iraq. Julood alleges that gas flaring – the burning of excess gas – at the Rumaila oil field was responsible for his son's cancer. "My son was my best friend," Julood said. "Despite his suffering, Ali sought justice for all the people in the community who have been affected by flaring and those suffering from the same issues around the world." Ali was diagnosed with leukaemia at 15, leading him to leave school and his football team, and spent years receiving "painful and invasive" treatment. This is believed to be first time a fossil fuel corporation has been faced with a lawsuit in the UK concerning flaring overseas. BP has 90 days to "respond substantively. Wessen Jazrawi, a partner at the Hausfeld & Co. law firm that is representing Julood, said: "This is an important example of environmental and human rights litigation demanding compensation for harmful emissions from a carbon major. "Such companies have generally been able to carry out harmful environmental practices with impunity, particularly where these occur in the Global South." The BBC reported that Julood's letter to BP claimed his son's cancer and later death was the result of "toxic emissions from the Rumaila oilfield". The letter alleged that BP was partly to blame, according to the BBC. A press release about Julood's legal move said: "In his letter to BP plc, Julood claims that senior management made decisions that permitted excessive gas flaring to persist at the Rumaila oilfield, where a local BP subsidiary was the lead contractor. "It is further alleged that such flaring ultimately resulted in the illness and death of his son." The BBC reported that the Iraqi government owned the site where the flaring took place and that alongside PetroChina, BP was the lead contractor for overseeing the field in a group venture known as Rumaila Operating Organisation. "BP is not and has never been the operator of the Rumaila field. Nor do we have any ownership interest or equity in the field or any right to the oil it produces," a BP said in a statement published on its website in November. "Nevertheless, we continue to actively support the lead contractor – Basra Energy Company Limited (BECL) – in its work to help the operator of the field, the Rumaila Operating Organisation (ROO), to reduce its flaring and emissions. "ROO has and continues to implement a number of strategic projects which have significantly reduced flaring and emissions." BP added that this includes working with Basrah Gas Company, which the British firm said was responsible for managing the gas produced at Rumaila, to reduce flaring. BP said it "understands the concerns" and is "in action". "As shareholders, BP and PetroChina continue to provide technical advice and support to BECL aimed at delivering further improvements at Rumaila," the British company added.

Turkish President strategic journey: reshaping relations with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region ReportBreakingKurdistanErdoganNechirvan BarzaniMohammed Shia AlSudani 2024-04-23 15:26 Font Shafaq News/ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent visit to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region has renewed interest in regional diplomacy. With the signing of 26 agreements and memoranda of understanding, including contracts related to Turkish companies developing Iraqi irrigation systems, tourism cooperation, trade, investments, and even security coordination, the relations seem more stable, whether between Ankara and Baghdad or Ankara and Erbil. A historic visit to Baghdad and Erbil On Monday, the Turkish President arrived in Baghdad on his first visit in 13 years since his last visit as Prime Minister in March 2011. Erdogan is accompanied by his Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, Trade Minister Omar Polat, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdul Qadir Uraloglu, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alp Arslan Bayraktar, and Industry and Technology Minister, Mehmet Fatih Kacar. President Erdogan is also accompanied by Fahrettin Altun, the Head of the Presidential Communications Directorate, and Akif Cagatay Kilic, the President's advisor for foreign policy and security. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani welcomed him at Baghdad International Airport with a ceremony that included 21-gun salutes, the country's highest honor. During his one-day visit, Erdogan held discussions with high-level Iraqi officials, including PM Al-Sudani, President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, and Sunni figures. Later in his journey, the Turkish President headed to Erbil, where he was warmly welcomed by President Nechirvan Barzani, Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, and Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. The visit comes amid a broad strategic rapprochement between Iraq and Turkiye following a series of high-level security meetings involving the Foreign Ministers, Defense Ministers, heads of intelligence agencies, and other officials from Turkiye and Iraq, held on March 13th in Baghdad. A turning point visit President Erdogan's recent visit to Baghdad and Erbil is seen as a pivotal moment that could herald a new phase in Ankara's engagement with Iraq following years of relative absence, stagnation, and intermittent tensions. The timing of Erdogan's visit is notable. It occurred amid a series of significant developments that have added weight to the diplomatic maneuvers. One such event was Al-Sudani's return from a visit to Washington and meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden to clarify the scope and nature of American involvement in Iraq—an issue of direct concern to Ankara given its strategic influence in both Iraqi and Syrian contexts. Moreover, Erdogan's trip coincided with a landmark event in the Middle East—the first direct clash between Iran and Israel, involving Iraqi airspace in a cross-border escalation. This regional turbulence pushed Erdogan's awareness that such conflicts, which spill over into Iraq, jeopardize Turkiye's regional security and interests. Against this backdrop, there is a growing recognition among key players in Baghdad, Ankara, and Erbil regarding the imperative of maintaining a ceasefire in Gaza and preventing wider regional conflict. Erdogan, alongside Iraqi top officials Al-Sudani, Rashid, and President Barzani, has consistently emphasized the need for stability amid ongoing geopolitical challenges. The confluence of these factors suggests a nuanced and evolving landscape in Turkish-Iraqi relations, where Erdogan's visit symbolizes a potential shift towards deeper engagement and collaborative efforts to navigate complex regional dynamics. According to political analyst Archad Hermuz, the relationship between Turkiye and Iraq is paramount, given their status as "neighboring and fraternal nations." Hermuz stated that Turkiye consistently "advocates for Iraq's resurgence to its historical and civilizational prominence." Hermuz underscored Turkiye's particular focus on the Kurdistan Region, citing numerous commonalities that bind Turkiye and the region, particularly in trade and security matters. "Security holds critical significance for Turkiye, Iraq, and the Kurdistan Region, necessitating comprehensive discussions on these intertwined issues." Regarding the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) issue, Hermuz noted a "sense of seriousness" expressed by the Iraqi and the Kurdish governments regarding "countering potential terrorist activities." "The PKK operations violate the Iraqi constitution; therefore, there is an obligation to combat any terrorist operations emanating from its territories, especially those targeting neighboring countries like Turkiye." In turn, Dr. Taha Oglu, a researcher in Turkish affairs and international relations, noted the visit's role in bolstering political presence and fostering agreements, notably the pivotal Development Road project, which will have "positive implications on both Turkiye and Iraq, as well as the participating nations, particularly concerning water resources." Oglu highlighted the visit's economic outcomes, emphasizing its role in "inaugurating a new phase of Turkish-Iraqi relations across security, economic, commercial, and developmental domains." "This reinvigoration signifies a fresh chapter in the bilateral ties between Turkiye and Iraq, promising mutual benefits and a reshaped relationship." In addition, Oglu underscored Erdogan's visit to the Kurdistan Region as a crucial political juncture, pointing out the security dimension, particularly in light of Baghdad's approval of Ankara's request to clamp down on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), providing Turkiye with political backing for its actions within Iraq. Meanwhile, Turkish political analyst Oktay Yilmaz highlighted the economic interests shared between Ankara, Baghdad, and Erbil. "The focus was on enhancing economic ties through investment, boosting trade volumes, and initiating developmental projects, including the Development Road project linking southern Iraq to the Turkish border, which promises benefits for all stakeholders, including the Kurdistan Region." Addressing oil-related disagreements, Yilmaz mentioned Erdogan's advice to both Baghdad and Erbil on the importance of resolving disputes to resume oil flow to Turkiye. Tensions escalated in March 2022 between the two nations when Turkiye halted oil exports amounting to 450,000 bpd from Kurdistan following a compensation order by the International Chamber of Commerce related to "unauthorized" oil exports by the KRG between 2014 and 2018. The crux of the dispute revolves around accusations that Turkiye breached a 50-year-old pipeline transit agreement by allowing oil exports from KRG-controlled areas without Iraq's consent. A strategic shift in Turkish-Kurdish relations Dr. Ihsan Al-Shammari, head of the Political Thinking Center in Iraq, highlighted the importance of President Erdogan's visit to the Kurdistan Region as a "reaffirmation of Ankara's alliance with Erbil," noting a shift in Turkiye's approach towards the Kurdistan Region, which he believes will have positive implications for Kurdish interests. In an interview with Shafaq News Agency, Al-Shammari highlighted the potential for a robust partnership across political, economic, and security domains as a result of Erdogan's meetings with Kurdish leaders Masoud Barzani, Nechirvan Barzani, and Masrour Barzani. "This visit is a step towards resolving key issues such as oil re-exports and Turkish military operations along the border." Al-Shammari viewed direct dialogue between Erdogan and Erbil as crucial for "reaching comprehensive agreements and establishing a more stable and sustainable relationship between the parties involved. In this regard, observers told Shafaq News that Turkiye recognizes Erbil's potential role in transforming Erdogan's image from a "heavy neighbor" with strained relations with some Iraqi forces over the past decade due to controversial files, including combatting terrorism, water disputes, and PKK activities, into a "neighborly partner" focused on cooperation, coordination, and stability. The observers also noted that President Nechirvan Barzani has cultivated "deep ties" between Erbil and Ankara, including personal connections with Turkish leaders like Erdogan.

IMF expects inflation in Iraq to be 4% in 2024 Amr Salem April 23, 2024 620 2 min The International Monetary Fund. Photo: AP Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revealed on Monday that inflation in Iraq is expected to reach four percent in 2024. According to a report on the inflation index issued by the IMF, Sudan is expected to have the highest inflation rate in 2024—145.5 percent. Egypt and Yemen are predicted to have the second and third highest rates, respectively, at 32.5 and 16.9 percent. With an anticipated inflation rate of 7.6 percent, Algeria came in fourth in the Arab world, ahead of Tunisia in fifth place with an estimated inflation rate of 7.4 percent. With four percent, Iraq ranked sixth, ahead of Kuwait (3.2 percent), Mauritania (2.8 percent), Jordan (2.7 percent), Qatar (2.6 percent), Saudi Arabia (2.3 percent), and Morocco (2.2 percent). Multiple factors affect these ratios, such as swings in food and energy prices and pressures related to currency exchange in certain Arab countries. Inflation in Iraq reached approximately 3.7 percent in August 2023, compared to 4.4 percent in August 2022, despite the rise in inflation in Iraq’s neighboring countries.

Saleh: Submitting budget schedules to Parliament is a constitutional and regulatory context Time: 04/23/2024 14:57:29 Saleh: Submitting budget schedules to Parliament is a constitutional and regulatory context {Economic: Al-Furat News} The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Saleh, confirmed that submitting the budget schedules to the House of Representatives is a “constitutional and supervisory context.” Saleh told {Al-Furat News} agency, “From both a constitutional and legal standpoint, the provisions that have been approved in the Federal General Budget Law No. 13 of 2023 (the tripartite budget) have become binding for implementation and in accordance with the instructions for implementing the general budget, both its operational and emergency parts, and because the application of the annual budget process The three medium-term financial plans have been approved in our country for the first time and in accordance with one of the texts included in the amended Federal Financial Management Law No. 6 of 2019.” He stated, “The text stated in the Tripartite Budget Law that the executive authority submits tables related to expenditures, revenues, and the estimated deficit for the current fiscal year 2024 is a constitutional and supervisory context and falls within the duties of the legislative authority.” Member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Haitham Al-Zahwan, announced on the 21st of this month, “There is a possibility to send the 2024 budget and approve it before the legislative recess of the House of Representatives begins next May 9.” Al-Zahwan attributed the reasons for the delay in the arrival of the 2024 budget schedules to “the continuation of work on them,” expecting that “they will be sent within the coming days.” The head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, said in a statement that the committee is awaiting the arrival of the 2024 budget schedules during this month, while he stressed the effort to correct the path of the budget by maximizing non-oil revenues, encouraging the private sector, and reducing operational spending. ALFORATNEWS.IQ صالح: تقديم جداول الموازنة الى البرلمان سياق دستوري ورقابي اقتصادية الفرات نيوز أكد المستشار المالي لرئيس الوزراء، مظهر محمد صالح، ان تقديم جداول الموازنة الى مجلس النواب سياق دستوري ورقابي

American forces targeted in western Iraq AFP April 23, 2024 877 3 min The Iraqi and US flags flutter outside a hotel in Baghdad. Photo: AFP Baghdad – American forces were targeted at a base in western Iraq, a US defense official said Tuesday, the second such attack on the country’s troops after a more than two month pause. It followed another attack over the weekend in which rockets were fired from northern Iraq at a base in Syria that houses forces from the US-led coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group. US troops in the Middle East have been attacked scores of times since mid-October, but the cycle of rocket and drone attacks and periodic retaliatory strikes stopped following heavy American air raids on Iran-linked targets in early February. “Yesterday there was an attack against Al-Asad Air Base” that did not cause injuries or damage, the defense official said on condition of anonymity, without specifying the nature of the attack. “This was the second attack against US forces since February 4,” the official said. A wave of more than 165 attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria began in October shortly after the start of the latest round of conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas, causing injuries but no deaths among US forces. But a drone attack in Jordan killed three US soldiers in late January, after which Washington carried out strikes on dozens of Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria. The air raids were followed by a pause in the attacks that lasted until late this month. The majority of the attacks were claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose alliance of Iran-backed groups angered by US support for Israel, but there have been no claims for either of the attacks this month.

US dollar exchange rate drops in Baghdad, Erbil Amr Salem April 23, 2024 756 2 min An employee of a currency exchange shop shows a stack of Iraqi dinars in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar governorate. Photo: AFP/Getty Images Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The US dollar exchange rate against the Iraqi dinar declined in Baghdad and the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Erbil, on Tuesday with the closure of the two main stock exchanges in the country. The US dollar exchange rate fell with the closure of Baghdad’s Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya stock exchanges, where the US dollar exchange rate reached 1469 dinars compared to 1472 dinars on Tuesday morning. The exchange rate in currency exchange shops in Baghdad ranged between 1480 dinars and 1460 dinars, Shafaq News reported. In Erbil, the US dollar exchange rate ranged between 1468 dinars and 1467 dinars. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) announced in February 2023 that it started applying the new exchange rate of the US dollar, which is 1,300 dinars against one US dollar. The previous official exchange rate was 1450 dinars to one US dollar, which was being exchanged in the parallel market at a rate of 1550 dinars. In January 2023, the exchange rate of the US dollar against the local currency reached 1610 dinars, while the official exchange rate remained 1450 dinars per dollar, with a gap between the two exchange rates of more than 10 percent.

Iraq, Turkey ink more than 24 agreements Amr Salem April 23, 2024 690 2 min The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, and the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: INA Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – During an official visit by the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to Iraq on Monday, more than 24 agreements in different industries were reached between Turkey and Iraq. Following their meeting in Baghdad, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, and Erdogan sponsored the agreements, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The two leaders witnessed signing over 24 memoranda of understanding during a discussion, which included bilateral cooperation in water management, irrigation, infrastructure development, rail and road construction, and security. In terms of security, the two parties discussed how to deal with the difficulties brought about by the existence of militants who may support terrorists and compromise the security of both countries. “Iraqi and Turkish security are inseparable, and collaboration between the two countries is important for regional security,” Al-Sudani said. Al-Sudani and Erdogan signed a cooperation framework agreement on water, aiming to foster understanding and collaboration in the water sector based on the principles of equality, good intentions, and good neighborliness. The agreement also aims to create a new vision for the implementation of infrastructure and investment projects pertaining to water resources in Iraq. The 10-year agreement focuses on allocating cross-border waters fairly and equally and establishing a goal for the efficient and sensible use of water.

Iraq claims Babylon army base blast triggered by stockpiled missiles AFP April 23, 2024 599 3 min Abu Fadak Al-Mohammedawi (C-R), the chief of staff of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces, visits a man at a hospital in Hilla in the central province of Babylon after he was wounded in an explosion overnight Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – An explosion last weekend at an Iraqi military base hosting former pro-Iran paramilitaries was caused by munitions stored on-site, an investigative committee said Tuesday, ruling out an air strike. The overnight Friday to Saturday blast at the Kalsu base in Babylon province killed one person and wounded eight others. Officials had initially blamed an “aerial bombing”, but the authorities have now dismissed the possibility of a drone or air strike. The base housed “barracks and arms depots” belonging to the Iraqi army, the interior ministry and the Popular Mobilisation Forces, or Hashed al-Shaabi, the committee said in a statement. “The explosion created a large, irregularly shaped crater at the site of the incident, (which was) used to store materiel, missiles and explosive materials”, it said. The committee, which conducted soil and material analyses at the site, added that “the size of the crater confirms there was a very strong explosion of weaponry and high explosive materials present at the site”. The analysis allowed the investigators to identify the presence of “three materials used in the manufacture of explosives and missiles — TNT, ammonium nitrate and dibutyl phthalate”. The committee said the intensity of the explosion and the size of various armaments thrown into the air by it “could not have been caused by one or multiple airborne missiles under any circumstances”. The investigators also pointed to reports by Iraq’s air force command, which said there were no combat aircraft or drones flying in the province at the time of the attack. CENTCOM, the US military command in the region, denied any involvement in the explosion. When asked by AFP, the Israeli military refused to comment. Hashed al-Shaabi is an integral part of the Iraqi security forces operating under the authority of the prime minister. But it encompasses multiple armed factions, some of which over recent months carried out dozens of attacks in Iraq and Syria against US soldiers deployed as part of an international anti-jihadist coalition.

US calls on Iraq to safeguard US troops after new attacks By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali April 23, 20243:06 PM CDTUpdated 5 hours ago U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 15, 2024. Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via... Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabRead more WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. military called on Iraq's government on Tuesday to take steps to safeguard American troops in both Iraq and Syria after failed attacks a day earlier by Iran-aligned militia. The drone and rocket fire were the first such incidents since a near three-month pause in what had been almost daily attacks that culminated in the January killing of three U.S. soldiers at the Tower 22 outpost in Jordan. With U.S.-Iran tensions soaring after the Jordan attack, and some calls from Republican lawmakers in Washington for a direct U.S. response against Iran, a senior Iranian commander had called on militia to halt their attacks at the end of January. Speaking at the Pentagon, Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder, a spokesperson, did not speculate about what triggered the renewal in attacks. But he called on Baghdad to act. Advertisement · Scroll to continue "These attacks put coalition and Iraqi personnel at risk. We call on the government of Iraq to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria against attacks from these groups," Ryder told a news briefing. "If these attacks continue, we will not hesitate to defend our forces, as we have done in the past." The U.S. has some 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in eastern Syria on an advise-and-assist mission. Advertisement · Scroll to continue The United States helped Israel shoot down a massive wave of Iranian drone and missiles on April 14 fired by Tehran in retaliation for an April 1 Israeli strike against an Iranian diplomatic facility in Syria. Washington has blamed Iran in the past for funding and directing militia in Iraq and Syria that attack U.S. forces. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, wary of his country becoming a battleground for fighting between the United States and Iran, met President Joe Biden earlier this month in an effort to turn a new page in U.S.-Iraqi relations despite soaring regional tensions. Advertisement · Scroll to continue The U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003 and toppled strongman leader Saddam Hussein, withdrawing in 2011 before returning in 2014 at the head of an international military coalition at the Baghdad government's request to help fight Islamic State insurgents.

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Now for our daily dose of humor....Sweet RV dreams... Some highlights by PDK-Not verbatim. THREAD: Member: Good evening Mark Mods & fellow RV’ers. Member: One for the money two for the show three get ready for RV…. let’s go let’s go. Member: I heard that the invention of the spoon was an important point in human history. It caused…quite a stir. Member: It all sounds good but we are still waiting and wandering…. I sure hope we get some news that has teeth in it…. Member: With a lot of people under NDA s -that's good news. MZ: That is great news. There are a number of high profile paymasters under an NDA now. Along with all the bondholders under NDA’s….This is exceptional news. Now we need to know “when” for the rest of us. MZ: But, it’s fantastic & exciting to finally see some movement from some of the biggest of groups. There are also more & more bond confirmations that make me feel warm & fuzzy. We don’t know when they will be complete but am excited over the progress I am seeing. Member: Are you under an NDA now Mark? MZ: When I am- you won’t need to ask…I will tell you. Member: You said Bond money is moving this morning. What does that mean for us as a timeline? MZ: I don’t know exactly. That is what I am trying to pin down. But, I firmly believe it has started & cannot be stopped now. Member: There is a rumor a contractor living in the US used his CBI card & the rate was about $3.91. MZ: About a million of you sent that & payments for different contractors. But we are seeing those irregularities that I attribute to testing the system or priming the pump. Seeing how everything works together. MZ: As we understand it the AI for the QFS is controlling things. If there is a value change on one…they have to see how it affects others. So to me- they are testing the system….or priming the pump to see how it works. The lucky ones chosen to do this just got one heck of a windfall. Member: Do you believe the $3.91 story is real? MZ: Yes I do believe it’s real But, I do not believe that is the rate everybody gets because I have talked to some with these debit cards in the US & they have not seen that rate change. Whereas others have…..so I think they are priming the pump & testing the system. MZ: “ IMF issues warning to Biden Administration on out of control deficit spending.” We are watching things unfold in front of our eyes. Member: Can u explain who actually pulls the trigger? Is it Iraq, IMF, military or U.S. getting so confused? Member: At that level…we may never know for sure. Member: Thanks to Mark& Zester…….everyone enjoy your evening…..sweet RV dreams.

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Great information Luigi! This is really great news. It shows how serious they are trying to get the corruption under control. The sooner that happens, the sooner we get paid! I think for that amount of fines, the banks will start getting serious about it!

Here's an article of Dinarian interests... CBI fines Iraqi banks over noncompliance. Treat as a rumor. Not verified. Your opine. From Other Sources: More Than 138 Billion Dinars In “Fines” Imposed By The CBI On Banks & Exchange Companies. ARTICLE: The CBI announced on Tuesday that the fines imposed on banks & non-banking institutions (exchange companies) amounted to more than 138 billion Iraqi Dinars during the past three months. A table of the bank, seen by Shafaq News Agency, showed that the fines imposed on banks & financial companies during the past three months, starting from January & until the end of last March, amounted to 138 billion, 377 million, 321 thousand, and 527 Dinars, indicating that “the fines It also included 49 administrative penalties for these banks & non-banking institutions, distributed between warnings, warnings & grace periods. The table showed that “the month of January witnessed the highest fines on banks and non-financial institutions, as these fines reached 98 billion, 277 million, 722 thousand, & 62 Dinars, with administrative penalties amounting to 17 penalties, while the month of March witnessed the lowest fines, amounting to 5 billion & 462.” One million, 451 thousand & 344 Dinars with administrative penalties amounting to 15 penalties.” The Association of Investors in the Iraqi Stock Exchange had criticized, in early June, the CBI’s increase in fines on banks, noting that it would affect the profitability of investors in the shares of these banks. CBI often criticized by the UST for not doing enough to end money laundering & auctions in efforts to stop the illegal USD transfers to Iran & terrorist organizations.

True story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter, dies aged 84 Musician best known for folk-pop hits such as If You Could Read My Mind and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald continued to tour in his later years Guardian staff and agencies Tue 2 May 2023 04.02 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/02/gordon-lightfoot-canadian-singer-songwriter-dies-aged-84

25 April: Liberation Day (Italy) A very important celebration to us Italians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day_(Italy)

Marzabotto mayor says 25 April divisive for fascists It's a celebration for all Italians says Valentina Cuppi ROME, 23 April 2024, 13:31 ANSA English Desk https://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2024/04/23/marzabotto-mayor-says-25-april-divisive-for-fascists_9f20917b-478e-40ad-8738-94b20358d46a.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marzabotto_massacre

UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals Spokesperson says some bodies allegedly had their hands tied while others were bound and stripped Ruth Michaelson in Jerusalem Tue 23 Apr 2024 16.31 CEST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/23/un-rights-chief-horrified-by-reports-of-mass-graves-at-two-gaza-hospitals