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Brotherly Talks With Maliki 02/06/2012 05:56:00 By REBWAR KARIM WALI Eleven days after Maliki’s interview on Nalia TV, the presidency of the Kurdistan Region released a statement and threatened to publish important documents against him. They gave one response. The response did not contain anything new. It could be that the Kurdistan presidency has some important documents that it avoided publishing in order not to embarrass President Jalal Talabani. Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani also caused the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) a great embarrassment when he said that Talabani had signed and handed over to President Massoud Barzani his own resignation letter so as to use it as a pressure card in his negotiations. PUK’s media outlets portrayed that event as a patriotic step by Talabani, but on both Iraqi and Kurdistan levels it was an unexpected event, to a degree that dragged Maliki and Talabani to a meeting on Friday that is a holiday in Iraq. Perhaps it was the same thing that made Talabani release a statement the next day and call for “brotherly and constructive” dialogue between all sides. President Barzani’s efforts to remove Maliki, Talabani’s call for brotherly and constructive talks, the outcome of the Erbil and Najaf meetings do not go in line with each other. When Baghdad is acting hostile towards Kurdistan, it is not raised as a national issue. Kurdistan’s share of 700 thousand barrels of refined oil is 140,000 barrels per day. But Baghdad has been only sending 33,000 barrels and a week ago they announced that even that amount would stop. Apart from Barzani’s, what is the position of Kurdistan’s other political leaders in the face of this act by Baghdad that is filled with hate and curse? Is this not a patriotic question? Is this not directly related to the life of Kurdistan’s people? Yet when on the request of the president of the republic the refined oil flows for just another month, it is portrayed as a great patriotic achievement. Is that Kurdistan’s legitimate right or a charity from Baghdad for the Kurdish people? From the day the crisis started, there have been efforts to show that it is something personal between Barzani and Maliki and that the people of Kurdistan have nothing against Baghdad. But in reality everything indicates that Maliki is working on creating an ironfisted government that will in a near future trample Kurdistan’s self-rule. Maliki does not want the Kurdistan Region to play an active role in Baghdad’s political game. Maliki’s behavior does not carry any signs of brotherhood to be able to talk brotherly and constructively with him. You cannot have brotherly and constructive dialogue with someone who has posed his tanks towards the Kurdistan Region in Kirkuk. To break Kurdistan’s pride he dissolves the court, compensates Arab victims of bombings and ignores the Kurdish victims, cheats in the budget, he holds everyone accountable and no one can hold him accountable. Therefore Kurds should press for Maliki’s removal because if he otherwise continues in his post, not only removing him will be impossible, but the hope of unseating him through Parliamentary elections will fade away, too. http://www.rudaw.net/english/science/columnists/4795.html

Another version/translation: Haider Ali Jawad-12/10/2011 m-12: 13 pm | Hits: 75 Allawi garage protection force have arrested someone who deals with counterfeit currency (10,000 dinars). Protection force official said Colonel Abd al-Karkh facility that morning in garage security elements followed someone wandering around and buy forged currencies from vendors located in the garage, and after making sure that arrested flagrante. He said the accused were handed over to the competent security authorities for investigation and to allocate it to the judiciary

HA! Needed that one!

Yikes...is Ari from Ari Greetings? (who I bought a small amount of dinar from...)

6 Killed in Central Iraq Robbery VOA News May 07, 2011 Iraqi officials say gunmen killed at least six people during a robbery in a trade market in the central city of Baquba on Saturday. Authorities say the attackers entered two money exchange offices and shot people in each. The gunmen robbed the shops before fleeing. Investigators say as security forces arrived at the scene, a car bomb exploded, wounding some police and civilians. Iraqi authorities have blamed similar attacks on militant groups like al-Qaida seeking money to fund their activities. There has been an upsurge of violence in Iraq in recent weeks, with bombings and the assassination of government workers and security force leaders. On Thursday, a suicide car bomber killed more than 20 people in Hilla, a mostly Shi'ite city south of Baghdad. The attacker rammed a vehicle into a police station entrance as officers were changing shifts. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/6-Killed-in-Central-Iraq-Robbery--121435374.html

Training of private sector banks to combat money laundering تم قراءة الموضوع 66 مرة Subject has been read 66 times 02/03/2011 بغداد – الصباح BAGHDAD - morning ينتظم 40 متدربا من القطاع المصرفي الخاص في دورة تدريبية عن مكافحة غسيل الاموال وتطبيقات قانون الغسيل للفترة من 6-10 آذار الجاري. Enrolled 40 trainees from the private banking sector in a training course on anti-money laundering law and applications of laundry for the period of 6-10 this March. اعلن ذلك لـ (الصباح) المدير التنفيذي لرابطة المصارف العراقية الخاصة عبدالعزيز حسون ان هذه الدورة التي نظمتها الرابطة بالتعاون مع البنك المركزي العراقي انما تندرج ضمن نشاطات الرابطة التدريبية الهادفة الى تطوير مهارات العاملين في القطاع المصرفي على متطلبات حصانة العمل المصرفي. This was announced by the (morning) The Executive Director of the Association of Iraqi private banks Abdul Aziz Hassoun that this session organized by the Association in cooperation with the Central Bank of Iraq but fall within the activities of the Association of training aimed at developing the skills of workers in the banking sector to the requirements of immunity banking business. وقال ان هذه الدورة التي تستمر خمسة ايام يحاضر فيها الخبير في المكتب المركزي لمكافحة غسيل الاموال صاحب بدر عبود وعدد من الاساتذة المتخصصين. He said that this session which will last five days of lectures by the expert in the central office to combat money laundering, the Badr Abboud, a number of specialist teachers. على صعيد متصل ينتظم 30 متدربا من القطاع المصرفي الخاص العاملين في الاعتمادات المستندية في ندوة تدريبية للفترة من 13-17 آذار الجاري. Meanwhile, enrolled 30 trainees from the private banking sector working in the documentary credits in a training seminar for the period from March 13-17 this month. واوضح الحسون ان هذه الدورة التي ستكون باللغة الانكليزية يطلع المشاركون فيها على شروط البيع الدولية للعام 2010. Hassoun said that this session will be in English, brief participants on the terms of international sales for the year 2010. (Incoterms) والتي طبقت في المصارف العالمية اعتبارا من مطلع العام 2011. (Incoterms) and applied in the banking world as of early 2011. وقال ان هذه الدورة التي سيحاضر فيها الخبير المصرفي نعيم سعيد تهدف الى اطلاع العاملين في القطاع المصرفي على جميع المعايير الدولية المعتمدة في العمل المصرفي وبما يؤهلهم. He said that this session, which Christadhar the banking expert Naeem Saeed designed to inform employees in the banking sector to all international standards adopted in the banking business, including qualify. واكد الحسون ان الرابطة تمضي قدما باتجاه عقد مثل هذه الدورات التطويرية استعدادا لاستيعاب متطلبات الانطلاق في بناء واعمار العراق. Hassoun stressed that the Association is moving forward towards the holding of such sessions in preparation to accommodate the development requirements in the construction and starting the reconstruction of Iraq. ولفت الى التعاون المثمر والبناء بين البنك المركزي العراقي الجهة القطاعية المشرفة على اداء القطاع المصرفي الخاص وبين الرابطة بما يسهم في تطوير وتفعيل اداء القطاع المصرفي. He pointed to the fruitful and constructive cooperation between the Central Bank of Iraq sectoral supervising the performance of the private banking sector and between the Association contribute to the development and effective functioning of the banking sector. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://www.alsabaah.com/&ei=YEEzTJy7BcP6lwfn5IS-Cw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dal-sabah%2Bnews%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26prmd%3Dn

Barzani and Allawi in talks over Legal Commitee Monday, January 24th 2011 1:25 PM Sulaimaniyah, Jan. 24 (AKnews) – The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Massoud Barzani is in talks with the leader of the al-Iraqiya list Ayad Allawi to resolve the leadership of a parliamentary committee, a Kurdish deputy in the Iraqi Parliament says. The Kurds and other Iraqi political factions in parliament, in particular, the al-Iraqiya list have been deadlocked over the chairmanship of the legal committee since the new Iraqi government was sworn in on Dec. 21. Both the Kurdish Blocs Coalition (KBC) and the Iraqiya claim the right to chair the committee. “The dispute over the legal committee… is ongoing” said Mahmoud Othman of the KBC, but now Barzani and Allawi are in talks to resolve the dispute. “The Kurds have a greater chance of chairing the committee” said KBC spokesman Moayyed Tayyib, “because the Shia factions in parliament support the Kurds’ bid for the committee’s leadership” The Kurds who already hold five of the 26 parliamentary committees, are pushing for the post in order to secure a strong position in parliament on legal matters in a bid to maintain the current status quo in Iraq. The Kurds have threatened suggesting to put the issue to vote in parliament if the position was not settled in their favor, in which case the majority of parliament, in particular Mr Maliki’s National Coalition (NC) bloc, may vote in favor of the Kurds after the Kurds lent their support to Maliki in his bid to head the new government. “If the Shias, who form the majority of parliament, side with the Kurds, then the position is resolved in favor of the Kurds” says Tayyib. Reported by Dilshad Saifaddin Ry/Ka/AKnews http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/213002/

High-ranking officer in Iraq PM's office killed in west Baghdad attack: 1/24/2011 10:23 AM BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: A high-ranking officer in Iraq Prime Minister's office has been killed and an intelligence officer, accompanying him was injured, in an explosive charge blast close to his office west of Baghdad on Monday, according to a security source. "An explosive charge blew off close to the house of Staff-Brigadier, Thamer Hassan Saleh, an official of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in west Baghdad's Ghazaliya district, killing him on the spot," the security source said, adding that the blast also wounded an Iraqi Intelligence officer that accompanied the victim, causing damage to his house and car, but gave no further details. PT / SKH http://en.aswataliraq.info/Default1.aspx?page=article_page&id=140666&l=1

Chairman of Iraq's National Dialogue discusses political process with President Talabani: 1/24/2011 1:26 PM BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Chairman of Iraq's National Dialogue Council, Sheikh Khalaf al-Alayan, has conferred with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on the course of the current political process in the country, according to a Presidential statement on Monday. "Both sides have exchanged viewpoints on the course of the current political process and the general situation in the country, with Talabani reaffirming necessity to join hands together during this important phase, the phase of strengthening the platforms of political and security stability and achieving basic services for the citizens," the statement pointed out. Alayan "had highly assessed the wise leadership of the President of the Republic, describing it as "the platform for all components of the Iraqi people," the statement said. The Iraqi political process is witnessing continuous discussions among different Parliamentary blocs to select security ministers and to pass the draft-law on the National Council for Strategic Policies (NCSP), expected to be chaired by the Leader of al-Iraqiya block, Iyad Allawi. SKH (TP)/SR http://en.aswataliraq.info/Default1.aspx?page=article_page&id=140673&l=1

Abdel Mahdi stresses the importance of central bank independence تم قراءة الموضوع 251 مرة Subject has been read 251 times 13/01/2011 بغداد -الصباح BAGHDAD - morning شدد نائب رئيس الجمهورية عادل عبد المهدي على ضرورة ان يبقى البنك المركزي العراقي محتفظاً باستقلاليته وعدم إتاحة المجال للتأثير على سياسته المالية أو المساس باصوله المالية. Stressed Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi, the need to keep the Iraqi Central Bank retains its independence and not allow for the impact on fiscal policy or financial prejudice to its origins. وقال بيان صادر عن مكتب نائب رئيس الجمهورية ، تلقت الصباح نسخة منه، :" إن الاقتصاد العراقي ما زال اقتصاداً ريعياً يعتمد بالاساس على واردات النفط ، وينبغي العمل بشكل جاد على تنويع مصادر الدخل القومي من خلال تشجيع رجال الاعمال والمستثمرين وتوفير فرص الاستثمار أمامهم ". A statement issued by the Office of the Vice President of the Republic, received the morning copy of it,: "The Iraqi economy is still economical Rieia depends mainly on oil imports, and should work hard to diversify sources of national income through encouraging businessmen and investors and provide investment opportunities in front of them." وشدد عبد المهدي على " ضرورة ان يبقى البنك المركزي العراقي محتفظاً باستقلاليته وعدم إتاحة المجال للتأثير على سياسته المالية أو المساس باصوله المالية". Abdul-Mahdi, and stressed "the need to keep the Iraqi Central Bank retains its independence and not allow for the impact on fiscal policy or financial prejudice to its origins." وذكر البيان:" ان نائب رئيس الجمهورية رعى جلسة حوارية امس حول آفاق تطوير الاقتصاد العراقي والنهوض بالقطاع الخاص والاستثمارات ، وحضر الجلسة سنان الشبيبي محافظ البنك المركزي العراقي، وصابر العيساوي أمين بغداد ، ومستشار البنك المركزي مظهر محمد صالح ، وابراهيم البغدادي رئيس مجلس الاعمال العراقي ، وعدد كبير من رجال الاعمال والمستثمرين ومدراء المصارف الاهلية العراقية ". The statement said: "The Vice President of the Republic sponsored a panel discussion yesterday on the prospects for the development of the Iraqi economy and promote private sector investments, and attended the meeting Shabibi Governor of Central Bank of Iraq, and Sabir al-Issawi Mayor of Baghdad, and advisor to the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed Saleh, Ibrahim al-Baghdadi, President of the Iraqi Business Council, and a large number of businessmen, investors and managers of private banks in Iraq. " واشار عبد المهدي الى " ان قطاعي الزراعة والصناعة في البلاد اصابهما الاهمال والتخريب ولا يشكل منتوجهما سوى نسبة ضئيلة من الانتاج الوطني العام ما يستدعي وضع خطط علمية ومدروسة لرفع وتيرة الانتاج في هذين القطاعين الحيويين وفتح باب الاستثمار ". Abdul-Mahdi said, "The agricultural and industrial sectors in the country Asabhma neglect and vandalism and does not constitute Mentugema only a small percentage of the national production-General calls for the development of scientific and well thought out plans to increase the pace of production in those sectors vital and open investment." وأوضح:" ان هناك غياباً للستراتيجيات التي تنظم القطاع المصرفي في العراق ، وان العملية الاقتصادية من دون نظام مصرفي ناجح لا جدوى منها " مؤكدا " أهمية دعم القطاع الخاص وتوفير مستلزمات النهوض به ، الى جانب تشجيع المصارف الاهلية كونها تلعب دوراً اساسيا في بناء اقتصاد البلاد ". He explained: "There is a lack of strategies that regulate the banking sector in Iraq, and economic process without a banking system successful in futility," emphasizing "the importance of supporting the private sector and providing the requirements of promotion, as well as encourage private banks as playing a key role in building the country's economy ". وافاد البيان :" ان بعض المتحدثين ألمحوا في الجلسة الحوارية الى أن الدستور العراقي لمرحلة ما بعد سقوط النظام السابق أكد اعتماد سياسة واقتصاد السوق ، غير أن واقع الحال يشير الى ان الحكومة لاتزال تسيطر على جميع مفاصل الاقتصاد والعملية الاقتصادية في البلاد ".وافاد نائب رئيس الجمهورية:" ان اولئك المتحدثين شددوا على ضرورة إعادة الحياة الى القطاع الخاص وللمصارف الاهلية واهمية تفعيل قانون الاستثمار ، وان هناك حاجة ملحة لقرارات حكومية تنصف القطاع الخاص وتشجيع اقتصادياته الى جانب دعم سياسة السوق ". The statement said: "Some speakers hinted at the talk that the Iraqi constitution to the stage after the fall of the former regime, said the adoption of policy and market economy, but the reality of the situation indicates that the government still controls all the joints of the economy and the economic process in the country." And said vice-president Republic: "that those speakers stressed the need to restore life to the private sector and civil banks and the importance of activating the investment law, and that there is an urgent need for government decisions that do justice to the private sector and encourage its economics as well as support the policy of the market." ولفت البيان الى " ان بعض المتحدثين نوه الى ضرورة بناء مدينة صناعية حديثة ومتطورة عند مشارف العاصمة تضم مساكن للعمال ومحطة لتوليد الكهرباء وشبكة مواصلات فاعلة الى جانب المصانع والمعامل التي تحتويها ، بما يتلاءم ومرحلة توفير سبل النهوض بالصناعة العراقية المقبلة ". The statement noted that "some of the speakers noted the need to build an industrial city a modern and sophisticated on the outskirts of the capital, including housing for workers and the plant to generate electricity and transportation network actors as well as factories and plants that contain them, to suit the stage to provide access to industry promotion next Iraqi." وبين :" ان رجال الاعمال خلصوا الى ضرورة ان يكون هناك مستشارون من القطاع الخاص تعتمدهم المؤسسات والوزارات المعنية بالاقتصاد والصناعة والتنمية في البلاد كي يصار الى الاستفادة من آرائهم وخبراتهم كونهم يمثلون الجانب الميداني من العملية الاقتصادية في البلد إسهاماً في دفع عجلة التنمية والنهوض الاقتصادي المرتقب في البلاد ". And: "The businessmen have come to need to have advisors from the private sector accredited institutions and ministries concerned the economy, industry and development in the country in order so they can be to take advantage of views and experiences, representing the side of the field of the process the country's economic contribution in advancing development and economic advancement foreseen in the country. " http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://www.alsabaah.com/&ei=YEEzTJy7BcP6lwfn5IS-Cw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dal-sabah%2Bnews%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26prmd%3Dn

Maliki to meet Allawi to discuss gov. formation, policies council January 7, 2011 - 02:33:40 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will hold a meeting on Friday evening with Head of al-Iraqiya List Iyad Allawi to discuss the latest political developments in the country, a source from the National Reform’s office said. “The meeting will be held at the Head of the National Alliance Ibrahim al-Jaafari’s house,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, pointing out that the meeting is a part of a series of meetings to complete the formation of the government and the high council of policies. “It’s an important meeting to solve all pending issues and to complete the formation of the government,” he added. http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=140389

Poll: More than 88 percent reject amnesty for counterfeiters Certificates 05/01/2011 Integrity prompted the House of Representatives to amend the laws to hold those responsible BAGHDAD - morning An opinion poll conducted by the Integrity Commission in Baghdad, that more than 88 percent of the citizens refuse to pardon the forgers diplomas, while the uncovered body on it will ask parliament for constitutional amendments to laws that hinder their work. According to a source in the Integrity Commission for »morning» that the commission conducted last week, a survey of opinion Baghdadis on the issuance of a general amnesty for counterfeiters certificates and educational documents, noting that the survey included social groups are diverse and different parts of the capital. He explained that the survey showed that the percentage of 88.7 percent refused to issue an amnesty for counterfeiters, while supported 10.46 percent only make such a decision. He added that 94.52 percent of the respondents went to the non-inclusion of senior staff amnesty if promulgated, as endorsed by 4.55 percent, including an amnesty for senior officials of the counterfeiters. As stated in the results of the survey, 82.38 percent did not support the inclusion of junior staff amnesty , which is supported by 17.33 percent. and saw 72.68 percent and should increase the penalties for counterfeiters, did not support that 23.86 percent of the respondents. The source confirmed that the Authority is currently implementing a survey similar in all the provinces on the same subject, and will announce the results within the next few days. On the other hand, announced the Commission that it would ask the new House of Representatives for constitutional amendments to laws that hinder the work, including Act 180. The head of the Integrity Commission Judge Rahim Ugaili in a statement to site Patriotic Union of Kurdistan: The Commission calls for new Council of Representatives that take the position nationally and remove all laws that impede the performance of the job in the accounting for the spoilers and senior government officials of corruption involved. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://www.alsabaah.com/&ei=YEEzTJy7BcP6lwfn5IS-Cw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dal-sabah%2Bnews%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26prmd%3Dn

Al-Iraqiya Coalition insists on its candidates for Defense, Electricity Ministries: January 2, 2011 - 12:28:13 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Al-Iraqiya Coalition, led by former Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, insists on the nomination of its candidates for the posts of Defense and Electricity Ministers, Falah al-Naqib and Ziyad al-Dharb, its Legislature, Kadhim al-Shimmari said on Sunday. “Al-Iraqiya is insisting on its candidates Falah al-Naqib for the new Defense Minister’s post and Ziyad al-Dharb for the Electricity Minister’s post,” Shimmary told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, but admitted that his Coalition had did not nominate any woman candidates for the remaining ministries posts. Noteworthy is that Legislature Hassan al-Suneid of the National Coalition, had stated on Saturday that Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, “insists” to assign the remaining ministerial posts that were not filled till now for women candidates, charging that the political blocs have failed to present any women candidate for the remaining ministerial posts, that were not filled till now. The above development is taking place at a time when the Women Members in the Iraqi Parliament have protested for the absence of any women candidates in the new Iraqi cabinet, and the Spokeswoman, Ala Talabani, told a recent Parliament session which had passed the new cabinet, that such a measure was considered a “constitutional violation,” demanding the Parliament to settle the issue. As regards to the legitimacy of the Prime Minister’s delay of assigning the leading security ministers in the new cabinet, Shimmary said that the Federal Court had granted the Prime Minister the right to present some of the cabinet’s candidates and to keep the remaining posts to be announced after the formation of the cabinet. http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=140258

Iraq’s Constitution does not oblige PM with certain period to complete his cabinet, Legal Expert: January 2, 2011 - 11:36:34 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The outstanding Legal Expert, Tareq Harb, has said on Sunday that the Iraqi Constitution had not defined a deadline for Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to fill the remaining posts in his new cabinet. Harb’s statement to Aswat al-Iraq news agency has come at a time when the Parliamentary blocs are preoccupied with the nomination of their candidates to fill the remaining posts in the new cabinet, following Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s decision to occupy the posts of Interior, Defense and National Security Ministers posts on “acting” basis temporarily , whist assigning the remaining cabinet posts for other ministers, also on “acting” basis, pending the naming of their original ministers. “The Constitution had not assigned a limited deadline for the Prime Minister to complete the remaining ministerial posts,” Harb said, adding that “the period might take one or two months to complete them, so long as the Constitution did not define a certain date for same.” The Iraqi Parliament on 21/12/2010 had granted confidence to the new cabinet, led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, comprising 41 ministries, including 12 state ministries. Tareq Harb said: “The above issue gives an open constitutional period for the Prime Minister,” adding that he “might occupy the remaining cabinet posts for an additional month or two.” http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=140256

don't see iraq in any of the news items.... December 2010 الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council يجتمع برئيس الوزراء التركي Meet with Turkish Prime Minister 28-12-2010 م 12/28/2010 مجلس إدارة مكتب براءات الاختراع لمجلس التعاون يعقد اجتماعه الحادي والعشرين بالرياض Board of Directors of the Office of Patent Cooperation Council held its twenty-atheist Riyadh 27-12-2010 م 12/27/2010 لجنة التظلمات في مكتب براءات الاختراع تعقد اجتماعها الثالث والعشرين بمقر الأمانة العامة لمجلس التعاون Grievance Committee in the Patent Office held its third meeting and at the premises of the Secretariat of the Cooperation Council 27-12-2010 م 12/27/2010 لجنة الاتحاد الجمركي بدول المجلس تعقد اجتماعها (53) بمقر الأمانة العامة للمجلس Commission of the customs union in the GCC States held its meeting (53) at the General Secretariat of the Council 26-12-2010 م 26/12/2010 لجنة المبادرة الخليجية الخضراء للبيئة والتنمية المستدامة تعقد اجتماعها الرابع بمقر الأمانة العامة لمجلس التعاون Initiative Committee, Gulf Green for the Environment and Sustainable Development held its fourth meeting at the Secretariat General of the GCC 25-12-2010 م 25/12/2010 الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون يهنئ Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council congratulates الشعب السعودي بسلامة خادم الحرمين الشريفين The Saudi people, the safety of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques 23-12-2010 م 12/23/2010 الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون : Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council: جهود المملكة العربية السعودية في خدمة القضايا الخليجية والعربية والإسلامية حديث مهم ويطول Efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the service of the GCC, Arab and Islamic talk is important and long 20-12-2010 م 12/20/2010 الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council يجتمع مع السفير التركي لدى المملكة Meets with Turkish Ambassador to the Kingdom 20-12-2010 م 12/20/2010 الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون يشيد بمضامين كلمة حضرة صاحب الجلالة الملك حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة ملك مملكة البحرين في افتتاح دور الانعقاد الأول من الفصل التشريعي الثالث لمجلسي الشورى والنواب Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council commends the contents of the Speech of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain in the opening of the first session of the Legislative Chapter III of the Shura and Representatives Councils 14-12-2010 م 12/14/2010 الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council يهنئ حضرة صاحب سمو الشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان بمناسبة حصول الإمارات العربية المتحدة على المركز الأول إقليميا والـ32 عالمياً في تقرير التنمية البشرية الصادر عن برنامج الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي Congratulates His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the occasion of the United Arab Emirates for the first place regional and 32 global Human Development Report issued by the United Nations Development Programme 14-12-2010 م 12/14/2010 الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council يتلقى رسالة من رئيس الوزراء البريطاني Receives a message from British Prime Minister 14-12-2010 م 12/14/2010 في كلمته أمام الدورة الحادية والعشرين In his speech to the twenty-first session للمؤتمر العام لمكتب التربية العربي لدول الخليج Of the General Conference of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون : التعليم في قائمة أولويات أصحاب الجلالة والسمو قادة دول المجلس Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council: Education in the priority list of their Majesties and Highnesses the leaders of the Council 14-12-2010 م 12/14/2010 الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون يجتمع مع السفير الروماني لدى المملكة Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council meeting with Romanian Ambassador to the Kingdom 13-12-2010 م 13/12/2010 الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council يجتمع برئيس وأعضاء لجنة النقل البري بمجلس الغرف السعودية Meet the President and members of the Committee on Inland Transport Council of Saudi Chambers 12-12-2010 م 12/12/2010

A new mechanism for the distribution of salaries of social protection 30/12/2010 30/12/2010 الربيعي يوعز بتخفيف الإجراءات وتوسيع دائرة الشمول Directs the spring to ease procedures and expand the circle of inclusiveness بغداد ــ مصطفى ابراهيم Baghdad, Mustafa Ibrahim أوعز وزير العمل والشؤون الاجتماعية نصار الربيعي بزيادة عدد لجان فحص المتقدمين للحصول على رواتب شبكة الحماية وتخفيف اجراءات شمولهم بالبرنامج، فيما كشفت الوزارة عن انها بصدد تطبيق آلية جديدة تتيح للمستفيد تسلم راتبه من أي مصرف. Instructed the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Nassar al-Rubaie increase the number of committees to examine the applicants for the salaries of network protection and mitigation measures including them in the program, while the ministry revealed that it is about the application of a new mechanism allows the beneficiary to receive any salary from the bank. وقال مصدر مسؤول بالوزارة في تصريح لـ»الصباح» ان الوزير أوعز خلال لقائه مدير عام دائرة الرعاية الاجتماعية، بضرورة تخفيف اجراءات شمول المتقدمين للحصول على اعانات شبكة الحماية والاسراع بإنجاز معاملاتهم، الى جانب توسيع مهمات الدائرة ونشاطاتها باتجاه شمول المزيد من المستحقين، مشيرا الى ان الربيعي التقى أثناء تجواله في اروقة الدائرة بعدد من المواطنين ووجه بشمول عدد منهم بالاعانات وإحالة معاملاتهم الى الدائرة. An official source in the ministry in a statement »morning», the minister instructed during a meeting with Director General of the Department of Social Welfare, the need for easing the inclusion of applicants for benefits protection network and speed up the completion of their transactions, as well as expand the missions department and its activities towards the inclusion of more of the beneficiaries, noting that Rubaie met during their travels around the corridors of the department a number of citizens and the inclusion of some of them subsidies and referral transactions to the Department. على صعيد ذي صلة، كشف مدير عام دائرة الرعاية الاجتماعية بالوزارة عزيز ابراهيم في تصريح خاص بـ"الصباح" عن قرب تطبيق آلية جديدة في صرف اعانات شبكة الحماية للمستفيدين من الرجال في بغداد والمحافظات. On a related matter, said director of the Department of Social Welfare ministry, Aziz Ibrahim, in an exclusive statement to "Al Sabah" Close the application of a new mechanism in the disbursement of subsidies to safety net beneficiaries of the men in Baghdad and the provinces. وأوضح ان الآلية الجديدة التي ستطبق خلال العام المقبل في أنحــــاء البـــــلد تتمثل في استعمال نظام يمكن المستفيد من تسلم راتب الاعانة من أية محافظة عـــــلى وفق نظام البطاقة الذكية وبنفس الوقــــت يؤشر تسلمه مبلغ الاعانة في جميع أجهزة التسليم في المحافظات الاخـــرى، مشيراً الى ان الاعمال تجري حالياً بشـــــكل حثــــيث لتفعيل نظام ربط جمــــيع المـــواقع في بغداد والمحافظات بشبكة موحدة. He explained that the new mechanism will be applied during the next year in parts of the country is to use a system can be the beneficiary of the receipt of a salary subsidy of any province on according to the smart card system and at the same time indicates receipt of the amount of subsidy in all organs of delivery in the other governorates, adding that the business is being vigorously to activate the system of linking all the sites in Baghdad and the provinces a unified network. وأضاف :»كما يتضمن المشروع تنظيم الاجهزة وإعداد الملاكات اللازمة للبدء بالتطبيق بأقرب وقت». He added: »The project also includes the organization of the equipment and establish the necessary preparation to start the application as soon as». ولفت الى ان عدد المشمولين برواتب الشبكة من الرجال المسجلين في بيانات الدائرة بلغ حتى الان 558 ألفاً و182 مستفيدا في بغداد و المحافظات الى جانب شمول (15) الف عائلة تقع تحت خط الفقر بالاعانات ابتداء من الاول من تشرين الأول الماضي، في وقت تتهيأ فيه الدائرة لشمول أعداد جديدة من العائلات المحتاجة في ضوء التخصيصات المالية التي تحددها وزارة المالية تحقيقاً لسعي الوزارة في شمول اكبر عدد من الشرائح الفقيرة بالبرنـامج. He pointed out that the number of covered salaries of the network of men enrolled in the circuit data was so far 558 thousand and 182 beneficiaries in Baghdad and the provinces as well as the inclusion of (15) thousand families are below the poverty line subsidies from the first of October last, at the time of preparing the Chamber to include the number of new families in need in light of the financial allocations set by the Ministry of Finance to pursue an investigation in the ministry include the largest number of poorer segments of the program. ابراهيم نبه الى ان الدائرة أوقفت رواتب شبكة الحماية لأعداد كبيرة من الذين كانوا يتقاضونها بصورة غير مشروعة بعد اتضاح عدم استحقاقهم لها واخضعتهم الى اجراءات قانونية والزامهم باسترداد المبالغ المتسلمة بشكل مضاعف واحالتهم الى القضاء. Ibrahim pointed out that the department suspended the salaries of network protection for large numbers of those who were paid illegally after they were found not to have their eligibility and subjected them to legal action and having to refund the amounts received doubly and brought to justice. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://www.alsabaah.com/&ei=YEEzTJy7BcP6lwfn5IS-Cw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dal-sabah%2Bnews%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26prmd%3Dn

Advisor Central: the stability of import prices caused by the euro 30/12/2010 30/12/2010 بغداد ـ الصباح Baghdad morning اعلن مستشار البنك المركزي مظهر صالح تراجع التضخم السنوي في العراق، بعد السيطرة على مناسيب السيولة وخفض التوقعات التضخمية، مشيرا في الوقت ذاته الى ان العراق يستورد احتياجاته من تركيا باليورو.وارجع مظهر انخفاض التضخم للسياسة النقدية للبنك المركزي التي نجحت في تحقيق السيطرة على مناسيب السيولة وخفض التوقعات التضخمية.وقال صالح في تصريح خص به وكالة اكانيوزالاخبارية:ان العراق يعتبر مستورداً مهماً وقوياً من تركيا وباليورو والذي يؤدي هبوطه امام الدولار الى رخص وانخفاض اسعار المنتجات التي تدخل العراق. The advisor said the Central Bank of the appearance of favor Annual inflation eased in Iraq, after controlling the levels of liquidity and reduce inflationary expectations, pointing at the same time that Iraq has imported its needs from Turkey in Euro. Attributed the appearance of low inflation, monetary policy of the Central Bank, which succeeded in gaining control of the levels of liquidity and reduce inflationary expectations. Saleh said in a statement singled out the agency Akanyuzalabarip: that Iraq is important and imported from Turkey and a strong euro, which will cause the dollar to decline against the cheap and low prices of products entering Iraq. واشار صالح الى ان المؤشرات جيدة بالنسبة لانخفاض التضخم الذي هبط الى مرتبة عشرية واحدة بعد ان كان مرتبتين وتابع:»ان البنك المركزي يعمل على الحفاظ على مرتبة عشرية واحدة من اجل تحقيق الاستقرار وفي مقدمة ذلك التنمية وهذا يجعل وضع المستثمر مريحاً لعدم وجود تقلبات سعرية في سعر الصرف والمستوى العام للاسعار. And Saleh said the signs are good for low inflation, which fell to the level of one decimal after it was tied, and continued: »The Central Bank is working to preserve the status to one decimal place in order to achieve stability in the introduction to this development and this makes the development of investor comfortable to the lack of fluctuations in price in exchange rate and the general level of prices. وبشأن سؤال عن سبب عدم اقراض الحكومة 5 مليارات دولار لسد العجز في موازنة 2011، اكد صالح رفض البنك المركزي لذلك الامر ، مشيرا الى ان البنك ليس مؤسسة لتنمية المشاريع وان احتياطات البنك هي من اجل تحقيق الاستقرارالاقتصادي ولان الاستقرارالاقتصادي هو الحاضنة للتنمية. And on why he would not lend the government $ 5 billion shortfall in the budget of 2011, said Saleh refused to Central Bank of the matter, adding that the bank is not an institution for development projects and bank reserves are in order to achieve Alastaqraralaguetsadi and because Alastaqraralaguetsadi is the incubator for development. واوضح قائلاً :اننا نعمل على اقراض الحكومة فقط في حالة الكوارث الاقتصادية الكبيرة او الفيضانات وهناك مؤشرات لدينا تشير الى ان لدينا فوائض كافية لا تتطلب اللجوء الى المال السهل وانما تتطلب اعادة احتساب اسعار النفط من قبل وزارة المالية بشكل صحيح وادارة وكفاءة الموارد بالشكل الامثل. He said: We are working to lend to the government only in the case of economic disasters or large floods and there are indications we have suggest that we have surpluses sufficient does not require resort to the easy money, but require re-calculation of oil prices by the Ministry of Finance correctly, management and efficiency of resources optimally. وبين صالح:ان الاقراض يكون من ضمن الموازنة العامة للدولة اي من السياسة المالية حيث انها ستكون المنفذ لتمويل التنمية وانها مصدر لتوفير النقد وتوفير السيولة . And Saleh: that the lending would be within the general budget of the State any of the fiscal policy where it will be the port for the financing of development and as a source for the provision of cash and liquidity. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://www.alsabaah.com/&ei=YEEzTJy7BcP6lwfn5IS-Cw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dal-sabah%2Bnews%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26prmd%3Dn

by adding the filter, I am able to see only those shown for next exchange rate change (or those changed after 12/1/10....which is all I care about...I've seen the history of Iraq's exchange rate change...not interested in the history...

I added the filter to show only those countries/currency that is scheduled to change 12/31....Iraq not one of them...

if the link doesn't work, here's what it's showing...Iraq not shown for next exchange rate change.... Treasury - UN Operational Rates of ExchangeHome Operational exchange rates for one United States Dollar (USD) listed by country. Filter: Rates changed since 01 Dec 2010 Country Currency Code Currency Operational Rate Effective Date Afghanistan AFN Afghanistan Afghani 45.02 31 Dec 2010 History Albania ALL Albania Lek(e) 103.0 31 Dec 2010 History Algeria DZD Algerian Dinar 74.29 31 Dec 2010 History Andorra EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Andorra EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Angola AOA Angolan Kwanza 92.5 31 Dec 2010 History Argentina ARS Argentine Peso 3.98 31 Dec 2010 History Armenia AMD Armenian Dram 360.5 31 Dec 2010 History Australia AUD Australian Dollar 1.006 15 Dec 2010 History Australia AUD Australian Dollar 0.986 31 Dec 2010 History Austria EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Austria EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Azerbaijan AZN Azerbaijan Manat 0.7987 31 Dec 2010 History Bahrain BHD Bahraini Dinar 0.376 31 Dec 2010 History Bangladesh BDT Bangladesh Taka 70.1 31 Dec 2010 History Belarus BYR Belarussian Ruble 3,025.0 31 Dec 2010 History Belgium EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Belgium EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Benin XOF CFA Franc 490.0 15 Dec 2010 History Benin XOF CFA Franc 499.183 31 Dec 2010 History Bhutan BTN Bhutan Ngultrum 45.3 31 Dec 2010 History Bolivia BOB Bolivia Boliviano 6.94 31 Dec 2010 History Bosnia and Herzegovina BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark 1.461 15 Dec 2010 History Bosnia and Herzegovina BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark 1.488 31 Dec 2010 History Botswana BWP Botswana Pula 6.47 31 Dec 2010 History Brazil BRL Brazilian Real 1.69 31 Dec 2010 History Brunei BND Brunei Dollar 1.3 15 Dec 2010 History Brunei BND Brunei Dollar 1.295 31 Dec 2010 History Bulgaria BGN Bulgarian Lev 1.461 15 Dec 2010 History Bulgaria BGN Bulgarian Lev 1.488 31 Dec 2010 History Burkina Faso XOF CFA Franc 490.0 15 Dec 2010 History Burkina Faso XOF CFA Franc 499.183 31 Dec 2010 History Cambodia KHR Cambodian Riel 4,040.0 31 Dec 2010 History Cameroon XAF CFA Franc 490.0 15 Dec 2010 History Cameroon XAF CFA Franc 499.183 31 Dec 2010 History Canada CAD Canadian Dollar 1.005 15 Dec 2010 History Canada CAD Canadian Dollar 1.0 31 Dec 2010 History Canary Islands EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Canary Islands EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Cape Verde CVE Cape Verde Escudo 82.37 15 Dec 2010 History Cape Verde CVE Cape Verde Escudo 83.91 31 Dec 2010 History Central African Republic XAF CFA Franc 490.0 15 Dec 2010 History Central African Republic XAF CFA Franc 499.183 31 Dec 2010 History Chad XAF CFA Franc 490.0 15 Dec 2010 History Chad XAF CFA Franc 499.183 31 Dec 2010 History Chile CLP Chilean Peso 465.0 31 Dec 2010 History Colombia COP Colombian Peso 1,950.0 31 Dec 2010 History Comoros KMF Comoros Franc 367.5 15 Dec 2010 History Comoros KMF Comoros Franc 374.387 31 Dec 2010 History Congo XAF CFA Franc 490.0 15 Dec 2010 History Congo XAF CFA Franc 499.183 31 Dec 2010 History Congo, Dem. Rep. CDF Congo Franc, Dem. Rep.of 915.0 31 Dec 2010 History Cook Islands NZD New Zealand Dollar 1.325 15 Dec 2010 History Cook Islands NZD New Zealand Dollar 1.31 31 Dec 2010 History Costa Rica CRC Costa Rica Colon 500.1 31 Dec 2010 History Cote d'Ivoire XOF CFA Franc 490.0 15 Dec 2010 History Cote d'Ivoire XOF CFA Franc 499.183 31 Dec 2010 History Croatia HRK Croatia Kuna 5.54 31 Dec 2010 History Cyprus EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Cyprus EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Czech Republic CZK Czech Koruna 19.31 31 Dec 2010 History Denmark DKK Danish Krone 5.571 15 Dec 2010 History Denmark DKK Danish Krone 5.675 31 Dec 2010 History Dominican Republic DOP Dominican Peso 37.35 31 Dec 2010 History Egypt EGP Egyptian Pound 5.74 31 Dec 2010 History Equatorial Guinea XAF CFA Franc 490.0 15 Dec 2010 History Equatorial Guinea XAF CFA Franc 499.183 31 Dec 2010 History Estonia EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Estonia EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Ethiopia ETB Ethiopian Birr 16.53 31 Dec 2010 History Fiji FJD Fiji Dollar 1.84 31 Dec 2010 History Finland EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Finland EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History France EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History France EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History French Guiana EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History French Guiana EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History French Polynesia XPF CFP Franc 89.141 15 Dec 2010 History French Polynesia XPF CFP Franc 90.812 31 Dec 2010 History Gabon XAF CFA Franc 490.0 15 Dec 2010 History Gabon XAF CFA Franc 499.183 31 Dec 2010 History Gambia GMD Gambian Dalasi 27.2 31 Dec 2010 History Germany EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Germany EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Ghana GHS Ghana Cedi 1.465 31 Dec 2010 History Greece EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Greece EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Greenland DKK Danish Krone 5.571 15 Dec 2010 History Greenland DKK Danish Krone 5.675 31 Dec 2010 History Guadeloupe EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Guadeloupe EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Guatemala GTQ Guatemala Quetzal(es) 7.97 31 Dec 2010 History Guinea GNF Guinean Franc 7,201.0 31 Dec 2010 History Guinea-Bissau XOF CFA Franc 490.0 15 Dec 2010 History Guinea-Bissau XOF CFA Franc 499.183 31 Dec 2010 History Haiti HTG Haiti Gourde 40.0 31 Dec 2010 History Hungary HUF Hungary Forint 212.9 31 Dec 2010 History India INR Indian Rupee 45.3 31 Dec 2010 History Indonesia IDR Indonesia Rupiah 8,965.0 31 Dec 2010 History Iran IRR Iranian Rial 10,338.0 31 Dec 2010 History Ireland EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Ireland EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Israel ILS Israel Shekel 3.58 31 Dec 2010 History Italy EUR Euro 0.747 15 Dec 2010 History Italy EUR Euro 0.761 31 Dec 2010 History Jamaica JMD Jamaican Dollar 85.72 31 Dec 2010 History Japan JPY Japanese Yen 83.56 15 Dec 2010 History Japan JPY Japanese Yen 82.0 31 Dec 2010 History Kazakhstan KZT Kazakhstan Tenge 147.5 31 Dec 2010 History Kenya KES Kenyan Shilling 80.54 31 Dec 2010 History Kiribati AUD Australian Dollar 1.006 15 Dec 2010 History Kiribati AUD Australian Dollar 0.986 31 Dec 2010 History Kuwait KWD Kuwaiti Dinar 0.282 31 Dec 2010 History Kyrgyzstan KGS Kyrgyzstan Som 47.0 31 Dec 2010 History Lao, People's Dem. 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PM Maliki opposes al-Iraqiya candidate for Defense Minister’s post, MP says: December 27, 2010 - 03:10:57 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The candidate of Al-Iraqiya Coalition for the new Defense Minister’s post had been rejected by Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, who did not give an official reply for the letter of the minister’s nomination, al-Iraqiya Legislature, Alia Nuseif said on Monday. “Al-Iraqiya had offficially nominated Falah al-Naqib for the Defense Minister’s post and the nomination was addressed in an official letter to the Prime Minister, but we have received some reports saying that Maliki had rejected the nomination, and we are waiting his rejection to be sent to our Coalition officially,” she said. Nuseif expressed hope that “the Prime Minister would accept her Coalition’s candidate, in order that al-Iraqiya would accept the National Coalition’s candidate for the Interior Minister’s post.” The Legislature of the National Coalition, Zeinab Wahid Salman, had announced early in the day that her Coalition had nominated Shirwan al-Waely and Adnan al-Assadi for the new Interior Minister’s post. As regards to the draft-law to elect candidates for the Vice-President’s posts, Nuseif said that “the Parliament had formed a temporary legal committee for this purpose and agreement had been reached that the President have three vice-presidents, to be selected through the mechanisms of the Parliament. HL (A) / SKH http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=140126

Iraq’s Parliament holds session to replace Legislatures by new ones: December 27, 2010 - 01:24:30 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Parliament has held its 19th session on Monday, scheduled to discuss the replacement of its former Legislatures by new ones who were elected recently, along with inviting the Chief of the Integrity Commission, a Parliament’s Media source said. “The Parliament’s 19th session had began before noon local time, under chairmanship of its Speaker, Usama al-Nujeifi, with the presence of 235 out of its 325 members, to discuss its schedule, including the replacement of its former members with the recently elected members, and to invite the Chairman of the Integrity Commission,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that the session’s schedule also includes “the discussion of the issue of changing the current education programs for all educational stages in the country.” MSB (A) / SKH http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=140123