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Al-Muraabi: Iraqi currency is solid and can not be falsified 31/01/2012 10:31:00 . The General Directorate of issuing and cupboards are responsible for the control of counterfeit currency in the country . And hosted at the House of Representatives will reveal the fact whether there was a fake currency in the country or not to take such steps, if any. And added to Mrabouap Reporter that we call the House to host the officials of the Directorate-General for the issuance and cabinets of the Central Bank. To clarify the issue of counterfeit Iraqi currency to replace with another foreign power. Indicating that the introduction of forged Iraqi currency from abroad and replace it with another foreign is very difficult and not possible. Because the introduction is not only by banks. It is impossible to enter the currency, without discovering Iraqi banks. He pointed out that the Iraqi currency sober and can not be forged. http://www.ina-iraq....ical/10883.html

Finance isconsidering the parliamentary compensation items of the ration amounts of money 30/01/2012 17:47 Baghdad, January 30 (Rn) - The Paradise of Finance in theHouse on Monday that it conduct a study to compensate Iraqi families amounts ofmoney instead of food that did not receive it in the past year. A member of the Finance Committee Najiba Najib told theKurdish news agency (Rn) that "The Finance Committee is studying thedecision with the Ministry of Finance to compensate for vocabularyration." She added that "some of the ration card items in thelast year, the families did not receive it because of financial andadministrative corruption in the Ministry of Finance," noting that"the Commission will announce in the next few days on the outcome of theproposals and be reimbursed the ration card items." And decided to Iraq in January 12 January introduction ofthe food basket instead of a single contract with a consortium to buy theration card items. Reliable and more than 60 per cent of Iraq's 31 millionpeople in the basic food on the Itzdon him through the ration card since thestart of the international embargo on the country in 1991 after SaddamHussein's invasion of Kuwait. The majority of Iraqi cities witnessed a year ago in protestdemonstrations to demand better vocabulary ration card, among other demands,calling for the improvement and reality of living and quality of servicesprovided to them. http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/2/287285/

Confirms the returnof the Iraqi minister of the meetings of the Council of Ministers next week Author: ZJ Editor: BR | SS Monday, 30 K 2 2012 13:14 GMT Alsumaria News / Baghdad Confirmed the Iraqi List, Monday, the return of itsministers in the government to the Council of Ministers after a week, denyingthe existence of negative pressure exerted on it to end its boycott ofparliament and the government. The MP for the existing unit Jumaili in an interview for"Alsumaria News", "ministers will return the list of meetings ofthe Council of Ministers after a week," pointing out that "the listdoes not set conditions for a return, as some believe." The Jumaili that "Iraq intending to implement themesagreed at the meeting of Erbil, Kalmtalibh cancel accountability and justicelaw and the reform of the judicial system and the parliamentary resolution ofthe problem, Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi judicially and politically, inaddition to the claim body balance and a national armed forces." Jumaili denied that "the list came under internationalpressure to end or regional boycott of the parliament and the government,"noting that "all efforts have been positive, both from Iraqi politicalfigures, regional or international." She Jumaili that "the statements of Minister of StateHillary Clinton last, which advised the government and its president to be hasa post and make the democratic system as a true partnership for all componentsof the Iraqi people, and involving everyone in decision-making of security, aswell as two statements UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Prime MinisterTurkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan met to achieve all positive pressure on Iraq toreturn, and to come step end the boycott and create a positive atmosphere forthe creation of the National Conference to be held. " The leader of the Kurdistan Alliance, Mahmoud Othman, onMonday, January 30 present, considered the decline in the existing Iraqiboycott of parliament came under pressure both internal and external, and whenhe described the decision to return to "the wise", he noted thatIraqi touched the positive signals from some Parties to meet their demands . And decided the Iraqi List, on Sunday (January 29, 2012),during a meeting attended by its leader, Iyad Allawi and President of the Houseof Representatives Osama Najafi and Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, areturn to the meetings of the House of Representatives and the postponement ofthe return of ministers to the government until further notice, and demanded anend features provocative and armed the right of Iraqi citizens and the publicand its members and ministers and leaders. He said State of Law coalition led by Prime Minister Nurial-Maliki's decision was "correct to address the wrong attitude," andhe hoped to take the existing stand true last to return to the government,while saw the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr that the decision is thebeginning of the formation of the Iraqi opposition in Parliament, pointing outit has proved itself to be part of the solution and push for a nationalconference in spite of the failure to meet its demands. The decision coincided with a series of attitudes supportiveof the formation of a "majority government" after the new coalitionof state law, his position and the board to form a majority government, apolitical agreement with the Kurdistan Alliance in the event of continued IraqiList, suspend attend sessions of Parliament, has announced the leader of theKurdistan Alliance, Mahmoud Osman said that the coalition of state law is ableto form a majority government policy, as confirmed leader of the Islamic DawaParty, Walid al-Hilli, the trend is towards the formation of a majoritygovernment in the event of continued Iraqi province. The State of Law coalition board more than once during therecent period, that he may resort to the formation of a political majority, asa last resort to get out of the political crisis facing Iraq since the IraqiList, comments attend the meetings of the House and Parliament (17 December2011), on the back indictment of Vice President and leader of the terroristTariq al-Hashimi, and Maliki's demand to withdraw confidence from theparliament deputy and leader of the Iraqi Also, Saleh al-Mutlaq described thebackground and the Prime Minister to "dictator." The leader of the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, on January 18,2012, three options in the event of failure of the National Conferencescheduled to be held by the political forces soon, is that the NationalAlliance nominate a new prime minister instead of Nuri al-Maliki, or form a newgovernment is preparing for early elections, or the formation of a nationalpartnership based on a real implementation of agreements on full Erbil, whilecalling for a number of Iraqi MPs in more than one occasion dismissedal-Maliki. The President of the Republic Jalal Talabani and parliamentOsama Najafi agreed during a meeting held in the province of Sulaymaniyah, on27 December 2011, a national conference of all political forces to addressissues related to governance, the state and develop solutions crisis has, inrejection of the National Alliance Conference held in Kurdistan He emphasizedthe need to take place in Baghdad and called for his support and keep the issueof Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi for politicization. http://www.alsumarianews.com/ar/iraq-politics-news/-1-35561.html

Monday January 30, 2012 Maliki plans to visit the Islamic Republic soon Baghdad / babysit - TheAmbassador of Islamic Republic of Iran to Iraq on Monday, to visit close to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Tehran, adding that the ministers of the two countries will nine reciprocal visits until the end of March 2012, in a move that is standard in terms of the number of official visits exchanged. Ambassador Hassan Danaii fled in a press statement that the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit Iran in the near future. "The ministers of the two countries are preparing for the nine official visits until the end of the current Iranian year," which ends on 20 March 2012, noting that "this figure Itbr record in the exchange of official visits." http://alrayy.com/41612.htm

Monday January 30, 2012 Deputy for white confirms the existence of agreements took place behind the scenes for the return of Iraqi Parliament Follow-up - and babysit -MP for the white mass Ahmed Orabi, a lot of consensus on behind the scenes during the past few days for the return of the Iraqi List, to the Council of Representatives. " He said, "Among the agreements that took place behind the scenes is the return of Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi to the Baghdad trial of a fair trial and the addition of four judges from the region of Kurdistan will be present in court." "The other thing that is looming on the horizon is that the present Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, apologized to the prime minister for statements made by the right of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and one will attend meetings of the Council of Ministers then submit his resignation." Uraibi stressed that "these agreements have been one of the Iraqi List, was forced to return again to the parliament," but he also said that "the wise men of the Iraqi List, are decided to return again to the political process and to communicate with the Council of Ministers." The Iraqi List, and decided at a meeting on Sunday, returning to the meetings of the House of Representatives and an end to boycott him, and wait in the presence of Minister for the Cabinet meetings. " http://alrayy.com/41640.htm

Arab consensus on holding the summit in Baghdad Topic has been read 366 times 30/01/2012 Ben Helli up to Iraq today to finalize Baghdad - Cairo - morningAnnounced the Office of the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki about the existence of an Arab consensus on holding the Arab summit in Baghdad next March. This comes at a time is scheduled to arrive League delegation to Baghdad headed by the Deputy Secretary General Ahmad Bin Hilli to put the finishing touches to the summit. A statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister received the "morning," a copy of it yesterday: "picked up some of the media the story that some Arab countries objected to the Arab Summit in Baghdad have been attributed to this news source in the Prime Minister's Office." The statement continued: "While we deny it, such as the news altogether, we affirm the contrary, who welcomed all Arab countries, similar to the consensus to hold the summit in Baghdad and confirmed their willingness to attend at the highest levels." He was the representative of Iraq in the Arab League Qais Al-Azzawi has denied in a statement to delegate the "morning" in Cairo, Isra-Khalifa a few days ago, he asked Gulf states to postpone or cancel the summit to be held in Baghdad next March. In the meantime, the Arab League delegation led by Deputy Secretary General of the League Ambassador Ahmed Ben Helli visit to Baghdad on Monday to prepare for the summit hosted the annual Arab Iraq. Said Ben Helli told reporters, including reporter, "morning" in Cairo, "The visit of the delegation of the university will take four days to prepare for the Arab summit scheduled for Baghdad, the end of March next and put the finishing touches to preparations for the logistical and technical and administrative for the summit." "The delegation will meet with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, a number of senior Foreign Ministry officials to discuss the procedures and the final arrangements to host the Baghdad Arab summit," adding that "this visit confirms the insistence of the Arab League and Iraq to hold the Arab summit scheduled in Baghdad, given the circumstances experienced by the Arab region, especially after the revolutions of the Arab spring, which requires the convening of the Arab Summit in a timely manner without delay. " The government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh announced the "morning" last week, said on Monday will start putting the final arrangements for the Arab summit, noting that the Arab summit is one of the first concerns of the government. http://www.alsabaah.com/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=20865

The advisers and in cooperation with the World Bank looking plans and programs adopted to implement the reform program of public companies to Iraq Monday, December 30 2 / January 2012 14:47 | BAGHDAD / With: The Group of the reform of public companies in the form of advisers Office of the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in coordination with the World Bank meeting to discuss the steps and programs adopted to implement the roadmap (reforming public enterprises of the state) in the presence of UN agencies and international partners and units of the restructuring of public companies in the ministries concerned , along with a number of experts and advisers in the body. The Almshar in the Council of Ministers and Chairman of the reform, Dr. Abdul Hassan Anbuge: "The workshop discussed the programs and plans taken on the assessment of assets for companies in the ministries in which public companies of the state in addition to the discussion of the mechanism of training and development and the redistribution of employment in the corporate form in which to achieve greater efficiency in the development of economy state, and increases the adoption of the public companies themselves. He Anbuge: "The corporate reform roadmap was prepared in view of the privacy of the Iraqi economy, and aims to restructure and develop the operational and financial performance, regulatory, and contribute to the increased activity of the Iraqi economy and make the Iraqi companies capable of competing with each other. The workshop discussed Matouselt the relevant ministries of the measures taken in this regard, and the support of international partners, particularly in Maitalq in the training program for team members and committees to serve the corporate reform and activated in and ease the social burden associated with the repair, as well as discuss a mechanism for comprehensive public information program and intensive in order to proceed with the implementation of the program according to the plans and the time periods set out. (finished) http://www.mustakbal.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14026:2012-01-30-14-49-52&catid=15:2011-07-18-15-03-24&Itemid=10

During a meeting with the President of the Executive Council of the United Nations Compensation .. Zebari, Iraq's obligation to announce the settlement of outstanding issues with Kuwait Date: Monday, 01/30/2012 17:12 Baghdad (news) .. Browse Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, with the Chairman of the Executive Council of the United Nations Compensation Hanov Schumacher and Mojtaba Gazzaza Executive Secretary of the Committee and the delegation accompanying them, the development of reparations imposed on Iraq under Security Council resolutions. A statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received the Agency (news) copy of it: The Minister Zebari said Iraq's commitment to arrangements for advances on the compensation as reflected in the report of the Secretary-General of the UN report to the Security Council, and stressed that Iraq sought for a final settlement to the issue of reparations and an end to this the financial bleeding by addressing all outstanding issues with Kuwait. The statement added that the delegation had stated that Iraq pay in 2011 nearly four billion dollars in compensation to Kuwait, noting the statement: that the two sides discussed prospects of cooperation between the Executive Council and Iraq in order to close this file as soon as possible. / Finished / n. R / http://www.ikhnews.com/news.php?action=view&id=31597

Allawi reveals its demand to meet with Talabani to mediate Maliki confirms that the province of the Iraqi parliament has achieved its objectives Monday, December 30 / 2 January 2012 16:29 [baghdad - where] Revealed the existing Iraqi President Iyad Allawi for his claim of President Jalal Talabani to mediate a meeting with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to discuss the current political crisis in the country. Allawi said in an interview "I have asked Talabani to mediate in my meeting with Maliki and required him to get the meeting at the headquarters of the Presidency as the situation of the Iraqi people's future and stability is the most important things, but we have not heard the answer yet." He said, "There are great difficulties in working with al-Maliki and the last part of the National Alliance for this we are ready for a partnership if there are elements to do so, and therefore we have to face this matter and to achieve this partnership." On the news of the existence of international pressure behind the reverse of the Iraqi List for its boycott of parliament sessions Allawi answered that "to talk about was his coalition to international pressure to return to Parliament is an attempt to throw dust in the eyes and evidence that some of the haters are still trying to get out things their way," stressing "The coalition in Iraq has already achieved its objectives to suspend the meetings of Parliament." The Iraqi List, decided at a meeting on Sunday, returning to the meetings of the House of Representatives and an end to boycott him, and wait in the presence of Minister for the Cabinet meetings. And witnessing the political process and the relationship between the blocks strained clear because of the continuing political differences between the coalition of state law and the Iraqi List, especially with regard to the issue of issuing the arrest warrant against Deputy President of the Republic required to eliminate Tariq al-Hashemi, and asked the Prime Minister to withdraw confidence from his deputy, Saleh al-Mutlaq, in addition to charges of Iraqi law of the state shirking on the implementation of the initiative of Erbil, which include achieving partnership in the state administration and decision-making and naming security minister and the formation of strategic policies and the lack of balance in the institutions of the state between the components of people, depending on the views of Congress and the Iraqi List. finished. http://www.alliraqne...27-21&Itemid=86

Checks on the delegation to Zebari: Iraq in 2011 to pay nearly four billion dollars in compensation to Kuwait Monday, December 30 / 2 January 2012 18:01 [baghdad - where] The Delegation of the United Nations Commission for compensation during a meeting with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that Iraq pay in 2011 nearly four billion dollars in compensation to Kuwait. The Foreign Ministry statement received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it on Monday that "the Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari received Hanov Schumacher, President of the Executive Council of the United Nations Commission for compensation and Mojtaba Gazzaza Executive Secretary of the Committee and the delegation accompanying them." He said, "Zebari reviewed with the visiting delegation the development of reparations imposed on Iraq under Security Council resolutions, and Zebari said Iraq's commitment to successor arrangements for compensation, as reflected in the report of the Secretary-General of the UN report to the Security Council," he stressed that Iraq sought to settle the final to the issue of reparations and an end to this financial bleeding by addressing all outstanding issues with Kuwait, brother. " The statement noted that "between the visiting delegation to Iraq in 2011 to pay nearly four billion dollars in compensation to Kuwait." "The two sides discussed prospects of cooperation between the Executive Council and Iraq in order to close this file as soon as possible." It is said that Iraq still pays five percent of its oil revenues to fund the United Nations Compensation meet the value of [18] billion dollars remaining upon compensation to Kuwait, after the payment of [34.3] billion dollars compensation after the occupation of Kuwait in the era of the former regime, including [25] billion dollars went to Kuwait. finished. http://www.alliraqne...27-21&Itemid=86

Iraq criticizes U.S. surveillance drones Published: Jan. 30, 2012 at 8:59 AM BAGHDAD, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Iraqi officials have criticized the United States for using unarmed surveillance drones to help protect the U.S. Embassy, consulates and personnel. "Our sky is our sky, not the USA's sky," acting Iraqi Interior Minister Adnan al-Asadi told The New York Times. Iraqi officials say the U.S. government needs Iraqi approval to use the drones. Asadi, Ali al-Mosawi, a top adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and national security adviser Falih al-Fayadh all said they weren't consulted by U.S. officials about use of the drones. A month after the last U.S. troops left Iraq, the State Department relies on the drones as part of its effort to take over functions the military had performed, the Times said. But some senior Iraqi officials view the program as what the newspaper called an "affront to Iraqi sovereignty." The State Department confirmed the "unarmed aerial vehicles" program without mentioning Iraq, saying in a statement: "The department does have a [uAV] program. The UAVs being utilized by the State Department are not armed, nor are they capable of being armed." The State Department drones also are much smaller than Predator and Reaper drones used by the Pentagon and the CIA to attack militants in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, with wingspans as short as 18 inches, compared with 55 feet for the Predators. In an online prospectus in September, the State Department said the surveillance drone program is designed "to provide real-time surveillance of fixed installations, proposed movement routes and movement operations," referring to American convoy movements, and improve security "in high-threat or potentially high-threat environments." http://www.upi.com/T...42151327931940/

Iraq parliament could see new draft oil law in Feb LONDON | Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:09pm EST Jan 30 (Reuters) - After five years in the making, Iraq's parliament could have a first reading of a landmark oil law by early February, a senior Iraqi energy official said on Monday. Adnan al-Janabi, head of Iraq's oil and energy committee, said he "hoped for some movement next month" on the legislation that is crucial to resolving a bitter feud between Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region over oil rights. Janabi's committee has been poring over two versions of text that address the core disagreements between Baghdad and Arbil: the role of the governorates, the composition of the federal council, the ability of the regions and governorates to sign contracts and the issue of previously signed contracts. "My committee for more than a year has been debating, trying to focus on where to go," Janabi told reporters on the sidelines of an oil conference. "We are very close to going forward to parliament for a vote - and parliament will decide on which wording they will use." He said one version considered all of the existing oil development contracts to be legal and another called for the deals to go through a "review process". Janabi said that ultimately it was the job of the federal council to decide the fate of Iraq's existing oil contracts. Baghdad has signed a series of service contracts with foreign oil companies that targets production capacity of 12 million barrels per day by 2017 - up from about 3 million bpd. Arbil has sealed more than 40 production sharing contracts with foreign firms: exports have been running around 100,000 bpd. Kurdish authorities insist they should keep the right to manage oilfields in their region and have the right to strike deals, a demand seen by Baghdad as undermining its central control over this vital industry. A move by Exxon Mobil to sign an exploration deal with Kurdistan further fanned the flames and Baghdad threatened to take action against the oil major, which also has a deal with the central government to develop a southern oilfield. The new hydrocarbons law is crucial to Iraq's efforts to rebuild from decades of wars and sanctions by providing investors with a more solid legal framework. But it has been held up by infighting among the Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish political groups that form Iraq's fragile coalition government led by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/30/idUSL5E8CU3G520120130

Disclosure andtransparency in Iraqi banks behind the dominance of the banking sector on thevolume of trading stock 27/01/2012 16:15 Baghdad, January 27 (AKnews) - the whole number of analystson the bourse that the degree of disclosure and transparency enjoyed by thebanks of Iraq and behind the dominance of the banking sector on the dailytrading of the shares in the Iraqi market for securities, stressing at the sametime that the market is young compared to the stock exchanges the other world,especially the regional neighboring countries. He said economic analyst concerned the affairs of stockMohammed Saleh Chandler (Rn) that disclosure of the Iraqi banks were behind theprogress of the banking sector in the trading market, Iraq Stock Exchange,"noting that" trading on any exchange in the world depends on the(information) that encourage the public to trade and help investors to make investmentdecisions according to Bmujbhowleys Kalaalanat emergency information and rumorsand leaks. " Chandler said that "the banking sector in Iraq and adecade ago, published its financial statements on a quarterly basis andperiodically continuous." The flow of information is necessary to the success of thecrisis in the stock trading in the securities markets. Chandler said that "the increase of capital in banks,which reflected a positive constant on the strength and durability of the jointstock companies trading in the stock market, and enhance the confidence oftraders in stocks." It is said that the Iraqi Central Bank issued a decision inthe ongoing amendments to the Rules of the regulatory capital of banks to raise50 billion to 250 billion dinars Danarkhalal three years. Chandler pointed out that the deterioration of theperformance of the agricultural companies and other industrial create a bigdifference between them and the stock trades in the stock market for the banks,which usually scored, annual profits is reflected directly on the stock prices. Chandler said that the performance of the Iraqi market forsecurities is weak compared to the money markets in neighboring countries,regional and other countries of the world. For his part, chairman of the Securities Abdul Razzaqal-Saadi (Rn): the cause of issue of the banking sector to other sectors in thetrading market, Iraq Stock Exchange due to the need for the investor ofpermanent financial return, as he wanted to find in the banks that providefinancial returns that perpetuate the momentum of investment. And Saadi said, "Although M. Banks issued permanenttrading in the stock market, however, some sectors have developed is the other,but at rates limited, especially in the hotel industry, transport, someindustrial companies. Attributed to the high-Khalidi, a banking expert provide thebanking sector and other sectors to trade within the stock market to the degreeof disclosure and transparency, which is characterized by the Iraqi banks. He said al-Khalidi (Rn) that "banks dominate the gainof 70 to 80% of the trading market, Iraq Stock Exchange, because of the factordisclosure, which refers to the commitment of Iraqi banks to the principles ofcorporate governance and dissemination of data in a transparent and clear,which led to the public's demand, shareholders and traders to buy and the saleof shares in the market. " Khalidi added that "the annual profit earned by banksreflected positively on the trading profits and shareholders' preference, whichindicates the work of banks compared to other companies in the stockmarket." Khalidi said that "cite Iraq Stock Exchange is youngcompared to the money markets in the countries of the world because of lack oflinking to other world markets," noting that "the linking processcreates the possibility of exchange and trading of shares outside ofIraq." Khalidi pointed out that "the Stock Exchange shareprices are still low and below the level of ambition." In turn, attributed to banking expert Zarzis sentenceddominance of the banking sector on trading in the stock market to the largenumber of shareholders in the banks, which represent the largest number ofoccupants in the shares of Aalborsh. Between Zarzis "The bank stocks are guaranteed morethan others because it's safe now effectively in the market as well as theability to achieve Atrabah annual distribution to shareholders. And established a stock exchange in Iraq in 1992 under thename of (Baghdad Stock Exchange), and a trading halt in 2003, and was againafter the passage of the Law the former civilian governor of Iraq (PaulBremer), with a number 74 of 2004, and temporarily for a period of one yearunder the name of (the Iraqi market for securities of Finance. And prepared the Securities Commission (the governmentagency oversight on the work of the Iraqi market for securities) draft a newlaw to the Cabinet two years ago, but did not recognize until now. The market is currently held five sessions weekly, andentered the electronic trading in 2010 with the participation of a number offoreign investors. http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/2/286669/

Oil confirms that oil prices will rise to double in the event of closure of the Strait of Hormuz 27/01/2012 PM - 3:46 p.m. | Hits: 46 Confirmed that the Iraqi Oil Ministry that oil prices will rise to about twice the price in case of closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesman for the Ministry of Oil, Assem Jihad, said that "all the producing countries and oil-consuming nations will be affected in the event of closing the Strait of Hormuz," adding that "the strait pass through it daily about 17 million barrels of oil and its closure will be affected by all these countries, especially the producing countries that are not possess an alternate port" . The spokesman added that "Iraq has the north of the port can export oil through it in the event of closing the Strait of Hormuz." The official emphasized that "If you shut down the Strait of Hormuz, even if for short hours, the price of a barrel of oil will rise a lot and if it closed for long periods may double the price per barrel, which would negatively affect the global economy will impact on everyone." He was a former Iraqi oil minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum, said that more than 16 million barrels of oil transported daily through the Strait of Hormuz, including 1.7 million barrels from Iraq, closing the Straits of this country will lose $ 250 million every day http://www.burathanews.com/news_article_147333.html

Friday January 27, 2012 U.S. Embassy announces that the helicopter that landed were conducted routine sortie over Baghdad! Follow-up - and babysit - The U.S. Embassy in Iraq, said Friday that the helicopter that landed near the Tigris River was being routine sorties over the capital, Baghdad, while confirming that the incident did not pose any threat to its employees. A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Michael McClellan, "The helicopter was forced to land near the Tigris River today because of a technical fault was being a routine sortie in the skies of Baghdad." Has put the announcement of flights routine helicopter American raised many questions about the nature of their work forces after the withdrawal completely from Iraq by the end of December of last year 2011. The U.S. Embassy in Iraq acknowledged on Friday that one of its helicopters had to land near the Tigris River because of technical failure, hours after the accident, which was denied by Baghdad operations altogether, while confirming that he was re-helicopter to its headquarters in the Green Zone, the help of Iraqi forces . http://alrayy.com/41413.htm

Iraq's sixth-largest oil supplier to China On: Friday 27/01/2012 14:29 Baghdad _ Fares Sharifi Customs data showed that Iraq had become China's last year's sixth-largest oil supplier to China after Russia, Angola, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. According to the data, said China's imports of Iraqi oil have increased by nearly a quarter last year to up to 275 thousand barrels per day, thanks in part to Chinese companies to participate in several projects for the oil fields in Iraq. China is the second largest buyer of crude in the world after the United States. http://www.almowatennews.com/news_view_34451.html

Accord Movement in Najaf, warning of regional intervention and confirmed its commitment to Allawi On: Friday 27/01/2012 14:20 Najaf (news) .. warned the Iraqi National Accord Movement of regional interference in Iraq, confirming its adherence to the group's leader, Iyad Allawi. The group said in a statement received by the Agency (news) a copy of it on Friday: The Accord is still sticking to its loyalty to its leader, Iyad Allawi, noting that members dropped out of the movement do not represent the harmony in Najaf. The statement added: members of the movement warned of the risks of regional interference in Iraq, criticizing the findings of the political differences between the Iraqi forces. / End / 30.'s. Meters / http://www.ikhnews.com/news_view_31284.html

Iraqi rule out holding the Arab summit in Baghdad with the continuing political tensions with neighboring countries Friday, December 27 2 / January 2012 07:59 | BAGHDAD / However: the Iraqi List, has ruled that embraces the Baghdad Arab forum such as the Arab summit in light of statements by a coalition of law to the neighboring countries. Haidar al-Mullah, spokesman of the Iraqi press statement: "We believe that these statements come from those close to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and members of his coalition, is trying to get Iraq out of the incubator of Arab prisoners and keep the agenda of Iran." He added: "The presence of such an agenda would end up in the few opportunities that embrace the Baghdad Arab forum such as the Arab summit." The members of the coalition of state law, responded strongly to comments by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the situation in Iraq and enemy interference in Iraqi affairs. (Finished) http://www.mustakbal.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13800:2012-01-27-08-02-33&catid=2:2011-07-18-15-01-39&Itemid=8

Jubouri calls for the Iraqi people to pressure their representatives to stop the implementation of Article 140 of the Constitutional Thursday, December 26, 2 / January 2012 11:22 BAGHDAD / With: Student Member of Parliament for the province of Kirkuk, Omar al-Jibouri of the Iraqi people by pressing their representatives in the House of Representatives and the government to stand up to, what he called "dangerous project" on the implementation of the recommendations of the Article 140, criticizing the approval of the Council of Ministers on one of the recommendations of the Commission of Article 140 concerning the abolition of the decisions the Committee on the north (now defunct), criticizing the Iraqi List, on what he called suspicious silence.Jubouri said at a news conference with Deputy Abdullah sank and was attended by the correspondent of news agency future: "We are site a sense of national responsibility and concern for the country's unity, stability, and we call on our people by pressing their representatives in the House of Representatives and the government to stand against this dangerous project on implementation of the recommendations of the Article 140", He expressed surprise at what he called the suspicious silence of the list of relevant Iraqi by others to abort the project for threatening to its political advertiser, especially that the masses of the Iraqi provinces of Kirkuk and Nineveh, Diyala, Salahuddin, calling the Iraqi announcing Asraana refusal to implement the term 140, and warned the Iraqi Astmraha this silence, which confirmed It will make it vulnerable to rupture and the adjournment of audiences who are frustrated about, saying that if Iraq has insisted on its position, we will have another. He called Jubouri "the forces of the National Alliance and site Msolathm top of the political process to ensure the unity of the country and protect the Iraqi people in all provinces," calling the National Alliance, "attention to the risks and consequences of project implementation of Article 140 simultaneous with Recent trends entitles the federal, which are Taadida seriously the unity of the country and its security and stability . "(finished) http://www.mustakbal.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13771:-140-&catid=2:2011-07-18-15-01-39&Itemid=8

Dr. Abdul Hadi al-Hakim, participate in the Economic Forum on the Iraqi dinar exchange 26/01/2012 PM - 5:31 p.m. | Hits: 53 The Deputy Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Abd al-Hadi al-Hakim in the Economic Forum, which hosted gathering Knights of hope in Baghdad about the Iraqi dinar exchange and was attended by former Vice-President Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Central Bank Governor Mr. Shabibi and a number of those interested in economic affairs. The symposium addressed a number of economic issues and that the rate of exchange and other related economic affairs of Iraq. And without Mr. Hakim at the Symposium two points on the sidelines of the seminar summarized on Can the central bank to invest the stock of foreign exchange in the investment operations in Iraq beneficial to the citizen such as provision of housing and other without affecting its role in maintaining the exchange rate and the rest of his other activities . The second point I wondered about the possibility of the Central Bank and in coordination with the Economic Committee in the House of Representatives and the ministries of planning, finance and international experts and local and international research centers that draw us a strategy for the future of the Iraqi economy, get rid of the current state of confusion in the formulation of economic policy. http://www.burathanews.com/news_article_147268.html

Zebari discuss with the U.S. Deputy Inspector General audit records of money spent rebuilding Iraq 26/01/2012 PM - 4:40 PM | Hits: 20 Research and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, with the Deputy Special Inspector General for Iraq's reconstruction Ginger Cruz audit records the disbursement of funds for the reconstruction of Iraq. The Foreign Ministry statement said on Thursday that "Zebari met at the headquarters of the ministry Ginger Cruz, Deputy Special Inspector General for Iraq's reconstruction [sIGIR] and her entourage, and was in the meeting discussing the efforts to reveal the fate of Iraqi funds during the period of the CPA." He added, "Zebari expressed the readiness of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to cooperate fully with the U.S. Department of the Inspector General to find the truth about how to dispose of Iraqi money transparently and work to inform the relevant Iraqi institutions and public opinion, the fact situation." http://www.burathanews.com/news_article_147265.html

Maliki: I like the money and I do not have an account abroad, only 10 thousand dollars Ali Aldhargam - 26/01/2012 AD - 11:04 AM | Hits: 1664 Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he does not like money and praise God for this capacity, stressing that he possesses no assets and accounts abroad, only 10 thousand dollars. Maliki said in a television interview that "All I have in assets outside of Iraq is 10 thousand dollars and I can not just drag them because that requires my presence or ensure someone else." He noted that "money does not mean anything by keeping dignity and not to me only my salary that I get from the state In the beginning, you earn a salary of $ 35 million a month in the time that she was paid when the presidential salary of 80 million dinars, and then got cut to 17 million dinars." . Maliki said that "the salary is only the source of my money and I do not have any other source, whether they are agricultural or industrial, commercial or investment." http://www.burathane...cle_147243.html

Advisor to the Central Bank's Citizen: Iran's deteriorating currency will be reflected on the Iraqi currency On: Wed, 25/01/2012 20:49 The local market stopped dealing Baltoman Baghdad - Mostafa Hashemi Back economists and banking experts, the flow of thousands of Iranians in the border areas between the two countries to buy and sell the U.S. currency within Iran that depletion of foreign currency inside Iraq indirectly. With rejects Iraqi merchants in Najaf and Karbala to do business Baltoman after low value against the Iraqi dinar. The collapse of the Iranian Altoman The adviser said the Central Bank of Iraq for the appearance of Mohammed's (Citizen) The Iranian currency is deteriorating amid the international sanctions imposed on Iran, causing inflation, the fact that the dollar is weak sources in the Iranian banks. He stressed that Iranians flocked to the border areas with Iraq to buy the dollar, gold is an individual behavior or border trade. Saleh continued, but if what has been considered as a request to the phenomenon as the effects of foreign currency that will be reflected heavily on the dollar of what exists in the Iraqi market. Indicating that the demand for the dollar at auction the central bank over $ 300 million. Indicating that the phenomenon for a longer period Sistnzv foreign currency in Iraq indirectly because Iraq depends on oil exports only as a source for the provision of the dollar and other currencies. Golden opportunity for Iraq It is possible for Iraq if the variety of economic resources to be a player economically significant in the region and could play an important role exploiting the opportunity to sanctions imposed on Iran and the situation in Syria to revive its economic situation and increase its exchanges of trade, as Jordan was dealing with Iraq during the nineties of the last century in the years of siege to revive the economy. For its part, said an economic expert to peace Sumaisem switch Altoman demand for the dollar leads to increased demand and increased demand for any currency raises the price. She's Sumaisem (citizen) that the high price of the dollar would negatively affect the Iraqi dinar because the monetary policy pursued by the central bank was able to install the dollar and the strengthening of the dinar. Smeisim, however: so the high price of the dollar from one party would affect adversely the value of the dinar and therefore would strike at the central bank's efforts to improve the exchange rate of the local currency. The Sumaisem that Iraqi traders in the provinces of Najaf and Karbala, refuse to do business in Iranian now under siege on the Central Bank of Iran which led to the vibration market Altoman Iran and the weakness of his situation and after landing a sudden and unprecedented for the price of Iranian rial against foreign currencies, especially the dollar, in order to obtain the achievement profit on the black market, which has become the first reference for the pricing of the Iranian Rial against foreign currency. High dollar purchase order And the transfer of Arab Net site what the site is bright Iranian Iraqi sources that many of the Iranians flocked to the border of Iraq - Iran to buy the dollar, which took the currency to appreciate against Iran in recent weeks. It said that the Iranian exchange offices in the city of Kut in southeastern Iraq and faced in the past few days the high demand for dollar in the areas of Zorbatiyah and Shalamjah Mundhiriyah and crossings that are considered commercial and tourism between the two neighboring countries. On the other hand spoke of some of the sites in Iraq that Iraqi merchants are now buying dollars from the Iraqi Central Bank to be smuggled to Syria and Iran, which are subject to international economic embargo. During the last few days tried the Iranian government to maintain the riyal's exchange rate, through the arrest of some of the trading in foreign currency on the black market, as well as raising the exchange rate in the formal banks, but a number of exchange offices refusing to buy or sell dollars at the price specified and continued bankers deal in the black market despite police surveillance of their work. In the same context, the price of gold coins in the market to Iran, where unprecedented amounts is reported that the price of one piece reached to 11 million rials, while the price in recent weeks, ranging up to 6 million Iranian rials. The Iranian currency has lost, Altoman, more than 20 percent of their value within 3 days, after it was stopped banks from sudden acceptance of panic against foreign currencies in the exchange market. The stop sale of foreign currency to individuals after the last bridge on the transfer of currency outside the country, after an earlier decision to cap the top of the currency transferred abroad to five thousand dollars. Aggravation of the crisis According to data reported by «Financial Times», the dollar jumped in Tehran within one week from 10,500 to 13,000 Toman Toman, in the biggest collapse of the currency of Iran for years. These data are confirmed by currency traders in Iran. Last Wednesday alone, the dollar exchange rate jumped from 10,500 to 11500 Toman, and the next record other similar leaps, with the panic that prevailed in the market. Were seen waiting in long lines in front of a small number of institutions which continued to sell small amounts not to exceed $ 500 per person, provided that highlights the buyer to prove that he had traveled, such as passport and plane ticket. He explained some of the money changers speed of the worsening crisis in recent weeks in part by stopping the bank transfers to Dubai as a result of sanctions, has committed to UAE banks, which are the most important economic partner of Iran and the international sanctions stopped most of its dealings with Tehran. This led to the collapse of the trade-offs between the two countries by 50 percent, according to estimates of the Iranian Business Council in Dubai at the beginning of September. The collapse of Altoman faster than expected, because the expectations were indicating that Tehran has foreign reserves of between 60 and $ 80 billion. http://www.almowatennews.com/news_view_34376.html

Baghdad revealed "fully convinced" of Obama beyond the current crisis THURSDAY, 26 DECEMBER / 2 JANUARY 2012 16:29 HITS: 113 Twilight News / revealed the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, on Thursday, about the grammar of U.S. President Barack Obama's "conviction" Iraq's ability to overcome internal political differences, which is going through now. Iraq is gripped by an unprecedented crisis on the back of the Iraqi judiciary issued an arrest warrant on charges of Tareq al-Hashemi "terrorism" and attempts to isolate the Deputy Prime Minister from office in accordance with which he took after a political agreement was barred from participating in the recent legislative elections. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that "the U.S. president expressed his assertion during his office at the White House received the credentials of the new Iraqi ambassador Jaber Habib Jaber, the importance of bilateral relations between Baghdad and Washington." The statement, received the "Twilight News" copy that "Obama praised the recent visit by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the United States and the positive results," stressing that "the internal political differences Setjaozha Iraq, certainly." The statement said that "Iraqi Ambassador touched upon the importance of bilateral relations and partnership between the two countries, especially that Iraq is entering a new era of relations and partnership." The statement pointed out that "the Ambassador told the President that the internal crises taking place in Iraq is not new as it had been overcome." http://www.shafaaq.com/sh2/news/iraq-news/36881----q-q----.html

Investment representative with the government "failed" to attract investors to Iraq THURSDAY, 26 DECEMBER / 2 JANUARY 2012 11:19 HITS: 111 Twilight News / bore the economic and investment commission in the House of Representatives, Thursday, the government responsible for the failure of the investment sector in Iraq, calling for the establishment of an integrated system to support investment and investors participate in most of the institutions of the state in addition to the private sector. A member of the Committee of Economy and investment representative Abdul Hussein Abtan for"Twilight News" with most of the government ministries responsible for the failure of the investment sector and attract investors to Iraq. " "The obstacles facing investors in government departments such as financial and administrative corruption and extortion by some of the staff caused the decline in investment in all areas." Revealed the parliamentary finance committee, earlier, that the International Monetary Fund called for in his recent visit to Iraq, the House of Representatives not to enact laws that contribute to undermine the growth of the Iraqi economy, indicating that the legislation of laws increase the operational budget at the expense of investment irritated the International Monetary Fund. Abtan called to "the formation of an integrated system in which most of the state institutions and the participation of the private sector to move the wheel of investment and attract investors." He noted that "in Iraq today, a breeding ground to encourage investors to invest in all sectors, and we need the largest institution of the current investment." And Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, earlier, "there is sagging in the state departments, which need to be a new structure for the elimination of red tape made in the circuit, which delays the work in all joints of the life of the investment sector, which led to the alarming investors to work in the country," calling "academics and professionals to put forward to rebuild the structure of the state." The House passed in October 2006 Iraqi investment law, which it was said at the time that he would open the doors wide the foreign investment, due to introducing a lot of facilities to foreign investors, many foreign companies are still hesitant because of fears that the security situation is stable in Iraq, adding that the law did not give investors the right to ownership of the property the project, and equated the Iraqi investors and foreign, in all the privileges, except own the property, as can a foreign investor to rent the land for 50 years, renewable, according to paragraph 11 of the Investment Law. http://www.shafaaq.com/sh2/news/economy-news/36869-----qq----.html