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استثمارالانبار: Investment projects during the current year will provide 4000 thousand job opportunities Tuesday, 17 december 2/january 2012 13: 44 Al Anbar, however, said the head of the investment in Al Anbar governorate, Tuesday, that investment projects that have been developed during the current year 2012 will provide more than 4000 thousand job opportunities engineering and technical expertise and labour. Amer said Farhan told news agency in the future, " investment projects that have been actual FDI in many of them in various industrial and service areas, tourism and entertainment will provide more than 4000 thousand job opportunities in engineering and technical expertise and Labour of the Al Anbar cities." He added that " the most important projects that will contribute significantly to the provision of services needed by the reduction of unemployment among young people the phosphate and nitrogen and sand clean glass sulphur ore pigments and وتعليب." And that "projects that have been developed during the current year direct was the establishment of a large part of the implementation of foreign companies, Korean and local jurisdiction after a modern design and high-precision for each project," he said. He said " the work of the investment is very important in all the governorates that budget enormous investment projects in support of the financial budget for any province, Anbar, which carried out the drafts service industry and the economy." Omar al-falluji ended http://www.mustakbal...03-24&Itemid=10

Al aargi: Iraq to monitor $100 billion development projects and housing huge Tuesday, 17 december 2/january 2012 13: 44 Kuwait/with: an Iraqi national chairman of the General Authority for Investment, Dr. Sami Al-Araji, with representatives of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and a number of senior Kuwaiti traders of the problems suffered by Kuwaiti investors in implementing its projects and investments in Iraq. Al aargi, and " a number of investment opportunities in Iraq, the oil and gas sector, agriculture, electricity and housing, health, education, transport and tourism." He added that "Iraq has been allocated 100 billion dollars for construction and development," he said, adding that "Iraq is looking forward to increasing oil production from the current 3 million barrels a day to 6 million barrels per day by 2014," he said. He added that "the state is to build 3 million housing units over the next decade, as well as to attract 15 million tourists in 2019, and 40 billion dollars to build 34 hospitals, 1200 health centers, as well as the development of universities and colleges," he said. He announced "The signing of 30 agreements with several western countries to build 6 investment areas", and called on الارعجي " Kuwaiti businessmen to contribute to such opportunities available, which he described as good and lucrative returns, ranging from 15 percent to 20 percent." And the delegation of the National Iraqi Investment a number of meetings on the sidelines of his visit to Kuwait, which is aimed at the most important projects put forward by Iraq to foreign investors, as well as to present the most important amendments that have taken place in the investment law. For his part, the Iraqi ambassador said in Kuwait Bahr Ul-uloum that "the Iraqi embassy in the state of Kuwait, has been playing an important role, the creation of all the facilitation and logistics, to bring all these ideas by the General Authority for Investment in Iraq, to brief Kuwaiti investors, investment laws in Iraq on the opportunities available in all fields to invest in Iraq," he said. He added that "Kuwaiti investors looked forward, of course, to investment opportunities, reassuring, and legal infrastructure investment, and looks forward to the legal, investment," he said, adding that " these matters started to become clear features, as it of the General Authority for Investment to create those conditions, and to work to overcome the attractive for investment." (END) http://www.mustakbal.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13143:---100------&catid=15:2011-07-18-15-03-24&Itemid=10

Two high-rankingofficials in Baghdad arrested on corruption charges 17/01/2012 19:04 BAGHDAD, Jan. 17 (AKnews) – Security forces in Baghdad havereportedly arrested two high-ranking officials in Baghdad’s municipality oncorruption charges. The source who declined to be named told AKnews that the twoofficials are Aroub al-Kaabi, undersecretary of Baghdad municipality forservice affairs, and Adil Taama, director of contracts in the municipality. The source did not give further details. By Yazn al-Shammari RY/AKnews http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/3/284922/

250,000 Surveillancecameras to be installed Baghdad to reduce violence 17/01/2012 18:59 BAGHDAD, Jan. 17 (AKnews) – Authorities will install about250,000 surveillance cameras in Baghdad in an attempt to reduce insurgentattacks in the capital, the security committee announced Tuesday. Chairman of the committee in the Baghdad provincial councilAbdul Karim al-Tharb told AKnews that the provincial council has allocatedabout 10 billion Iraqi Dinars (about US$8 million) or the installation of thesecurity systems and that “the relevant authorities are in talks with a numberof Chinese companies to start working on the project” Iraq has witnessed a series of violent attacks this yearthat have targeted government buildings and Shiite pilgrims during the Ashuranad the Arbain when thousands gather every year to commemorate the death oftheir Imams and head to Karbala as part of the rituals which leave them easytargets for insurgent groups. The authorities in Baghdad will also establish a ControlCenter from where all the activities in the capital will be watched throughthose cameras for security purposes. “Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had discussed this issuewith the Chinese companies in his latest visit to the country and had came toterms on a preliminary agreement about it… but local companies will be involvedin the implementation of the project as well” al-Tharb said. Al-Maliki visited China in July last year where he signed anumber of cooperation agreement with the Chinese Premier. By Mohammed al-Tayyib RY/AKnews http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/3/284912/

Insurgents Pick Up Attacks In January 2012, Just As They Did Last Year 17/01/2012 15:52 By Joel Wing* Insurgents in Iraq have carried out a series of both high and low profile attacks in January 2012. Most of these were aimed at Shiite pilgrims heading to Karbala or another prominent mosque in Basra. There was also an attack upon a police headquarters in Anbar province. The press has called this a dramatic escalation of violence, but it largely followers the pattern of insurgent operations from previous years. Since the beginning of the year, militants have been targeting Shiite pilgrims. January is Arbayeen, when Shiites commemorate the death of the Imam Hussein Ibn Ali who died in a battle in Karbala in 680A.D. Ali was the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. Iraqis from around the country and world make a yearly pilgrimage to the holy city during this time, which has provided a variety of targets for insurgents for years now. In 2012, the attacks started on January 5 when bombs went off in Batha outside of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar killing 45, in Baghdad killing 15, and in Mosul leaving one additional casualty. The next four days were full of violence as well. On January 6, two bombs wounded ten pilgrims in southwest Baghdad. On January 7, one person was killed, and five injured in Mahmudiyah, Babil from a bomb. The following day, two pilgrims were killed, and 13 wounded by an explosive at a checkpoint north of Karbala. January 9 was marked by two attacks, starting with one killed and six wounded in Mahmudiyah by a bomb on the highway, and then a car bomb at a checkpoint in Hindiya, Karbala that left one dead, and thirteen wounded. That same day, police found a motorbike packed with explosives and a car bomb in Karbala, while four Al Qaeda operatives were arrested in Babil province planning more attacks. On January 10, the police announced the arrest of 57 terrorists and the dismantling of fourteen bombs that were all aimed at people travelling to Karbala. The largest attack to date came on January 14, when 64 were killed and 137 wounded when a bomb went off targeting Shiites who were heading to the Khatwa mosque in Zubayr in Basra province. Some Iraqis in the south who can’t make the trip to Karbala instead head to Zubayr for the end of Arbayeen. Since millions of Iraqis and foreigners travel from around the country and world to Karbala and Zubayr during January, they provide a wealth of targets for insurgents. The security forces can only protect so much of this traffic, providing ample opportunities for militants to plant bombs or carry out suicide attacks. As people travel back home they will still be under threat, but after that hopefully the violence will diminish. While Al Qaeda is blamed for most of these operations, other insurgent groups are likely involved as well, because of the width and breadth of attacks throughout the country. Insurgents also found the time to attack the provincial police headquarters in Ramadi, Anbar. On January 15, starting at 8:30 am, a small group of militants set off four car bombs in the provincial capital. When police went to investigate those blast sites, a small team assaulted the security complex dressed in official uniforms. They got trapped inside, and had a three-hour shootout with the security forces, until they eventually set off suicide bomb vests. Besides the five insurgents, 7 police were killed, and thirteen people wounded. Some Iraqi officials thought that the militants were trying to break out some of their compatriots from a prison that was part of the headquarters. This type of assault has the hallmark of Al Qaeda, as it has carried out similar, high profile operations in the past. In March and June 2011 for instance, it went after the Salahaddin and Diyala provincial council buildings respectively. Even though nothing seemed to have been achieved by the attack, it did receive lots of press, which is a major goal of the organization, because it helps with fund raising, and makes it seem like Al Qaeda is still a major group within the country. It also shows that militants are not just about sectarian attacks since they are Sunnis and this target was Sunni as well. The press is noting that this is a dramatic increase in violence in Iraq, but it resembles almost exactly what happened in January 2011. In that month, Shiites and the security forces were attacked as well. Starting on January 18, a bomb went off at a police recruiting center in Tikrit, Salahaddin killing 54 and wounding 137. That same day, there was an explosion in northern Baghdad wounding five pilgrims heading for Karbala. On January 19, a police training center in Baquba, Diyala was hit with a suicide car bomb leaving three dead, and 18 wounded, two pilgrims were killed and fifteen others wounded in Baquba, Diyala, and four terrorist cells consisting of 45 men were rounded up by the security forces for planning more attacks upon pilgrims. They belonged to Al Qaeda, the Islamic Army, and al-Awda Party, showing that not just the first group was responsible for all the violence against the Shiites. The next day, two Shiites were killed and twenty wounded in bombings in southern Baghdad and Baquba. Then on January 21, pilgrims were hit in Karbala by two car bombs, killing 33 and wounding 203. Two days later, one Iranian pilgrim was killed and eight wounded when a car bomb went off next to their bus. On January 24, a car bomb killed one and wounded 20, and then three others left 12 killed, and 163 wounded, both in Karbala. Finally, on January 25, an improvised explosive device wounded six on a bus returning from Karbala to Baghdad, and then on January 27, a funeral was bombed, killing 48, and wounding 121. According to Iraq Body Count, 387 Iraqis were killed by the end of the month. That was the third deadliest for the year, and was the bloodiest in the previous five months. January 2012 looks to match that number, showing that this year’s violence is much like last year’s. It does not mark a new period of insurgent activity, nor a move towards civil war since Shiites have been attacked like this every year, and have not retaliated since 2008. January obviously marks an increase in activity for insurgent groups. Now that the United States has withdrawn its forces, and the government is stuck in its latest crisis, the media and some pundits seem to be caught up in characterizing Iraq as unraveling. This ignores the fact that this January mirrors last January in terms of deaths and security incidents, and that Iraq’s politicians have been in one long drawn out dispute since the March 2010 elections. When the month is over, attacks will likely go back to what they were the month before as they have done in the past, and the political parties will continue to argue. Despite all that, life goes on in Iraq. Violence is not as widespread as it use to be, and many Iraqis go about their business no longer affected by it. January unfortunately, is one of those months that militants mark on their calendars each year to try to do their best at killing as many as possible, and sow as much chaos as possible. *With an MA in International Relations, Joel Wing has been researching and writing about Iraq since 2002. His acclaimed blog, Musings on Iraq, is currently listed by the New York Times and the World Politics Review. In addition, Mr. Wing’s work has been cited by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Guardian and the Washington Independent. RY/AKnews http://www.aknews.co...knews/8/284871/

Premier Maliki meets Iraqi scientist 1/17/2012 7:40 PM < BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki today called to study the experiments of the developing countries in scientific and research spheres to "start from their ending points and choose what suits us". In a statement by his office, following a meeting with the elite of Iraqi scientists, he stressed the necessity of "taking care of the scientists if we want to have a developed country". On their side, the scientists disclosed they were preparing a draft law connected with this matter, which shall be connected with the highest hierarchy of the state to benefit of their experiences and efficiencies. RM (TP)/SR http://en.aswatalira...e&id=146537&l=1

Maliki's dictatorship, Iranian interventions resulted in security deterioration - MP 1/17/2012 7:30 PM BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: An al-Iraqiya Bloc member attributed the deterioration in the political and security situations to what he called "the dictatorship of Premier Maliki, the Iranian control in decision makers", but excluded its return to the parliament in light of these circumstances. In a statement released by his office, received by Aswat al-Iraq, MP Taha Lihaibi confirmed that "there are no changes in Maliki's government attitudes, as well as random arrests and killing innocent people". According to the statement, he added that "the Iraqis are being killed by car bombs imported from Iran", charging it is "penetrating in the security organs". Lihaibi stressed that "Maliki has ousted his partners". Earlier today the latest accusations leveled against al-Iraqiya Bloc's leader and Iraqi Vice President, Tariq al-Hashimi, were openly criticized, adding to the tension in the Iraqi political arena. RM (TP)/SR http://en.aswatalira...e&id=146536&l=1

Economists warn fromthe effects of the political crisis on the export of oil in Iraq 17/01/2012 14:46 Baghdad, January 17 (Rn) - A number of economists, Tuesday,that the continuation of the differences and the political problems posed athreat to the Iraqi economy and would do serious harm to him, expecting to seethe levels of Iraq's oil production fell sharply in the coming months. The expert said the former Iraqi Ministry of Oil MohammedJassim, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "the political problem tohit the country played an important role in the process of taking notice offoreign companies to markets in neighboring countries instead of buying Iraqioil." He said Jassim "The international companies are afraidof the contract with Iraq to pass by the precarious conditions may lead todelayed commitment secured its oil exports," adding that "Theministry did not work well on the development of reservoirs of oil or drawingup plans to avoid the effects of political and security oil exports. " The Iraqi Oil Ministry has announced that Iraqi oil exportslast year reached 724 million barrels, indicating that the total imports ofthese exports amounted to 75 billion and 945 million U.S. dollars. In turn, an economist and director of the Center on theIraqi market Ke Ji (Rn) that "the continuing political problems in thecountry negatively affects the level of oil production, and that currentprojections indicate that the export of oil in Iraq is declining gradually overthe past months." He Ke Ji that "one of the problems faced by the oilindustry in Iraq, is that the Oil Ministry do not give daily statements on theamount of crude source, and this is a major imbalance Most of the PetroleumExporting Countries announced, according to official data daily amount of oilexports, which is inferred from the effects cause high or low export levels,"adding that" any political influences or the other can be determinedby the official announcement of the amount of exports a day. " For his part, said a member of the parliamentary EnergyCommittee's Furat al-Shara (Rn) that "political differences have majordamage on the overall Iraqi economy, including the export of crude oil becausethe differences reflect the reality of the world is unstable internal situationof Iraq." Shara added that "the Iraqi economy is closely linkedto political and security situation and this is a problem in itself, and wehope that the future NFC this link through legislation to ensure theindependence of the legal economy for political affairs in the country." Iraq plans to a member of OPEC to increase its exports to 12million barrels per day by 2017, after it signed deals with global energycompanies to develop fields of the country, because of Iraq's production iscurrently about 2.2 million barrels per day and an imports about 95 per cent ofthe country's budget finances. In conjunction with the withdrawal of the last U.S. troopsfrom Iraq intensified the political struggle between Maliki and his rivals inthe fragile agreement to share power. The country has a political crisis triggered by the Iraqijudiciary, days after a U.S. withdrawal when they issued an arrest warrant forVice President Tareq al-Hashemi on charges related to leadership involvement indeath squads and cooperation with "terrorism." In conjunction with the crisis of Hashemi escalatingviolence in Iraq, which also saw the controversy after he has sought to isolatehis deputy, Saleh al-Mutlaq from office, commented on Allawi's coalition toparticipate in hearings before the House of Representatives issued an arrestwarrant al-Hashemi, a few days later commented to participate in the Council ofMinisters. Iraq is still a coalition of state law and battling forpower since the last legislative elections, which showed Iraqi victory led byIyad Allawi, but the latter failed to form a majority coalition being able tolead the government. http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/2/284849/

Iraqi Health decidedto build 18 hospitals worth two billion dollars 17/01/2012 16:58 Baghdad, January 17 (Rn) - The Iraqi Ministry of Health, onTuesday, it was decided to build 18 hospitals in all provinces at two billiondollars. The inspector general at the ministry, Adel Muhsin, told theKurdish news agency (Rn) today, "The Ministry of Health decided to build18 hospitals in all provinces of Iraq worth two billion dollars, mostly of thetype of 100 beds and a world-class." He added that "the ministry has developed a high-levelplan to address the imbalance in the needs of the Iraqi provinces anddistributed to hospitals in different parts of those provinces." He continued that "The ministry is working to addressthe shortage in the area of ​​health needs, including well-organized does notcause any embarrassment in all provinces and there is a tendency for theestablishment of specialized hospitals such as a hospital for heart disease andnervous system, burns, childbirth and the other." The Ministry of Health Iraq, Sunday, that Iraq needs to 7thousands of an anesthetist. The Ministry of Health in Iraq, that 25 thousand doctorsworking in health institutions across the country while the number ofgovernment and private hospitals to 321 hospitals. The ministry had earlier confirmed that the financialallocations within the budget in 2012 amounted to U.S. $ 6 billion, will build150 clinics and also include amounts contracted with doctors and nurses fromIndia. http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/2/284890/

Postponement of ameeting of the Committee of Experts for the selection of the electoralcommission next week to 17/01/2012 13:09 Baghdad, January 17 (Rn) - A parliamentary committee ofexperts charged with choosing a new commission for the elections, Tuesday, thatthe meeting which was scheduled today to finish the first phase of theselection of the Commission has been postponed to next week. And opened for nominations for membership of the ElectoralCommission for new elections on 20 October over the last month and received theCommittee set up by the House of Representatives to choose the Commission morethan 7 thousands of request for membership of the Commission. The Vice-Chairman of the Committee Ziad worldwide abolitionof the Kurdistan News Agency (Rn), that "the Committee decided to postponethe meeting, which was scheduled for Tuesday to Saturday or Sunday of next weekto sort the rest of the applications for membership of the newCommission." He explained that "the rest of the applications formembership of the Commission only 700 of them waiting," noting that"nearly 7 thousands of request has been sorted by the Committee during thelast period." He said that the worldwide abolition, "nearly threethousand applicants had been excluded by the Commission during the screeningstage of the causes may be related to non-conformity and document theconditions of graduation or age of applicants do not comply with the conditionsrequired." Referred to the Committee of Experts had proceeded to thedivision of its members to seven of the 21 committees to consider applicationssubmitted to it in the first stage of the selection of the ElectoralCommission. The Iraqi Council of Representatives has decided to form acommittee of experts made up of 20 members of various political blocs aimed atthe development of mechanisms and controls for the selection of a newcommission for the elections instead of the current commission, which will endits mandate to forget / April. According to the Law of the Electoral Commission for thecurrent elections, the work will be completed in April / April. The Electoral Commission of independent bodies associatedwith the House of Representatives, and the latter chose to current members ofthe council in 2007. And formed the Electoral Commission for elections led byFaraj after the election that took place in 2005 after the end of the previouswork of the Council. The current commission oversaw the first three elections forprovincial councils and the second for the parliamentary elections and thethird parliamentary elections for the Kurdistan region, but exposed to thebiting political criticism during the last parliamentary elections after theannouncement of election results. http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/4/284821/

Kuwaiti Ambassador: Iwill return to Iraq early next month and is optimistic about the relationshipbetween the two countries Author: ZJ Editor: NK | NQ Tuesday, 17 K 2 2012 10:51 GMT Alsumaria News / Kuwait Announced the Kuwaiti Ambassador in Iraq to the insured, onTuesday, he will return to practice work in Baghdad early next month, and whilepointing out that the work of the embassy will be in the next phase of the bootto the work of the Iraqi-Kuwaiti joint, he expressed optimism that the relationbetween the two countries made progress in all areas "to serve theirinterests." The believer in an interview for "Alsumaria News","I returned to Iraq will be at the beginning of February next, after thefinalization of the contract security company that will protect the Kuwaitiembassy in Iraq, and the completion of furnishing the embassy," stressingthat "the Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations will progress in all areas. " The Kuwaiti Ambassador in Iraq to the insured in the left(July 12, 2011), the capital Baghdad on his way to his country after thecompound was prime minister and the home of Deputy Prime Minister Ruz NuriShawis and the Kuwaiti embassy in the Green Zone in central Baghdad to the bombingof three Katyusha rockets. He insured that "the Kuwaiti embassy in Iraq will beginafter our return to Iraq to work on the boot of visits between prime ministersof both countries, in addition to the boot of the work of the Joint Committeebetween Iraq and Kuwait, which will be headed by foreign ministers from bothparties, and develop an agenda agreed upon before starting the work of the Committeeto review all outstanding issues. " He insured that "the Kuwaiti Embassy will also organizevisits to the media Iraqis to Kuwait to cover the legislative elections, whichwill be held on the second of next month," and expressed optimism that"The relation between Iraq and Kuwait made progress in all areas of economic,political and cultural." Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called, on the sixth ofJanuary 2012, Kuwait to take measure of responsibility for"adventures" of Saddam Hussein, and considered that there arebenefits imposed on Iraq, including a real concern of missing persons and theburning wells, oil, including one for international resolutions, stressing thatthey need solution, particularly compensation paid by Iraq, particularly theamount of 5% of oil production straining the country, and pointed out that Iraqpay $ 30 billion so far, and keep his trust 20 billion. The Iraqi government announced, in mid-November 2011, thatPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's invitation from his Kuwaiti counterpart NasserHamad to visit Kuwait, to discuss outstanding issues between the two countriesand find ways to solve them, while the Kuwaiti Government also announced, in(January 11 cur) postponed the visit because of concern the general election,affirming that they are looking forward with interest-Maliki's visit tocomplete the negotiations and resolve outstanding issues. The Council announced support for Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations,at the 24 of November last, that the Iraqi government is preparing to hand overto Kuwait as part of its archives, who lost in 1991 and, while stressing thatthe Iraqi government is serious in the search for missing Kuwaiti, he pointedto the missing disappeared after the fall of the regime the former. And detection of the Council, in the 26 of last September,to take the Iraqi government decisions strict limit trade with Kuwait,stressing that it was raising fees on trucks coming from Kuwait, from 25thousand dinars to $ 100, and to prevent the passage of more than 60 trucks perday through the port Safwan border after the 2000 closed. He asked Iraq in the 27 of July last, officially from Kuwaitto stop work temporarily Port Mubarak, so make sure that the rights of Iraq inthe shipping lines and sail free and security in the shared water are notaffected in the event of construction of the port, while Kuwait said, the sameday, for refusing the request Iraq to stop the construction of the port ofMubarak, saying that Iraq's request in this regard is not based on any legalbasis, and with renewed emphasis on it is located within the Kuwaiti border,she noted that the port does not impede navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah. And escalated disputes between Iraq and Kuwait since itbegan on the sixth of April, the establishment of the port of Mubarak the Greaton the island of Bubiyan near the Iraqi coast, after exactly a year to developIraq's transport ministry foundation stone for the construction of the port ofFaw, causing the outbreak of the crisis between the two countries, In a timewhen there Kuwaitis that Mainahm will have the results of economic andstrategic task, confirms officials and Iraqi experts that the port of Kuwaitwill reduce the importance of Iraqi ports, and restrict navigation in the KhawrAbd Allah channel leading to the ports of Umm Qasr and Khor Al-Zubair, and makethe draft port of Faw no value. And began to file border disputes and oil between Iraq andKuwait, after Britain decided in 1961 granting the independence of Kuwait, therejection of the late Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qassim to recognize, andcalled at the time the annexation of Kuwait to spend Basra, despite therecognition of the Iraqi government, which was dominated by the Baath party in1963 after dropping system Abdel-Karim Kassem, the independence of Kuwait dealsaid by some historians that it was in return for giving the Iraqi governmentmoney because of the deficit was experienced, but that the former presidentSaddam Hussein, who belongs to the same party, decided on the second of August1990 invasion of Kuwait against the background of the problems on the borderand Tsmha and conflict on some oil wells. The UN Security Council issued Resolution 833 in 1993,provides for the demarcation of the border between Iraq and Kuwait, which has alength of 216 km through the formation of an international commission todemarcate the border between the two parties, which was rejected by the regimeof President Saddam Hussein first, but it was approved by the end of 1994 afterpressure international, and Iraqi officials affirm that the demarcation of theborder between the two countries were strong, and led to the deduction of Iraqiterritory in terms of Safwan and Umm Qasr, as well as reducing the area of​​Iraqi territorial waters, while urging the Secretary General of the UnitedNations Ban Ki-moon, Iraq in November 16 of last year , to fulfill itsobligations to Kuwait, in particular with regard to Security Council resolutionNo. (833) on the demarcation of the border between them to get out of thepenalty provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. http://www.alsumarianews.com/ar/iraq-politics-news/-1-34729.html

Mutlaq discusses withU.S. ambassador to the efforts to convene the National Congress Editor: NQ | SS Tuesday, 17 K 2 2012 15:11 GMT Alsumaria News / Baghdad Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, on Tuesday, the rightof the Iraqi people get the government achieve security, stability and servicesunder the national partnership and balanced representation, as was the U.S.ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey hoped that reach the political parties ofIraqi solutions to satisfy all parties. Said Saleh al-Mutlaq said in a statement issued today on thesidelines of a meeting in his office, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey,said that "the meeting included discussed the overall bilateral relationsbetween Iraq and the United States and prospects for development to achieve themutual benefit of the two peoples," noting that "the two sidesexchanged views on the political scene in the Iraqi arena and efforts toconvene a national conference expanded between the Iraqi forces in order toaddress the current crisis. " The al-Mutlaq, "the right of the Iraqi people get thegovernment reflects the aspirations and hopes, and achieve security andstability and services under the national partnership and a real balancedrepresentation of all components in the government, ministries and officialinstitutions." For his part, U.S. Ambassador hoped Ba "Iraqi politicalparties reach solutions to satisfy all parties," the statement said. And started the Iraqi List led by former Prime Minister IyadAllawi, in (17 from last December), a boycott of parliament to protest what itcalled "political marginalization", as announced two days after that,the eight provinces and ministers meetings of the Council of Ministers. And Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (21 last December), arequest to parliament to withdraw confidence from the deputy leader of theIraqi List, Saleh al-Mutlaq, after describing it as "a dictator does notbuild," and received the Iraqi List, two days after the request ofal-Maliki that al-Mutlaq, not appointed by the Maliki to dismiss him fromoffice, demanding the opening of all files against former security officials. And revealed the head of the Liberal parliamentary Bahaaal-Araji, said on Tuesday (January 17 now), that the leaders of the Iraqi Listand the enemy returned to the sessions of parliament and the government nextThursday in the case of the end of the problem of the Deputy Prime MinisterSaleh al-Mutlaq, and as he emphasized that the issue of al-Mutlaq, can besolved by mutual understanding between the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and hisdeputy, and the Iraqi List, said an agreement with the mass of the Iraqiintervention that is not the issue, Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi in thepolitical negotiations. He called on al-Mutlaq yesterday (January 15 current) toform a committee to consider the dispute winning between him and Prime MinisterNuri al-Maliki, stressing his willingness to apologize or resign "if theyare found" error and if the Commission requested to do so, while callingfor the last Similarly, if proven negligence of it. And confirmed in the Iraqi List, (the tenth of January now),that the return of its members to government and parliament related to thesuccessful holding of the National Congress and its resolutions. Having agreed president Jalal Talabani and parliament OsamaNajafi in (27 December 2011), to hold a national conference of all politicalforces to address issues related to governance, the state and develop solutionscrisis has not Ge this conference different reactions between the contract ornot, as well as a variation on the venue of the Conference, the NationalAlliance rejected, in (28 December 2011), National Conference in Kurdistan,stressing the need to take place in Baghdad. The dismissed Prime Minister Nurial-Maliki, in (January 14, 2012), reports that he would not attend the NationalCongress in the event held in Erbil, urged the National Alliance to support theconference and keep the issue of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi forpoliticization, while the Prime the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, in (January 8,2012), that the city of Sulaimaniya, Iraqi Kurdistan is the best place to holdthe conference in it, because it can not be held in Baghdad, where stands tanksdoor of the headquarters and houses the Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi andFinance Minister Rafie al-Issawi and Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq , atthe time confirmed the presidency of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, (January 10,2012), the regional president Massoud Barzani will not participate in theNational Congress in the event held in the capital Baghdad, without disclosureof reasons, while confirming the region's readiness to host it. It is noteworthy that Iraq is in a crisis of greatpolitical, the first after the American withdrawal and resulted from theissuance of an arrest warrant against the Vice President of the Republic ofcommand in the list of Iraq Tariq al-Hashemi on charges of supporting terrorismand Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a request to parliament to withdrawconfidence from the deputy leader of the Iraqi List, is also valid Mutlaq,after the description of the last of the owners as a "dictator, notbuild," which prompted the Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi, to suspend itsmembership in the Council of Ministers and House of Representatives, and submita request to withdraw confidence from the parliament, Prime Minister Nurial-Maliki. http://www.alsumarianews.com/ar/1/34752/news-details-.html

Maliki beats popular on Allawi and Najafi in a poll of the University of Baghdad Posted 17/01/2012 07:54 AM BAGHDAD - Babinaoz (Reuters) - A poll of views conducted by the Faculty of Media at the University of Baghdad, Progress Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the rest of the politicians in terms of support, followed by the head of the list of Iraq, Iyad Allawi, the then Speaker of Parliament, Osama Najafi, as resolved in the order of TV channels, replaced the semi-official Iraqi station Preface, then East, Valsomreh. The head of the unit polls the Faculty of Information, and the supervisor of the survey, Sam Fadel, in an interview for "Alsumaria News", that "in a poll conducted by the College, stated in terms of political performance for the year 2011, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in the first place, and in the second leader Iyad Allawi's Iraqi List, came in third speaker Osama Najafi, "adding," The best Iraqi satellite according to the poll, and disbanded the Iraqi channel Al-Sharqiya came in second, and third place Alsumaria. " Fadel said that "Sumer FM Radio resolved the first prize, while the best solution Nabil Jassim Iraqi media, and Dalia nodular best information and the program (Waco FD one) as the best entertainment program." At the level of the most important events of 2011, was an American military withdrawal most important achievement, and demonstrations as the leading political event, came the explosion of the courtyard of the House of Representatives as the leading security event. Meanwhile, he drew the Dean of the Faculty of Information Hassan Hashem, to a "serious lack of adoption information, shown by opinion polls, by policy-makers," noting that "the indicators show a serious lack of adoption information." What was seen as a graduate student often Daami, for Sumerian Foundation through its programs and Aalamiyha many of the classifications advanced "achievement compared with Bamrha time." It is noteworthy that Iraq is in a crisis of great political, the first after the American withdrawal and resulted from the issuance of an arrest warrant against the Vice President of the Republic of command in the list of Iraq Tariq al-Hashemi on charges of supporting terrorism and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a request to parliament to withdraw confidence from the deputy leader of the Iraqi List, is also valid Mutlaq, after the description of the last of the owners as a "dictator, not build," which prompted the Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi, to suspend its membership in the Council of Ministers and House of Representatives, and submit a request to withdraw confidence from the parliament, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. http://www.babnews.c...ew.asp?ID=48786

Iraq warns of political and economic effects on the country if View confessions protect Hashemi TUESDAY, 17 DECEMBER / 2 JANUARY 2012 13:47 HITS: 722 Twilight News / promised the Iraqi List, Tuesday, the determination of the Baghdad Operations Command View new confession of another group from the protection of Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi "an attempt to thwart the National Congress," while assured that these attempts will impact negatively on the situation in the country, demanding judicial power off Showing such a confession. And Operations Command announced that it will be confessions and described the task to a second set of protections, Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi will be unveiled during the next 72 hours, indicating that the initial confessions to protect al-Hashemi "include 3 terrorists Dmenhm brigadier general in the Ministry of the Interior." A spokesman for the Iraqi List, Maysoon al in an interview with "Twilight News" that "is meant by the timing of the presentation confessions of a host of other protections, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi is to defeat the National Congress of the whole year", accusing the limbs unnamed, "the exploitation of Iraqi satellite channel to offend figures accused of their right to be subject to a fair trial. " And seek political blocs by intensifying meetings between the leaders to contain the current political crisis the country has seen, through the National Conference called by the General President Jalal Talabani, the end of last year. And demanded that the Supreme Judicial Council Damluji stop showing these confessions, "because the law stipulates that the accused is innocent until proven to hang, and these practices will affect the functioning of the judiciary in the country." Called Damluji "Iraqi satellite channel to refrain from the display of such a confession as a channel to represent the people of Iraq and back to him, and the commitment to neutrality and not become a mouthpiece for some of those," pointing to the "View confessions would worsen the situation in the country and will have repercussions on the conditions of the citizen economic and psychological" . The political crisis started emerging between arch-rivals State of Law Coalition led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi following the presentation of the Ministry of the Interior, the end of last year, the confessions of three of the elements of the protection of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, their practical implementation of the assassination and the bombing of explosive devices in Baghdad with the knowledge Hashemi, at the direction of it, an arrest warrant has been issued according to Article 4 judicial terrorism against al-Hashemi, according to the confessions. It is noteworthy that al-Hashemi, a number of individuals to protect the accused's issues "terrorism" are located in the Kurdistan Region since the issuance of arrest warrants last month, rejected the Interior Ministry asked its counterpart in the territory of the Federal Hashemi delivered to Baghdad. The Supreme Judicial Council announced, the first Sunday, Re-Hashimi asked to transfer his case and to protect personnel from Baghdad to Kirkuk, saying to keep the case in Baghdad, having considered the General Assembly in the Court of Cassation, consisting of 19 judges from senior judges to his application. http://www.shafaaq.com/sh2/news/iraq-news/36605-2012-01-17-10-51-03.html

Maliki confirms that the political process will not collapse over the issue of al-Hashemi and waving a majority government TUESDAY, 17 DECEMBER / 2 JANUARY 2012 10:30 HITS: 525 Twilight News / Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, that the political process in Iraq will not collapse over the issue of the vice president accused of terrorism issues, Tariq al-Hashemi, while pointing out that any withdrawal from the government does not affect the continuation of the political majority. The issue of Hashemite political path despite the fact that the Iraqi justice stresses that the file is from the Bay decided not others. However, the Iraqi List, which is the major poles one-Hashimi called for the formation of a committee of leaders of the blocks to make sure the integrity of the investigation, which was rejected by the National Alliance for the "Twilight News", returned Bhaz initiate it, "a blow to the law." Maliki said in an interview with a number of Iranian television that "the issue of al-Hashemi issue of judicial and prosecution take its course, and that the government will not compromise on this matter because Cecchekat other, but they will respect the opinion of the judiciary in that." Between Maliki and the relation between a coalition of state law and existing Iraqi political tensions, that the issue of al-Hashemi will not cause the collapse of the political process. And began to deputies in the Iraqi List Balthhid to change Maliki and pay one of the leaders of the National Alliance to take his place, but that it did not quite live up after the meetings of leaders, as confirmed by the close of the al-Maliki's "Twilight News", as they point out that the issue circulating in the media only. Maliki said that "those who speak so it is a huge thing for him to make an atmosphere of intimidation allow for the escape of the accused to face justice." He added that some want to portray the issue of al-Hashemi as targeting a specific component, (referring to the Sunni Arabs), and this is not an accurate target anyone of this component is present in the political arena and forcefully. He said al-Maliki in light of the escalating threats of Iraq to withdraw from the political process, that "it wants that it would, and there is a bench him in terms of the representation of the other component, and that any withdrawal does not affect the majority of political majority in the political present they can continue to lead the government." But al-Maliki returned to his assertions the prior need to include his various political blocs, "I wanted personal as well as the National Alliance is to continue the national partnership, and the nag we want to post all of the components in the management of the State, must be a true representation of the components, and that it is not able to represent a particular component will come from a component that is here, do not fear the collapse of the political process. " And continue the efforts of the blocks and political figures to contain the current political crisis to hit the country, which began between the Iraqi List and a coalition of state law, noting that this crisis is not born of the moment, or limited to the issue of al-Hashemi, as it started since the results of parliamentary elections and the victory over Iraq, but the coalition that brought together the country's Shiite components made by the majority of political leaders to form a government, with the participation of the Iraqi Kurds. However, Iraqi Since that time, says it is exposed to the political marginalization in the government, or to make decisions, and in more than one occasion accused al-Maliki and some of his close associates, Bamhaullac to establish a dictatorship in Iraq. http://www.shafaaq.com/sh2/news/iraq-news/36595-2012-01-17-07-35-35.html

Basra calling for al-Maliki to end the problems with Kuwait and welcomes the recent investments TUESDAY, 17 DECEMBER / 2 JANUARY 2012 14:39 HITS: 28 Twilight News / Council called for the province of Basra, on Tuesday, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to disband all the files and the outstanding problems between Basra and Kuwait during his upcoming visit, hello final approval to drop the debts owed ​​by Iraq in return for investment. The vice president of the provincial council in Basra Ahmed Sulaiti for "Twilight News","did not reach so far on the participation of officials from the province of Basra in the delegation which accompanied Prime Minister Maliki in his upcoming visit to Kuwait, and we ask the Prime Minister to resolve all outstanding problems between Basra and Kuwait ". The State of Law coalition revealed the "Twilight News", earlier, on the situation of the Iraqi government a mechanism to resolve outstanding issues with the State of Kuwait, adding that the ongoing communication between the two sides with respect to this matter. Sulaiti and that "the province of Basra, many problems with the Kuwaiti side by virtue of its geographical location, and must be the opinion of Basra in solving these problems in the files and the visit of Prime Minister of Kuwait." Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki received a phone call, the end of last year, the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah asking them to visit Kuwait, but that morning, told him to postpone his visit because of the preoccupation with the elections in Kuwait. Sulaiti and never welcomed "the willingness of the Kuwaiti side down the remaining debt on Iraq in return for its investments in many fields, especially in the province of Basra." He stressed that "officials in the province of Basra welcome all foreign investments, including being one of the Kuwaiti Arab country and a neighbor of Iraq." Confirmed that the National Investment Commission, earlier, on Iraq's willingness to communicate and collaborate with business and Kuwaiti investors, noting that Iraq would be "an open hand and heart" to receive them and to overcome obstacles and difficulties, and to confirm the depth between the two countries. The file includes Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations a lot of outstanding issues, notably the compensation paid by the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in 1990, and the position of Kuwait from Iraq out of Chapter VII of the UN, as well as the demarcation of the border between the two countries and the remains of missing Kuwaitis. http://www.shafaaq.c...7-11-47-47.html

Iraq strengthens its oil production to end the housing crisis and is looking to attract 15 million tourists TUESDAY, 17 DECEMBER / 2 JANUARY 2012 18:14 HITS: 6 Twilight News / Iraq hopes to increase oil production from 3 million to 6 million barrels per day by 2014 in an effort to promote development projects and housing which contributes greatly to end the housing crisis, and also looks to attract 15 million tourists. Because of the increasing growth in population of the country experiencing a crisis in housing and that was on the list of demands, which came out with local residents during demonstrations in several cities last year. The head of the Investment Authority, Sami al-Araji, on the sidelines of the visit by Iraq to Kuwait, "allocated $ 100 billion for construction and development work." And recovering the oil sector in Iraq slowly after years of international isolation, sanctions and violence, and al-Araji, said that his country hopes to increase oil production from 3 to 6 million barrels per day by 2014. Analysts say the increase in oil production will contribute to reviving the economy through imports at a time when Iraq depends on oil by more than 95 percent. Araji said that "there are a number of important investment opportunities available to investors in the fields of oil, gas, electricity, agriculture, housing, health, transport and tourism." He pointed out that "the State is seeking to build 3 million housing units over the next ten years, as well as attract 15 million tourists in 2019, and the allocation of $ 40 billion to build 34 hospitals and 1,200 health center, in addition to the development of universities and colleges," pointing out that "has been signed 30 agreement with many Western countries to build 6 investment zones. " He called on al-Araji, "Kuwaiti businessmen to contribute to those opportunities," which he described as "good and remunerative, which ranges between 15% and 20%." The Iraqi delegation headed by Sami al-Araji, the State of Kuwait to visit the most important projects aimed at the definition posed by Iraq before the foreign investor, to contribute to the transformation of the Iraqi economy from a centralized to a market economy, in addition to presenting the most important changes witnessed by the law of investment. http://www.shafaaq.c...7-15-24-05.html

Iraq and the UAE call to avoid the military option with Iran PUKmedia on (AFP) 17/01/2012 09:25:32 The foreign ministers of Iraq, Hoshyar Zebari, the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday, from Abu Dhabi to avoid the military option in the standoff with Iran, stressing that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz would negatively affect oil exports. Zebari said "there is tension explicit and clear through actions and not with the Iraq escalation and to address these disparities through military force, but through dialogue and calm." Zebari said "There is a crisis of confidence with Iran and we consider ourselves to countries bordering the Gulf and downright influenced by tension and escalation. Everyone affected will be escalation. We are in Iraq, 90% of our oil exports pass through Hormuz." Sheikh Abdullah said, "I do not think escalation is useful for the region or to stabilize the market. The international economic situation is in crisis and is not useful to strained international markets such escalations." He added that "any talk of waterways and private repercussions of Hormuz and we will make every effort so to defuse this crisis." United Arab Emirates and is working on completing the construction of an oil pipeline in June allows the export of oil without passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. At the end of December Tehran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz if the States have adopted the Western sanctions on its oil exports because of its nuclear program, raising fears in the West. http://pukmedia.com/iraq/24998-2012-01-17-06-25-48

U.S. Embassy calls on Americans in Iraq to acquire residence papers and statements necessary for their work Tuesday, January 17 2 / January 2012 10:59 | BAGHDAD / With: called the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, citizens need to acquire the necessary papers and safe work and residence within Iraq to avoid arrest by the police or the Iraqi authorities the other, stressing that its powers are limited in dealing with the release of its nationals from detention centers to the Iraqi government.The text of a warning posted on the U.S. Embassy on Monday, addressed to Americans working in Iraq that "the U.S. Embassy would like to alert the Americans in Iraq to the Iraqi government is bullying in residence procedures and customs, including the granting of visas to Americans and residence permits and entry of vehicles and carrying arms and the movement of vehicles and teams of logistics services and other things. " He added the warning that "the rules and procedures must be reviewed frequently had previous licenses are granted by the Iraqi government is in force." He said, "The embassy strongly recommends that all Americans who live and work in Iraq, careful consideration to the residence and work permits and others in Iraq and make sure dates, and not try to move within the country in the absence of valid permits." The warning that "the U.S. Embassy would like to draw the attention of Americans in Iraq to the occurrence of cases that have resulted in legal action by the Iraqi government against Americans, including the detention by Iraqi police and other agencies." And the warning that "the arrests often lasted for 24-96 hours or more," adding that "the embassy is limited capacity to respond to situations in which the arrest of Americans or other in all parts of Iraq, including Baghdad and its suburbs." (Finished) Follow-up - Zia Caliph http://www.mustakbal...-01-39&Itemid=8

Committee for Economic Affairs opens the import of fruit that are not produced in Iraq Ali Abdullah - 17/01/2012 PM - 5:30 PM | Hits: 47 Taken to the Economic Affairs Committee a number of decisions including the approval of the contract with the Foundation for the financing of international airport project Euphrates, and to open the import of fruit that are not produced in Iraq. A statement by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister example, has typically Nuri Shaways, the committee held its second meeting on on Monday, chaired by the President of the Economic Commission Shaways, and the presence of members of the Committee of Ministers of Planning, Trade and Industry and Chairman of Supreme Audit and the Iraqi Central Bank Governor and Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Ministers for Administrative Affairs financial and advisory board member and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and advisor to banks in the Ministry of Finance. " The statement added that "the Commission has taken during the meeting a number of resolutions, including approval of the contract with the International Finance Corporation {IFC} Consultant financial and legal framework for airport project Euphrates, and the demand from the Finance Ministry to coordinate with the Iraqi Central Bank on payments to companies for the value of contracts concluded under the Memorandum of Understanding the Oil for Food {} and a final filter and the number of companies {6}, and approval to open the import of fruit that are not produced in Iraq, such as {banana, apple, kiwi, quince, pineapple} ". The statement continued that "the Committee also decided to emphasize the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works, the trend towards the allocation of sites for parks brick modern and non-polluting and high productivity, and to recommend to the Cabinet to approve the granting of the province of Kirkuk to dismiss {50} billion dinars to pay the dues of the investor for purchase of energy electrical, and recommend to the Council of Ministers to transfer activity of the Directorate General of Industrial Development of the self-financing to the central funding. " http://www.burathane...cle_146670.html

House of Representatives voted Thursday to several laws, including the nomination for vice president Ali Abdullah - 17/01/2012 PM - 5:19 PM | Hits: 135 A source at the House of Representatives that the council will vote at its next several laws, including the recovery of Iraq's money, and support small enterprises, and the provisions for nomination to the post of Vice-President of the Republic, in addition toThe law of Iraq's accession to the UN Convention for people with disabilities, and other important laws. The source told {Euphrates News} on Tuesday that "the agenda of the meeting of the {13} for next Thursday, will include a vote on the law to recover money Iraq and compensations, and voting in principle to the law and the Ministry of Science and Technology, and also vote on the law of support for small income-generating , and vote on the law of the provisions of the nomination for vice president and a deputy or more. " The source added that "the table will also vote on the law of Iraq's accession to the UN Convention on the rights of people with disabilities, and vote on the Fourth Amendment to the Law of irrigation and drainage, in addition to voting on the law of Iraq's accession to the Convention against doping sport." http://www.burathane...cle_146667.html

Tuesday January 17, 2012 Ministry of Commerce establish a seminar on Iraq's accession to the WTO Baghdad - and babysit - the Ministry of Commerce has established an educational seminar at the Ministry of Planning on Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization WTO. According to a ministry statement said that the seminar was held under the supervision of the Director General of the Department of economic relations Hashim Mohammed Hatem, addressed to raise awareness about Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization WTO. The statement quoted the responsibility of the WTO in the Ministry Sulaf properly clarify the mechanism of accession to the WTO through the establishment of the state to apply to join and which displays at a meeting of the General Council of the organization where they are voting on it and then begin the process of preparing for accession requirements and determine the team and its leader, and that which will follow the stages of accession of the state. http://alrayy.com/40482.htm

Najafi: National Conference imperative Topic has been read 141 times 17/01/2012 Of the Islamic Conference announced its quest to hold a new meeting to complement the Mecca meeting BAGHDAD - Al Sabah Speaker confirmed that Osama Najafi, the National Congress in the current phase is "imperative." He met the President of the House of Representatives on Monday Ambassador Organization of the Islamic Conference to Iraq, Hamid ELTINAY and discussed with him the implications of the current crisis in Iraq. He Nujaifi During the meeting the importance of FAO's role in strengthening the bonds of the Muslim community through the settlement of conflict resolution and contain the crisis, emphasizing pursuit of the House of Representatives to pass laws regulating the relationship between Iraq and the Organization. For his part, revealed ELTINAY the intention of the organization to send a delegation to discuss the implications of a new conference is a continuation of the Conference of Mecca, which was sponsored by the organization and resulted in the issuance of document "Mecca" which included the prohibition of Iraqi blood and non-sectarian and stop the violence in all its forms and the distribution of wealth to the Iraqis in achieve social justice. in turn, expressed Najafi was happy to hold such a conference in the absence of the need for the National Conference expanded, called by President Jalal Talabani. The ambassador said the organization's concern to see the content of the initiative Quartet launched by the President Najafi, expressing at the same time wishes a breakthrough in the current crisis and the return of security and stability to Iraq. Meanwhile, the Speaker confirmed that Iraq sought to develop economic relations are with Japan through legislation to speed up the necessary laws for this purpose. Nujaifi said during his meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Iraq, Susumu Hasegawa: "Japan can play an important role in Iraq's reconstruction and repair of infrastructure." And on the National Conference expanded scheduled Nujaifi said: "The Conference was held in this difficult period in the history of Iraq a necessity , in order to make it a success, it must install the timetables for the completion of the sticking points and meet the commitments mechanisms constitutionality with the necessity of providing mechanisms and guarantees required for implementation, and on the international community to support these efforts fully and completely. "For his part, Hasegawa said his country looks forward to better relations and blessed with Iraq , and that the Japanese government will do its utmost to develop the economic relations between the two countries, hoping to be there for Jean-parliamentary friendship between Baghdad and Tokyo. this and wished the ambassador crowned National Conference a success for the installation of the pillars of the political process and see Iraq light and stability after the U.S. withdrawal, and that there is a joint work continues continuous between the two parliaments. The President of the House of Representatives yesterday, the Australian Ambassador to Iraq, Lyndall Sachs and discussed with them bilateral relations and ways of strengthening the two countries. Provided Sachs condolences to the families and the families of the martyrs who were killed during the recent bombings that hit several areas of Iraq, and hoped that the Iraqis succeed in defeating the rebels and the forces of terrorism, noting that Iraq remains an important country in the region despite the difficult circumstances facing them. And on the current political crisis by Iraq said Najafi said the U.S. withdrawal and the implications of the regional situation had a high-impact in the current situation, as well as the existence of differences in perspectives between the political parties, therefore, the National Congress expanded called by the President comes Krgbh everyone to rearrange the internal dependent on the commitment Constitution as a social contract and the national consensus so that we can move towards the bank of safety, and correct some wrong paths to the political process .. Here, we need international support and to support you in particular. "Sachs for its part expressed her country's support for the official to get to the final settlement between the Iraqi political parties, wishing at the same time be a strong relationship between the two countries to ensure that service the two peoples. http://www.alsabaah.com/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=20076

Maliki: Iraq is looking forward to strengthening relations with the Arabs Topic has been read 237 times 17/01/2012 Called on Parliament to pass laws that support the development of the provinces BAGHDAD - Al Sabah Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki looked Iraq to better relations with the Arabs, while stressing that the heads of the tribes were always at the forefront of defenders of the unity of their country and its security. During a meeting in his official office yesterday, ambassadors and heads of Arab diplomatic missions in Baghdad, Prime Minister said: "Iraq receives phase new after completion of the withdrawal of foreign forces, saying that "Iraq policy based on winning friends and relations of cooperation and mutual respect with all countries of the world, especially our sister states." He made it clear during the meeting, see Iraq of the ongoing developments in the region and the Arab world. Also answered questions from the ambassadors on various issues and internal and external developments. For their part, called on Arab ambassadors for the activation of Iraq's role on the Arab level, stressing that this will reflect positively on the Arab atmosphere in general. On the other hand, stressed the Prime Minister during a meeting with a number of tribal leaders and notables of Anbar province, accompanied by Sheikh Majed Suleiman Amir betrayed, that the the heads of tribes, especially in Anbar province have always been at the forefront of defenders of the unity of their country and its security. Maliki said, according to a statement issued by his press office has received the "morning," a copy of it: "Iraq must remain actively sons and Ashaúrh number not divisible," explaining that the problems we experience is normal in the light of internal and external conditions that surround us. He issued directives to the ministries and departments concerned with the legitimate demands of the people of Anbar, including the transfer of Habbaniya base to a civilian airport of the province, as well as re-refined modern and maintenance of the international road passing the status of the province and to compensate farmers and the rest of those affected. The prime minister stressed the urgent need for the health sector and education in the province and building infrastructure dilapidated infrastructure, noting that the Parliament should cooperate to the legislation of some laws that would speed up the development process, including all the provinces of Anbar, indicating that he will work to meet the demands of the people that did not find its way to implementation so far as to provide a decent life for all people of the province. In turn, said tribal leaders and notables of the province and their support of the Prime Minister in his efforts to preserve the unity of the country and the payment of the dangers that threaten it. http://www.alsabaah.com/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=20082

Helen is discussing with the government to implement projects financed by the World Bank in Iraq On: Tue 01/17/2012 18:45 BAGHDAD - A citizen Confirmed the Special Representative of the World Bank in Iraq, Mary Helen of progress happening in some of the projects funded by the World Bank in Iraq, and confirmed Helen during the regular meeting with the advisers in the Office of the Prime Minister of the committee monitoring the implementation of projects financed by the World Bank in the form of grants and loans, for the improvements in a number of them after activating the mechanisms of spending mail, bent on the government's efforts in Iraq, a project belonging to the initiative of transparency in the extractive industries and reflected the seriousness and commitment from the government. The head of the advisory board Thamer Abbas Ghadban, who chaired the meeting: During the meeting, a progress in the implementation of projects since the regular meeting held last August (2011), and stand on the level of commitment and expenditure of the projects over the years (2010-2011) for each of the projects funded through the granting of the World Bank, and a loan of the International Foundation for Development of the Bank, as well as examine the reasons for the existence of gaps between planning, implementation and actual spending. The Anger that the government is committed to cooperation with international organizations and the development of the capacity of ministries to implement the project, stressing the obstacles that are similar in all the projects are trying to specialized committees to find solutions to them, as well as the need for registration of projects, grants and international loans in the state budget to ensure the success and follow-up and see their positive impact on the the national economy. The parties agreed (to the Commission monitor the implementation of projects and the World Bank) on the importance of continuing to hold periodic meetings and meetings between the two follow-up and support the band follow-up projects, as well as support ministries to develop mechanisms and maintenance of the sustainability of projects and programs after the completion of implementation. http://www.almowatennews.com/news_view_33722.html