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Al-Amiri: The hospital massacre in Gaza is the massacre of our time and a war crime of Zionist brutality Time: 10/17/2023 23:50:05 Read: 1,391 times {Politics: Al-Furat News} The head of the Fatah Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, described the Israeli occupation’s massacre in targeting a hospital in the Gaza Strip as “the massacre of our era.” Al-Amiri said in a statement, a copy of which was received by {Al-Furat News}, “Despite his record full of the most heinous and heinous crimes, Zionist brutality has reached its peak today, by committing the massacre of the Baptist Hospital. The massacre of the era, which can only be classified as a war crime, is not appropriate for humanity to "You stand by and watch, and eternal shame befalls you." He added, "As we express our strong condemnation and denunciation of what was committed by the hands of criminality and Zionist brutality, we believe that the criminal Zionist entity would not have dared to commit this hideous massacre, had it not been for the unlimited support of the criminal America and the Western countries that support this entity. Perhaps the heinous crime would have been committed by one of the 'smart' missiles." “Which America recently supplied to this usurping entity, so we will not hesitate to consider America and the West as partners in this hideous massacre. Eternal damnation and the curse of the peoples will haunt them.” Al-Amiri expressed his "extreme astonishment at the irresponsible and appeasement Arab position towards the massacres taking place against our people in Gaza. We do not expect from them a position befitting the scale of the crimes and blood that our people are shedding in Gaza and the West Bank, but our bet is on the Islamic and Arab peoples who will not stand by and watch what is happening." Of crimes and appeasement positions of the Arab rulers,” as he put it. He continued, "Just as we have come to believe more than ever before, what is called "Israel" has today, with its hands stained with the blood of innocents, drawn its inevitable end, whether it is long or short, glory and eternity for beloved Palestine, its proud martyrs, and a speedy recovery for the wounded, with God Almighty's permission."

Al-Sudani issues guidance to employees, schools and universities regarding the martyrs of Gaza Time: 10/17/2023 23:43:58 Read: 2,704 times {Local: Al-Furat News} Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani directed employees and members of all state departments, facilities and formations, and students of universities and schools throughout Iraq, to perform a stand of solidarity and mourning tomorrow, Wednesday, at nine in the morning in their workplaces. The Prime Minister's Office stated in a statement, a copy of which {Al-Furat News} received, that the directive was to show "loyalty and reverence to the innocent souls of our brotherly Palestinian people, who were killed by the brutal Zionist aggression against the Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip." More than 500 people were killed during an Israeli air strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip, according to Reuters, citing officials from the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila accused the Israeli army of bombing the Arab National Baptist Hospital, describing it as a "massacre." Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared three days of mourning.

The Foreign Ministry condemns the Gaza massacre Time: 10/17/2023 23:06:12 Read: 676 times {Politics: Al-Furat News} The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned, in the strongest terms, the occupation authority’s bombing of the Baptist Community Hospital in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of innocent martyrs and wounded Palestinian citizens. The ministry affirmed in a statement, a copy of which {Al-Furat News} received, "The solidarity of the government and people of Iraq with the people of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and we demand an end to the hostile attacks on those who are safe there, which constitute a serious violation of the provisions of international and humanitarian law, and of the most basic values of humanity." The Foreign Ministry renewed its “steadfast and principled position on the Palestinian issue, which was and still is a pivotal issue, and we call on all countries of the world, especially major and influential countries, to intervene to stop and condemn these violations, and to address their dangers, which are considered an imminent threat to collective security at the regional level.”

Al-Halbousi denounced the Gaza massacre: The whole world must oblige the entity to stop the war Time: 10/17/2023 23:01:02 Read: 793 times {Politics: Al-Furat News} Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad al-Halbousi, condemned the Israeli occupation’s bombing of the Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Al-Halbousi denounced in a tweet on the {X} website, “the continuation of massacres against civilians in the Gaza Strip and the bombing of hospitals, and the whole world must stand against these crimes and oblige the Israeli-Zionist entity to stop the war.” Today, Tuesday, the Israeli army bombed the Arab National Hospital (Al-Baptist) in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City, killing and wounding hundreds. The Palestinian News Agency reported that Israeli aircraft launched a raid on the hospital while thousands of displaced Palestinians were present, who took refuge there after their homes were destroyed and were searching for a safe place.

The Baptist Hospital massacre.. Asaib Ahl al-Haq: Only the practical positions required, each according to his own, are no longer useful. Time: 10/17/2023 23:00:51 Read: 1,261 times {Politics: Al-Furat News} On Tuesday evening, the Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement issued a statement in which it denounced the Israeli occupation’s bombing of the Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip and the death of hundreds of civilians. The text of the statement, which {Al-Furat News} received a copy of, said: “In a massacre that exceeded all limits of assaults, violations, killing, destruction and displacement, which the usurping entity has persisted in since the hand of Western arrogance planted it in the heart of the Arab and Islamic nation in stolen Palestine, the treacherous aggression bombed Al-Baptist National Hospital in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the death of more than a thousand martyrs and many times more injured and wounded than unarmed Palestinian civilians lying and working in the hospital.” He added, "We know that the language of denunciation and denunciation no longer has meaning in the face of this terrible human tragedy, which has exposed all the cards of the Zionists and the governments of the countries that support them in this brutal aggression. Only the practical positions required, each according to his own, are no longer useful, and then (the oppressors will know which overthrow they will turn against)." And the outcome is for the righteous.) The statement concluded with "sincere condolences to our resistance brothers, mercy to the righteous martyrs, healing to the wounded and injured, and shame and disgrace to those who do not support the resistance and defend our people in Gaza with heroism and steadfastness."

Aboul Gheit on the bombing of Baptist Hospital: Our Arab mechanisms document war crimes and criminals will not get away with their actions Time: 10/17/2023 22:58:41 Read: 780 times {International: Al-Furat News} The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, announced that our Arab mechanisms document war crimes and criminals will not get away with their actions. Aboul Gheit asked, in a tweet on the {X} platform: “What brain in hell is the one who intentionally bombs a hospital with its defenseless inmates?” Aboul Gheit said, "Our Arab mechanisms document war crimes, and the criminals will not get away with their actions. The West must stop this tragedy immediately." On Tuesday evening, Israeli occupation aircraft bombed Al-Ahly Baptist Hospital in central Gaza, killing 500 people and wounding hundreds.

Haniyeh calls on Palestinian and Arab cities to rise up and demonstrate in response to the Gaza Hospital massacre Time: 10/17/2023 22:51:11 Read: 728 times {International: Al-Furat News} The head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Ismail Haniyeh, said that the massacre at Al-Baptist Hospital, in which hundreds of martyrs were killed, “confirms the brutality of the enemy and the extent of the resounding defeat it suffered,” adding that “the enemy is delusional if he thinks that these massacres will be covered up.” “On his resounding defeat or push our people to surrender.” Haniyeh added in a televised speech that “the enemy does not respect values, laws, customs or laws,” stressing that “the Americans who gave unlimited cover to the occupation bear responsibility for the Baptist massacre.” He continued, "Those who committed the Baptist massacre committed the Sabra, Shatila, and Bahr al-Baqar massacres and killed Egyptian army prisoners." The head of Hamas's political bureau stressed that "the resistance continues and will not stop until the occupier leaves our land and our sanctities." He called on the Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the interior to go out in all cities, villages and camps in the face of the occupier. He also called on the peoples of the Arab and Islamic nation to go out to denounce this brutal massacre. Haniyeh also called on the free people of the world, the United Nations, the Security Council, the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to explicitly condemn the massacre. Haniyeh stressed that "this massacre will constitute a turning point and a flood added to the flood of Al-Aqsa."

The National Union proposes a solution to the region’s salaries dispute with Baghdad Time: 10/17/2023 22:26:57 Read: 3,848 times {Politics: Al-Furat News} The leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Saadi Birah, proposed a solution to the region’s dispute with Baghdad. And beer said; For the program {Free Speech} broadcast by Al-Furat satellite channel this Tuesday evening, it said: “There is a solution to separate salaries from the budget and provide the region with the amount it deserves, and the list of employees and retirees will be transparent and approved by the financial oversight.” He added, "The existing problems should not be at the expense of employees and retirees who are victims of political disputes. Article 14 of the Constitution stipulates that all Iraqis are equal, and amending Article 11 of the budget solves the problem of actual spending or excluding salaries from allocations." Bira continued, "These advances and loans do not solve the problems and remain open between Baghdad and Erbil. There is no confidence in the stability and continuity of this relationship, and there is a very great concern among Kurdish citizens about not securing salaries." He added, "Employees in the region are the victims of these disputes and misinterpretation of the three budgets. Some legal terms have become the biggest obstacle because they make employee salaries dependent on the amount of the region's actual spending," adding, "The region's government says there is no full liquidity to disburse salaries, and there is a problem between the center and the region over the interpretation of these matters." Birah said, "Baghdad without a strong relationship with the region is unstable and vice versa. Diagnosing the problems is insufficient and we must go to address them. We have been greatly harmed by external dictates and interference as a result of the dispute between Baghdad and Erbil." Regarding the agreement to protect the Iranian borders, Beira explained, “The agreement with Iran stipulates the non-existence and activity of armed groups in the region, and they are bound by what the regional government dictates to them. The presence of the Workers’ Party in Mount Qandil was an agreement in 1992, but there is no seriousness in resolving the Baka issue, and today it has become part of the agreement.” From the election campaign in Turkey. He stated, "The military solution is not the best solution to the problem of the Workers' Party. They do not enter the region officially, and the National Union has no political or military relationship with these groups. They do not pass to Turkey through the Union, and there is no need for that." Bira advised, "The regional government should not be involved in aggravating the situation with Turkey regarding the Bakaka, and it should not deal with this issue on the basis of differences between the two Kurdish parties. Disintegration in the region is out of the question, as is the continuation of disputes." Regarding Kirkuk, Birah said, "There is no difference between Kirkuk and other governorates. There is Constitutional Article 140 and the UNAMI Committee has classified the disputed areas, and we need a strong government to solve these problems." Birah concluded by saying, "Kirkuk is an Iraqi city that includes all sects. It should belong to Kirkukians, and those who try to play the Kirkuk card are not from it, but are sitting in the Gulf and Turkey mixing the cards." This evening, Tuesday, a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government headed to the capital, Baghdad, to discuss several common files between Erbil and Baghdad. The delegation included: Minister of Finance and Economy Awat Janab Nouri, Chairman of the Bureau of the Regional Council of Ministers Omid Sabah, Secretary of the Council of Ministers Amanj Rahim, and Head of the Coordination and Monitoring Office Abdul Hakim Khosrow, in addition to a number of advisors and general directors in the Ministries of Finance and Natural Resources. According to a statement by the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Kurdistan Government, the Finance Committee in Parliament is scheduled to submit, tomorrow, Wednesday, in the presence of the Ministers of Finance and Economy of the two governments (federal and Kurdistan Region), a report on the outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad regarding salaries and the budget. The Joint Financial Oversight Committee between Erbil and Baghdad is also scheduled to provide the Parliamentary Finance Committee with detailed information about the expenses and revenues of the first six months of 2023, and the number of employees of the regional government and their salary records. Wafaa Al-Fatlawi

A large delegation from the regional government heads to Baghdad Time: 10/17/2023 21:05:36 Read: 1,378 times {Politics: Al-Furat News} This evening, Tuesday, a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government went to the capital, Baghdad, to discuss several common files between Erbil and Baghdad. The delegation included: Minister of Finance and Economy Awat Janab Nouri, Chairman of the Bureau of the Regional Council of Ministers Omid Sabah, Secretary of the Council of Ministers Amanj Rahim, and Head of the Coordination and Monitoring Office Abdul Hakim Khosrow, in addition to a number of advisors and general directors in the Ministries of Finance and Natural Resources. According to a statement by the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Kurdistan Government, the Finance Committee in Parliament is scheduled to submit, tomorrow, Wednesday, in the presence of the Ministers of Finance and Economy of the two governments (federal and Kurdistan Region), a report on the outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad regarding salaries and the budget. The Joint Financial Oversight Committee between Erbil and Baghdad is also scheduled to provide the Parliamentary Finance Committee with detailed information about the expenses and revenues of the first six months of 2023, and the number of employees of the regional government and their salary records. Yesterday, Monday, Kurdistan Regional Government spokesman Peshwa Hawramani said, “The visit of the Kurdistan Government delegation to Baghdad and its meeting with the Parliamentary Finance Committee is optional, and it comes to show the serious intentions of the Regional Government to address the outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad.” Hawramani pointed out that "Prime Minister Masrour Barzani directed the government delegation not to leave any question unanswered, and to cooperate in all transparency." The spokesman stressed that "the regional government is looking for a radical solution to protect the rights of the citizens of Kurdistan, within the framework of the Iraqi constitution."

The Council of Ministers directs the issuance of a national telecommunications license and approves the National Water Council Law Time: 10/17/2023 19:02:50 Read: 2,405 times {Politics: Al-Furat News} Today, Tuesday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani chaired the forty-second regular session of the Council of Ministers, during which the most important developments in the general situation in the country were discussed, and the implementation of the basic files included within the priorities of the government program and their follow-up were discussed, in addition to researching the issues. listed on the agenda, and decisions are issued regarding them. In compliance with the ministerial platform that the House of Representatives voted on, on October 27, 2022, the Council of Ministers approved the following: - The Media and Communications Authority is responsible for issuing a national license for mobile phones using fifth generation technology for an exclusive period of (3) years, to Al-Salam General Company, one of the formations of the Ministry. Telecommunications. - In order to expand vital and strategic projects, and to advance development in the country, and to provide the necessary funding for them within the Iraqi-Chinese framework agreement, it was decided to approve an increase in the quantities of oil exported within the Iraqi-Chinese framework agreement to become (150,000) only one hundred and fifty thousand barrels per day, Calculated on a monthly basis, instead of (100,000) one hundred thousand barrels per day. - For the purpose of including social protection beneficiaries with Department of Labor and Training loans, removing them from the poverty line database and helping them establish income-generating projects, in accordance with the amounts allocated for this purpose, the Council decided to approve the exception of beneficiaries covered by the Social Protection Law (11 of 2014), in order to allow the continuation of The aid was disbursed for a period of (3) months after granting them the aforementioned loans, according to what was recorded in the letter of the Ministry of Labor, dated October 4, 2023. As part of the government’s directions in providing social care to all social segments, it was decided that the implementation of Council of Ministers Resolution (23192 of the year 2023) according to the following: 1- Allocating an area (1500 square meters) to the Iraqi House Foundation for Creativity, and completing the Baghdad Investment Authority procedures for the investment transaction and signing the contract with the investor, after excluding the aforementioned area from the contract in accordance with the fundamental contexts, and informing the investor of what was stated in the letter of the Ministry of Finance Dated June 12, 2023, the Ministry of Finance is responsible for implementing what was stated in its aforementioned letter. 2- Amending paragraph (1) of Council of Ministers Resolution (23192 of 2023) to become as follows: The Ministry of Finance/State Real Estate Department owns an area (1500 m2) of the plot of land numbered (4/23797/m11) Zayouna service street, without any allowance to The Iraqi House Foundation for Creativity, based on the provisions of the Law on Ownership of Estates and Princely Buildings No. (3) of 1960, to build a home for the elderly, especially on it. In the field of energy, the Council approved the following: 1- Authorizing the Minister of Finance to sign a loan agreement for the Multiple Annual Maintenance Project, Fifth Phase (PUP5/B) for the benefit of the Ministry of Electricity, guaranteed by the American Export-Import Bank (EXIM BANK), based on the Federal General Budget Law. For the fiscal years (2023 - 2024 - 2025). 2- Approval of the financing conditions stated in the letter of the Ministry of Finance dated October 1, 2023. In the direction of the organizing process for the new administrative structures, the Council of Ministers voted to form the Board of Directors of the Iraq Fund for Development, headed by the Prime Minister, based on the provisions of Article (5/Second) From the Iraq Development Fund System (3 of 2023), with membership of the Ministers of Planning, Finance, Reconstruction, Housing, Municipalities, and Public Works, and three representatives of the private sector, and the Council exercises its duties specified by the aforementioned system. It was also approved to issue a system of tasks for the Internal Security Forces Development and Support Fund and its formations, and the means of disbursing its revenues, based on the provisions of the Constitution, and the second clause of Article (57) of the Federal General Budget Law for the three fiscal years (2023-2024-2025). The Council of Ministers agreed to accept the grant submitted by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Education, which includes office materials (desktop and laptop computers, printers, scanners, and photocopiers), based on the provisions of the Ministry of Education Law (22 of 2011), provided that its book value is determined by the Ministry of Education. Education after receipt, and the Ministry of Finance is informed of that value and the final beneficiary, provided that the Information Technology Center in the Ministry of Planning, the Intelligence Service and the National Security Service audit the computers before using them. Based on what was presented by the Minister of Defense, the Council of Ministers decided to recommend to the House of Representatives to approve my request. Najm Abdullah Abdul Jubouri and Hamad Namis Yassin Al-Jubouri, to exclude them from accountability and justice procedures, based on the provisions of Article (12) of the National Accountability and Justice Authority Law No. (10) of 2010, in accordance with the requirements of the public interest. The Council of Ministers also approved the draft law on the National Water Council, and referred it to the House of Representatives, based on the provisions of the Constitution, with the addition of the head of the body of advisors to the membership of the National Water Council. The session also witnessed the approval of the draft law for the twenty-first amendment to the Employment Law No. (25) of 1960, which was reviewed by the State Council and referred to the House of Representatives, based on the provisions of the Constitution, taking into account the recommendation of the Minister of Finance during the session. The amendment includes the creation of new job titles. In state departments, including the Ministry of Health.

The Council of Ministers approves the amendment to the job description Time: 10/17/2023 18:38:44 Read: 3,796 times {Local: Al-Furat News} Today, Tuesday, October 17, 2023, in its forty-second session, the Council of Ministers approved the draft staffing law for state employees for the purpose of amending the job description. The Ministry of Health stated in a statement, a copy of which was received by {Al-Furat News}, that: “The amendment to this law addresses the lower grades of employees of the Ministry of Health and the rest of the state ministries.” The ministry stated that "the proposal to amend the law will be submitted to the House of Representatives for a vote, noting that the law does not only apply to employees of the Ministry of Health, but also includes all state employees whose job grades are included and amended by the legal amendment."

Thwarting the smuggling of $400,000 out of the country at Baghdad Airport Time: 10/17/2023 14:13:54 Read: 2,574 times {Umniah: Al-Furat News} The Security Media Cell announced that it thwarted the smuggling of $400,000 out of the country at Baghdad International Airport. A statement from the cell, a copy of which was received by {Al-Furat News}, said, "As part of the ongoing pursuit of currency smugglers, and after intensifying oversight efforts, teams from the Customs Directorate at Baghdad International Airport were able to seize $400,000 that was intended for smuggling." The cell confirmed that "the competent security services continue their work day and night to pursue all those who harm the national economy by smuggling currency out of the country." It called on "citizens to cooperate with the competent authorities to report any case related to currency manipulation or smuggling, in order to preserve the stability of currency prices and prevent sabotage of the country's economy."

Head of the engineering effort in Baghdad: This year we will complete 105 projects Economical 10/18/2023 Baghdad: Hussein Thaghb Al-Tamimi, head of the engineering service effort for Baghdad Governorate, Engineer Abdul Razzaq Abdul Muhaisen, confirmed that the current year will witness the completion of 105 service projects in the capital, Baghdad, as well as other projects in various governorates. He said in an interview with "Al-Sabah" that the projects being implemented in various neighborhoods and with the follow-up of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani have provided integrated infrastructure, which is estimated today as the work of establishing an entire governorate, as work continues at an increasing pace in all the targeted governorates. He pointed out that all the challenges faced by the work teams were overcome, which was represented by the lack of citizen acceptance and cooperation with the teams implementing the projects at first, but after everyone felt the seriousness of the work, there was great cooperation that led to achieving a high flow in achieving the goals. He stressed that the allocation of 500 billion dinars in the federal budget for the year 2023 will give the service effort greater flexibility in expanding the implemented projects, and will lead to raising the executive capabilities in Baghdad, for which 300 billion dinars were allocated, and the governorates, whose share was estimated at 200 billion dinars. He pointed out that the Prime Minister supported the service effort with sums of money that were allocated to his private office, including miscellaneous items estimated at 15 billion dinars and 70 billion dinars that were allocated to several departments. Muhaisen stated that the reality of services in the country is changing due to the ongoing service effort projects, which are constantly expanding with the citizen’s need for the projects implemented by the service effort, pointing out that the prices of residential units in the areas that witnessed the implementation of service effort projects have risen several times, and this is evidence of The reality of the situation in these areas has witnessed a real change for the better. He explained that 14 direct implementation teams represent the service effort, consisting of Hammurabi General Company, Al-Faw General Company, and Assyria Company, in addition to the military engineering of the Popular Mobilization Forces, the Ministry of Defense, and the Federal Police. After we found a need for a greater effort, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani directed the entry of engineering teams for other ministries . He pointed out that the service effort has begun its work in Salah al-Din Governorate, and there is a plan for it to enter Babil Governorate, in order to complete projects to develop the reality of services in the targeted governorates.

Will the dollar disappear in Iraq? Economical 10/18/2023 Sarah Salam For eight months, the Central Bank has been unable to stop the rampage of the dollar against the dinar in the parallel market. This is offset by the absence of the ability to meet the dollar demands that cover foreign trade in light of the expansion of Iraq’s import list and its limitation to exporting oil only. The electronic platform recently introduced by the Central Bank was not able to restore stability to the parallel market and reduce the gap between the official price and the parallel price, as most transfers still take place outside that platform, especially with countries that are witnessing US sanctions such as Iran, Syria, and entities in Turkey. With this landscape full of uncertainty, Iraq intends to completely ban transactions in US dollars starting from January 2024, under the pretext of reducing the misuse of hard currencies, financial crimes, and currency smuggling abroad. From my point of view, the timing of this measure is not correct, in light of the absence of solutions to the problems suffered by the parallel markets for foreign currency, as this heralds the exacerbation of the cash or cash crisis in Iraq, and there is a possibility that matters will reach a severe shortage in the Iraqi monetary mass, which means resorting to... The central bank will print money, and the consequences will be dire, most notably the monetary inflation that a number of countries in the region are currently witnessing, such as Iran, Turkey, and Lebanon. Here I call on the Central Bank to work diligently towards adopting a new currency to replace the dollar, such as the euro, for example, the Chinese yuan, or the Emirati dirham. This is not easy, but it is not impossible, while working to use gold as an agreed-upon unit for evaluating goods and services. This approach would reduce the pressure on the dollar in the parallel market, and would also be a fatal blow to speculators in the parallel markets, in addition to preserving trade with countries that are currently witnessing economic sanctions by the US Treasury Department and the US Federal Bank. Today, the Central Bank of Iraq has a historic opportunity to address and manage the dollar exchange rate and arrange the parallel market securities, in a practical and decisive manner, and work to determine priorities in the monetary market with the aim of improving the stability of the foreign currency. This is matched by a serious effort to push private banks towards providing the best services to customers and creating a spirit of competition between them. In order to attract the hoarded cash mass outside the Iraqi banking system.

The Council of Ministers decides to increase the quantities of oil exported to China The first 10/18/2023 Baghdad: Al-Sabah The Council of Ministers, in its regular session held yesterday, Tuesday, headed by Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, agreed that the Communications and Media Commission would issue a national license for mobile phones using fifth generation technology for an exclusive period of (3) years, to Al-Salam General Company, one of the formations of the Ministry of Communications. . The Council decided, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Media Office, to approve an increase in the quantities of oil exported within the Iraqi-Chinese framework agreement to become one hundred and fifty thousand barrels per day, calculated on a monthly basis, instead of (100,000) one hundred thousand barrels per day. It also agreed to exclude beneficiaries covered by the law. Social Protection (11 of 2014), allowing the subsidy to continue for a period of (3) months after granting them loans for income-generating projects. According to what was recorded in the letter of the Ministry of Labor, dated October 4, 2023. The Council voted to form the Board of Directors of the Iraq Fund for Development, headed by the Prime Minister, based on the provisions of Article (5/II) of the Iraq Fund for Development Regulations (3 of 2023), with the membership of ministers. Planning, Finance, Reconstruction, Housing, Municipalities, and Public Works, and three representatives from the private sector. The Council exercises its duties specified by the aforementioned system. The Council agreed to accept the grant submitted by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Education, which includes office materials (desktop and laptop computers, printers, scanners, and photocopiers). . The National Water Council draft law was approved and referred to the House of Representatives, based on the provisions of the Constitution, with the addition of the Chairman of the Board of Advisors to the membership of the National Water Council. The Council of Ministers decided to recommend to the House of Representatives to approve the requests of Najm Abdullah Abdul Jubouri and Hamad Namis Yassin Al-Jubouri, to exclude them from accountability and justice procedures, in accordance with the requirements of the public interest. The session also witnessed the approval of the draft law on the twenty-first amendment to Landlords Law No. (25) of 1960, which was reviewed by the State Council, and referred to the House of Representatives.

Al-Sudani participates in an emergency summit in Cairo regarding Gaza The first 10/18/2023 Baghdad: Al-Sabah Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received, yesterday, Tuesday, an official invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to participate in an emergency summit to be held in Cairo, which includes a group of Arab and regional leaders and leaders. The Prime Minister's Media Office explained that "the Cairo summit will be held to discuss the dangerous conditions taking place in the Gaza Strip and the attacks against our Palestinian people." According to what was published by Egyptian official websites, the emergency summit will be held next Saturday in the presence of dozens of leaders in the region and the world and heads of international and regional bodies, to discuss the dangerous conditions resulting from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, and to try to find opportunities to bring peace and end the occupation’s massacres committed against the Palestinians. . Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani also received a phone call from the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, during which the ongoing field developments in the Palestinian territories were discussed. A statement from the Prime Minister's Media Office stated that during the call, the importance of mobilizing efforts and joint work to support sustainable stability in the region was stressed, as well as efforts to strengthen the bilateral partnership between Iraq and the United States of America, according to the strategic framework agreement between the two countries. During the call, the two sides stressed "the need to contain the conflict and work to prevent the expansion of the circle of war, which targets civilians and threatens regional and international peace and stability." The Prime Minister renewed "Iraq's firm and principled position regarding what is happening in Gaza," noting "the importance of opening humanitarian corridors and delivering what the people of the Gaza Strip need, who are subjected to war and an unjust siege," and stating that "the continued aggression against Gaza arouses the anger of people in the region and the world." . Yesterday, Tuesday, Al-Sudani received the President of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the current situation in the occupied Palestinian territories was reviewed, and the attacks directed by the Zionist occupation forces against defenseless civilians in the Gaza Strip and their dangerous repercussions. Al-Sudani affirmed, according to a statement from his office, “Iraq’s firm and principled positions based on the position of our people and their moral and legal commitment towards the brotherly Palestinian people,” noting “the continuation of political and diplomatic work and the continuation of consultations with leaders of the region and the world in order to contain the crisis and end the tragic suffering of the Palestinians.” For his part, Fattouh thanked the “declared official Iraqi positions,” praising “the efforts that are being used to confirm and consolidate the Palestinian right.” Regarding local affairs, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received, yesterday, Tuesday, the Minister of Health in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, Saman Hussein Barzanji, in the presence of the Minister of Health, Saleh Al-Hasnawi. Al-Sudani pointed out "the government's interest in the health sector, and making it a top priority, in order to advance it and develop the level of therapeutic and medical services provided to citizens throughout the country." He stressed "the necessity of continuous coordination between the federal health departments and the regional health departments, in a way that contributes to the integration of work and the unification of health efforts to overcome obstacles to providing the best health services to citizens."

Today.. Baghdad hosts the Arab Parliament Union conference The first 10/18/2023 Baghdad: Shaima Rashid Baghdad is hosting today, Wednesday, an emergency session of the Arab Parliament Union to support the Palestinian people, which came at the invitation of the Palestinian National Council due to the difficult humanitarian conditions that Gaza is suffering from and the Zionist aggression that requires the Arabs to have a say and a position regarding it. The head of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, said in an interview with “Al-Sabah”: In contact with the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, we asked to hold an emergency session of the Arab Parliament Union in order to assess the situation and the war in Palestine. Al-Halbousi’s response was very quick and he sent an invitation to all Arab parliaments to hold a meeting. An emergency session, expressing his hope that all Arab brothers will participate and that no country will be absent from attendance. Fattouh pointed out that the meeting will issue a comprehensive Arab position and a statement expressing the position of the Arab nation alongside the struggle of the Palestinian people, in addition to the position of the Arab Union and a plan of action at the level of the International Parliament among parliaments in the world in order to mobilize support for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in confronting the Israeli aggression in every situation. Palestine, especially in the Gaza Strip. In this context, the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, received the First Vice-President of the UAE Federal National Council (Hamad Al-Rahoumi), to participate in the work of the thirty-fifth emergency conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union. In a statement, Al-Mandalawi renewed Iraq’s firm and supportive position on the Palestinian issue, and the need for the Arab countries participating in the conference to have a unified and unified position to condemn the barbaric operations and brutal practices of the Zionist entity against defenseless civilians in the Gaza Strip, and to reject attempts to displace people from their homes and land under any pretext or title. The First Deputy discussed with his Emirati counterpart the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, and the role that Arab countries must play in breaking the siege, stopping the aggression, and providing urgent aid to the Palestinians. Edited by: Adhraa Juma

7 security marks on the local election ballot paper The first 10/18/2023 Baghdad: Omar Abdul Latif The Independent High Electoral Commission revealed the presence of 7 security marks on the ballot paper for the irregular provincial council elections in the region, while noting that the distribution of biometric voter cards will take place early next month. The legal advisor for candidate affairs in the Commission, Hassan Salman, told “Al-Sabah”: The ballot paper that will be used in the provincial council elections scheduled to be held in December of this year will contain between 6 to 7 security marks, noting that the paper used to print it is different from the previous one, as well. About the radical difference in its nature from the rest of the papers. He likened this paper to the Iraqi “paper currency” currently in circulation that carries security marks that are difficult to forge or tamper with, indicating that it is impossible to rely on a paper similar to it because it contains security marks that are extremely secret and difficult to detect. In another matter, Salman indicated that next November It will be a date for the start of the biometric card distribution process for those voters who have updated their information and who are entitled to participate in the elections, stressing that the electoral process will depend on the voter who holds a biometric card only, and whoever holds a different card is not entitled to participate, according to what is stated in the law.

Intensive Iraqi diplomatic efforts to stop the Gaza massacre The first 10/17/2023 Baghdad: Muhammad Al-Ansari In conjunction with the popular and official campaign taking place in the country to support the Palestinian brothers in the face of the barbaric, criminal aggression committed by the Hebrew state, Iraq intensified its efforts at the diplomatic level - at its highest levels - to stop the massacre committed by the occupation forces against civilians in the Gaza Strip, at a time when Arab justice ministers expressed In their meeting held in Baghdad yesterday, Monday, they expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian cause, and their rejection of the continuation of the violations, aggression, and siege imposed on the Gaza Strip. The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, said: “Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani is continuing his efforts in discussions with presidents and leaders of countries in order to end the Zionist aggression against the Palestinian people.” He added, "Iraq is working on several axes, including diplomatic efforts through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as parliamentary committees, popular events, and demonstrations," and pointed out that "the government is able to send aid without opening the doors for donations to citizens; however, the step came for the sake of popular support for the issue." Meanwhile, Minister of Justice Khaled Shawani, who chaired the 39th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice, which was held yesterday, Monday, in Baghdad, said: “The work of the session touched on many Arab agreements to combat terrorism and financial corruption, prosecute the corrupt, and enhance cooperation between Arab countries to unify Arab legislation in various fields. He added, "The current session registered its solidarity with the Palestinian people, and called on the Arab justice ministers to stop the attacks on civilians in the Gaza Strip, lift the siege, deliver aid, and end the aggression." For his part, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, called for an immediate halt to military operations in the Gaza Strip and the opening of safe corridors for the residents of the Strip. Jamal Rushdi, the official spokesman for the Secretary-General, delivered a speech by Aboul Gheit at the opening of the thirty-ninth session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice in Baghdad. Rushdi quoted Aboul Gheit as saying: “This massacre committed in Gaza will not only remain a disgrace that haunts Israel, but also a curse on the international community and the global conscience, which is silent at a time when silence becomes a crime.” In addition, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, received, yesterday, Monday, the President of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, and his accompanying delegation. Al-Halbousi stressed that the Iraqi position on the issue of Palestine is one position of the people, parliament, and government, and our position is firm and will not change in establishing an independent Palestinian state with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital. In the context of diplomatic efforts, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fouad Hussein received, yesterday, Monday, the European Union Ambassador to Iraq, Thomas Seiler, and the Foreign Minister called on the European Union and European governments to “take a clear position against the siege imposed on Gaza and help open the Rafah crossing to send support.” humanitarian aid to the region, and to stand clearly against the policy of deporting the people of Gaza to Sinai in the Arab Republic of Egypt.” Head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, called for “the necessity of bringing food and relief aid into the Gaza Strip, and ending the siege imposed by Israel on the Palestinian people.” He also called, during his meeting with the European Union Ambassador to Iraq, Thomas Seiler, for the importance of the European Union countries having a position and a role. In reducing the escalation taking place inside the Palestinian territories and condemning the massacres committed by Israel against the Palestinian people.

The Commission approves voter registry forms The first 10/17/2023 Baghdad: Shaima Rasheed The Election Commission announced the approval of the final voter register forms for the polling stations for the upcoming governorate council elections. This comes as a deputy called for keeping federal and local service projects away from partisan and electoral political propaganda. The Commission’s spokesperson, Jumana Al-Ghalai, told the Iraqi News Agency “INA”: “The Board of Commissioners approved the final voter register forms for the polling stations and the wall voter lists for the irregular governorate council elections in the region for the year 2023.” Meanwhile, Hussein Habib Al-Zirjawi, a member of the House of Representatives from the Independents bloc, called for keeping provincial council elections away from service projects and not including them in the candidates’ electoral propaganda as they are a citizen’s entitlement, urging the Election Commission to monitor this matter. Al-Zirjawi told Al-Sabah: “The provincial council elections are the most important step in the coming days. We hope that the competition between the candidates for the provincial councils will be a clean competition, and that public money will not be exploited in this matter, as we note that there are many governors who have formed electoral alliances and these The alliances include a number of candidates.” He added, "It has been identified that some candidates and governors are roaming over service projects that are essentially the right of the Iraqi citizen, and these projects have begun to be exploited for electoral purposes," indicating that "the state's resources cannot be exploited by any specific party." Al-Zirjawi stressed the need for the Election Commission to follow up on “practices that violate the law and the constitution, as it is shameful to exploit people’s needs for services and basic matters of life for electoral gains.” Edited by: Ali Abdel Khaleq

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq opens new outlets for selling dollars at Baghdad Airport October 18, 2023

The Governor of the Central Bank identifies the reasons for the rise in dollar exchange rates Yesterday, 22:44 Economy 1059 Baghdad - IQ Central Bank Governor Ali Al-Alaq identified the reasons for the rise in dollar exchange rates. The media office of the Ministerial Council for the Economy said in a statement received by ( IQ NEWS ), “Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fouad Hussein chaired the thirty-first session of 2023 of the Ministerial Council for the Economy, in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Planning, the Ministers of Finance, Labor, and Social Affairs, the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, and the Governor The Central Bank, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil, the Deputy Chairman of the National Investment Authority, the Chairman of the Securities Commission, and the Prime Minister’s advisors for economic and legal affairs ,” noting that “the Council hosted the Chairman of the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives and a number of members of the Committee to discuss the dollar exchange rates in Iraqi markets.” The Governor of the Central Bank provided a detailed explanation of the tasks and objectives of the Central Bank and monetary policy in Iraq, noting that “the exchange rate depends primarily on imports and not on local production, and that the exchange rate in Iraq has peculiarities because it is linked to the price of oil as it is the largest source of providing hard currency.” He added that "many factors affect the exchange rate, the most important of which is the leakage of the dollar to neighboring countries and internal dealings in local markets in a currency other than the national currency, as well as the lack of complete control over ports and smuggling," pointing out that "the level of inflation has decreased significantly and that goods that enter officially are witnessing price stability." Because imports are covered by the official price.” He pointed out, "Opening a special lounge for private banks to sell dollars to travelers at Baghdad International Airport, and raising the interest rate for amounts deposited in banks to 7.5 percent to encourage citizens to deposit their amounts in banks and to withdraw the cash mass outside the banks." After objective and serious discussions, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs indicated that “the Council will study in detail this important issue and will follow up on the localization of salaries for all workers in the government sector and then the mixed sector until the private sector and study increasing the interest rate on deposits,” pointing out that “we are looking forward to building Future basic tools that will help the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance assume their role in a way that suits the nature of their work.” The Council decided to "proceed with the construction of a project to demolish and build Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital with a capacity of 600 beds in Nineveh Governorate to serve the people of that governorate."

The House of Representatives holds its 24th session Policy 2023-10-17 | 08:37 204 views Today, Tuesday, the House of Representatives held its twenty-fourth session, headed by Muhammad al-Halbousi. A statement from the Council’s Media Department, received by Al-Sumaria News, stated that “House of Representatives Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi opened the work of parliamentary session No. 24 of the second legislative term of the second legislative year - the fifth electoral cycle.” The statement indicated that “the number of attendees was 178 representatives.” Below is the agenda for today's parliament session:

Is Iraq able to join the BRICS group?.. A serious warning about Washington’s reaction Economy |Yesterday, 21:38 | Baghdad Today - Baghdad The Iraqi economic expert, Omar Al-Halbousi, confirmed today, Monday (October 16, 2023), that Iraq’s accession to the BRICS group may face many obstacles as a result of the economic and monetary crises that the country is experiencing. BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and at a summit in Johannesburg last August, a decision was announced to invite Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia to become full members of the organization, starting on January 1, 2024. Al-Halbousi added, in a press statement followed by “Baghdad Today,” that there are many obstacles standing in the country’s way to join the BRICS, which is Iraq’s lack of an industrial base and the lack of agriculture, which made the economy collapse significantly, amid the confusion of government measures that caused the economic and monetary crises to worsen in the country. Iraq. He continued: "Iraq cannot join the BRICS group because of Washington's control over it, especially since Iraqi oil imports are placed in Iraq's account in Washington, which makes Iraq exposed to a financial setback if Washington lifts protection over Iraqi funds." The economic expert pointed out that the United States of America has a lot of evidence of the Iraqi government’s negligence in the continuation of money laundering, terrorist financing, and dollar smuggling operations for the benefit of countries and armed groups punished by the American Treasury. In the event that Iraq joins BRICS, Washington will take a significant package of sanctions, and I do not rule it out. Approval of a law that reduces or restricts the income of the dollar to Iraq, causing a major financial collapse, especially since Iraq has a rentier economy that depends on oil and that oil imports are in America. Al-Halbousi explained that the United States will not allow Iraq to leave its circle of control and go towards its competing party, and Washington has great pressure cards on Iraq militarily, politically and economically, which makes the statements of Iraqi officials about joining the BRICS group suicidal at all levels for Iraq, and at the same time it cannot Its implementation is due to American obstacles. In a previous statement, the Iraqi economic expert, Safwan Qusay, spoke, saying: “Iraq is trying to be in the region of economic balance by attracting investments from countries of the East or West, and Russia is a giant industrial country, and Iraq’s openness to the Russian system can be exploited by attracting investments in the agricultural sector, livestock and the agricultural sector.” “Transportation, especially if we manage the investment file in the iron and steel sector to create complementary industries at the level of trains and ships.” He added: "Iraq is looking forward to exploiting its geographical location and it needs to establish an industrial zone for strategic industries that complement the path of development and the presence of economic powers such as Russia that can contribute to these sectors. I believe that establishing a nuclear reactor to generate electrical energy will support the process of establishing this industrial city and that we will have diversity in Investment sources. He pointed out that Iraq is looking forward to increasing the capacity of financial transactions with the Russian side outside the “SWIFT” system, so that it has trade with the East through this system, and this reduces the pressure on financial bottlenecks in some cases. Regarding the possibility of Iraq joining BRICS in the future and its impact on the region, Qusay said: “The BRICS project is promising, and the organization has a set of conditions for it to join, and I believe that Iraq needs to rehabilitate the economic goals and financial tools in order to be allowed to join the group,” explaining that Iraq is not with An area of attraction alone, but he must build a sectoral investment map so that there is competition in every sector. I believe that the advantage of the corresponding economy is what will determine preference. For example, integration with the Russian economy at the level of agriculture, iron and steel industries, and nuclear energy could be This is the path." Source: Sputnik

The Governor of the Iraqi Central Bank announces the opening of a lounge for private banks to sell dollars at Baghdad Airport Central Bank of Iraq October 17, 2023 11:25 AM Live: Central Bank Governor Ali Al-Alaq announced the opening of a special lounge for private banks to sell dollars to travelers at Baghdad International Airport. The media office of the Ministerial Council for the Economy stated in a statement to the Central Bank, “Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fouad Hussein chaired today, Monday, the thirty-first session of the Ministerial Council for the Economy, in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Planning, the Ministers of Finance, Labor, and Social Affairs, the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, the Governor of the Central Bank, and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.” Oil, Vice Chairman of the National Investment Authority, Chairman of the Securities Commission, and Advisors to the Prime Minister for Economic and Legal Affairs.” He added, "The Council hosted the Chairman of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi House of Representatives and a number of committee members to discuss the dollar exchange rates in the Iraqi markets," pointing out that the Governor of the Central Bank provided a detailed explanation of the tasks and objectives of the Central Bank and monetary policy in Iraq. The Governor of the Central Bank explained, according to the statement, that “the exchange rate depends primarily on imports and not on local production, and that the exchange rate in Iraq has peculiarities due to its connection to the price of oil as it is the largest source of providing hard currency,” noting that “many factors affect the exchange rate, the most important of which is The leakage of the dollar to neighboring countries and internal dealing in local markets in a currency other than the national currency, as well as the lack of complete control over ports and smuggling.” He added, "The level of inflation has decreased significantly and that the goods that enter officially are witnessing stability in prices because imports are covered by the official price.", stressing, "We opened a special hall for private banks to sell dollars to travelers at Baghdad International Airport, and we raised the interest rate for amounts deposited in banks to 7." 5 percent to encourage citizens to deposit their sums in banks and to withdraw cash from banks.”