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Determine the date for launching the electronic application for Housing Fund loans Today, 10:01 Al-Ghad Press / Baghdad The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities intends to launch electronic application for Housing Fund loans early next week, after stopping it following the exhaustion of the amounts allocated to it. The official newspaper quoted the Ministry’s official spokesman, Nabil Al-Saffar, as saying, “The Ministry’s Housing Fund grants loans according to the financial liquidity available to it by approving the payments made by borrowers, but the Fund has exhausted all the loan amounts allocated to it, amounting to two trillion dinars, in addition to... The Central Bank’s initiative to support the fund with a financial cover stopped, which led to the cessation of granting loans during the past period.” He stressed that "the bank will launch, early next week, the electronic application for the Fund's loans for the citizens of Baghdad and all governorates, indicating that the application will continue until the allocated quota for each governorate is exhausted, and it will be exclusively electronic through the form on the site after the required conditions and procedures are met."

Integrity: Severe imprisonment of the director of the Agricultural Cooperative Bank for causing harm to public funds Time: 10/08/2023 15:32:16 Read: 377 times {Local: Al-Furat News} The Federal Integrity Commission announced today, Sunday, the issuance of a preliminary ruling of severe imprisonment against the former director of the Agricultural Cooperative Bank. Due to intentional harm to public funds. The Investigation Department of the Authority stated in a statement received by {Al-Furat News} that “the Diyala Criminal Court - First Authority issued a pre-trial ruling ordering severe imprisonment against the former director of the Cooperative Agricultural Bank, for causing intentional harm to the entity in which she works, by agreeing to disburse a loan of (1,000,000) 500,000,000 (one billion five hundred million dinars). The department added, “The details of the case are represented by the former director of the Agricultural Bank approving the disbursement of the loan amount from the bank’s branch in Samawah, in order to dig wells and install pumping crews with pivoting systems and fixed sprinklers, pointing to the borrower’s reluctance to pay the installments she owed, and when addressing the department Real Estate Registration - Rusafa Second: In order to sell the property, it was found that the real estate guarantee was forged, indicating that the amount of damage to public funds amounted to (2,395,000,000) two billion three hundred and ninety-five million dinars.” She added, “The court, after reviewing the evidence and evidence obtained in the case represented by the statements of the legal representatives of the Agricultural Cooperative Bank, the real estate registration, the administrative investigation, the loan priorities, and the accused’s statements, reached complete conviction of the accused’s negligence, so it decided to convict her and sentence her in person to severe imprisonment for two years, based on the requirements of Article ( 340) of the Penal Code, and in reference to the Subscription Articles (47, 48, and 49) thereof.” She noted that “the ruling also included giving the right to the complainants and the affected party (the Cooperative Agricultural Bank) to demand compensation before the civil courts, after the decision became final, which was issued by mutual agreement.”

The rise in the price of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar in Baghdad markets Time: 10/08/2023 10:35:52 Read: 4,706 times {Economic: Al-Furat News} Dollar prices rose, today, Sunday, in Baghdad markets. The prices were as follows.. The selling price was 159,250 Iraqi dinars, while the purchase amounted to 157,250 dinars per 100 dollars.

Hamas attacks on Israel ‘funded’ by Biden, GOP 2024 candidates say By Diana Glebova and Jon Levine Published Oct. 7, 2023, 2:24 p.m. ET Critics tore into President Joe Biden as being responsible for Hamas’ assault on Israel Saturday by providing billions to Iran, which funds and supports the terrorist group. In September, the Biden administration allowed the transfer of $6 billion in frozen assets to Iran — which funds and supports Hamas — in exchange for the release of five Americans. The White House stressed at the time that Iran could only use the funds for “food, medicine, medical equipment that would not have a dual military use” — but Iran waved off the terms and publicly boasted they would deploy the cash “wherever we need it.” GOP presidential candidates quickly slammed the Biden administration as playing a role in Saturday’s unprecedented attacks. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said, “Iran has helped fund this war against Israel, and Joe Biden’s policies that have gone easy on Iran has helped to fill their coffers. Israel is now paying the price for those policies. We’re going to stand with the State of Israel, they need to root out Hamas and we need to stand up to Iran.” 6 Critics tore into President Biden as being responsible for Hamas’ assault on Israel Saturday by providing billions to Iran. AP 6 Palestinians react as an Israeli military vehicle burns after it is hit by Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, at the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, October 7, 2023. REUTERS “These Hamas attacks are a disgrace and Israel has every right to defend itself with overwhelming force. Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden Administration,” former President Donald Trump said in a statement. Former Vice President Mike Pence wrote on social media, “This is what happens when POTUS projects weakness on the world stage, kowtows to the mullahs in Iran with a $6 Billion ransom, and leaders in the Republican Party signal American retreat as Leader of the Free World. Weakness arouses Evil.” Worst attack on Israel in 50 years: How we got here 2005: Israel unilaterally withdraws from the Gaza Strip over three decades after winning the territory from Egypt in the Six-Day War. 2006: Terrorist group Hamas wins a Palestinian legislative election. 2007: Hamas seizes control of Gaza in a civil war. 2008: Israel launches military offensive against Gaza after Palestinian terrorists fired rockets into the town of Sderot. 2023: Hamas launches the biggest attack on Israel in 50 years. Over 300 Israelis are dead and at least 1,500 injured with the death toll expected to rise after Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of militants into Israeli towns. Hamas terrorists were seen taking female hostages and parading them down the street in horrifying videos. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced “We are at war” and vowed Hamas would pay “a price it has never known.” Gaza health officials report at least 230 Palestinians have been killed with over 1,700 injured. “Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel today is an assault on Western Civilization. The truth is though, Joe Biden funded these attacks on Israel,” South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott said. “America’s weakness is blood in the water for bad actors, but this is worse than that. We didn’t just invite this aggression, we paid for it. Iran is the biggest funder of Hamas. This is the Biden $6 billion ransom payment at work.” 6 Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Gaza. REUTERS Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, a staunch supporter of Israel, also condemned the attacks and pointed to the Hamas-Iran connection. “Make no mistake: Hamas is a bloodthirsty terrorist organization backed by Iran and determined to kill as many innocent lives as possible. The reports out of Israel are horrific with a stunning number of dead and wounded and should be universally condemned,” Haley said in a statement. Conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy said he was “appalled by the barbaric and medieval Hamas attacks” and called upon the US to stand with Israel. Online the reaction was much the same, as critics of the Biden administration pounced on the cash giveaway. 6 DeSantis blamed Biden’s policies on Iran for the attacks. REUTERS “You gave the Iranian Regime $6 billion to launch this war. Resign!.” snapped Richard Grenell, a former Director of National Intelligence, in response to a tweet of condolence from Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Amid the firestorm Under Sec. Brian Nelson claimed that: “All of the money held in restricted accounts in Doha as part of the arrangement to secure the release of 5 Americans in September remains in Doha. Not a penny has been spent.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the nation was “at war” after Hamas — the militant ruling party in the Gaza Strip — launched its deadliest attack on the country in years, with at least 40 Israelis killed and hundreds wounds. 6 Scott called the Hams attacks “an assault on Western Civilization.” AP Biden released a statement on the attacks and stressed he was in close contact with Netanyahu. “The United States unequivocally condemns this appalling assault against Israel by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, and I made clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu that we stand ready to offer all appropriate means of support to the Government and people of Israel. Terrorism is never justified. Israel has a right to defend itself and its people,” Biden said. “The United States warns against any other party hostile to Israel seeking advantage in this situation. My Administration’s support for Israel’s security is rock solid and unwavering.” His national security team said the US condemns the attacks and that the administration stands firm with the US ally. 6 In September, the Biden administration allowed the transfer of $6 billion in frozen assets to Iran in exchange for the release of five Americans. ZUMAPRESS.com “The United States unequivocally condemns the unprovoked attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians. There is never any justification for terrorism. We stand firmly with the Government and people of Israel and extend our condolences for the Israeli lives lost in these attacks. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has spoken to Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi and we remain in close contact with our Israeli partners,” NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement. The NSC did not immediately respond.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran say Israel has only itself to blame for Hamas attacks BY NICK ROBERTSON - 10/07/23 9:50 AM ET The governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iran appeared to blame Israel for its escalating conflict with Hamas on Saturday. The Palestinian militant group launched a mass attack on Israeli forces and settlements, killing at least 250 people in Israel and 232 in Gaza early Saturday, according to Israeli local media and the Palestinian government. While leaders in the U.S. and Europe quickly denounced the attack and gave support for Israel, the three Middle Eastern nations criticized the country over its treatment of Palestinians. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is closely following the developments of the unprecedented situation between a number of Palestinian factions and the Israeli occupation forces, which has resulted in a high level of violence on several fronts there,” the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The Kingdom recalls its repeated warnings of the dangers of the explosion of the situation as a result of the continued occupation, and deprivation of the Palestinian people of their legitimate rights, and the repetition of systematic provocations against its sanctities,” the statement continues. The condemnation comes as both the Israeli and Saudi governments have attempted to normalize relations in recent years, at the encouragement of the U.S. A senior Iranian government advisor explicitly endorsed Hamas in the conflict, the most direct support for the militant group from any government official globally. “We congratulate the Palestinian fighters,” advisor Yahya Rahim Safavi said, according to state media via Reuters. “We will stand by the Palestinian fighters until the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem.” Iran state media showed video of parliament members chanting in support of Hamas on Saturday, saying “Death to Israel” and “Palestine is victorious, Israel will be destroyed”. Iran has funded and supplied Hamas for years as part of its decades-long conflict with Israel. The Qatari Foreign Ministry also blamed Israel for the violence. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs holds Israel alone responsible for the current escalation due to this ongoing violations of the rights of the Palestinian people, the latest of which is the repeated raids on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque under of the protection of Israeli police,” the ministry said in a statement. Violence erupted at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in April, a holy place for the Muslim faith. In multiple days of fighting, Israeli police raided the mosque and arrested dozens of worshipers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the conflict a “war” in a public address early Saturday. The U.S. has vowed to support Israel, with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin saying the government will ensure the country “has what it needs to defend itself.”

‘Attack on Israel by Hamas, funded & provided by Iran’: Former IDF Spokesperson Jonathan Conricus ThePrint 19,845 views Oct 7, 2023 -Former spokesperson of Israel Defence Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus says, ‘The attack on Israel by Hamas, which is funded and provided by Iran with its weapons and personnel, equipment and money, is definitely one bridge too far, one attack too many.’ He added that the attack is unprecedented and severe.

What You Need to Know About the Iran-backed Terror Group Hamas and its Attack on Israel October 7, 2023 At 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, Hamas, the Iran-backed terror group controlling Gaza, launched an unprovoked and vicious surprise attack on Israel. Using rockets, paragliders, boats, motorcycles and other vehicles, and whatever other means they could, terrorists infiltrated Israel with one goal—to murder and kidnap Israelis. Over 600 Israelis have been killed and more than 1,500 are critically wounded. There are multiple reports of hostages being taken. More than 3,000 rockets have been fired at Israeli towns and cities. Israeli families are huddled in bomb shelters. Here is what you need to know about Hamas and its attack on Israel. What is happening? The world awoke on Saturday to horrific images of brutal violence from Hamas terrorists: indiscriminate shooting of Israeli civilians, videos of alleged kidnappings, and celebrations of death and destruction. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel “is at war.” “Citizens of Israel, we are at war. Not an operation, not a round [of fighting,] at war! This morning Hamas initiated a murderous surprise attack against the state of Israel and its citizens,” Netanyahu said. Shortly after Israel Defense Forces declared “Operation Swords of Iron.” Dozens of Israeli fighter jets and other aircraft have targeted Hamas military facilities and four operation headquarters of Hamas, the IDF said. "We have combat management over the Gaza Division, including support from combat helicopters; we have control there," the IDF added. "We are conducting blockades with the Israel Police in all regions. There are airstrikes on several targets, such as tunnels, launchers, and fighter jets striking the border. Hundreds of such strikes have been carried out - resulting in many casualties, including numerous terrorists. In addition to the rocket attacks on Israel, dozens of terrorists infiltrated several Gaza-Israel border points, and attempted to infiltrate Israel along the Mediterranean coast. "We are conducting combat operations in 22 locations," the IDF said. " There is no settlement without our forces, in all the communities. Some settlements have been cleared, but additional sweeps are needed before declaring them safe." Terrorists with automatic weapons terrorized neighborhoods throughout southern Israel, killing people and taking hostages. This is the reality for Israelis right now. Who is Hamas? Hamas, or Harakat al Muqawama al Islamiyah, is a Sunni Islamist terrorist organization that operates as the de facto leader of the Gaza Strip. Founded in 1988 during the First Intifada as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas set two long-term goals, articulated in its charter: the end of the Jewish state and the creation of an Islamic state from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. Its more immediate goal is the “liberation of Palestine” and the “return” of the Palestinian people. While its origins are with the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas has reportedly been funded, armed, and trained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since the early 1990s. Hamas even opened an office in Tehran in the 1990s. Despite its longstanding ties with Tehran, the Palestinian terror group has had a rocky relationship with the Islamic Republic in recent years. In 2012, Iran cut off funding to Hamas after it refused to support the al-Assad regime in the Syrian Civil War. But Iran resumed financial assistance to Hamas in 2017. “Relations with Iran are excellent, and Iran is the largest supporter of the Izz ad-Din al Qassam Brigades [Hamas’s military wing] with money and arms,” Yahya Sinwar, a senior Hamas military leader, said in 2017. In 2020, the U.S. State Department reported that Iran had provided more than $100 million annually to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Hamas has used Iranian support to launch several wars against Israel from its base in Gaza, including in 2008, 2009, 2014, and 2021. In each of those attacks, thousands of rockets were fired by terror organizations toward Israeli population centers. In total, dozens of civilians have been murdered via rocket attacks. resulting in dozens of civilian deaths. Hamas has also used Iranian know-how to help build its extensive network of tunnels throughout the Gaza Strip and underneath the Israel-Gaza border to conceal weapons and kidnap Israeli civilians. Hamas continues to develop itself militarily, for instance, launching a commando navy unit that became operational in recent years. Hamas also is currently holding four Israelis in Gaza - the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who were killed in 2014, and two civilians who crossed the border. How did we get here? Anti-Israel and antisemitic terrorist organizations located in the Gaza Strip have fired tens of thousands of rockets and mortars at Israeli civilians over the last two decades. The territory has been controlled by the Iran-backed antisemitic terror group Hamas since 2007. Hamas is one of the terror groups that launched rocket attacks on Israel. It also permits other such groups operating in the Gaza Strip, like Palestinian Islamic Jihad, to do the same. During the May 2021 conflict in Gaza, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired over 4,300 rockets at Israeli civilians. In August 2022, Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired over 1,100 rockets at Israelis during the three-day escalation, according to the Israel Defense Forces. In April, nearly three dozen rockets were fired from southern Lebanon. The barrage of rockets was the largest such attack from the territory of Israel’s northern neighbor since the 2006 Second Lebanon War. Click here to read more about the connection between Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as rocket attacks from Lebanon. In May, Israel launched Operation Shield and Arrow to neutralize Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza after over 100 rockets were launched into Israel. The violence stemming from Gaza is also linked to increasing terrorism in the West Bank, including Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s efforts to export its knowledge to the West Bank in order to carry out additional terror attacks against Israel. As such, Israeli security forces have been conducting near-daily counterterrorism operations. Over the past year, Israel has experienced one of its deadliest periods of terrorist violence in Israel since the Second Intifada in the early 2000s. What is the Gaza Strip? The Gaza Strip is a 141-square-mile Palestinian enclave located near Israel’s southwestern tip. Bordering Egypt, Israel, and the Mediterranean Sea, the territory is home to over two million Palestinians. Its name is derived from the ancient city of Gaza, the largest city in the territory. From 1948 to 1967, the Gaza Strip was occupied by Egypt, which took control of the territory during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as Israel’s War of Independence. As a result of the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel gained control over the Gaza Strip from Egypt. After Israeli withdrawal in 2005, the territory has been under de jure control of the Palestinian Authority, the governing body of the Palestinians, but de facto control by the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, which violently ousted the Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority from the territory in 2007. What is Iron Dome and how does it save Israeli and Palestinian lives? Iron Dome is an air defense missile system operational since 2012 that was developed by two Israeli firms - Rafael Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries - with support from the U.S. Emphasis on defense. It is never used to attack or retaliate and poses no threat to Palestinians. The strongest air defense system in the world has three components: a radar that detects incoming rockets; a command-and-control system that determines the threat level; and an interceptor that, if the system determines human lives or infrastructure are at risk, seeks to destroy the incoming rocket before it strikes. According to Israeli officials, it has been about 90% effective in stopping short-range rockets fired by Hezbollah terrorists next door in Lebanon or Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in neighboring Gaza. The system protects Israelis of all backgrounds and faiths. For example, when Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired more than 4,300 rockets from Gaza into Israel in May 2021, more than 1,500 targeted heavily populated areas, including Israel’s largest city, Tel Aviv. Iron Dome shot down more than 90% of those rockets, greatly reducing the death toll. Even with Iron Dome, about a dozen Israelis were murdered. That number would have been much higher without the Israeli missile defense system.

Former head of the Mossad: The Palestinians' attack is qualitative, and we did not expect all these effective missiles Today, 11:19 Al-Ghad Press / Baghdad Ephraim Halevy, the former head of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, said in a press statement that the war that broke out on Saturday morning was a complete surprise. He stressed in an interview with CNN that the Israeli side had not received any intelligence warning before the outbreak of fighting. He pointed out that "the number of rockets fired by Hamas members in less than 24 hours exceeded 3,000 rockets. This is beyond imagination from our point of view. We did not know that they had this amount of rockets, and we certainly did not expect that they would be as effective as they are today." Halevy continued to say that this is a “unique attack” and “the first time” that Gaza has been able to “penetrate deep into Israel and control villages.” The former Israeli official expressed his belief that the missiles were manufactured in the Gaza Strip after being “smuggled by sea,” and that Hamas “most likely” was able to conduct “trial training” without allowing Israeli forces to discover its plans. The Hamas movement announced the start of Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” and the launching of approximately 5,000 rockets from the Gaza Strip towards the Israeli interior in the first half hour of the operation. The battle witnessed qualitative operations by the Palestinians, as they stormed a number of the settlements of the outskirts and engaged in street warfare with the Israeli forces. They killed and wounded a number of them, captured a number of settlers, and took control of Israeli vehicles.

The Israeli cabinet approves the state of war Today, 15:04 Al-Ghad Press / Follow -up: Today, Sunday, the Israeli cabinet officially confirmed the state of war against the Palestinian resistance. The Israeli occupation media reported that the Israeli mini-ministerial council officially declares that Israel is in a state of war. The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation revealed that Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bypassed the government and ratified the war clause. This comes at a time when the number of Israeli deaths has risen to 600, while the number of wounded has reached 2,800 since the beginning of the clashes, including a large number in very critical condition and another number in serious condition. The spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, announced that they "are still in the context of the ongoing (Al-Aqsa Flood) battle and are engaged in fierce and heroic clashes, and they continue to fight on several fronts, deepening the wounds among the enemy's ranks."

The Israeli entity's stock exchange records a widespread collapse in trading Today, 12:30 Al-Ghad Press / Baghdad Tel Aviv Stock Exchange indices opened down 4% today, Sunday, while government bond prices fell by up to 3%, a day after a large-scale attack by the Palestinian resistance on the Israeli entity. Since Saturday morning, the world has been surprised by the sight of rockets being launched from Gaza, Palestinians infiltrating Israeli settlements, taking hostages, capturing soldiers, and confrontations and exchanges of fire with the occupation forces. On the other hand, the Israeli army announced the implementation of an operation against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, and the Palestinian News Agency reported that the Israeli army was launching massive raids on the Gaza Strip.

Gold records a significant increase at the beginning of trading sessions in Iraq Today, 11:24 Al-Ghad Press / Baghdad Today, Sunday, the price of gold in Iraq recorded a noticeable increase at the beginning of the trading sessions, coinciding with the variation in the price of gold on the global stock exchange, as futures contracts recorded at the level of $1,833.20 per ounce. Gold prices in Iraq were as follows: 24 karat at 76,869.08 Iraqi dinars, equivalent to $58.94. 22 caliber at 70,463.32 Iraqi dinars, equivalent to $54.03. A gram of 21 carat gold (the most common in the markets) is priced at 67,260.44 Iraqi dinars, equivalent to $51.57. 18 karat at 57,651.81 Iraqi dinars, equivalent to $44.20. 14 karat at 44,840.30 Iraqi dinars, equivalent to $34.38. The price of an ounce of gold is 2,390,897.39 Iraqi dinars, equivalent to $1,833.20. The price of a kilo of gold is 76,869,078.72 Iraqi dinars, equivalent to 58,938.70 dollars. The price of the gold pound is 538,083.55 Iraqi dinars, equivalent to 412.56 dollars.

The Election Commission sets October 21 as the date for conducting the electronic lottery for polling officials Today, 13:42 Al-Ghad Press / Baghdad The Election Commission announced that next Tuesday is the last date for receiving polling staff’s forms, while it set the date for conducting the electronic lottery for polling day staff. Commission spokeswoman Jumana Al-Ghalai said, “The Board of Commissioners has approved the last date for receiving polling staff’s forms, which is next Tuesday, October 10, 2023.” She added, "The Council also approved the date for holding the electronic lottery for polling day employees on Saturday, October 21, 2023."

Joint judicial files are on the table of Zidane and Romanowski Yesterday, 21:06 Al-Ghad Press/Baghdad Today, Saturday, the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, and the US Ambassador to Baghdad, Elena Romanowski, discussed joint judicial files between Iraq and the United States. The judiciary media stated in a statement, a copy of which was received by Al-Ghad Press, that “Judge Zaidan received the United States Ambassador to Iraq, Elena Romanowski.” The statement added, "Judge Zidane discussed with the ambassador a number of joint judicial files between the two countries."

Parliament is preparing to vote on the National Security Apparatus law in the coming days Yesterday, 19:20 Al-Ghad Press/Baghdad Today, Saturday, the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee set the date for voting on the National Security Apparatus law, while revealing the fate of 3 laws. Committee member Hussein Hashem Al-Amiri stated in an interview with the official media followed by Al-Ghad Press that “Parliamentary Security and Defense is ready to approve the Iraqi National Security Service law after completing all observations from the government and Parliament,” noting that “the next few days will witness a vote on the law.” Regarding the approval of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service law, Al-Amiri pointed out that “the committee worked hard to complete the law, and it will be presented for a second reading in Parliament.” He added, "Many important laws can be completed and voted on in Parliament, including amending the Anti-Narcotics Law No. 50 of 2017 and the Cybercrimes Law."

Tehran renews its call to Baghdad: Disarm the Iranian opposition Yesterday, 19:30 Al-Ghad Press/Follow-up Today, Saturday, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, described the Iraqi government’s evacuation of the Iranian opposition from the border areas in the Kurdistan region as an “important step,” but he does not see this as sufficient. Bagheri said in a speech he delivered during the commencement ceremony of the academic year at the Higher University of National Defense, in the presence of the Iranian Minister of the Interior and the Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, “There is no meaning to the presence of Iranian separatist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan and their carrying out types of terrorist attacks inside Iran,” according to the Fars News Agency. Iranian. He added, "What forces us to mobilize a large number of forces on the border is that Iraqi officials also stress the necessity of resolving this issue. It was agreed last March between the secretaries of the Iranian and Iraqi Supreme National Security Council to completely disarm these groups." He continued: "Of course, the Iraqi government and the officials who are making efforts there made efforts and these groups were transferred from their headquarters and points established somewhat near our borders, but our main agreement was not only a tactical transfer of the separatist groups and moving them to points farther from our borders, but rather what we wanted and still are." “What we want is for them to be completely disarmed.”

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"Message to Washington"... Ankara is afraid of the PMF's response, and Baghdad is planning to copy the "Iran Agreement" with Turkey Politics |Today, 14:51 | Baghdad today - follow-up The Turkish authorities are making strenuous efforts to coordinate with the Iraqi side with the aim of stopping the attacks launched from time to time by Kurdistan Workers' Party militants from Kurdistan, the most recent of which was the attack near government headquarters in Ankara last Sunday, amid talk of the imminent signing of a security agreement to secure the border strip between the two countries. The Turkish side believes that it is not possible to reach understandings with the Iraqi side regarding securing the borders without obtaining the approval of the Popular Mobilization Forces and Iraqi political forces loyal to Iran that dominate the political scene in Baghdad. In the midst of this conviction, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with the head of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, Faleh al-Fayyadh, in the capital, Ankara, following the visit of Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet Muhammad al-Abbasi to Ankara to meet with his Turkish counterpart, Yasar Guler. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, in a post on its account on the “X” platform, on Friday (October 6, 2023), that Minister Fidan met with the head of the Popular Mobilization Forces, Faleh Al-Fayyad. Fidan's meeting with Falih Al-Fayyad comes amid reports of an alliance that brings together parties in the PMF with the Kurds, especially in the Sinjar region, which has become an important stronghold for the Kurdistan Workers' Party. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeatedly threatened to target Sinjar, but he was met with a strong response from Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces officials. In what was described as an understanding of Turkey's security concerns, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani called for strengthening security cooperation with Turkey by securing the borders by concluding a security agreement similar to the agreement with Iran. The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, said in a statement, “The Sudanese directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs to communicate with his Turkish counterpart regarding activating the bilateral security committees to address border security problems.” Today, Saturday (October 7, 2023), the Turkish President issued strong warnings to what he described as parties that want to surround Turkey with terrorist organizations, in what was understood to be a message to Washington, which warned Ankara against launching a large military operation in northern Syria after the downing of a Turkish march. Erdogan stressed on Saturday that his country does not yield to those who try to push it into a corner by using terrorist organizations. He added, "We do not bow to those who try to corner us using terrorist organizations, and we do not hesitate to do whatever Turkey's security and interests require, whatever the cost." This came in a speech to the citizens gathered in front of the Ankara Sports Hall before the fourth extraordinary conference of the Justice and Development Party. He said, "We are determined to achieve Turkey's goals. We do not care about those who try to discourage us, and we do not make concessions to those who try to direct veiled threats to us." In recent days, Turkey launched massive attacks on Kurdish rebel positions in northern Syria and Iraq. Source: Middle East

Nouri al-Maliki congratulates the "Mujahideen" for their operation against Israel and calls for more Politics |Today, 10:51 | Baghdad today - Baghdad Today, Saturday (October 7, 2023), the head of the State of Law coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, blessed the Palestinian mujahideen for their operation against the occupation of Israel, while calling on Islamic and Arab countries for more support for the resistance. Al-Maliki wrote in a tweet on the The occupation forces and the government of aggression, by launching thousands of missiles and infiltrating numbers of Palestinian mujahideen deep into the entity, taking control of one of the occupation army’s bases and capturing a number of its soldiers, said that the Zionist forces today are facing a state of panic because they were not expecting this courage, valor and planning. He added, "We congratulate the Palestinian brothers for their qualitative operation (Al-Aqsa Flood), and we hope that the efforts of all resistance factions inside and outside the occupied territories will be combined against this usurping aggression." He continued, "On this occasion, we call on Islamic and Arab countries to stand with the Palestinian people and support their demand to liberate their lands from Zionist terrorism." It is noteworthy that, earlier today, Saturday, the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets towards Israeli territory . Meanwhile, the Israeli army announced that the Palestinian Hamas movement launched, early this morning, a double operation that included launching rocket shells towards Israeli settlements, and also infiltrating members of the movement into Israeli territory.

The Central Bank of Iraq confirms the continued arrival of cash dollars from the Federal Reserve Drains The Central Bank of Iraq confirmed that the dollar shipments sent by the US Federal Bank are proceeding according to a specific schedule and timings agreed upon between the two monetary institutions, and yesterday, Thursday, the shipment was received on time, denying news and media reports that talk about stopping or reducing shipments sent to the bank. The Central Bank of Iraq called on the media to be accurate in publishing information related to monetary policy in Iraq and to take it from its approved sources through the official website and official accounts on social media sites. 244 views Added 10/06/2023 - 7:12 PM

Warning of an economic crisis.. The dollar is out of control and liquidity is in the hands of private banks Economy |Today, 10:35 | Baghdad today - Sulaymaniyah Today, Saturday (October 7, 2023), Kurdish politician Latif Al-Sheikh warned of a stifling economic crisis as a result of the continued rise in the price of the dollar. The Sheikh said in an interview with “Baghdad Today” that “two parties are bearing the crisis of the continuing rise in the dollar exchange rate, namely the Central Bank and the Association of Iraqi Banks.” He added, "The two parties failed to resolve the crisis and profited at the expense of the citizen, who was a victim of the large disparity in the official and parallel prices," noting that "those who benefited were the banks and private companies, and we warn of a catastrophic economic crisis." Dollar prices are still flying in the parallel market with a large difference from the official exchange rate, as prices reached around 157 thousand dinars per 100 dollars, a difference of 25 points from the official price of 132 thousand dinars per 100 dollars. Private banks are accused of taking over the largest part of the currency selling window, especially for the cash dollar, which has become extremely difficult for travelers to obtain, which forces them to buy the dollar from the parallel market, while the travelers’ share of the dollar in these banks goes for the purpose of speculation.

Financial expert: The Central Bank is floundering with decisions and does not have real solutions to the dollar crisis 18 hours ago 486 Financial affairs expert, Ali Al-Rasheed, considered that the Central Bank’s decisions are confused and do not have real solutions to the dollar crisis. Al-Rasheed said in a press interview seen by “Taqaddam” that “all the decisions of the Central Bank regarding its attempt to control the dollar crisis are patchwork measures, and they all indicate the bank’s confusion in confronting this crisis, and also indicate that it does not have any real solutions to this crisis, which has begun to affect... on the local market significantly.” He stated that “private banks, especially those affiliated with some influential parties and figures, control the dollar without any oversight by the Central Bank or the Iraqi Banks Association, and this is what prompted the banks to give the dollar to whomever they want without right and outside all legal controls.”

Director of Al-Sistani’s Office: The authority warned against corruption and called for combating it, but there is no life for whomever you call for 2023-10-07 04:44 Shafaq News/ The director of the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Ali al-Sistani, reported on Saturday that the authority repeatedly called for combating corruption and issued a fatwa to respect the laws. He warned officials of the danger of legislating laws that grant undeserved privileges, but “there is no life for whomever you call for,” while he pointed out that the corrupt take hold of religion. And sect and nationalism to advance their plans, or to escape punishment. Hamid Al-Khafaf said in a speech he delivered at the Al-Sadiqin Poetry Festival about corruption taking place in Lebanon, viewed by Shafaq News Agency, that economic and moral corruption were the cause of the destruction of previous peoples, indicating that there is moral, religious, administrative, economic, social, legal, political, and cultural corruption. , judicial, media, and others. He explained that economic and financial corruption is the foundation of all corruption, and it is what paves the way for all types of corruption, and it is what comes to mind when the topic of corruption and combating it is raised, pointing out that the concepts of financial disclosure, and where did you get this from? And others were enacted as laws in our contemporary world, but they did not leave their files and books, as they remained ink on paper, not finding their way into the world of application in most of our countries, even though they are among the most important permanent demands of the people. He added that corruption has no religion, sect, sect, or race. True religion is innocent of corruption and corruptors, pointing out that the corrupt take advantage of religion, sect, and nationalism - in most cases - to pass their plans, or to escape punishment, and they have always succeeded in doing so, unfortunately, due to the power of the militancy’s influence. Sectarian and nationalist on the one hand, and weak public awareness on the other hand. He pointed out that one of the most important dangers of corruption is the collapse of the value of belonging to the homeland, and that the homeland in which he lives is not his homeland, but rather the homeland of the corrupt and thieves, and this will lead to great corruptions that are difficult to quantify. He stated that Mr. Al-Sistani repeatedly called for the necessity of combating corruption, and to strike with an iron fist anyone who dares to infringe on public funds. He issued a fatwa that applicable laws must be respected and that it is forbidden to transgress them. He also issued a fatwa that the money that any employee or official obtains in violation of the law is “forbidden fraud.” Also, wasting public money and taking possession of it, or even illegal disposal of it, is forbidden. He explained that the authority condemned "the misuse of power by many of those who were elected or held senior positions in the government, and their contribution to spreading corruption and wasting public money in an unprecedented manner, distinguishing themselves with large salaries and allocations, and their failure to perform their duties in serving the people and providing a decent life for their children." Al-Khafaf added that the authority clearly sided with the popular movement demanding reform in all its stages, with declared and explicit positions, and he also urged people in the elections to distinguish between “the good and the bad, that is, between those who did what they could to serve the people and combat corruption, and those who worked only for their own interests.” And his group. He noted that Al-Sistani warned officials of the danger of legalized corruption, that is, legislating laws that grant undeserved privileges to certain groups or open the doors to corruption or facilitate it for the corrupt, which is one of the worst types of corruption, pointing out that he repeatedly called for working to legislate laws that reinforce the principle of social justice and address people’s concerns. And their pain and their hopes...but there is no life for those you call out to. He stressed that the issue of corruption and combating it is a top priority for the highest religious authority in Najaf, and it is the basis for evaluating the performance of officials, whether young or old, whether they claim to belong to it and adhere to its approach or not, stressing that the lesson is action and practice, not sweet talk.

“Foreign” banks and “fake” transfers... Parliament Finance reveals new details about the dollar crisis 2023-10-07 07:35 Shafaq News / On Saturday, the Finance Committee in the Iraqi Parliament entered the crisis of the cash dollar scarcity expected in the country at the beginning of the year 2024, after the Central Bank’s decision, while it talked about “foreign” banks controlling the currency auction. Committee member Muhammad Nouri told Shafaq News Agency, “There are a number of banks that control the window for buying and selling foreign currency, and they are non-Iraqi banks, and the conditions set by the Central Bank are applied to a pre-specified group before it sets conditions on the banks or companies so that they are The sole controller of the foreign currency buying and selling window.” Nouri added, “Most financial transfers are (fake) under the pretext of purchasing goods, and here is an indication of the delay in real transfers, given that the fake transfers are supported and backed by a political group and armed factions affiliated with the economic parties.” Nouri added, "But personal transfers for the purpose of study and treatment outside the country and simple trade, we find that they are real, but large transfers are not real because they are affiliated with the economics of the parties, and their purpose is to smuggle currency outside the country." Despite these developments, the Central Bank of Iraq confirms that dollar deposits are guaranteed, and the citizen who deposited his money in dollars with any Iraqi bank previously or by 2024 has an inherent right to receive these amounts in cash and in US dollars. The Central Bank had indicated that the reforms it is undertaking aim to achieve compliance of the bank and the Iraqi banking system in general with international compliance standards, thus preventing the dollar from reaching parties prohibited from obtaining it or speculating with it.