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LaidBack thank you for your thoughts and opinions. My brother said the same thing to me this morning. This roller coaster ride is getting exciting, like we just hit the top andaré  ready to go down the pike screaming in delight.

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1 hour ago, VIRGINPARADIZE said:

Iranian Government has approved the removal of four zeros from their currency and revert to the Toman. That move may inspire Iraq to strengthen their currency also. We wait.  

 

VP, can you clarify on your comment, please. A toman is currently a Iranian currency. How can they revert to something that already exists? 

 

The Iranian toman (Persian: تومان ‎, romanized: tūmān, pronounced ; from Mongolian tümen "unit of ten thousand", see the unit called tumen) is a superunit of the official currency of Iran, the rial. Although the rial is the official currency of Iran, in everyday life Iranians employ the monetary unit 'toman', which is equivalent to 10 rials.

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Here's a short explanation of the conversion from the old to the new Toman to enhance its usage.  

 

The reversal to the toman - in use until the 1930s - does away with a duel denomination which many visitors of Iran find confusing. While the rial is the official name, Iranians still make their calculations in toman.

The new toman will be divided into 100 rials - a tenfold redenomination of the current toman which is divided into 10 rials. 

 

 

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Editorial date:: 2019/7/30 17:54 • 318 times read
The Federal Court decides to apply article 140 concerning Kirkuk and the disputed areas
[Baghdad-where] 
The Supreme Federal Court ruled on Tuesday that the provisions of article 140 of the Iraqi constitution remain in effect, stressing that this will continue until the implementation of its provisions and achieve the objective of its legislation. 
"The Federal Supreme Court held its session under the chairmanship of Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, and the presence of all members of the judges, and considered the request of the House of Representatives to interpret Article 140 of the Constitution in terms of whether or not." 

He added that "the Federal Supreme Court found that Article (140) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for 2005, called on the executive authority to take the necessary steps to complete the implementation of the requirements of Article (58) of the Transitional Administrative Law in all paragraphs, 143) of the Constitution. 

He pointed out that "the court found that this is to achieve the objectives stated in Article (58) of the Iraqi Transitional Administration Law aimed at achieving justice in the areas that have been subjected to a change in the demographic situation through deportation and exile and forced migration in accordance with the steps outlined in Article (58) mentioned above. 

He pointed out that "the Federal Supreme Court found that these steps have not been completed and that the section has not been taken, and remains the goal of the development and legislation of Article (140) of the Constitution is required and the duty of implementation of all." 

"The Court affirmed that the date specified in the implementation of Article 140 of the Constitution has been set for regulatory matters and urged the concerned parties to implement them and do not affect their essence and achieve their objective." 

"The Supreme Federal Court and therefore decided to stay the entry into force of Article 140 of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq at present and until the implementation of the requirements and achieve the goal of its legislation in accordance with the steps outlined in Article (58) of the Iraqi State Administration for the transitional period" . 

The Iraqi Constitution Article (140) as a solution to the problem of Kirkuk and some disputed areas between the Kurdistan region and the federal government and located within the provinces of Nineveh, Diyala and Salahuddin.
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1 hour ago, VIRGINPARADIZE said:

Here's a short explanation of the conversion from the old to the new Toman to enhance its usage.  

 

The reversal to the toman - in use until the 1930s - does away with a duel denomination which many visitors of Iran find confusing. While the rial is the official name, Iranians still make their calculations in toman.

The new toman will be divided into 100 rials - a tenfold redenomination of the current toman which is divided into 10 rials. 

 

 

Thanks for the info. The articles posted on this paint the picture.

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Turkmen member of the Kirkuk Council of the "Covenant": We still call for elections in the province, but with the modernization of the voters register

Turkmen member of the Kirkuk Council of the "Covenant": We still call for elections in the province, but with the modernization of the voters register

Al Ahd News - Special

A member of the Council of Kirkuk on Turkmen Ali Mahdi, on Wednesday, that the Federal Court has taken a wrong decision on the province and not the right of Article 140. noting that the failure to hold local elections in Kirkuk since 2005 because of a demographic change in the province.

Mehdi said in an interview with the "Covenant" that "there is no movement of the Turkmen component on the postponement of the elections in Kirkuk," noting that the Turkmen are still calling for elections in Kirkuk, but with the modernization of the voter register in the province.

He pointed out that "the decision of the Federal Court on Article 140 will ignite the fire in the province of Kirkuk."

"We are with the survival of the governor of Kirkuk, Rakan Jubouri position until elections are held in the province."

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Fatah: Abdul Mahdi will not risk the application of Article 140

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https://www.almaalomah.com/2019/07/31/421058/

 

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The MP for the Fath Alliance Fadhil al-Fatlawi, on Wednesday, that Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi will not risk the implementation of Article 140 to solve the problems between Baghdad and Arbil .

"The Kurdish forces, Turkmen and Arab in the province of Kirkuk will hold a meeting to resolve the problem of the province and the so-called disputed areas," he said, pointing out that "the government left the application of Article 140 in the disputed areas once and for all"

He added that "the House of Representatives will prevent any Kurdish move aimed at the application of Article 140 because it does not hurt the interest of any political party within the government, but further complicate the political scene," noting that "Abdul Mahdi will not risk his political future and the future of the government through the application of that article to resolve outstanding problems between Baghdad and Arbil . "

The parliamentary legal committee confirmed on Wednesday that the decision of the Federal Court on Article 140 is purely legal and not political in nature, while warned that its full implementation because it will enter the country in crisis suffocating.

The Supreme Federal Court ruled on Tuesday, the survival of the entry into force of Article (140) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq , stressing that this continues until the implementation of the requirements and achieve the goal of legislation. End 25 T

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Turkmen, Arab parties in Kirkuk reject Iraqi court's view on disputed territories

By Mohammed Rwanduzy 18 minutes ago

https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/310720192

The Iraqi flag replaces the Kurdistan one on Kirkuk’s Peshmerga statue standing over the northern gate to the city, when control was taken by Iraqi forces in October 2017. File photo: Hiwa Hussamadin | Rudaw
The Iraqi flag replaces the Kurdistan one on Kirkuk’s Peshmerga statue standing over the northern gate to the city, when control was taken by Iraqi forces in October 2017. File photo: Hiwa Hussamadin | Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Arab and Turkmen parties of Kirkuk on Tuesday rejected an Iraqi federal court ruling that said Article 140 should still be in effect, each arguing the article is dead.
 

“Article 140 of the constitution is dead based on the constitution itself, which mandated that the government and parliament work with it in a specific period, which was up to December 12, 2007,” the United Arab Front in Kirkuk said in a statement.


Iraq’s Federal Court in Baghdad, mainly specializing in interpreting and ruling on the constitutional articles and tenants on Tuesday, ruled that Article 140 was still in effect and would remain so until full implementation.

The article in questions deals with settling the fate of disputed territories between the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Iraqi federal government

The article has proven contentious for more than a decade. It is routinely a main point of disagreement that poorly affects Erbil-Baghdad relations.

Successive Iraqi governments have been unwilling to implement the article since the establishment of the "new Iraq" and its Constitution in 2005, fearing it could return oil-rich Kirkuk and other diverse territories to Erbil, thus strengthening the argument for Kurdistan's independence.

The Arab United Front claimed the Iraqi court was under “pressure and influence” from people who want to divide the country and threaten its social fabric.

“The United Arab Front attributes to the central government, at the top — [Iraqi PM] Adil Abdul-Mahdi, full responsibility in case the conditions in Kirkuk deteriorate,” said the Arab Front.

For its part on Tuesday, the Turkmen Front that has stood firmly against Article 140 also issued its own statement, rejecting the court's opinion on the basis that the article only favors Kurds and that the article's implantation has expired.

 

“Despite the expiration of the due date to implement the article since December 31, 2007, we are baffled today by the Federal Court decision, in which it announced that the article is constitutionally still viable..." the Turkmen Front said in its statement. 


The Turkmen Front also acknowledged the "failure in the past 14 years to find sustainable, peaceful solutions for the question of Kirkuk."

Kirkuk is “the key” to Iraq’s unity, the party said, restating concerns that it could lead to further division in the country. Article 140 is not the solution, but consensus between the people of Kirkuk, the party further argued.

“The Turkmen Front re-iterates that whether or not Article 140 is recognized as constitutional or not, does not solve the question of Kirkuk,” the party said, adding the article only favored “one component of Kirkuk”, a reference to Kurds.

 

Arshad Salihi, the head of the Turkmen Front, in an Al Sharqiya TV interview reiterated many of the same arguments of his party, going so far as to say that Kurds are “being deceived” by ruling authorities. 


Salihi would like a 'Presidential Board' to be heavily involved in the implantation of the article, namely comprised the Iraqi presidency and its Sunni and Shiite deputies.

“Since the issue was about all components, the Presidential Board was given veto powers for the three to manage [the Article],” Salihi added.

Kurds have been adamant about the implementation of the Article 140, with the KRG making it a priority with the involvement of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). 

Despite the article attempting to rectify many of the Arabization policies of previous governments, Kirkuk since it was taken by Iraqi federal forces from the Peshmerga in October 2017 and has witnessed further criticized Arabization policies under Baghdad-appointed, Sunni Arab Governor Rakan al-Jabouri. 

In last year’s parliamentary election, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) won six seats in Kirkuk province, Turkmen and Arab parties three each, and the Christians took their minority quota seat. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the largest party in the Kurdistan Region, refused to run in what they called an “occupied” Kirkuk.

The Kurdistan Region’s authorities have never relented in their demand for Article 140 to be implemented. Kirkuk has been called the “Heart” or “Jerusalem” of Kurdistan and it holds significance within the Kurdish political discourse in addition to massive petroleum reserves.

The PUK and KDP, despite their political differences even on Kirkuk, repeatedly have called on Baghdad to implement Article 140 according to the Iraqi constitution.
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l-Hamdani to "Covenant": Article 140 was woven to satisfy the blocks and political parties

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Al-Hamdani to "Covenant": Article 140 was woven to satisfy the blocks and political parties

Al Ahd News - Follow-up

The independent politician Azzam al-Hamdani said on Thursday that Article 140 was woven to satisfy blocs and political parties and create a crisis in Kirkuk.

Al-Hamdani said in an interview with the "Covenant" that the Federal Court may have been embarrassed by the decision to activate Article 140 as a result of political deals.

He added in his speech that the Baghdad government is seeking to resolve the crisis of Kirkuk through the convergence of political blocs. is over/ 6

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On 7/30/2019 at 12:32 PM, Laid Back said:

bet the Kurds are very happy. This will help to pass HCL.

I was thinking the same thing as I was reading these articles but so glad you stated it because I have a lot of respect for your opinion. We have garnered several nice steps in the right direction lately imo, just be glad when our Dinar journey is finished. 😊

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1 hour ago, Bama Girl said:

I was thinking the same thing as I was reading these articles but so glad you stated it because I have a lot of respect for your opinion. We have garnered several nice steps in the right direction lately imo, just be glad when our Dinar journey is finished. 😊

Thanks for your input Bama Girl,

I agree with your comment.

Iraq is moving forward like never before. We are getting close to end of this ride.

 

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Azzam al-Hamdani: Federal Court embarrassed the decision to activate Article 140

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Baghdad / National Information Center (NNC)

The independent politician Azzam al-Hamdani said that article 140 has been woven into pleasing blocs and political parties and will create a major crisis in Kirkuk.

"The Federal Court may have been embarrassed by the decision to activate Article 140 as a result of political deals," Hamdani said in an interview with Al-Ahd channel.

Al-Hamdani pointed out that "the Baghdad government is seeking to resolve the crisis of Kirkuk through the convergence of political blocs."

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Kurdish parliamentary: Any government move will not affect the disputed after the federal decision

Political | 09:10 - 03/08/2019

 
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The head of the parliamentary bloc of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, Vian Sabri, Saturday, that the actions resulting from any government move will not affect the disputed areas. 
Sabri said that "the Federal Court was finally able to announce the decision on the issue of Article 140 as a list, and this decision is binding on the Iraqi state in all its joints." 
"What means that the actions of any government step will not affect the disputed areas, even with regard to the file of the census," noting that "in order to allocate resources and other elements that must be completed, including the normalization of security and administrative areas Disputed. " 
The Supreme Federal Court ruled on Tuesday (July 30, 2019) that article 140 of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq should remain in force, stressing that this will continue until the implementation of its provisions and the purpose of its legislation.

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Member in their application: the decision to work with Article 140 returned Kirkuk to the first square

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Considered a member of the Committee on the Application of Article 140 of the Constitution Fawzi Akram Tarzi, Saturday, re - work article is to restore the province of Kirkuk to the first box, stressing the impossibility of holding elections under the search for the mechanics of theapplication of Article 140. 
He said Tarazi told / information / "The Federal Court is an interpreter and is not valid decision, as the text of Article 140 confirms the end of the article 15 years ago without the need for a clear explanation." 
He added that "the re-introduction of Article 140 at the present time will lead to the restoration of the province to the first square and control of the Kurdish parties trying to integrate the province with the Kurdistan region and then continue to demographic change and the sale of Kirkuk oil outside the company SOMO as it was before the imposition of security."
Tarzi explained that "the revision of the census and the settlement of disputed files at the moment makes it impossible to hold elections in Kirkuk on time despite the consensus on a legal formula."

https://www.almaalomah.com/2019/08/03/421317/

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Date of release: 2019/8/4 11:04  136 times read
Federal Court launches English version on its website
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Federal Supreme Court launched its website in English, pointing to the importance of communicating with international public opinion and to inform him of what is issued by the Iraqi constitutional court.
The court spokesman Ayas al-Samuk said in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "The Federal Supreme Court launched today the electronic version of its website." 
"The site will include a number of doors that will enable international public opinion to learn about the activities of the constitutional judiciary in Iraq," he said. 
"All the news of the Federal Supreme Court will be published in both Arabic and English, as well as for the curricula vitae of judges who are members of the court and the history of the constitutional judiciary in Iraq." 
He explained that "the launch of the new version of the site came after the success of the experience of translating the judgments of the Federal Supreme Court into English, and the turnout of international researchers."
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