Iraqi Judiciary Initiates Procedures To Hold MPs Accountable On Corruption Charges !

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Iraqi judiciary initiates procedures to hold MPs accountable on corruption charges

 

 

23rd May, 2020

 

The Supreme Judicial Council in Iraq has asked the speaker of parliament to lift the immunity of a number of legislators in order for them to be investigated on charges of corruption. While this request was previously made on an individual level, this time around, the immunity lifting request was for a group.

On May 11, the judiciary requested that the immunity of 18 members of parliament belonging to various political blocs be lifted on charges of corruption and defamation. The parliament, which has yet to convene, has not been able to respond to the Judicial Council’s request.

A source in the office of parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi told Al-Monitor, “We have received these requests but have yet to respond thereto. We will do so during the coming period. The speaker of the parliament is to include such requests in parliament’s agenda and put them to the vote in a bid to lift the immunity of MPs included in the requests.”

According to Article 20 of the internal regulations of the Iraqi parliament, a member of parliament cannot be arrested during their legislative term unless caught in the act of committing a crime or accused of a crime, and only then once a majority approves of lifting the concerned legislator’s immunity.

The same article also says that a member shall only be arrested beyond their legislative term if caught in the act of committing a crime or if accused of a crime and only if the speaker approves of lifting their immunity.

Among the members of parliament who were included in the Judicial Council's request is the Faik Sheikh Ali, a controversial lawmaker whose immunity was previously lifted at the request of a number of legislators. This time around, however, the request was made by the judiciary. 

Member of parliament Alia Nassif, who is well known in the Iraqi media for “fighting corruption,” was also among the legislators whom the judiciary is asking to have their immunity lifted. She indicated that she thought there was no real case against her as the charges are related to three cases previously filed against her, two of which were dismissed.

Nassif said in a press statement that the first dropped case against her relates to her saying that Mosul residents who approved of Islamic State crimes are partners thereof. She said the second lawsuit was closed after the former defense minister was questioned in the previous parliamentary session. She said the third case concerns the Publishing Court and that will she "will appear in court in response to all the cases filed against me.”

Salah al-Arabawi, the former director of the office of the leader of the al-Hikma political coalition and a legal specialist, told Al-Monitor, “I think that the immunity issue will be politicized just like other issues that included the replacement of MPs. The speaker of the parliament should be firm in enforcing the law.”

Arabawi said he believes that the measures taken by the government headed by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi can help boost accountability as far as legislative and governmental officials are concerned, and this is “an important message to the Iraqi citizens whereby lawmakers are accountable.”

During the protests witnessed in the country, the Iraqi parliament voted Oct. 29 to lift the immunity of lawmakers accused of corruption once their file is received from the judiciary. While this decision can facilitate the implementation of the judicial request, it is expected to face political obstacles.

Activists in Iraqi civil society consider the lifting of the immunity of a number of parliamentarrians as necessary and believe it is an essential step toward the Iraqi judiciary exercising its role in holding to account legislators who enjoy “and exploit” their immunity in illegal ways.

Musa al-Aaraji, a civil society activist who took part in the protests, told Al-Monitor, “We support such necessary measures. Most MPs took advantage of their immunity to indulge in blackmail practices and pass illegal contracts and deals.”

The Iraqi parliament does not seem serious about lifting the immunity of lawmakers and allowing the judiciary to interrogate them. There are many cases where legislators have been implicated in corruption files. About five years ago, former member of parliament Mishaan al-Jubouri admitted on Aletejah TV that he received a bribe during his work as a member of parliament, and no action has been taken in this regard.

A professor of political science at Baghdad University, Adel Bedewi, told Al-Monitor, “The judiciary’s request to lift the immunity of some MPs is a positive step, but I believe that parliament will deal with this request from a political rather than technical perspective, and favoritism may get in the way.”

Legal expert Tariq Harb told Al-Monitor that in order to lift the immunity of the legislators whose names were mentioned in the request of the Supreme Judicial Council, parliament needs a simple majority during its session, meaning half plus one. “In the event that the parliament does not lift the immunity of the MPs included in the request of the Supreme Judicial Council, the council will have to wait until the end of the parliamentary session to be able to interrogate them. If the immunity is not lifted, it will have no other option,” Harb added.

The first decision to lift such immunity in Iraq was in 2008 when the parliament voted to lift the immunity of former member of parliament Mithal al-Alusi following his visit to Israel.

In August 2019, the immunity of six members of parliament was lifted, but no action has been taken against them, as their blocs interfered, be it directly or indirectly, to mislead public opinion and accuse the speaker of the parliament of taking “a non-technical decision based on political calculations.”

After years of facing accusations of favoring politicians and serving their interests, the Iraqi judiciary is seemingly trying to stand up for itself, but it still may be unable to interrogate lawmakers who belong to large political blocs or are linked to armed factions. In the best case scenario, it will be starting with the most vulnerable members of parliament.

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Faeq Sheikh Ali calls for a popular campaign against thousands of aliens in state institutions

 

 

24th May 2020

The former deputy, Faek Al-Sheikh Ali, said that the number of actual crowd fighters is 48 thousand fighters, indicating that their leaders receive salaries of 130 thousand fighters, that is, a difference of 82 thousand space!

He added in a tweet on his Twitter page: The campaign to cancel the salaries of Rafha is a resounding campaign. Rafha refugees, 29 thousand refugees, my heroic Iraqis: Why do not you launch a resounding campaign against 82 thousand spaces like your campaign against 29 thousand refugees?!.

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Al-Kazemi discusses with Wasit deputies the rapid response to the demands of the demonstrators

 

24th May, 2020
 

The deputy for Wasit governorate, Iqbal Abdul Hussein, on Sunday (May 24, 2020), revealed what he discussed with the governorate’s meeting with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi

Abdul Hussein said, in a statement received (Baghdad today), that "the meeting brought together representatives of Wasit Governorate with the Prime Minister, to discuss a set of issues concerning the province, after the escalation witnessed by the demonstrations during the last period

She added, "The meeting discussed with Al-Kazemi several issues, most notably, (the rapid response to the demands of the demonstrators, working hard to complete the teachers' file and converting them into ministerial contracts or installing them on the permanent owners, fixing electricity contracts and disbursing their financial dues

She continued that "discussion of ending foreign labor in the Badra field and the Ahdab oil field and employing the people of the province, and finding a real mechanism to complete the Turkish hospital, supporting agriculture and providing all the needs of farmers, and completion of lagging projects

It is noteworthy that during the last period, Wasit Governorate witnessed an escalation in protests in front of the governorate building, demanding the resignation of the local government, in addition to the protests that took place in front of the Al-Ahdab oil field, to demand job opportunities

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A deputy announces the completion of preparing the health insurance law and voting on it after Eid

 

 

 

17:01 - 05/24/2020

 

On Sunday, MP Sadiq Al-Sulaiti confirmed that the health insurance law has been completed and voted on after the Eid holiday.

Al-Sulaiti said to "Information" that "the crisis that Iraq and the world are currently witnessing is a health crisis, so the health insurance law will be among the priorities of the next stage in the House of Representatives."

He added, "The law has been read twice inside Parliament and added to it some paragraphs and notes. Currently it has been ripened within the specialized committee," stressing that "the draft law will see the light after Eid Al-Fitr."

He pointed out that "some ministries exploited their employees with deductions for informal private companies," noting that "these measures will be repealed by a legal clause and a unified health guarantee law will be for all layers of Iraqi society."

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Deputy for others: The House of Representatives is broken without justifications


 

12:44 - 05/24/2020

 

The deputy of the Alliance of Raiders of Riyad Al-Masoudi confirmed, on Sunday, that his coalition's request to dismiss the Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, was not for political goals, but rather to disrupt the work of Parliament for a long time unnecessarily, indicating that the rest of the movement and a number of parliamentary political forces stand with us with us seeking it.

Al-Masoudi said in a statement to "Information", that "other political forces seek to interrogate Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, and then to dismiss him because of his deliberate disruption of the legislative work, especially since the sacking of Abdul-Mahdi today."

Al-Masoudi added, "The pursuit of other marches and some forces did not remove Al-Halbousi, and there is no political goal or motive behind him, but rather for the sake of reforming the legislative institution, especially since the conditions through which Iraq passes need a productive legislative authority."

The deputy of the Alliance of Al-Fath Muhammad Al-Baldawi confirmed in a previous statement to “Information”, that talking about the dismissal of the presidents of the Republic and Parliament needs a national and political consensus according to the requirements of the stage, pointing out that Barham Saleh committed many constitutional violations and there is still a lawsuit regarding his violations .

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Washington on the line of the economic crisis in Iraq .. And Al-Kazemi's team is on a date with the test!

2020.05.24 - 12:53
 

 

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Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper said that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paved the way for the upcoming strategic dialogue between Washington and Baghdad, through a phone call, which the newspaper considered to be meaningful as he held it with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi.  

The newspaper pointed out in a report, which was viewed by "people" (May 24, 2020), that the dialogue between Baghdad and Washington should be transformed from a political-security dialogue to an economic-investment dialogue, and “here it will test the ability of Al-Kazemi and his government team and the intentions of the Iraqi political forces ruling In the political process. "  

 

The following is the text of the report:  

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paved the way for the upcoming strategic dialogue between Washington and Baghdad, with a meaningful phone call he made with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi.  

Pompeo, according to the statement issued by the US State Department, discussed with Al-Kazemi «the economic crisis in Iraq, and the next strategic dialogue between the United States and Iraq».  

The statement added that «the minister urged Prime Minister Al-Kazemi to follow the real reforms while working with international institutions, to provide financial assistance to Iraq».  

And if the State Department statement focused on the economic crisis, as a first priority that the Iraqi government should address, including the trend towards international institutions to provide assistance to Iraq, the statement issued by the Information Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq did not go away on the essence of Iraqi-American priorities, including In that upcoming dialogue between the two countries, described by both of them as strategic dialogue.  

According to what political observers see in Baghdad, the prospective dialogue is linked from the viewpoint of the parties close to Iran, particularly the armed factions, to the American military presence, which must end with the departure of the American soldiers from the bases in which they are located, starting from "Ain al-Assad" in western Iraq. , To a "silk" base in Kurdistan in northern Iraq.  

The Iraqi government, which finds itself between several pathways and anvils, has not yet disclosed the nature of this dialogue, and what it might include.  

For its part, the political parties that make up the Iraqi parliament are divided among themselves, who reject the survival of the Americans, who are the majority of the Shiite forces, and support for their survival, namely the Sunnis and the Kurds.  

In this context, American support for al-Kazemi comes as a reliable and worthy prime minister. In return, Iran is still declaring its support for Al-Kazemi without reservation of any step I take, knowing that Al-Kazemi’s priorities now are how to pay the salaries of employees that amount to more than two billion dollars per month. In this context, there is an equation that seems very imbalanced, and that is a complete openness to Saudi Arabia by Al-Kazemi, with the beginning of a strategic dialogue with the Americans in light of the ambiguous relations between the Iranians and the Americans.  

Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations in the Iraqi parliament, Dr. Dhafer Al-Ani, trying in his speech to "Al-Sharq Al-Awsat" to try to solve the mystery of this equation, saying that "Al-Kazemi's government was born amid the complexities of the Iraqi scene economically, security and health; Indeed, even internationally, according to Iraq, according to its current capabilities, Iraq is unable to face these conditions without external assistance.  

Al-Ani added: "The government, which is based on an initial positive external impression on it, is trying to invest this in overcoming its plight through a wide openness to countries that are characterized by assistance, in order to consolidate the pillars of the new government and push it towards rational rational decisions."  

Al-Ani explained that “the Arab Gulf states, especially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Kuwait, have ties of Arabism and neighborliness with them, and have previously helped Iraq in previous years, and they are at the forefront of countries that will initiate Iraq to seek aid to support its stability, driven by a certain awareness that the stability of Iraq is stability For the entire region, and that strengthening the new government is an important factor for restoring Iraq’s independence and sovereignty. ”  

With regard to Iran, Al-Ani says that "Iran continues to interfere in Iraq to steal its sovereign decision, through direct sabotage action economically, security and culturally, and indirectly through the armed factions loyal to it in Iraq." Regionally and internationally, it is continuous and wide, to send enough assurances that it is determined to take serious steps towards consolidating the independence and unity of Iraq.  

As for the professor of national security, Dr. Hussein Allawi, he sees in his talk to "Al-Sharq Al-Awsat" about the strategic dialogue between Baghdad and Washington, that "both countries are ready for dialogue in an open manner without reservations or red lines; As it is time for Iraq to make the right choices without Iranian pressure or local investment by armed factions.  

Allawi adds that «the position of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi represents today the forces of national moderation, the government apparatus, and society, in terms of dialogue with the Americans.  

Allawi explained that «the fate of the American forces will remain in the light of the advisory and coordination work, training, information exchange, and maintenance of American equipment in the ranks of the armed forces, through American companies, and this was determined in the light of the strategic relocation plan in the Iraqi military bases, at (Ein Al-Assad base) And (Harir), and in the event that the Iraqi government asks for more than that, the American response will be through the International Alliance and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).  

Allawi pointed out that «the dialogue must be transferred from a political-security dialogue to an economic-investment dialogue, and here it will test the ability of Al-Kazemi and his government team and the intentions of the Iraqi political forces ruling in the political process», explaining that «the back rooms of the Iranian-American negotiations are capable of dismantling The complex of the American-Iranian conflict, but Al-Kazemi wants to launch relations towards a comprehensive and parallel path, in order to preserve Iraqi national interests, since Al-Kazemi is closer to the protest forces that reject Iranian influence over the Iraqi political-economic decision, but want a normal relationship without interference, which is what He made the Iranians realize this through decision-making systems that showed a clear retreat, which makes them focus on interests, markets and trade between Iran and Iraq, with the parallel line of aid continuing to their friendly parties in Iraq.  

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Other: The vacant ministries will not be decided in quotas

 

24th May, 2020
 

The Saeron Alliance confirmed, on Sunday, that the selection of the names nominated for the seven vacant ministries according to the criteria set out of quotas.

 According to the official news agency, the deputy for the Alliance of Amadoun al-Aqabi coalition said, "The negotiating committee with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi will be fair in providing candidates for those ministries to choose competent personalities."

He added that "Al-Kazemi will choose technocratic and independent personalities out of quotas after offering political blocs more than one candidate to choose from."

 

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In their first contact, Al-Kazemi and Macron discuss 4 files

 

24th May, 2020

 

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed on Saturday four issues, including economic and security

This came in a telephone call received by Al-Kazemi from Macron, the first of its kind since the new Iraqi Prime Minister took office on the seventh of this month

A statement issued by the Iraqi government stated that Macron congratulated Al-Kazemi on his assumption of the functions of prime minister, expressing his aspiration to strengthen relations between the two countries, and confidence in its development under the leadership of the new government

For his part, Al-Kazemi thanked President Macron for the congratulations, expressing his aspiration to develop the relationship with France at various levels

The two sides discussed ways to enhance Iraq’s position and its pivotal role regionally and internationally, in a manner that is based on Iraq’s possession of its sovereign decision, and according to its national priorities

They also discussed the repercussions of the current economic crisis, and the support that the international community can provide to Iraq in this field, within the framework of a comprehensive Iraqi economic reform program

The role of French companies in Iraq and the development of their work were also discussed, as was the role of France in the plans for the reconstruction of liberated areas

They also discussed security cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of combating terrorism, within the framework of the joint international effort in this regard. Corona pandemic developments in the two countries were discussed, as well as ways to enhance cooperation in the field of combating it

The French President extended his congratulations on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, and expressed his aspiration to meet Al-Kazemi at the earliest opportunity, according to the statement

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A Kurdish deputy calls on the Minister of Finance to take steps to stop manipulating Iraqi imports from Zakho to Basra

 

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Baghdad On Sunday (24 May 2020), the Kurdish MP, Hoshyar Abdullah, called on the Minister of Finance, Abdul Amir Allawi, to take steps to stop manipulating Iraqi imports from Zakho to Basra.

Abdullah said in a tweet on his platform via "Twitter", addressing the Minister of Finance: "We support you in reducing the salaries of the higher grades, cutting the huge petty cash on the three presidencies, abolishing the extra administrative bodies and links, and preventing any manipulation of Iraq's imports from Zakho to Basra."

 Abdullah had said Saturday (023 May 2020), "There is optimism in the performance of the Minister of Finance and I see that he is yet accurate in his proposals to reduce the repercussions of the financial crisis to a large extent, and therefore I see that his steps deserve support and support." 

The statement added: "We are waiting for him to look at the employees of the region as he looks at the employees of the rest of the provinces," noting that "there is an opportunity to resolve financial problems with the region constitutionally, and we must make this crisis an opportunity to implement radical financial reforms." 

He stressed "the need for the regional and center governments to solve their problems away from prejudice to employee salaries."

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Diplomat: Iraqi headed to strike a balance in relations with Iran and Saudi Arabia

 

25th May, 2020

An Iraqi diplomat revealed today, Sunday, that there is a general trend within the political elites towards Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries after years of inclination for Iran.

The former Iraqi ambassador, Ghazi Faisal, said that the enhancement of Iraqi-Saudi relations comes within the framework of a general trend within the Iraqi political elites to strike a balance in the Iraqi foreign relations with neighboring countries that since 2003 have tilted towards Iran politically and economically.

He added in a statement to the Russian "Sputnik" radio that "this form of unilateralism in relations between Iraq and Iran is considered a defect in relations between countries and it is a form of dependency."

Faisal indicated that "what is required now in Iraq is to confront the corruption that is spreading in the country in multiple ways. Iraq is the second most corrupt country in the world, and opening up to neighboring countries such as the Gulf states, Egypt, and others, and attracting investments from those countries, requires a parallel effort in eliminating corruption."

Earlier, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan assured, during his meeting with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ali Allawi, that Bladdah was keen on the return of its ambassador to Iraq to practice his work at the earliest time, to translate the Kingdom's desire to strengthen relations between the two countries.

Bin Farhan also stressed "the Kingdom's support for Iraq in a manner that achieves its security and stability and countering terrorism." He pointed out that "Saudi Arabia respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq away from foreign interference." In this context, the Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense, Khalid bin Salman, said that he looked forward to returning Iraq, one of the pillars of the Arabs, as a rising power.

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Who are the candidates for the oil portfolio? Basra deputies hand over five names to Al-Kazemi

 

25th May 2020

The representative of Basra, Salam Al-Maliki, revealed on Monday that the governors’ deputies chose five figures as candidates for the Ministry of Oil.

Al-Maliki said, in a press statement followed by / Mawazine News /, that "the representatives handed Al-Kazemi the names of five candidates to the Ministry of Oil," noting that "the selection process came after several meetings held between deputies of Basra Governorate and personalities and civil society organizations."

He added that "the nominated figures work among the staff of the Ministry of Oil and have a long experience in the oil field and from the people of Basra who are (Abdul Karim Jabr, an oil engineer), (Muhammad Helayel Al-Kaabi, President of the University of Oil and Gas)," (Mahmoud Abbas, General Manager of Projects The Ministry of Oil), (Ahmad Khazaal Al-Emara, General Manager of Oil Tankers), and (former Minister of Transport Salam Al-Maliki).

Maliki said that "the Prime Minister also met six other candidates who work in the Ministry of Oil, and he will make a comparison between them and the five candidates for Basra's representatives to choose one of them for the Ministry of Oil."

He pointed out that the representatives of his governorate "chose five candidates from among the sixty candidates who applied to be nominated and were differentiated according to the criteria of competence, experience and independence," noting that "the representatives of Basra met the Prime Minister the day before yesterday and handed him the names of the five candidates to occupy the oil portfolio." 

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Yo Mahdi Looks Like He’s Trying To Shoot Himself !  
 

Either That Or Was Trying To Pick His Nose And Missed ...

     

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His former adviser: Abdul-Mahdi gave power to armed parties and the government today is stronger than its predecessor

 

25th May 2020

 

Laith Shubbar, former advisor to Adel Abdul-Mahdi, confirmed on Monday that the latter gave the decision-making authority to the armed parties during his tenure as prime minister, stating that the Iranian project in the era of Abdul-Mahdi is to hold the decision-making power in the hands of the armed factions, noting that the state at the present time is stronger than it was In the era of the former Prime Minister

In a series of tweets on Twitter, today (May 25, 2020), followed by Digital Media NRT, Shabar said: “The deep state still controls the decision and my information is confirmed to be stronger today than it was during the era of Abdul-Mahdi, who gave the decision-making authority its time to the armed parties, This is due to the retreat of these groups due to international pressures, which gave the deep leadership of the state to regain their role again

He added, “This analysis is based on information when the Iranian project in the era of Abdul-Mahdi was to hold the decision-making authority in the hands of the armed factions, security, economic and political. To the Dawa Party again

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Parliamentary Committee: Parliament will discuss Allawi's visit to Saudi Arabia

 

 

18:56 - 05/25/2020
 

 

The Parliamentary Monitoring Committee confirmed on Monday that the parliament will discuss all the agreements that took place between Finance Minister Ali Abdul Amir Allawi and the Saudi government.

Committee member Muhammad Karim said in a statement to "Information", that "the House of Representatives will discuss the results of Allawi's visit to Saudi Arabia to know the agreements that took place between Baghdad and Riyadh," noting that "the discussion will take place during the parliament session that will take place after the blessed Eid Al-Fitr."

He added that "the most prominent focus of the visit is cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Iraq to raise oil prices that collapsed due to the Corona pandemic," noting that "Iraq has been greatly affected by the drop in oil prices and is trying to find alternative ways to compensate for the shortfall."

Last Thursday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi announced a visit by Finance Minister Ali Allawi to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

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Al-Kazemi receives an invitation to visit Moscow .. Putin is looking for huge investments

 

25th May 2020
 

 Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi received on Monday an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Moscow, while the latter expressed his country's aspiration to double Russian investment in Iraq

This came in a telephone conversation between the two sides, according to a statement issued by the Iraqi government

The statement stated that Putin and Al-Kazemi discussed "strengthening relations and conditions in the region, low oil prices and effects, the OPEC agreement, the Corona pandemic, and the security situation in Iraq and Syria

The statement quoted the Russian President as his country's aspiration "to develop bilateral relations between Russia and Iraq and their importance in all fields, economic, commercial, and energy, and to increase the volume of investments to more than they are now, as well as in the field of electric energy

Al-Kazimi stressed, "The government's interest in strengthening cooperation with Russia, inviting Russian companies to come to Iraq and   invest in all fields, and working to overcome difficulties before these companies because of their positive repercussions on Iraq and in the relations between the two countries

According to the statement, Putin extended an invitation to Al-Kazemi to visit Moscow, and Al-Kazemi also sent a similar invitation to Putin to visit Baghdad

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Parliamentary hosting of the Iraqi Minister of Finance to inquire about the Saudi visit

 

26th May, 2020  

 

The Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament revealed today, Tuesday, that it will soon host the Minister of Finance Ali Allawi, for the purpose of knowing the details of his visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Committee member Mahasin Hamdan told Shafaq News that "until now, we have not received formally the details of the visit of Finance Minister Ali Allawi to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and of the loans or other required of it

And indicated that "very soon there will be a hosting of the Minister of Finance Ali Allawi by the Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament, for the purpose of seeing the details of his visit to Riyadh

Hamdan added, "The Parliamentary Finance Committee will discuss the fact that Iraq requested a financial loan from Saudi Arabia, especially since the budget law does not allow the government to borrow abroad, and allowing this is something that needs the approval of the Iraqi parliament

And Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi denied earlier the validity of the news circulated about Iraq’s request from Saudi Arabia to borrow about $ 3 billion

Minister Allawi said, "If we talked about the volume of support that we will get from Saudi projects that can be implemented in Iraq, and in the event that the capital for these projects is raised, we may reach this number and more, and we want to move the investment inside Iraq

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A former minister advises Al-Kazemi to enter history through the "Amending the Constitution" portal

 

26th May, 2020

The former minister in the Ministry of Transport, Amer Abdul Jabbar, on Tuesday directed a "advice" to Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, in which he said that if Al-Kazemi revised the constitution and converted the system to a semi-presidential category, "history will remember him."

Abdul-Jabbar said in a televised meeting, "If Al-Kazimy now had rebuilt and built Iraq, even though he does not have money, nothing will be mentioned to him," noting that "the former prime ministers had not left anything to be mentioned in them, despite Explosive budgets that were in their era."

He called, "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, to form a working group of legal experts, and to rely on the readings team who prepared the election law and the law of the commission, and add them to Dr. Ghazi Faisal."

He stressed "the formation of this team to prepare a mechanism for amending the constitution, and if it is amended, Al-Kazimi will be mentioned in history as changing the parliamentary political system in Iraq," noting that "Al-Kazimi will succeed within 6 months to amend the constitution, if he made the amendment steps from now."

Abdul-Jabbar continued, addressing Al-Kazemi: "I do not ask you to amend the constitution in all cases so that it does not clash with the region, but you must do four paragraphs of the amendment according to Article 126, and it does not conflict with the interests of the region."

He explained, "The steps for amendment that Al-Kazemi must take, firstly, changing the system from a parliamentary to a semi-presidential one, and secondly, reducing the number of parliamentarians to 101, and thirdly, abolishing the provincial councils, and fourth, canceling a number of bodies and merging them with other bodies." Stressing that "these four paragraphs do not conflict with the interests of the region."

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Sources reveal a date for the resumption of government completion consultations and proposals for the passage of 3 ministries

 

 

27th May 2020

 

It is expected that political forces will resume tomorrow, Thursday evening, their consultations with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi regarding the completion of the government

Political and government sources revealed to "Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed newspaper" that "Al-Kazimi will give up in his consultations with political blocs the completion of the government in one voting session of parliament,"noting that the names of two or three ministries out of the disputed ministries may be passed, in case Iraqi forces reach Agreement on it

Parliament, on May 7, voted the government of Mustafa Al-Kazemi with its government program, which stipulated the holding of early elections in all cities of the country, and work to restore the prestige of the state and to stress that Iraq would spare the fragments of any American-Iranian escalation inside Iraq, in addition to alleviating the financial crisis In the country after the collapse of oil prices

The victory coalition led by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that "Al-Kazemi may send the names of the candidates of three or four vacant ministries to be agreed upon soon," noting that "there are sharp differences that still persist on the foreign and oil ministries, as well as justice, between the various political forces

And a parliamentarian in Al-Nasr, who preferred to remain anonymous, pointed out to the newspaper that it is hoped that consultations will resume, on Thursday evening, with the end of the Eid holiday

It was not agreed on the ministries of trade, agriculture, justice, culture, immigration, oil, and foreign affairs due to sharp political differences over the names of the candidates of those ministries and the blocs that nominate them for the position

According to identical information, there is progress on three ministries that may soon be resolved, namely trade, agriculture and culture, while disputes continue over oil and foreign ministries and justice between the alliance blocs or one political component, as well as with other blocs that reserve, for example, the names provided by the Kurdish forces To fill the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or names submitted to the Ministry of Justice and Oil

The parliamentarian explained that the government formation agreements granted the Ministry of Commerce to the Sunni forces, justice and foreign affairs for the Kurds, and the ministries of agriculture, culture and oil to the Shiites, provided that the Ministry of Immigration is granted to a Christian figure, indicating that there are differences regarding the way a Christian figure takes over the Ministry of Immigration, as a team sees it as a worthy of represented parties For the component, while others claim to be granted an independent Christian personality

He explained that "the scene is complicated and needs consensus, which would pass the new names, in light of some parties' adherence to specific candidates", warning of pressure exerted by political blocs to impose names for the vacant ministries according to the principle of quotas

On the other hand, the former representative of the Christian component, Joseph Sliwa, said that successive governments, up to the present time, use minorities as a card to gain the support of the international community when they come with people who do not represent their components in real terms, but they are just names belonging to these components

And he, in a press statement, stressed the necessity of granting positions to independent Christian figures, not to people working within the large parties that control the reins of government in Iraq

The Ministry of Oil, which has become a share of Basra Governorate, because this province exports more than 80 per cent of Iraqi oil, the political parties in it have not agreed on a specific name to take over this bag, which has increased the number of candidates from among the people in the province to 50 candidates, in the end to reduce the number to 10 names

While a number of Basra representatives in the Parliament were supposed to meet the Prime Minister one day before the holiday to choose 5 personalities from these names and leave freedom of choice to him, the results of the meeting have not yet emerged; Which means the differences persist

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has become a share of the Kurds, and in particular the Kurdistan Democratic Party, there is still disagreement over who is responsible for it. Indeed, even the other potential candidate, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari, had been removed from his last position, which is finance in 2016, amid deep differences with many Shiite blocs, and therefore it is difficult to accept him to take over again, which means difficulty resolving immediately after the Eid, according to what he began declaring There are some deputies whose statements do not express what is happening behind closed doors

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The Prime Minister receives a phone call from the Secretary-General of the United Nations

 

Wednesday 27 May 2020

Baghdad / Al-Sabah 

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi received, today, Wednesday, a phone call from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Guterres congratulated at the beginning of the communication, Al-Kazemi, on the occasion of his assumption of his duties, expressing his wishes for the success of the government in facing various challenges, as well as the completion of the ministerial cabinet.

He also congratulated Al-Kazemi and the Iraqis on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr.

During the call, they discussed the repercussions of the crisis that is sweeping the entire world, its economic effects, and the efforts of the government to combat it, as a humanitarian crisis that requires solidarity and mobilizing all efforts to cross it, in addition to discussing the political, security and economic conditions in Iraq and the region.

 Guterres confirmed the United Nations' willingness to help identify opportunities and work in constructive partnership with the Iraqi government to stabilize the country. 

He also expressed optimism about the steps taken by the Al-Kazemi government, describing them as important, encouraging and prudent steps.

For his part, Al-Kazemi called on the United Nations and its Secretary-General to show the required cooperation in achieving the legislative elections in Iraq and prepare for them, after completing the approval of the new election law, calling for international cooperation by friendly countries and international organizations to help Iraq overcome its financial crisis, and the effects of the Corona pandemic on the economy Iraqi. 

The Prime Minister also assured the Secretary-General that the new government team is making efforts to enhance the sovereignty and stability of Iraq, as it continues to address challenges that include providing services, developing the economy, fighting corruption, as well as establishing justice and human rights principles and strengthening the rule of law.
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Edited May 27, 2020 by DinarThug

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A new round of negotiations in Iraq amid sharp differences over the foreign and oil portfolios

 

- 6 Hours Ago

 

It is expected that Iraqi political forces will resume tomorrow, Thursday, their consultations with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi regarding the completion of the government, which still has seven ministries, including sovereign ministries, due to differences over who occupies it.
According to Iraqi political and government sources I spoke to the “New Arab” today, Wednesday, Al-Kazemi will give up in his consultations with the political blocs about the government’s completion of a single voting session of Parliament, indicating that the names of two or three ministries out of the disputed ministries may be passed, if the powers come Iraqi to agree on it.

On May 7, the Iraqi parliament voted on Mustafa Al-Kazimi's government with its government program that stipulated holding early elections in all cities of the country, and working to restore the prestige of the state and stressing that Iraq should spare the fragments of any American-Iranian escalation inside Iraq, as well as alleviate the severity of the crisis The financial system that is ravaging the country following the collapse of oil prices.

According to a prominent member of the Iraqi parliament, within the "Victory" coalition led by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, "Al-Kazemi may send the names of the candidates of three or four vacant ministries to be agreed upon soon," noting that "there are severe differences that remain on the foreign and oil ministries." And also justice, among the various political forces.

In an interview with Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, the Iraqi parliamentarian, who preferred to remain anonymous, pointed out that it is hoped that consultations will resume, on Thursday evening, with the end of the Eid holiday.

It was not agreed on the ministries of trade, agriculture, justice, culture, immigration, oil, and foreign affairs due to sharp political differences regarding the names of the candidates of those ministries and the blocs that nominate them for the position.

“There is progress on three ministries that may soon be resolved, namely trade, agriculture and culture, while disputes continue over the oil, foreign and justice ministries."

According to the information identical obtained by the " new Arab ", there is progress on the three ministries may be resolved soon, the trade, agriculture and culture, while continuing differences on the ministries of oil, foreign and justice between the coalition blocks or one political component, as well as with other blocs , which has custody, for For example, on names submitted by the Kurdish forces to fill the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or names submitted to the Ministry of Justice and Oil.

The parliamentarian explained that the government formation agreements granted the Ministry of Commerce to the Sunni forces, justice and foreign affairs for the Kurds, and the ministries of agriculture, culture and oil to the Shiites, provided that the Ministry of Immigration is granted to a Christian figure, indicating that there are differences regarding the way a Christian figure takes over the Ministry of Immigration, as a team sees it as a worthy of represented parties For the component, while others claim to be granted an independent Christian personality.

On Wednesday, Iraqi parliament member Hussein al-Asadi warned of what he called "pressure exerted by political blocs to impose names for vacant ministries according to the principle of quotas." Al-Asadi said, in statements reported by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that discussions on the completion of the seven vacant ministries are still continuing.

He explained that "the scene is complicated and needs consensus, which would pass the new names, in light of some parties' adherence to specific candidates", warning of pressure exerted by political blocs to impose names for the vacant ministries according to the principle of quotas.

On the other hand, the former Iraqi Member of Parliament, on the Christian component, Joseph Sliwa, said that successive Iraqi governments, up to the present time, are using minorities as a card to gain the international community’s support when they come with people who do not represent their components in real terms, but they are merely names belonging to these components.
In an interview with Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, he stressed the necessity of granting positions to independent Christian personalities, not to people working within the big parties that control the reins of government in Iraq.

Last week, Chaldean Patriarch Louis Saco said that the Christian component in Iraq lacks real representation in political forums, adding that their share in previous years was poor because of the crises that followed them, as well as the absence of constitutional articles that guarantee their rights.

Bara Al-Shammari, Muhammad Ali

New Arab

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Deputy: The survival of the international coalition is necessary .. the political blocs that voted to oust it “have fallen back”

 

Policy 05/27 2020 21:10 132 Editor: am   

Baghdad today - Baghdad 
 

On Wednesday (27 May 2020), a member of the House of Representatives, Bassem Khashan, stressed the need for the Iraqi government to maintain the international coalition forces during the current period to fight the rest of ISIS and to purify the entire country.

Khashan said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that "the political blocs who voted on the House of Representatives decision in January, which was obligated to the Iraqi government to remove the American and foreign forces from the country, seem to have backed away from it." 

He added: "In light of the difficult conditions in which the country is going through, with the resurgence of the terrorist organization's cells, there is some interest in keeping the international coalition forces without the other sub-addresses to confront these organizations." 

In January this year, the Iraqi Council of Representatives voted to expel the US-led international coalition forces, after they assassinated the Quds Force leader, Qassem Soleimani, and the deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Authority, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in a US raid near Baghdad airport. International. 

And the international coalition handed over a number of its bases in which American forces were to the Iraqi forces, especially after the spread of the Corona virus in Iraq, and targeting some bases in which foreign forces had Katyusha rockets and shelling from parties that did not accept the shelling. In the recent period, and after the recent activity of ISIS, the international coalition aircraft began bombing ISIS operatives, and a number of its members were killed in air strikes in different areas of Iraqi territory.

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I say let these corrupt, money stealing, goat pokers, fight their own battles. They want the Americans out, so let them spill their own blood. 

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Legal Expert .. The Prime Minister And President Of The Republic Have The Right To Dissolve Parliament

May 29, 2020

 

The legal expert, Tariq Harb, revealed that the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic have the right to dissolve Parliament according to their powers granted to them by the Constitution in Article 64A, which does not depend on the approval of another party. 

War, about the Prime Minister’s visit to His Excellency the President of the Republic today, was whether it was to dissolve the House of Representatives according to their joint authority without the need for approval of another party, because 64 / First of the Constitution decided that there are two ways to dissolve the House of Representatives before completing its electoral cycle, that is, before completing the four years.

Noting that the first parliamentary path when the House of Representatives dissolves itself at the request of one-third of its members, that is, at the request of 110 parliamentarians, is followed by a vote by a majority of members, that is, a vote and approval by 165 representatives to dissolve the House of Representatives, and this is far because the deputies do not want to leave this characteristic and the privileges resulting from it. 

The second way that the constitution decided to dissolve the House of Representatives is its executive way, at the request of the Prime Minister and the approval of the President of the Republic without the need for any approval from any other party, meaning that the Presidents and Ministers have the right to dissolve Parliament even if Parliament rejects the solution, and this is clear from the word (or) contained In Article 64 of the constitution, which stipulates that: “The House of Representatives shall be dissolved by an absolute majority of the number of its members upon the request of one-third of the members of Parliament (or). This benefits the allowance and option - or a request from the Prime Minister and with the approval of the President of the Republic.

What is stated after (or) is the executive way to dissolve parliament when the Prime Minister and President of the Republic agree to dissolve the House of Representatives, and contrary to the parliamentary regulations that granted the Prime Minister to dissolve Parliament without the need for the approval of any other party such as the Head of State as in Britain, Germany, Italy, India and South Africa, these countries It gave the Prime Minister the dissolution of Parliament without the need for the approval of another party.

So did Al-Kazemi’s State agree with His Excellency Saleh to dissolve Parliament now or after a period of known reasons, but what we know is that there is a constitutional authority established for them to dissolve Parliament without the need for approval from any other party. 

Tariq Harb

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On 5/24/2020 at 2:19 PM, DinarThug said:

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In their first contact, Al-Kazemi and Macron discuss 4 files

 

24th May, 2020

 

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed on Saturday four issues, including economic and security

This came in a telephone call received by Al-Kazemi from Macron, the first of its kind since the new Iraqi Prime Minister took office on the seventh of this month

A statement issued by the Iraqi government stated that Macron congratulated Al-Kazemi on his assumption of the functions of prime minister, expressing his aspiration to strengthen relations between the two countries, and confidence in its development under the leadership of the new government

For his part, Al-Kazemi thanked President Macron for the congratulations, expressing his aspiration to develop the relationship with France at various levels

The two sides discussed ways to enhance Iraq’s position and its pivotal role regionally and internationally, in a manner that is based on Iraq’s possession of its sovereign decision, and according to its national priorities

They also discussed the repercussions of the current economic crisis, and the support system" rel="">support that the international community can provide to Iraq in this field, within the framework of a comprehensive Iraqi economic reform program

The role of French companies in Iraq and the development of their work were also discussed, as was the role of France in the plans for the reconstruction of liberated areas

They also discussed security cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of combating terrorism, within the framework of the joint international effort in this regard. Corona pandemic developments in the two countries were discussed, as well as ways to enhance cooperation in the field of combating it

The French President extended his congratulations on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, and expressed his aspiration to meet Al-Kazemi at the earliest opportunity, according to the statement

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Al-Kazemi and the French President are discussing ways to enhance Iraq’s position and its central role regionally and internationally 
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Hmmm 🤔 this is very intriguing!!!

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On 5/24/2020 at 2:19 PM, DinarThug said:

In their first contact, Al-Kazemi and Macron discuss 4 files

 

48 minutes ago, Ziggy said:

Hmmm 🤔 this is very intriguing!!!

Especially If U Read It With An Inspector Clouseau ‘Pink Panther’ French Accent !  

 

Oh Crap - I Thought That I Had Told Weegie That Chinese Elders Go Bad After 3 Days In The Fridge ...

 

     

[Ziggy]

Hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 You crack me up DT!!!