2,537 Economie 08/14/2022 22:53 Baghdad today – Baghdad Today, Monday, the government’s economic advisor, Haitham al-Jubouri, ruled out taking any decision regarding the dollar’s exchange rate, indicating that the best solution lies in strengthening the national currency against the dollar. Al-Jubouri said in a televised statement, which was followed by (Baghdad Today), that “the issuance of a decision regarding the exchange rate of the dollar to decrease or raise is excluded at the present time.” He added, “The best solution to end the crisis of the devaluation of the dinar is the currency to strengthen the local currency, expand its activity and diversify its sources.” And on the possibility of ending the currency auction, Al-Jubouri said that “the currency auction does not mean selling the dollar only, but also buying the dinar to give 10 trillion dinars for the benefit of state employees every month, which means that it cannot be dispensed with.”
Baghdad/The Obelisk: On August 5, 2022, the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the completion of special preparations for the third meeting of the Interfaith Dialogue on the scheduled date at the end of next October, in coordination with the religious endowments in Iraq, namely the Shiite, Sunni, Christian, Mandaean and Yazidi endowments.
On January 26, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that the upcoming Interfaith Dialogue Conference will be with the participation of the Pontifical Council in the Vatican State.
Iraq’s preoccupation with the issue of interfaith dialogue is not new. On July 10, 2022, the local government in Dhi Qar Governorate (south) began building a project for a center for interfaith dialogue, which includes places of worship for the Islamic, Christian, Jewish and Sabian religions, as well as a hall and forum for interfaith dialogue in The ancient city of Ur.
A report by Al-Monitor International, written by Adnan Abu Zeid, said that the importance of interfaith dialogue has increased further as a result of the conflict with the religious extremist organization ISIS, which swept Iraq between 2014-2017 and left about 6 million people displaced from their places of origin.
On August 8, 2022, the Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Safiya Talib Al-Suhail, met with the Ambassador of the Holy See to Iraq, Bishop Mita Leskovar.
Safia Talib Al-Suhail talks about “The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the auspices of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and under the guidance of Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein, will host an international forum for interfaith dialogue in the capital, Baghdad, in cooperation and coordination with the Vatican and a number of countries and international institutions, and the purpose of this is to promote international peace and coexistence.” Which was one of the outcomes of the Baghdad Conference last year.”
Sohail talks about a meeting between the offices of endowments in Iraq and the Papal Council in the Vatican State, which was held in its first session in 2013 and the second in 2017, where the challenges facing people of religions were discussed and a date for the conference was agreed upon in its third edition in the month of October / October 2022,” noting that “the conference will adopt the title (Proper Education for the New Generations: The Path to Peace and Comprehensive Development), as its slogan.”
Al-Suhail reveals some of the conference’s agenda, which is “preparing teachers to perform their educational mission in peacemaking, and reviewing school curricula to promote a culture of coexistence.”
Regarding the main parties organizing the conference, Al-Suhail said that “the Papal Religious Dialogue Council, which is one of the official formations of the Vatican for dialogue, is offset by the official Iraqi authorities of religious endowments, in addition to spiritual leaders representing all religions.”
Al-Suhail affirms that “the Iraqi state is keen on its obligations to respect the principles of human rights and democracy, which was confirmed by the Iraqi constitution, which includes the rights of cultural and religious minorities and other basic freedoms, and Iraq is committed to the recommendations and outcomes of the visit of His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff to Iraq.”
The religious and cultural representative of the Shiite Endowment, Dr. Ihsan Jaafar Ahmed, reveals “two previous conferences on dialogue in which the Shiite Endowment participated in the Vatican, while the new expected conference will be the third.”
He went on: “Usually, these conferences witness the holding of preparatory meetings to agree on the axis, and other axes branch out from it, whereby papers or visions of the participants are presented during the days of the conference, and then a final statement is drawn up expressing a common view that leads to rapprochement and expansion of participation based on the factor. humanitarian.”
Ahmed revealed that “the Shiite Endowment is participating in the preparatory phase for the third conference, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has adopted the aspect related to communication between the participants and facilitating the protocol aspects, and there are committees working on crystallizing the titles that will be discussed in the conference.”
Ahmed expects that “the results of these meetings will be positive and reflected at all levels nationally, regionally and globally, given that the challenges our societies face are major challenges, especially for workers in the religious field.”
Ahmed continues, “The Shiite Endowment adopts these projects in all their details, and calls for rapprochement and dialogue to reach the participants that serve our western and eastern societies. There is also a keenness on the part of the Iraqi religious institutions to follow the path of the supreme reference represented by His Eminence, the Supreme Leader, Ali al-Sistani, and enlightenment with his directives in dealing with people and with societies.
Ahmed believes that “both the Shiite and Sunni diwans are working to build the many commonalities and set out to restore national cohesion and rebuild what extremist ideology has destroyed for the unity of Iraq’s multi-religious, sects, sects and ethnicities, where we are working to make this diversity a source of strength for Iraq.” .
The leader of the State of Law coalition, and former editor-in-chief of Al-Sabah newspaper, Abs Abboud, says that “there is no conflict of religions in Iraq, but rather there is a conflict of nationalities and sects,” noting that “Iraq has been since ancient times a country with diverse religious beliefs as it has the oldest churches and places of worship.” different.”
Abboud considers that “minorities in Iraq live in a good position compared to other countries, with the exception of the exceptional case during the era of the Takfiri organization’s invasion of Iraqi lands.”
Abboud believes that “the region is in dire need of interfaith dialogue, and Iraq can play a pivotal role in this project due to its being a diverse and tolerant country, in addition to that its people are in contact with the Turks, Persians and other nationalities due to its geographical location, and this gives it a leading role in promoting dialogue.” .
The year 2013 witnessed the establishment of the “Iraqi Council for Interfaith Dialogue,” which took upon itself the creation of practical mechanisms to activate interfaith understanding, by organizing seminars and effective participation in international conferences to shed light on the danger of extinction facing minorities.
Religious hatred has largely receded in Iraq and the region in recent years, but there is a need to change the societal culture to preserve pluralism in Iraq and address this legally and socially by enacting new legislation emphasizing equal citizenship and respect for all religions and criminalizing speeches of discrimination and hate.
Baghdad / Obelisk: The Minister of Finance, Ali Abdul Amir Allawi, chaired, 08/14/2022, a meeting that included the German International Cooperation Agency, in the presence of the financial advisor, the general directors of the ministry, the Executive Director of the Economic Reform Paper and the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, to follow up on the implementation of the stages of the financial and economic reform program (white paper).
In a statement received by Al-Masala, the ministry stated that the meeting discussed a number of themes raised by the German team, including the regulation of non-oil public revenues, public financial management and accountability, combating money laundering / combating terrorist financing, supporting the financial sector and diversifying the state’s general budget.
He added that the meeting dealt with the financial reform program aimed at increasing and regulating non-oil revenues, in addition to discussing the completion of the support and development of the tax reform project (TIN) in cooperation with international organizations specialized in this field, and the follow-up of the implementation stages of the modernization of Scuda customs regulations.
They discussed the development of the role of the private sector and the banking sector, the active role of the two sectors in achieving sustainable economic development factors, improving opportunities for refinancing the private sector, and increasing access to international financing.
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Shafaq News/ The Coordination Framework delegation headed by Hadi Al-Amiri ended his tour on Sunday evening to the Kurdistan Region, and to meet the leaders of the Kurdish parties, which he started by meeting the Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and the leaders of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Erbil, before heading to Sulaymaniyah.
The delegation of the framework headed by Al-Amiri concluded its tour in the region, by meeting the President of the Kurdistan Islamic Union, and members of the Union’s Political Council, in Sulaymaniyah, after a similar meeting with the New Generation Movement.
The Kurdistan Islamic Union stated, in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that “the meeting that brought together Salah al-Din Muhammad Bahaa al-Din, the Secretary-General of the Union, with al-Amiri and his accompanying delegation, witnessed a discussion of the latest developments in Iraq and work to solve the accumulated problems in Iraq as soon as possible.” .
Bahaa El-Din stressed, according to the statement, that “Iraq cannot tolerate all these conflicts, and that all problems between the parties must be resolved through dialogue, taking into account the national dimension and implementing the constitution.”
For his part, Al-Amiri highlighted, according to the statement, “the initiative designed to save Iraq from the current situation, and stressed that the Iraqi parties must reach an agreement for the sake of the people and the country and to save the country from this current situation.”
In turn, the leader of the Kurdistan Islamic Union, a member of the Iraqi parliament, Muthanna Amin, revealed the initiative presented by Al-Amiri, to solve the political problems, pointing out that Al-Amiri wants to “create a national vision with the participation of all political forces, to hold a national meeting in the presence of Al-Sadr.”
Amin said, during his speech to Shafaq News Agency, that “the fate of the country should not be confined to one component or two political parties. Rather, all opinions of the Iraqi forces must be taken into consideration, and any fateful decision regarding the country must be taken within a general national conference that includes everyone, And this was adopted by the caretaker prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi.”
He added, “The Islamic Union expressed its solidarity with the initiative that Al-Amiri came up with, as well as with all the steps that are part of a national dialogue, especially that making a national decision will serve the fate of the country,” noting that the dissolution of Parliament is “a national affair, linked to all Iraqis.”
Earlier in the day, the President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani, welcomed the Al-Amiri initiative, and said that the Union “welcomes any initiative that brings together all parties and aims to reach a national agreement that saves the country from the situation it is.”
While the leader of the Kurdistan Islamic Justice Group, Ali Babir, indicated in a press conference that Al-Amiri’s visit was to soften the atmosphere and hold a national meeting that brings together all the opposing parties.
Al-Amiri met this afternoon with Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani in Erbil, and they stressed the need for political parties to take steps towards solving problems and dedicating efforts to get out of the political crisis.
Shafak News Agency learned that Al-Amiri asked Masoud Barzani to mediate with Muqtada Al-Sadr, in order to enter into a bilateral negotiation that brings together the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework.
Al-Amiri arrived, at the head of a delegation from the coordination framework, on Sunday morning, to the city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, during which he met with Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and other officials, before heading to Sulaymaniyah and meeting leaders of other Kurdish parties.
Hours before the conduct of this tour, Al-Amiri met in the capital, Baghdad, Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the head of the Azm Alliance, Muthanna Al-Samarrai, and discussed with them the latest developments in the political situation in the country, according to official statements.
Shafaq News/ The Coordination Framework delegation headed by Hadi Al-Amiri ended his tour on Sunday evening to the Kurdistan Region, and to meet the leaders of the Kurdish parties, which he started by meeting the Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and the leaders of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Erbil, before heading to Sulaymaniyah.
The delegation of the framework headed by Al-Amiri concluded its tour in the region, by meeting the President of the Kurdistan Islamic Union, and members of the Union’s Political Council, in Sulaymaniyah, after a similar meeting with the New Generation Movement.
The Kurdistan Islamic Union stated, in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that “the meeting that brought together Salah al-Din Muhammad Bahaa al-Din, the Secretary-General of the Union, with al-Amiri and his accompanying delegation, witnessed a discussion of the latest developments in Iraq and work to solve the accumulated problems in Iraq as soon as possible.” .
Bahaa El-Din stressed, according to the statement, that “Iraq cannot tolerate all these conflicts, and that all problems between the parties must be resolved through dialogue, taking into account the national dimension and implementing the constitution.”
For his part, Al-Amiri highlighted, according to the statement, “the initiative designed to save Iraq from the current situation, and stressed that the Iraqi parties must reach an agreement for the sake of the people and the country and to save the country from this current situation.”
In turn, the leader of the Kurdistan Islamic Union, a member of the Iraqi parliament, Muthanna Amin, revealed the initiative presented by Al-Amiri, to solve the political problems, pointing out that Al-Amiri wants to “create a national vision with the participation of all political forces, to hold a national meeting in the presence of Al-Sadr.”
Amin said, during his speech to Shafaq News Agency, that “the fate of the country should not be confined to one component or two political parties. Rather, all opinions of the Iraqi forces must be taken into consideration, and any fateful decision regarding the country must be taken within a general national conference that includes everyone, And this was adopted by the caretaker prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi.”
He added, “The Islamic Union expressed its solidarity with the initiative that Al-Amiri came up with, as well as with all the steps that are part of a national dialogue, especially that making a national decision will serve the fate of the country,” noting that the dissolution of Parliament is “a national affair, linked to all Iraqis.”
Earlier in the day, the President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani, welcomed the Al-Amiri initiative, and said that the Union “welcomes any initiative that brings together all parties and aims to reach a national agreement that saves the country from the situation it is.”
While the leader of the Kurdistan Islamic Justice Group, Ali Babir, indicated in a press conference that Al-Amiri’s visit was to soften the atmosphere and hold a national meeting that brings together all the opposing parties.
Al-Amiri met this afternoon with Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani in Erbil, and they stressed the need for political parties to take steps towards solving problems and dedicating efforts to get out of the political crisis.
Shafak News Agency learned that Al-Amiri asked Masoud Barzani to mediate with Muqtada Al-Sadr, in order to enter into a bilateral negotiation that brings together the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework.
Al-Amiri arrived, at the head of a delegation from the coordination framework, on Sunday morning, to the city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, during which he met with Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and other officials, before heading to Sulaymaniyah and meeting leaders of other Kurdish parties.
Hours before the conduct of this tour, Al-Amiri met in the capital, Baghdad, Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the head of the Azm Alliance, Muthanna Al-Samarrai, and discussed with them the latest developments in the political situation in the country, according to official statements.
Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, set next Saturday evening, a date for the launch of a peaceful demonstration in the capital, Baghdad, “unprecedented” in terms of numbers.
And his close relative, “Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi”, said in a statement received by Shafak News Agency, “After a lengthy discussion session with him (Muqtada al-Sadr), in which he focused on the upcoming demonstration being peaceful and unprecedented in terms of numbers.”
He added, “It was decided to set a date for the demonstration, next Saturday, with the gathering in Tahrir Square first at five o’clock in the afternoon and then marching towards the Celebrations Square.”
Earlier, Al-Sadr called on all Iraqis to stage “peaceful, millions” demonstrations in Tahrir Square in the center of the capital, Baghdad, “against corruption, militias and corrupt authoritarian parties.”
The political scene in Iraq has been going through a dangerous turn since supporters of the Sadrist movement led by prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the parliament building in the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, and staged a sit-in in protest against Al-Sudani’s nomination for the position of head of the next federal government.
While supporters of the Shiite coordination framework came out with a second counter-demonstration, and decided to sit in front of the green walls until the formation of a new government.
Shafaq News/ The President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani, met on Sunday with the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, the leader in the coordination framework, Hadi Al-Amiri, in the city of Sulaymaniyah, which he visited after a round of talks in Erbil.
The National Union said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that during the meeting of Talabani and Al-Amiri, which was attended by Shalaw Kosrat Rasoul and member of the Political Bureau Khaled Shwani, the latest political developments and new initiatives to solve the problems facing the Iraqi political process were discussed, and views were exchanged.
The meeting stressed “the need to unify national efforts to find a constitutional and legal way out of the unwanted situation in Iraq,” and the two sides agreed to continue talks and constructive dialogue to overcome issues.
Bafel Jalal Talabani stressed that the union welcomes any initiative that brings together all parties and aims to reach a national agreement and save the country from the situation it is in.
He explained, “We previously called for a national dialogue to overcome obstacles with the same policy of President Mam Jalal, and today the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan supports this new initiative that is in line with the vision of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and serves the public and the stability of the country.”
For his part, an informed source revealed to Shafak News Agency that the initiative that Al-Amiri came up with includes all parties sitting at the dialogue table to find a legal and constitutional solution to the current political impasse, away from the tension.
Al-Amiri met this afternoon with Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani in Erbil, and they stressed the need for political parties to take steps towards solving problems and dedicating efforts to get out of the political crisis.
Meanwhile, the leader of the Kurdistan Islamic Justice Group, Ali Babir, said in a press conference that Al-Amiri’s visit is to soften the atmosphere for a national meeting that brings together all the conflicting parties.
Shafaq News/ An informed political source in Erbil said on Sunday that the leader of the Al-Fateh coalition and the leader in the coordination framework Hadi Al-Amiri asked the Kurdish leader, Massoud Barzani, to mediate with Muqtada Al-Sadr in order to enter into a bilateral negotiation that brings together the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework.
The source told Shafaq News Agency, that the meeting of Barzani and Al-Amiri did not reach any specific agreement regarding the relationship of the coordination framework and the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
He added that Al-Amiri asked Barzani to intervene to persuade Al-Sadr to enter into negotiations with the coordination framework and to end the current demonstrations in Baghdad.
Al-Amiri arrived, at the head of a delegation from the coordination framework, on Sunday morning, to the city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, and met with Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and other officials, before heading to Sulaymaniyah and meeting party leaders.
Hours before the conduct of this tour, Al-Amiri met in the capital, Baghdad, Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the head of the Azm Alliance, Muthanna Al-Samarrai, and discussed with them the latest developments in the political situation in the country, according to official statements.
Shafaq News/ An informed political source in Erbil said on Sunday that the leader of the Al-Fateh coalition and the leader in the coordination framework Hadi Al-Amiri asked the Kurdish leader, Massoud Barzani, to mediate with Muqtada Al-Sadr in order to enter into a bilateral negotiation that brings together the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework.
The source told Shafaq News Agency, that the meeting of Barzani and Al-Amiri did not reach any specific agreement regarding the relationship of the coordination framework and the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
He added that Al-Amiri asked Barzani to intervene to persuade Al-Sadr to enter into negotiations with the coordination framework and to end the current demonstrations in Baghdad.
Al-Amiri arrived, at the head of a delegation from the coordination framework, on Sunday morning, to the city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, and met with Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and other officials, before heading to Sulaymaniyah and meeting party leaders.
Hours before the conduct of this tour, Al-Amiri met in the capital, Baghdad, Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the head of the Azm Alliance, Muthanna Al-Samarrai, and discussed with them the latest developments in the political situation in the country, according to official statements.
Shafaq News/ A member of the Iraqi parliament for the “Extension” movement considered, on Saturday, dissolving the Iraqi parliament without going to the formation of an interim government and setting a date for early legislative elections in the country, which means keeping the current prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and the President of the Republic, Barham Ahmed Salih.
Alaa Al-Rikabi said in a tweet to him on the social networking sites “Twitter”, “The parliament is now dissolved without the formation of a temporary rescue government for a year, for example, and it was formed of independent ministers, without setting a date for a new round of parliamentary elections, without changing the election law. What does it mean?”
He explained that “it means only the survival of Al-Kazemi and Dr. Barham, both of whom have expired terms, and the government’s survival, but without parliamentary oversight.”
The political scene in Iraq has undergone a dangerous turn since supporters of the Sadrist movement led by prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the parliament building in the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, and staged a sit-in in protest against Al-Sudani’s nomination for the position of head of the next federal government.
The Sadrist bloc had obtained the highest votes in the early legislative elections that took place in October of 2021, but the efforts of the leader of the current failed to form the new federal government due to the Shiite coordination framework standing in its way by obtaining a fatwa from the Federal Court with the so-called blocking third in a contract The session for electing the President of the Republic, which paves the way for naming the Prime Minister.
The three-way alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani, the Sovereignty Alliance headed by Khamis al-Khanjar, and the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr was broken following the resignation of the Sadrist bloc’s deputies, and the movement’s withdrawal from the political process by order of al-Sadr.
The political scene is living in a crisis situation and a dead end unprecedented in the history of Iraq, as more than 300 days have passed since the early elections without being able to form a new government in the country, and the survival of the caretaker government headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
On the tenth of last October, Iraq held early legislative elections to get out of a political crisis that swept the country after large demonstrations in the central and southern regions in 2019 in protest against the widespread unemployment in society, the spread of financial and administrative corruption in government departments and institutions, and the deteriorating reality The service and the livelihood, which prompted the former prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, to resign under popular pressure.
As soon as the preliminary results of the elections were announced, the voices of political forces and actors rose in their rejection of losing many seats, accusing them of major fraud in the ballot, which was denied by the executive and judicial authorities, at a time when the United Nations and international organizations praised the integrity of the electoral process.
Shafaq News / The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, issued on Sunday an official directive to all his offices, to adopt the slogan “The Year of Change” in official correspondences and books.
Al-Sadr’s media office in Najaf confirmed, according to a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, “the adoption of the slogan (the year of change) in official correspondences and books in all Sadrist line institutions,” in compliance with the directives of the leader of the Sadrist movement.
On Wednesday, August 10, Al-Sadr asked the judicial authorities to work on dissolving the Iraqi parliament within a maximum period of the end of this week, urging at the same time the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih, to set a date for early legislative elections in the country.
The political scene in Iraq has been going through a dangerous turn since supporters of the Sadrist movement led by prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the parliament building in the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, and staged a sit-in in protest against Al-Sudani’s nomination for the position of Prime Minister of the next federal government, at first, before the ceiling rose Their demands are to dissolve parliament and hold early elections, after a call from their leader Muqtada al-Sadr.
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