US Senate votes to revoke Iraq war licenses

Reuters

March 28, 2023

The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly, Monday, in favor of legislation repealing the licenses of the 1991 and 2002 Iraq wars, as Congress lobbied to restore its role in deciding to send U.S. combat troops out of the United States.

The legislation received 65 votes to 28 on completing the debate on the legislation, more than 60 votes required in the 100-member Senate, paving the way for a vote to pass later this week.

And all the voices against the legislation were Republicans.

Members of Congress have argued for years that the Senate ceded much power to both Republican and Democratic presidents over whether troops should be sent to fight, according to Reuters, by passing “open” licenses to wage wars and then fail to cancel them.

Under the Constitution, Congress, not the President, has the right to declare war.

Supporters of the current bill call 1991 and 2002 military force licenses against Iraq “zombie” licenses.

They say the licenses are outdated and inadequate, given that the wars are long over and Iraq is now a partner of the United States.

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the 2003 Iraq War.

“The revocation of these licenses will show the region, and to the world, that the United States is not an occupying power, that the war in Iraq is over, that we are moving forward, and that we are moving forward, and working with Iraq as a strategic partner,” the agency quoted Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who is a Democrat, as saying before the vote.

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Al-Sudani and the Saudi Crown Prince emphasize mutual cooperation in various sectors

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{Politician: Al-Furat News} Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani received, on Monday evening, a phone call from the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

A statement from his office received by {Euphrates News}, a copy of it, said that “the communication witnessed the exchange of congratulations on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, and the prayer to God Almighty to return it to the two countries and the Arab and Islamic nation with abundant good and prosperity.”

He added that “during the call, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, ways to develop them, and discussed a number of regional and international issues of common interest, as well as stressing the continuation of mutual cooperation, in various economic and investment fields and sectors, within the framework of the Iraqi-Saudi Coordination Council, which contributes to improving the level of relations, and achieving the interests of the peoples of the two countries and their aspirations for more stability and development.”

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After the US State Department report on Kurdistan. Washington confirms the depth of the relationship with Erbil

2023-03-27 13:51

Shafaq News / The United States renewed On Monday, the United States affirmed the continued strengthening of relations between Erbil and Washington in Political, economic, security and commercial fields.

This came during a visit by the consul American in Erbil Irvin Hicks, to the Department of Foreign Relations in the Government of the Territory Kurdistan, and was received by the official of the Office of Foreign Relations in the Kurdistan Regional Government Sven Dziye, in the presence of the representative of the regional government in the United States, the statement of Sami Abdel Rahman, according to a statement He responded to Shafaq News Agency.

According to the statement, Dziye referred to the relations of The historic friendship between the Kurdistan Region and the United States, and stressed the importance of “Strengthening relations between the two sides in various fields.”

The two sides exchanged views on The latest political developments, the recent report by the U.S. Department of State, and areas of coordination and joint cooperation.”

For his part, the US consul expressed according to The statement, expressed his happiness with this meeting, and pointed to the relations of alliance and friendship between the regional government Kurdistan and the United States, stressing the importance of “further strengthening relations between both sides in the political, economic, security and trade fields.”

At the end of the meeting, the two sides discussed Relations between Erbil and Baghdad, and the latest developments in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq in general.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) responded, on Monday, on a US State Department report released in March, which claimed the existence of Cases of torture inside the region’s prisons, which the regional government categorically denied.

On Sunday, he criticized the headquarters of Barzani, strongly what was circulated through the media of statements by one of the officials The Americans, who described the entity of the Kurdistan Region as “cartoonish”.

 

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The President of the Republic returns to Baghdad

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{Local: Euphrates News} Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid returned to the country on Monday after participating in the United Nations Water Conference held in New York.

Rashid had participated in the opening session of the United Nations Water Conference along with many of Their Majesties and Excellencies and representatives of participating countries to discuss the world’s water crisis and ways to reduce its risks to people.
In a speech at the opening session, the participants took note of the risks to which Iraq is exposed to the impact of water scarcity and climate changes, represented by the decline of rain, drought and desertification, their effects on the overall lives of Iraqis, and the threat they pose to food security and environmental diversity.
“Iraq bears the brunt of the effects of climate changes and extreme weather conditions, including drought, dust storms and high temperatures beyond our control, in addition to the low water flow of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers due to the low flow of transboundary water,” Rashid said.
He stressed that “Iraq has developed a solid action plan related to water management and waste reduction, including improving infrastructure, adopting modern irrigation systems and developing the agricultural sector, calling on the United Nations to “take serious measures to mitigate the effects of climate change and activate cooperation in the field of transboundary water to ensure equitable distribution of water.”
On the sidelines of the UN Water Conference, the President of the Republic of Slovenia met with Natacha Birk Mozar and her accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, Rashid pointed out that “the Iraqi government is working hard to find solutions to the water crisis and climate change and its serious repercussions on the population, and work jointly with neighboring countries, the region and the international community to find common understandings and benefit from specialized international expertise in the field of climate action.”
The President of the Republic also participated in the interactive dialogue session on international cooperation in the field of transboundary waters, where he stressed in an intervention that the world is currently not on the right track towards the implementation of integrated water resources management plans at all levels,” noting that “estimates indicate that (107) countries are not on the right track to manage water resources sustainably by 2030, and that among the (153) countries that share transboundary rivers, lakes and aquifers there are only (32) countries that have at least 90%) of the transboundary basin area following the implementation of operational procedures for cooperation in the field of transboundary waters.
During his meeting, Rashid, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said, “the need to implement rural projects, especially in villages and rural areas, to encourage people to return to their areas, establish small projects in areas such as Sinjar city, provide services with meteorological stations and river drainage meters, and equip veterinary circuits with laboratories and medical devices, which calls for strengthening the positive partnership between Iraq and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.”
Rashid also met with the Executive Director of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) at his residence in New York.
During the meeting, he stressed the importance of coordination and joint work with the organizations of the international community to overcome the effects of the water crisis and climate change. He also touched on the issue of displaced people and the need to resolve their file by returning to their areas of residence, pointing in this context to the need to exert more work and joint efforts to improve their conditions and provide them with the appropriate atmosphere of services and rehabilitation of infrastructure.
On the sidelines of the United Nations Water Conference, Rashid met, at his residence, the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield and her accompanying delegation.
Rashid stressed that “there are plans at a high level to reach real treatments for the issue of water, and that the government is serious about its work and waiting for the approval of the budget to complete the necessary projects in this regard.”
He touched on the file of displaced people in Iraq, noting that “their situation needs serious and rapid work and this requires greater efforts by international organizations to help Iraq return the displaced to their areas after rehabilitation and provide them with a decent living.”
The President of the Republic also met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, where he stressed the important role of the United Nations in supporting international efforts and taking appropriate measures to reduce the water crisis and activate cooperation in the field of transboundary waters to ensure equitable distribution among riparian countries.
Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Wahid Kirchı also met, stressing that “all sources of the rivers of Iraq and tributaries are located outside the country and this requires more cooperation to reach formulas and understandings that ensure fair and adequate water quotas for all parties.”

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Iraq signs a memorandum of understanding with three Arab countries for agricultural and commercial cooperation

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2023-03-27 03:56Font

Shafaq News / Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan signed, on Monday, a quadripartite memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the agricultural field and enhance trade exchange to achieve integration between the four countries.

The memorandum includes strengthening and developing cooperation in the agricultural field, both plant and animal, exchanging experiences, information and successful agricultural experiences, and managing reserves and gardens between the four countries.

It also included cooperation in the field of fire fighting, climate change, rural development, agricultural extension, production, animal health and veterinary medicines.

“The agreement is a starting basis for joint work and cooperation in the agricultural sector on which most Arab peoples depend and provides markets for the disposal of the products of the four countries,” Iraqi Minister of Agriculture Abbas Al-Alawi said.

Last year, the four ministers held three meetings where a meeting was held in Iraq in February, the second meeting in Lebanon in July, while in September the third meeting was held in Jordan.

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An informed source reveals the date of generalizing the electronic payment experience and the plan to expand it

• Time: 2023/03/27 12:05:38
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{Local: Al-Furat News} An informed source revealed the date of the start of circulating the electronic payment experience at fuel filling stations.

The source told {Euphrates News} that “the first phase of circulating the electronic payment experience using {pos} devices will be at fuel filling stations starting next week,” noting that “the banks of Al-Rafidain, Rashid and others will start providing station owners with these devices.”
He pointed out that “the experience will be expanded to include car washing and lubrication stations, the private sector, commercial centers, shopkeepers, companies and malls.”
The source added, “The mechanism of obtaining electronic {pos} devices from government banks will be easy and with smooth procedures, by submitting applications to the bank and receiving the device immediately to facilitate financial transactions and provide point of sale service to shop owners to enable them to accept electronic payments through MasterCard cards to transfer the amounts of operations executed through the point of sale device automatically from the card account to the merchant’s account with the bank.”

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