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Nine ministerial portfolios await resolution… Abdul Hadi: The vote may be postponed until October

Member of the Coordination Framework, Uday Abdul-Hadi, confirmed on Tuesday that the process of voting on nine vacant ministerial portfolios in Ali al-Zidi’s government may extend into October, given the lack of a comprehensive agreement on setting a date for the decisive session in Parliament.

Abdul-Hadi explained to Al-Maalouma that “until this moment, there is no comprehensive agreement among the political forces on setting a decisive session for Parliament to vote on the candidates for the nine vacant ministerial portfolios in Ali al-Zidi’s government.”
He added that “there are indications that the decision may be made in October, especially since there is still disagreement on the candidates for some ministries, particularly security ministries, and therefore discussions and dialogues are ongoing.”

He pointed out that “the Coordination Framework, in all its aspects, supports the principle of expediting the scheduling of a session and voting on the candidates for the nine ministries in the coming period, but the matter is contingent on political agreements among the various forces.”

Abdul-Hadi noted that “the picture will become clearer in the next two weeks regarding finding a roadmap to resolve this issue.”

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Exclusive: Al-Zaidi “averted” military strikes against Iraq from Saudi Arabia and America yesterday

On Tuesday, MP Abu Turab al-Tamimi revealed the role of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, who “spared” Iraq from almost certain military strikes that were planned for yesterday by Saudi Arabia and the United States. Dailynews subscription

Al-Tamimi told Shafaq News Agency that “the shrewdness and policy of the Commander-in-Chief is what spared Iraq from the strikes,” refusing to go into details.

Meanwhile, Abdul Rahman al-Jazaeri, a leader in the National Oath Movement, which is part of the State of Law Coalition, confirmed to Shafaq News Agency that “the information received confirms that the security committee formed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to investigate the truth about the launch of drones that targeted a Saudi oil pipeline is making great efforts, and is about to complete the report and hand it over to the Commander-in-Chief next week, while nothing new has happened.”

Al-Jazaeri added that “Iran informed Iraq that it had handed over the image recording of its radars deployed on the shared Iranian-Iraqi border, and this will reveal any activity or radiation of drones heading towards Saudi Arabia or elsewhere and will strengthen the report of the committee concerned with the matter.”

This comes at a time when the region is witnessing an escalation after Saudi Arabia was targeted from within Iraqi territory, and the Baghdad government took a series of measures, including the dismissal of the commander of Maysan operations, the temporary closure of the border with Iran, and the development of inspection and control mechanisms at the border crossings.

Last Saturday, Al-Zaydi also agreed to the Iranian side’s request to conduct a joint investigation into the discovery of drone launch platforms in the southeastern desert of Maysan Governorate, near the border strip between the two countries.

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Al-Zaidi heads to the German capital, Berlin, after concluding his official visit to France.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi headed to the German capital, Berlin, on Tuesday, after concluding his official visit to France.

The visit included a meeting between Al-Zaidi and French President Emmanuel Macron, and the signing of six memoranda of understanding, declarations of intent, and a cooperation protocol in the fields of defense, artificial intelligence, youth, research and innovation, development, energy, and civil aviation.

The agreements included a letter of intent between the Ministry of Defense and the artificial intelligence company “Harmattan”, a declaration of intent between the Iraqi Ministry of Defense and the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, as well as a declaration of intent to partner in promoting youth opportunities, research and innovation. Iraqeconomic analysis

It also included a declaration of intent to strengthen the partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD), a cooperation protocol on a gas supply and sales contract with Total Energies, as well as a declaration of intent to cooperate in the field of civil aviation with the French Ministry of Transport.

During the visit, Al-Zidi received the president of Total Energies, the president of Rothschild Bank, a group of presidents and representatives of French companies, as well as the president of the Arab World Institute.

He also held a meeting with a group of correspondents from French and foreign newspapers and media outlets, before leaving France for Berlin.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi arrived in the French capital, Paris , on Sunday evening, September 13, for an official visit.

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September deadline looms over Iraq… Final warning to factions: Washington will act

Two deadlines loom for Iraq at the end of September: the end of the decades-long US military presence and the disarmament of pro-Iranian factions, according to a report by the Associated Press. Dailynews subscription

According to a report by the US agency, translated by Shafaq News Agency, hundreds of remaining soldiers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq will leave by the deadline set for September 30, citing US officials.

The report explained that the Iraqi government “linked the American withdrawal to an ultimatum to the armed factions to lay down their weapons,” but most of these factions indicated that they do not intend to do so, and this leaves big questions about what Iraq will look like the day after.

As the war between the United States and Iran intensifies, the report ruled out the possibility that Tehran would relinquish the leverage it holds in neighboring Iraq.

According to the report, US officials are concerned about the ability of Iraqi factions to launch attacks against other targets in the region, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel, as well as the presence of Houthi forces in Iraq, according to the official.

No disarmament

Iraqi government officials have differing views on whether September 30 represents a binding deadline for disarming the factions, or merely a date to begin negotiations.

“There will be no disarmament of any group by September 30,” Iraqi analyst Sajjad Jiyad said during a session held by the Atlantic Council last week, adding, “I think this is probably obvious to anyone who follows Iraqi politics.”

While a handful of less influential factions agreed to hand over their weapons, the most powerful and closest groups to Iran – Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba, and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada – rejected the idea of ​​disarmament or set conditions for giving it up that the government realizes it will not be able to meet in the near future.

These conditions include placing the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq under the control of the government, and expelling the Iranian Kurdish opposition groups and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which have bases in the region.

As reported by the Associated Press, an official from one of the Iranian-backed Iraqi factions said: “After these standards are set, the discussions will focus on regulating weapons, not handing them over,” adding: “There is absolutely no decision among the factions to hand over weapons, and we have not handed over any weapons.”

Meanwhile, a government official stated that the government’s strategy is currently focused on placing armed factions under the control of the Iraqi army.

Many factions are already part of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an alliance of armed groups that have officially become part of the Iraqi armed forces, although the factions within it often act independently, according to the US report.

The official explained that the government wants the armed factions to hand over “effective weapons,” including missiles and long-range aircraft, to the central command of the Popular Mobilization Forces, and for the factions to be dissolved individually and placed under the command of the Popular Mobilization Forces and the Iraqi army.

The day after September 30

While the withdrawal of US forces would remove one target from the Kurdistan Region, it may not stop the attacks.

Mohammed A. Saleh, a nonresident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and an expert on Kurdish and Iraqi affairs, noted that Iran and its affiliated groups “targeted other locations in the Kurdistan Region that have no connection to the presence of US forces.” Iraqeconomic analysis

These sites include the bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile, oil and energy facilities, and even the office of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.

Saleh said that “withdrawal will make the Kurdistan Region more exposed and an easier target.”

Regional government officials declined to comment, but Barzani has publicly expressed concern that removing the US air defense systems would make the region more vulnerable.

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Sheikh Hamoudi: Iraq is moving towards a project of complete and comprehensive sovereignty.

The head of the Supreme Islamic Council, Sheikh Humam Hamoudi, affirmed on Tuesday that Iraq is moving towards a project of complete and comprehensive sovereignty and a phase of building a capable state. Sheikh Hamoudi’s media office stated in a statement that “the head of the Supreme Islamic Council, Sheikh Humam Hamoudi, received the Russian Ambassador to Baghdad, Alybrus Kutrashev, on the occasion of the end of his term. The ambassador praised the patriotic spirit of His Eminence the Sheikh, his keenness to deepen relations, enhance the interests of the two countries, and his political visions that have had a profound impact on the Iraqi state.” Iraqpolitical news

The statement added that “during the meeting, Sheikh Hamoudi expressed his appreciation for Moscow’s positions on regional issues and its support for Iraq in the face of the challenges it has faced,” stressing that “Iraq is moving towards a project of full and comprehensive sovereignty and a phase of building a capable state, calling on Russia to play a greater role in Iraq in terms of security cooperation and economic investment.” It continued that “Sheikh Hamoudi emphasized that Iraq will not abandon anyone who stood with it and is keen to have them at the forefront of its foreign relations priorities,” noting that “the common interests of countries are a factor in promoting stability and peace.”

In contrast, Kotrashev affirmed that “through his years of service in Iraq during different periods, Iraq has witnessed a clear developmental change that has been reflected in the standard of living of its citizens, praising the strength of its people’s resilience in the face of the security threats they have been exposed to,” expressing “his confidence in the will of the Iraqis to overcome the challenges and create a bright future.”

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Signing ceremony for agreements and memoranda of understanding between Iraq and France, under the auspices of the Prime Minister and the French President

Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi and French President Emmanuel Macron oversaw the signing ceremony on Monday of six memoranda of understanding between Iraq and France in a number of sectors, where Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein signed an agreement with French Minister Delegate to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Eleanor Caro, in the field of promoting youth opportunities, research and innovation. Iraqeconomic analysis

A roadmap for defense capabilities was also signed, in accordance with the letter of intent between the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, to secure military equipment, and then the framework for developing Iraqi defense capabilities. It was signed by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Engineer Shwan Mazhar Ali Rawanduzi, and the Director General of Armament and Equipment at the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, Major General Patrick Bayo.

Meanwhile, Electricity Minister Ali Saadi Wahib signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the French company Total Energies, Patrick Pouyanné, regarding a gas supply and sale contract.

A declaration of intent for cooperation in the field of civil aviation was also signed between the Iraqi and French Ministries of Transport. It was signed on the Iraqi side by the Head of the Board of Advisors at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Youssef Khalaf Youssef, and the Director General of the French Civil Aviation Authority, Chems Chekioua.

Iraq and France also signed a strategic cooperation agreement in the field of air defense between the Ministry of Defense and the artificial intelligence company Harmattan.

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Maliki’s coalition reveals the real reason behind the dispute with “Sadiqun” and how it ended

Former MP Jassim Mohammed Jaafar, a leading figure in the State of Law Coalition, revealed on Monday details of the resolution of the differences in viewpoints between the coalition and the Sadiqun Movement, confirming that the top leaders had completely settled the crisis.

Jaafar told the Information Agency, “The differences in viewpoints and disagreements that recently emerged between the State of Law Coalition and the Sadiqun Movement have completely ended following direct understandings between the coalition leader, Nouri al-Maliki, and the movement’s Secretary-General, Qais al-Khazali.”

He added, “This new positive rapprochement will have a swift and direct impact on several sensitive issues under discussion within the coordination framework, all of which aim to improve the performance of the al-Zaidi government. Foremost among these issues is finalizing the cabinet.”

Regarding the behind-the-scenes details of the crisis and its true cause, Jaafar explained that “the previous disagreements were not due to fundamental or personal differences between Maliki and Khazali. Rather, the real reason stemmed from the arguments and disputes that occurred between members of the two blocs and their political analysts through the media, which negatively impacted the situation and portrayed the crisis as a crisis at the highest leadership level.”

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An expert discusses a crisis deeper than the decline in oil prices in Iraq.

On Monday, economist Manar Al-Obaidi warned of the repercussions of the International Monetary Fund’s prediction that the Iraqi economy would contract by 6.8% in 2026, stressing that the problem is no longer limited to the decline in oil production and exports, but extends to the structure of the non-oil economy. Dailynews subscription

Al-Obaidi said in a post he published on social media platforms that the non-oil economy is still largely linked to the government sector, which in turn depends almost entirely on oil revenues, indicating that the decline in these revenues is reflected in government and investment spending, market activity, demand and job opportunities.

He explained that non-oil activity has been subjected to multiple pressures during the past period, including stricter procedures and customs duties, higher costs of commercial activity, a decline in some forms of agricultural and industrial support, weak financing incentives, as well as the limited ability of Iraqi companies to access foreign markets.

He added that most companies still rely on the local market, which means that declining consumer confidence in the economy and reduced spending directly impact sales, investment, and expansion.

Regarding bank financing, Al-Obaidi believes that the banking sector alone is no longer able to lead the expansion of the private sector, noting that the decline in confidence in banks after the recent measures taken against a number of them, along with the government’s increasing reliance on bank financing, is pushing banks towards less risky government financing and reducing their appetite for financing private sector projects.

He stressed that supporting the private sector in the next phase depends primarily on increasing the volume of new local and foreign investments, and opening financing channels that do not depend on banks alone.

He pointed to the importance of activating the Iraqi stock market, encouraging the listing of a larger number of companies in different sectors, in addition to legislating the legal frameworks for investment funds and facilitating the entry procedures for local and foreign investors.

Al-Obaidi concluded by saying that “the real challenge facing Iraq is not only how to get the output back to growth after 2026, but how to build a private sector that can obtain capital, expand and create jobs, even when the state’s ability to spend declines.”

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The Ministry of Finance sets a date for sending the 2027 budget to the Iraqi Parliament.

The Ministry of Finance intends to send the draft general budget law for 2027 to the House of Representatives on October 15, according to Jamal Kojar, a member of the parliamentary finance committee. Dailynews subscription

Kojer told Shafaq News Agency that Finance Minister Falih Sari informed the committee that the budget law will reach the House of Representatives on October 15, according to the timelines established in the Financial Management Law.

He added that the price of a barrel of oil in the budget has not yet been decided, indicating that the proposals range between $50 and $65 per barrel, with a difference of opinion between the State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) and the government regarding the approved price.

For its part, an official source told Shafaq News Agency that the Ministry of Finance is studying SOMO’s proposal to calculate the price of a barrel of crude oil in the budget law at $55, while the ministry and the government have a different opinion.

The source explained that the government may resort to a compromise solution by calculating the price per barrel between $60 and $65.

Regarding the regularization of contracts and the appointment of long-serving graduates, Kujer said that the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance promised the various segments of society that contracts would be regularized and long-serving graduates appointed, but the country’s economic situation will be the decisive factor in this matter.

In this context, MP Aziz Nasser reported in a post on social media that Parliament Speaker Hebat Al-Halbousi confirmed during a meeting with a number of MPs that all contracts in ministries and institutions will be included in the 2027 budget.

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