Governor of the Central Bank acts involved the regular session of the Board of Governors of the central banks in Abu Illa
29-09-2013 12:46 PM
Baghdad (news) .. co-governor of the Central Bank of Iraq and the Agency Abdul Basit Turki Saeed acts of the regular session of the Board of Governors of the central banks in Abu Dhabi.
According to a statement of the Central Bank received the Agency (news) copy of it: that the governor participated acting-seventh regular session of the Board of Governors of the central banks and the Arab Monetary Institutions and conducted its business in the city of Abu Dhabi.
Abdul Hussein al-Yasiri: the need to engage international experts to combat money laundering
29-09-2013 12:58 PM
Baghdad (news) .. The member of the Finance Committee MP / National Alliance / Abdul Hussein al-Yasiri, the need to use global organizations and international experts to update the mechanisms used in the process of combating money laundering in the country.
Yasiri said (of the Agency news): that is the subject of money laundering and wide and Michaúk and needs international expertise to modernize the organs and mechanisms adopted by the Central Bank and the departments of the Ministry of Interior for the purpose Kavanh.
He pointed out: that the central bank began to issue transfers to banks intended to reduce the smuggling of currency, noting that Iraqi law allows for currency smuggling, while not allowed to money laundering, because the process of smuggling appear through the import of certain goods either money laundering is a money transfer legitimate to money is legitimate.
He continued: because they go either to terrorism or to import goods internationally prohibited, stressing the importance of the use of international expertise and global organizations to modernize the state apparatus, both the Directorate of anti-money laundering at the bank or departments of the Ministry of Interior special economic crimes for the purpose of reducing money laundering operations in the country.
Suhail: economic reform is important in shaping the behavior of the country's economic activity
Sunday, September 29 / September 2013 13:38
[Baghdad - where]
First Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Qusay al-Suhail Sunday The issue of economic reform is very important for his active contribution in shaping the behavior of the country's economic activity.
A statement by the Prosecutor's Office first received by the agency all of Iraq [where] a copy of "Suhail attended the hearing on the draft law on economic reform, the federal set up by the Commission on Economy and Investment parliamentary cooperation with the advisers in the Council of Ministers. Said in his speech during the symposium" The issue of economic reform very important for his contribution to the actors in shaping the behavior of the country's economic activity, Valenhod him and raise the efficiency of economic projects and increase their productivity and competitiveness on a scientific basis is very important.
He called for the necessity that the draft of this law defines the powers between the center and the provinces, in addition to developing an economic policy that encourages private sector and develop and expand business operations, stressing the importance of restructuring the banking system to ensure a higher standard of living for members of the community and increase employment.
Deputy in the National Alliance: a lot of points in the electoral law has been resolved and it will be on the agenda of Parliament tomorrow [Audio]
Sunday, September 29 / September 2013 14:10
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The MP said the National Alliance Jawad Albzona that a lot of the points of contention in the election law was resolved Osaard the law to a vote in the parliament session on Monday.
The House of Representatives held on Monday its regular vote counting and reading of the bills most prominent election law.
He Albzona told all of Iraq [where] today that "meetings of the Legal Committee with the President of the House of Representatives continued yesterday and this Sunday was putting a lot of solutions to the points of the relationship between the political blocs, especially with regard to seats compensatory and constituencies, and now a lot of points have been resolved and the project will be election law on the agenda for the House of Representatives on tomorrow.
He said that "it was agreed to several constituencies, which is that each province represent constituencies, as well as that the dispute was about the method of calculating the votes, which was developed three options for her and House of Representatives are deciding As for the seats compensatory has put her options also either cancel the seats Alaubih fully or put 30 seats, or 10 percent of the general seats and will have the option during a vote at a meeting of the Council of Representatives. "
The House of Representatives has postponed a vote at a meeting last Thursday on the election law to the continuing controversy around him and committed himself to vote on the law at its scheduled meeting on Monday.
There were conflicting reports about resolving differences between the parliamentary blocs on the points of contention in the election law and the possibility of passage in the next session of parliament.
09/29/2013 13:19
Chihod: Parliament and political blocs binding legislation and adoption of the electoral law
MP for the rule of law calls on all parties to stay away from political rivalries and disagreements side and attention to pass important laws in the House of Representatives
MP Mohammad Saadoun Chihod,
BAGHDAD / obelisk: MP for the coalition of state law Mohammed Chihod, Sunday, that the Presidency of the Council of Representatives and the political blocs binding legislation and election law passed as soon as possible.
And said Chihod in a statement the "obelisk" that "the case of rivalry and lack of agreement between the political blocs had a negative impact on the work of the House of Representatives during the current session, which led to disable approving legislation and many important laws that affect the interests of the country."
The Chihod pointed out that "the election law conflicts with the interests of some of the blocks to participate in the political process led to disrupt law and legislation passed to befitting for parliamentary work of which is based on providing the supreme interest of the country on the personal and factional interests."
And continued Chihod that "failure to reach a suitable formula to the election law during the session, Monday, Seugb the political blocs put all their options before the Council of Representatives to elect the perfect choice for the law and work to pass as soon as possible."
And called Chihod all the political blocs to "get away from the atmosphere of rivalry and reversible band to disrupt the important laws and prevent it from scrolling and work to leave the differences and personal interests aside and think about the national interest first."
The House of Representatives voted last Thursday (26 September 2013), on the date of the vote on Election Law Amendment Act of Parliament, on Monday.
That came after the House of Representatives postponed, in (9 September 2013), the vote on the proposal to amend the law of parliamentary elections because of differences between the political blocs, the while blocs agreement confirmed on the open-list system and the multiple constituencies.
It should be noted that there are fears of a postponement of parliamentary elections scheduled for next year in 2014 due to deteriorating security gripping the country, which يرجعه Followers to deepen the differences between the leaders and the political blocs, and the resulting delay in the adoption of several important laws in the House of Representatives, such as the Amnesty General and law and other parties.
Integrity: failure of those responsible for the disclosure of financial ذممهم expose them to hold up to exemption from Manasm of
Sunday, September 29 / September 2013 14:02
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Integrity Commission confirmed that the failure of those responsible for the disclosure of financial ذممهم puts them under penalty of legal accountability up to the exemption from office.
According to a statement of the Agency has received all of Iraq [where] a copy of "refrain from filling out a form detection ذممهم financial or recorded information contrary to the reality of put it in charge under penalty of legal penalties that include imprisonment or imprisonment or a fine or exemption from office" and drew attention to " The Integrity Commission has introduced a special division to raise criminal cases before the competent courts against those violators. "
He added that "the Integrity Commission organized a workshop for governors and presidents and members of provincial councils and focused arguments of speakers and presentations attendees about the meanings and objectives and indications expressed by filling senior officials of the forms revealed ذممهم financial and reflected from the convictions of the top leaders and citizens safety receivables assigned to positions of high and good at their disposal with the powers vested in them and Tensham the manipulation of public money or misconduct or seek enrichment through the career site. "
He stressed the team from the Department of Prevention Authority according to the statement on "The accuracy of notation vocabulary form disclosure provides the necessary conditions for checking details of wealth and accounts and balances and property of senior officials and their wives and their children who are dependents and signaling increased after assumption of charge to his high office and ascertain whether it may best deal with honor responsibility or contaminated hands of illegal gains. "
The Integrity Commission has introduced a special division recently began preparing lawsuits against senior officials abstaining from disclosure of financial ذممهم contrary to the provisions of Law No. 30 for the year 2011.
The head of the body Alaa Jawad Hamid said, "that the refusal of the House of Representatives approved the draft amendments to provisions of the law, including the punitive clauses right abstainers paid for asylum to be prosecuted in accordance with Article 247 of the Penal Code."
Sunday September 29, 2013 Time: 16:42
Activation of the framework agreement between Baghdad and Washington, 5 years after the signing
28/09/2013
Since the signing of the strategic framework agreement between Iraq and the United States, about five years ago, the two governments has been to emphasize that the Convention forms the backbone of extensive cooperation and relations in various fields.
And proved the importance attached by the two governments of Iraq and the U.S. to this Convention, and are opening the prospects in the meetings of officials from the two countries at high levels, including the three meetings held by the Higher Coordination Committee and the twenty-four meeting held by the coordinating committees involved in the areas of cooperation covered by the Convention which are many and varied and complex, as well as regular meetings of the working groups emanating from these committees.
For example, but not limited to the United States hosted the last June meeting of the joint Iraqi-American military in the field of defense and security.
The meeting discussed issues such as border security, and the Iraqi military strategy, and the participation of Iraqi forces in joint regional exercises, as stated in the statement issued by the spokesman's office and the U.S. State Department.
This meeting was preceded by a memorandum of understanding on security cooperation and signed by Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi agency with the U.S. Defense Department in December 2012.
But observers noted that these meetings and memos did not translate into concrete results on the ground, especially in the field of security, which is experiencing the different areas of Iraq escalation in bombings and terrorist attacks that claimed dozens of innocent lives almost every day.
Commentators believe that the United States has experienced can not be underestimated in the fight against the armed groups, particularly as it announced a "war on terror" waged for more than ten years, especially against al-Qaeda responsible for the majority of terrorist attacks in Iraq.
Perhaps this is why the Vice President Khodair al
Vice-President of the Republic
Accompanied by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to the meeting with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden in Washington.
The Foreign Ministry said that the research dealt with Iraqi activate the strategic framework agreement between the two countries, namely coordination in the fight against terrorism.
Radio Free Iraq met with a member of the Security and Defense Committee in the House of Representatives from the Kurdistan Alliance Chuan Mohamed Taha, who approved the deterioration of the security situation from day to day was going to say that the security establishment and defense lost its balance, "hence the need to develop relations with the regional countries and the developed countries in particular and that Iraq is directly influenced by what is happening in the regional surroundings.
And Chuan Mohamed Taha agreed with the view that the need to activate the agreements signed between Iraq and the United States, pointing in particular to the weakness of the security system in the intelligence field as the central nerve in any security strategy.
He pointed out a member of the Commission on Security and Defense parliamentary that the United States apart from the strategic framework agreement signed between them and the Iraqi government bear a moral responsibility towards Iraq, because what happens in it remains linked to the outcome of the invasion and to enable the political forces and so any setback in the situation harm the reputation of the United States in international forums, as he put it.
And considered a member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives for the coalition in Iraq Nada Jubouri that the political crisis chronic in Iraq has sent signals raised U.S. concerns, accusing the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki not serious in the implementation of the strategic framework agreement and selectivity by focusing on the purchase of aircraft, for example, while the agreement covers several other areas.
Rep. expected Nada Jubouri be important to convince the U.S. government to sell what you want from Iraqi weapons is a difficult task at the complex regional situation and ignited the region, particularly in connection with the conflict in Syria and the economic embargo on Iran and its interventions.
But the leadership of the coalition of state law on the Keywords confirmed that the interest of the United States to implement the strategic framework agreement and the development of cooperation with Baghdad on the basis that Iraq is an important figure in the region and can contribute a significant role in solving their problems.
Keywords that explained the government's position on what is happening in Syria is dictated by the interests of the state that are threatened risk ماحق of al-Qaeda as described and expressed confidence that the United States understands this position and do not want to see Iraq under the control of al-Qaida.
Political analyst Ali al-Jubouri acknowledged the importance of the meetings between Iraqi officials and the Americans, but added that most of the meetings results in practice, and the results so far do not rise to the level of challenges, particularly the security of them facing Iraq and that the United States can offer help effective in addressing them.
Says the U.S. State Department said the Iraqi government procurement of equipment, services and training programs for military forces and Iraqi security forces have increased so far fourteen billion dollars. And that the U.S. military sales program for Iraq of the largest programs in the world.
Contributed to file a reporter with Radio Free Iraq in Baghdad, Ghassan Ali
Barzani discusses the election law with members of the Kurdistan Alliance
29/09/2013 11:33:00
Baghdad / NINA / President of Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani discussed with members of the Kurdistan Alliance the electoral law.
The vice president of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc, a member of the Legal Committee, Muhsin al-Sadoun said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / that, "Barzani met, in a late hour last night, with members of the Kurdistan Alliance and discussed with them the position of the Kurdistan Alliance of this law."
He added: "What the conferees reached will be raised and discussed during the meeting of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, which will be held today," without indicating the nature of the position approved by the meeting.
MPs of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc in the House of Representatives had left Baghdad yesterday to Arbil, at the call of the President of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, to hold a consultative meeting on amendments to the election law.
Breaking News: Five Explosions Rock the Kurdish Capital
By Armando Cordoba and Rekar Bradosty
Smoke rises atop the General Security Office along 60 meter street after five explosions rocked the Kurdish capital.
ERIL, Kurdistan Region - A total of five explosions targeted the General Security Office building along 60 meter street in Erbil around mid-day today.
The death toll reported from security forces has varied from 2 to 6 deaths and there are reports at least 36 people have been injured.
But the Governor of Erbil, Newzad Hadi, reported that 4 security forces had been killed in the tragic attacks.
Rudaw has discovered that the attackers detonated one bomb and then came in disguised as medical personnel, showing that the attack was well coordinated by the perpetrators.
It is unclear at this point whether an ambulance was used as a car bomb, or exploded as a result of other car bombs detonated in the area.
Plumes of smoke could be seen above the city near the building, and when Rudaw English approached the site, another explosion occurred and fire streamed into the air and the shock wave moved through the streets.
Men, women and children could be seen running for their lives as the explosion took place when Rudaw English was on scene.
As soon as the explosion occurred, gun shots could be heard and cars reversing in an attempt to escape the chaotic situation.
Security forces were also able to diffuse another car bomb before it could be detonated, according to reports.
Sporadic gunfire could be heard along the streets near 60 meter road as Asayish forces clashed with unknown armed men.
Security forces have issued a warning to all citizens in Erbil not to get close to the explosion areas and also all transportation into and out of Erbil, the Kurdish capital, has been halted.
Those injured in the blast have been taken to West Hospital.
Reports of families of victims in the attacks could be seen near the attack sites, but now all areas have been cordoned off as security forces stabilize the area.
It is unknown who is responsible for the attack, but it has shocked the Kurdish community, a Region that has been relatively peaceful in the years following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Front-Mutlaq ruled out the vote on election law at tomorrow's meeting and confirms that the dispute over the compensatory seats
29-09-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Range Press / Baghdad
Excluded Iraqi Front for National Dialogue led by Saleh al-Mutlaq, on Sunday, to reach an agreement to pass the election law in the parliament session on Monday, with the likely to be approved at a meeting next Thursday, showed that the current dispute in the law on compensatory seats, pointing out that the Kurds want to increase their representation in the House of Representatives on the basis of "mass ratio" of these seats.
The MP said the front Haider Mulla said in an interview (range Press), said that "is unlikely to be voted on election law at a meeting on Monday to the presence of some of the points of contention," pointing to "the existence of quasi-agreement between the political blocs to vote on the election law in the session next Thursday. "
Mullah added that "the most important differences is about compensatory seats and House of Representatives of the Kurds want to increase their representation in the House of Representatives by raising the proportion of compensatory seats on the basis of what you get mass of votes and not on the basis of a bloc of parliamentary seats."
The 89 deputies from several political blocs demanded the September 28, 2013 to reject the compensatory seats in the law of the parliamentary elections, and they confirmed that it is inconsistent with the terms of the election where the MP appointed and not elected, "While accused of" large blocs of trying to push for adoption of the law, "pointed to they "سيطعنون the law in federal court in the event of approval.
And threatened to block united, led by House Speaker Osama Najafi, on September 27, 2013, "to reveal the parliamentary blocs outs to make amendments to the election law," and confirmed that it Cetkhvha in case "not to vote on the final version of the amendments," next Monday, in Parliament, "indicating that some of the blocks "hamper so as to extend the work of the government and not to hold elections in Iraq.
It was the Presidency of the Parliament announced that, in the (September 24, 2013), an agreement between the political blocs to put forward a number of laws pending a vote during the coming sessions, and confirmed that the agreement came during a meeting of heads of political blocs and the Presidency of the Parliament, as indicated agreement blocs to put laws elections, parties and infrastructure to vote
And raised the Presidency of the Council of Representatives, on 26 September 2013, the 21 th session of the first legislative term for the fourth legislative year on Saturday, with experienced meeting to postpone the vote on the proposed law to amend the Parliamentary Elections Act, and the first and second reading of eight draft laws.
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