Foreign Affairs parliamentary: Iran's agreement with the states will lead to stability in the region
25-11-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
BAGHDAD / Baghdadi News / .. The president of the parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee Humam Hamoudi, on Monday, the agreement was between Iran and the six countries in Geneva "positive and important step."
And Hamoudi said in a statement received / Baghdadi News / copy of "Iran's agreement with the six countries is a positive step and important," adding that "it will lead to stabilization in the region and to promote peace and cooperation, and stresses at the same time the right of people to own their capabilities peaceful, and enhances the principle of hard work and negotiation based on mutual respect. "
He stressed that "negotiation and dialogue will protect everyone's interests as the ultimate road against the intransigence or threat, and reinforces the principle that a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction."
Analysts: Turkey's regional isolation paid to a rapprochement with Iran and Iraq
25-11-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Baghdad / term
Turkey began to exert great efforts for rapprochement with its neighbors Iraq and Iran, two countries that the majority of inhabitants of the Shia, to improve its image in the Middle East, which has been severely damaged as a result of the conflict in Syria and strained diplomatic relations with Egypt.
Years ago showed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip conservative Islamic Erdogan desire to impose his country as a player on the basis of the regional political stage.
But the ongoing conflict raging in Syria since March 2011 dropped Erdogan's ambitious anti-regime in Damascus with prevailing cold relations with Iraq, Iran, Israel, to be added to that day diplomatic crisis between Ankara and Cairo.
The Egyptian regime has expelled Saturday the Turkish ambassador in Cairo after Erdogan's remarks in which he said that he was not "no respect" for the officials appointed by the military. Referring to those who toppled former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim.
Farooq said Ihsanoglu, the Turkish ambassador in Washington, former Vice President of the opposition Republican People's Party, told AFP, "Turkey today is a country that swims alone in a vacuum."
For his part, sees Oghann Sinan, head of the Istanbul Center for Economic Studies and foreign policy, said that "the policy of the so-called (zero problems with neighbors) are no longer simply".
He Oghann "Turkey has failed to reach a policy of diplomacy and realistic about the changes taking place in the region following the Arab Spring."
Erdogan defended, which tarnished his image abroad after the violent repression of popular demonstrations that took place in Turkey in July last year, defended his policy by declaring that his country would stand by the "right people", whatever their race or religion.
Erdogan stressed, on Saturday, said his government supports the democratic parties in the world. "We never do not respect those who do not respect the sovereign rights of the people."
Oghann said that despite these assurances, however, that Turkey realized the failure of its policy and began to embark on "search for a new balance."
He in turn Faisal Itani, of the American Research Center (Atlantic Counsel), that "the process of re-evaluation Erdogan Turkey's regional policy in light of the failures in Syria."
According to Itani, the Ankara adopted a "hostile attitude" toward Syrian President Bashar al-Assad through its support of the rebel forces which led to the affected its relations with neighboring Iran and Iraq, both of which support the regime in Damascus.
He explained that "Turkey believes that this is probably the price you pay (to topple Assad), but they certainly were not imagine that the fall of this system will take a long time." That actually started to Ankara to take steps for rapprochement with Iran and Iraq. Will and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited Tehran on Monday, after visiting his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif to Ankara during which he stressed that the two ministers that "what links (between the two) of agreements on regional issues is more than the differences." The Turkish foreign minister this month, a visit to Baghdad in search of a "new beginning" after the strained relations between the two countries because of Ankara's refusal to hand over former Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, accused of murder in Iraq, and oil agreements signed by the Turks with officials in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Experts believe that this rapprochement between Tehran and Baghdad in particular, reflects the concern of Ankara mounting strength of the Kurds in Syria, near the border areas of the PKK, and where the recently formed their own management in the far north of Syria.
Itani and confirms that "Turkey is now aware that they achieve a balance in its opposition to the Syrian regime by taking measures to contain the Kurds in Syria, which requires an improvement in its relations with Iran and Iraq."
This shift did not prevent the Turkish MP from the opposition Muslim valid Davutoglu described as "the worst minister in the government" and "the worst foreign minister in the history of the Turkish Republic."
Economic Commission: the vote on the corporate exemption from duties and taxes after recess
11/25/2013 0:00
Consultant Industrial: Investment Act, as amended, protects the investor and offers great incentives
Baghdad - the joy of pumice
in order to support economic development in the country and get rid of the red tape, is heading the House of Representatives to pass legislation exempting the Iraqi and foreign companies from duties and taxes after the legislative recess. though it has divided opinions specialists and the House of Representatives between supporter and dismissive of the bill, since he regarded consultant in industrial development and investment expert Amer Issa that whenever the law has been characterized by transparency and speed of the application whenever they better for the economy. transparent dealings and added Issa (morning) that the country suffers from the existence of legislation are many, but there are considerable constraints to implementation and application, the belief that the development of the country needs to move cross-routine with transparency in dealings and procedures. supported expert exempt companies working on projects related to national development and service projects and implementing major projects that contribute to the reconstruction of the infrastructure of the country from customs duties and taxes, Hada the exception of works on development projects of the obstacles all, not taxes only, but all the facilities in the proceedings. outlet legal and invited specialists to find a port in the new law facilitates the work of the major companies that implement the service and development projects in Iraq, as well as a reference to the law of the implementation of major development projects No. 157 of 1973 , since this law has contributed to accelerate the implementation of projects in the mid-seventies transparently clear and acceptable to some extent. investor protection and saw that the investment law, as amended, protects the investor and exempt him from taxes and customs duties, and give him incentives, saying that the problem is not to bring in investment as it pertains to the incentives and exceptions, calling in at the same time to be instructed (a bill to exempt companies from taxes) is flexible and able to accelerate the implementation of projects in the country. law aims to exempt foreign companies implementing investment projects from taxes and fees to support development projects through the granting of privileges, exemptions and simplify the implementation and the achievement of development projects and encourage companies The contractors for the implementation of planned projects in the curriculum investment. funding sources other hand, objected to a member of the parliamentary Economic Committee MP Qusay F on the new law and because it exempts companies from taxes and customs duties while the country needs to alternative sources of the budget is the oil, he says. between the Law may be read in two readings the first and second, and is still under discussions and studies as it currently exists at the parliamentary finance committee for the purpose of thorough study of the law, likely it will be submitted to the Presidium of the parliament after the legislative recess current in order to vote on it. said Friday that there are attempts at trying not to pass the law through the remainder of the current legislative session, arguing that it does not serve the country and its impact negatively on the national economy, especially as the proposals of the relevant committees it is divided into several views of which encourages investment, calling for building a modern state, as in the rest of the world that impose taxes and fees customs.
Commission on oil: the absence of oil and gas law will increase the differences between the local governments and the Centre on oil
25-11-2013 08:07 AM
Baghdad (news) .. Committee warned oil and energy increase of the sharp differences between the federal government and local governments for the Kurdistan region and the provinces regarding oil as a result of the absence of oil and gas law.
Said committee member Rep. matshar Samurai (of the Agency news): The oil and gas law defines the powers between the federal government and local governments and to ensure justice and Aabouks right of any province of its natural resources.
He added that the absence of Hzma law would exacerbate the differences between the Kurdistan region and local governments for the provinces of the oil-producing with the federal government, pointing out that the committee made a great effort during the past periods in order to pass the law of oil and gas, but some of the blocks refused and blocked the pass.
The differences between the Kurdistan region and the center regarding the exploration and extraction of oil is still present, there are what make mutual accusations between those responsible for the oil file in the federal government and the provincial government.
Talabani disease is fueling the struggle for the presidency of Iraq
Alaa Yousef - Baghdad
Politicians and observers believe that the absence of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani because of his illness has enabled Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of the acquisition of all of his powers, which was denied a leading role in the coalition of state law . The absence of the factors was the decline of his party in the recent elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Said Najiba Najib MP in the Iraqi parliament for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) led by Talabani of the island that the absence of the leader of the Party of the impact of 80% on the results of the parliamentary elections the last in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, which calls for the restructuring of New according to the available data on the scene of the Kurdish and Iraqi, by her own .
She added that Talabani had enjoyed great diplomacy enabled him to leadership of Iraq, and to achieve the aspirations of the Kurdish people, in reference to the Iraqi Kurds. She felt that the political blocs in the absence of the role of the Taliban when exacerbated problems between them.
It is noteworthy that Talabani suffered about ten months before the stroke, then transferred to Germany, where he is still receiving treatment. He denied Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in September / September last rumors about his death, saying that his health "good."
Shwan Taha stressed that the elections will determine who deserves the position of President (Alice)
Election resolved
For his part, said a member of the Kurdistan Alliance Chuan Mohamed Taha of the island that talk about the naming of a new president after now be found on the president's health, and the extent of its ability to manage the country.
He added that he can not talk now about the granting of Sunni Arabs presidency, because the election will determine the worth of the job.
In the same context, said a member of the coalition "united" Muhammad Iqbal of the island that swap the positions in the Iraqi government next thing required, though granting the presidency to the Sunni Arabs out of the question too, but it depends on the results of the elections that will take place and alliances to form a government.
He believed that the absence of the President to make the government controls all executive powers Phanzlguet political process towards the abyss, and has become a serious confrontation between the government and the parliament, as he put it.
And is consistent with the President of the "mass of young people," Talal Khudair Zobaie, who believes that Khodair al vice president took over the powers of the president, and used them in a retaliatory in the elimination of political opponents, and the destruction of national unity through the decisions of improvisational and sectarian lines, especially in the case of the execution of hundreds of young defendants, including the so-called terrorism.
Zobaie said that Sunnis reject the president in the absence of real power (Alice)
Zobaie said of the island that the Sunni rejects post of President of the receipt of that discharger of its content, adding that the political blocs, including the now complicit in not naming a new president, considering that a major violation of the Constitution.
However on the Keywords MP for the State of Law coalition led by al-Maliki flatly denied accusations that the government whip on all executive powers. The description in the interview of the island these accusations as political, especially as it precedes the election.
He added that the position of the president during this election cycle's share of the Kurds, and can not be given to others, denying any agreement with any political bloc to give them a return for their support Maliki's office in the upcoming elections.
Electoral slap
And the impact of the absence of Talabani, was considered a political analyst Ihsan al-Shammari that the president's party received a big slap in the Kurdistan region of recent elections because of the absence of its leader.
He said the island revealed that Talabani was a heavyweight for the Kurds in Baghdad, and defend their ambitions that do not comply with the Constitution, but he was holding the stick from the middle, which is manifested - in his opinion - in the cases of withdrawal of confidence from Maliki, and repulsion between the governments in Baghdad and the Kurdistan region.
Shammari predicted to be the current speaker of parliament, Osama al-Nujaifi a great opportunity as a candidate for the presidency at the next session in light of the convergence between him and al-Maliki, adding that the United States is seeking to assume that Sunni Arabs presidency. He said that this is likely to take al-Maliki after the next election as prime minister, and Najafi, head of state.
Source: Al Jazeera
25.11.2013 (0:01 pm)
Gulf News: the growth of the Iraqi economy is in danger of collapsing because it depends on oil revenues
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Iraq continues to expand its oil resources, but the diversification of the economy by about bigger is necessary, according to an analysis of what he saw Qatar National Bank QNB.
The analysis, published by the newspaper Gulf News UAE's English-speaking, that in the wake of the Iraq war, the expansion of oil production in Iraq quickly, what produced a rise in the gross domestic product of $ 1750 in 2005 to more than 6300 dollars in the year 2012 in spite of social context is difficult.
The bank said it "nevertheless, continue the Iraqi economy suffering from weak builders, such as a small non-oil sector, and the involvement of the dominant sector in all areas of the economy and the business environment is backward."
Because the Iraqi economy led primarily developments in the oil sector, the growth is expected to remain strong in the short term.
However, there are risks to the macroeconomic outlook, such as the occurrence of more social instability and weak policy implementation. These risks can be translated into declining oil revenues, what Idhwr financial position and the possibility of rising levels of inflation.
The macroeconomic performance of the Iraqi over the past few years seemed intact on the back of oil production activated. In the year 2012, production averaged 3.1 million barrels per day, the highest level in more than 30 years.
The acceleration of real GDP growth rate averaged 6.4 percent, reflecting "the increasing oil production and higher oil prices."
However, the high economic growth based on the expansion of the oil sector may not be enough to ensure the continued prosperity. The lack of diversification of the economy makes it even this time of growth of the Iraqi economy sensitive to fluctuations in world oil prices and could undermine macroeconomic stability.
Eight diversification of the economy could pose a challenge to the Iraqi government in creating jobs and enhance income-generating opportunities for both, for the majority of the population.
Has engaged the International Monetary Fund to support the economic reform program, the government medium-term, and thus help the country to improve the financial sustainability and reduce their vulnerability to sudden declines in oil revenues.
Iraq still faces the challenges of development in spite of the rise that has been achieved recently in economic growth. The fact is that there is a need to rebuild the infrastructure and institutions, and the difficulty of the task increased the possibility of social instability. As well as this, that the impact of war and economic sanctions, all contributed to the deterioration of social indicators in Iraq the past few years.
For example, the infant mortality rate is among the worst in the Middle East and North Africa region. Moreover, decreased enrollment over the past decade as a result of the low quality of education and the low return to education. Between 2007 and 2012, consumption of the media world, which account for 40% of the population in terms of income grew by 1.1 percent only a year, which is lower than the average growth of consumption of the total population (1.8 percent), which indicates that the income distribution has become more skewed .
The group expects the Qatar National Bank, QNB, to increase the growth of real GDP in Iraq in the future to 6.3 percent in 2014, with increased oil production, along with a rapid expansion in government services, trade and construction.
In addition to this, due to investments to grow strongly in several large oil fields, while strengthening the momentum of infrastructure development. However, the challenges of social context and external shocks and the weakness of the economic structure represents a risk to the short-term prospects for the economy in Iraq.
The bank said that "over the medium term, the main challenge for the Iraqi economy remains valid generally develop its sector non-oil, which can provide a resource to diversify the economy, and rising living standards, and better social conditions for his people."
Kurdistan: We have the right to follow all legal avenues to get 17% of the overall budget
24-11-2013 11:56 PM
Erbil (news) .. criticized the spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government Sven Dzia, Iraqi government's policies regarding the distribution of the general budget, and announced that at the time must be allocated 17% of the budget of the Iraqi Kurdistan, we see in the budget in 2014 that Iraq gives a lower percentage of 11% of the territory.
And the transfer of the official website of the Kurdistan Regional Government, for Dzia, saying that the budget for Iraq in 1014 which is estimated at 175 trillion dinars, only 18 trillion dinars from the budget allocated to the Kurdistan region, which reaches less than 11%, and this is due to the annual increase in expenses sovereign to the Iraqi government.
He Dzia: Government of the Territory to see the right to pursue all legal avenues to get 17% of the Iraqi budget, which is the legal and constitutional right of Kurdistan.
Saadi: Maliki to grant his son «Ahmed» rank of major general .. And state law denies
BAGHDAD - Conference
A member of the Parliamentary Integrity Commission Sabah al-Saadi for «reports indicate upgrade Ahmed al-Maliki, the son of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the rank of Major General». Saadi said in a statement followed the «Congress», that «Dawa Party benefited from the law No. 21 for the year 2004 and to merge the militia forces Armed which legitimized civil administrator Paul Bremer gave Ahmed al-Maliki, two years ago the rank of captain before being promoted to the rank of major general in 2013, making it the youngest brigade lived in the world ». also said al-Saadi to« the existence of the book proves that senior agent of the Ministry of the Interior Adnan al-Asadi of militias Dawa was merged with the armed forces and give the service of jihad exceed twenty years, based on the relevant law »criticizing the abuse of political parties with the laws and discrimination among citizens who Garawa the former regime, whether Iraqis of home or abroad, considering the exploitation of a number of parties to those laws that« political corruption ». To the MP said the coalition of state law, Mohammed Saadoun Chihod What do Saadi spoke on senior agent of the Ministry of Interior and the son of al-Maliki untrue, pointing out that Ahmed Nouri al-Maliki has no military rank.
Integrity Commission: 22 government officials, including the deputy of the owners and two cabinet ministers did not disclose their financial interests
Monday, 25 October / 2 November 2013 09:56
Twilight News / announced the Integrity Commission, on Monday, for non-receipt of the forms revealed the financial interests of the five government officials, and another 17 locally in a number of provinces in the country.
alt The authority said in a statement obtained "Twilight News", a copy of which she recorded until the end of October last response to all senior officials in half the ministries and departments not associated with the Ministry to detect disclosed their financial interests.
The statement added that it became clear through the vocabulary of a monthly report to the Department of prevention in the body that all the senior officials in (30) and the Ministry and an independent have declared their financial interests for 2012 as reported (10) Ministries and others response rate of more than (90) percent and (9) more than (80) percent and (3) more than (70) and ranged responses (devil) Other between (17) and (63) percent while not indicate tables report response rate senior officials of the Ministry of Defense did not register any response to the National Security Apparatus.
According to the report of the Department of Prevention, the response included in the Office of the President and the Prime Minister settled at rates last month (58) and (82) percent, respectively, while the proportion of response the House of Representatives from about 45 to more than 46 percent after the initiative (4 ) deputies during October to detect disclosed their financial interests to the number of respondents (150) out of (325) deputies.
The statement pointed out that the Integrity Commission had not yet received the forms reveal the financial interests of a deputy prime minister and the ministers of transport, industry, minerals, and national security adviser and head of the Supreme Commission for Accountability and Justice and governors (11) counties and the heads of the boards (devil) provinces.
The statement pointed out that the commission said it had received questionnaires revealed (307) members of the provincial councils of the (482), a response rate exceeded 63 percent.
The Integrity Commission has been issuing statements concerning the disclosure of the financial accounts of the officials, as well as on rates and corrupt files; But observers point out that it has not worked in the elimination of financial and administrative corruption and follow-up issues of misconduct Public funds and the recovery of looted them and punish those accused of corruption and shamed.
Vice-Kurdish political party accused of paying people to challenge the electoral law to achieve its interests
Monday, 25 October / 2 November 2013 09:50
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He said the Kurdistan Alliance MP Hamid just Buffy, "The challenge in the parliamentary election law would negatively affect the political process and democracy in Iraq," noting that "the political party may pay entities and encourages people to challenge the law to achieve their goals and get goals."
The representative of the religious authority Ahmad Safi has stressed the rejection of the reference to any attempt to postpone the elections.
Safi said in a sermon last Friday that "after the adoption of the election law aspire to take place as scheduled and do not accept any reason to postpone, it is absolutely unacceptable and must be held timing nor specified".
The Buffy in a statement received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of "the political process in Iraq is still beset by the dangers of internal and many regional, and democratic life is other than a well-established on the ground, but is closer to the logos of them to practical applications and the hard facts, especially in the the field of human rights and preservation of the dignity and the rights of the ingredients and the care interests, and national reconciliation, and abide by the constitution and the law, and the establishment of the armed forces and security services, and collective participation in decision-making task of the federal government and the balance Almkoonati in its institutions, and the independence of the Iraqi decision about the effects of its regional. "
He said Buffy, "The Law Council of Representatives elections may be offered during the procedures enacted to pressure from internal and external parties in order to proceed according to the wishes and interests of certain parties away from the text of the Constitution and the spirit and the fairness and transparency, and the blocks and the deputies, but they agreed on the final version of the law they are dissatisfied, but in order to preserve the rest of the manifestations of democracy and not the collapse of the entire political process, and order them on the importance of holding the parliamentary elections on schedule, and in solidarity with the aspirations of the masses in the elections, perhaps carry with them what is in the interest of the citizens. "
He said, "There are places glitch many in the law to allow for any party or person may appeal against it to the Federal Supreme Court, including the fact that the law did not make Iraq a single constituency as stated in the Constitution, Article [49] in order to achieve justice and electoral denominator uniform and representing the Attorney Iraqi people, the whole word Pursuant to, but teams of law and the Iraqis dispersed in various departments of the narrow interests of a national non-partisan and zonal and others. "
He continued, MP for the Kurdistan Alliance, "as the law did not take into account the rights and interests of the Iraqi components inherent in accordance with Article 49 of the Constitution in law injustice clear right Faili Kurds and Yezidis and the Shabak, as well as the component of the Armenian, who has a seat quota in the Parliament of Kurdistan, as it did not approve of political parties and parliamentary blocs on quota seats or increase them in spite of the persistent attempts of the Alliance of Kurdistan and the Kurdish blocs and other resistance and defense of the ingredients. "
The Buffy that "the law did not include requiring the federal government - according to the jurisdiction of constitutional exclusive according to Article 110 / IX - conducting the general census of the population, despite the claims of the Kurdistan pressing, no doubt that any election does not depend on the census scientific negligible according to the criteria International considered, on what basis is granted as well as the number of seats for the province of Doe or that? ".
He explained that "the number of members of the Board has increased the ability of capable and illegally to 328 seats, a number that my husband is an individual and all parliaments and parliaments in the world and the number of seats tendon is not Sheva."
He Buffy "These irregularities and problems to allow for any person or entity may challenge the law in Federal Court, and I think they will gain the case because the law in which considerable disruption and clear, especially since the point of influential were not want originally in the legislation of the law because they are taking advantage of the current situation in one way or another , so they put obstacles in order to enact the law in various flimsy arguments, and here it has paid this party entities and encourages people to challenge the law to achieve their goals and get goals. "
He added that "any challenge to the law will delay the elections and thus hurt the political process and democratic life, and that the importance of these timelines have political observers and the international community, by the wish, but I demand that the elections are held on schedule and that the power is delivered and circulation Bslmah fully, and to be able next government provision of services and the provision of Security of the people, and the development of the country in line with the size of the public budgets, and to exercise the constitutional powers of the federal government with professionalism and patriotism of not exceeded the powers of local governments in the regions and governorates that are not organized in a region, and to work on combating financial and administrative corruption. "
The Presidency has issued a statement yesterday passed the House of Representatives to vote on the proposed law on elections to the House of Representatives based on the contents of Article [928] of the Iraqi Civil Code No. 40 of 1951.
It showed the presidency that "Since the decisions of the Federal Supreme Court are final and binding for all authorities under Article [94] of the Constitution, and what not abide by the rule item [first] of the Constitution to send the proposal to the President of the Republic, the Council of Ministers to make that idea as a bill to the parliament of by one of the two sides, and to avoid the likelihood of appeal proposal [Iraqi Council of Representatives elections in the case of the appeal before the Federal Supreme Court in the future. "
The House of Representatives has approved on the fourth of November the current proposal for an amendment to the election law in 2010, to become the number of seats in the next parliament, 328 seats .310, including an original and 18 compensatory.
As opposed deputies from the provinces of Wasit and Salah al-Din on the number of seats allocated to Mhafeztém deputies also objected component Yezidi demanding four seats instead of one seat and threatened to challenge the law in federal court. "
For his part, ruled out the head of the House of Representatives, Osama al-Nujaifi, the point of advancing a political appeal to the Federal Court election law, "adding that" the law was approved by all parties, "warning of" catastrophic consequences if the law has been challenged and the postponement of the elections. "
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