Abdul-Mahdi threatens the Kurdistan region … We (will) deducted from your salaries equivalent to 250 thousand barrels of oil per day

Baghdad / Sky Press – The head of the cabinet Adel Abdul Mahdi, yesterday, with the deduction of part of the salaries of the Kurdistan region, in the event of non-delivery of the region’s oil quota of 250 thousand barrels per day.

Abdul Mahdi said in his weekly speech, that the budget law required the Kurdistan region to hand over 250 thousand barrels of oil to the federal government every day, and if the province does not deliver this share will be deducted from the share of the province Maywazih.

“We have not received any barrels of oil from the region until today and the government does not hand over the share of the entire region, but only receive salaries and this is a right for our people in Kurdistan because they are our sons.”

He added that “the government pays salaries and receivables to the Kurdistan region under the budget and do not pay the remaining part because the budget law committed to deduct the amount offset by the amounts represented by the value of 250 thousand barrels of oil per day.”

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Abdul Mahdi: Kurdistan region did not deliver Baghdad one barrel of oil as stipulated in the budget

Alsumaria News – Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, on Sunday, not to hand over the Kurdistan region of one barrel of oil to Baghdad, as stipulated in the financial budget.
Abdul Mahdi said during his weekly press conference attended by Alsumaria News, “The federal government will not cut the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.”

He added that ” Kurdistan did not deliver the federal government one barrel of oil as stipulated in the budget items.”

He pointed out Abdul – Mahdi , that “there are political differences and it is right to make it a source of threat to societal peace.”

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Anti-corruption announces the issuance of a list of wanted persons for the year 2016 and reveals the mechanism of detention of Ayoub

Baghdad today – An observer member of the Anti-Corruption Council, Said Moussa, issued a list of wanted persons in corruption cases dating back to 2016, while revealing the mechanism for the arrest of former Iraqi Secretary Naim Abboub.

“The judicial authorities have issued a new list of arrest warrants for the prosecution of a number of officials in the Iraqi state accused and convicted of financial corruption and money laundering,” Moussa said in a press statement (Baghdad Today), noting that “these officials are the rank of Director General and above, some Of them are inside and the other is outside Iraq. ”

He added that “the number of cases resolved by the judiciary during the past days amounts to about (900) cases out of more than (2500) financial and administrative corruption,” pointing out that “there are new lists containing arrest warrants against a number of officials fleeing.”

The observer member of the Supreme Council for the fight against corruption that “the arrest of the former Secretary of Baghdad comes within the new list issued by the judiciary to prosecute corrupt officials,” noting that “the new orders revert to issues raised in 2018.”
“The coordination work of the Supreme Council for Combating Corruption with the Integrity Commission and the Supreme Judicial Council has contributed to the issuance of arrest warrants against the wanted officials,” he said, adding that “the new list to be issued dates back to 2016.”

The Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has announced, the restructuring of the Anti-Corruption Council to follow up the files of corruption and waste of public money and money laundering after the building of the Supreme Criminal Court headquarters for its regular meetings.

The Council consists of the National Intelligence and Security Services, the Integrity Commission, the Financial Control Bureau, the Supreme Judicial Council and the Inspectors General. The process of reclaiming the accused or convicted from outside Iraq goes through a mechanism requiring judicial decisions to prosecute and retrieve the fugitives at the request of the complainant.

A member of the Supreme Council for Combating Corruption explained the process of retrieving the wanted figures and the terror to Iraq by “the competent authorities to address the National Interpol in the Ministry of Interior, which circulates the names of those involved and fugitives to the International Police Departments around the world,” noting that ” Led by the prime minister’s office, played a major role in pursuing the return of those wanted and bringing them back to Iraq. ”

He stressed that “all those wanted for the elimination of Iraqis circulated warrants of arrest and recovery by the judicial authorities.”

He pointed out that “Britain, Panama, Turkey, Azerbaijan, the UAE and some of the Gulf countries are a safe haven for looted and smuggled money and money-laundering operations in Iraq.” He explained that “these countries are a free market that grants concessions to capitalists without checking their source of money . ”

“Iraq has signed memorandums of understanding with Jordan, Iran, Egypt and Lebanon to prosecute corruption and money laundering,” he said, noting that “Iraq and Lebanon are parties to the UN Convention against Corruption, which includes some 128 countries, which requires cooperation between States to prosecute corruption and money laundering.”

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President of the Republic and Najafan Barzani emphasize coordination and cooperation between the center and the region

Baghdad today – The President of the Republic Barham Salih, and the President of the Kurdistan region-elect Nizhirvan Barzani, Monday (June 3, 2019), the need for coordination and cooperation between the Kurdistan region and the federal government.

The presidency of the region in a statement that “the President of the region-elect Nigervan Barzani, made a telephone call with President Barham Saleh, during which the official invitation to the President of the Republic to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the President of the region, the two sides discussed the current political situation of Iraq and the region and the Kurdistan region.”

The statement added that “the two sides had the same views on the importance of maintaining unity and solidarity in the sensitive circumstances experienced by the region, and stressed the need to unify efforts to overcome the differences and the dimensions of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region from the crises.”

The President of the Republic and the President-elect of the Kurdistan Region stressed the need for coordination and cooperation between the Kurdistan Region and the federal government.

The President also extended his congratulations to the President of the Kurdistan Region elected and I hope Barzani success and conciliation.

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Ammar al-Hakim gives Abdul-Mahdi a few days before going to his government’s opposition

The Coalition for Reform and Reconstruction (AMR) on Monday gave coalition leader Ammar al-Hakim a deadline for Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi to hold a “real reform” in the Iraqi state and tackle “all failures and failures in his government.”

“Hakim gave a deadline to Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi until the end of Eid al-Fitr, and the government of Abdul-Mahdi to carry out real reform measures or direct reform to the opposition,” Rep. Nada Shaker Jawdat told Asharq Al-Awsat.

“The meetings and ongoing dialogues between the parties to reform, to discuss and discuss the orientation of the coalition to the opposition to the truth, and officially and publicly, as we are waiting for what will be done by Abdul Mahdi, although the deadline is nearing completion, without doing anything on the ground.

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Kurdistan President-Elect, Iraqi Counterpart Talk over the Phone

ERBIL — The president-elect of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, held a phone conversation with Barham Salih, the president of Iraq, on Monday.

Barzani and Barham reviewed the latest political and security developments in the region, and agreed on the necessity of joint efforts for resolving the remaining disputes between Erbil and Baghdad, according to an official press release.

Salih congratulated Barzani on his election as the new president of Kurdistan Region.

Barzani also invited Salih to the swearing-in ceremony set for 10th June where several dozens of leaders and international political leaders are expected to attend.

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Cabinet reviews measures to improve electricity provision and other public services

The Cabinet held its regular meeting in Baghdad on Sunday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister, Mr. Adil Abd Al-Mahdi.

The Cabinet reviewed measures to improve electricity supply across Iraq and to increase the grid capacity to deliver a more reliable service to homes and businesses.

The Cabinet also reviewed progress to improve the delivery of other key public services.
The Cabinet voted to grant the Governor of Kirkuk the authority to approve the province’s investment plan for 2019.

The Cabinet approved a draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the 1992 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, known as the ‘CLC Convention’.

The Cabinet also discussed a range of other policies and draft laws.

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The first comment of the victory coalition on the departure of the Abbadi from the call

The victory coalition, Sunday, issued a position on the departure of its leader Haider Abadi from the Islamic Dawa Party.

The leader of the coalition MP Faleh Ziadi told Ashqaf News that “Abadi out of the hat of the Dawa Party, is completely free, and this will give him more room to express his views and views of the victory coalition.”

Al-Ziadi said that “Abadi’s exit from the Dawa Party is calculated for him, and will keep him away from the problems suffered by the party, and this exit will strengthen and increase the popularity of Abadi and the coalition of victory, and his chances will be greater in the upcoming elections.”

“Haydar al-Abadi, when he was prime minister, was working outside the Dawa Party,” he said.

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, head of the victory coalition in parliament, announced his resignation from all his party posts, calling for a review and renewal of the structure of the “Dawa” party led by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Abbadi heads the alliance of victory, which has 42 seats in the Iraqi parliament out of 329 seats.

In a letter addressed to the Dawa Party, Abadi said that “on the eve of the next conference, I find myself obliged to address you to the fulfillment of my legitimate and patriotic responsibilities. The invitation is a heritage, thought, action, sacrifice and great goals, and we need self-denial, solidarity and innovation to continue to lead the major transformations in our country.”

“There are no societal political experiments infallible, the most important review and correction, and most importantly insist on continuing awareness, planning and commitment in accordance with the rules of responsibility and readiness.”

“I call for a critical review, renewal of speech and structure, and I call for the continuation of a harmonious collective will, and to inject new blood in all the parts of the call, especially the leadership, and therefore I declare descending and withdrawing from all the leadership positions of the party, “He said.

The “Dawa” party in 2006 headed the Iraqi government and continued until 2018, after which Adel Abdel Mahdi was appointed to form the government after the party’s decline in the results of parliamentary elections held last May.

Over the past years, the relationship between Abadi and Nuri al-Maliki has been strained. Abadi blamed his party’s leader for the control of a two-thirds party when Maliki was prime minister in 2014.

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Cabinet decides to amend the implementation of the budget law

Economy News – Baghdad – The Cabinet decided on Sunday to amend the implementation of the federal budget law for 2019 and approved the authorization of the governor of Kirkuk to approve the investment projects plan for the current year.

“The Cabinet held its regular session Sunday under the chairmanship of Adel Abdul Mahdi, and discussed a number of developments and the development of the electrical system and issues prepared for the agenda, and issued several resolutions, including the approval of the Council to authorize the governor of Kirkuk The validity of the approval of the Kirkuk investment projects plan for the year 2019 .

“The Council approved the draft system for determining the basis and amount of compensation and reward for those covered by the provisions of the Law on the Protection of Witnesses, Experts, Detainees and Rescuers No. 58 of 2017. The Council also decided to approve the solution of strategic problems based on the national staff of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, In the rest of the ministries . ”

“The Council approved the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage for 1992. The Council approved the Third Amendment Bill for the Implementation of Irrigation Projects No. 138 of 1971, The Federal Budget for the fiscal year / 2019 on the competence of the competent minister and the head of the non-associated with the Ministry in the provision of goods and services, and the Council decided to change the name of the gas filling company to become a filling company and gas services.

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Why Iraq’s Shia jihadists fear a US-Iran showdown

Iran absolutely loves to make a song and a dance about how it stands up to the American “Great Satan.”

Tehran will not miss an opportunity to remind the world that it stands opposed to the United States and that it is ready and willing to use violence to achieve its aims and to harm US interests in the Middle East and beyond.

Its proxies who fight with money, training and arms from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spare no expense in dedicating airtime to how they would seek “martyrdom” in any fight against the United States. It is with some surprise to Iraq observers, then, that these zealots are oddly timid about the prospect of a war between Iran and the United States.

Of course, despite the tough talk and Dutch courage the Iranians and their proxies developed over a long time of being intoxicated on their own egos, those with a careful eye for events know that, without the United States, Tehran’s proxies in Iraq would not be in power today.

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had them on the run even when Iraq was at its weakest under intense US-led international sanctions that make the present sanctions against Iran look like child’s play. Without US support for Shia dissidents and Iranian cooperation with the US-led Iraq war of 2003, it is highly unlikely the mullahs would be extending the tendrils of their influence and Shia extremism across the Middle East today.

Iraqi Shia jihadist leaders such as Qais Khazali, who heads the Asaib Ahl al-Haq terror group, was full of grandiose threats of violence to Mosul’s Sunni Arab population when they were being held hostage by the Islamic State.

Khazali and other Iranian proxies carried out those threats in an orgy of sectarian violence, torture, murder and rape against a hostage civilian population. Yet, at the mere suggestion of US military power being used against Iran, Khazali suddenly sobers up and turns into a peace advocate, calling publicly for both his masters and the White House to de-escalate because it would be in neither side’s interests to go to war.

Similarly, notorious Badr Organisation leader and former cabinet minister Hadi al-Amiri released a statement following a suspected IRGC-backed rocket attack near the US Embassy in Baghdad calling on Iraqis “not to be the fire that fuels this war” that would “burn everyone.”

Why the cold feet now, Amiri? Was it not you who were exposed all over YouTube in footage showing how you fought on the side of Iran against your own country during the Iran-Iraq War?

Why was it exciting to scream “Death to America!” as you slaughtered and tortured Iraqis back then but suddenly, when there is a prospect of actual Americans on the battlefield, you hang your tail between your legs?

I would imagine that Khazali, Amiri and others of their radical ilk would all give sensible sounding reasons of Iraq’s “sovereignty” and not wanting Iraq to be the site of a proxy conflict between Washington and Tehran.

However, the real reason why Iraqi Shia jihadists are absolutely terrified of an outbreak of conventional war between Iran and the United States is because they know it would be the end of their experiment of ruling Iraq by gangsterism, robbing, raping, killing and torturing as they please. Iran would summon the banners and call on old debts to these groups to be repaid.

If Amiri is any example to go by during the Iran-Iraq War, Iraqi Shia jihadists would attack US interests, forcing a kinetic response from the White House. It would radically change US policy in Iraq, forcing Washington to drop its support for the current political process and perhaps empowering those who have been marginalized and on the periphery since 2003.

These would be the same people who are the sons, daughters, husbands, wives, brothers and sisters of countless victims of Iran’s brand of Shia jihadism. If those people ever got power, and considering Iraqi law, Amiri and Khazali can expect to follow closely in Saddam’s footsteps as they take the walk to the gallows themselves. That is a fate they will want to avoid at all cost.

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