President of the Kurdistan Parliament discusses with U.S. official Iraqi election law
24-10-2013
Erbil: Shirzad Shikhani of the
Dr Arslan Baez, head of the Kurdistan Parliament, the law of the Iraqi parliamentary elections controversial with the U.S. Consul in Erbil Joseph Bingnton and confirmed during the meeting that «the Kurdish leadership insists on the adoption of the electoral district one of the upcoming parliamentary elections in order to ensure real representation in the next parliament».
A source in the Information Bureau of the Parliament of the «Middle East» that the U.S. Consul came to Parliament to offer his congratulations on the success of the recent parliamentary elections, which stressed that the American side, across teams supervisory non-governmental organizations, continued and watch closely the process, and confirmed its success.
The U.S. Consul discussed with the President of the Parliament about the issues and the key issues that will face the next session of Parliament, in addition to the Government of the Territory lineup ahead.
The source added: «with regard to the government assured the speaker of the U.S. to set up linked to the consultations will be launched between entities winner of the recent elections to the period subsequent As for what the basic tasks of the next parliament, particularly the issue of the return and amend the draft constitution proposed for the region, he stressed the Speaker of Parliament that the principle of consensus on the constitution has been installed by law, and therefore the political talks and consultations that will take place both inside and outside Parliament must adopt this principle is to pass the constitution after agreed upon.
The President of the Kurdish parliament that the regional president Massoud Barzani, has already expressed his observations on this project, a letter addressed to the chairman of the parliament, and when you start consultations and discussions will be presented these observations with the observations of the rest of the other political parties to the negotiating table in order to get out format compatibility of the draft Constitution proposed ».
And on the law of parliamentary elections, which is currently before the House of Representatives Iraqi source said: «The speaker stressed the requirement Kurdish adoption of the electoral district per the level of Iraq, and expressed fears the exposure of the Kurdish people back to oppression and injustice, as happened in the electoral cycle earlier when pay for county others, and therefore the Kurdish leadership demanding that the formula to ward off injustice and to achieve justice and to ensure respect for the role of gravity Kurdish Iraq ».
It is noteworthy that the Kurdish bloc the Iraqi parliament is locked now battle parliamentary adoption of a formula constituency one for the whole of Iraq, and believes that deprive voters of the Kurds in the rest of the governorates of Iraq led to the loss of the Kurdish people for more than twenty additional seat was entitled to them, but they حرموها because of the boycott big of some of the components of those elections, what impact on the proportion of parliamentary seats. So they refuse to return to the 2010 election law passed multiple constituencies so that to make each province one constituency the campus of Kurdish citizens in those provinces to vote for the candidates of the Kurds.
Maliki calls on tribal «Hot provinces» to confront al-Qaeda
24-10-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Baghdad: Hamza Mustafa
Approved Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the return of the activities of al-Qaeda in Iraq, calling at the same time the families of the western provinces which he named five «Hot provinces» tribal to address them through coordination with the security services. Prior to the days of his planned visit to Washington at the invitation of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the end of the current month, which stands counter-terrorism at the top of the agenda of his meetings with officials of the U.S. administration, called al-Maliki during his weekly to convene an international conference to combat terrorism, declaring Iraq's readiness to host.
Maliki said in a televised speech on Wednesday, said that «Iraq is exposed to a war of annihilation targeting all of its components, which is not only sectarian because it targets all components on both. Maliki said that al-Qaeda returned to «exercise its role in the demolition of houses and killing of citizens and the bombing of government departments and those allied with them are becoming aware that (al Qaeda) want to demolish everything has been built in this country. Maliki called the tribes in the western provinces from Anbar province to province of Nineveh, saying that «this is what count in abortion all schemes aimed at fragmenting the national unity and the targeting of the political process and provoke discord among the people of Iraq» stressing the front inner «began to form in Iraq from various plug-and-slides, security agencies and the tribes and the people of Iraq, both wise and loyal and honest people who have become a target for Al Qaeda. Maliki called on politicians to stand to the side of this home front, and that Aedduha and يدعموها, and feel that united they are the focus of attention, care and support by all the politicians in the various aspects of the state, as we feel something positive should accelerate which constitute a front external face of terrorist threats emanating from Syria to neighboring countries, which wreak havoc in Iraq and that if the world kept silent about it would not be confined to Syria or in Iraq or in the region. In this context, al-Maliki called for an international conference should be held, and that Iraq is ready to host this conference on terrorism and how to unify efforts and coordinate information and capabilities possessed by countries in the besieged base organizations that are spread in more than one regional state in the region or abroad. In the context of what can happen in the future at the level of confrontation «base» in the western regions of Iraq announced a member of the Iraqi parliament for a coalition of state law Izzat Shabandar told «Middle East» that «there are clear indications to counter the threat of Al-Qaeda in Anbar and elsewhere of protester provinces after that sort happened between two parties within the party demonstrators supportive of negotiations with the government, they are expensive and they are dismissive of the minority party, but influential. Shabandar added that «the talks conducted by the governor of Anbar Ahmed al-Dulaimi on behalf of protesters after Juloh the so officially but it is something very important, especially with the government's response to the legitimate demands and therefore refuses to be clear objectives and even exposed. Shabandar stressed that «the confrontation has become possible with these, but this time in full coordination between the military and security services, among the clans which was a threat to many destinations were taking advantage of this fuzzy color. In the same context, Dr. Faris Ibrahim, member of the Sons of Iraq in Anbar told «Middle East» that «Maliki in his person and the reality of the situation was seen clearly that our councils become its largest of the role of the security forces, however, we are working in full coordination with these forces and hardware In order to respond to (the base) and all outlaw groups. In response to a question on the reasons why the «base» resume operations in Anbar province and spread again in other provinces, said Ibrahim, said that «the main factor in the appreciation is shuffling papers, which happened during the demonstrations and sit-ins, where she worked for many destinations to invest in their favor and therefore it will not get there a positive shift toward defeating (base) once again, but the execution of arrest warrants issued against a lot of those involved harboring Al Qaeda, including tribal leaders and perhaps led by Ahmed Abu Risha himself and other elders. The Abraham that «there is an important issue, namely the weak Anbar Provincial Council, the current which is located between him and the governor apparent contradiction has now reached an end recriminations and this is an important factor at the level of infiltration (base) through some of the members of the new council form or another».
Maliki : Iraq ready to host international conference of combating terrorism
Wednesday, 23 October 2013 19:18
Baghdad (AIN) – The Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, announced readiness of Iraq to host an international conference for combating armed groups.
Maliki stated within his weekly speech that ''Iraq is fully prepared to host an international conference over combating terrorism and armed groups in Iraq.''
Federal Court revoke pensions for members of the House of Representatives
23-10-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Range Press / Baghdad
Federal Court overturned on Wednesday, the law of pensions for members of the House of Representatives, while confirming the Liberal block of the Sadrist movement that "the decision is a gift for reference and the Iraqi people."
The Secretary-General of the Liberal bloc Dhia al-Assadi in a press conference held at the headquarters of the political body with a number of deputies and attended (Presse term), "The Federal Court decided to cancel pensions for members of the House of Representatives."
Asadi pointed out that "the decision of the Federal Court law included members of the dissolved National Assembly and members of the House of Representatives of current and former."
For his part, the President of the Liberal bloc Bahaa al-Araji at the conference that he "personally commissioned by the Liberal bloc leader Moqtada al-Sadr to follow up the call filed by the Sadrist movement to abolish the pensions of deputies in federal court."
He said al-Araji, that "call in the Federal Court No. 86 and the two first demands that these salaries are unconstitutional because Article 73 of the Constitution, which allocated the salaries of the President of the Republic showed that the President of the Republic and salaries rights and this means that his retirement."
He said al-Araji, that "Article 83 of the Council of Ministers indicated that the Council of Ministers and the ministers' salaries and rights but the material of the Council of Tawab did not indicate this, but gave the برلمانين rights and privileges only," noting that "the bloc made the case for months, did not shed light on them so as not to interfere in the door political history. "
Araji said that "the Federal Court issued its decision unanimously adopted the morning on the important issue is that the law is not prescribed in the parliament based on a proposal but should be a bill," stressing the definitive decision of the Federal Court may not contest it. "
He said the head of the Liberal parliamentary "From this day is not worth the members of the National Assembly and former House of Representatives former and current and even subsequent any pension," revealing the existence of "another lawsuit number 87 for the abolition of pensions to the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers."
The Coordinating Committee for the campaign canceled pensions parliamentary confirmed on Monday (21 October 2013), it "continues Pthouderadtha and Thacidha" demonstrations 26 October now, and showed that there is a "twenty teams" in Baghdad, works on the build-up and education for the demonstrations, while indicated The Interior Ministry "rejected" granted a license to demonstrate so far, called on the security forces to deal with the demonstrators to "a national basis, humane and non-aggression on them."
The Coordinating Committee of the National Campaign to cancel the retired parliamentarians and elected bodies promised, in (viii October 2013), to ignore the authorities concerned, three weeks ago, ordered the organization of popular demonstrations in (26 October 2013), emphasizes "prevent" the government to demonstrate peacefully because he "violate" the Constitution and human rights around "traveled", while her responsibility, demanded the approval of the license as soon as possible, and expressed its intention to protest, even if "I did not get the approval," and continue to do so until "achieve their demands."
He was a reporter, (long-Presse) reported, in (the fifth of October 2013), that the security force dispersed with batons dozens of demonstrators in Tahrir Square, in central Baghdad, demanding the abolition of pensions for members of the House of Representatives, pointing out that the forces belonging to the Ministry of the Interior banned the media from entering Tahrir Square to cover the event, and reporters and photographers chased inside the alleys near the scene.
As reported by a source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry, in (the fifth of October 2013), that the security force arrested four protesters calling for the abolition of pensions for members of the House of Representatives in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, without giving further details.
The demonstrations in many other had, on that day, too, in the provinces of Basra, Dhi Qar, Najaf, Kirkuk, and others, to demand the abolition of pensions for MPs and privileges of officials, and they also faced prevent the security forces and its assault on the participants and the arrest of a group of them, as well as preventing the media from coverage.
The Coordinating Committee of the National Campaign to cancel the retired parliamentarians and elected bodies confirmed in (the fifth of October 2013) that the institutions of the state and its experience mobility with "suspicion and mistrust, accusations and harsher methods of violence," despite being a "peaceful and civilized and constitutionally," While demanded the relevant rights rights and civil liberties, all in the state, take a "clear position" of the "abuses" suffered by her and "Accounting" from "assaulted" the demonstrators, confirmed retaining the "right" to prosecute those parties before the competent courts.
The capital, Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, on Saturday (31 August 2013), mass demonstrations rallies to demand the abolition of pensions for MPs, as Omhluwa the House of Representatives one month to implement their demands, threatening to turn the demonstrations to "open-ended sit" in the event of failure to meet their demands.
It is noteworthy that the last term has seen claims many either by the religious Shiite, or by activists civilians, to cancel the salaries of parliamentarians and senior state officials, with positions and privileges, and showed that he "may not" granting pensions to persons who are not permanent employees, and demanded that the House of Representatives "enactment of a uniform law for all retirees instead for legislation on its members."
Liberals: Hundreds of ministers and advisers would lose their pensions under the new decisions of the Federal Court
23-10-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Range Press / Baghdad
Announced the Liberal bloc, on Wednesday, hundreds of ministers and advisers in the three presidencies will lose their salary pensions in government the previous four, and with an eye bloc to raise three lawsuits against the three presidencies in this regard to cancel pensions for hundreds of special grades, confirmed that the parties to government tried to portray the demands of the Libyan abolition of pensions as the parliament only without my presidency of the Republic and the Cabinet.
The head of the Liberal parliamentary bloc Bahaa al-Araji said in an interview (Presse term), said that "hundreds of ministers and advisers in the three presidencies will lose their pensions under the new decisions will be issued within days of the Federal Court."
He said al-Araji, that "the Sadrist movement raise three cases and one against the three presidencies and this means that hundreds of special grades and minister in four governments are now threatened with losing their retirement and their privileges," likely "the decision of the Federal Court قربيا on the abolition of pensions minister in the governments previous four and advisers in the presidencies three. "
Araji between "parties tried to government public seems to demand the abolition of retirement limited to parliament, while keen social and religious events to be a comprehensive cancellation of the three presidencies and all special grades because the provisions in my presidency of the Minister and the Republic much greater than allocated to parliament."
If we issued a Federal Court decision to cancel pensions for ministers and advisers in the three presidencies, about 100 ministers retired or more will lose their salary pensions which they they receive during the past years after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime and the formation of governments of the Council of Government, Allawi and al-Jaafari and al-Maliki first, as will lose Minister existing in the Government Maliki's second pensions after the end of the age of the current government, also would lose hundreds of advisers in the three presidencies their pensions if the federal court overturned the salaries of special grades.
The Federal Court overturned on Wednesday, pensions law for members of the House of Representatives, while confirming the Liberal bloc of the Sadrist movement that "the decision is a gift for reference and the Iraqi people."
The Coordinating Committee of the National Campaign to cancel the retired parliamentarians and elected bodies confirmed in (the fifth of October 2013) that the institutions of the state and its experience mobility with "suspicion and mistrust, accusations and harsher methods of violence," despite being a "peaceful and civilized and constitutionally," While demanded the relevant rights rights and civil liberties, all in the state, take a "clear position" of the "abuses" suffered by her and "Accounting" from "assaulted" the demonstrators, confirmed retaining the "right" to prosecute those parties before the competent courts.
The capital, Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, on Saturday (31 August 2013), mass demonstrations rallies to demand the abolition of pensions for MPs, as Omhluwa the House of Representatives one month to implement their demands, threatening to turn the demonstrations to "open-ended sit" in the event of failure to meet their demands.
It is noteworthy that the last term has seen claims of religious and popular, to cancel the salaries of parliamentarians and senior state officials, with positions and privileges, and showed that he "may not" granting pensions to persons who are not permanent employees, and demanded that the House of Representatives "enactment of a law uniformly for all retirees rather than legislation organs . "
Bar Association: We raised the lawsuit to cancel the salaries of deputies and the statements of the Liberal bloc political outbidding
23-10-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Range Press / Baghdad
Denied Bar Association, on Wednesday, told the Liberal bloc as one of the established case before the Federal Court to cancel pensions for MPs, and promised those remarks as "speculations political", and confirmed that it is "Her head start to lift the case and the decision was issued on the lawsuit."
The chairman of the Bar Mohammed Al Faisal said in an interview to (range Press), "The Federal Court decision today was based on the case numbered 79 for the year 2013, and filed by the Bar Association concerning the abolition of the salaries of the President and his deputies and members of parliament," he continued, "We stayed the proceedings and for us a head start in The decision was based on the prayer call and conclusive evidence. "
Al-Faisal said, "We applaud any action to serve the Iraqi people to any party whatsoever," adding, "But the Liberal bloc's comments in this regard it is only a political speculations because the issue did not need to the decision of the Court and they can vote on this matter."
He pointed out that "the head of the Liberal MP Bahaa al-Araji, attended and asked that assesses the invitation with the Bar Association," noting "turned it down and said you can trust to establish a lawsuit in this matter, and the truth of the matter."
The head of the Liberal bloc Bahaa al-Araji said, Wednesday, that he personally commissioned by the Liberal bloc leader Moqtada al-Sadr to pursue a lawsuit filed by the Sadrist movement to abolish the pensions of deputies to the Federal Court.
The Federal Court overturned on Wednesday, the law of pensions for members of the House of Representatives, while confirming the Liberal block of the Sadrist movement that "the decision is a gift for reference and the Iraqi people."
The Coordinating Committee for the campaign canceled pensions parliamentary confirmed on Monday (21 October 2013), it "continues Pthouderadtha and Thacidha" demonstrations 26 October now, and showed that there is a "twenty teams" in Baghdad, works on the build-up and education for the demonstrations, while indicated The Interior Ministry "rejected" granted a license to demonstrate so far, called on the security forces to deal with the demonstrators to "a national basis, humane and non-aggression on them."
The Coordinating Committee of the National Campaign to cancel the retired parliamentarians and elected bodies promised, in (viii October 2013), to ignore the authorities concerned, three weeks ago, ordered the organization of popular demonstrations in (26 October 2013), emphasizes "prevent" the government to demonstrate peacefully because he "violate" the Constitution and human rights around "traveled", while her responsibility, demanded the approval of the license as soon as possible, and expressed its intention to protest, even if "I did not get the approval," and continue to do so until "achieve their demands."
He was a reporter, (long-Presse) reported, in (the fifth of October 2013), that the security force dispersed with batons dozens of demonstrators in Tahrir Square, in central Baghdad, demanding the abolition of pensions for members of the House of Representatives, pointing out that the forces belonging to the Ministry of the Interior banned the media from entering Tahrir Square to cover the event, and reporters and photographers chased inside the alleys near the scene.
As reported by a source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry, in (the fifth of October 2013), that the security force arrested four protesters calling for the abolition of pensions for members of the House of Representatives in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, without giving further details.
The demonstrations in many other had, on that day, too, in the provinces of Basra, Dhi Qar, Najaf, Kirkuk, and others, to demand the abolition of pensions for MPs and privileges of officials, and they also faced prevent the security forces and its assault on the participants and the arrest of a group of them, as well as preventing the media from coverage.
The Coordinating Committee of the National Campaign to cancel the retired parliamentarians and elected bodies confirmed in (the fifth of October 2013) that the institutions of the state and its experience mobility with "suspicion and mistrust, accusations and harsher methods of violence," despite being a "peaceful and civilized and constitutionally," While demanded the relevant rights rights and civil liberties, all in the state, take a "clear position" of the "abuses" suffered by her and "Accounting" from "assaulted" the demonstrators, confirmed retaining the "right" to prosecute those parties before the competent courts.
The capital, Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, on Saturday (31 August 2013), mass demonstrations rallies to demand the abolition of pensions for MPs, as Omhluwa the House of Representatives one month to implement their demands, threatening to turn the demonstrations to "open-ended sit" in the event of failure to meet their demands.
It is noteworthy that the last term has seen claims many either by the religious Shiite, or by activists civilians, to cancel the salaries of parliamentarians and senior state officials, with positions and privileges, and showed that he "may not" granting pensions to persons who are not permanent employees, and demanded that the House of Representatives "enactment of a uniform law for all retirees instead for legislation on its members."
Suhail chaired a meeting to end the disputes over parliamentary elections law
23-10-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Alsumaria News / Baghdad
Announced the first deputy head of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Qusay al-Suhail, Wednesday, chaired a meeting of the members of the parliamentary legal committee to discuss the parliamentary election law and solving problems for the approval and the establishment of the timing nor scheduled elections.
The Information Office of the Deputy Qusay al-Suhail said in a statement received "Alsumaria News", a copy of it, said, "First Deputy Chairman of the Iraqi Parliament Qusay al-Suhail chaired a meeting of the Legal Committee representative to discuss the law and parliamentary elections to resolve the problems for the approval and the establishment of election timing nor," noting that "the meeting He also discussed the laws that will be included on the Council's agenda in the coming period. "
Suhail stressed "the importance of accelerating resolve problems in the electoral law for the approval and conduct of the parliamentary elections on schedule," pointing out that "it is necessary to find solutions with regard to the election law for the conduct of the parliamentary elections on schedule."
Suhail stressed in his statement that "the timing nor parliamentary elections is one of the main advantages of working in all democratic countries."
The House of Representatives has failed in several previous sessions to vote on the law, which has seen several differences between the blocs, including determining denominator platform, and determine compensatory seats and quotas and other paragraphs of the law, as parliament decided to hold parliamentary elections as scheduled constitutionally and not to exceed April 30 of next year.
It is noteworthy that the Federal Court had objected to some articles of the law, which took place router House of Representatives election in 2010 and the most prominent of these objections, which demanded modify it relates to the way the distribution of voters contained in Article 3 of the Act, which provides for the distribution of votes voters entities that did not reach the electoral threshold , on the winning blocs and paragraphs relating to the allocation of quota minority Balsabih and Shabak.
Suhail emphasizes conducting next Parliamentary elections on time
Wednesday, 23 October 2013 21:40
Baghdad (AIN) –The First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Qusay al-Suhail, emphasized the necessity to accelerate settling all pending issues regarding elections law in order to endorse it and conduct elections on time.
Suhail's media office reported in a statement received by All Iraq News Agency (AIN) ''Suhail chaired a meeting of the Legal Parliamentary Committee, to discuss the obstacles related to the Parliamentary elections law and other laws that will be included within the agenda of the Parliament sessions during upcoming duration.''
''Suhail confirmed the necessity to reach settlements regarding elections law in order to conduct the next elections on time since it reflects features of democratic process in all world countries,'' the statement concluded.
Oil: We plan to produce one million barrels per day from the end of the year derivatives
23-10-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Alsumaria News / Baghdad
The Oil Ministry announced on Wednesday, it plans to reach its production of oil derivatives to one million barrels per day, the end of the current year, saying it would issue this oil derivatives, the end of the four refineries.
The agent said the oil ministry for liquidation and gas industry Fayyad good grace in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "The ministry is planning to reach its production current level of 750 thousand barrels per day of oil derivatives to one million barrels per day, the end of the current year," adding that "these quantities will clog Iraq's need of oil derivatives. "
He added blessing that "Iraq needs new refineries and sophisticated for the production of oil derivatives بكلف cheaper and export these surplus in the future to get the financial returns next to the oil and gas," adding that "Iraq will be oil derivatives completion of the establishment of four refineries which, Nasiriyah and Karbala, Maysan, in addition to Kirkuk . "
The grace that "The ministry will soon sign a contract to create a refinery in Kirkuk, which was the finalization of the final designs to him and supervised him from Tknb French," and expressed hope that "the selection of companies to implement these refineries that are in the process of negotiating with each other."
The Oil Ministry was held, earlier, investment promotion tour for the establishment of four new refineries in a number of provinces, including Nasiriyah refinery capacity of 300 thousand barrels per day refinery in Karbala and Missan refinery and Kirkuk refinery capacity of 150 barrels per day each.
The Iraq suffers feet installations oil which often produces less than its design Iraq has three refineries are large, Daura card 140 thousand barrels per day refinery in Basra, 140 thousand barrels in addition to the Baiji refinery capacity of 300 thousand barrels per day, as well as 10 refineries small oil Other scattered on the number of Iraqi provinces and a number of refineries in the province of Kurdistan.
Liberal bloc raise a lawsuit to cancel Maliki retirement and Minister
23-10-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Alsumaria News / Baghdad
Ahrar parliamentary bloc announced, Wednesday, filed a lawsuit to cancel the retirement of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the ministers, arguing that the Federal Court's decision on canceling the salaries of deputies no one can challenge it.
The head of the bloc by al-Araji, said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "The Liberal bloc filed a lawsuit earlier unresolved against Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki against the Council of Ministers to cancel their salaries," noting that "this was the secretariat of Boanaguena and Erdjanaha for the Iraqi people . "
Araji said that "Moqtada al-Sadr, he has a special attention to the implementation of the public demand the abolition of the retired parliamentarians," adding that "the court's decision is categorically prohibited and no one can challenge it."
And announced an MP for the coalition of state law Hanan al, on Wednesday (October 23, 2013), the Federal Court decided to cancel the retirement of current and former parliamentarians, saying the decision in response to pressure from the street, and activists.
The Liberal bloc parliamentary lifted, in (3 last September) filed a lawsuit in federal court against the House of Representatives and the government to stop pensions for parliamentarians and special grades, and as pointed out that the Federal Court accepted the suits in principle, committed to the people that there will be no pensions for the three presidencies and it will work to reduce the salaries of officials.
Referred to as the coordinating committees announced (October 20 now), the refusal of the Ministry of Interior granted a license for a demonstration planned exit in the 26 of October now, confirming that it filed a lawsuit against the agent oldest of the Ministry of Adnan al-Asadi for "violation" of the articles of the Constitution guarantees the right of peaceful assembly.
It is noteworthy that the capital Baghdad and most of the provinces have seen, in (31 last August) and (5 October current) mass demonstrations attended by thousands of citizens, to demand the abolition of pensions for parliamentarians and bikes own, while the besieged security forces places the demonstrations and closed all roads leading to it.
MP Aziz Mayahi: Court's decision to cancel pensions for members of Parliament is a step towards the consolidation of social justice
24-10-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Ray leader of the National Bloc MP Aziz Sharif white Mayahi, on Thursday, the Federal Court's decision to cancel paragraphs 3 and 4 of Law No. 5 for salary pensions for members of Parliament is a step towards the consolidation of social justice and equality between the layers of the society.
Mayahi said in a press statement by his press office, said that "the Federal Court's decision is an important decision came in line with the wishes of the Iraqi street in achieving justice and equality between the layers of society and stay away from any physical justification for entry into parliament."
He added that "this matter we have already said we asked on more than one occasion, in addition to our categorical rejection of the exploitation of the legislature as a platform to achieve material gains rather than do that institution duties real enactment of laws and citizen service."
Mayahi stressed "we are in a time which we welcome this decision, we call parliamentary blocs to exploit this issue to return to the citizen, who take them to the dome of the parliament and work in a professional service and achieve his ambitions instead seek behind the material gains that paid for the ordinary citizen."
National Alliance expresses its surprise at the Saudi intelligence chief's remarks against America
23-10-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Tomorrow Press / Baghdad:
Expressed National Alliance MP Shirwan Waeli, Wednesday, expressed surprise at the remarks intelligence chief Saudi Bandar bin Sultan, the intent of Riyadh change its relationship with the United States to protest the Tqarberha positive from Iran and lack of seriousness in the war against Syria, while questioned the benefit of Saudi Arabia b "inflammation of the region."
And said Wa'ili for "tomorrow's Press," that "statements Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan, surprisingly," and wondered "what is the interest of Saudi Arabia that the be flamboyant region?".
He added that "the first in Saudi Arabia to be part of an important and influential role in solving the outstanding problems in the whole region, especially since Saudi Arabia collects with the U.S. special relationship," adding that "dialogue between Iran and the United States may have a positive impact on the situation in Syria and therefore will be positive on the security situation in Iraq. "
He guessed that "the statements Saudi Arabia and a pressure to reach the point of convergence between them and Iran, especially after the expectation of a negotiation light between Iran and Saudi Arabia to calm regarding the Syrian situation, because it would restore stability to the entire region," pointing out that "the United States of America Her strongest force military and economic world, it is unreasonable to be in need America to Saudi Arabia in any way, but the opposite is true. "
He stressed that "the policy of axes should not interfere in the relations of States with each other because they will be excreted tensions between states do not last long because the main requirement is important is a zone free of tensions."
Agencies quoted a journalist a global intelligence chief, Saudi Bandar bin Sultan, he told the envoys Europeans that the Kingdom will be a significant change in its relationship with the United States to protest the lack of effectiveness in the Syrian crisis in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and rapprochement with Iran, as well as non تأيدها support Saudi Arabia to Bahrain when suppressed protest movement against the government in 2011.
Reply With Quote