Iraq sets date for next month to close the debt owed to Kuwait Airways
12/01/2012 12:09 am

BAGHDAD : morning announced governmental committee in charge of the settlement of debts of Iraqi Airways for the Kuwaiti counterpart that an agreement signed with Kuwait to close the file of debt next month. said Chairman of State Committee and Advisor to the Prime Minister for Legal Affairs Fadel Mohammed Jawad's »Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network», Friday, «commissioned by the Council of Ministers headed by the State Commission in charge of settling debts Iraqi Airways in favor of Kuwait has been emphasized with the Kuwaitis on the agreement, which delayed its implementation».
 
added that «the file debt will close by end of this year after Iraq opened a bank account to deposit $ 500 million and Snstrt in its launch to provide the Kuwaiti side proves drop all lawsuits against Iraqi Airways in the world, especially in Canada and England ».
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Member of the Committee on Energy: must expand the powers of the province and the oil-producing provinces in the oil industry operations
11/30/2012 14:20:26 Friday

Baghdad (news) : According to a member of the Oil and Energy Committee MP / mass change Kurdish / Bayazid Hassan, the importance of expanding the powers of the oil of the region and the oil-producing provinces, for the advancement of the oil sector, calling to speed enactment of a law of oil and gas to end the disputes between Erbil and Baghdad.

Hassan said (of the Agency news) Friday: The differences between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government on oil will continue if not accelerate legislation oil and gas law, which regulates the oil industry of the country and ensures the provinces and provincial rights of natural resources.
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Iraq takes steps toward April vote
Nov. 30, 2012 at 11:28 AM

BAGHDAD (UPI) : An Iraq analyst said Iraqi elections officials have published what appears to be a list of parties slated to take part in provincial council elections in April.

In early November, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq welcomed the decision by Baghdad to have provincial council elections next April.

Reidar Visser, a noted Iraq expert, writes on his supplement to the historiae.org site that Iraqi authorities have registered what appears to be a final list of political entities cleared to take part in the April contest.
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Kurdish-Iraqi government talks collapse amid fear of civil war
November 30 2012

BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Talks between Kurdish and central government forces aimed at defusing military tension in northern Iraq have collapsed amid fears that bitter political divisions are again bringing the country to the brink of civil war.

The talks in Baghdad between Iraqi and Kurdish military commanders brokered by a three-star American general broke down on Thursday, two days after the prime minister announced both sides had agreed on pulling back forces in part of the disputed areas. Officials on Friday said there were no new talks scheduled.

Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani, who has described deployment of Iraqi forces as a plot against the Kurds, accused the Iraqi prime minister of reneging on the agreement and vowed that Kurdish forces would deter Baghdad’s “militarism.”

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Third Airbus to arrive in Baghdad on Saturday
30/11/2012 20:43:00

Baghdad (NINA) : Informed source announced that a third Airbus plane will arrive in Baghdad on Saturday, Dec. 1.

In a statement to NINA, the source said that the airplane will land in Baghdad International Airport at 6:00 am Saturday; it is an Airbus 330.

He added that the plane is larger and better than the previous two. He said that it is more probable that the Minister of Transport, Hadi al-Amiri, and his Advisor, Kareem al-Nuri, in addition to the Chairman of Iraqi Airways, Majeed al-Amiri, will be at hand at the Airport when the plane arrives.

Last month, Trade Bank of Iraq has purchased two Airbus planes, with a capacity of 200 passengers each.
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Maliki discusses with Hakeem means to work out the crisis
30/11/2012 20:58:00

Baghdad (NINA) : Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, discussed with the Leader of Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC), Ammar al-Hakeem, means to work out current political crisis.

Source at the SIIC told NINA on Friday, Nov. 30, that Hakeem paid a visit to Maliki on Saturday evening discussing with him current political crisis and means to solve it.
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Ali al-Moussawi: Some names currently been discussed to replace al-Dabbagh
30/11/2012 14:03:00

BAGHDAD / NINA : The media adviser to Prime Minister, Ali al-Moussawi said there are names have been discussed currently to serve as the official spokesman for the government instead of the former spokesman, Ali al-Dabbagh, whose contract ended.

He told the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / that there are some candidates for the job to choose one of them soon, adding that no consensus so far on a specific name for the position.

He pointed out that the name will be announced as soon as been agreed on.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki asked for replacement or pressure to change their behavior
November 30, 2012 10:25 am

ERBIL: Talabani told Al-Arabiyye television, the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), referring to the tension between,'' al-Maliki as a commander of the armed forces, the army has no authority to enter into jobs that only the duty of the police,'' he said.

Talabani, the creation of the Tigris Corps Operations in Iraq means a state of emergency is declared, and that means it exceeds the powers of al-Maliki said.

Iraqi ground forces commander General Ali Gaydan'ın, police forces and local forces, the entire 'Operation Tigris Corps' management expressed that a decision is needed Talabani wants to be,'' That in itself' extraordinary HAL'' he said.

Talabani statement,'' My opinion is that, at the moment the ruling 'Shia' national alliance, to force the prime minister to ask to change or modify the behavior of the prime minister,'' the statement carried by printing.
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2013 budget not to end economic problems, says MP
Friday, 30 November 2012 12:39

Baghdad (AIN) : The member of the Economy and Investment Parliamentary Committee, Ibrahim al-Rikabi, ruled out possibility of settling the economic problems or ending poverty in Iraq through the 2013 general budget.

Rikabi stated to AIN on Friday "The 2013 budget will partially help settle the economic rather than generally since the major part of the budget is allocated for the operative side," noting that "The investment side s not enough to do this task."

"The budget does not pay enough attention to the poor people and the retirees and neglected the issue of improving the items of ration card," he concluded.
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Allawi: Maliki's first official in the government and he has to hold himself accountable for corruption
Friday 11/30/2012 09:56 am

BAGHDAD - Alaa Mousa: The leader of the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, said the government's inability to and reason corruption and the crisis with the Kurds.

Allawi noted that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is who should be held accountable for the large number of corruption in his government, explaining that he is chief executive officer of the Iraqi state,

And Aattabrklari, "mistrust and lack of adherence to the constitution are the basis of the current crisis between the federal governments and the Kurdistan region, adding," The government is floundering in the administration of the country for the loss clear strategy and policies to solve the problems faced by citizens. "

Allawi said in an interview with "Elaph" website, that "the worsening situation extends the length and breadth of Iraq and because of the lack of confidence between the political parties."
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