Iraqi Parliament & Governement.

Today last day to endorse election law - legal committee

Keonee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:28:56 GMT

Today last day to endorse election law - legal committee November 17, 2009 - 02:09:20 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Today is the last day to endorse the election law, the head of the parliament�s legal committee said on Tuesday. �Today (Nov. 17) is the last day of the constitutional period to approve the election law as the law will be effective as of tomorrow,� Bahaa al-Aaraji told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. �The Parliament sent the law to the Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi for ...

Jordan is Iraq�s strategic partner, says SIIC chief

wyogal — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:46:55 GMT

Jordan is Iraq�s strategic partner, says SIIC chief November 17, 2009 - 06:10:25 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Chairman of the Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC) Ammar al-Hakim said on Tuesday that Jordan is a strategic partner to Iraq in the region, the SIIC said in a statement. This came during his meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman. "Jordan is an important pile in Iraqi-Arab relations," the statement quoted al-Hakim as saying. "The SIIC is working ...

Parliament completes reading 2010 budget

Keonee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:34:35 GMT

Parliament completes reading 2010 budget November 17, 2009 - 04:29:29 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Parliament completed on Tuesday the second reading of the 2010 draft federal budget during its 15th opened session, according to a parliament�s session. �The Parliament�s Speaker, Iyad al-Samarraie, announced at the beginning of the session that the parliament will host next week health, communications, education, higher education ministers,� the speaker told Aswat al-Iraq news ...

Maliki gives orders not to confiscate light weapons from citizens

Keonee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:28:18 GMT

Maliki gives orders not to confiscate light weapons from citizens November 17, 2009 - 02:48:19 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered security authorities not to confiscate light weapons from the citizens� houses on Tuesday, according to a statement of the premier�s media office. �The premier ordered security authorities not to confiscate light weapons such as (pistols) or (guns) from the citizens� houses and to allow citizens to keep only one piece ...

Al-Dabbagh: approval of the bill selected

Cat561 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:25:29 GMT

Date: November 17, 2009 Al-Dabbagh: approval of the bill selected Said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the Cabinet decided to approve the bill selected, which was prepared by the State Consultative Council, taking into account the observations presented by the ministers during the meeting and taking the comments of the Legal Department of the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and forwarded to the House of Representatives on the basis of the provisions of Articles (61 / ...

Iraq VP threatens to veto vote law over refugees

Keonee — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:17:32 GMT

Iraq VP threatens to veto vote law over refugees Today at 17:18 | Reuters BAGHDAD, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president threatened on Sunday to veto a new election law unless seats in parliament are allocated to Iraqi refugees, casting fresh uncertainty over the January election. Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi told parliament the law had to be altered to give a voice to Iraqis abroad. Many of them are members of Iraq's once-dominant Sunni Muslim community who fled ...

Council of Ministers modify the decision on compensation for people affected in the residential complex fitness

Cat561 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:20:20 GMT

The Republic of Iraq General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers Council of Ministers modify the decision on compensation for people affected in the residential complex fitness Council of Ministers decided its session the forty-first regular session held on 10.11.2009 amending Cabinet decision No. (288) for the year 2009 concerning compensation for the affected citizens in the residential complex fitness result of terrorist acts that took place in Baghdad on Wednesday 19/8/2009, ...

pay all outstanding debt and for payment of contributions arising from the membership of the Republic of Iraq to the Food and Agriculture Organization

Cat561 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:18:09 GMT

Council of Ministers decides to pay all outstanding debt and for payment of contributions arising from the membership of the Republic of Iraq to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Secretariat of the Council of Ministers The Republic of Iraq General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers Council of Ministers decides to pay all outstanding debt and for payment of contributions arising from the membership of the Republic of Iraq to the Food and Agriculture ...

Cabinet Decides to amend the housing loan borrowers in all parts of Iraq

Cat561 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:14:21 GMT

The Republic of Iraq General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers Cabinet Decides to amend the housing loan borrowers in all parts of Iraq Council of Ministers decided its session the forty-first regular session held on 10/11/2009 modified to be a housing loan (30,000,000) JD (Thirty million) granted to borrowers in all parts of Iraq, whether they are inhabitants of cities or rural areas (urban and rural areas) and the loan is an interest rate of (2%) in advance to be deducted only ...

Iraqi president to meet with Sarkozy at start of four-day visit

wyogal — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:33:04 GMT

Sarkozy to receive Talabani on State visit Monday 11/13/2009 PARIS, Nov 13 (KUNA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to host Iraqi President Jalal Talabani for a State visit beginning Monday, the Elysee Palace announced Friday. Talabani will hold talks with the French leader in the framework of boosting bilateral relations "in all areas" and the two men will also address regional issues and the full extent of bilateral files, a brief statement said. The talks ...

171 alliances in upcoming election

wyogal — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:03:35 GMT

171 alliances in upcoming election November 16, 2009 - 06:47:25 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: One hundred and seventy one alliances out of 294 political entities have been registered to compete in the upcoming Parliamentary election in Iraq, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Iraq said on Monday. "The IHEC approved those alliances," Hussein al-Taee, a media director from the IHEC, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Parliamentary election in Iraq is ...

IHEC extends receiving candidates� lists until Wednesday

wyogal — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:33:24 GMT

IHEC extends receiving candidates� lists until Wednesday November 16, 2009 - 04:23:39 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) decided on Monday to extend receiving the candidates� lists until Wednesday, the IHEC said in a statement. "The IHEC decided to extend receiving the candidates� lists until Wednesday (Nov.18) to give the political blocs the opportunity to complete all necessary procedures and documents before the coming parliamentary ...

KA threatens to sue trade ministry

wyogal — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:11:28 GMT

KA threatens to sue trade ministry November 16, 2009 - 03:07:31 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Kurdistan Alliance (KA) threatened on Monday to sue the Iraqi trade ministry because they manipulated the statistics presented by the planning ministry on Kurdistan�s census. "The ministry has not dealt with the statistics released by the planning ministry in a legal and technical way," Raaoof Othman told reporters. "The ministry overlooked hundreds of thousands of Kurdish ...

Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to attend the Conference of the civil service reform in Iraq

Cat561 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:46:27 GMT

In the name of God the Merciful The Republic of Iraq Prime minister Information Office of the Prime Minister PRESS RELEASE ا Monday 1 6 /11/2009 1 6 / 11/2009 Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to attend the Conference of the civil service reform in Iraq Was attended by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki Saturday morning conference of civil service reform in Iraq, which established board of advisers in the Office of the Prime Minister. The ...

Temporary Solution For Kirkuk In Iraqi Election Law

wyogal — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:06:25 GMT

Temporary Solution For Kirkuk In Iraqi Election Law Published: 11/16/2009 BY FERAI TINC HURRIYET - It's unclear if certain longstanding disagreements are over or not, but they have been suspended under US and Iran pressure. Otherwise the Iraqi Parliament wouldn't have passed a new election law following long debate. Elections will be held in Iraq next January. My colleagues in Baghdad told striking stories of the rising US ...

Kurdish Parliament calls to contest poll law

wyogal — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:41:42 GMT

Kurdish Parliament calls to contest poll law Monday, November 16, 2009 07:59 GMT Kurdistan Parliament called upon Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to contest the election law arguing that some of the law�s provisions are believed to be unfair towards Kurds. Parliament Speaker Kamal Kirkuki affirmed that the election law�s Article 6, Paragraph 4, contradicts with Iraq�s Constitution Article 140 on disputed regions. Kirkuki criticized the mechanism of seats distribution in Iraqi ...

Iraq's Kurdish Parties Unite Ahead Of Elections

wyogal — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:56:31 GMT

Iraq's Kurdish Parties Unite Ahead Of Elections Posted GMT 11-16-2009 2:44:7 IRBIL, Iraq (RFE/RL) -- Iraq's Kurdish parties have announced the creation of a new Kurdish political bloc ahead of the January general election, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq reported. The Kurdish alliance will gather 14 parties, including the two biggest parties -- the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) led by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) of Kurdish regional government ...

10 days for PB to approve laws

Keonee — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:23:57 GMT

10 days for PB to approve laws November 14, 2009 - 04:04:28 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Presidential Board (PB) is given 10 days to approve or veto a law under the country�s constitution, a legal expert said on Saturday in reference to the controversial elections law. �The Iraqi constitution gives the PB 10 days to endorse laws. If rejected, the law is returned to the Parliament and should win a majority vote�,� Tareq Harb told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Earlier today, ...

President Talabani, Faraj Haidari discuss Iraq's parliamentary elections

Keonee — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:21:16 GMT

President Talabani, Faraj Haidari discuss Iraq's parliamentary elections 15-11-2009 A senior delegation of the High Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq led by Faraj al-Haidari head of the electoral commission arrived in Sulaimani province on November 15th to meet with the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. The coming Iraq's parliamentary elections was discussed at the meeting which was attended by Kosrat Rasul Vice President of Kurdistan Region, Azad Barwari Deputy PM of ...

Pera: President Talabani will nominate himself for another Presidential Term

Keonee — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:18:35 GMT

Pera: President Talabani will nominate himself for another Presidential Term 15-11-2009 The Member of the Politburo of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Saadi Pera during an interview with Elaf Website said that the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will nominate himself for another Presidential term and he pointed out to this during his visit to Iran. Pera also said that if the matter is related to President Talabani, he wishes to retire and write his memories but most of the ...

Kirkuk election compromise fails to end arguments over city's future

wyogal — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:44:54 GMT

Kirkuk election compromise fails to end arguments over city's future Last Updated: November 15. 2009 1:24AM UAE / November 14. 2009 9:24PM GMT BAGHDAD AND DAMASCUS // A political compromise over Kirkuk that has paved the way for national elections in Iraq could serve to undermine fragile stability in the disputed city, opponents of the deal have warned. Parliament passed long-delayed election legislation last Sunday, a step hailed by the US president, Barack Obama, as a �milestone� ...

People�s Union list for parliamentary polls announced

wyogal — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:21:28 GMT

People�s Union list for parliamentary polls announced November 14, 2009 - 06:18:14 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The People�s Union has announced its list for the upcoming parliamentary elections, one that�s scheduled to take place early next year, a union statement informed us on Saturday. "The list includes the Iraqi Communist Party, the National Democratic Party, the Democratic Chaldean Assyrian List, the Arab Revolutionary Labor Union, the Fraternity, Peace Party and ...

Conference on Kirkuk City to be held soon in Baghdad

Keonee — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:09:29 GMT

Conference on Kirkuk City to be held soon in Baghdad 14-11-2009 In a statement to PUKmedia, Kirkuk Governor Abdel Rahman Mustafa said that a conference on the City of Kirkuk is going to be held soon in the Capital Baghdad. Mustafa clarified that a number of officials and lawmakers from the Iraqi Parliament will attend the conference to discuss many issues particularly the Elections in Kirkuk. http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14516&Itemid=1

Gov�t unveils details of democratization initiative at Parliament

Keonee — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:06:30 GMT

Gov�t unveils details of democratization initiative at Parliament PUKmedia 14-11-2009 12:10:10 Today�s Zaman The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) on Friday submitted to Parliament long-awaited details of its democratization initiative to solve the decades-long Kurdish problem. The details, disclosed in a special session of Parliament, envisage more freedom for everyone, Interior Minister Beşir Atalay, the coordinator of the initiative, which was launched ...

Talabani, deputy OK elections law

Keonee — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:30:20 GMT

Talabani, deputy OK elections law November 14, 2009 - 02:16:19 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi President Jalal al-Talabani and his deputy Adel Abdulmahdi on Saturday approved the elections law, which has recently been passed by a majority in the Parliament, according to an informed source. Meanwhile, the Sunni vice president, Tareq al-Hashemi, has refused to approve the law, which he said should be subject to further study. On November 8, the Iraqi Parliament endorsed the elections ...

New obstacles to Iraqi election?

Keonee — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:08:47 GMT

New obstacles to Iraqi election? Released : Friday, November 13, 2009 2:04 PM Disputes over so-called compensatory seats in the Iraqi Parliament threaten to derail an election law now before the three-member presidency council. The international community praised the passage in the Iraqi Parliament of an amendment to the 2005 election law, setting the stage for Jan. 21 elections. Lawmakers managed to settle issues related to the disputed city of Kirkuk and the actual structure ...

Iraq's Kurdish parties lose unity ahead of January election

Keonee — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:47:00 GMT

Iraq's Kurdish parties lose unity ahead of January election 1 hr 30 mins ago ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) � Iraq's Kurdish politicians, locked in dispute with the Baghdad government, will lack unity for the first time when fighting January's general election, due to the rise of a new opposition force. The two biggest Kurdish parties, who have reigned supreme in shaping policy in the autonomous northern region for three decades, have announced the creation of a broad 12-party alliance ranging ...

President Talabani receives British amb.

wyogal — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:52:17 GMT

President Talabani receives British amb. November 13, 2009 - 12:54:00 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: President Jalal Talabani met on Friday in Baghdad with British Ambassador, Christopher Prentice, on the occasion of the end of his diplomatic mission to Iraq, according to a presidential statement. "The two asserted the importance of boosting Iraqi-British ties in political, economic and cultural fields," said the statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. ""The ...

Talabani meets interior minister

wyogal — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:49:08 GMT

Talabani meets interior minister November 13, 2009 - 07:58:31 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq�s President Jalal Talabani held on Thursday a meeting with Interior minister Jawad al-Boulani and discussed with him the recent preparations for the coming parliamentary elections next January, according to a presidential statement. "The president tackled with the minister the latest security developments in the country and asserted the importance of exerting more efforts to secure ...

Financial grant Independent Electoral Commission of 280 billion dinars for the Iraqi elections

Cat561 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:25:33 GMT

Financial grant Independent Electoral Commission of 280 billion dinars for the Iraqi elections /Iraq - Elections - Budget / 13/11/2009 10:04 13/11/2009 10:04 Arbil, November 13 (AKnews) - A source at the Iraqi Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Finance has allocated 280 billion Iraqi dinars to the Independent High Commission for Elections in Iraq to implement the election process in Iraq. And Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance Fadhil Prophet, told the Kurdish news agency ...

Approved a draft law of the First Amendment to the Law of the salaries of state employees and the public sector

day dreamer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:40:19 GMT

Approved a draft law of the First Amendment to the Law of the salaries of state employees and the public sector Iraq News 13/11/2009 08:30 AM Baghdad (Iraq News) announced the government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the Cabinet decided to approve the bill the first amendment to the law of the salaries of state employees and the public sector No. (22) for the year 2008 and forwarded to the House of Representatives based on the provisions of Articles (61 / first item and 80 / ...

Iraqis show varied reactions to new election law

wyogal — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:10:57 GMT

Iraqis show varied reactions to new election law November 12, 2009 - 06:12:40 ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqis from different provinces welcomed the Iraqi parliament�s decision to resort to an open list electoral system. They said that consensus over the election law is an important step to enhance democracy and stability in Iraq, but some of them criticized the performance of the current Iraqi parliament that passed the bill. Some other Iraqis thought of their relatives abroad, and ...

19 million eligible Iraqis can vote in January national elections

Keonee — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:38:45 GMT

19 million eligible Iraqis can vote in January national elections Released : Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:04 AM BAGHDAD, Nov 12, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said more than 19 million eligible Iraqis can cast their votes in the country's January parliamentary elections, an official newspapers reported on Thursday. "The IHEC approved the distribution of the parliamentary seats which will be 323 seats for all the Iraqi provinces ...

President discusses with the Prime Minister all the issues on the Iraqi arena

Cat561 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:53 GMT

President discusses with the Prime Minister all the issues on the Iraqi arena November 12, 2009 November 12, 2009 Met with President Jalal Talabani at his residence in Baghdad, before noon on Thursday 12/11/2009, the Prime Minister Mr. Nouri al-Maliki. During the meeting, a discussion of all issues on the Iraqi arena and ways to address the challenges facing the political process, was emphasized on the need to find the necessary mechanisms to create the appropriate atmosphere for the ...

Talabani calls for active Egyptian presence in Iraq

wyogal — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:12:34 GMT

Talabani calls for active Egyptian presence in Iraq November 12, 2009 - 04:57:38 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Thursday called for an active Egyptian presence in Iraq and further cooperation between the two "brotherly" countries, according to a presidential release. "Iraq needs an active Egyptian presence and Egyptian businessmen and companies must be attracted to contribute to the re-building campaign and investment march in Iraq,� Talabani ...

Zebari says neighboring countries try to interfere in internal affairs

wyogal — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:36:37 GMT

Zebari says neighboring countries try to interfere in internal affairs November 12, 2009 - 10:50:41 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Thursday that neighboring countries try to interfere in the Iraqi affairs to change the coming government�s policy. "Iraq witnesses an exceptional condition and the coming government will map out plans and new strategies for Iraq�s future," Zebari told reporters. He called on the political ...

The Parliamentary Integrity Committee 1455 demanding the arrest of a senior Iraqi official

Cat561 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:26:14 GMT

The Parliamentary Integrity Committee 1455 demanding the arrest of a senior Iraqi official 12/11/2009 12/11/2009 BAGHDAD - The Iraqi press agency A source in the Integrity Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the Committee submitted a request to the Ministry of Justice, to issue arrest warrants for corruption cases against 1455 people; who are the rank of Minister and Deputy Minister and Director-General and the Governor. Jalak Azad said that �administrative and financial ...

Approved a draft law ratifying the Convention on the organization of the provisions of an electronic signature

Cat561 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:25:24 GMT

Approved a draft law ratifying the Convention on the organization of the provisions of an electronic signature in electronic transactions in the Arab countries the government's spokesperson Political Date: November 12, 2009 Al-Dabbagh: approved a draft law ratifying the Convention on the organization of the provisions of an electronic signature in electronic transactions in the Arab States / Said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the Cabinet decided to approve the bill ratifying ...

Iraq presidency moves election date

Keonee — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:42:54 GMT

Iraq presidency moves election date November 12, 2009November 12, 2009 AFP Iraq's presidential council has told electoral officials they want the country's general election moved to January 18, instead of January 21 as agreed. Faraj al-Haidari, head of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), told reporters in Baghdad that the date was being changed because of a religious ceremony. "I was informed by them that January 18 would be better than January 21," ...

Ali al-Dabbagh said the Cabinet decided to approve the bill the first amendment to the law of the salaries of state employees and the public sector No. 22 of 2008

dejavu — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:01:00 GMT

Council of Ministers Law transmitting the salaries of State officials to the House of Representatives . Said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the Cabinet decided to approve the bill the first amendment to the law of the salaries of state employees and the public sector No. 22 of 2008 and referred to the House of Representatives based on the provisions of the Constitution. . The statement clarified that the decision was made Dabbagh, taking into account the recommendation of the ...

Election law arrived at the Presidency for approval

day dreamer — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:18:36 GMT

2009-11-12 Election law arrived at the Presidency for approval According to parliamentary sources, the House sent the election law to the presidency. The sources said that: that the amendment of election law sent Monday to the Presidency and the House of Representatives to be approved by the Presidency, and had mixed reaction to a number of MPs on the ratification or not. Has criticized the legal committee in the parliament, Bahaa al-calls by some lawmakers to urge adopted ...

Start of the session the House of Representatives

day dreamer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:38:42 GMT

Start of the session the House of Representatives 11/11/2009 Started before the afternoon session of the Council of Representatives to complete the questioning and Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani. The interrogation Shahristani began yesterday through the Attorney Jaber Khalifa Jaber decision of the Committee on Oil and Gas Council of Representatives. Includes the agenda for the meeting today, in addition to the question the oil minister: "The vote on the draft ...

VP, UN envoy take on politics

wyogal — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:21:32 GMT

VP, UN envoy take on politics November 11, 2009 - 06:22:46 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdulmahdi on Wednesday met with the special representative of the UN secretary general for Iraq, Ad Melkert, to discuss the recent developments on the Iraqi political scene. �Abdulmahdi has highlighted the significant role of the UN mission in Iraq in backing efforts to ensure the success of the elections,� according to a statement released by Abdulmahdi�s office and ...

Election Law Averted a Constitutional Crisis

dbrady5459 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:24:10 GMT

The Washington Post: Election Law averted a constitutional crisis that threatens to postpone the U.S. withdrawal http://translate.googleusercontent.c...-eygla7d5CnzhA 9/11/2009 - 22:48 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Washington Post, Washington Post, Monday, the Iraqi parliament to pass the election law, averted a constitutional crisis that threatened to delay the drawdown of American forces, indicating that the pressure exerted by U.S. diplomats and Ommeon contributed to it, while U.S. ...

Iraq's presidency wants January 18 election date

Keonee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:55:32 GMT

Iraq's presidency wants January 18 election date 1 hour 24 mins ago Iraq's presidential council on Wednesday told electoral officials they wanted the country's general election to take place on January 18, instead of January 21 as previously agreed. Faraj al-Haidari, head of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), told reporters in Baghdad that the date was being changed because of a religious ceremony. "I was informed by them that January 18 would be better than ...

Voting on first amendment of investment law postponed � MP

Keonee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:41:51 GMT

Voting on first amendment of investment law postponed � MP November 11, 2009 - 12:41:51 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The parliament decided during its session on Wednesday to postpone the vote on the first amendment of the investment law for lack of quorum, a lawmaker from the Kurdistan Alliance (KA) said. �The parliament could not vote on the law for lack of quorum and we will vote on it in the coming sessions,� MP Mohammad Khaliel told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. �The old investment ...

Maliki urged to lift �security siege� on Sadr City

Keonee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:23:01 GMT

Maliki urged to lift �security siege� on Sadr City November 11, 2009 - 03:15:07 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: An Iraqi parliamentarian on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to lift the �security siege� that has long been imposed by army forces on Baghdad�s Sadr City. �Sadr residents have submitted several requests, in which they called on the government to lift the security siege and the concrete barriers in the city,� Jabbar al-Taie from the Fadila Bloc said during ...

Iraq PM warns of threat in run-up to January vote

Keonee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:05:49 GMT

Iraq PM warns of threat in run-up to January vote HAMID AHMED, Associated Press Writer Released : Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:32 AM BAGHDAD-Iraq's prime minister warned on Wednesday that insurgents will try to undermine the country's fledgling democracy in the run-up to January's national elections. Nouri al-Maliki told tribal leaders from Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City district that maintaining security would remain his top priority because the insurgent groups do not want ...

Parliamentary committee demands higher budget for health, environment

Keonee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:02:34 GMT

Parliamentary committee demands higher budget for health, environment November 11, 2009 - 02:57:04 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Parliamentary health and environment committee has pressed for an increase in the allocations for the ministries of health and environment, an Iraqi lawmaker said on Wednesday. �The general budget for the year 2010 is not so different from last year�s. The allocations made for the Ministry of Environment is less than 1 percent in a country that has 25,000 ...

Dabbagh announces Council of Ministers Decisions

Cat561 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:33:06 GMT

Date: 10 / 11 / 2009 Session: 41 Dabbagh announces Council of Ministers Decisions 1ء. Approved the composition of the accountability and justice of the names of the seven candidates from the Office of the Prime Minister. 2. . Approve the amendment to the Housing Bank Loan to be (30) Thirty million dinars granted to the borrower in the city (the county judiciary and hand) and rural areas as well as the usefulness of 2% deducted in advance and once the loan amount. 3. . Allocation ...