Day: November 30, 2022

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Al-Lami_Congratulations to the Tunisians for this great football show, and thanks to their tireless team

Baghdad The Head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, Head of the Union of Arab Journalists, Moayad Al-Lami, blessed the Tunisians for their team’s victory over the French team, despite its failure to qualify for the World Cup final.

Al-Lami said in a tweet on Twitter: “Although the Tunisian national football team did not qualify for the round of 16, it played one of the most beautiful matches and defeated the World Cup champion of the last edition, the French team.”

He added: “Congratulations to the Tunisians for this great football show, and thanks to their persistent team.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Macron arrives in America and meets Biden

Baghdad French President Emmanuel Macron arrived late Tuesday evening in the United States on a 3-day state visit, during which he will meet his American counterpart, Joe Biden.

The French President’s plane landed at Andrews Air Force Base in the suburbs of Washington, and he was received at the airport by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.

This is Macron’s second state visit to the United States, and his first during the Biden era.

The French President hopes that this visit will contribute to giving impetus to his diplomatic endeavors aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, and defending the French point of view, which rejects the US protectionist approach.

This will be the first state visit organized by the United States during the Biden era.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Al-Sudani returns to Baghdad after the conclusion of his official visit to Iran

Baghdad Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani arrived, this evening, Wednesday, in the capital, Baghdad, concluding his official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, which lasted for two days, and witnessed a number of meetings and discussions.

Al-Sudani arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Tuesday morning, and was given an official reception by Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Baghdad and Erbil agree to form joint technical committees to consider outstanding issues

Baghdad Today, Wednesday, the Ministry of Planning announced an agreement to form joint technical committees to consider outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil.

The ministry said in a statement that “Diwani Order Committee 22151 for the year 2022, headed by the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Planning, Muhammad Ali Tamim, and in charge of resolving outstanding issues with the Kurdistan region, held its first meeting today in Baghdad, in the presence of a delegation of the Kurdistan region headed by the Minister of Planning in the region, Dara Rashid Mahmoud,” noting that “during the meeting, which prevailed in a positive atmosphere, outstanding issues between the two sides were raised, especially the oil and gas law, the budget, and other issues.”

The statement added, “It was agreed that the outstanding issues be dealt with, in accordance with what was stipulated in the Iraqi constitution, and the ministerial platform of the government of Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani, which was voted on by the House of Representatives,” noting that “the meeting resulted in the formation of joint technical committees to consider all the issues that the committee will discuss, provided that meetings and joint meetings continue during the coming days, in order to reach radical solutions to all these issues.

The statement indicated, “The committee formed under the chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Planning, includes in its membership the ministers of oil and finance, the heads of the Office of Financial Supervision and the Border Crossings Authority, the economic advisor to the Prime Minister, the head of the legal department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, in addition to the director of SOMO company.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Al-Sudani returns to Baghdad after the conclusion of his official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran / Expanded

Baghdad Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani returned this evening, Wednesday, to the capital, Baghdad, concluding his official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, which lasted for two days, and witnessed a number of meetings and discussions.

Al-Sudani arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Tuesday morning, and was given an official reception by Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi.

The Prime Minister and the official delegation accompanying him held an extensive session of talks with the Iranian side, during which a number of files were discussed, foremost of which was the file of security coordination, trade exchange, cooperation in the field of energy and investment, organizing tourism and mutual religious visits, and facing the challenges of climate change.

The Prime Minister and the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran also held a bilateral meeting, in which they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, and ways to enhance mutual cooperation in various fields and areas, in addition to discussing a number of files of common interest.

He also met, on the first day of the official visit to Iran, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Ali Khamenei.

During the meeting, Al-Sudani expressed his thanks to the Islamic Republic for its support for Iraq and its support in the war on terrorism.

He stressed the need to continue joint efforts to confront terrorism, extremism and drugs.

Among the series of meetings that Al-Sudani conducted during the official visit was his meeting with the First Vice President of Iran, Muhammad Mokhber, and his meeting with the President of the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly, Muhammad Baqir Qalibaf.

The two meetings discussed ways to develop bilateral cooperation, emphasizing Iraq’s pivotal role in the region to bring points of view closer, pointing to the importance of the relationship between the legislative authorities in Iraq and Iran, and strengthening cooperation in a comprehensive manner.

On the second day of the official visit to Iran, Al-Sudani met Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdullahian.

During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance economic and trade relations, within the framework of constructive cooperation and partnership between the two neighboring countries.

Al-Sudani concluded his official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, by visiting the holy city of Mashhad, and performing the ceremony of visiting the shrine of Imam Ali bin Musa Al-Reza, peace be upon them both.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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The US Central Command announces the details of the killing of the leader of ISIS

Baghdad The US Central Command announced details of the killing of the leader of ISIS.

The Command said in a statement, “The killing of the terrorist leader of ISIS took place in mid-October,” indicating: “The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) killed the leader of ISIS, in Daraa.”

The ISIS announced today, Wednesday, the death of its leader, Abu al-Hassan al-Quraishi.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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An expected decision for OPEC + after the meeting of Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Baghdad Sources in OPEC + suggested, today, Wednesday, that the organization will keep its oil production policy unchanged at its meeting next Sunday, after the meeting of the Saudi and Iraqi energy ministers at the end of last week, who stressed the importance of adhering to production cuts that will continue until the end of 2023.

According to sources in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, it is also likely that additional production cuts will be considered to boost prices, which have fallen due to fears of an economic slowdown, according to Reuters.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, including Russia, known as OPEC+, meet as demand faces headwinds from slowing economies and China’s COVID-19 lockdown, while an EU ban on Russian crude imports looms. A ceiling on G7 prices for Russian oil places is a question mark on supply.

The drop in oil prices, after nearing an all-time high of $147 a barrel in March, has been driven by the conflict in Ukraine.

And in October, OPEC+ agreed to cut production by 2 million barrels per day – equivalent to 2% of global supply – causing one of its biggest clashes with the West as the US administration described the abrupt decision as short-sighted.

Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s largest exporter, said on November 21 that OPEC+ is committed to production cuts and could take further measures to balance the market.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Muzhar Muhammad Saleh to / NINA /: Activating the customs tariff is a protection and immunity for the country’s economy

Baghdad The financial expert, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Muzhar Muhammad Saleh, confirmed: “The activation of the customs tariff is a protection and immunity for the country’s economy.”

He said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): “The customs tariff is undoubtedly an important tool in providing commercial protection for the country, and then the importance of its role in providing immunities for the national economy, especially in facing commodity dumping policies pursued by some exporting countries to our country’s markets in order to continue Monopolizing its goods in the local market without competitors, including the national product.

Muhammad Salih added: “There are other complementary laws that should be activated related to the protection of the local product and the protection of the consumer, all of which are almost suspended due to commercial liberalism, poor quality control measures, and penetration of the country’s customs wall through outlets through which goods flow outside the country’s customs and commercial system controls.”

He explained: “Reorganizing imports according to the country’s basic needs and regulating foreign trade has become a basic requirement in protecting the national economy in general and development and national production in particular. This is what we expect from an effective role for the government program and its applications in the coming period.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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More than 26 people killed and injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan

Baghdad The Pakistani police announced today, Wednesday, that a policeman and a child were killed, and more than 24 people were injured, as a result of a suicide attack targeting the security forces in the southwest of the country.

Reuters news agency quoted the Pakistani police as saying that “a suicide attack targeted a bus that was carrying Pakistani police personnel, in the Quetta region, southwest of the country.”

The police added, “The explosion killed at least two people, including a child, and injured more than 24 people, and the outcome is not final.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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A civilian killed by unknown gunmen, east of Mosul

Mosul A civilian was killed by unknown gunmen in Al-Wahda area, east of Mosul.

The source told the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that “a civilian was killed by bullets from unknown gunmen near Al-Sabawi shops, east of Mosul, without knowing the reasons.

He added, “The security forces cordoned off the scene of the accident and opened an investigation into the accident after they handed over the body of the civilian to the forensic medicine department.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency