Day: December 15, 2022

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UTEC earns the “Best Place to Work” certification in Saudi for 2022

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — UTEC, a leading company in the manufacturing and servicing of Transformers, Switchgears and Substation and part of Bawan Group Conglomerate has recently been recognized as one of the best places to work in Saudi for 2022. During the assessment, the company received high scores across several aspects of their workplace such as leadership, working environment and personal growth of the employees resulting in its recognition among the employer of choice in Saudi.

Best Places to Work is an international certification program, considered as the ‘Platinum Standard’ in identifying and recognizing top workplaces around the world, providing employers the opportunity to learn more about the engagement and the satisfaction of their employees and honour those who deliver an outstanding work experience with the highest standards in regards to working conditions.

In a statement from Wael Gad, UTEC CEO, he said “I am proud that we have been recognized as a “Best Place to Work” for 2022. At UTEC, we Empower Life and that starts from within the company by empowering and growing our people and achieving continuous excellence in our work environment and culture.

At UTEC we know that what makes us successful is not just our products but also the people who make it all possible, and that’s why people are at the center of everything we do.

I want to thank each one of our UTEC family for their contributions. I thank them not just for their work but also their voice, ideas, and sense of community. Together we create something greater than ourselves every single day; that’s what makes us  Greater-Together.

I am proud of our UTEC family who have worked hard to create this culture where we can thrive and grow together as a team, and I am incredibly honored to be a part of it.”

Every year, the program partners with many organizations in Saudi, across different industries, to help them measure, benchmark, improve their HR practices and have access to the tools and expertise they need to deliver effective and sustainable change in their organizations.

For more information about UTEC, visit our website www.utec.com.sa and our LinkedIn page

For more information about the program, please visit www.bestplacestoworkfor.org

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Al-Mandalawi, the Minister of Youth and the Governor of Basra in a field tour of the Olympic Port Stadium

Basra The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, Ahmed Al-Mubarqa, and the Governor of Basra, Asaad Al-Eidani, visited the Olympic Port Stadium to see the preparations for the 25th Gulf Championship, which will be held in Basra early next year.

Al-Mandalawi and Al-Mubarqa’a had arrived today in Basra Governorate to find out the final preparations to host the Gulf 25.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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The President of the Republic congratulates the Yazidis on the feast of fasting

Baghdad The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, congratulated the Yazidis on the feast of fasting.

He said in the congratulation: I offer my warmest congratulations and blessings to our Yazidi people on the occasion of the feast of fasting, and every year they enjoy security and peace.

Rashid added: The Feast of Fasting is an occasion to emphasize the support and empowerment of the Yazidi survivors from ISIS terrorism, the liberation of the rest of the abductees, the return of all the displaced to their cities and homes, reinforced and honored, the end of their suffering and the turning of the page of displacement.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Al-Salihi discusses with the Foreign Minister the reality of Iraqi diplomacy

Kirkuk The head of the Turkmen bloc, the head of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, Arshad al-Salhi, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein.

During the meeting, according to a statement by Al-Salhi’s office, they discussed the reality of Iraqi diplomacy, the importance of preserving the policy of balance that Iraq pursued in its foreign relations, and maintaining communication with the Human Rights Directorate in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Al-Salhi stressed the importance of including all components in the departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and paving the way for competencies capable of managing international relations.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Sheikh Qais Khazali arrives in Karbala

Karbala The Secretary-General of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, Sheikh Qais al-Khazali, arrived in the holy city of Karbala, and met with the governor, Nassif al-Khattabi, and a number of officials in the province.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Deputy speaker stresses the importance of promoting national identity and the spirit of belonging among young people

Baghdad Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, stressed the need to support the youth segment because they are the leaders of the future and the real and sustainable energy in the process of building and prosperity for societies that keep pace with development.

During his meeting with a group of young people for the (Echo of Baghdad) team for volunteer work, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament renewed his full support for young people in order to achieve their aspirations and ideas, and encourage the activities and initiatives they launch with the aim of increasing the skills and experience to enable them to perform well.

He pointed to the importance of strengthening the national identity and spirit of belonging among young people, and activating their positive participation in various sectors and fields.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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A young man and a girl were shot dead, northeast of Baquba

Baquba A security source announced that a young man and a girl were killed in Muqdadiya district in Diyala Governorate, for unknown reasons.

He told the reporter of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that a person shot a young man and a girl while they were in a field for breeding calves in the village of Al-Naseem on the outskirts of Muqdadiya, northeast of Baquba, killing them both.

He added that the two bodies were taken to the forensic medicine department, while the security services opened an investigation to uncover the motives of the crime.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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The Minister of Health discusses with the Chinese Ambassador to Iraq strengthening ways of joint health cooperation

Baghdad The Minister of Health, Dr. Salih Mahdi Al-Hasnawi, received the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Iraq, Cui Wei, today, Thursday, at the ministry’s headquarters.

During the meeting, they discussed ways of enhancing health cooperation between the Ministry of Health and the People’s Republic of China in the field of exchanging experiences and training in the field of advanced surgical operations and public health.

For his part, the Chinese Ambassador affirmed the continuation of cooperation and support for the efforts of the Ministry of Health in the health field.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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The Minister of Labor arrives in Karbala

Karbala The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Ahmed Al-Asadi, has arrived in the Holy Karbala Governorate, to attend the opening of the first international conference on the thought of the martyr Muhammad Baqir Al-Sadr, which is being held by the University of Karbala.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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The United Nations: Great efforts to establish a population census in Iraq in 2023

Baghdad The United Nations Population Fund in Iraq clarified today, Thursday, the latest developments in the census file in Iraq, and while confirming that great government efforts have been made to conduct it on time in 2023, it indicated that its implementation will be done electronically and depends on providing financial allocations in the 2023 budget.

“The preparations for the implementation of the population census began in 2019, as it was hoped that it would be implemented in 2020, but the Corona pandemic caused it to be postponed,” said Mahdi Al-Alaq, the Fund’s Chief Advisor, to the official News Agency.

He added, “The Central Statistical Organization and the Ministry of Planning are making great efforts to adhere to the new date in 2023,” explaining, “This issue is related to preparing an adequate budget, and with the launch of the new government and the new budget for 2023, appropriate allocations may be available for the purposes of implementing the general population census.”

He stressed that “the United Nations Population Fund is one of the sponsors of this large project, and we hope that it will be achieved on time,” explaining that “the budget for the general population census planned by the Central Statistical Organization is about $120 million, and there are some aspects of disbursement that took place during the past years, but still limited.

He explained that “the largest budget will be for technical means, because the census will move from the paper method to the tablet method, as well as data centers and means of communication will be via the Internet,” pointing out that “these requirements must be secured before proceeding with the implementation of the general population census.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Jalil Al-Lami to / NINA /: The budget for next year must be built on a low oil price

Baghdad The Economist and Political Expert, Jalil Al-Lami, stressed the necessity of building the next year’s budget on a low oil price.

He told the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA /: The drop in oil prices in global markets will affect the draft Iraqi budget law for the year 2023.

He pointed to the need to reduce the estimated price of oil in the draft law, as estimating the price of oil for the next year is one of the pillars of building the general budget, which is built on the basis of selling oil.

He explained: The price of oil is not fixed, so it is important that it be reduced to less than its current price in the markets to build a new balanced budget.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency