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indicators index for consumer prices in Iraq for April, 2007


بغداد/ المدىBaghdad / long
:Performed by the Central Agency for Statistics and Information Technology inflation report for April, 2007, prepared on the basis of field data collection "on the prices of goods and services components of the consumer basket Retail prices in selected markets in Baghdad and other governorates The results showed the following :
1- . 1 - The inflation index for April, compared to March 2007 / 2007, as reflected in the index of consumer prices (by 1.9%), this increase was the result of the rise in the index following totals commodity (fuel and lighting, medical services and medicines, miscellaneous goods and services and rental) rates increase of (5.6%, 2.2%, 0.1%, 2.1%), respectively noted that the spending on this group is (15.6%) of total domestic consumer spending.

أما.The group (foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco, clothes, fabrics, footwear, furniture, transport and communications), which is (84.4%) of total domestic expenditure registered a decline during the month of April compared to the previous month increased by (1.2%, 3.8%, 1.3%, 0.5%, 1.6%), respectively.
2- -index rose annual inflation during the period of April 2006 through April / 2007 rate (40.9%) as a result of the rise in the index for all commodities totals (foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco, clothes, fabrics, footwear, furniture, fuel and lighting, transport and communication, medical services and medicines. miscellaneous goods and services and leasing) and the rise of rates (18.7%, 6.4%, 12.4%, 9.7%, 130.1%, 39.0%, 16.1%, 36.4%, 25.4%), respectively.
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The eve of the World Economic Forum in the Dead Sea
((Voice of Iraq) - 21-05-2007


"Meeting "Iraq .. The dimensions of regional security "
اجماعطنيةUnanimity to stop interfering in Iraqi affairs and to support the government and its efforts for national reconciliation
عالميTariq al-Hashimi : Iraq needs of a national alliance is backed by a global alliance

ظلاميينDr. Barham Salih : no other choice but to succeed we can not fail to extremists and terrorists and Oppressive
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في..The eve of the World Economic Forum in the Dead Sea Participants in the meeting discussion "Iraq .. .The dimensions of regional security "to stop interfering in Iraqi affairs exercised by some countries and to maintain the integrity and unity of Iraqi territories and support the Iraqi government and the efforts of national reconciliation between all the components of the Iraqi people.
وقال .Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib said that Iraq's unity and territorial integrity are a Jordanian, and is vital for all countries in the region that is destabilizing Astekararah obstruction to the strategic interests of all countries of the region.
ودعا .He called Khatib Iraqis to achieve national reconciliation to convince the world need help and stop interfering in their affairs, stressing that the intervention may bring some immediate interests, but in general will affect the security and future of the region in particular and that no State was free of the risks of sectarianism. Al Khatib said this attitude toward Iraq expressed by neighboring countries during the meeting held in Sharm el-Sheikh and stressed the unity and integrity of Iraq and this is what the Iraqis Ithbetoh.
وقال .The expert said Iranian President Mohammad Larijani that the United States committed serious mistakes in Iraq when the Iraqis Sistqublonha expected and welcome the occupation of their country. He added that his country's interest that Iraq should be united, sovereign and stable Iraqi government establish peaceful relations with the countries of the region to serve their common interests.
”.The meeting in connection with the American Iranian anticipated that Iraq would be the most important files because the region no longer afford any further violence and the killing of innocent people and the use of military force, pointing out that his country was ready to enter a new phase of relations with the United States since he described as "a Middle Eastern".
من جهته.For his part, Iraqi Vice President Tariq Hashimi "Iraqis do not welcome any foreign entity on the lands and reject interference in our internal affairs", pointing out that the deteriorating security situation in Iraq will affect neighboring states that the security of all of Iraq's security in the region.
وأكد.He stressed that Iraq needs to be genuine efforts to promote the components of national reconciliation and talk about the future, peace and the renunciation of violence and move toward development and construction.
وقال .Hashemi said that Iraq needs a national alliance backed by a global alliance also requires Iraq to neighboring countries to come to terms with the Iraqi government to pave the way for resolving many outstanding problems.
واكد Hashemi stressed that the Iraqi people by 2003 was living in a climate of peaceful coexistence is not known sectarian and ethnic parties calling that play on this issue stop immediately and get out of Iraq and leave the Iraqi people deal with problems himself.
من.For his part, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih that solve the problems of Iraq is a national and a regional agreement with the United States in support of reconciliation in Iraq.
ما.Saleh stressed the need for Iraq not be an arena conflicts and settling of accounts in the region because instability means of violence, extremism and terrorism Mukda need for Iraq to neighboring countries to defeat what he called terrorism.
.The deputy pointed in the American House of the Republican Party's Colden Smith noted that failure in Iraq would change chaos and destruction in the Middle East, stressing that there is no military solution in Iraq, but a political solution and that his task is nearing completion and that the park will remain move in the streets of Iraq.
:Speaking to reporters :
.Following the interviews and statements to journalists said Iraqi Vice President Tariq Hashimi that the States is interfering in internal Iraqi affairs should realize that what is happening in Iraq would affect regional security sooner or later .. Pointing to the need to stop "fighting behalf." He stressed in statements to reporters on the need for neighboring countries encouraging the Iraqis to sit at the negotiation table for discussion and dialogue on the outstanding issues, including national reconciliation. .He called for the reform of government agencies especially the armed forces and the disbanding, pointing out that this requires difficult decisions.
.And on the subject of withdrawal from the government Hashemi said that it is not an end in itself but a means of political action to deliver a message to our government and the political process. ".Hashemi said, "We must put pressure on Iran but must also be realistic about it. I know the truth of which is causing problems not only Iran, Syria and the neighboring countries but many nations. " He explained that the "Iraqi issue has become a threat to stability in the entire region to warn everybody that what is happening."
بذلك".Hashemi added, "for the sake of national security Iranians on Iran not to interfere in my country. They must think seriously of this. "
".He emphasized that "what is needed from the neighboring countries to stop flagrant interference in the affairs of Iraq that should not be there fighting behalf."
".He added, "should be aware of these countries that what happens in Iraq will affect the security of the regional sooner or later."
-.On the multinational forces in Iraq, said Hashemi, "I do not support the vision of foreign forces in the territory of my country - this is very important - even talk about (sending) Arab and Islamic forces" to Iraq. ".He added : "There will be no safety net for these forces because they wear different hats."
وفي".On the dialogue will be between Washington and Tehran in Baghdad on 28 of the current month at the ambassadorial level Hashemi said, "ultimately I agree with the Iranians to end their interference in the affairs of Iraq, but we must not forget that it is not only Iran of interfering in Iraq."
ودعا ".The Hashemite neighboring states to "encourage the Iraqis to sit at the negotiation table for dialogue and debate on the outstanding issues including the issue of national reconciliation and participation in power and decision-making and reform of government agencies, especially the armed forces, disbanding the militias." ".He explained that "these issues needed to difficult decisions and there is disagreement and around national and consequently role of the neighboring countries to encourage Iraqis to sit at the negotiating table and encourage them to resolve these issues."
".He stressed that "the Iraqis themselves reconsideration of the convictions established after the invasion of Iraq because there are some who say that there winnings achieved," and "requested to reconsider the consequences of the political process at the present time and thus re lining up positions behind each one national project".
من .Meanwhile in a statement to reporters on the sidelines of his participation in the World Economic Forum being held in the Dead Sea said Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih need awareness that the chaos in Iraq will not remain confined to Iraq, but would be extended to the region .. He acknowledged strengths serious flaw in the political process require review and address. .Saleh added that the future of Iraq is important not only for Iraqis but for the region .. He said we hope to turn Iraq's stability, prosperity and security to the common interest of international and regional organizations. ".He continued, "everyone must realize that the chaos in Iraq will not remain confined within the borders of Iraq, but extend beyond the border and across the region and added that" the success of the forces of extremism and terrorism in Iraq would mean starting to threaten the interests of everyone in the region. " In this regard, he hoped that everyone stand in one row whether in Iraq or in the region "to counter the obscurantist." He added : we are advocates of regional understanding of the international consensus supporting the Iraqi particularly since Iraq is facing a ferocious onslaught of extremists and terrorists .. and Eugod "reservoir serious flaw in the political process requires review and address." He said that defeating terrorism in Iraq requires awareness and another case of performance-based Unison national serious and comprehensive to meet the challenges .. adding that "we have no choice but to succeed we can not fail to extremists and terrorists and obscurantist."
".Replying to a question, he said that there was a bone Iranian American interesting "We hope that these discussions do not turn into conflicts on the Iraqi arena and ending liquidate the accounts on this scene what burden on the emerging political process in Iraq and the Iraqis pay for it."
.Replying to a question about the extent to which Iraq from the World Economic Forum being held in the Dead Sea Saleh said that the opportunity to get acquainted with what is going on in the region of visions and currents around issues of the region and appropriate for Iraq to the definition of his point of view and put his vision on the issues of the region, and talk with others closely on them.



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Delegation of the territorial government discuss with Maliki the oil and Article 140 and the budget s من .Scheduled to meet the government delegation headed by Mr. Kurdstan Najirfan Barzani, head of the territorial government with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today, Monday, to discuss issues of the oil and Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution and the budget forces Bischmaraka Kurdstan.

.The newspaper said that Cordstani Noi representative of the Ministry of Peshmargas met in Baghdad yesterday with the representative of the multinational forces and the American embassy in Iraq, and discuss with them the issue of the receipt of the security file in the territory of Kurdstan by the territorial government.

.The visiting delegation from the government of the territory of Kurdstan headed Najirfan Barzani, the prime minister and the ministers of natural resources and areas outside the territory of Kurdstan the representative of the Ministry of Public s capital Baghdad to discuss several important issues with the central government.

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الـــعـــراقRepublic of Iraq
للاعلامThe Cabinet-National Information Center

Press ReleaseA press / Press Release رئيسناهاPrime Minister sum five billion dinars to compensate families forcibly displaced and returnee areas of the home

.Got approval of the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to allocate the full amount of five billion Iraqi dinars from the sum allocated for the compensation of victims of terrorism and 400 billion dinars to Baghdad governorate and distributed to families displaced and forcibly returned to home areas
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Originally Posted by Mike5200

FORMER IRAQI SECURITY PERSONNEL CALLED TO REGISTER
The Iraqi government has ordered all former intelligence and security personnel who served under Saddam Hussein to register with the Interior Ministry, state-run Al-Iraqiyah television reported on May 19. Major General Abd al-Karim Khalaf, who heads the ministry's National Command Center, said that those who fail to register will be considered threats to the state. Regarding the would-be registrants, Khalaf said: "Those whose aptitude is good will be returned to service, while those whose aptitude is [poor] will be given their pension rights based on the provisions of the pertinent law.... Those who fail to report to the ministry or police stations will be considered people who are involved in actions that are hostile to our people based on the provisions of the law, the Iraqi Constitution, and the counterterrorism law." The call-up includes people who worked for intelligence, military intelligence, public security, and special security, Khalaf said. KR

de-baath!!

Kurds reject any delay in the implementation of Article 140 on

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Kurds reject any delay in the implementation of Article 140 on Kirkuk

Irbil : A parliamentary source Kurd Kurdish political leadership's refusal to any postponement or delay in the implementation of Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution, and the normalization of conditions in Kirkuk, and confirmed that the Kurdistan parliament held a special meeting to discuss developments on this article to determine its position.

Tariq essence Sarmme Information Advisor to the President of the Kurdistan Parliament, in a telephone interview with the agency (Lucky) Italian news agency, said that "members of Parliament are awaiting the return of the government delegation, headed Najirfan Barzani, who is currently in Baghdad to hold talks on the oil and s budget and article 140, decides to convene the parliamentary session in determining a clear position of the ongoing developments on that article. " The Sarmme that "the political leadership and the presidency of the Kurdish Parliament will never accept any delay or postponement in the implementation of the article which is a mistake Ahmara for the Kurdish people, and we are awaiting the results of consultations conducted by the government delegation, which will meet with Iraqi officials in Baghdad to discuss several issues including the proposed amendments to the Constitution."

The leading figure in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, had indicated this morning that the Kurdish leadership and the territorial government rejected a proposal by the government of Nuri al-Maliki to postpone the implementation of Article 140 for three years.

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He stressed that "the Kurds demanding the implementation of that article in the constitutional timeframe assessed." Mullah Bakhtiar member of the Political Bureau of the Party Talabani, in a symposium held today in Dohuk governorate based on the location (Byamunir) Kurdi, said said that "any delay in the implementation of the above-mentioned article is not in the interest of the people of Kurdistan, in the event article to postpone for another three years, the central government would be stronger from the economic point of this has changed the political situation in Iraq, then that may not want the government to implement article Accordingly, we must not lose this precious opportunity of our hands and work towards accelerating the implementation and not to postpone it. " He said that "the government delegation, who is currently in Baghdad will exercise considerable pressure on the Iraqi government to accelerate the implementation of that article."

It is noteworthy that a large delegation from the Kurdistan Alliance, headed by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Iraqi Aref Taifour, a leading figure in the Patriotic Union of Dr. Fouad Massoum had held intensive consultations with the Kurdish leaders in the last two days in order to unify and Kurdish views on the current developments regarding the implementation of this article with the approach of parliamentary debates on amendments the constitutional demands of some Iraqi parties to amend Article 140 also among the proposed articles of the amendment.

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Originally Posted by rvalreadydang

Delegation of the territorial government discuss with Maliki the oil and Article 140 and the budget s من .Scheduled to meet the government delegation headed by Mr. Kurdstan Najirfan Barzani, head of the territorial government with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today, Monday, to discuss issues of the oil and Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution and the budget forces Bischmaraka Kurdstan.

.The newspaper said that Cordstani Noi representative of the Ministry of Peshmargas met in Baghdad yesterday with the representative of the multinational forces and the American embassy in Iraq, and discuss with them the issue of the receipt of the security file in the territory of Kurdstan by the territorial government.

.The visiting delegation from the government of the territory of Kurdstan headed Najirfan Barzani, the prime minister and the ministers of natural resources and areas outside the territory of Kurdstan the representative of the Ministry of Public s capital Baghdad to discuss several important issues with the central government.

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the govt is in almost total control of all the territories security wise now.

OPEC President : sufficient supplies in the oil market

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Seoul (Reuters) - Mohamed Al-Hameli OPEC President reaffirmed on Monday that sufficient oil supplies in world markets and can be regarded supply greater than the demand and said that the prices are high because of the problems of the refining industry of America.

He said Al-Hameli told Reuters "very adequate supply in the market. Indeed, the supply exceeds the demand. The problem in the (Gaza) refinery in the United States ... They do not become fully employed. "

Visiting Al-Hameli, Minister of Oil in the United Arab Emirates, South Korea in the framework of an official visit by the chairman of the Emirates.

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Originally Posted by rvalreadydang

الـــعـــراقRepublic of Iraq
للاعلامThe Cabinet-National Information Center

Press ReleaseA press / Press Release رئيسناهاPrime Minister sum five billion dinars to compensate families forcibly displaced and returnee areas of the home

.Got approval of the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to allocate the full amount of five billion Iraqi dinars from the sum allocated for the compensation of victims of terrorism and 400 billion dinars to Baghdad governorate and distributed to families displaced and forcibly returned to home areas
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finally getting around to paying this out now?? it was originally scheduled to be handed out in december 2006 i believe.

Diminished prospects Gulf currency unification in 2010

21 / 05 / 2007 15:07 (GMT)

Diminished prospects Gulf unified currency entry into force in 2010 as planned by the government's decision to link the Kuwaiti dinar basket of currencies instead of the American dollar.

According to Sheikh Said senior economist at the Saudi Commercial National Bank of Kuwait that the resolution makes it difficult to implement the necessary preparations to put up a unified currency.

However, Kuwaiti Finance Minister Badr Al-Humaidi said his country's idea of the unified Gulf currency and commitment of all the financial criteria necessary for their implementation.

The Kuwaiti minister pointed out that the decision of disengagement between the dinar and the dollar aims to fight inflation, which reached 4% due to the devaluation of the dollar.

Kuwaiti minister did not rule out the possibility that Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to take a similar decision.

Radio Sawa - تضاؤل اØ*تمالات توØ*يد عملة الخليج عام 2010