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Calm hangs over Baghdad after the decision curfews
(Voice of Iraq) - 11-24-2006

Calm hangs over Baghdad after the decision curfews Baghdad / Nina / calm prevailed on the Iraqi capital Baghdad this morning after the government decision to impose curfew in effect from eight in the evening yesterday and until further notice

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Alalosi : reconciliation is open to believers in an Iraq democratic
(Voice of Iraq) - 11-24-2006

Alalosi : reconciliation is open to believers in an Iraq democratic, pluralistic The Iraqi Ministry of Defense reveals outlaws and pave the way to solve the militia BAGHDAD : Alaa Hassan An official at the Iraqi Ministry of Defense who preferred not to reveal his name, the importance of arms in the hands of the State Survey, He pointed out that the ministry was about the announcement of the armed groups outside the law to take the necessary action against them. The government intends to take action to solve the Iraqi militias, where informed the leaders of political parties and parliamentary blocs importance of adhering to the recommendations made in this regard, whether by the government or the political council of Iraqi national security step to address the deteriorating security situation in the country. The MP said the united Iraqi coalition military Sami "Al-Watan" : "Disbanding requires a great deal of political forces and parliamentary blocs in assisting the government steps in this regard." He added : "Committee for Security and Defense in the parliament took it upon themselves to diagnose their links to armed groups and parties and Iraqi forces proposals are submitted to the concerned bodies include the annexation of the militias to the security agencies or benefit from the protection of state institutions and enterprises as well as punish security officials who provide the support for the militia elements. " He pointed to the predominance of military militias in the Iraqi street because of the security vacuum left by the foreign forces to divest itself of maintaining the security of Iraqis. In the context of the achievement of national reconciliation draft, member of the Higher Commission for reconciliation and national dialogue example Alalosi "Al-Watan" : "Many think that the draft reconciliation Prime Minister and supported by the House and this is not true but it is a project sponsored by the Iraqi parties and organizations before the formation of the government and the reaction by the President and Prime Minister and the House of Representatives by an absolute majority and needs to be a long few months is not enough to achieve it." He added : "There is a major issue that we have hundreds of thousands of martyrs Is reconcile with those who kill those martyrs to reconcile with the mother? this question always raised with this note that the national political parties that want to build Iraq have taken is done with the concept of and find out clear criteria Those who must discuss with them to believe that prior to April 9, 2003 was Iraq under the rule of dictatorial and brutal human Abad, lit wars and discuss and reconcile them must believe that my father Mucrateh come through peaceful elections and delivery of power. " Regarding openness to the draft reconciliation Baathists said : "Baathists who committed crimes and led wars and massacres and killings in the intelligence services, must be applied to the Criminal Code and was either a teacher or an officer or working with another body forced to be registered in that party is a citizen has rights like other Iraqis." He continued : "The project of national reconciliation open to all Iraqi forces that believe in the seriousness of the importance of building a pluralistic democratic regime in Iraq."

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Talks between the Iraqi government and the rebels « (Voice of Iraq) - 11-24-2006

Western diplomats and attended by officers from the Joint Forces ... » London life-24 / 11 / 06 / / The newspaper «» British Times yesterday that the Iraqi government will be held next week talks with representatives of the rebel groups in an attempt to contain the violence. The paper quoted Minister for the Iraqi National Dialogue Akram Hakim, as saying that the conference will be held for one day in 28 or November 29 (November) and will pave the way for another meeting outside Iraq. It added, quoting the same source «We are in touch indirectly with them and exchange messages with them through intermediaries». He continued that the rebels «said they are ready to enter the political process». The newspaper said that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will attend with other officials and deputies Conference, which also called for American and British diplomats and officers of the military coalition in Iraq. The conference, which will include a twice-postponed terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda organization «», and «» Mahdi Army, but will discuss the issue of the Shiite militias. Hakim said that delegates from the government met members of the Baath Party «», which was dissolved, The government and the Iraqi parliament to agree formally to the presence of the rebels and members of the Baath Party «» Conference. He explained that Al-Maliki and Hakim agreed to the talks with the opposition he faces in the ranks of the Shiites.

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Zakat law and the situation in Iraq in the Gulf papers «
(Voice of Iraq) - 11-24-2006

In today's edition of «» Gulf papers discuss Mohamed Qahtani in the first part of the controversy in the arena on the Kuwaiti Zakat and a lawsuit filed by some deputies sponsoring the law against Mr. Muhammad Almehri. In the second part of the program deals with the issue of Iraq and the risk of explosion and the loss of internal bets national reconciliation, , as well as regional interventions and race gains on the Iraqi arena, The question is wasted and Washington compass choices between poor control and the difficulty of the withdrawal? Participants in the dialogue active Iraqi Dr. Samira Al-Bayati and Dr. Mohamed Abdaljbar carp writer and political analyst of Iraq. Notably, The program «» Gulf papers presented two week on Thursday and Friday at nine p.m. on Channel «elite» in orbit, which is prepared and presented by Mohamed Al-Qahtani, The team of researchers Nasser al-Mutairi and Mohammed Saleh al-Munif, and get Jawad Abdullah.

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Harsh conditions await refugees in Iraq this winter
(Voice of Iraq) - 11-24-2006

Shiites and Sunnites teams sectarian violence exhaustive camps in Sulaymaniyah Baghdad-Reuters : summer was bad, But winter will be the worst in Iraq. The United Nations said the day before yesterday, Since the severe decline in the temperature of Iraq, fled nearly half a million of sectarian violence to other parts of the country. He said Abdul-Hussein Sajid, a senior clan, and was wearing traditional clothes and who drinks tea and sit on the carpet outside his hut. , which has become housing for his family, consisting of 23 individuals over the past few years, «We do not have electricity or running water». He added, sitting squat amid the dust and flies in the new camp, a charity run by Shiite belonging to the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr on the outskirts of Baghdad. «no longer able to live in this manner from now on». He said Sajid, He is among about seven thousand Shiite living in the camps of the region. after fleeing from the town gravel south of the capital, the impact of armed attack of the year their homes several months ago : «must do something to help us rebuild our lives». After the kidnapping and killing of one of his sons. Sajid left the house, which owned and sold his car to buy a steel mill and to build a shack consisting of three rooms, currently living with his sons and their wives and their children. Despite the low temperatures at night Sajid said that he does not hope to return to their homes. He said «If I enter the road from here until the gravel edge will not come back ... I can not sleep at night because I am concerned lasting peace. I do not feel safe and I am going amid Shiite areas How can think of no traffic Sneh again ». And Sajid of not less than 420 thousand displaced from their homes to other places inside Iraq during the nine months, Following the bombing of a large Shiite Mazar in Samarra, It is the dawn of a series of acts of sectarian violence and fears of the possibility of the outbreak of civil war the country. He said the guise of Noruz and the Iraqi Ministry of Immigration, «The numbers may be much higher because many people do not register their transition, We expect increasing numbers ». According to a report of the United Nations the day before yesterday that 100 thousand others are leaving Iraq a month, , which is equivalent to a relatively migration million American each month, thus depleting Iraq of skills and competencies, , which is in desperate need. The United Nations said in its report, «winter, which is fast approaching adds considerable fears for the safety of those most at risk». He said Walid Jihad, he tried the same heat in a tent in the town of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdish mountain is located about 330 kilometers north of Baghdad. Shiite militias, who have been forced to leave home, «forced to leave home without a good reason». He added Jihad, aged 37, a Sunni Arab from Karbala, It is a stronghold of the Shiite, The official said that gunmen Amhloh 48 hours to get out of town. «I live in the tent because we practice democracy bush, weak forces killed ». The refugee camps in Sulaymaniyah, , which depend on charitable assistance from neighbors Kurds and the International Committee of the Red Crescent, may be an example of a secular, Many Iraqis who say they remember, as Sunnis and Shiites live in tents side by side. In other areas manage existing parties on the basis of religion separate camps. Isam who works in the charitable organization. supervised by Sadr volunteered to work in the camp. Sajid, who lived next to the gravel. And remember, there are some year there. but he said that fear pushed them to stay a few months. He said «a lack of confidence. It is scandalous ». Moreover year blamed on the al-Mahdi army's issued in some of the worst acts of violence, launched by the death squads, and sectarian , which is the accusation that deny Essam. The movement gained great popularity, in view of the submission of social assistance in the areas in which the State has failed, in a model similar to the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah in Lebanon. Raise rearing hundreds of thousands of children in such atmosphere, some 26 million Iraqis under the age of eight years, fears about the aggravation of the lack of confidence between the communities. The United Nations said that there was growing evidence that the gunmen had deliberately housing families displaced from their faction in the same houses displaced from the other community, fled from their homes, This reduces the chances of correcting this trend. The hardliners strict about others is apparent in many of the suburbs of Baghdad. which was once home to a rich mix of ethnic, vibrant throughout the ages. but it «ethnic cleansing». Turning them into easy targets of the attacks of competition. As the mortar battles between neighborhoods new phenomenon recalls the situation in Lebanon during the era of the seventies of the last century. And the two gunmen in the Sunni hung on the eastern bank of the Tigris river. daily bickering mortar fire with the Mahdi Army in Sadr City, his stronghold. He said Abu Ahmed. an electrician who works in the poor Shiite neighborhood Husseinieh north of the capital, he escaped from the home of the gunmen year in Amiriyah, west of Baghdad, but he now feared for his life because the gunmen in his new trading heavy fire on a regular basis with the Sunnis in the neighborhood of Rashdiya. He added «Mtajj violence in the region. Sonia married and now her family fell to me ... Sometimes I wish that Ashu, and I find that all this was just a nightmare ».

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شهرIraq : 152 dead in four bombings, three thousand widow of each month

24 November 2006 (Iraq Directory)
The Ministry of Trade announced that the Secretariat of the Cabinet authorized the Minister of Trade, Dr. Abd-ul-Flalah Hassan Assudani, to negotiating with Singapore to study the proposed convention for the development of economic relations between the two countries.

A source in the ministry said in a press statement today: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed sending a delegation to Singapore to discuss relations between the two countries, after the ministries related to the subject had shown the nature of action taken and coping mechanisms between the two sides." He added: "The Ministry of Trade is negotiating with the Singaporean side on the draft convention in line with the proposed authorization from the Secretariat of the Cabinet, which is in the process of setting up mechanisms for the Convention and the nature of paragraphs to work according to, and to serve new prospects for the development of relations between the two countries and enhancing them. The source continued: "The Ministry of Trade has prepared a study of the activation of joint relations with many countries of the world in the economic field."

Cabinet authorizes the Ministry of Trade to negotiate with Singapore | Iraq Updates

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شهرIraq : 152 dead in four bombings, three thousand widow of each month

I suspect its a lame attempt at photo shopping a photo. As we know even papers screw up. JMHO

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24 November 2006 (PortAl Iraq)
On Nov. 20 the European Commission and the Iraqi government began negotiating a European Union (EU)-Iraq Trade and Cooperation Agreement which seeks to progressively strengthen the EU's relations with Iraq and integrate Iraq in the world economy.

"This is an important moment in our relations with Iraq," External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said. "Through this agreement we will for the first time establish contractual relations. This is a natural step for the Commission which has supported substantially the Iraqi reconstruction and the political process since 2003. Clearly, for this agreement to achieve its full potential, a stable and secure environment in Iraq will be necessary."

Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner along with Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson represent the Commission in the talks in Brussels with Barham Salih, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs.

"Establishing this framework for EU-Iraq trade relations is a small part of Iraq's difficult road to stability," Commissioner Mandelson said. "Those committed to Iraq's peaceful future must begin planning for it now."

This agreement aims to improve the trade arrangements between Iraq and the EU in areas such as: trade in goods, services, measures to encourage investment, customs, intellectual and industrial property rights and public procurement rules. Cooperation could cover a number of economic areas, as well as in the human development and poverty reduction field, environment, culture and education.

By entering into negotiations for contractual relations with Iraq, the EU aims to:

Facilitate 's engagement with the international community and with the EU in particular, to the benefit of the internal and regional stabilization process.

Stimulate and anchor ongoing institutional and socio-economic reforms at both policy and operational levels.

Contribute to the socio-economic development of

and to the improvement of Iraq's living conditions.

Promote bilateral trade relations in accordance with World Trade Organization (WTO) principles.

Ensure a minimum level of predictability, transparency and legal certainty for economic operators.

During his visit, Deputy Prime Minister Salih will also hold separate bilateral talks with Commissioners Ferrero-Waldner and Mandelson. With Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner, discussions are likely to focus on the general political and security situation in the country and Commission assistance to alleviate the situation for the population as well as means to promote national reconciliation. The meeting with Commissioner Mandelson will be an occasion to share views on the long-term bilateral trade relations between the EU and Iraq.

Since 2003, the European Commission has contributed euro 720 million towards the reconstruction of Iraq with a focus on assisting Iraqi people in accessing basic services, furthering democracy and promoting good governance. In 2006, the Iraqi government has proposed that a Compact be developed to build a new partnership between Iraq and the international community. The Commission supports this initiative, which should aim to promote political, economic and social development in the country. Lately, the Commission has also stepped up its presence in Baghdad and has opened a Delegation.

EU, Iraq launch negotiations for trade and cooperation agreement | Iraq Updates

24 November 2006 (PortAl Iraq)
The Iraq National Microfinance Summit organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded IZDIHAR project Nov. 14 to 15 in Erbil attracted more than 100 participants to a discussion of the role of microfinance in economic development and job creation in Iraq.

The audience included Iraqi and international microfinance practitioners, private sector partners, government officials, international financial institutions and USAID representatives.

"The Summit for the first time brings together all the stakeholders to take stock of the industry as it exists today," IZDIHAR Chief of Party Baljit Vohra said at the Summit. "Microfinance, as defined in Iraq, creates employment and self-employment opportunities. We look forward to the deliberations of this summit helping to outline a strategy for this sector that will lay the foundation for a thriving microfinance industry in Iraq."

"Given the unique environment in which microfinance institutions operate in Iraq, there are no real precedents to draw on for guidance. This Summit assisted donors in formulating practical programs with realistic expectations for microfinance in Iraq," USAID's Greg Howell said.



Summit outlines strategies for microfinance industry in Iraq | Iraq Updates