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Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations IV - advocates of Kuwait and the compensation

Published by some media recently been the subject titled "Advocates Kuwait: our right to compensation for (aggression) Iraqi project" in which he addressed some of the gentlemen elders refused our call to the clergy and the people of fatwas in Kuwait to issue a fatwa that prohibited taking the compensation more than the increase for the lost funds.

We thank the Iraqi media interest in the topic, which has become a national issue and not restricted to the Ministry of Transport or its minister, but as you can see there is almost a meeting of the Iraqi street to express their resentment and anger on the attitudes of the Kuwaitis, especially Maitalq the problems raised with the Iraqi Airways .. Must us to begin to show that we do not serve as fatwas, or twist Guide legitimate in determining what may and may not be and the extent of applicability of the hadeeth narrated by Ibn Masood (who contributed an unjust authority of God be upon him) in the entire Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations, we ask, through common sense and without tweaking and circulation and to justify positions, as they say "No lost on the course jurist" We have to wonder if there were any damage caused by the Kuwaiti invasion of Kuwait, Saddam does the Bible allow the street to be more than the damage awards that have taken place? Is it according to the sharia compensation for damage illusionary and exaggerated? If the place of the verse cited by the gentlemen callers and is contained in the issue of compensation as the Almighty says, "So make reconciliation between them justly Okstoa that God loves those" Is it justice and fairness that the compensation is excessive and most of the damage?!

Even more surprisingly, in each tower will is the reasoning of Mr. Gnostic compensation is permissible to take more damage depending on the thefts that occur in IRAQ! This is the case regardless of the validity or Sagmha or boundaries but it is not a legitimate reason to be leaving Iraq money or justification to bypass the legitimate borders of compensation .. Especially that every Muslim knows that the Atjoz theft even from the thief, let alone money and property of the people and the blessings of a country?!

That our invitation was addressed to opinion makers and the people of fatwas in Kuwait as the most compliance with limits of legality and parameters of law based on the saying says, "not hatred Cnian people that do not canceling is closer to piety" As politicians, who proceed from the base of "I and my brother against my cousin," talk with them take the matter further.

Amer Abdul-Jabbar Ismail

http://nahrain.com/d/news/10/05/100525ab.htm

Politicians and analysts: Iraq on a date with the chaos once every 4 years due to the parliamentary system

Politicians and analysts said that the lack of Iraq to the presidential regime and the adoption of the principle of the coalition government, parliamentary, will make the country a date with the «stagnation and anxiety» once every 4 years, and open to regional interference is wide, because the «recipe failure» in unstable societies, while the deputies said that it is is possible to change this system in the future if necessary.

Iraqis currently locked in the third test to form a parliamentary coalition since 2003, which requests all the time, many months have paralyzed the country and stop economic activity and raise the political problems that threaten security.

Previously, Iraqi politicians, including Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, dismissed the parliamentary system and a recipe for weak government and want a stable country to apply, while requiring Iraq a centralized strong presidential system like the United States, where President-elect able to form his ministry and left for the Parliament to exert control.

In a statement to »World» Adnan Aldenbos member of the Iraqi List, said the parliamentary system «failure in Iraq a failure» explanation by saying «that such a system would not can succeed in an environment, an environment of Iraq, especially that contradictions abound and the community is not accustomed to this pattern during the past decades».

Aldenbos demanding a change of regime in the country, saying «you must change the political system from presidential to parliamentary, or to apply the experience of France, which Itnasf governance between the presidential and parliamentary».

But he says the current system «through so that all parties in power and get the spoils, either a presidential system of power will remain, however, one party, although it almost brings stability».

In the opinion of the writer and media Fadel Nashmi Iraq «will continue to face a catastrophe due to the parliamentary system which requires the winning parties to negotiate for months to form a government, which is open to wide interventions».

Nashmi believes that Britain, for instance able to adopt this system «is a stable country, and can not imagine that Germany is for example to intervene in its affairs and obstruction of understanding by the parties in the Ministry».

It is believed that the presidential system will allow «voters choose a president alone shall form a government, left for the Parliament to monitor and be held accountable, what is wrong with this?».

And on the concerns expressed by some of the presidential system that allows the emergence of a new dictator in Iraq, says Nashmi «Does this mean that a parliamentary system, prevent the emergence of dictatorship, but represent the parties in power today, a form of dictatorship and corruption? Notice how the parliament can not hold his ministers because they are the same parliamentary blocs».

For his part, believed Hamid Almala member of the Iraqi National Coalition, that the problem is not in the political system on the grounds that the parliamentary system is not new in the world.

According to »World» Kalriasip other systems that «is not without some flaws», pointing out that «the present stage of experience accumulated by the personalization of the problems, and therefore some of the crises caused by people not systems of the State Administration». It is believed burdensome that many countries have begun through the parliamentary system, after a period turned into a presidential system, which requires to achieve in Iraq «that there is a consensus by all political elements» suggesting that the «constitution in its current form does not accept any modification or change on this issue The issue requires the approval of 3 provinces to achieve, which is difficult now »he says.

The Raundozi Faryad, a member of the Kurdistan Alliance, says that of the «too early to half of the parliamentary system failure in Iraq, The years of the past years were good in terms of legislation and to achieve some security and stability».

And about the difficulties preventing the formation of the new government to say Raundozi »World» that there are mechanisms and parliamentary systems «facilitate the process of government formation» The current problems are due mainly to the U.S. experience in Iraq «modern era and we expect that is encountered more difficult conditions than before».

He says the bloc believes that the combination of sectarian and ethnic Iraq «requires adherence to the rules of parliamentary can be developed through trial and revealed a bug in the constitutional life», stressing that the imbalance «is not the system itself but in the political mentality that deal with the task of forming the government».

http://www.alaalem.com/index.php?aa=news&id22=9565

Ali Adeeb: United States is keen to speed up the formation of the government

He said the leadership of the coalition of the rule of law Ali al-Adeeb, Tuesday, the United States is keen on forming an Iraqi government as soon as the receive task of running the country, in order to prevent a constitutional vacuum and security in conjunction with the date of reduction in U.S. troops.

He said al-Adeeb told (Voices of Iraq) that the United States is keen on forming an Iraqi government as quickly as possible, to be able to receive the reins of responsibility and to prevent a constitutional vacuum and security in the country, pointing out that the U.S. government and U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, mainly occupied in the complexities of the Iraqi file and find solutions to problems , especially that Iraq is going through a period of time sensitive and important relationship between the formation of the new government and reduce the number of U.S. troops to 50 000 troops during the month of August next across the country."

He revealed the leadership of the Dawa Party led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said the U.S. certain perceptions will try to put in the dialogues to be held between the blocks in the process of forming the government, expressing his vision the possibility of response blocks some of the proposals to be submitted by the Americans, as well as the presence of other blocs will be rejected.

The writer stressed the need to change perceptions of Americans about the Iraqi political scene in the light of reality in the country, showing it other than the initial perceptions that they own, "But the United States would avoid what is happening in Iraq because this is not realistic."

http://radionawa.com/ar/NewsDetailN....952&LinkID=151

Iyad Allawi denies the existence of a deal to rotate the presidency of the government with al-Maliki

Leader of Iraqi National List, Iyad Allawi, a deal to rotate the presidency of the government with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, calling for foreign forces not to interfere in the Iraqi issue.

Allawi said in his statement that "the Iraqi List does not believe the policy of axes, chopping and exclusion, stressing the need for the governance of the country on the basis of equal partnership between all Iraqis, noting that the government include all Iraqi spectrum the program and clearly leads to security and stability."

The leader of the list that was scheduled to meet last Saturday, Maliki, but Maliki apologized at the last moment, "adding that he was probably busy, but that he will seek another appointment with him, and would be meeting was not held in connection with transactions, but rather to discuss the government program."

Allawi said he hoped that the regional interference does not occur in internal Iraqi affairs in any form, pointing to the existence of clear evidence of interference from some parties, by his words.

He admitted, "Allawi that he was a nationalist extremist and was refusing to deal with minorities, noting that he was wrong attitude has left and is now adopting the idea of pan-Arabism, which provides open, civilized coexistence constructively with all parties and with non-Arab recognition of conservatively," he said.

http://www.radiodijla.com/cgi-bin/ne...-25%2008:36:43

Financial control: to study the possibility cope with the transition from the Development Fund for Iraq to an alternative system

Chairman of the Board of Supreme Audit Court considered the possibilities that can cope with the transition from the Development Fund for Iraq to an alternative system which may endanger the Iraqi money to a loss of international immunity and thus into custody.

Dr. Abdul Basit Turki (of the Agency by news) said Tuesday that the Court examined the mechanisms proposed to ensure immunity to Iraqi funds abroad and the role of the International Organization and the United States in this, as the government's efforts to settle the outstanding debt and successes with the Paris Club countries to reach a settlement More than 51 billion dollars.

He added that reached with creditor countries outside the Paris Club to adjustments in accordance with conditions similar to the club of nations with the exception of 13 countries, including countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council reaffirms the commitment of the Government of Iraq and demands the settlement of debt inherited from the former regime, resolution and addressed.The symposium was attended by Cabinet chairpersons for the purpose of informing them of developments in the work of the SAI and the Iraqi Committee of Financial Experts of the interdependence of their work.

http://www.ikhnews.com/go_ar.php?id=1274765364

Council of Ministers approves the establishment of m.obile company linked to the Ministry of Communications

Communications and Post Ministry declared on Monday that the Iraqi Council of Ministers approved on establishing a m.obile company that relates directly to the Iraqi Communications Ministry.

"The Council of Ministers approved on establishing a M.obile company that relates to the Communications Ministry, not to the National Communications Board," Farouk Abdel Rahman, the Transport Minister said in a press conference on Monday.

"The company that the ministry plans to establish during the next phase is from the fourth generation of communications as it is characterized with important services such as Internet and Video," Abdel Rahman said.

"The Ministry of Communications has received offers from 10-15 Telecom companies that want to win the contract of the new company, but the ministry did not receive the bids of the companies till now," he added.

There are three m.obile companies working in Iraq: Asia cell, Iraqna and Athir, companies which announced their merger last year under one administration "Zain Iraq"; the companies are monitored by the Iraqi Communications Board in Iraq.

The three companies were subject to many fines by a committee formed by the Council of Ministers headed by the Finance Minister, Baqir Al-Zubaidi and the membership of a number of ministers and general managers due to the poor communications service in all Iraqi provinces.

The m.obile communications companies in Iraq, particularly Zain Iraq, attributed the reasons behind the poor quality of communications service to the impact of U.S. troops frequency and its interference with the frequencies of communications towers of the company, which was denied by the ministry after confirming practically that the frequencies used by the U.S. military in Iraq don’t interfere with any other frequencies.

http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/2/148771/

Maliki calls on foreign companies to invest in Iraq

The outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called Monday on the foreign companies to invest in Iraq after a suitable ground has been prepared.

"I invite the foreign investment companies to come to Iraq and investment after the creation of a suitable ground for them through new legislation and government facilities," Al-Maliki said during a ceremony of laying the cornerstone of the Baghdad Gate residential complex at Muthanna airport in the capital Baghdad.

The Prime Minister urged foreign companies to "make the most out of everything available in Iraq " before adding that "All Iraqi provinces have turned into workshops and construction sites."

"In each district and province there is a project," Maliki said inviting the foreign companies invest in Iraq.

http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/2/148682/

Joint venture aims for big Iraq oil sector contracts

Al Habtoor Leighton is chasing a construction package worth US$700 million (Dh2.57 billion) in Iraq’s oil sector as it capitalises on the country’s plans to expand production.

Laurie Voyer, the managing director and chief e.xecutive of Al Habtoor Leighton, said the company was in the process of finalising a deal that involves two contracts for an offshore oil rig.

“It will be offshore activity so security will be less of an issue,” he said. “Regardless, the prospect is a good one.”

Mr Voyer was speaking yesterday on the sidelines of MEED’s Arabian World Construction Summit in Abu Dhabi but did not reveal any further details.

Al Habtoor, the joint venture between Dubai’s Al Habtoor Engineering and Australia’s Leighton International that is also building a presence in Saudi Arabia, is among the first UAE contractors to enter Iraq, which is the holder of the world’s third-biggest proved oil reserves.

Construction opportunities in the country are emerging as insurgency eases and the government spends $180bn on building roads, schools, hospitals and homes, and developing its oil and gas sectors.

Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), a Greek company with a significant presence in the UAE, has also recently started operations in Basra, according to its ****utive vice president of operations Samer Khoury.

Developers including Abu Dhabi’s Al Maabar and Bloom Properties and Dubai’s Damac Properties announced in 2007 and 2008 plans to build their own projects in Iraq. Last year, Deyaar Developments said it was also considering a move into the country.

But expansion plans were set back by the global downturn, with most companies instead concentrating on finishing projects at home.

This could be about to change, according to Sami al Araji, the chairman of Iraq’s National Investment Commission.

“UAE companies are considering plans to construct 150,000 housing units throughout Iraq,” Mr al Araji said during a forum between Iraqi and UAE government officials in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan last week.

He added that projects under discussion were worth $70bn.

One million new homes are planned across the country, with 140,000 units in Iraqi Kurdistan, Mr al Araji said.

Contractors who benefited from the UAE’s construction boom are also looking for work in other oil-rich countries such as Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, as they adjust to the downturn.

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs....705249912/1005

Iraq set to cash in on peace
There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about Iraq's future

One of the consequences of budget squeeze in Europe and the United States is that we will no longer be able to afford the sort of discretionary military adventures (and misadventures) that have defined the past 20 years. There has been barely a year since the fall of the Soviet Union when British or American troops have not seen action. The 'peace dividend' that we assumed would follow from the end of the Cold War has not been delivered and our armed forces have been asked to fight in conflict after conflict. From the first Gulf War to Kosovo, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and then back to Iraq again; it is hardly surprising that the British are suffering war-weariness and even the gung-ho Americans are starting to wonder when the bloodshed will end.

Of these engagements, the defining conflict of the past 20 years was the second Gulf War and the toppling of Saddam Hussein. There are few people who seriously believe that Saddam did not deserve to be removed from power: he was a tyrant, a murderer and a threat to peace in the Middle East.

However, the actual reasons given for going to war in Iraq were not so solid. WMD, regime change, democracy… the political arguments kept changing. George Bush and Tony Blair pursued war and seemed to make up the reasons for doing so as they went along. But that is in the past and Bush and Blair will be judged by history. The question now is whether Iraq can return to the fold of civilised countries or whether it will descend into anarchy and become another Afghanistan.

On a positive note, the security situation in Iraq appears to be improving. Regular visitors say it is almost unrecognisable from the country wracked by violence even two years ago. Political stability may also be within grasp and a tentative rebuilding programme is under way. Airlines are beginning to fly into the country again, opening it up to trade and investment. Iraq Airways now flies into London and flyDubai, the low cost carrier, is connecting the country to Dubai's massive hub.

There are certainly plenty of reasons to be optimistic about Iraq's future, not least because it is sitting on the world's second largest reserves of oil. There are at least 115 million barrels that will be relatively easy to extract and a further 220 million barrels that are unproven. Iraq also has the world's 10th largest natural gas reserves.

Perhaps more importantly, Iraq has plenty of water and arable land. Investment in agriculture could turn the country into a breadbasket for the Gulf region, as it was in ancient times.

Iraq also benefits from an educated workforce and a culture that has endured for more than 5,000 years. If the security and political situation continue to improve, these factors will play an important role in laying the foundations for a modern and prosperous state.

From a business point of view, this presents opportunities for those willing to bet that Iraq will not slip back into chaos. The Iraqi Government has estimated that $180 billion (Dh660bn) will be needed in the short term to rebuild basic infrastructure and further billions will be pumped into the oil and gas industry, which is stepping up investment and production at long last.

So far, much of the foreign direct investment has come from the Middle East but moneymen in the City of London will get their first chance to take part in the rebuilding of Iraq this week with the launch of two new funds.

MerchantBridge, an investment firm that specialises in the Middle East, is launching the Mesopotamia Fund, which will be listed on the Iraq Stock Exchange and invest in local companies. MerchantBridge is hoping to raise $50 million initially and a further $40m for another investment in a cement factory outside Baghdad.

The firm, in partnership with LaFarge, the French cement producer, and the International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank, wants to rehabilitate the cement factory and increase production from 300,000 tonnes a year to 1.8 million tonnes.

These are small steps but important ones. The rest of the world still sees Iraq as a basket case but that perception will change as people start to see the opportunities and potential in the country. Hopefully, Iraq will be able to cash in its 'peace dividend' even if the West has not.

http://www.business24-7.ae/opinion/c...05-25-1.248107

5 ambassadors, international companies discuss oil sector development

Ambassadors of five countries and a group of international companies’ representatives held a meeting on Tuesday at the Basra International Airport with a number of local officials on the development of the oil sector in the province, a source from the local council said.

“Ambassadors of the United States, Britain, Japan, Netherlands and Italy and representatives of a group of international companies discussed on Tuesday (May 25) with Chairman of the Basra Council, Jabbar Amin, and a number of the local council the development of the oil sector in the province,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The meeting aimed at speeding up the development process of the oil sector and creating more job opportunities to citizens as well as discussing ways to overcome obstacles facing this sector,” he added.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=132239