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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr returns to Iraq abruptly

He returned to civilian Najaf on Wednesday, suddenly the leader of Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr, after an absence of three-year stint in Iran after disagreements with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who launched an armed campaign against the Mahdi Army of the stream in 2007 and said close to him later that he had left in order to receive in the Iranian city of Qom religious sciences.

Sadr's return comes to Iraq after the settlement of problems with al-Maliki and his participation with a number of ministers in his new power, which was formed in addition to the recently elected leader of the mainstream Qusay al-Suhail senior vice president of the Chamber of Deputies.

A source at the Sadr office in Najaf said Sadr had arrived in Najaf after leaving Iraq for more than three and a half years without giving any further details about this return, according to the agency quoted him as Alsumaria News ..

Iraqi sources said that the settlement between Maliki and Sadr have been achieved the pressure required to release Iranian prisoners of Sadr movement and the amnesty for those convicted of them compared to the current post in the government. And strengthened relations between the Sadrists and the Iraqi government following a meeting with Maliki in November (November) past the chest during his visit to Iran that led to the current support for Maliki's nomination for a second term.

And led Maliki back in 2007 a military campaign in which U.S. and Iraqi forces against militants from Ansar al-Sadr from Basra, the largest city in southern Iraq called the Charge of the Knights quickly spread to the rest of the southern provinces nine in addition to the capital Baghdad, killing dozens of them and arresting hundreds of others.

The left chest impact Iraq and headed to the Iranian city of Qom to his studies and get a degree of diligence, which allows him to enjoy under the leadership of religious and political, but he was not yet known whether al-Sadr had completed his seminary in Qom, and got this rank higher religious ..

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Analysts: al-Sadr returned to Iraq to open new horizons for joint action

Comprehensive "said political analyst Abdul-Qader al-Sadr's return was expected because his stay in Iran was a temporary to complete his religious education, noting that his presence near the leaders of the political process in Iraq would overcome many difficulties and problems.

For his part, said political analyst Repin Messenger Sadr is trying to open a new page with the rest of the political forces and open new horizons for joint action with the rest of the lists of Iraqi Sunni and Kurdish.

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3 Large Iraqi Communications Contracts This Year

The Iraqi Ministry of Communications announced on Wednesday that it will offer three “large” investment projects during this year.

The Ministry’s spokesman, Samor Ali Hassoun, told AKnews that the three projects are for normal telephone lines, Baghdad Communications Tower, and post offices.

The Ministry’s preparations regarding this offer are ongoing, and international companies will be encouraged to apply as they are more qualified and have the experience in this field.

Hassoun said that the ministry’s activity during the coming phase will mostly depend on these investment projects, because the ministry does not have enough cash to implement its own projects in accordance with the financial budgets.

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The sale of Zain UAE's Etisalat and its impact on the Iraqi telecommunications sector

Raised the sale by Zain of Kuwait to Etisalat of the UAE economy, the attention of specialists and telecommunications sector in the countries of Persian Gulf.

The UAE's Etisalat announced earlier that the purchase of a share of the mobile telecommunications company Zain, according to a number of conditions, noting that the latest offer was a $ 1.7 KD per share.

According to the information that contacts will buy 46 percent of the shares of Company (Zain) in a move described by the circles of economic Balamlaqp GCC, noting that due process procedures to be completed by the first half of the month of January.

Economist Acharlugalp the independent press (Iba) to the effect that can be caused by such a deal on the Iraqi market, adding that Zain Iraq and one of the top three companies controlled by the telecommunications sector in Iraq.

He called on Communications and Media Authority is responsible for this sector to follow up on this deal, just like their counterparts of the Communications and Information Technology Saudi Arabia, which said it was watching closely all developments that accompany the sale of 46% of Kuwait's Zain, adding that it deals with the company «Zain» Saudi Arabia as a company national as any other company operating in the Saudi market.

Etisalat aims to buy 46 percent in Zain, compared to about $ 12 billion from a consortium led by Kuwait's Kharafi Group in order to reach high-growth markets in the Middle East and Africa, including Iraq.

He called the Iraqi Source Communications Commission to follow up the subject of registration telecommunications companies operating in Iraq in the stock market to sell shares to the deal as possible to Iraqi citizens to purchase.

Some were interested in on communications in Iraq pointed to the breadth of participants in the preparation of Zain Iraq, which raised a large number of fonts for sale in the form which is not commensurate with the capacity of communication system in the company of assimilation.

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Economist: the return of capital and Iraqi investors will work to bridge the investment gap

The economic expert on behalf of Creative Commons that the return of capital and Iraqi investors will work to bridge the investment gap.

A lovely statement for the Agency by news Thursday that the interest of a return of capital and certificates with higher capabilities in the private sector will fill the blanks that were filled in by the capacity of a modest, and this sends accurate signals to foreign capital which was to Aitmin to invest in Iraq.

He noted economic expert, that the owner of capital looking for safe and easy access to the employment of his money and invested in Iraq, stressing the need to grant facilities to enable it to contribute to the reconstruction of the country.

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Iraq's form a committee to follow up with the National Foundation to meet with Allawi and al-Maliki

A member of the Iraqi List, Iskandar and berries, Sunday, for a list of a joint committee with the National Coalition against the backdrop of the recent meeting, the prime minister Nuri al-Maliki and the leader Iyad Allawi's list to follow up outstanding issues between the parties.

He and berries for the Kurdish news agency that the meeting between Allawi and al-Maliki on Friday was productive and raised, and it also seriously questions of security ministries, as well as end the file of the Council of strategic policies and to resolve other situations of great importance, adding that he was agreed to form a committee to follow up the agreement finalized between the coalition and Iraqi National Council on the most strategic, after deducting the details are final.

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Central Bank to open its $ 169 million

Was opened by the Central Bank of Iraq on Sunday The ninth month of January 2011 the first meetings of the DIFC Week for the sale and purchase of foreign currency and the dollar level of demand for Sales of the dollar reached million U.S. dollars at a stable exchange rate was 1170 dinars per dollar.

The Information Office of the bank in the bulletin I got copy them to the total sales of the bank ranged between 550 thousand dollars MM shot the bank for cash at a stable exchange rate was 1183 dinars per dollar, including the commission the bank of $ 13 dinars per dollar.

And amounts transferred out of the country amounted to 168 674 000 Dollars in cash and bank shot at a stable conversion was 1183 dinars per dollar, including the commission of the bank of $ 13 dinars per dollar.

The number of Banks contribute to the auction 18 U.S. banks, note that the Central Bank of Iraq Itqdy a commission of $ (13) dinars per dollar with a deduction of (8) dinars per Dollars from the amounts purchased.

The Iraqi central bank held five meetings during the week its financial support for the sale and purchase of foreign currencies and the dollar.

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Representatives vote on to be President of the Republic three deputies

A source in the Information Service of the Council of Representatives, Sunday, that the Council voted for a law that sets the three Vice-President of the Republic after the lifting of paragraph of the law, as has been postponed the vote on the committees of the Council Aldaimip.

The source said that "120 members out of 252 of the members of the House of Representatives refused to vote on Aldaimip Committees of the Council of Representatives for the non-arrival of the political blocs to complete the agreements."

The source added that "the Council voted on the law sets out to three Vice-President of the Republic after the lifting of material outlining the Ministry of Finance salary and allowances of the President and his deputies in the supplementary budget."

He pointed out that "the Council also voted to be Vice-President of the Republic obtaining the certificate of the University, and the President, Vice President exemption for cause to be presented to the House of Representatives, while the Council has the right to question the president and his deputies."

The news talked about for a political agreement on the Granting of vice-president for each of the Tariq al-Hashimi of the Iraqi List, and Adel Abdul Mahdi of the Supreme Council of the National Alliance and Khudair Khuzaie for the Dawa Party, the National Alliance, too, but that the latter has custody of him some blocks, while that the Vice-National access to Turkmen Italon position of vice president, especially that of President Jalal Talabani expressed his support of this requirement.

The Iraqi Council of Representatives resumed its sessions today after a holiday that lasted more than ten days, in the presence of the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Amr Moussa.

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Issawi Ambassadors meet Australian, Egyptian, and economic adviser to the British Embassy

contract, Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi three separate meetings in his office today Ambassadors Australian Robert Tyson and Egyptian Sheriff Kamal al-Din Shahin, in addition to the economic advisor Roger the British Embassy.

A statement by the Office of al-Issawi said the meetings included ways to activate the economic ties to Baghdad with all of Canberra, Cairo, London and opening up new prospects of cooperation in the areas of investment, energy and agricultural projects, in addition to the strengthening of expertise in financial services and banking to the staff of the Ministry of Finance.

The statement noted that al-Issawi focused during a meeting with Egyptian Ambassador to the ongoing preparations to hold the next Arab summit in Baghdad and to provide all facilities to make it successful pursuit of closer ties of cooperation in various fields between Iraq and his brothers from the Arab countries.

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Ameri looking in Basra, the advancement of the ports, rail and air transport

The Transport Ministry said Sunday it will stand on the needs of organizations of the ministry in the province of Basra, Kalmoani and al_basra international railway station, as well as Iraqi ports and the possibility of cooperation to overcome the obstacles and the outstanding problems in this regard.

The Minister of Transport Hadi al-Amiri during a meeting with the governor of Basra Cltag Abboud, the presence of a reporter and news agency Kurdistan (Rn) announced today that he "discussed with the latter providing the necessary supplies for the advancement rate of the institutions of the Ministry in maintaining the sea ports and airport, air and railway stations and ways of overcoming obstacles and problems encountered development processes, and services of the good and tangible to the citizens."

For his part, said the governor's (Rn) announced today that "ministries will bear the responsibilities and burdens of a large in the next phase, which will be the stage of construction and reconstruction, and the implementation of investment projects and the development and rehabilitation of infrastructure across the country, especially that of Iraq on the verge of important events, Baghdad is will host the Arab summit in March next, Basra will host the Gulf Cup 21 in 2013 and this requires action in the spirit of the group."

The head of the provincial council Jabbar Amin Jaber's (Rn) announced today that "The visit of the Minister of Transport to maintain at this time, are essential to identify the needs of organizations of the ministry for the advancement of its work and improve and expand services provided to citizens, as well as the development of areas of joint cooperation between the province and institutions, ministries the other."

The little-Amiri is the first minister to visit the province of Basra (550 km south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad) after the formation of the new Iraqi government to inspect the institutions of the Ministry of Transport and the Iraqi port of Basra International Airport, railway stations and canals dry.

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