Baghdad/ Nina/ The newspapers published today, Tuesday, paid attention to Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani’s assertion that the state of stability achieved in Iraq confirms progress in the file of ending the presence of the international coalition, and followed up on the traffic fines.
Al-Zawraa newspaper, which is published by the Journalists Syndicate, paid attention to Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani’s confirmation that the state of stability achieved in Iraq confirms progress in the file of ending the presence of the international coalition.
A statement from the Prime Minister’s Media Office stated, “Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received the German Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Tobias Lindner, and his accompanying delegation.”
During the meeting, Al-Sudani stressed, “Iraq welcomes the presence of German companies and their participation in development projects and infrastructure construction,” noting that “the government is continuing to expand the investment environment and attract global expertise, especially with the launch of the Development Road Project and the opportunities accompanying it, and Iraq’s imminent signing of an agreement with the… Siemens, and other German companies, in the field of investing in gas associated with generating electric power.”
He stated that “the state of stability and security achieved today in Iraq, and the growing capabilities of our security forces, confirms the progress in ending the presence of the international coalition and shifting to bilateral relations with member states, especially in the context of defeating the terrorist remnants of ISIS.”
The statement is clear: “The Prime Minister touched on the current situation in the Gaza Strip, and Iraq’s efforts to deliver the necessary humanitarian aid to the sector under aggression, and to support efforts aimed at a ceasefire and prevent the expansion of the circle of conflict. He also called on the international community to bear responsibility in stopping the approach of aggression.” And the genocidal war that the Palestinian people are being subjected to.”
For his part, Lindner expressed his “appreciation of the extent of development, economic growth, and security improvement that Iraq is witnessing,” stressing that “the German government will continue to activate the joint action plan that the Sudanese signed with the German Chancellor, during his recent visit to Berlin.”
Lindner expressed, “His country supports the government’s steps to end the presence of the international coalition in Iraq,” expressing “Germany’s readiness to sign a bilateral cooperation agreement with Iraq in the security and military fields, in addition to its support for Iraq’s position on the necessity of a permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian territories, and to help the people.” “Palestinian.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received an invitation to attend the Nuclear Energy Summit, which will be held in Brussels this March.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Media Office stated, “Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi.”
The Prime Minister stressed that “Iraq was one of the first countries that sought to join the agency, abide by its treaties, and worked to establish nuclear reactors for peaceful purposes. Because of his conviction that nuclear energy should be a source of prosperity and not the development of lethal weapons.”
He added, “At the end of last year, Iraq submitted to the Agency the requirements for joining the Nuclear Safety Agreement and the Joint Agreement on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, and it is looking forward to re-entering the field of peaceful applications of nuclear energy.”
The Prime Minister expressed Iraq’s desire “to occupy its natural position in the international arena, and to engage in peaceful activity in the field of atomic energy. He also looks forward to assisting the Agency in developing programs and projects related to development in the field of nuclear applications for peaceful purposes.”
For his part, Grossi extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to attend the Nuclear Energy Summit, which will be held in Brussels this March, expressing his “appreciation for Iraq’s cooperation with the Agency.”
He pointed out that “Iraq is one of the leading countries working with the agency,” pointing to “the commitment to work with Iraq in its peaceful program and projects, which include energy, soil desalination, treatment of diseases, and other peaceful fields.”
He pointed out that he “looks forward to the Iraqi delegation’s visit to the agency’s headquarters in the coming weeks.” To work on developing a road map to develop Iraq’s work, build infrastructure, and obtain nuclear technology in peaceful fields.”
Al-Sabah newspaper focused on the issue of traffic fines and said that the government has begun implementing its plan to increase the state’s non-oil revenues through the implementation of the smart traffic law, which monitors violations via cameras and radars at intersections and highways, while the Finance Committee considered the application good and would increase state revenues.
Committee member, Moeen Al-Kazemi, said: “The government is moving to increase its non-oil revenues, including customs and taxes on imports, which amount to more than 70 or 80 trillion dinars in the form of goods entering from the border crossings, while customs revenues are only one trillion and 200 billion dinars, so they must enter.” Customs Authority for automation system at border ports.
He pointed out that implementing the smart traffic law by monitoring violations through cameras and radars at intersections and highways will increase the revenues of the Ministry of the Interior, which are already large and will meet its needs, especially since half of it goes to the state treasury and the other half is spent on the ministry’s needs, pointing to the general approach. Which the government must follow in implementing electricity collection, for example, which costs us 13 trillion dinars annually, and the return for it must be a service of 24 thousand megawatts per day, as the revenues must be proportional to the expenses of the Ministry of Electricity, excluding employee salaries.
Al-Kadhimi pointed out that this matter is taking place in all aspects of the state, and it is assumed that there will be revenues that are reflected positively on the annual state budget, noting that the Finance Committee is following up on the issue of the road and bridge collection funds not going to the state treasury, which is that any collection is supposed to have a system that stipulates that half of it should go to the state treasury. The department concerned is for maintenance, not for collecting money, and its effects appear as services provided to the citizen.
He explained the existence of various illegal titles, including the official Speicher and Malwiya fees, and other fees taken in some departments that have no basis, and after follow-up they were cancelled, adding that the government is aiming to have non-oil revenues from customs, border crossings, taxes, and telecommunications companies classified as annual non-oil revenues, which are estimated at 30 trillion. Oil revenues are 120, and then the deficit will be less than what currently exists, considering that the plan is 199 trillion, meaning that there is a large deficit and it is assumed that the deficit will be closed by maximizing non-oil revenues.
Al-Zaman newspaper paid attention to the weather storm and said that Iraq entered the atmosphere of a super weather storm, bringing with it heavy rains. Strong winds and strong thunderstorms occurred Monday morning in a number of areas.
Meteorologists said, “Iraq, from Monday evening until early Wednesday, will be affected by a very deep air depression that will reach the country as a major storm and will be accompanied by a cold air mass and severe rain fronts. Heavy rains will flood the entire country, and will be almost comprehensive from the deserts to the mountains and from the mountains.” To the marshes. Large areas may receive rainfall amounts exceeding 50 liters per square meter, with locally greater rates that may reach or exceed a rate of 100 liters/square meter, especially in northeastern Iraq. Temperatures generally drop during the peak of the storm’s impact, which is expected It will be during today, Tuesday, with a greater decrease in northern Iraq, and horizontal visibility is expected to decrease due to heavy rains in several areas, including Baghdad.
The expected low pressure will drop until it reaches 995 hectopascals – millibars. This will lead to huge differences and gradients in atmospheric pressure, resulting in storm-force winds and high to very high speeds whose gusts may reach between 75 – 100 km/hour. The depression will draw very huge amounts of water vapor and precipitation water from northeastern Africa and the Red Sea as it advances, which flows north. It is carried towards Iraq by very warm air and collides with cold air and air fronts, leading to severe rain, thunderstorms, falling milk, and other weather phenomena that the storm will bring.
The experts added that “the rain will be capable of causing floods and rising water levels in cities and flowing into valleys and reefs, and torrents will form in the northern, eastern and western regions and will bring huge quantities of flood water to the streams and tributaries of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, leading to a rise in their levels and then the levels of the two main rivers.”
The experts said, “If the expected amounts during the depression fall on the ground, a surplus will be recorded in Iraq’s strategic water reserve, the first in four years, and the marshes will recover significantly. Because the storm will affect the entire region of the Mesopotamia Basin, starting from southeastern Turkey, passing through Syria, Iraq, and the harshest north of Saudi Arabia.” And ending with Iran).
For its part, the Meteorology and Seismic Monitoring Authority, affiliated with the Ministry of Transport, expected continued rainfall and a drop in temperatures.
A statement from the Authority stated that (the weather today, Tuesday, will be cloudy, accompanied by moderate to heavy thunderstorms, especially in the eastern and northern parts of the country, and a chance for milk to fall. Temperatures will drop slightly in the central and northern regions, and will drop by several degrees in the southern region).
He added (As for Wednesday, the weather will be fair to partly cloudy in the central and southern regions, and it will be cloudy with rain showers in the northern region, and temperatures will be similar to the previous day in the central and northern regions, and will rise slightly from the previous day in the southern region).
He pointed out that (next Thursday, the weather will be fair to partly cloudy in the central and southern regions, and cloudy with rain showers in the northern region, and temperatures will rise slightly above the previous day throughout the country).
He explained that (the weather forecast for the country next Friday is that the weather will be cloudy with light to moderate rain falling in various places in the country, and temperatures will drop slightly from the previous day in all regions of the country).
In addition, the Minister of Electricity, Ziad Ali Fadel, directed all the Ministry’s staff to be on full and maximum alert to confront bad weather conditions and support the efforts of the Baghdad Municipality and municipal departments in all governorates.
He stressed taking into account the exception of electricity feeders for heavy water and rainwater drainage stations, hospitals and health centres, and instructed all general managers and directors of branches, sectors and maintenance centres, to attend in their departments and monitor networks and feeders, pay attention to citizens’ complaints, and the necessity of utmost attention from the control centers to restore all disconnected lines to avoid To collect rainwater in the streets.
In a statement, Fadel called on all citizens to take care to stay away from the network’s components, such as electricity poles and wires, and not to touch them during rainfall, and to report any case to the nearest maintenance center in order to preserve their lives and the safety of all./End
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