Urgent .. The start of the meeting of heads of blocs and representatives from the governments in Baghdad and Erbil to discuss the budget

Wednesday, February 27

The heads of the political blocs on Wednesday a joint meeting attended by the heads of the blocks the Iraqi National Alliance and the Kurdistan Alliance, and representatives of the governments in Baghdad and Erbil.

The parliamentary source told all of Iraq [where] that "based on the guidance of the Presidency of the Council held House of Representatives today held a joint meeting in the hall constitutional presence of heads blocks the National Alliance and Coalition and Iraqi Kurdistan, with Deputy Prime Minister Ruz Nuri Shawis and Finance Committee, to discuss the state budget for the year 2013 and to reach a final vote in the House of Representatives later. "

And citizens staged a sit heavily Tuesday in front of the parliament building to protest the delay in approving the Moana in 2013.

The Cabinet has approved the budget in October 23 last year, ie before 4 months, and presented to the House of Representatives, but the council failed in several meetings to vote them because of differences between the blocs, notably the dispute with the Kurdistan Alliance about the region's share in the budget and pay dues foreign oil companies operating in the region.

And postponed House Speaker Osama Nujaifi Monday session of the House of Representatives until further notice until they reached an agreement on the budget bill this year, that is to inform members of parliament the date of the next meeting through the media.

The religious reference was called through its representative Sheikh Abdel Mahdi al-Karbalai for the speedy adoption of the financial budget. Ended

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Araji: budget be approved next week, protests precipitated by

Wednesday, February 27

Twilight News / announced Head of the Liberal bloc Bahaa al-Araji, Wednesday, that the demonstrations by supporters of the current output yesterday in front of the House of Representatives was a major cause in the meeting of the leaders of the blocks today, saying the vote on the budget next week.

They said in a press conference held in the Parliament building was attended by "Twilight News", "The budget has become a political rather than a professional, there are political parties put pressure on the budget in order to get additional material gains."

He added that "the masses were conscious in a sit-in yesterday, and did not ask for something for a particular area or a particular component, but demanded the right of all Iraqis," adding that "al-Sadr is seen all Iraqi provinces one Ptzerh, without discrimination."

He pointed out that the "sit-in was yesterday in front of the parliament building scared and leaders of political blocs, because the masses are stirring Parliament, and Parliament is not stir the people."

And meet leaders of parliamentary blocs with ministers from the government in Baghdad and Kurdistan to discuss federal budget Marqlat.

And Aastm follow Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr yesterday in front of the Green Zone in central Baghdad, to demand the passage of the budget.  

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Fuad Hussein: Barzani calls to hold meetings with Iraqi parties

Wednesday, February 27

Twilight News / announced Head of the Liberal bloc Bahaa al-Araji, Wednesday, that the demonstrations by supporters of the current output yesterday in front of the House of Representatives was a major cause in the meeting of the leaders of the blocks today, saying the vote on the budget next week.

They said in a press conference held in the Parliament building was attended by "Twilight News", "The budget has become a political rather than a professional, there are political parties put pressure on the budget in order to get additional material gains."

He added that "the masses were conscious in a sit-in yesterday, and did not ask for something for a particular area or a particular component, but demanded the right of all Iraqis," adding that "al-Sadr is seen all Iraqi provinces one Ptzerh, without discrimination."

He pointed out that the "sit-in was yesterday in front of the parliament building scared and leaders of political blocs, because the masses are stirring Parliament, and Parliament is not stir the people."

And meet leaders of parliamentary blocs with ministers from the government in Baghdad and Kurdistan to discuss federal budget Marqlat.

And Aastm follow Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr yesterday in front of the Green Zone in central Baghdad, to demand the passage of the budget.

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Urgent .. Barzani approves the budget of the Kurdistan Region

Wednesday, February 27


Twilight News / Sadiq Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani on Wednesday, the draft budget of the provincial government for the current fiscal year 2013, that the law comes into effect at the beginning of next March.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice Kurdish Nariman student, in an interview with "Twilight News", "The Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani signed today the approval of the General Budget Law for the Kurdistan Region for the current fiscal year 2013 after approval by the regional parliament it and send it to the earlier presidency."

He demanded that "the presidency of the region and after approval by President Barzani sent the law to the Justice Department for its publication in the Official Gazette (Proceedings of Kurdistan)," noting that "the law will be published early next week, which also marks the beginning of next March."

The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament, has been confirmed, the first Monday, she referred the General Budget Law for the provincial government for the current year to the region's president, Massoud Barzani for approval.

A media adviser to President Tariq essence of Parliament, in an interview with "Twilight News", that parliament approved in its regular numbered 49 on the 15th day of the month of February on the law of the general budget of the province and sent the law, to the presidency of the province for approval.

According to the rules of procedure for the presidency of the region that the laws passed by the parliament will not enter into force unless signed by the president of the region, and if the past month on any bill in the presidency of the province without signing it shall be deemed legally rejected and returned to Parliament.

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Attorney-Maliki: an agreement between the Iraqi National Alliance and the transfers of the investment to the development of the provinces and territories in the budget

 02/27/2013

Baghdad (news) .. MP for / coalition of state law / Abdul Salam al-Maliki, the agreement reached between the Iraqi List and National Aalthalv on transfers of funds from the gate investment to development Alacalah destination within the framework of the current year's budget
The MP said al-Maliki to the Agency (news): It was agreed between the National Alliance and the Iraqi List, the transfers trillion and 300 million dinars of investment portal to portal development provinces, regions.

He also said the amount it Almtnaql hoped to generate beneficial to the gate of the Provincial Development, being the amount could have been the implementation of service projects for the people of the provinces as a whole.

This and the failure of the House of Representatives several times to pass the state budget, while economists point Congress that Iraq for nearly $ Aeliar day because of a failure to approve the budget. / End / 3. N. P /

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The release of hundreds of U.S. prisons because of budget

02/27/2013

Fired the U.S. Agency for Immigration and Customs release of hundreds of illegal immigrants because of anticipated cuts in the budget as of Friday because of failure to reach agreement in the Congress, according to a spokeswoman for Acting Tuesday.

The spokeswoman Barbara Gonzalez in an email to AFP, "because of the uncertainty still exists about the plan tax (...) started the U.S. Agency for immigration and customs to reconsider the number of prisoners has to remain level prisoners have within the current budget" of the agency.

She explained that as a result, the agency "reviewed hundreds of files has put these people under specific control systems are less expensive than detention" in itself.

"The initial detention remain to perpetrators of serious crimes and people who pose a serious threat to public security." And must submit illegal immigrants who are constantly released from the authorities.

And detain U.S. Agency for Immigration and Customs Enforcement responsible for the expulsion of illegal immigrants, almost 30 thousand people in each country.

The United States is working, which recorded a record in the expulsion of illegal immigrants since the arrival of Barack Obama to power with more than 1.2 million people, the situation of immigration reform now.

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