Category: Politics

Jordan’s King Abdullah II ordered on Wednesday holding parliamentary elections process in accordance with the first paragraph of article 34 of the constitution in the manner stipulated in the law.

The Royal Hashemite Court said in a statement, the King visited the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and met with its president and board of commissioners to check on preparations to administer and oversee the electoral process.

The King urged the IEC’s board of directors, staff to work and ensure a successful and seamless electoral process, emphasizing zero tolerance of any violations, the statement added.

The King stressed that Jordan is embarking on an important stage of political modernization, being part of a new phase of platform-based partisan and parliamentary action.

The statement continued, The King said he directed the government to provide all support to the IEC.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

The State Council decided to keep Muthanna Al-Tamimi as governor of Diyala to manage the affairs of the governorate until a new governor is elected./End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The State of Kuwait affirmed on Wednesday the importance of group work in facing common challenges especially in light of recent armed conflicts and humanitarian crises.

This came in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.

“Kuwait appreciates the role of international organizations and groups, especially the United Nations, in leading the international movement to confront the unprecedented challenges that affect everyone, including international relief and humanitarian work to alleviate the suffering of peoples due to armed conflicts and natural disasters,” said the statement.

“Kuwait renews its firm commitment to the principle of multilateralism and diplomacy as basic tools for maintaining international peace and security, calling on all countries to cooperate closely with the United Nations and other organizations and groups to adhere to the principles of multilateralism in order to achieve a more peaceful and pr
osperous world for all,” it added.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

The National Security Advisor, Qasim Al-Araji, met today, on the sidelines of the twelfth meeting of senior officials on security issues, held in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, the National Security Advisor to the Presidency of the Syrian Republic, Major General Ali Mamlouk.

According to a statement by the Chancellery, the meeting witnessed a review of the latest developments in the security situation in the region, their repercussions on security and stability, and ways to enhance security and intelligence cooperation between the two countries.

The two sides stressed the need for continued cooperation and exchange of information in the field of combating terrorism, controlling the borders of the two countries, and working to create appropriate conditions to consolidate the foundations of sustainable security and stability in the region./End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Jordanian King Abdullah II reiterated on Wednesday support for regional security and stability, along with dialogue and diplomatic solutions for conflicts.

This came in a joint statement issued by both sides following His Highness the Amir’s two-day-long state visit to Amman.

They also underlined the significance of opening communication channels for building bridges of partnership and cooperation, promoting values of solidarity, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence, ensuring sustainable regional growth, stability, and peace, and respecting states’ sovereignty.

Both leaders also stressed that it is essential to work to reduce tensions in the Middle East, fend off military escalation and find fair, all-out, and lasting peaceful solutions to regional conflicts.

They called on the international community, particularly the UN Security Council (UNSC), to adopt a resolution imposing an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, protecting civilians, delivering
humanitarian aid to Gaza, staving off further escalation, and rejecting war spillover, incursions into Rafah and displacement.

The leaders of Kuwait and Jordan, further, reaffirmed that Palestine is a central cause and that a fair solution would fulfill all legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, based on the two-state approach involving an independent Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 border with Eastern Jerusalem as its capital, in line with relevant international legitimacy resolutions.

In this context, they underlined that the Arab Peace Initiative is the sole way to achieve just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East region.

Furthermore, both sides called for maintaining the existing historical and legal status of Islamic and Christian holy sites, with His Highness the Amir emphasizing the role of Jordan in protecting religious sanctuaries and their Islamic and Christian identity.

They stressed that regional shipping routes should be protected in line with international law and
the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in order to maintain the interests of all world countries and that agreements concluded by the region’s countries be respected.

The Khor Abdullah agreement reached by Kuwait and Iraq on April 29, 2012, which became effective as of December 18, 2013, should be observed, calling for protecting Khor Abdullah from any transnational terrorist and criminal activities, according to the joint statement.

In this context, both leaders called for commitment to the security exchange protocol, calling on Iraq to reconsider the protocol signed with Kuwait in 2008, which includes a specific revision and cancellation mechanism.

The Kuwait-Iraqi sea border demarcation should be completed to be beyond the mark 162 as per relevant UN conventions and treaties, urging the respect of Kuwait’s sea and land sovereignty in line with UNSC Resolution 833/1993.

They also underscored that Durra offshore oilfield falls within the maritime boundaries of Kuwait and that natural re
sources in the divided zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, including Durra field, only belong to both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as per international law and bilateral accords.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his accompanying delegation arrived on Tuesday in Jordan on a state visit.

His Highness the Amir was received by Jordanian King Abdullah II and the Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Jordanian King Abdullah II held official talks at Basman Palace on Tuesday, about the deep-rooted bilateral ties between the two countries and ways of boosting cooperation to serve the aspirations of the two peoples.

His Highness the Amir congratulated King Abdullah II on the 25th anniversary of his coronation, praising Jordan’s achievements under his wise leadership.

The King of Jordan awarded His Highness the Amir the Order of Al-Hussein ibn Ali as a sign of deep and firm relations between both countries.

His Highn
ess the Amir voiced his deepest gratitude and thanks to the King of Jordan for awarding His Highness the Order of Al-Hussein ibn Ali.

At the end of his visit, His Highness the Amir expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to the King of Jordan for the warm welcome and hospitality during the visit.

His Highness the Amir said that the visit reflected deep and distinguished relations between the two countries and peoples, and aimed to strengthen fruitful and constructive cooperation between the two countries in a way that serves common interests and realizes their peoples’ aspirations.

His Highness the Amir also invited the King of Jordan to visit the State of Kuwait at a date to be determined later through bilateral diplomatic channels.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani confirmed today, Wednesday, that the tribes have an important role in supporting the state and local government.

A statement from his media office stated: ‘Today, Wednesday, Al-Sudani received a group of tribal sheikhs and notables from Anbar Governorate, during his visit to the governorate today.’

Al-Sudani stressed, according to the statement: ‘The tribes have an important role in supporting the state and the local government, and that throughout the history of Iraq they have been an expression of belonging to the state and a contribution to its construction, and they have provided the best of their sons for the sake of Iraq and the defense of its security and sovereignty,’ praising the great stance of the sons of the tribes of Anbar and other provinces during Iraq’s war against ISIS terrorist gangs.

The Prime Minister spoke about the important role of the tribe in supporting the government to implement its plans and programmes, stressing the need for the members o
f the tribes to support the local government in all governorates, in order to improve the service reality and implement projects, stressing the importance of the governor’s position in the executive branch of the government, as it represents the executive arm of the government. Federal./End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

A 20-year-old Palestinian woman was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday near the village of Beit Ainun, north of Al-Khalil (Hebron) in the West Bank.

The 20-year-old woman, Maimouna Abdel Hamid, was fatally shot in the head by Israeli occupation soldiers north of Al-Khalil (Hebron), the Health Ministry said in a statement.

The Israeli occupation army radio claimed that a Palestinian woman was shot dead by one of the soldiers after she attempted to carry out a stabbing attack.

According to a statement by the Palestinian Ministry, the number of martyrs in the West Bank since the seventh of last October has reached 488 martyrs, including 122 children, five women, five elderly people, as well as 10 prisoners inside the occupation prisons.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani directed the Ministry of Trade to quickly hand over the financial dues to farmers.

Al-Sudani stressed during the marketing season launch ceremony in Anbar: ‘Agriculture has been of great importance in the work and directions of the government, and we have placed supporting agriculture among the priorities, starting with the implementation of agricultural plans.’

He added: ‘The Council of Ministers set the price for receiving one ton of wheat at (850) thousand dinars, and there will be a preferential price in the next season for lands cultivated with modern irrigation systems. / End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Arab League Council on Wednesday stressed its backing to UN special rapporteur’s efforts for human rights in Palestine in revealing the crimes committed by Israeli occupation against Palestinian people.

This came in a statement issued by the Arab League during an extraordinary meeting on humanitarian situations in the occupied Palestinian territories, on the level of permanent envoys to the Cairo-based bloc, under the chairmanship of Mauritania.

The meeting referred to the briefing made by Francesca P. Albanese, the rapporteur, and her reports on grave Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights.

The gathering said that it was briefed on the documentation of these reports of racist policies and practices of Israeli occupation against Palestinian people, the latest was the one issued on March 5 2024, the statement noted.

The reports presented a legal analyze on the genocide committed by Israeli occupation against Palestinian people and its practice of hatred discourse, it added.

The conferees also
welcomed recommendations by the rapporteur to member states and her call for taking economic and political procedures against Israeli occupation to halt mass genocide against Palestinian people, it stated.

They lauded efforts by Albanese in documenting grave Israeli occupation’s violations of human rights in Palestine.

They also urged the rapporteur to continue her efforts in presenting reports on violations of Israeli occupation to expose it to the international community.

This is the second extraordinary meeting held upon a request of Palestine to discuss continued crimes committed by Israeli occupation in the besieged Gaza Strip and repercussions of the US veto, at the UN Security Council, that preventing giving Palestine a UN full membership.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani directed the Ministry of Trade to quickly hand over the financial dues to wheat marketers.

Al-Sudani stressed during the launching ceremony of the wheat marketing season in Anbar: ‘Agriculture has occupied great importance in the work and directions of our government, and in various directions, whether legislative with the House of Representatives or decisions that fall within our powers, and we have placed supporting agriculture among the priorities, starting with the implementation of agricultural plans, as well as we directed the adoption of modern irrigation methods to confront water scarcity and achieve the highest yield per dunum, which achieves economic feasibility for the farmer and meets our need for this strategic crop.’

He added: “We were able to provide locally produced fertilizers, after opening the urea fertilizer production line and the Dab fertilizer production line in Basra. For the first time, Iraq reached self-sufficiency in fertilizer for the agric
ultural plan, and we directed the amount that was allocated to import fertilizers to purchase modern irrigation systems.”

Al-Sudani stressed: ‘Our reliance on agriculture is a strategic choice to activate the economic sector,’ noting: ‘The agricultural sector is important in both its plant and animal parts and is related to food security. The government is serious about improving the agricultural situation, which represents a profession for about 75 % of the population of Iraq.’

Regarding the strategic framework agreement with Turkey, the Prime Minister stressed that it: ‘represents a qualitative leap in terms of radical solutions to the water problem.’

He explained: ‘According to the water framework agreement with Turkey, we will go towards establishing dam projects, lining rivers, and using pipes to reduce waste, to establish wastewater treatment plants and use them in agriculture.’

Al-Sudani supervised the process of receiving the wheat crop from the governorate’s peasants and farmers. He also handed o
ver financial dues to a group of farmers and marketers in the form of deeds, in clear confirmation of the speedy completion of delivering the financial dues to the farmers who will market their crops of wheat, barley and corn./ End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Oman’s Foreign Minister Bader Al-Busaidi and his Bahraini counterpart Doctor Abdullatif Al-Zayani, affirmed Wednesday the importance of a ceasefire and putting effort into avoiding further conflict in Gaza.

This came in a statement from the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs after receiving Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs during his official visit to the Sultanate of Oman.

During the meeting the ministers discussed recent developments and the need for a ceasefire, as well as reaching a just solution for the Palestinian cause as per International resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.

Both sides stressed the depth and history of the relations between the two countries, and touched on the programs of the joint committee, whose next session will be held in Oman during this year, and signing a new number of agreements and memorandums of understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation.

Al-Busaidi expressed Oman’s confidence in the success of the 33rd Arab Summit to produce constructive results that s
erve everyone in the region with security and peace, it will be hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain on May 16.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, received today the head of the organizations of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Sarkout Zaki, and the member of the political bureau of the PUK, Rizgar Hama Amin.

At the beginning of the meeting, according to a presidential statement, the President of the Republic blessed the opening of the headquarters of the political office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in Baghdad, considering this a positive step towards strengthening cooperation and coordination between all political and social forces in order to consolidate the gains achieved at various levels, especially related to the needs of citizens and improving their general conditions. livelihood and services, and consolidating security and stability in the country.

The President stressed the importance of strengthening dialogue between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to resolve outstanding issues in accordance with the Constitution and the law and taking into account
the rights of all citizens in the federal government and the Kurdistan Region.

For their part, Zaki and Hama Amin expressed their thanks to the President of the Republic for the congratulations on the opening of the headquarters of the Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, appreciating his proposals to consolidate stability in the country and enhance cooperation between political forces to serve the citizens./End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency