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CandyKisses:   Iraq and Saudi Arabia discuss the role of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening relations between the two countries

The Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives said in a statement, "Al-Halbousi is the delegation of the Saudi-Iraqi Friendship Committee in the Shura Council, in the presence of the President and members of the Joint Parliamentary Friendship Committee in the House of Representatives."

The statement added that "the meeting discussed bilateral relations, the role of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening relations between the two brotherly countries, the importance of parliamentary cooperation, and the coordination of positions in international, Islamic, Arab and Asian parliamentary forums on issues of common interest."

He continued, "The meeting stressed the importance of parliamentary support and continued communication to enhance cooperation between Iraq and Saudi Arabia in all fields in the interest of the two brotherly peoples." 

CandyKisses:  Iraq ranks 122nd globally and ninth in the Arab world with the highest inflation rate

Economy News _ Baghdad

Iraq ranked 122nd globally and ninth in the Arab world with the highest inflation rate for the year 2022, according to the magazine CEOWORLD specialized in statistics.

The magazine said in a report seen by "Economy News", that "consumer prices are being distorted due to supply chain disruptions and high energy costs caused by geopolitical tensions, and as a result, inflation rates rise in almost half of the countries of the world, where inflation rates reach the digit of dozens or higher," noting that "28 countries were not included in the table because there was no official statistics for them in 2022, such as Iran, Angola and Lebanon, which finally reached inflation in 2021." about 155%."

At the global level, "Sudan recorded the first in the world in inflation rates of 139%, Zimbabwe comes second 105%, Turkey third 72%, Suriname fourth 52%, Sri Lanka fifth 50%, Haiti 34%, Guinea 31%, Moldova 29%, Sierra Leone 27%, Lao Democratic Republic 23%, Malawi 21%, and Ukraine 20% the highest rates in the world."

She pointed out that "Iraq ranked 122nd globally out of 150 countries listed in the table and ranked ninth in the Arab world with the highest rate of inflation, as inflation in Iraq reached 5% in 2022, down from 2021, which amounted to 6%, and up from 2020, which was 1%."

Sudan came with the highest inflation rate at the global and Arab levels at 139%, followed by Egypt second 14%, Mauritania third 10%, Algeria fourth 9%, Tunisia fifth 8%, Morocco sixth 7%, Djibouti seventh 5%, Qatar eighth 5%, Iraq ninth, UAE tenth 5% and Jordan 11th 4%, according to the magazine report

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Tishwash:  Al-Fateh: 2023 is the year of American failure in Iraq after its failure to pass four malicious plans

On Sunday, the leader of the Al-Fatah Alliance, Uday Abdul Hadi, described 2023 as the year of failure of American plans in Iraq.

Abdul Hadi said in an interview with Al-Maalouma, “Washington is deliberately pursuing a multiple agenda in the Iraqi arena, the first and last goal of which is to make it weak and in a state of instability, while pushing to keep the infrastructure of services, especially in the energy file, marginalized and unable to meet the local demand for electricity in order to use it as a card.” Pressure on governments.

He added, "2023 can be described as a year of failure for the American agenda, starting from its failure to disrupt the oil agreement with Tehran to the continuity of importing gas to maintain the operation of electricity production plants after the failure of 4 attempts to disrupt it, all the way to confronting attempts to use the dollar to create an economic crisis through the markets by raising the prices of materials." "food".

He pointed out that "the American role in the Middle East has begun to decline significantly, especially since many countries have begun to distrust Washington as it is the main cause of many crises and was behind the emergence of a series of terrorist organizations over the past 4 decades."

America has a series of military bases in the Middle East, including Iraq, and it is trying through hegemony to impose its agenda, which primarily takes into account the interests of Tel Aviv. link

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