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Shafaq News
07-03-2025
- Business
- Shafaq News
Iraqi MP unveils arrest of economic network leader
Shafaq News/ On Friday, Iraqi MP Hadi Al-Salami announced the arrest of what he described 'the leader of the largest economic networks'. In a post on Facebook, Al-Salami said, the convicted had been arrested at the Ministry of Construction and Housing's Urban Planning Authority. Al-Salami also shared a document detailing recent administrative changes at the Ministry of Construction and Housing, including the removal of Hamed Abdul Hamad as head of the New Cities Implementation Authority and his reassignment to assistant director-general of Hammurabi State Company, and Nahla Kamel Alwan was appointed as the new head of the authority. The term 'economic offices' emerged in Iraq after 2003 and is commonly associated with political parties in central and southern regions. Government officials affiliated with these parties often secure financial shares for their political entities through commissions from contracts and deals signed by ministries and state institutions. On February 12, the Parliamentary Investment and Development Committee hosted the head of the New Cities Implementation Authority to discuss challenges facing new urban projects. The committee stressed the need for transparency, addressing project obstacles, and accelerating government plans for infrastructure and housing development.
Shafaq News
04-02-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Amnesty Law suspended: Tahrir Square open, work halted in three provinces
Shafaq News/ Iraq's Interior Ministry dismissed reports circulating on social media that security forces had closed Tahrir Square in central Baghdad in anticipation of protests against the suspension of the General Amnesty Law. 'The reports are false. All roads leading to the square remain open, and no closure has been imposed,' a ministry source told Shafaq News. Earlier on Tuesday, Iraq's Federal Supreme Court issued an order suspending the implementation of three laws: the Personal Status Law, the General Amnesty Law, and the Restitution Law. The ruling has sparked strong reactions from Sunni political forces, with some calling for mass protests against the court. Sunni leaders further accused the court of deliberately blocking the law's enforcement for political reasons. Authorities in the Sunni-majority provinces of Al-Anbar, Nineveh, and Saladin suspended official working hours in response to the decision. However, independent MP Hadi Al-Salami urged Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani to dismiss the governors of these provinces for suspending work, arguing that the move violates Article 94 of the constitution and that Law No. 12 of 2024 on official holidays does not grant governors the authority to suspend work in government institutions.
