Baghdad / NINA / Iraqi newspapers published on Monday, October 26, focused on the protest in Tahrir Square and Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi’s response to the demonstrators’ demands, as well as expectations surrounding the arrival of a new shipment of US dollars.

Regarding the protest, Al-Sabah, published by the Iraqi Media Network, highlighted Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi’s expression of gratitude and appreciation to the peaceful demonstrators who took to the streets on Sunday. Al-Zaidi commended their high sense of responsibility and full cooperation with the security forces.

The newspaper reported that Al-Zaidi confirmed he had received the demonstrators’ demands and that they would be reviewed, with efforts made to address them.

It added that the prime minister had pledged to do his utmost to serve the Iraqi people, stressing that the government’s doors would remain open to constructive dialogue in the national interest.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Saad Maan, head of the Security Media Cell, told Al-Sabah that a delegation from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces had visited Tahrir Square in Baghdad and met with representatives of the demonstrators to hear their demands.

Maan emphasized that the visit reflected the prime minister’s commitment to engaging with all segments of society.

Regarding the dollar shipment, Al-Zaman newspaper reported that the Central Bank of Iraq is expecting a new shipment of US cash dollars worth $1 billion to arrive in Baghdad from the United States within less than a week, in a move aimed at supporting exchange-rate stability in local markets.

The newspaper quoted Central Bank adviser and spokesperson Mahmoud Dagher as saying that the new shipment, consisting of $1 billion in cash, was expected to arrive in Baghdad within days. He said the move would help strengthen the Iraqi dinar and maintain financial stability.

Dagher added that the additional dollar supplies would be injected into the market to support the balance between supply and demand and enhance the dinar’s ability to withstand exchange-rate fluctuations.

He noted that the recent decline in the dollar’s exchange rate in local markets was attributable to the Central Bank’s monetary policy, particularly the increased supply of US currency, alongside economic changes and measures introduced in the market in recent months.

The newspaper also reported that Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi was continuing negotiations with the US side in an effort to reach understandings that would allow larger quantities of cash dollars to be sent to Iraq on a regular basis. Such arrangements, it said, would strengthen the monetary authorities’ ability to meet market demand and curb exchange-rate volatility.

According to information in circulation, the first phase of these understandings would involve the regular delivery of $1 billion per month to Iraq. Diplomatic and financial efforts would then continue to increase the monthly shipments to $2.5 billion, as part of broader efforts to narrow the gap between the official and parallel-market exchange rates, with the ultimate goal of eliminating it.

In other news, Al-Zawraa newspaper, published by the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, highlighted a project to electronically archive real estate records across all Iraqi governorates.

The newspaper quoted Ahmed Laibi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice, as saying that the project to automate real estate registration transactions had been launched on a pilot basis in Baghdad under a contract with the Ministry of Industry and Minerals.

Implementation initially began at the Al-Shaab and Karkh First Real Estate Registration Directorates before gradually expanding to other directorates in the capital. The most recent addition was the Kadhimiya Real Estate Registration Directorate, Laibi said.

He added that the Real Estate Registration Department had also launched an initiative to archive property records under the Watan initiative, which aims to distribute one million residential plots of land and was launched by the prime minister.

The project involves electronically entering property owners’ information, including the name of the most recent registered owner, the property’s area and classification, relevant identification documents, and all other associated details. The initiative is intended to pave the way for the comprehensive digitization and archiving of real estate records at registration directorates throughout Iraq.

Laibi explained that the project had already been completed at several real estate registration directorates in Basra Governorate, as well as a number of directorates in Baghdad, including Al-Bayaa, Al-Doura, Karkh Second, Kadhimiya, Sadr Second, Sadr, Al-Shaab, Al-Taji, Al-Husseiniya, Al-Wahda, and Basmaya, in addition to directorates in Nineveh Governorate.

He further noted that work was also underway at real estate registration directorates in Kufa, Najaf, Nasiriyah, and Shatra, as well as in the remaining governorates.

The project to electronically archive real estate records nationwide is expected to be completed within the next few days, Laibi said./End



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