Today's Newspapers Follow The Reactions To Al-Sadr's Call For A Public Debate And The Complexities Of The Political Scene

Baghdad / NINA / - The newspapers issued in Baghdad today, Monday, 22th of August, paid attention to the reactions and repercussions of the leader of the Sadrist movement's call for a public debate, and continued to follow the developments and complexities of the political scene and the mutual escalation between the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework. Regarding Al-Sadr’s call to the debate, Al-Sabah newspaper, which is published by the Iraqi Media Network, polled the opinions of a number of political analysts, including Ghaleb Al-Daami, who said: “The conditions for holding the debate are different on both sides. The Sadrist movement wants to open the files in full for disclosure and frankness.” Al-Daami added, “The current crisis is long and will not end even with the withdrawal or weakness of one of the parties. Al-Sadr seeks a transparent dialogue that takes place in front of the people, which may not lead to a solution." In turn, political analyst Haider Salman said, according to Al-Sabah: "Al-Sadr opened the first doors of dialogue after an absolute rejection, but he wanted it publicly with the coordination framework, who has long demanded a discussion table." Salman pointed out: "Al-Fateh bloc, which is affiliated with the coordination framework, is the most flexible and closest to the Sadr bloc, which is reflected in the movements of its leader Hadi Al-Amiri and his openness to the rest of the components to resolve the crisis," noting: "Al-Sadr intends to embarrass his opponents from the leaders of the coordination framework by talking to public opinion through debate. As the writer and strategic researcher Qassem Balshan saw, according to the newspaper: “The response of some of the framework politicians to the debate is a logical response, as it is a gesture and a first step to end the political crisis.” He explained: "Al-Sadr's proposal to invite the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jenin Plasschaert, means his desire for an international intervention and the involvement of the international organization in formulating a solution to remove embarrassment and hold early elections." Al-Zawraa newspaper, which is issued by the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, continued to follow the developments and complexities of the political scene and the escalation between the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework. It referred to the statement of a member of Al-Nasr coalition, Salam Al-Zubaidi: "The escalation does not serve any party and does not produce solutions, just as the street increases the tension." Noting: "Dialogue is the most appropriate solution to the political blockage to end these problems and the political crisis." Al-Zubaidi stressed: "The severity of statements in the media and on social media platforms, may contain provocative messages to the conflicting parties, and thus complicate matters and the political scene." He added, "Although the meeting called for by the Prime Minister is incomplete, given that the main pillar of the political strife or blockage, represented by the Sadrist bloc, was not present at the meeting, but in the end, the meeting is considered a prelude to another meeting in which all the political parties may be present, including the Sadrist bloc, and a new political map is being discussed to end this controversy and the equation of governance.” While Al-Zawraa quoted MP Jassem Al-Alawi as saying: "The political forces went to the last meeting called by the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, because they wanted to give priority to the language of dialogue." He added, "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi is part of the existing problem, and part of those who created this chaos." On the economic issue, Al-Zaman newspaper dealt with the two projects of the joint economic city with Jordan and the Great Customs City in Anbar Governorate. The newspaper said: "The Minister of Industry and Minerals, Manhal Aziz Al-Khabbaz, confirmed his readiness to cooperate with the Jordanian side, and to initiate the procedures for establishing the joint economic city." It quoted Al-Khabbaz as saying in an official statement: "The project comes within a series of agreements with Jordan, to expand bilateral relations, develop capabilities, work on developing the industrial and service reality, employ manpower, and facilitate commercial movement." Al-Zaman added: "The Minister of Industry met with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Iraqi-Jordanian Company, Makki Ajeeb Al-Diri, members of the Board of Directors and representatives from the Jordanian Ministries of Industry, Trade and Supply, to follow up on the direct steps of the project." On the other hand, the newspaper indicated the percentage of completion in the project of the Great Customs City in Anbar. It quoted the governor's advisor for border crossings affairs, Suad Jassem Zaidan: "The construction stages have reached 43 %." It added, "The customs city includes the directorate's building with all its departments, a bank, centers for civil defense, police and immediate aid, and six warehouses for unloading and storing goods, including food and medicine," noting that "there are other works that included roads, internal yards, employee housing, a four-kilometer-long concrete fence, and protection towers and other service facilities. It explained: "The geographical location of the customs city at the 35th kilometer west of Ramadi, as an area that gathers all border crossings in the governorate, with an area of 200 acres, is about 500,000 square meters."/ End