Deputy King confirms a strong relationship with Iraq in all areas

[Saif al-Arab]

@TheCamelGuy

Retardation if you ask me. Such people have killed themselves many times (in the 1000's) and others (innocent bystanders or other drivers) as well. Actually the main killer in KSA is the traffic.

Such teenagers/people should only be doing that in isolated desert or mountain areas, not public roads. If they insist on public roads, they should do it in non-crowded areas.

I like fast cars and motorbikes too but I would never do something like that for the sake of myself and others. Way too dangerous.

More race tracks should be built in KSA but a few already exist.

Better videos:

Most are quite old due to this practice being clamped down upon. Mostly it occurred/occurs in an around Riyadh.

Anyway motorsports are very popular in KSA and Formula 1 is being hosted in neighboring Bahrain and UAE for instance. Also some international races have reached KSA lately. 1 month ago there was some large international show in Riyadh.

Now when women will be allowed to drive in June 2018 again (lol), we can only imagine what will happen on the roads.

Found a video from a few days ago, lol.

Lots of talents (motorsports) are being wasted. Hopefully this will change once more race tracks will be built and the ongoing reforms will continue.

Anyway better to keep this practice out from a country and the youth although I know that it also happens in other Arab countries but not at this stage.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Iraq sees 500,000 T wheat from Nineveh province in 2018
28.02.2018

| UkrAgroConsult
The province is expected to grow 2.2mln donhums of land with wheat

Iraq expects to produce 500,000 tonnes of wheat from Nineveh province in the 2018 season, a local official said on Wednesday.

The province is expected to grow 2.2 million donhums of land with wheat, Dreid Hekmat, director of agriculture of the province, said.

One Iraqi donhum is equal to 2,500 square metres.

Nineveh was Iraq's most productive farming region before the arrival of Islamic State, producing around 1.5 million tonnes of wheat a year, or about 21 percent of Iraq's total wheat output, and 32 percent of barley.

There have been no official figures for agricultural output in Nineveh during Islamic State rule because the government had no access to areas under jihadist control.

More production out of the province would ease Iraq's needs for imports.

The war-damaged country, a major importer of grains, consumes around 5 million tonnes of wheat a year.

Wheat is imported by the trade ministry for Iraq's food rationing programme which includes flour, rice, cooking oil, sugar and baby milk formula.

Iraq's deputy agriculture minister Mahdi al-Qaisi said earlier this month that the country's wheat and barley production this year could be 20 percent less than last year because of dry weather and lower river levels.

But on Tuesday he said the situation was looking better after recent rainfall.

"The crisis is not over, but its less intense now ... the rain that fell lately is a blessing from God," he said.


zawya

@SALMAN F @TheCamelGuy

FEBRUARY 15, 2018 / 3:24 PM / 20 DAYS AGO
Saudi Arabia's SALIC looking at Iraq farmland investments

Reuters Staff

3 MIN READ


* SALIC says Iraq on list of investment opportunities

* Iraq showcased agricultural land in donor conference

* Nineveh province Iraq’s most productive farming region

By Maha El Dahan

DUBAI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) is looking at more farmland investment opportunities and has its neighbour Iraq on the list.

SALIC, an arm of the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), said it was also looking to expand its investments in the Black Sea region, which already includes 46,000 hectares of land in western Ukraine.


“We are considering many opportunities and Iraq is definitely on the list,” newly appointed Managing Director Khaled al-Aboodi told Reuters.

Iraq on Wednesday received pledges of $30 billion, mostly in credit facilities and investment from allies after a major donor conference in Kuwait.

Amongst the opportunities on display for investors during the event were 4 million dunums (400,000 hectares) of agricultural land, Hameed al-Nayef, Iraqi agriculture ministry spokesman said.

“Agricultural land that will be offered is across Iraq and investors should choose what crops to grow but we are giving priority to strategic crops like wheat, barley, corn, sesame and rice,” he said.

The mechanism for investment in Iraqi farmland and terms will be up for negotiations with interested firms.

Aboodi said SALIC was not at the Kuwait conference but that, “as time goes by we will look more closely,” at Iraqi farmland.

Saudi Arabia began scaling back its domestic wheat-growing programme in 2008, planning to rely completely on imports by 2016 to save water.

SALIC’s agricultural investments include farmland, grain silos and terminals, as part of Saudi Arabia’s food security drive.

Iraq, itself a major wheat and rice importer, has seen its most fertile province, Nineveh, lose production of strategic crops after Islamic State took over.


Iraq declared victory over Islamic State in December, having taken back all territory the militants captured in 2014 and 2015.

Industry sources said there were investment opportunities in Mosul and some western areas close to the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.

SALIC also said it was looking to grow its investments in the Black Sea region. “The Black Sea is a strategic place to look at given the attractive farming conditions and proximity to Saudi,” Aboodi said.

In October, SALIC set up a 5 billion riyal ($1.3 billion) joint venture with UAE agricultural firm Al Dahra to invest in the 10 countries across the Black Sea region. (Reporting By Maha El Dahan; additional reporting by Moayed Kenany in Baghdad. Editing by Jane Merriman)

https://uk.reuters.com/article/saud...ng-at-iraq-farmland-investments-idUKL8N1Q5500

This should be dealt with. The many dam projects in the region are a cause of concern for Iraq. Alternatives (seawater desalination) should be sought to remain self-sufficient also in the future given the growing population.

Look who visited recently?

https://twitter.com/MOISaudiArabia

An old friend (Qassim al-Araji)

Personal relations seem cordial as he has visited a few times already within a short time span. Not a long travel but still a good sign of opening up in relation (long overdue as discussed tons of times by all sane parties involved).

 

[Aramagedon]

And this son of bltch is now banned.

 

[SALMAN F]

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And this son of bltch is now banned.

@waz @Oscar


You did رمي محصنات despise the fact my mother is muslim you claim to be religious but this is not weird coming from the students if the Akhoonds