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Story updateNew08 Oct, 10:16 BAGHDAD

Hoquq MP Muhammad al-Hassnawi seeks parliamentary correction of the dollar rate

THE FILE13 SIGNALS · OPENED 06 Oct
  1. 06 Oct, 18:49Finance Committee chair Uday Awad calls budget reports inaccurate – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV
  2. 06 Oct, 19:45Budget exchange-rate claims diverge across faction-linked outlets
  3. 07 Oct, 09:38KH-linked media challenge the dollar increase’s household costs
  4. 07 Oct, 10:42Sadiqoun bloc demands currency action as KH-aligned Sabereen News alleges government leaks
  5. 07 Oct, 12:45MPs Shaima al-Fatlawi and Saba al-Saadi reject dollar-rate rise – Nujaba-owned Al-Nujaba TV
  6. 07 Oct, 15:49Hoquq MP Miqdad al-Khafaji seeks a currency-decision cancellation vote
  7. 07 Oct, 17:48MP Nora al-Juhaishi proposes removing the finance minister and central bank governor – Unit 10,000
  8. 07 Oct, 20:45KH-aligned Sabereen News questions the poor’s protection in the currency decision
  9. 08 Oct, 01:42MP Silwan Aqrawi conditions budget approval on currency reversal – iNEWS
  10. 08 Oct, 01:42Finance Committee MP Jamal Kujur calls dollar-rise uproar fabricated – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV
  11. 08 Oct, 02:31Dollar rise means a 15–20% salary cut, Al-Ahad TV guest says
  12. 08 Oct, 03:33Parliamentary initiative seeks to shield citizens from exchange-rate harm, AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV reports
  13. 08 Oct, 10:44Hoquq MP Muhammad al-Hassnawi seeks parliamentary correction of the dollar rate
WHAT HAPPENED

On 8 October, Hoquq MP Muhammad al-Hassnawi (KH — parliamentary bloc), speaking on Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official owned media), said the dollar-rate increase harmed citizens’ purchasing power and expressed hope that the day’s parliamentary session would put the decision right. KH-, Badr Organization- and Nujaba-owned outlets also published identical wording attributing the complete closure of Hilla’s Grand Market to the dollar rise. University of Basra economics professor Yusuf al-Asadi, speaking on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media), separately said changing the exchange rate was within the Central Bank’s authority.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media08 Oct, 08:41

    “University of Basra economics professor Yusuf al-Asadi told Al-Ahad: Changing the dollar exchange rate is within the Central Bank’s authority.”

    أستاذ الاقتصاد في جامعة البصرة يوسف الأسدي لـ"العهد": تغيير سعر صرف الدولار من صلاحيات البنك المركزي

  2. Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media08 Oct, 09:39

    “In a scene reflecting citizens’ hardship, Hilla’s Grand Market is completely closed because of the rise in the dollar exchange rate.”

    في مشهد يعكس معاناة المواطنين.. سوق "الحلة الكبير" مغلق بالكامل بسبب ارتفاع سعر صرف الدولار

  3. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media08 Oct, 09:42

    “In a scene reflecting citizens’ hardship, Hilla’s Grand Market is completely closed because of the rise in the dollar exchange rate.”

    في مشهد يعكس معاناة المواطنين.. سوق "الحلة الكبير" مغلق بالكامل بسبب ارتفاع سعر صرف الدولار

  4. Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media08 Oct, 09:49

    “In a scene reflecting citizens’ hardship, Hilla’s Grand Market is completely closed because of the rise in the dollar exchange rate.”

    في مشهد يعكس معاناة المواطنين.. سوق "الحلة الكبير" مغلق بالكامل بسبب ارتفاع سعر صرف الدولار

  5. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media08 Oct, 10:11

    “Hoquq bloc MP Muhammad al-Hassnawi told Al-Ittijah: The decision to raise the dollar exchange rate affects citizens’ lives and purchasing power.”

    النائب عن كتلة حقوق محمد الحسناوي لـ(الاتجاه): قرار رفع سعر صرف الدولار يمس حياة المواطنين والقدرة الشرائية

  6. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media08 Oct, 10:16

    “We hope that in today’s session parliament will put matters right regarding the decision to raise the dollar exchange rate.”

    نأمل بجلسة اليوم أن يعيد البرلمان الأمور إلى نصابها بشأن قرار رفع سعر صرف الدولار

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.
WHY IT MATTERS

Shared media framing about economic harm is broader than the explicit parliamentary intervention voiced by Hoquq MP Muhammad al-Hassnawi (KH — parliamentary bloc). Identical market captions establish amplification of a claim, not independent confirmation that the exchange rate caused the closure.