Between 08:07 and 08:25 on 18 August, four channels across three factions carried the same two appointments: Ali Abd al-Ridha al-Alwan as director of the Trade Bank of Iraq and Bilal al-Hamdani as executive director of the Iraq Development Fund. AAH's Al-Ahad TV attributed the assignments to al-Zaidi by name; Badr-affiliated Watan TV attributed them to "the prime minister"; KH-affiliated Sabereen News and KH's Al-Ittijah TV carried the appointments with no naming of who assigned them. No faction voice, comment or editorial line accompanies any version in the cited text.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated18 Aug, 11:07
“Ali Abd al-Ridha al-Alwan assigned as director of the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) and Bilal al-Hamdani as executive director of the Iraq Development Fund.”
تكليف علي عبد الرضا العلوان مديراً للمصرف العراقي للتجارة (TBI) وبلال الحمداني مديراً تنفيذياً لصندوق العراق للتنمية
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official18 Aug, 11:12
“Al-Zaidi assigns Ali Abd al-Ridha al-Alwan as director of the Trade Bank of Iraq and Bilal al-Hamdani as executive director of the Iraq Development Fund.”
الزيدي يكلف علي عبد الرضا العلوان مديراً للمصرف العراقي للتجارة وبلال الحمداني مديراً تنفيذياً لصندوق العراق للتنمية
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated18 Aug, 11:18
“The prime minister assigns Ali Abd al-Ridha al-Alwan as director of the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) and Bilal al-Hamdani as executive director of the Iraq Development Fund.”
رئيس الوزراء يكلف علي عبد الرضا العلوان مديراً للمصرف العراقي للتجارة (TBI) وبلال الحمداني مديراً تنفيذياً لصندوق العراق للتنمية
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official18 Aug, 11:25
“Ali Abd al-Ridha al-Alwan assigned as director of the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) and Bilal al-Hamdani as executive director of the Iraq Development Fund.”
تكليف علي عبد الرضا العلوان مديراً للمصرف العراقي للتجارة (TBI) وبلال الحمداني مديراً تنفيذياً لصندوق العراق للتنمية
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official18 Aug, 11:25
“Iraq Development Fund.”
صندوق العراق للتنمية
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