Provincial Flags Legislation Passed

A piece of legislation introducing a set of ten beautiful new Matbaic flags was passed today, giving every province (not including Zatriarchal Colonies) a new flag.
Designed by His All Holiness the Zatriarch, the flag legislation includes descriptions of the symbolism behind each flag and ensures that new provinces automatically recieve a new flag of the same format.
The new legislation may be found at MatbaaWiki's government page.

Vichika retained, Tapfer gained

Thanks to Comrade Chairman St Fenix removing Kampong from the MCS map, the Zatriarchal Colony of Vichika in Eastern Micras remains lawful property of the Zatriarchate of Matbaa.
Likewise, after the annexation of Taesong by Riponia, the land gained by Matbaa from Taesong after the Taylor Bay War has also been retained, but it is believed that bilateral talks with Riponia will determine the status of Matbaa's possessions along the former Taesongese coast.
Further developments in cultural works in the Zatriarchate and the recent spree of legislation in the Matbaic National Khanaushia, (such as the autocratic Malleus Forge Act and the Political Organisations Restriction Act) the Zatriarchate is expanding the Zatriarchal Colony of Kefr Zeh further inland of the continent of Tapfer- now that Beaugian expansion has taken the South of Tapfer, there will be a mad rush to conquer the rest of the unclaimed interior of the continent.
Hopefully, however, Zatriarchal forces will capture the remaining unclaimed regions of Tapfer before Alexandrian, Beaugian, and Natopian forces do.

Barekhmor Marth Bait Nahrain!
Glory be to Mother Assyria!

Economic Purge goes ahead as Zatriarchate reforms trade and economy

His All Holiness the Zatriarch followed the advice of economics minister Savme Barthkyomo this week by issuing an ultimatum to all inactive coimpanies and corporations operating within the Zatriarchate and her colonies.
As a result, several dead and inactive companies have been disbanded, including the Yaksmatch distillery, Huboyeh, Hoffmann, C&MRRC, and MatNet. It is believed that with a smaller number of privately owned companies, the Zatriarchate's economy will be easier to manage and will encourage more foreign investment.
Full-scale development into aeroplanes and small arms has reached an all time high in Intercorp Arms Manufacturers, which is destined to be the Matbaic company of 2007.

Status of ZC Vichika being debated

The status of the Zatriarchal Colony of Vichika, captured during the Taylor Bay RecWar, is being debated by Kampongese and Matbaic representatives in the Zatriarchate of Matbaa after Kampong claimed the newly conquered Matbaic colony.
Representatives for the Zatriarchate of Matbaa are Massoud Zakka Iwas, HG Earl Aster XIV, and HAH Zatriarch Maximillideus I.
Representatives for Kampong are HE Comrade Chairman St Fenix.
At the moment, a conclusion has not been reached, but Kampong has promised that it will allow Matbaa military rights and access to Vichika if it is given over to Kampong. The Zatriarchate has not yet stated its final intentions but the talks are going ahead at a fast pace, so a final settlement is believed to be reached in the near future.

Barekhmor Marth Bait Nahrain!
Glory be to Mother Assyria!

Grand Vizier pledges to reform the Zatriarchate

As quoted from His Excellency the Grand Vizier's speech made around three days ago from his personal office to the people of the Zatriarchate:

Due to quite a few Private messages and worryings going on in Matbaa, I believe that it is time for the Office of Grand Vizier to begin to define its role in Matbaaic Affairs. As of the current the Zatriarch himself recently stated that, "the Office of Grand Vizier is out of date and almost useless as a position in Matbaa".
It is because of this that I believe that As the Newest in the line of Grand viziers of Matbaa that it is my duty to further define the line that the Grand Vizier walks.
My goals in order to help attain this will be the following:

To Push for formal legislation that defines the formal purpose and powers of the office of Grand Vizier.

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  To push for formal legislation that defines the formal purpose and powers of other offices, to allow the gaps between them to appear and to help us attempt to fill them.
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  To actively be involved in all Matbaaic discussion as well as legislative assemblies in order to actively participate.
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  To Push for a consolidation of the Aramic and other informational Institutes into a more solid Organisation for those new to Micronationliam. And to increase their prominance as Informational Organisations.
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  To Push for the Creation of a Matbaaic Consitution in which all areas of the Matbaaic Government are well defined and can be supplmented at a moments notice in order to allow normal decision making to occur at any level of activity.
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  To Activly Begin pushing for more works that recruit new citizens to the Nation, which at the moment has insured a slow down in all things Matbaaic...
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  To Push for Autocratic, Jingositic, and Harsh Military Legislation in order to allow the Matbaaic Military to Further Define itself in the role of a Superpower.

These Preceding actions being the ideals and works that I hope to carry out in the new
Autocratic and Theological Matbaaic Government.
They are the ideas that I feel will be the best idea in order to allow Matbaa to increase its role in Micrasian Affairs, to Fight on equal terms with any foe that may present itself, being internal or External. And to further define the fluidic line of rule that defines all Micronations such as Matbaa into a a proper line of advance, rather then retreat.

-Armen Sourenian
-Grand Vizier of Matbaa

Armen Souranian Grand Vizier of Matbaa

Armen Souranian, better known to some as St Fenix, is now the Grand Vizier of the Zatriarchate of Matbaa, provincial governor of Suryo, and pending ordination into the Order of the White Knights Guard. Let us all wish him luck in his new post.
Barekhmor Marth Bait Nahrain!
Glory be to Mother Assyria!

Intercorp releases small arms list!

Yesterday, Sfeir Afudyakno of Intercorp Inc, Matbaa's primary weapons manufacturer, finalized the intercorp small arms list, offering a range of firearms from heavy machine guns to assault rifles. Payment is accepted via both MX2 and the MRWS military payment scheme.
Minister Massoud Zakka Iwas is also finalizing a list of aeroplanes manufactured by the company, expected out some time soon.
For more information, click here.

Matbaic Zatriarchal Army Insignia and Hierarchy Act Passed

Yesterday, an overwhelming 100% vote in favour of the aforesaid act was cast by members of the Matbaic National Khanaushia. The legislation, proposed by His All Holiness the Zatriarch and revised by His Grace Earl Aster XIV, grants a new hierarchical system to the Matbaic Zatriarchal Army (From hereon known as the Matbaic Zatriarchal Defence Force) based on the Egyptian, Ottoman, and Syrian military hierarchies.
Epoulettes and other insignia for the army has also been designed for each rank, an example of which can be seen here.

Major Constitutional Reforms in debate

As part of a government scheme to implement tougher, more autocratic theocracy in the Zatriarchate, constitutional reforms are being debated in the National Khanaushia.
The legislation itself, proposed by His All Holiness the Zatriarch, would divide Matbaa's eleven provinces and two colonies into three Metripolitanates. Whereas the provinces themselves would still exist, they would be subdivisions of dioceses of the Matbaic Orthodox Church, which would mean that for the first time in Matbaic history, the internal development and general internal affairs of the Zatriarchate would be entirely managed by the clergy.
The system would be somewhat akin to Shireroth and Lemuria's legislative bodies, by which the leaders of the subdivisions would have a seat in the national Khanaushia.

Though of course, jobs in the foreign office and military would not be affected, each Metripolitan would have extensive powers for provincial development and a seat in the Khanaushia. The ministry of the interior would be probably be abolished, and replaced by an immigration office- all censuses would be taken by the government of the metripolitanate and then compiled into one grand census.Likewise, the WKG would still operate independently but the military would have one field marshal for each metripolitanate.

His Holiness went on to adress the Khanaushia and state that the new system would be less labour intensive than the one in current place, as it would use only around five active citizens to have all aspects of the Zatriarchate up and running.
He stated that although the Zatriarchate has become increasingly more nationalist, and some might say fascist, there is no reason to be afraid of implementing true theocratic principles designed to guard the Matbaic Orthodox faith and its morals.

It is expected that the reforms will take several weeks to legislate, so it will not be until January 2006 when they are fully implemented.

Barekhmor Marth Bait Nahrain!
Glory be to Mother Assyria!