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Arab Parliamentary Union opposes Baghdad withdrawing its recognition of Kuwait
The Arab Parliamentary Union (APU) urged Iraq to positively handle international resolutions and opposed Baghdad's threats to withdraw its recognition of the Kuwaiti state
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 1/16/1999

UN Security Council - Iraq
Iraq-UN, Politics, 1/16/1999

Agreement in Baghdad between Iraqi government and opposition factions
Diplomatic sources and Iraqi opposition sources announced that an important agreement was ratified in Baghdad on Wednesday between the Iraqi government and eight opposition factions who made a two-day visit to Iraq to hold talks that were described as "urgent" after the agreement of President Saddam Hussein to meet with the representatives.
Iraq, Politics, 1/15/1999

Khatami's envoy leaves Baghdad
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs Muhammad Sader, the envoy of President Khatami, left Baghdad on Wednesday concluding a three-day official visit to Iraq.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 1/15/1999

French ideas to settle the Iraqi crisis
France proposed to members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday the main outline for a new monitoring system in order to eliminate Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and at the same time lift the international sanctions imposed on Iraq.
Iraq-France, Politics, 1/14/1999

Iraq and the postponement of Arab ministers meeting
The Iraqi daily Babel has said that the moves to convene marginal ministerial meetings are aiming at foiling the Arab summit, asserting that the US seeks to prevent such a summit.
Iraq, Politics, 1/14/1999

Kurdish party calls for expansion of no-fly zones in Iraq
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, one of the largest Iraqi Kurdish factions, asked for the expansion of the "no-fly zones" in Iraq to include more of the Kurdish south.
Iraq, Politics, 1/14/1999

Iraq - no-fly clashes
Iraq-USA, Military, 1/14/1999

Bahrain - UNSCOM probe
Bahrain-Iraq-UN, Politics, 1/14/1999

Iraqi official threatens to withdraw recognition of UN resolutions
Chairman of the Iraqi National Council (Parliament) Sadoun Hammadi said on Monday that the council has the right to call for withdrawing recognition of UN Security Council resolutions because the Security Council did not abide itself to its commitments concerning Iraq.
Iraq, Politics, 1/13/1999

Baghdad calls the opposition to a democratic discussion
The Iraqi government called today eight opposition factions to a new discussion with it in Baghdad, as an Iraqi official whose identity was not revealed escorted the representatives of these factions in an urgent visit to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to hold an important discussion.
Iraq, Politics, 1/13/1999

Report: Iraqi consul in Prague fled to a western country
The main Czech dailies on Tuesday published a report circulated by the Czech news agency which said that the Iraqi consul in Prague, Jaber Saleem, and his family fled to a Western country, supposedly Britain or Germany.
Iraq-Czech Republic, Politics, 1/13/1999

Moroccan political alliance calls for lifting embargo imposed on Iraq
The Democratic Koutla, the bloc gathering four major Moroccan political parties, has called for lifting the embargo imposed on Iraq since 1991.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 1/13/1999

Russia opposes Iraqi parliament's recommendation to refuse implementation of UN resolutions
The Russian ambassador to Kuwait, Vladimir Shishouv, has asserted that his country opposes the recommendation of the Iraqi Parliament that Iraq withdraw its recognition of UN Security Council resolutions, especially UN resolution 833 concerning Iraqi - Kuwaiti border demarcation.
Regional-Iraq-Russia, Politics, 1/13/1999

Iraqi foreign minister confers with Iranian delegate
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 1/13/1999

Kuwaiti security source denies news on Iraqi cell against Kuwait
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 1/13/1999

Abdul Meguid refuses Iraqi accusations
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid said that the last declarations issued by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz asserting that Kuwait is a state inside the Iraqi borders are declarations that completely contradict Iraq's approval of United Nations resolutions concerning this matter.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999

Iraq denies any arrests or hangings
Iraqi formal sources denied today news reports stating that there are arrests and hangings taking place in southern Iraq, asserting that the direct causes of the damage brought about by US and British planes in the "no-fly zones" over southern and northern Iraq are Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999

Egyptian foreign minister: Saudi Arabia and Cairo present aid to Iraq
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stated that all Arab countries, at the top of which comes Saudi Arabia, are working on helping and supporting the Iraqi people.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999

Pope says wars do not solve crises
Iraq-Vatican, Politics, 1/12/1999

Kuwaiti forces on alert to counter Iraqi threats
Kuwait has put some of its military units on maximum alert to counter Iraqi threats.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999

Report: Iraqi leaders issue second call for urgent meeting with eight opposition factions
A Jordanian daily reported on Monday that the Iraqi leadership has extended a second urgent invitation to eight opposition factions abroad to visit Iraq and hold rounds of dialogue with Iraqi officials, following the first round made by the United Iraqi Organization delegation in Baghdad, recently.
Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999

Arabs in Kuwait plot to provoke riots
Kuwaiti security forces arrested some 25 persons of an Arab nationality and confiscated from them publications urging a revolution against the United States and against the ruling regime in Kuwait.
Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 1/12/1999

Tariq Aziz: Who will apologize to who?
Iraqi Deputy Premier Tareq Aziz said that Kuwait was set up as an entity by Britain in order to besiege Iraq and deprive it from its coast which had been historically an integrated part of it since Sumerian times
Iraq, Politics, 1/11/1999

Report: New Arab reaction towards Iraq
A Lebanese magazine has quoted sources it described as well-informed and authentic as saying that Arab countries concerned with the situation in Iraq have started for the first time to take the initiative and carry out an effective role to find out an Arab solution for the situation in Iraq.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 1/11/1999

New trade agreement between Egypt, Iraq at US $14 million
Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 1/11/1999


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