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France against the sufferings of the Iraqi people
French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine has denounced in a message of backing he addressed to the coordinator of the humanitarian program in Iraq, Hans Von Sponeck, who resigned from his post in February, the obstacles which impeded this program.
Iraq-France, Politics, 3/4/2000

A report on Iraq under a decade of sanction
Eight years of war with Iran (1980- 1988) followed by the Gulf War of 1990-1991 left Iraq and the Iraqi people exhausted. The economy and, as a result, the infrastructure of the country lay in ruins. Now, after nine years of trade sanctions, imposed by the UN after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the situation of civilian population is increasingly desperate.
Iraq, Health, 3/3/2000

Occupation ruler threatened government members, testimony
Kuwait-Iraq, Judicial, 3/2/2000

New Iraq inspection chief takes over, outgoing humanitarian coordinator spells out concerns
Hans Blix, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, yesterday officially assumed his duties as the head of the newly-created UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) weapons monitoring organization for Iraq.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 3/2/2000

$13 million in Egyptian exports to Iraq
Many Egyptian companies from the public and private business sectors signed contracts to supply Iraq with sugar and detergents worth LE 45 million ($13 million US) in the framework of the seventh stage of the oil-for-food program.
Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 3/1/2000

Iraq refuses to deal with Arab companies that cooperate with Israel
Iraq, Politics, 3/1/2000

Jordanian lawyers intend to head to Baghdad by air to break embargo on Iraq
Saleh El-Armouti, chief of the Jordanian lawyers, said yesterday that the council of the lawyers syndicate intends to hire an airplane to head to Baghdad this month to break the sanctions imposed on Iraq.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 3/1/2000

Iraqi ambassador commends relations with Syria
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 2/29/2000

Thai-Iraqi trade commission meets for first time in 12 years
A meeting of the Joint Thai-Iraqi Trade Commission was held for the first time in 12 years, as Baghdad pledged to make a full payment to Thai rice exporters after the U.N. economic sanctions against the country was lifted, Deputy Commerce Minister Gornpot Asavinvichit said in Bangkok on Tuesday.
Iraq-Thailand, Economics, 2/29/2000

No-fly zone clashes continue
Iraq-USA, Military, 2/29/2000

Indonesia deports 26 Iraqis
Some 26 Iraqi citizens have been deported from the Indonesian Riau province in Sumatra island for illegal entry, Indonesian news agency ANTARA reported, quoting an official at the Ministry for Law and Legal Affairs on Monday.
Iraq-Indonesia, Politics, 2/29/2000

A department for supervising the Iraqi interests opened at the Algerian embassy in Damascus
Iraqi diplomats reported that a branch for supervising Iraqi interests will be opened this week in Damascus for the first time since diplomatic relations were severed between the two countries in 1980.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/28/2000

Iraqi criticism of Annan's declarations concerning the sanctions
Iraq criticized yesterday the statements made by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan who he referred to continuing the Security Council's consultations to discuss intelligent sanctions against Baghdad.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/28/2000

Iraqi-Turkish trade cooperation
Turkish Minister of State Edip Safter Gaydali said on Sunday in Baghdad that the volume of trade and commercial cooperation between his country and Iraq will shortly increase to US $2.5 billion, the same level of trade as in 1990.
Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 2/28/2000

News about frustrating a coup d'etat in Iraq and executing 38 militants
El-Zaman Arab newspaper issued in London said that the Iraqi authorities frustrated a coup d'etat during January and executed 38 Iraqi militants.
Iraq, Politics, 2/28/2000

US: Iraq fires on no-fly zone aircraft
Iraq-USA, Military, 2/28/2000


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