Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/23/2001
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 23, 2001
- Iraqi missile nearly downs US spy plane
An official at the US state department said on Friday that Iraq tried for the first time on Tuesday to down an American spying plane " U 2" type by a missile. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/28/2001 - Miro confers with Iraqi minister of al-Awqaf
The prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro on Thursday received the Iraqi minister of al-Awqaf ( Islamic trusts) Abdul Menem Ahmad Saleh and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/27/2001 - Iraqi agreements with Ankara, Amman calls for lifting the sanctions
The Iraqi President on Wednesday appointed the minister of military industry Abdul al-Tawab al-Mulla Hweish as a deputy prime minister, together with his post as responsible for the military industry. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 7/27/2001 - Some 9000 Iraqis die in June because of the UN sanctions
The Iraqi ministry of health said on Wednesday that 9000 Iraqis of which two thirds are children died in June because of the UN embargo imposed on Iraq since 11 years. Iraq, Politics, 7/26/2001 - UN postpones talks on Iraq
The UN secretary general Kofi Annan has proposed to postpone convening a second round of talks with Iraq until the end of the current year as a minimum due to the standing differences between members of the UN Security Council over the policy that should be taken towards Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 7/25/2001 - Iraq has refuted the accusations of the Saudi representative to the UN
Iraq has refuted the accusations of the Saudi representative to the UN on July 17, 2001 on smugglers attempting to trespass the Saudi borders on June 11, 2001, Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/24/2001 - Iraq missile against a US warplane Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/23/2001
- Kuwaiti contacts to avoid confrontation with Iraq
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am issued on Sunday said that the Kuwaiti officials made contacts with the US and Britain with the objectives of alienating Kuwait from any possible confrontation with Iraq after Iraq, on Thursday launched a missile at an American plane over the no- fly zone area between Iraq and Kuwait. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 7/23/2001