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Iraqi criticism to Kuwait over missing file
The Iraqi minister of information Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf on Friday criticized Kuwait's refusal to the proposal made by Baghdad to form an Arab committee to follow up the file of the missing in the Gulf war.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/25/2001

Al-Assad might visit Baghdad in September
In a step which will be, if officially confirmed, the first for an Arab president since the Gulf War of 1991 and also the first for a Syrian President since 20 years, President Bashar al-Assad will pay a visit to Iraq in September, according to the United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Itihad issued on Thursday.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/24/2001

ICRC in Iraq: Key facts and activities
The ICRC has been continuously present in Iraq since 1981. Its operation was initially mainly concerned with the protection of Prisoners of War from the Iran- Iraq conflict ( 1981 to 1988) and from 1991 Gulf War. Almost 100,000 prisoners of War from the Iran, Iraq conflict and 70,000 from the 1991 Gulf War returned to their families under the auspices of the ICRC.
Iraq, Local, 8/24/2001

WHO sends mission to Iraq over rise in non-communicable diseases
A team from the World Health Organization is set to visit Iraq to finalize proposals for studies on non-communicable diseases and congenital malformations, the United Nations agency announced on Thursday.
Iraq, Health, 8/24/2001

On the visit of Ramadan to Damascus
The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Damascus said that the Syrian and Iraqi sides did not disclose news on the nature of the talks President Bashar al-Assad held with the Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan to Damascus just one day following President Bashar al-Assad's visit to Kuwait.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/23/2001

Iraqi delegation led by Vice President Ramadan visits Aleppo
The Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan and members of the accompanying delegation, accompanied by the Syrian minister of the economy and foreign trade arrived in Aleppo on Wednesday. He was welcomed at Aleppo's airport by the governor Salah Kannaj and the chairmen of the chambers of commerce and industry in the governorate and officials concerned.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/23/2001

Libyan humanitarian projects in Iraq
Libya-Iraq, Politics, 8/22/2001

Al-Assad confers with Junblat, Ramadan
President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday evening at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/22/2001

On Iraqi- Iranian relations
Iraq on Monday called on Iran to take measures that can provide the necessary atmospheres to normalize relations between the two countries, and called on the Iranian officials to give up repeating claims that there are Iranian prisoners held by Iraq.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/21/2001

Iraq asks to allocate 915 million EURO of its oil revenues for the Palestinians
Iraq-Palestine, Economics, 8/20/2001

Egyptian-Iraqi free trade agreement goes into effect
Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 8/20/2001

On the Syrian- Iraqi relations
In an analysis on Syrian- Iraqi relations since Syria's independence in 1946 the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah said on Sunday that Baghdad did not hide its ambitions towards " this lost Paradise," which is called al-Shaam, besides the same attitude was not also hidden by Egypt which was seeking her own vital environment, and therefore the Syrians found themselves between Baghdad on the one hand and the Saudi- Egyptian axis on the other.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/20/2001

Taha Yassin heads for Sanaa
The Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan will be heading for Sanaa next week on top of a high ranking delegation in an official visit to Yemen which will last for several days.
Iraq-Yemen, Politics, 8/20/2001

Jordanian ministers head for Baghdad
A large Jordanian delegation including four ministers and several number of activists representing both the private and public sectors will head on Friday for Iraq in a visit which lasts three days in order to hold talks with officials there on means of developing relations between the two states especially in the economic field.
Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 8/20/2001

Arab businessmen give Iraqi president private jumbo jet
A group of Arab businessmen presented Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with his own jumbo jet on Saturday, as a "modest contribution" to ending 11 years of U.N. sanctions, Iraq's official INA news agency said.
Iraq-Regional, Local, 8/20/2001


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