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Lahoud meets Ramadan, warns of Israel promoting strike on Iraq
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud warned against Israel's promoting the implementation of an international decision that will be conducive to striking Iraq, as Israel had already done in subverting the world "terrorism" to strike against the Palestinian Intifada.
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 8/31/2002

Iraqi vice president in Beirut
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 8/30/2002

Railway agreement, Syrian- Iraqi joint projects; Ramadan: UN inspector will not pacify US war threats
Meetings of the Syrian- Iraqi joint higher committee were concluded yesterday by signing several economic agreements and joint projects and they stressed on political stances between the two states towards commitment to the Beirut summit initiative, a call on the US to give up the policy of siding with Israel, rejecting interference in the internal affairs of Iraq as well as noting the need of continued dialogue between Iraq and the UN, according to a statement issued by the Syrian cabinet on Thursday.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/30/2002

Al-Faisal: it is not wise to topple Saddam and install another
The US President George Bush has vowed during a meeting he held with the Saudi ambassador to the UN Prince Bandar Bin Sultan to make consultations with Saudi Arabia and other countries before taking any decision concerning a military attack against Iraq
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 8/30/2002

Amsterdam conference discussed formation of an Iraqi government
Sources in the Iraqi opposition unveiled that the representatives of the 6 opposition parties who met with officials in the US administration by the beginning of this August agreed with them to elect an opposition Iraqi government in the opposition conference due to be held in Amsterdam in September.
Iraq, Politics, 8/30/2002

Okaz: Iraq is ready to restore relations with the US
The Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri has stressed the need of inter- Arab solidarity, noting that such solidarity will be able to avert the region and Iraq an American attack that would be conducive to making a change in the political map of the region.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/29/2002

Al-Hayat: Syria and the threat against Iraq, the region
The paper said that the Syrian leadership is working to benefit from the fact she is the only side that has good relations with Iraq and the Gulf states, altogether in order to bring about view points between Baghdad and Saudi Arabia in order to establish an Arab solidarity so as to withstand tremendous expected onslaughts in the coming phase. These two elements, however, were behind the visit made by Present Bashar al-Assad to Saudi Arabia and his talks there with its officials.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/29/2002

Ramsey Clark tours Iraq; 100,000 dead due sanctions
Former U.S. Attorney General Clark had previously said that "An attack on Iraq by the United States would also violate the Constitution and laws of the United States ... Unfortunately in recent years our Constitution has been more honored in the breach than in faithful observance of the rights it is intended to protect for all.
Iraq, Politics, 8/29/2002

China, India stress rejection to striking Iraq
China has stressed its rejection to the use of the military force against Iraq and warned that an act as such will increase tension and instability in the Middle East region.
Iraq-China, Politics, 8/29/2002

Al-Assad discusses with Ramadan bilateral relations, Arab conditions
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday in Damascus received the Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan and members of the accompanying delegation. The delegation includes the minister of commerce Muhammad Mahdi Saleh, the minister of transport Ahmad Murtada and the minister of industry and minerals.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/28/2002

Qatar's FM talks in Baghdad
The Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani said on Tuesday that his country is relentlessly seeking to avoid the region any military act against Iraq.
Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 8/28/2002

Iraqi opposition members trained in Washington
The US Department of State has stated that a group of 17 Iraqi opposition members will receive this week in Washington a training in communications for four days at the headquarters of the Department of State in order to help them how to promote their case against the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/28/2002

Nearby agreement between Iraq, Russia
The Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan stressed on Tuesday that his country hopes to sign in the nearby future an agreement on economic cooperation with Russia for five years at a value of 40 billion dollars.
Iraq-Russia, Economics, 8/28/2002

Sabri arrives in China
Iraq-China, Politics, 8/27/2002

Al-Jazeera: Qatar denies permitting US attacks against Iraq
The Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani arrived on Monday in Baghdad in an official visit during which he discusses the possibility of the return back of UN inspectors to Iraq in order to dismantle the current crisis, according to the Qatari al-Jazeera TV station.
Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 8/27/2002

Kuwaiti documents to be restored back within weeks
The UN envoy Richard Fouran has crossed the border by land from Iraq to Kuwait on Monday in order to draw the final arrangements for the return back of tons of Kuwaiti national documents which were taken by the Iraqis during the invasion of Kuwait 12 years ago.
Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/27/2002

Bush does not need Congress approval to attack Iraq
White House legal advisors have considered that the US President George Bush does not need to get the approval of the Congress in order to launch a military attack against Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/27/2002

Russia - Iraq economic cooperation
The Russian government has described Iran and Iraq as two traditional partners for Russia and that cooperation with them serve the Russian interests, rejecting a link between the economic cooperation program to be signed with Iraq and the possibility of launching a military act against this country by the USA.
Iraq-Russia, Economics, 8/27/2002

Qatar's foreign minister heads today for Baghdad
Iraq-Qatar, Politics, 8/26/2002

Some 17 Iraqis killed, wounded in American raids
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/26/2002

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Palestinian embassy refuses to receive Abu Nidal's body
Palestine-Iraq, Politics, 8/26/2002

Trade exchange between Syria, Iraq
The Iraqi minister of commerce Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has announced that the total volume of trade exchange between Syria and Iraq in the framework of the UN imposed "oil for food" program and the free trade agreement signed between the two states exceed has exceeded 4 billion dollars since 1997.
Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/26/2002

Al-Itihad: The first Saudi products exhibition in Iraq
Saudi Arabia will organize the first exhibition for its products in Baghdad on September 9 through 13.
Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 8/26/2002

Al-Deyar: Iraqi opposition trains volunteers to fight Saddam Hussein
In its Sunday's issue, the Lebanese daily al-Deyar said that the Iraqi opposition has actually started preparation to recruit Iraqi fighters in order to fight Saddam Hussein's regime and that the US will pay the salaries of those fighters, train them and place them in camps on the borders in Turkey and Jordan.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/26/2002


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