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UN: No illicit weapons found so far
After 11 weeks of inspections, United Nations monitors have not found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but Baghdad still needs to show "credible" evidence that such arms do not exist, a top UN disarmament official told the Security Council today.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/15/2003
IAEA chief: no proof of illegal nuclear in Iraq
Reiterating that no evidence of prohibited nuclear activities has been found in Iraq so far, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the UN Security Council today that a number of issues still remain under investigation and that no conclusions could be drawn about them.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/15/2003
After hearing UN inspectors' reports, Security Council debates Iraq
Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said France was convinced that the option of inspections had not been taken to the end and that it could provide an effective response to the imperative of disarming Iraq. The use of force would be so fraught with risks for people, for the region and for international stability that it should only be envisioned as a last resort. "War is always the sanction of failure," he said
Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/15/2003
Aziz meeting the Pope: Washington seeks to redraw regional map
He added "in addition to taking and controlling our oil resources, we are convinced that President George Bush seeks to redraw the map of Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia through dividing them to smaller and weak entities that are unable to preserve their independence with the aims to facilitate it for Israel and the US to control the region."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/15/2003
Egypt calls for an urgent Arab summit on Iraq
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has asked the secretary general of the Arab League AL to call for convening an urgent Arab summit at the headquarters of the AL in Cairo as soon as possible in order to discuss the implications of the Iraqi crisis.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 2/15/2003
The US aggression aims at controling Iraq's oil, securing the zionist entity: says ad-douri
Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/15/2003
World wide demonstration in protest of attacking Iraq, today
Damascus is due to witness a massive demonstration today, Saturday, in protest against US threats to the Iraqi people and in support of the Palestinian Intifada.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 2/15/2003
Hussein bans the production, imports of mass destruction weapons
The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein yesterday issued a Presidential decree according to which he banned dealing with the chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, processed, or imported, just hours before the reports of the two UN inspectors and in implementation of previous international demands.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/15/2003
Washington expels an Iraqi journalist
A spokesman for the Iraqi foreign ministry said yesterday that the USA expelled the correspondent of the Iraqi news agency in New York, Muhammad Hassan Allawi, and his family from its territories over carrying out activities considered as "damaging for the American national security."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/15/2003
Mofaz: the war against Iraq is not before the end of February
The Israeli defense minister Shaoul Mofaz yesterday expressed his conviction that the USA will not launch an attack against Iraq before the end of February.
Iraq-Israel, Politics, 2/15/2003
Iraqis in exile oppose the war
Iraqis in exile have expressed rejection to any war against Iraq and called for the establishment of a democratic regime by peaceful means. This was expressed during the general annual meeting for the Iraqi National Alliance at the end of last week in Paris.
Iraq, Politics, 2/14/2003
Contacts to convene an Islamic summit on Iraq
It was stated in the Qatari capital, Doha, that there are underway contacts among the 57 member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference with the aim to convene a special summit on Iraq, which was called for by Qatar.
Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 2/14/2003
Five point American plan to place Iraq under military rule, to satisfy Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt
The US has drawn a plan of five points aiming at ruling Iraq after the war through an American military rule supporting an Iraqi consultation council appointed by Washington, according to what was disclosed by the Canadian "Club and Mail" in a report to its correspondent in al-Sulimaneyah, which is under the control of the Kurdistani National Federation, issued on Thursday's issue.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/14/2003
Barazani, Talibani open two new offices
The two rival Kurdish groups who control northern Iraq, have strengthened their interests by opening, each of them, an office in the area where the other has control.
Iraq, Politics, 2/14/2003
Jordan agrees to establish two camps for the Iraqi refugees
A Jordanian diplomatic source said that Jordan has agreed to establish two camps on its territories to receive unlimited number of refugees in case of an American attack against Iraq.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 2/14/2003
Annan set to begin two-week visit to Europe this weekend
Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/14/2003
Bahraini activists head for Iraq in a solidarity trip
A Bahraini activist has announced that 100 Bahraini activists will head for Iraq on the dock of a ship on February 17 in a one- week solidarity trip to Iraq.
Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 2/13/2003
Pope's envoy meets with Aziz, Ramadan
The Pope's special envoy held talks yesterday with the Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan and with the deputy premier Tareq Aziz.
Iraq-Vatican, Politics, 2/13/2003
Security Council to hold open meeting on Iraq Friday, with follow-up on 18th
The United Nations Security Council decided yesterday that an upcoming briefing on Iraq by the UN's top weapons inspectors will be open to non-Council members.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/13/2003
Qatar calls for an urgent Islamic summit
An official source at the Qatari foreign ministry has stated that the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, who is also the current chairman of the 9th session of the Islamic Summit Conference has made and received contacts with many of his "brothers" leaders of the Islamic countries concentrated on developments, conditions and challenges. Several leaders of these countries asked the him to convene an urgent summit to reconsider these developments.
Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 2/13/2003
US seeks second UN resolution on Iraq
Diplomatic conversations are under way concerning the language of a follow-up to United Nations Security Council resolution 1441 on Iraq, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer confirmed yesterday.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/13/2003
Al-Jabbouri: Ode ' assistant disappeared in Lebanon
The leader of the opposition Iraqi al-Watan party, Mashaan al-Jabbouri, which takes Damascus as a headquarters said yesterday that one assistant for Ode Saddam Hussein, the official responsible for most of sport activities in Iraq and son of the Iraqi president, had disappeared in Beirut since four days when he was staying with a delegation of the Iraqi Olympic committee in one of the hotels in Beirut.
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 2/13/2003
Solidarity March in Damascus in solidarity with the Iraqis
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/13/2003
More diplomats withdrawn, embassies closed in Baghdad
Portugal has announced it has closed its embassy in Baghdad because of security dangers in one of the greatest steps taken to withdraw diplomats from Iraq at a time when threats of war against Iraq are looming.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 2/13/2003
Israel:US attack on Iraq is coming; Israel and US interests in lock step
The Israeli army chief of staff Gen. Moshe Yaloun expected yesterday evening that the US will launch a military attack against Iraq "within the coming weeks," as expressed in an interview with the private Israeli TV.
Iraq-Israel, Politics, 2/12/2003
Arab opposition to war against Iraq escalated
Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated in Rafah to the south of Gaza in solidarity with Iraq and in rejection of the war against it, calling on the Arab states to side by it and attack the American interests.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 2/11/2003
Iraq: UN inspectors press forward, visiting missiles sites and storage facilities
United Nations disarmament officials are to give an update to the Security Council, UN monitors in Iraq continued their inspections of various sites around the country yesterday.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/11/2003
Sudden Iranian- Iraqi talks in Tehran
The Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi stressed yesterday during his meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Naji Sabri, who was in Tehran in a surprising visit that was linked to Baghdad's desire to be briefed on the talks Kharazi recently made on the Iraqi crisis, on that the region cannot bear a third war within two decades ( in remarks to the Iranian- Iraqi war and the second Gulf war) and on that the full Iraqi cooperation with the UN inspectors refutes the American allegations and need to use force.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 2/10/2003
Cardinal Achighari today in Baghdad, delegated by the Pope
The French Cardinal Roger Achigari heads today, Monday, for Baghdad, delegated by Pope John Paul II, on a peace mission in an attempt to avoid the eruption of a war.
Iraq-Vatican, Politics, 2/10/2003
Chief UN monitors in Baghdad for further talks as inspections continue
As the chief United Nations disarmament officials returned to Baghdad for more talks with Iraqi authorities, UN monitors pressed forward Saturday with inspection activities at facilities around the country.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/10/2003
Iraqi dissident groups delay meeting
Iraq, Politics, 2/10/2003
Signs Iraqis taking disarmament 'more seriously,' Blix says after talks in Baghdad
The top United Nations weapons inspector, Hans Blix, yesterday said he saw signs the Iraqi authorities were taking the disarmament issues "more seriously," reporting that a number of documents concerning biological weapons and missiles have been turned over to UN officials for analysis.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/10/2003
Nine Key Kurds killed in Ansar al-Islam ambush
Eight persons were murdered including a key figure in the Kurdistani National Federation party on Saturday in an ambush installed by a group representing by Ansar al-Islam ( Islam partisans) in one of the Kurdish villages to the North of Iraq, according to the party's political bureau which is led by Jalal al-Talibani.
Iraq, Politics, 2/10/2003
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