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Chaos in Iraqi cities; Khameini: we will not stand neutral; Turkey concerned
At the sight of the American forces, the Iraqi urban cities were exposed to disorder which did not exclude even universities, hospitals and museums. The government's buildings only have walls left, eaten by fire, while Iraqi citizens were obliged to carry weapons and arms to protect themselves and properties, amid prevailing insecurity that seemed to be deliberate.
Iraq, Politics, 4/12/2003
Pan-Islamic body calls for end to anarchy in Iraq
ISESCO, an agency of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), decried what it called the "cynical indifference" of the US and British troops regarding the destruction targeting educational, scientific and cultural institutions as well as mosques and monuments in Iraq, plunging the country in a state of chaos, terror and insecurity.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/12/2003
Moussa criticizes UN Security Council's stand on Iraq
The Arab League Secretary General, Amr Moussa, asserted that the UN Security Council was right when it rejected authorizing single countries to launch war or, Iraq and that it was also right when it refused to legalize the war on Iraq and that it was also right when it refused to legalize the war against Iraq.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/12/2003
Moroccan upper house calls for preserving Iraq's independence
In a motion of solidarity, published at the opening of the spring session of parliament, the Chamber decried anew "of the cowardly aggression against Iraq, waged in blatant violation of the international legality." This aggression, the Chamber said, seeks to establish "a new type of international relations built on the logic of military power, paying no heed to the will of peoples."
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/12/2003
Baghdad fall, war repercussions on Arab regimes make Moroccan headlines
L'Economiste deplores a feeling of "collective humiliation. A humiliation before history, because we have chosen to be fooled," insisting that US presence in Iraq is a threat to the whole region.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/12/2003
Arab parliaments: US wants oil of Iraq and controlling the region
Arab Parliaments Union has denounced "the American-British aggression on Iraq" and condemned "the annihilation war that Israel is carrying out against the Palestinian people" stressing support to the Palestinian Intifada and calling Israel to commit itself to all UN resolutions and to withdraw of all the occupied Arab lands for the line 4th of June 1967.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/12/2003
Awaiting for Iraq's liberation al-Douri leaves New York
The Iraqi ambassador at the UN Muhammad al-Douri said yesterday that he is still Iraq's legitimate representative at the UN as far as a successor for him has not been appointed. He said he will leave for a country in the Middle East, most expectedly to be an Arab state.
Iraq, Politics, 4/12/2003
Belgium rejects to close the Iraqi embassy in Brussels
Belgium has rejected an American request to close the Iraqi Embassy at Brussels and to oust its diplomats.
Iraq-Belgium, Politics, 4/12/2003
Maher sees faint flicker of hope in Iraq
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher has played down hopes of a peaceful solution to the ongoing US-led war against Baghdad. He admits: "It appears almost impossible to the hostilities just now. The countries responsible are determined to press on with military operations, while the Iraqi Army and people are still resisting courageously."
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/12/2003
First meeting on future of Iraq set for April 15 in Nasiriyah
The first in a series of regional meetings on the future of Iraq is scheduled to take place April 15 in the city of Nasiriyah, Iraq, State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher says.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/12/2003
Rumsfeld briefs on situation in Iraq
US Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Friday, April 11, 2003 - 2:00 p.m. EDT (Also participating Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/12/2003
Deputy secretary Wolfowitz briefing with Arab / Muslim media regarding Iraq
US Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz yesterday at the Foreign Press Center briefing with Arab/Muslim media. Also participating were Ambassador Christopher Ross, special coordinator for public diplomacy, U.S. Department of State; Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Paul Denig, director, Washington Foreign Press Center.) Here is the full text:
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/12/2003
Iraqi regime disintegration continues
The US said that: Signs of the disintegration of Saddam Hussein's regime abound in Iraq, U.S. Central Command officials said in a briefing in Qatar today.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/12/2003
Iraq: First day after regime collapse, operation against an American military center
Disorder overwhelmed Iraq from its north to the south. Organized stealing prevailed especially in Baghdad under the sight of the American occupation forces which had fierce fighting with Iraqi resistance and Arab volunteers in various parts of the Iraqi capital resulted in killing or wounding scores of Americans, many of them were killed in an operation that targeted an American military center.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
UN agencies alarmed at security situation in Iraq but some planning to go back
Even as United Nations relief agencies reported chaotic scenes from Baghdad, with a hospital and UN compounds being looted, plans were underway yesterday to send some international humanitarian aid staff back into the country within the next few days, security permitting.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/11/2003
Syrian official spokesman statement on Iraq
A Syrian Official of the Syrian Arab Republic issued the following statement: As member of the UN Security Council and due to its national responsibility towards the brotherly people of Iraq, the Syrian Arab Republic has exerted every possible effort in the Arab and international circles to avert war on Iraq.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/11/2003
Morocco wishes end to Iraqi people sufferings
The Moroccan government wishes that an end will be put shortly to the sufferings of the Iraqi people so that they can freely make their choices, Moroccan communication minister, Nabil Benabdallah, said on Thursday.
Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 4/11/2003
Moroccan press on the fall of Iraqi regime
The Moroccan press, which run short of explanations to the fast and surprising fall of the Iraqi regime, wondered about the fate of the Iraqi people after US-British forces took over Baghdad.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/11/2003
With no apparent government in Iraq, Annan flags law and order concerns
Noting that there appeared to be no functioning government in Iraq, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday recalled that the Security Council had reaffirmed that the coalition had the responsibility for the welfare of the people in the areas of Iraq under its control.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/11/2003
Freezing activity of Iraqi embassy in Cairo, Mubarak meets Saudi FM
As Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday was meeting with the Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal in the presence of the Foreign minister Ahmad Maher, the Iraqi embassy in Cairo froze its political activities as a representation for the state of Iraq in Egypt, waiting for the development of conditions in the coming days in Iraq.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/11/2003
Assassination of Shiite leader Abdul Majeed al-Khu'ei in al-Najaf
Political observers circles have questioned on Thursday the reasons behind the assassination of the moderate Iraqi religious figure Abdul Majeed al-Khu'ei in al-Najaf, one of the holy Shiite cities. He returned back last week as the first leader from southern Iraq to al-Najaf coming from London where he had spent 12 years as a political refugee.
Iraq, Politics, 4/11/2003
Bush to Iraqis: government, future 'will belong to you'
The Saddam Hussein regime and its "long era of fear and cruelty" are ending, President Bush told the Iraqi people in a radio and television broadcast yesterday. American and coalition forces are in Baghdad, he said, and "will not stop until Saddam's corrupt gang is gone. The government of Iraq, and the future of your country, will soon belong to you."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
Powell: Helping Iraqis create democratic government is US 'sole goal'
US Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States is "fully committed" to helping the Iraqi people to create a democratic government that represents all its communities.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
Powell says US helping Iraqis organize process for new government
US Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States is working with representatives of various Iraqi groups to organize a process that will ultimately allow the Iraqi people to decide how and by whom they will be governed.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
Powell says US to help Iraqi people reconstruct their society
US Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States must help the Iraqi people reconstruct their society following the destruction wrought by the regime of Saddam Hussein over the last several decades.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
US seeks international cooperation in rebuilding Iraq
The U.S. goal in Iraq now is to get the international community "to get together and help rebuild Iraq for the sake of its people," says US State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
Iraqi security situation is erratic, Pentagon says
Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke says the security situation is erratic throughout Iraq, but that some local leaders in the south, including clerics, are encouraging Iraqis not to loot.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
Iraq's representative at the AL asks for asylum in Yemen
Yemeni sources said that Iraq's representative at the Arab League ambassador Mohsin Khalil asked for the right of political asylum in Yemen- where he was ambassador in the 1990 s.
Iraq-Yemen, Politics, 4/11/2003
Arab group at UN summons general assembly meeting on iraq
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/11/2003
Bahrain shows readiness to receive war wounded
Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 4/11/2003
US Deputy Secretary on democracy in Iraq: I think if we mean it
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
Larson says US goal is a whole, free, peaceful Iraq
U.S. and coalition partners engaged in the liberation of Iraq are laying the groundwork to help Iraqis build a country that is whole, peaceful, free of weapons of mass destruction, no longer a haven for terrorists, and moving toward democracy, U.S. Under Secretary of State Alan Larson says.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
US defense statement for senate armed services committee: the future of NATO and Iraq
Prepared Statement for the Senate Armed Services Committee: The Future of NATO and Iraq
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
US military news briefing on situation in Iraq
DoD News Briefing - ASD PA Clarke and Maj. Gen. McChrystal (Also participating was Maj. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, vice director for operations, J-3, Joint Staff.Ê)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
American - British planes raid Saddam's half brother house
The central American leadership has announced that the American- British planes launched bombs today at dawn at the house of Barazan al-Takriti, half brother of Saddam Hussein, near al-Ramadi city, 100 Km to the west of Baghdad.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/11/2003
Baghdad is occupied
On April 9th, 2003 Baghdad fell under the American occupation, after the regime of President Saddam Hussein, whose fate is still unknown, had deprived it throughout 21 days and along 30 years of resistance in the face of the American and British invaders.
Iraq-USA, Military, 4/10/2003
Humanitarian crisis looms in Iraq because of breakdown of law and order, UN
United Nations relief agencies warned yesterday that looting and the breakdown of law and order in Iraq threatened to unleash a humanitarian crisis as their operations were obstructed, and they called on the occupying military forces to afford the necessary security for their aid work to function.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/10/2003
Moroccan speaker urges for end of illegal and disproportionate war in Iraq
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives (lower parliamentary chamber), Abdelouahed Radi, on Tuesday told the Inter-parliamentary union 108th session, held in Chile this Apr.06-12, the US-British "illegal, disproportionate and immoral war" against Iraq has to stop.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/10/2003
Iraq: a new educational system
American officials have stressed that the US will work in the phase after the war on Iraq to establish an educational system free from the military statements imposed by the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in the Iraqi educational establishments.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/10/2003
Moroccan press says coalition trying to gag press to free field for propaganda
To sum up the situation, Al Bayane said "obviously, masks have fallen down." For the daily the message of George W. Bush and his administration is crystal clear: today law will no longer make power, it is power that will make law.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/10/2003
Mubarak: Iraqis should take over own government 'as soon as possible'
In the first official Arab comment on the developments in Baghdad, President Hosni Mubarak yesterday called for allowing the Iraqis to assume the responsibilities of government of their country as soon as possible.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/10/2003
Rumsfeld briefs on the latest development in Iraq
US Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Wednesday, April 9, 2003 - 1:30 p.m. gave a briefing on the situations in Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/10/2003
Maher and the war against Iraq
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has stressed the need of mobilizing international efforts in order to put an end for the conditions taking place in Iraq and the inhuman deteriorated conditions in this country as a result of the American- British aggression against it.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/10/2003
Saddam's assassination attempt made after monitoring a phone call
Fox News said yesterday that the raid carried out against on Monday at a restaurant at al-Mansour quarters in Baghdad with the aim of assassinating the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, came from precise information by a listening operation to a telephone network, via satellites and the collaboration of intelligent hirelings in the field.
Iraq-USA, Military, 4/10/2003
Omran's statement on murdering journalists by American raids
The head of Arab Information Ministers Council, Adnan Omran has firmly condemned the American bombardment of the journalists' hotel in Baghdad calling on all concerned parts to take the necessary procedures to punish those who tried to suppress the flow of free information.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/10/2003
Russia denies allegations of transferring Iraqi leadership archives from Iraq to Russia
Iraq-Russia, Politics, 4/10/2003
U.S. Central Command daily briefing on the situation in Iraq
U.S. Central Command Daily Briefing, April 9, 2003
Iraq-USA, Military, 4/10/2003
UN doing 'whatever we can' to rush emergency medical aid to Baghdad, Annan
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday the United Nations was trying to do everything possible to rush emergency medical supplies to Baghdad.
Iraq, Health, 4/10/2003
Al-Tureiki discusses with Arab counterpart, Moussa the war against Iraq
Secretary General of the General Popular Committee of the African Unity in Libya Ali Abdul Salam al-Tureiki on Monday evening in telephone calls discussed with the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Mousa and Arab foreign ministers the situation in Iraq
Libya-Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
US attack continues; summit in Moscow to face Bush and Blair rejection of UN role
In the 20th day of the invasion of Iraq, Baghdad seemed to be lay bare in front the American jets, which for the first time flew at low altitude in its airspace and the tanks which took its streets, and targeted journalists of whom three were killed.
Iraq-USA, Military, 4/9/2003
Arab and Foreign Journalists unions denounce killing journalists in Baghdad
The International Journalists Union in Brussels has condemned the US-British military aggressions in Baghdad targeting the Arab and Foreign Journalists and described these aggressions as war crimes.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
Attacks on journalists, a war crime, Arab press body
The Union of Arab Journalists (UAJ) on Tuesday condemned coalition forces attacks on journalists in Baghdad as a "war crime."
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
Moroccan press union: killing machine now targets journalists
"The US-British killing machine has changed its target in Iraq to aim at journalists who shed the light, with sound and image, on its law of the jungle practices," the Moroccan Press Union (SNPM) said in a release Tuesday.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
Syrian demonstrations against Anglo- American war against Iraq
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
Al-Jazeera TV intends to withdraw correspondents from Iraq, following killing
Chief editor of the news department at the Qatari space al-Jazira TV in Doha, Ibrahim Hilal, announced that the channel considers that its correspondents teams in Iraq have become in an insecure situation and intended to withdraw them after the killing of its correspondent, Tareq Ayoub, in Baghdad by the American bombardment.
Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
Kanaan Makeyya: all linked to Saddam should be ruled out from future government
Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
Prince Hassan for playing a role in Iraq
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
Invasion of Iraq augurs US hegemony on the world, Moroccan papers write
"It's crystal clear that the US-British aggression against brotherly Iraq does not solely aim to occupy and redesign the Middle-East in a way subservient to the vital interests of the United States and the Zionist entity, but also unveils Washington's intention to rule the world and control its destiny with an iron fist," writes daily paper Attajdid, of opposition Justice and Development party.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
Saudi official and the war against Iraq
Saudi Arabia's deputy minister of the interior, Prince Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz, has stressed that no Saudis have participated in the fighting between the US-UK and Iraq.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
Agha Khan: democracy in Iraq is difficult and long
The spiritual leader of the Ismaeli community al-Agha Khan said in a statement to the French daily La Croix issued yesterday that establishing the foundation of democracy in Iraq will constitute a long and difficult process due to the fact that democracy was not implemented in Iraq for a long time.
Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
Jalabi and the provisional government in Iraq
The chairman of the Iraqi opposition National Congress, Ahmad al-Jalabi, spoke of contacts with the leaders of opinions in the southern areas of Iraq to mobilize them in preparations to establish a democratic system in Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/9/2003
Iraq war sinful aggression, says Grand Sheikh Tantawi
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/8/2003
UN spokesman in Iraq described the war against Iraq as illegitimate
The Official Spokesman of the United Nations in Amman Najib Frygi stressed that the American-British aggression on Iraq is considered illegitimate and a violation of the international resolutions.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/8/2003
Blair asks Bush for UN role; Invasion's tanks incurred in Baghdad test defenses
In the 19th day of the invasion of Iraq, the American invasion forces made a "show of muscles" in the downtown of Baghdad by reaching the extent of breaking into a presidential complex, saying it was a " strong message " to the regime of Saddam Hussein which seemed yesterday for the first time as not having the ability to repulse the successive attacks which also targeted more Iraqi civilians in their houses.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/8/2003
Moroccan humanitarian aid to Iraqi people handed to ICRC in jordan
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/8/2003
International festival of children's music and songs expresses solidarity with Iraqi children
Iraq-Regional, Culture, 4/8/2003
Syrian Armed Forces celebrate Baath Party 56th founding anniversary
Syria's Armed Forces of Army, Navy and Air Forces celebrated on Monday by the 56th anniversary of the Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party establishment where mass rallies were organized.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/8/2003
Moroccan NGOs condemn war on Iraq
Moroccan political organizations, associations and unions condemned the US-British war on Iraq.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/8/2003
Damascus children March in protest of the war against Iraq
Children March went through Damascus streets yesterday protesting the "brutal US-British and Zionist aggression on the Iraqi people."
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/8/2003
Jordanian army officers appeal the King to work for stopping the war
Some fifty high ranking Jordanian retired army officers sent a cable to the Jordanian King Abdullah in which they appealed to him to continue efforts to reject the war and aggression against Iraq.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 4/8/2003
Turkey, Syria, Iran to revive cooperation mechanism
The Turkish daily Sabah issued yesterday said that the issue of reviving the mechanism of cooperation between Syria, Turkey and Iran was debated again following the recent developments in north Iraq and the common tripartite concern in this regard.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/8/2003
Moroccan refugees in Ruweishid camp see years of labor in Iraq gone awry
Such is the fate of other Moroccan refugees in the Ruweishid Camp. All have left back in Iraq agricultural land plots granted them by virtue of an agreement signed in 1981 between Morocco and Iraq.
Morocco-Iraq, Local, 4/8/2003
British incursion in al-Basra; Baghdad is facing besiege
In the 19th day of the war against Iraq, atmospheres of preparations to resist the US forces that are seeking to tighten their seige on Baghdad has been prevailing.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/7/2003
Yemeni official calls for supporting the strong Arab will
Yemen-Iraq, Politics, 4/7/2003
Syrian mass demonstration in solidarity with the Iraqis
Several Syria's governorates have witnessed today mass demonstrations in protest against the US-British aggression against the Iraqi people.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/7/2003
Iraq's representative at the AL stresses continued resistance
Iraqi permanent Representative at the Arab League, Muhsen Khalil, has stressed that Iraqi resistance will continue against the American-British aggression till the complete withdrawal of the aggressors from all of the Iraqi lands.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/7/2003
Lebanese, Syrian Evangelic Synod condemn the war against Iraq
the Synod stressed that it supports all churches in the Middle East asserting that this aggression is a violation of the human values religious values and the conscience.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/7/2003
Arab, foreign condemnation of the war against Iraq
Arab and the foreign world yesterday pursued their condemnation regarding the persistent US-British aggression on Iraq, which is perpetrating more and more barbaric acts that include innocent Iraqi citizens.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/7/2003
For Moroccan press, the world is at threshold of new colonial era
Several Moroccan dailies agreed this Monday that events unfolding in Iraq show that the world is at the threshold of a new colonial era that risks to plunge the entire globe into mayhem.
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/7/2003
Organizations in Syria denounce the colonial war on Iraq
The popular organizations and vocational unions issued on Sunday a statement on the occasion of 56th anniversary of the foundation of the Baath Arab Socialist Party.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/7/2003
Iraq war, a threat to world security, experts
The experts, meeting in Rabat Friday part of a seminar on the legal problems of the ongoing war in Iraq, said beyond the menace it poses on world peace and security, the Iraq war has raised several questions regarding the viability of international law.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 4/7/2003
Arab dialogue forum- statement on the war on Iraq
Secretariat General of the Democratic Revolutionary Arab Dialogue Forum has denounced the "American- British aggression against Iraq which aims at dominating the Arab homeland and adjusting it in a way that serve their strategic interests."
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 4/7/2003
Americans of Arab origin on the war on Iraq
Democratic Party's Member in Virginia, Yousef Sadek, has stressed that the American- British forces are aiming at the occupation of Iraq and not to liberate it.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/7/2003
Gorbatshov's statement on Iraq
Soviet Union Former President Michael Gorbatshov has stressed the necessity for the returning to the international law in solving the conflicts on the top the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Iraq-Russia, Politics, 4/7/2003
Procession of the Russian ambassador in Iraq was attacked
The Russian Presidency press office said that the procession of the Russian ambassador in Baghdad was exposed yesterday to an attack while heading from Baghdad towards the Syrian borders.
Iraq-Russia, Politics, 4/7/2003
Powell and rebuilding of Iraq
The US Secretary of State Colin Powell has announced that he supports the participation of France, Russia, Germany, and Syria in the process of rebuilding Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/7/2003
Prince Hassan of Jordan ready to help in rebuilding Iraq
Former Jordanian crown prince Hassan Bin Talal announced he is ready to play the role of the coordinator in the framework of political rebuilding of Iraq.
Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 4/7/2003
Marines commander exempted from his post
Iraq-USA, Military, 4/7/2003
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