Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/7/1997
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 7, 1997
- Beirut undecided about Iraq
Lebanon has excluded Iraqi athletes from the Pan Arab Games which open in Beirut on July 5, sources close to the games said on July 8. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 7/11/1997 - Syrian official in Iraq to seek oil-for-food deals
A Syrian health official has arrived in Baghdad to pursue trade deals under Iraq's oil-for-food deal with the United Nations, an Iraqi newspaper said yesterday. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/10/1997 - Arab states owe Iraq dollars
Arab states owe Iraq a total of 1.5 billion US dollars in unpaid debts, profits on investments and bank deposits, the Iraqi finance ministry said. Iraq, Economics, 7/9/1997 - Syrian in Iraq for oil deals
A Syrian health official has arrived in Baghdad to pursue trade deals under Iraq's oil-for food deal with the United Nations, an Iraqi newspaper said. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 7/9/1997 - UN weapons team in Baghdad
A United Nations germ warfare team is in Baghdad trying to close the remaining gaps in Iraq's biological weapons file, a UN arms official said on July 8. Iraq, Politics, 7/9/1997 - Turkey removes ban on Baghdad border trade
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit announced on July 7 the lifting of a ban on border trade with Iraq imposed after the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 7/8/1997 - Iraq closed anti-Syrian station
Iraq has reportedly shut down a radio station run by Syrian dissidents in another step towards reconciliation with its one-time arch foe Damascus. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/8/1997 - Iraq, Sudan reach oil agreement
Iraq and Sudan have signed minutes to follow up the implementation of a joint oil agreement, an Iraqi newspaper said on July 7. Iraq-Sudan, Business, 7/8/1997 - United Nations completes food and humanitarian supply distribution in Iraq
A United Nations coordinator said in Baghdad on July 5 that his agency had completed its part of a plan to distribute food and humanitarian supplies in Iraq and was waiting for Iraqi officials to complete their work. Iraq, Local, 7/7/1997