Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/21/1997
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 21, 1997
- Iraqi middlemen foreign traders doing a brisk - lucrative business
Smuggling of Iraqi diesel oil has become widespread in the Gulf, with a market created by local and international shipping firms eager to buy cheap fuel to power their vessels, Gulf shipping sources said. Iraq, Business, 7/25/1997 - Syrian firms plan medical fair in Iraq
Syrian firms will open an exhibition of medical products in Baghdad on July 26 in a bid to sell Iraq medicines under its oil-for-food deal with the United Nations, the official Iraqi News Agency said. Syria-Iraq, Medicine, 7/24/1997 - Three held in North America over helicopter sales to Iraq
Three men, including a retired US army colonel, were arrested and charged with trying to sell military helicopters adapted for spraying chemicals to Iraq, authorities said. Iraq, Military, 7/24/1997 - Indonesia exports tea to Iraq under UN deal
Indonesian companies have exported 3000 tons of tea to Iraq under a scheme to allow Baghdad to import food and are confident of more sales if the UN program is extended, industry sources said. Iraq, Economics, 7/23/1997 - Saddam warns of dead end
The UN sanctions committee is confident that a new plan for humanitarian supplies to be distributed in Iraq can be approved next week. Iraq, Politics, 7/22/1997