Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/28/1997
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 28, 1997
- Al-Sayoph sings Uruk's Song
"Uruk's Song" is a new book of poetry written by Iraqi poet, Adnan al-Sayoph, who lived amidst the catastrophes of wars in his homeland Iraq. Iraq, Culture, 8/2/1997 - Poison gas from the second Iraqi site
A plume of poison gas may have been released from a previously undisclosed Iraqi chemical weapons site that was bombed by US warplanes during the Gulf war. Iraq, International, 8/1/1997 - First Iraqi travelers to Syria
Some 60 people aboard two buses travelled to Damascus via the 865 km long Iraqi-Syrian highway for the first time since 1980. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/31/1997 - Iraq oil delays may prevent further sales
Iraq may be unable to sell all the oil authorized under a UN oil-for-food agreement if it does not resume exports soon, a senior US official said. Iraq, Economics, 7/30/1997 - US mulls aid for Iraqi Kurds
The US is considering aid to Iraqi Kurds because of delays in distributing relief in northern Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 7/30/1997 - Iraq and Syria enemies no more?
Relations between once-bitter rivals president Hafez Assad of Syria and his Iraqi counterpart Saddam Hussein were showing signs of improvement in Baghdad on July 28 Iraq, Politics, 7/29/1997 - Biological inspectors start first inspection in Iraq
UN biological weapons inspection team began checking monitoring equipment on July 27 in what could be the first test of a supposed new spirit of cooperation by Iraq, noted chief UN arms inspector. Iraq, Politics, 7/29/1997 - Baghdad offers its citizenship to Arabs
Iraq announced on July 27 that it would allow all Arabs except Palestinians to apply for citizenship, the official Iraqi News Agency reported. Iraq, Politics, 7/28/1997 - Singer for the Sunlight poet Jawahri dies
Mohammed Mahdi Al Jawahri, the renowned Iraqi poet whose struggle against repressive regimes led admirers to dub him the "The singer of the sunlight" died on July 27. He was 97. Iraq, People, 7/28/1997