Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 8/25/1997
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of August 25, 1997
- Kurdish groups struggle for power
A fierce battle between the two Kurdish conflicting groups, Massoud Barazni's Kurdish Democratic Party and Jalal Al-Talibani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, broke out. Iraq, Military, 8/29/1997 - UN experts in Iraq finished first step of their works
United Nations inspectors completed the first phase of their work in Iraq in without any problems. Iraq, Politics, 8/27/1997 - Pilgrims should wait for release of POWs
Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that Teheran should wait until the release of war prisoners before reacting to Baghdad's decision to allow Iranians visit holy shrines. Iraq, Politics, 8/26/1997 - 55 Iraq, 8/26/1997
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- Iraq exports 14 million barrels of oil in one week
Iraqi Minister of Oil Amir Muhammed Rasheed said that Iraq could export one million barrels per day. Iraq, Economics, 8/25/1997 - Baghdad calls for resuming relations with Damascus
The Iraqi Bable newspaper called for resuming diplomatic relations between Baghdad and Damascus. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 8/25/1997 - Trade team in Iraq
During the 7-day visit, the team will hold intensive talks with senior Iraqi officials on exporting food to Iraq within the oil-for-food deal. Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 8/25/1997