Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 11/3/1997
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of November 3, 1997
- Iraq defiant as confrontation day nears. US warns of war
In Washington, top U.S. military and diplomatic officials met at the White House to discuss what actions the United States might take to force Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to comply with international arrangements. Iraq, Politics, 11/8/1997 - No agreement for UN diplomats in Iraq
In a press conference, Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy Prime Minister, said that the US is acting as a judge and jury in this matter saying that "the adversary is the judge," referring to the US government. Iraq, Politics, 11/7/1997 - Cohen: UN must act Iraq, Politics, 11/7/1997
- Iraq turns away inspectors for fourth day
UN weapons inspection head Richard Butler said that the Iraqis had moved equipment away from sites that were under surveillance by UN cameras. Butler suspects that the Iraqis are trying to protect quantities of deadly VX nerve gas. Iraq, Politics, 11/6/1997 - Bush on US - Iraq confrontation Iraq, International, 11/6/1997
- Iraq standing firm
Despite offers by the UN to stop U2 surveillance flights over Iraq until next Monday, Iraq has not shown any signs of resending its decision that prevents UN inspectors from doing their job, so long as they have Americans as members of the team. Iraq, International, 11/5/1997 - German men sold scud missile parts to Iraq Iraq, International, 11/5/1997
- UN inspectors challenge Iraqi ban on Americans
Defying Iraq's order for American arms inspectors to leave the country, the United Nations decided to resume field operations in which 10 US citizens in Baghdad would participate. But today Iraq turned away a second UN weapons inspection team that contained Americans. Iraq, Politics, 11/4/1997 - UAE delegation in Baghdad
UAE sources stated that the delegation includes government officials from Dubai to study the possibility of providing Iraq with food and medicines within the oil-for-food agreement. United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Economics, 11/4/1997 - Egypt exports $4 million worth of medicines to Iraq
Egypt will start sending urgent shipments of medicine worth $4 million to Iraq. Egyptian Minister of Population and Health Dr. Ismail Sallam stated that he met with his Iraqi counterpart and both agreed on the necessity of sending these shipments. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/4/1997 - Iraq weapons inspections Iraq, Politics, 11/3/1997