Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 11/17/1997
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of November 17, 1997
- Aziz in Syria Iraq-Syria, Politics, 11/22/1997
- Turkish ambassador denies Israeli forces in north Iraq
The Turkish ambassador said Turkish forces started their withdrawal from the north of Iraq Iraq, Military, 11/21/1997 - Iraqi situation calm for now
UN weapons inspectors -- including the American members of the team -- are back in Iraq today, and inspections are to resume on Saturday Iraq, Politics, 11/21/1997 - Kuwait refuses military attacks against Iraq
Kuwait's Foreign Minister blamed Iraq for leading the Arab world into another crisis. "Who has created the Arab situation? Was it not the Iraqi regime by occupying Kuwait?" Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 11/21/1997 - Aziz meets with AL secretary-general
Dr. Esmat Abdel Meguid, that Russia promised through this agreement to hasten the lifting of the sanctions on Iraq and confirm at the special committee Iraq's sovereignty. Iraq, Politics, 11/21/1997 - UN weapons inspectors to return to Iraq
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz said Russia showed "understanding" toward Iraqi concerns, and the Russians had "promised that they would do their best... in order to correct the wrong situation." Iraq, Politics, 11/20/1997 - Iraq update Iraq, Politics, 11/20/1997
- Russia takes lead role in Iraq negotiations
After Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi deputy prime minister, met in Moscow for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov on Tuesday, Primakov announced a proposal to avert military action and move toward a solution to the current crisis. Iraq, Politics, 11/19/1997 - Tariq Aziz settles in Jordan to avoid Security Council travel ban
ArabicNews.com has learned that Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi deputy prime minister, had arrived in Jordan in order to avoid Iraq for the present. Iraq, Politics, 11/19/1997 - Albright's tour fails to gain support from Gulf states
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamed ben-Gaber said that the Iraqi people are going through a great crisis. We should stand with them and they should implement the international resolutions. Iraq, Analysis, 11/19/1997 - Canadian companies sign contracts with Iraq
Official sources said that 22 Canadian businessmen recently signed in Baghdad a number of commercial agreements with the Iraqi government. Iraq, Economics, 11/19/1997 - U-2 flies over Iraq, no incident results
This comes at time when the US is offering an olive branch to the Iraqis in the form of a better oil-for-food program Iraq, Politics, 11/18/1997 - Russian proposal for Iraq Iraq, International, 11/18/1997
- Iraqi crisis: between United Nations and United States
American President Bill Clinton warned that UN sanctions would stay in place as long as Iraqi President Saddam Hussein remains in power. Iraq, Analysis, 11/17/1997 - A solution at hand?
All sides in the current Iraq-UN-US standoff are voicing their preference for a diplomatic solution Iraq, Politics, 11/17/1997 - Tariq Aziz in Cairo today
Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi deputy prime minister, will arrive today in the first official visit from an Iraqi senior official to Egypt in seven years. Iraq, Politics, 11/17/1997 - For first the first time…
For first the first time since the Gulf War, 26 Arab and foreign countries will participate in the International Baghdad Fair. Iraq, Economics, 11/17/1997