Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 1/5/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of January 5, 1998
- More Iraqi passengers to Damascus and UAE
Iraq has turned to Syria and the United Arab Emirates to facilitate Iraqi passengers' travel in an attempt to alleviate the sanctions imposed on the movement of the Iraqi people. Iraq-Syria, Business, 1/10/1998 - Trade agreement with Iraq renewed
Jordan was studying an Iraqi appeal to increase both the volume of the protocol between the two countries and the sum to be paid in cash in return for its oil imports from Iraq, a governmental source said. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 1/9/1998 - Izzat Ibrahim has successful cardiac surgery
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein announced that the Vice President of the Revolutionary Command Council, Izzat Ibrahim, underwent successful cardiac surgery late last month in Baghdad. Iraq, People, 1/9/1998 - Medicine arrives in Iraq
A ship loaded with medical supplies donated by the United Arab Emirates to sanctions-hit Iraqis has arrived in Basra in southern Iraq. Iraq-United Arab Emirates, Local, 1/7/1998 - UN headquarters - Iraq Iraq, Local, 1/6/1998
- PUK seeks reconciliation with KDP, North of Iraq
"We would like to establish a permanent peace with KDP," Qadir Haji Ali said, "Mr. Talabani has sent a letter to Mr. Barazani with that aim." Iraq, Politics, 1/5/1998 - Iraq condemns American - Israeli - Turkish maneuvers Iraq, Politics, 1/5/1998