Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 3/23/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of March 23, 1998
- Iran arrests Barzani party members for spying
The Iranian forces arrested the 25 persons in the district of Arofe in northeastern Iran and in Karg near Tehran, in spite their status as political refugees. Iran-Iraq, Politics, 3/28/1998 - Iraq - inspections Iraq-UN, Politics, 3/28/1998
- Iraq - oil-for-food Iraq-UN, Economics, 3/27/1998
- Iraq inspections Iraq-International, International, 3/27/1998
- Canada Iraq Iraq-Canada, Judicial, 3/27/1998
- Iranian pilgrims in Iraq Iraq-Iran, Religion, 3/26/1998
- UN Compensation Committee funds third repayment stage
The United Nations Compensation Commission yesterday approved funds for the reimbursement of claimants who were found to have suffered losses in Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. The commission dispersed $497.8 million among 17 governments for distribution to nearly 200,000 claimants. Iraq-Kuwait-UN, International, 3/26/1998 - Iraqi delegation in Emirates for the first time
A delegation from the Iraqi national council, headed by the deputy of the leaders' council, Ogiel Galal Ismael, is visiting the United Arab Emirates. This visit, the first of its sort since1990, comes within a tour including Oman and Yemen. Iraq-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 3/26/1998 - Iraq - imspections Iraq, Politics, 3/26/1998
- UN - oil-for-food Iraq-UN, International, 3/26/1998
- UAE reiterates call to lift Iraqi sanctions
As for OPEC's current crisis, caused by falling oil prices, Sheikh Maktoum said that his Emirate, Dubai, one of seven UAE emirates, was not affected by the recession in oil prices as oil represents just 18% of Dubai' s GDP. United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Politics, 3/25/1998 - Iraq for a new Inter-Arab relations Iraq, Politics, 3/25/1998
- UNSCOM, diplomats ready for inspections Iraq-UN, International, 3/25/1998
- Iraqi chemical weapons scientist arrested Iraq, Judicial, 3/25/1998
- Iraqi parliamentary delegation in Libya Libya-Iraq, Politics, 3/25/1998
- Butler said that with Iraqi cooperation Iraq-UN, Politics, 3/24/1998
- US air force to stay for another 60-days in Bahrain Bahrain-Iraq-USA, Military, 3/24/1998
- First group of Iraqi pilgrims heads for Mecca
The Iraqi government had prevented its citizens from performing the pilgrimage after the Gulf War for economic reasons, yet it retracted its decision last year and 1,500 citizens performed the pilgrimage last year. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 3/23/1998 - Warring Kurd factions exchange prisoners Iraq, Local, 3/23/1998
- Bahrain - Iraq Bahrain-Iraq, Economics, 3/23/1998
- Butler - Iraq Iraq-UN, International, 3/23/1998