Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 3/30/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of March 30, 1998
- Iraq, Iran exchange war prisoners
The spokesman said the exchange process started as of Thursday, and the agreement states that Iraq is to set free 380 Iranian prisoners whereas Iran is to free 5, 239 Iraqi prisoners. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/3/1998 - Religious leaders in Egypt organize donations to Iraqi children
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, together with Pope Shenouda, the Patriarch of the Coptic church, approved of sponsoring medical and food aid for Iraqi children. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 4/3/1998 - Syria - Iraq relations continue to improve
Malki delivered a communique from Iraqi President Saddam Hussien to Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, which is the second message in two months between the two countries. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/3/1998 - Iraq - Iran POW's Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/3/1998
- Iraqi presidential sites yield no weapons
Today the inspectors said they had not found any evidence in the palaces of any banned weapons, and that the group of UNSCOM experts, along with 20 diplomats, has inspected eight presidential palaces since last Thursday. Iraq-UN, International, 4/2/1998 - Iraqi justice minister arrives in Damascus Iraq-Syria, Politics, 4/2/1998
- Iraq leverages the few options it has in foreign relations
Saleh expected Iraq to be permitted to buy more than $3 billion worth of medicines and foodstuffs that have been approved for purchase according to the fourth phase of the oil-for-food accord. Iraq-Regional, Economics, 4/1/1998 - Iraq - oil-for-food Iraq-UN, Economics, 4/1/1998
- Iraq - inspections Iraq-UN, International, 4/1/1998
- Iraq, Syria discussed health ties
On Sunday, a Syrian health and medical delegation led by Shatti arrived in Baghdad for a several-day visit to Iraq to offer humanitarian and medical aid to the people of Iraq. Iraq-Syria, Health, 3/31/1998 - No peace in Middle East without Syria, Annan, Primakov say
The UN chief said that Iraq so far has abided by the agreement. "The inspectors have been able to continue their work unimpeded and currently they are inspecting the eight presidential sites which were at the center of the controversy," Annan said. Syria-Iraq-Russia, Politics, 3/31/1998 - Report: Frozen Iraqi funds released by European country
The head of the Iraq Central Bank told El-Mosour El-Arab newspaper that these funds should be used to import foodstuffs to Iraq, which has suffered under sanctions maintainted against it for seven years. Iraq, Economics, 3/31/1998 - Iraq - inspections Iraq-UN, International, 3/31/1998
- Iraq threatens to reduce wheat imports from Australia Iraq-Australia, Economics, 3/31/1998
- The first Syrian minister in Iraq for 18 years Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/30/1998
- Iraq - Inspections Iraq-UN, International, 3/30/1998
- Egyptian medical delegation in Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Health, 3/30/1998