Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 4/27/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of April 27, 1998
- Iraq attacks Washington and the Security Council
Washington was attacked by the Iraqi Cabinet, describing US policies as "tyrannical", adding said the U.N. Security Council is a toy Washington can play with and manipulate however it pleases. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/2/1998 - UNHCR - Iraq refugees Iraq-Iran-UN, Politics, 5/2/1998
- Iraq - Butler Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/2/1998
- Iraqi leadership meets on next steps after UN sanctions extended
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on Wednesday presided over a joint meeting for the revolution's council leadership and the ruling Baath party leadership to discuss relations between Iraq and the UN following the decision of the UN not to lift sanctions imposed on Iraq for eight years. Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/30/1998 - Iraq calls for end to sanctions, as 132 new inspections begin
Nabil Negm, Iraq's permanent delegate of the Arab league said the actions of the Security Council in continuing the sanctions on Iraq do not express the will of the international community. Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/30/1998 - China for gradual lifting of sanctions imposed on Iraq Iraq-China, Politics, 4/30/1998
- Iraq - oil-for-food Iraq-UN, Economics, 4/30/1998
- Iran - Kurds Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/29/1998
- Moroccan delegation arrives in Baghdad for a show of support
A Moroccan public delegation arrived at the Iraqi capital Baghdad, traveling from the Iraqi - Syrian border. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/29/1998 - Reducing food quantities for Iraqi individuals
Iraq's Ministry of Commerce said it will reduce quantities of food specified for Iraqis due to US and British delays in approving purchasing agreements within the U.N. oil-for-food program. Iraq-UN, Economics, 4/29/1998 - Iraq cleared of nuclear weapons, but sanctions stay
The UN Security Council did not reach consensus on the removal of economic sanctions in place against Iraq, despite Iraq's call for an end to the sanctions program. Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/28/1998