Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/11/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 11, 1998
- UN, Iraq at odds
Baghdad - UN humanitarian official disclosed that Iraq and the United Nations are at odds over the distribution of revenues raised under the oil-for-food accord. Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/16/1998 - Exhibition for the Egyptian products in Baghdad
Meanwhile, a cargo of Egyptian car frames arrived in Baghdad on Thursday. This cargo is part of a total of 40 trucks arriving during the coming few days, in a deal valued at $1 million. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 5/16/1998 - Iraq - Security Council Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/15/1998
- Qatari prince to discuss Iraq's desire for dialog on Washington visit
Qatari sources told ArabicNews.com today that the Qatari successor, Sheikh Jasem Bin Hamad al-Thani, will pay his first official visit to the U.S. soon. The sources said that communications are taking place between the two countries concerning the arrangements for the visit and said that Sheikh Jasem will meet with high-ranking officials in Washington. Qatar-Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/13/1998 - Al-Azhar Sheikh asks Iraqi regime to release Kuwaiti captives Regional-Iraq, Politics, 5/13/1998
- Threats to Iraqi agriculture Iraq, Agriculture, 5/13/1998
- Iraqi minister removed from duty Iraq, Politics, 5/12/1998
- Iraq criticizes erection of Turkish dams on the Tigris and the Euphrates Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 5/12/1998
- Al-Sahaf discusses Iraqi situation with King Hussein
During the meeting Sahaf delivered a message from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to King Hussein. The king stressed that Jordan would continue to, "exert maximum efforts to lift the sanctions imposed on Iraqi people," after the Gulf war. Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 5/11/1998 - Iraqi foreign minister: Israeli - Turkish alliance blockades the Arabs
He said, "Resuming relations with Kuwait will be dependent on changing its [the Kuwaiti] attitude which aims at causing damage to Iraq." Iraq, Politics, 5/11/1998