Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/18/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 18, 1998
- U.N. to survey Iraqi sites for chemical warheads Iraq, Politics, 5/22/1998
- Turkish massing towards the Iraqi borders Iraq-Turkey, Military, 5/22/1998
- Iraq acuses U.S. of spying and prolonging sanctions
Iraq condemned yesterday the U.S. attempt at making the oil-for-food agreement a permanent agreement, stating that it aims at retaining the sanctions that has been imposed on Iraq since 1990. Iraq, Politics, 5/21/1998 - Iraq against US conditions undermining its sovereignty
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz announced that Iraq would have been able to lift the sanctions that have been imposed on its for more than seven years should it have committed itself to US conditions, noting, "Iraq will not do so in order to preserve its sovereignty." Iraq, Politics, 5/21/1998 - Iraq - Libya - education Iraq-Libya, Education, 5/21/1998
- Iraq should implement the UN Security Council resolutions
Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan said the Middle East peace process stands at a critical juncture. "It should be restored to its track by implementing all signed agreements," Crown Prince Hassan said. Jordan-Iraq-Russia, Politics, 5/20/1998 - Russia continues its mediation between Baghdad and the Kurds
Director of Russian Veldor Prom Company in Iraq, Valentine Korshkov, visited the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where he met with Jalal Talabani of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Iraq, Politics, 5/19/1998 - New road opened between Iran and Iraq
The Iranian daily Keyan on Monday said that a border road between Iran and Iraq was opened before the traffic, a matter which would enable Iranian pilgrimages to visit the Shiite holy shrines in Iraq "shortly." Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/19/1998 - Iraqi-Saudi relations proceeding well says Iraq
Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf asserted that relations between Baghdad and Riyadh witness continued progress. "We are on our way to start dialogue through channels agreed upon by the two sides." Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/19/1998 - Pope John Paul II confers with Iraqi deputy Premier Iraq-Vatican, Politics, 5/19/1998
- Talabani trip to Cairo gets Turkey concerned
Heading a high-level delegation, Secretary General of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Jalal Talabani left the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for Tehran on his way to Cairo, Egypt, to take part in the Arabian-Kurdish Dialogue Symposium, scheduled for May 27-28 in the Egyptian capital. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 5/19/1998 - Iraq to all Arab states: we are ready for dialog
Iraqi Deputy Premier Tariq Aziz on Sunday arrived in Rome from Paris in the course of a European tour seeking support for liftings sanctions imposed on Iraq by U.N. resolutions. Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/18/1998 - 1.5 million Iraqis dead due to lack of nutrition Iraq, Politics, 5/18/1998