Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/25/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 25, 1998
- Egyptian products fair in Baghdad next month
The Egyptian ministers of trade and industry, Ahmed Goweili and Soliman Reda, will inaugurate a week-long fair for Egyptian products that will be held in Baghdad starting on June 16. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 5/30/1998 - Iraq - oil-for-food Iraq-UN, Economics, 5/30/1998
- China for early lifting of UN sanctions imposed on Iraq Iraq-China, Politics, 5/30/1998
- Arab-Kurdish dialogue: democracy and multiplicity allow for national unity
Deliberations of the Arab - Kurdish dialogue conference started in Cairo on Thursday. Politicians and intellectuals from various Arab states are taking part in the conference. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 5/29/1998 - Iraq condemns new Turkish incursion
Baghdad on Thursday condemned the new "Turkish invasion of northern Iraq," announced its categorical rejection of Ankara's claims to justify its military operations in the region and asked it for "immediate withdrawal of its invading troops." Iraq-Turkey, Military, 5/29/1998 - Kuwait denies preventing Iraq from Arab summit
Sheikh Ahmed al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti foreign minister, confirmed on Thursday) that his country is not putting any limits on Iraq attending any Arab summit, referring to the restoration of relations between Kuwait and the countries that backed Iraq durring the Gulf crisis. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 5/29/1998 - UN - Iraq Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/29/1998
- UNSCOM - Iraq Iraq-UN, Military, 5/29/1998
- Minor haj canceled in Iraq Iraq, Politics, 5/29/1998
- Kuwaiti parliamentarian confirms support for the Iraqi people
The head of foreign affairs committee in the Kuwaiti Nation's Council (the parliament), Abdul Aziz al-Adesan, confirmed on Wednesday evening in Manama that Kuwait, on both the public and formal levels backs up the Iraqi people and stands with them Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 5/29/1998 - Kurds: our objective is confederation
Leaders of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan national federation yesterday called on Baghdad to offer the Kurdish area in northern Iraq large-scale self rule should the Iraqi leadership desire to end the separatist movement in the region. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 5/28/1998 - Iraq delegation heads to Tehran
An Iraqi source said that an Iraqi delegation headed today to Tehran in order to hold talks with Iranian officials on the normalization of relations between the two countries. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/28/1998 - Iraq oil-for-food contracts Iraq, Politics, 5/28/1998
- Iraqi information minister: Arab states oppose continued sanctions on Iraq Iraq, Politics, 5/28/1998
- Iraqi justice minister arrives in Beirut Iraq, Judicial, 5/28/1998
- Jordanian minister to review trade with Iraq
Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Hani Mulki left Amman for a two-day visit to Baghdad. He is to meet with the Iraqi ministers of industry and trade. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 5/27/1998 - UN coordinator meets Kurdish delegations
The UN coordinator in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dennis Halliday, held a joint meeting with two delegations representing the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Massud Barzani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by Jalal Talabani. Iraq-UN, Local, 5/27/1998 - Oman - Iraq Oman-Iraq, Business, 5/27/1998
- Butler - Iraq Iraq, Politics, 5/27/1998
- Kurdish - Arab discussions start today in Cairo
Two days of Kurdish - Arab discussions with the participation of the Egyptian committee for solidarity, the Kurdish Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan began this morning. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 5/27/1998 - Iraqi official in Tehran for normalizing relations Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/26/1998
- Iraqi foreign minister heading today to the U.N.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf is heading today to the United Nations to hold talks with officials in the organization. Iraq, Politics, 5/26/1998 - Turkish -Kurds Iraq-Turkey, Military, 5/26/1998
- Arab - Kurdish talks in Cairo arouse Baghdad
Disagreements between Cairo and Baghdad appeared because of Cairo hosting Arab - Kurdish talks, which the Egyptian committee for solidarity, a non-governmental organization, will convene on Wednesday. Iraq-Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/25/1998