Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 6/8/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of June 8, 1998
- Butler meeting with Tariq Aziz today
Aziz accused UNSCOM's of deliberate injustice against Iraq saying that if the UNSCOM inspectors think they have one chance in a million to find a proof of guilt against Iraq, then they will not be convinced of Iraq's compliance Iraq-UN, Politics, 6/13/1998 - Saddam Hussein sacked mayor of Baghdad Iraq, Politics, 6/13/1998
- Great changes for Iraqi ambassadors
One of the most prominent figures who was dismissed from his post were Berzran El-Tukrini, the half-brother of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein Iraq-UN, Politics, 6/11/1998 - Iraq comlains against Turkish incursion
The secretary-general of the Arab League, Esmat Abdul Meguid, said today, "The note tackled the Turkish breaches into the Iraqi territories and that Turkey should stop impinging upon the safety and the integrity of the Iraqi territories." Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 6/11/1998 - Russian envoy visits Iraq to discuss sanctions, Pope to visit too?
In Baghdad, the Iraqis expressed great satisfaction over the possible visit of Pope John Paul II in 1999 to the city of Or, the birthplace of Ibrahim al-Khalil, in the southern part of the country Iraq-Russia, Politics, 6/11/1998 - Iraq - phones Iraq, Politics, 6/10/1998
- Medical agreement between Jordan and Iraq
Jordan and Iraq signed an agreement regarding medical cooperation where Jordan will provide help to Iraqi hospitals Jordan will provide help to Iraqi hospitals. Jordan-Iraq, Medicine, 6/9/1998 - Iraq - Iran Iraq-Iran, Politics, 6/9/1998
- Vatican - Iraq Iraq-Vatican, Politics, 6/9/1998
- Butler in Kuwait next Monday Kuwait-Iraq-UN, Politics, 6/9/1998
- Baghdad grants right of asylum to 7,000 Turkish Kurds
Iraqi sources told ArabicNews.com today that Baghdad agreed to grant the right of asylum to 7,000 Turkish Kurds and added that there are nearly 10,000 more waiting to be granted the right of asylum. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 6/8/1998 - PUK: What has been done is better than fighting
Peace delegations from both the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan met for the 14th time in Koya city, 50 KM east of Arbil, the regional Kurdish capital. Iraq, Politics, 6/8/1998 - Dams in Kurdistan under discussion by UN suborganizations Iraq-UN, Local, 6/8/1998
- Kuwait - Iraq Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 6/8/1998
- Iraq readies Syria oil pipeline
Iraq said on Sunday that it was preparing its long-unused oil pipeline to Syria to export oil. Iraq, Economics, 6/8/1998 - Maghreban countries showed understanding to Iraqi people's sufferings, Iraqi vice-president says Iraq, Economics, 6/8/1998
- National Council for Peace visits Kurdistan
The High Committee for Peace received the National Council for Peace in Kurdistan. The delegation, which came from Europe, included Mustafa Askari, Dr. Mohammed Sarkawt and Dr. Rizgar Amin. The meeting was attended by Dr. Fuad Baban and Safwat Rashid of the Peace and Accord Committee in Sulaymaniya. Iraq, Local, 6/8/1998