Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/6/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 6, 1998
- Baghdad informs Cairo of fears of a new US strike.
An Iraqi official source confirmed to ArabicNews.com that Baghdad informed Cairo of its belief that the US plans to renew the crisis between Iraq and UNSCOM to creat a situation similar to that which existed last February and to direct a military strike against Iraq as was threatened earlier in the year before the conflict was solved peacefully. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/11/1998 - Outgoing Iraqi Arab League deputy returns to Baghdad for new duties
Nabil Negm, the outgoing Iraqi permanent deputy to the Arab league will return to Baghdad some days after assuming the tasks of his new job as the undersecretary of his country's Foreign Ministry. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 7/10/1998 - New generation of Iraqi girls shorter and lesser in size. Iraq, Health, 7/10/1998
- Iraq protests against US surveillance planes' violations
In a message yesterday to the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered by the Iraqi permanent representative at the UN, Nizar Hamdoun, Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf said that the US U-2 spy plane carried out four new violations of the Iraqi airspace during last May. Iraq, Politics, 7/9/1998 - Iraq and Iran discuss supporting bilateral relations, resolve POW issue
Diplomatic sources said in Baghdad yesterday that Iranian foreign minister will visit Iraq next month at the invitation of the undersecretary of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, Saad Abd El-Magid El-Faisel Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/9/1998 - Patriotic Union of Kurdistan chief to visit Damascus next week
the chief of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Jalal Talabani, will visit Damascus next week to hold talks with high-ranking Syrian officials. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/9/1998 - $156 million worth of Egyptian sales at Baghdad exhibition
The total amount of sales that took place in Baghdad's exhibition for Egyptian products reached $156 million. Egypt-Iraq, Business, 7/9/1998 - Kuwaiti - Iraqi meeting in Geneva Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 7/8/1998
- Iraq, Iran agree on exchanging pilgrims' visits Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/8/1998
- Nerve gas allegation against Iraq to be tested by Swiss experts Iraq-Switzerland, Politics, 7/8/1998
- Iraqi minister attacks US administration, refuses to apologize
Iraqi Trade Minister Mohammed Mahdi Saleh stated that Iraq refuses the US protest at the Security Council and the US request that Iraq apologize for describing Assistant US Secretary of State Martin Indyk as a Jew and a Zionist. Iraq, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Iranian - Iraqi relations are good
Iraqi Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan has stressed the need to improve the level of relations between Iran and Iraq. He described current relations between the two countries as good. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Iraq, Jordan sign oil cooperation agreement
Iraqi Oil Minister Amr Muhammad Rashid and Jordanian Energy Minister Muhammad Saleh al-Hourani on Monday in Baghdad signed an oil agreement that provides for the continued delivery of Iraqi oil to Jordan for the remainder of 1998. Iraq-Jordan, Economics, 7/7/1998 - Iraq - Jordan pipeline Iraq-Jordan, Economics, 7/7/1998
- Iraq - Iran pilgrims Iraq-Iran, Religion, 7/7/1998
- Iraq, Lebanon sign cooperation protocols Iraq-Lebanon, Economics, 7/7/1998
- Ramadan receives a message from Iranian counterpart Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/6/1998