Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/20/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 20, 1998
- Kuwait - Iraq trade accusations about Gulf pollution and prisoners
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf said that his country denies Kuwaiti accusations that it attempted to pollute Gulf waters with five petroleum tankers after the Gulf War, stating that the alliance forces opposing Iraq were responsible for Gulf pollution during the war. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 7/25/1998 - Jordan's request for humanitarian flights to Iraq rejected Jordan-Iraq-UN, Politics, 7/25/1998
- Butler: Iraq refuses to hand document over Iraq-UN, Politics, 7/24/1998
- UN coordinator for oil-for-food program with Iraq will resign
UN coordinator in the Food for oil program in Iraq Dennis Halliday has decided to resign his post in September. Iraq, Politics, 7/24/1998 - US intervention in northern Iraq draws strong criticism
he described the visit as a "cheap attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of Iraq," adding that it is a US attempt to undermine Iraq's unity. "This US measure does not help in restoring stability to the region," Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/23/1998 - Barazani and Talabani to visit Washington
The Kurdistan Democratic Party headed by Masoud Barzani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan headed by Jalal Talabani confirmed that US State Department official David Welch invited Barzani and Talabani to visit Washington. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/23/1998 - Kuwait says Iraqis' hunger is result of Iraqi system
The Kuwaiti Nation's Council decided to establish an awarness program that will keep the issue of the 620 Kuwaitis held in Iraqi prisons or missing since the Iraqi occupation of on August 2, 1990. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 7/22/1998 - Baghdad renews warning against perpetuated sanctions
Baghdad on Tuesday warned that it will not accept the perpetuated embargo imposed on Iraq for eight years. This announcement was made just prior to the visit made by UNSCOM's chief, Richard Butler, to Baghdad. Iraq, Politics, 7/22/1998 - Iran, Iraq hold successful talks on prisoners
Chairman of the Iranian war prisoners committee, Lt. Gen. Abdullah al-Najafi, described the results of the talks recently held between the Iranian and Iraqi sides concerning the question of prisoners as positive. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/22/1998 - Iraq - Iran POWs Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/21/1998
- Kuwait denies relations to US plan to topple Saddam Hussein
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has asserted that his country has no connections to the US plan to topple the Iraqi government led by President Saddam Hussein. Iraq-Kuwait-USA, Politics, 7/20/1998 - Iraq sanctions cause Jordan $3 billion in losses
The Jordanian charge d'affairs in Baghdad, Awad El-Sarhan, stated that Jordan's losses because of the sanctions imposed on Iraq reached nearly $3 billion. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 7/20/1998 - US's Welch tries to revive Ankara peace process.
The US delegation was visiting Iraq, where they met with the two main factional leaders, Masoud Barzani from the KDP on Saturday and Jalal Talabani from the PUK yesterday, to achieve reconciliation between them. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/20/1998