Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/27/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 27, 1998
- US congressmen urge attack on Iraqi pipeline
A Paris-based weekly to be published tomorrow reported that the US Congress is pressuring the US administration to prevent Iraq from opening its oil pipeline to the Syrian city of Banias, which has been shut down since 1982. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/31/1998 - Washington, London obstruct Russian proposal to close Iraqi nuclear file
The US and Britain on Wednesday at the UN vetoed a Russian proposal that would have provided for ending inspection operations of nuclear firms in Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 7/30/1998 - Iraq wants role in Kurdish agreement
Iraq called on the United Nations to join in implementing the oil for food agreement in the Kurdish regions of northern Iraq, saying that the agreement has not shared in improving the conditions of the Iraqi people there till now. Iraq, Politics, 7/30/1998 - Moussa meets with al-Sahaf in Casablanca
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met yesterday with Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf in Casablanca where the two discussed coordinating the two countries' position toward the developments in the Middle East peace process stalemate and the situation in Gulf. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/30/1998 - Iraq increases oil exports Iraq, Economics, 7/29/1998
- Iraq: US objections will not stop Iraq- Syria oil pipeline
Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf has stressed his country's support for operating the Iraqi oil pipeline through Syria and completing the equipment needed for this procedure. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 7/29/1998 - Iran - Iraq complaint Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/29/1998
- Iraqi - Egyptian contracts for exchanging the agricultural products.
The Iraqi ministry of agriculture signed 5 contracts with Egyptian companies for 23 million pound ($7 million dollars), within the fourth stages of the understanding note, signed between Iraq and the Untied Nations. Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 7/29/1998 - Iraq signs 48 contracts to export oil Iraq, Economics, 7/27/1998