Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 8/10/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of August 10, 1998
- Iraq: Butler is an agent of US policy
The United Nations secretary-general's envoy to Iraq, Prakash Shah, is to hold more talks today with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz. Iraq-UN, Politics, 8/15/1998 - Iraqi - Syrian cooperation to confront Turkey
Iraqi Minister of Irrigation Mohammed Diab El-Ahmed today told ArabicNews.com that a Syrian delegation will visit Iraq next month to discuss the crisis over Euphrates water with Turkey, coordination between Syria and Iraq in addressing the water issue before the Arab foreign ministers at a meeting in September. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 8/15/1998 - First group of Iranian pilgrims to Iraq since 1980
A group of 750 Iranian pilgrims arrived Saturday to the borders with Iraq, for the first time since the 1980-1988 war broke out between the two countries. Iraq-Iran, Religion, 8/15/1998 - Syria, Iraq boost bilateral trade relations
A correspondent for the Jordanian daily al-Doustour in Damascus, Fuad Humera, quoted well informed sources as saying that a Syrian trade delegation, led by chairman of the Syrian chambers of trade and industry, Rateb al-Shallah, will visit Baghdad within the coming days to open the first Syrian trade center in Baghdad. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 8/15/1998 - Iraq threatens legal action if Turkey continues building river dams
The Iraqi government threatened yesterday to try Turkey if the latter continues with its plans to build dams on the Degla and Euphrates rivers, as these dams could affect the flow of water to Iraq and Syria. Iraq, Politics, 8/14/1998 - Lebanon opens its embassy in Baghdad Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 8/14/1998
- Iraq expects division in its favor inside UN Iraq-UN, Politics, 8/14/1998
- US Pentagon: Iraqi problem is UN issue
Commenting today about the UN official's trip to Iraq, U.S. Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said, "This is an issue for the UN to resolve." The UN "has to decide how to enforce the agreement" Annan negotiated with Iraq. Iraq-UN, Politics, 8/13/1998 - IAEA says Iraqi restrictions hinder investigations Iraq-UN, Politics, 8/13/1998
- A message from UN chief to Iraq
UN sources in Baghdad on Tuesday said that the UN special delegate Prakash Shah will arrive in Baghdad tomorrow. In Lisbon, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced in conclusion of his meeting with the Portuguese foreign minister that he delivered his special envoy a message to the Iraqi authorities. Iraq-UN, Politics, 8/12/1998 - Talibani - Iran, Turkey Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/12/1998
- Sanctions cause a ten times increase in Iraqi children death
The Iraqi Ministry of Health has asserted that some 33,000 Iraqi children under the age of five died during the first half of 1998 as a result of the sanctions imposed on Iraq. Iraq, Health, 8/11/1998 - Iraq - Iran POWs Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/11/1998
- Abdul Meguid: Butler exceeded his authority in Iraq
Iraq in its explanation of its suspension to the UN Security Council said that the work of the UN special commission has become "tendentious and political and had nothing to do with disarmament" Iraq-Regional-UN, Politics, 8/10/1998