Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 8/24/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of August 24, 1998
- Moroccan UN human rights expert calls for lifting embargo on Iraq
A Moroccan UN Human Rights expert has called for lifting the sanctions imposed Iraq and urged the international community to alleviate the sufferings of the Iraqi people. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 8/28/1998 - Iraq denies US claim Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/28/1998
- Damascus, Baghdad to reopen trade centers Syria-Iraq, Economics, 8/28/1998
- UN reduces humanitarian program in Iraq
Spokesman for the UN John Melees on Tuesday said that the UN is currently obliged to reduce its humanitarian program which falls in the course "oil for food " agreement in main sectors in Iraq because of deteriorated revenues expected from selling Iraqi oil. Iraq, Economics, 8/27/1998 - Ritter resigns Iraq, Politics, 8/27/1998
- UNSCOM's Scott Ritter resigns Iraq, Politics, 8/26/1998
- Iraq proposes help to Jordan settle water shortage Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 8/26/1998
- Baghdad: No more cooperation with UNSCOM
Iraq informed the Arab League of its continued refusal to cooperate with members of UNSCOM weapons inspection teams who are looking for weapons of mass destruction, adding that Iraq presented all cooperation through seven-and-a-half years and it has nothing more to present. Iraq, Politics, 8/25/1998 - Syrian official delegation for inaugurating commercial center in Baghdad
Syrian economic sources told ArabicNews.com today that "the Syrian government is currently studying forming a high level economic delegation from ministry of economy and the chambers of industry and trade to travel to Baghdad to inaugurate the Syrian commercial center. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 8/25/1998 - More Iraqi children die as a result of continued UN sanctions
Statistics gathered by the Iraqi Ministry of Health said yesterday in Baghdad that some 6,495 children under five and another 2,230 persons above the age of 50 died during July after being infected by various diseases resulting from the embargo on Iraq. Iraq-Spain, Economics, 8/25/1998 - Security Council: Lack of Iraqi cooperation unacceptable Iraq-UN, Politics, 8/25/1998