Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 9/7/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of September 7, 1998
- KDP Kurdish leader Barzani meets with US officials
The Kurdish Democratic Party said in a press release that KDP leader Massoud Barzani began his official visit to the United States and met with US officials. Iraq, Politics, 9/12/1998 - British statement on Iraqi sanctions
Britain said today that genuine progress will not be attained on the issue of lifting sanctions imposed on Iraq unless Baghdad fully abides to the UN resolutions concerning the Iraqi weapons. Iraq-UK, Politics, 9/12/1998 - Arab League regrets Security Council resolution against Iraq
The Arab League expressed its resentment yesterday toward the United Nations Security Council resolution stopping reviews of the sanctions against Iraq in response to Iraq's suspension of cooperation with UNSCOM and International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 9/11/1998 - Iraq inter - Arab trade up 50 percent
Arriving at Cairo airport yesterday to attend the meetings of the economic and social council of the Arab trade ministers today, Iraqi Minister of Trade Muhammed Mahdi Saleh confirmed that the volume of trade between Iraq and the Arab states has increased by 50% during the current year. Iraq-Regional, Economics, 9/10/1998 - Morocco signs agreement of prohibiting employing the children Iraq-UN, Politics, 9/10/1998
- Iraq accuses U.S. and Britain of obstructing oil-for-food agreement
Iraqi Minister of Health Medhat Mubarak accused the U.S.A and Britain of obstructing the ratification of contracts that would allow Iraq to purchase medicine according to oil-for-food agreement. Iraq-UN, Economics, 9/9/1998 - New oil pipeline between Jordan and Iraq
Jordanian and Iraqi delegations next week will start studies on steps to prepare to build an oil pipeline for transferring crude oil from the Iraqi al-Haditha area to the site of the Jordanian oil refinery in al-Zarka city. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 9/9/1998 - US - Kurd visit Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/9/1998
- United Arab Emirates and Iraq to launch sea line next October
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraq will launch next October a maritime line for the transport of passengers between the two countries. United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Business, 9/8/1998 - Kuwait repeats accusations against Iraq
Kuwaiti Defense Minister Sheikh Salem al-Sabah al-Salem on Monday accused Baghdad of being elusive concerning the question of the Kuwaiti prisoners who were lost during the Gulf crisis in 1990-1991. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 9/8/1998 - New collective funeral for Iraqi children
A collective funeral on Monday went through Baghdad's streets for 27 Iraqi infants who died as a result of bad health conditions arising from the sanctions imposed on Iraq for eight years. Iraq, Politics, 9/8/1998 - Saddam Hussein calls on Iraqis for unity Iraq, Politics, 9/8/1998
- Report: Damascus, Baghdad to reopen embassies
Well-informed sources told the Lebanese daily al-Nahar that a delegation from the Syrian Foreign Ministry has recently visited Baghdad to estimate the requirements to repair the Syrian embassy in Iraq. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 9/8/1998 - Iraq: We do not seek to create a crisis with the UN
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf expressed yesterday expressed his country's satisfaction toward the resolutions of the Non-Aligned Movement expressing solidarity with Iraqi concerns, demanding to lift the sanctions imposed on his country and calling for unified stand among the NAM countries to help Iraq. Iraq-UN, Politics, 9/7/1998 - Iranian vice-president to visit Iraq this month. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 9/7/1998