Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 9/28/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of September 28, 1998
- Barzani and Talibani to visit Turkey this week
Iraqi Kurdish factional leaders Masoud Barzani and Jalal Talibani will visit Ankara at the end of this week to hold talks with officials in the Turkish Foreign Ministry. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/3/1998 - UN expert in Iraq speaks against sanctions, VX nerve gas results yet to be announced
Halliday said his 13-month work period in Iraq made him realize the extent of damage that resulted from the sanctions imposed on the people of Iraq Iraq, Politics, 10/1/1998 - Iraqi trade minister arrives in Tehran
Iraqi trade minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh arrived in Tehran on Wednesday, leading an official delegation on a three-day official visit during which he will take part in the opening ceremony of the Tehran International Exposition today. Iraq-Iran, Economics, 10/1/1998 - Annan recommends extension of Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission Kuwait-Iraq-UN, Politics, 10/1/1998
- Arab solidarity committees to convene in Baghdad for the first time since 1990
It is decided that the meeting of the Arab solidarity committees will be held in November in Baghdad for the first time since the 1990 Gulf War. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 10/1/1998 - Continued implementation of Egyptian - Iraqi health cooperation agreement Egypt-Iraq, Health, 10/1/1998
- Message from Hussein to Hrawi, Iraqi embassy to reopen?
Diplomatic sources told the Lebanese daily al-Nahar that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will send Foreign Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf to Lebanon on October 7, conveying a message to Lebanese President Elias Hrawi. Iraq-Lebanon, Politics, 10/1/1998 - Austria to resume trade relations with Iraq
An Austrian trade delegation on Wednesday held talks in Baghdad with Iraqi officials centered on means of resuming trade relations between the two countries. Iraq-Austria, Economics, 10/1/1998 - Bahrain: Iraq must comply Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 9/30/1998
- Iraq, Syria reinvite Turkey to dialogue on water issue
The Iraqi acting minister added that the meeting also dealt with the grave consequences of the Turkish projects on the rights of Syria and Iraq and means of implementing Arab League resolutions boycotting international companies and institutions which finance these projects Regional-Iraq, Economics, 9/30/1998 - Iraqi minister of health arrives in Cairo
Iraqi Minister of Health Medhat Mubarak arrived in Cario at the official invitation of Egyptian Minister of Health Ismail Salam. This is the first time an Iraqi official of this level has visited Cairo at the official invitation of an Egyptian official. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 9/29/1998 - KDP turns down PKK cease fire offer Iraq, Politics, 9/29/1998
- Iraq: No VX on warhead Iraq, Politics, 9/29/1998
- On Iraqi oil exploration
The Middle East Economic Survey said on Monday that the exploration processes carried out by a foreign consortium, led by "Look Oil" company in the Western "al-Qernah" oil field in Iraq, proceeds slowly because of the Russian economic crisis. Iraq-Russia, Business, 9/29/1998 - Ambassadors to be exchanged between Turkey and Iraq
Ankara announced today that it will enhance it diplomatic relations with the Iraqi government in reply to its being excluded from the peace agreement reached in Washington between two opposing northern Iraqi Kurdish factions and as an expression of its fear that the US settlement gives the Kurds permanent rule in northern Iraq. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/28/1998 - Iraq - Iran body exchange Iraq-Iran, Politics, 9/28/1998