Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 10/12/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of October 12, 1998
- UN's special envoy visits Baghdad
Prakask Shah, the special envoy of the UN's secretary-general, is visiting Baghdad to resume talks concerning the crisis between Iraq the United Nations over weapons inspections. Iraq-UN, Politics, 10/17/1998 - Shah in Baghdad to resume talks with Iraqi officials
Prakash Shah, the special representative of the UN secretary-general, arrived on Thursday in Baghdad to resume talks with Iraqi officials. Last March Shah assumed his mission in Baghdad in order to improve contacts between Iraq and the UN. Iraq-UN, Politics, 10/16/1998 - 60 Egyptian companies take part in Baghdad international fair
The manager of Egyptian trade center in Baghdad, Awni Hasem, said that 60 Egyptian companies are to take part in the international fair of Baghdad, beginning on November 1. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 10/15/1998 - Switzerland gives Iraq's Takriti three-week grace period to stay or leave
Spokeswoman for the Switzerland government on Tuesday said that Barazan al-Takriti, the half-brother of the Iraqi president has been given a three-week period to decide either to stay in Switzerland or leave it. Iraq-Switzerland, Politics, 10/14/1998 - Arab League: Weapons inspection groups lost credibility, Iraq should be inside Arab fold
The assistant secretary-general of the Arab League, Ahmed Bin Hali, stated that Iraq has implemented the resolutions of the UN Security Council, and nothing remains outstanding except a small portion of the agreement, asserting that Iraq is suffering from the sanctions. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 10/14/1998 - Jordanian minister of energy to visit Baghdad soon
Sources in the Iraqi Ministry of Energy and Mineral Wealth said today that Jordanian Minister of Energy Hani Mulki will visit Baghdad soon to head the meetings of the Iraqi - Jordanian joint committee that will be held soon in the Iraqi capital. Iraq-Jordan, Economics, 10/14/1998 - Iraq accuses Turkey of violating water agreement
Iraqi Minister of Irrigation Muhammad Diab al-Ahmad on Tuesday accused Turkey of boycotting the technical meetings dedicated to discuss sharing the waters of the Euphrates in order to have more time to carry out dam projects on the river. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/14/1998 - Turkish minister is visiting Iraq for studying joint projects Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/14/1998
- Meeting of Iraqi - Egyptian committee coming in November Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 10/13/1998
- Internal disputes between Odai Saddam Hussein and Tareq Aziz
The British daily Sunday Telegraph said on Sunday that the Iraqi government has decided to close a network of trade companies established abroad to finance the smuggling of commodities as means of violating sanctions imposed on Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Iraq oppositon denounces Turkish threats against Syria
27 Iraqi opposition personalities, 10 parties and Iraqi organizations have denounced in a statement yesterday the policy of Ankara's rulers, which they said is based on intervening in the internal affairs of neighboring countries and violating their sovereignty. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 10/12/1998