Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 3/8/1999
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of March 8, 1999
- Iraqi president: invasion of Kuwait was a mistake, paper says Iraq, Politics, 3/13/1999
- Iraq criticises the Arab League
Iraq on Friday strongly criticized the Arab league (AL) for not distributing the Iraqi memorandum on reasons why Iraq asked for enrolling the question of the Iraqi, Kuwaiti and Saudi missing on the agenda of the 111th session of the Arab League AL council due to be held on Wednesday. Iraq, Politics, 3/13/1999 - Baghdad ready to approve final accord with Kurds
Iraqi Baath Party member Saad Kassem announced that Iraq is ready to reach a final accord with Iraqi Kurds away from foreign intervention, specifically American and British intervention. Iraq, Politics, 3/13/1999 - Yemen to re-mediate for halting media campaign between Iraq and Arab states
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Qader Bajmal has stated that his country will once again try to mediate for halting media campaigns between Iraq and several Arab states. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 3/13/1999 - Kuwaiti official warns of civil war in Iraq if Saddam Hussein is toppled
Kuwaiti Minister of Petroleum Saud Naser al-Sabah warned of the risk of starting out a civil war in Iraq if the government of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is toppled. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 3/13/1999 - Indyk assures continuation of international sanctions on Iraq
US Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Martin Indyk, who is currently visiting Turkey, urged the Turkish government for more coordination and cooperation with the United States to hande the Iraqi crisis and said this crisis will not end except after getting rid of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Regional-Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/13/1999 - Iraq persistent about discussing the missing during Cairo meeting
Iraq is determined to include the issue of the Iraqi and Kuwaiti missing on the agenda of the forthcoming session of the AL council. It opposed Kuwaiti reservations to submitting this issue to the Arab foreign ministers meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 17 in Cairo. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 3/12/1999 - Iraq - explosions Iraq-UN, Local, 3/12/1999
- Chirac calls for adopting the French ideas to settle the Iraqi crisis
Assistant spokesperson for the French Presidential Palace Fredrik Denranyu said on Wednesday in Paris that during his meeting with the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the French president called for taking into account the French ideas which are based on the three principles of monitoring the Iraqi armament, financial monitoring of Iraqi resources and partial lifting of the economic sanctions imposed on Iraq. Gulf-Iraq-France, Politics, 3/11/1999 - French and US position on Iraq and Gulf states' double-speak
The French daily "Liberation" said on Tuesday that the Arab Gulf states are in a real mess. They criticize the US raids on Iraq and at the same time are still linked to Washington. Regional-Iraq-France, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Saudi -Kuwaiti opposition to inserting Iraqi captives issue in Arab foreign ministers meetings
The Saudi permanent deputy at the Arab League Fouad Sadek said "We have notified our total objection to Iraq's attempt to convert the captive's issue into the issue of the missing," during the meeting of the permanent deputies for Arab states at the Arab League on Wednesday. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Abdul Meguid expects written message from Saddam Hussein
About whether Iraq may withdraw its objections over the follow-up committee concerned with lifting the economic sanctions from Iraq, Abdul Meguid said Iraq did not retreat Regional-Iraq, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Iraqi opposition says Baghdad involved in assassinating al-Sader
Sources in the Iraqi opposition said today that the Iraqi government is the only one to be blamed for assassinating Ayatollah Muhammad Baqer al-Hakim and his two sons. Iraq, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Moroccan political parties denounce sanctions against Iraqi people as unfair decision
Four Moroccan political parties have denounced the embargo decreed against Iraq as an unfair decision and contrary to human values and called for lifting the sanctions imposed on the Iraqi people Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Iraq urges AL ministerial council to ask for halting strikes against it
Iraq has called on the Arab states, when they will discuss the question of the no-fly zones imposed on northern and southern Iraq, at the Arab foreign ministers' meeting on March 17 and 18 to take a clear-cut stand which provides for asking the US and Britain to halt the use of force against Iraq and to hold the two countries responsible in this respect. Iraq, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Iraqi dailies call upon the Arab states to follow France's steps in supporting it
Iraqi dailies issued in Baghdad on Tuesday called upon the Arab states to receive US Defense Secretary William Cohen and to adopt a one united position which can challenge the US position, which they called a flagrant violation of the UN charter, international law, the Arab League Charter and the common Arab defense treaty. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/10/1999 - Two Iraqi proposals on the agenda of Arab foreign ministers
Two Iraqi items be on the agenda of the meetings of the Arab foreign ministers in their 111st session that starts on March 17 under the chairmanship of Somalia. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 3/10/1999 - Two nobel prize winners visit Iraq
In their statements, they also said their visit to hospitals and schools confirmed the fact to which statistics spoke, adding that they have seen the horrible pain of children and the anxiety of their parents, and they urged UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to seek an end to the US - British strikes on Iraq. Iraq-International, Politics, 3/10/1999 - UN - oil-for-food Iraq-UN, Economics, 3/10/1999
- French, US disputes over Iraq
US Defense Secretary William Cohen on Monday continued his tour of the Arab Gulf at a time when disputes have surfaced between the US and France over the policy to be pursued toward Iraq. Iraq-Regional-USA, Politics, 3/9/1999 - AL envoy confers with Iraqi president
Arab League Assistant Secretary General Ahmad Bin Hali left Baghdad on Sunday following a three-day visit to Iraq, during which he met with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and handed him a message from Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 3/8/1999 - Cohen seeks a plan to partition Iraq, report says
The US Defense Secretary William Cohen currently making a tour of the Gulf region is attempting to obtain the support of the Gulf states for a plan to partition Iraq, a report said. United Arab Emirates-Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/8/1999 - Iraqi daily cites Cohen as reason for Bahrain's Emir death Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/8/1999