Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/3/1999
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 3, 1999
- Bahrain asks the UN for a united stand towards sanctions on Iraq
Bahrain's representative at the UN, ambassador Jasem Bu Alai has stated that the UN is studying several proposals to review the sanctions decision on Iraq, including the proposal submitted by the Bahraini delegation to the UN Security Council. Iraq-Bahrain-UN, Politics, 5/7/1999 - AL reiterates Iraq's territorial integrity
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid has asserted the desire of the AL to maintain Iraq's unity and territorial integrity and to oppose any attempt made to interfere in the internal affairs of Iraq. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 5/7/1999 - Iraqi opposition speak of Baghdad's missiles on borders with Kuwait Iraq, Politics, 5/7/1999
- Iraqi daily calls for expelling the British, Americans
The Iraqi daily "Babel "on Monday called for expelling Americans and the British following the new raids against northern Iraq, resulting in killing two Iraqi civilians. Iraq, Politics, 5/6/1999 - Solidarity conference with the Iraqi people
Iraq on Tuesday officially asked the UN not to cut one third of its oil revenues to pay compensation to victims of the Gulf crisis. In a message sent by Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Iraq said: "The government of Iraq assures that the 40% according to which compensations are cut is unfair, and constitutes a violation of the human rights of the Iraqi citizens, especially their right to survive." Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/5/1999 - Russian - Iraqi committee for economic cooperation to meet in Baghdad soon
Both Iraq and Russia have agreed upon activating work between them on petroleum projects in Iraq and to convene a meeting of the joint economic cooperation committee between the two countries in Baghdad soon, Iraqi Minister of Petroleum Amer Rashid said at the conclusion of his visit to Moscow. Iraq-Russia, Economics, 5/3/1999 - Iraq calls for halting US-British raids
Baghdad called on the UN Security Council to halt the continued US-British invasions of Iraqi airspace. Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/3/1999 - US airplanes strike Iraqi positions Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/3/1999
- Iraqi concern over Iranian weapon arsenal Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/3/1999