Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/10/1999
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 10, 1999
- Report: Qusai Saddam Hussein to visit Iran Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1999
- Annan approves oil-for-food changes
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan sent a letter to the UN Security Council yesterday approving a plan to allow Iraq to use a portion of the revenues from the oil-for-food program to repair Iraq's telecommunications infrastructure. Iraq-UN, Economics, 5/15/1999 - US continues strikes against Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 5/15/1999
- AL condemns US-British air strike on Iraq
Following the killing of some 12 Iraqis in an air raid on an Iraqi residential area, the Arab League has strongly condemned the US military strikes on the southern and northern parts of Iraq. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 5/14/1999 - UN chief gets a message from al-Sahaf
Iraq has described the oil-for-food agreement with the US as "useless." It called upon UN Secretary General Kofi Amman to admit the failure of this agreement and to lift the trade sanctions imposed on Iraq. Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/14/1999 - Iraq urges international community to stand against US attacks
Iraq urged the international community to take a firm and a responsible stance toward the US attacks to which it is exposed. Iraq, Politics, 5/13/1999 - Iraq aid distribution concerns Iraq-UN, Health, 5/13/1999
- Iraqi vice president arrives in Vietnam
Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan arrived in Hanoi on Wednesday on a four-day official visit aimed at strengthening relations between Iraq and Vietnam. Iraq-Vietnam, Politics, 5/13/1999 - US warplanes strike Iraqi positions
The US warplanes on Monday struck Iraqi defense positions during routine sorties carried out in the no-fly zone in northern Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/11/1999 - Further development of Syrian-Iraqi relations
The Iraqi daily al-Qadiseyah said on Saturday that the Iraqi authorities are currently developing three Iraqi border complexes with Syria in light of developing relations between them. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 5/10/1999 - Islamic Call party denies meeting with US, British representatives
The Islamic Call party has denied any links to the meeting of the Iraqi opposition groups held with the representatives of the US and British governments over which mass media has made wide coverage. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/10/1999