Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/31/1999
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 31, 1999
- Oil production starts in al-Qarna field, southern Iraq
Oil production started on Thursday at the al-Qarna oil field in southern Iraq after it had been suspended since 1990. Iraq, Economics, 6/4/1999 - Baghdad Mayor in Morocco Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 6/4/1999
- US again attacks Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 6/3/1999
- Iraqi official in Bahrain Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 6/3/1999
- India obtains right to repair and develop Iraqi petroleum establishments Iraq-India, Economics, 6/2/1999
- Iraq to take part in Sudanese celebrations of pumping oil
Iraqi Minister of Petroleum Amer Mohammed Rashid is to pay a visit to Sudan to represent his country in Sudanese celebrations on the occasion of beginning the pumping of petroleum through a 1610 km pipeline to Port Sudan harbor. Iraq-Sudan, Economics, 6/2/1999 - US strikes Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/2/1999
- An Iraqi diplomatic move to explain its stance
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf called for effective action to stop the American and British raids on Iraqi territories, while he started a diplomatic initiative toward many countries, among which are France, Russia and China. Iraq, Politics, 6/1/1999 - Iraqi oil sales at US $2 billion
Iraqi Oil Minister Amer Rashid announced on Monday that Iraq has signed contracts to sell oil with an estimated value of US $2 billion since the beginning of an extension of the oil-for-food agreement on May 25. Iraq, Economics, 6/1/1999 - Iraq starts diplomatic campaign, calls on AL to move to halt bombardment
Iraq on Sunday called on the Arab League to take effective action to halt the US and British raids on the northern and southern parts of the country. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 5/31/1999 - Bahraini trade delegation arrives in Iraq
A Bahraini trade delegation is recently visiting Baghdad to hold discussions on signing contracts in the course of the oil-for-food agreement. Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 5/31/1999 - Arabsat resumes service to Iraq Regional-Iraq, Politics, 5/31/1999
- US continues strikes against Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 5/31/1999