Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 6/21/1999
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of June 21, 1999
- Kuwait informs Arab League of its consent for Dutch - British draft on Iraq
Kuwait officially informed the Arab League of its consent to the Dutch - British draft for suspending the sanctions imposed on Iraq. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 6/26/1999 - Iraq agrees to receive UN experts to exterminate poisons
The representative of the United Nations' secretary general in Baghdad, Prakash Shah, announced on Thursday that Iraq has agreed to receive a UN team in order to eliminate poisons left by UNSCOM inspectors in their offices in Baghdad. Iraq-UN, Politics, 6/25/1999 - Discussing establishing joint economic projects between Iraq and Lebanon
A delegation from the Iraqi Industrial Union that is visiting Lebanon under the chairmanship of Adnan El-Hamidawi started economic discussions at a meeting with members of the board of directors of the Lebanese Industrialists Association under the chairmanship of Jacques Sarraf, the head of the association. Lebanon-Iraq, Economics, 6/25/1999 - Establishing a new Iraqi bank Iraq, Economics, 6/24/1999
- No agreement reached between Iraqi Kurds in Washington
The US State Department said on Wednesday that the delegations of the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Mesoud al-Barzani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by Jalal Talibani have not yet reached an agreement and that their talks which started in Washington one month before are still continuing. Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/24/1999 - Baghdad: UN envoy discusses oil-for-food agreement
He said his country is ready to establish direct talks with parties which oppose the Iraqi stance, adding that the best way to illuminate their concern is a responsible and calm discussion Iraq, Politics, 6/24/1999 - Iraq: Any proposal on removing sanctions needs our comsultation
Iraq reiterated its opposition to the British draft proposal presented to the United Nations Security Council regarding the sanctions imposed on Iraq, a proposal described by Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan as a clear interference in Iraq's internal affairs. Iraq-UN, Politics, 6/24/1999 - Saddam Hussein pardons university professors who left Baghdad illegally
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said that university professors who left home illegitimately can return home without fearing being exposed to legal punishment. Iraq, Politics, 6/23/1999 - Mortality rate increases in Iraq
The number of deaths among the Iraqi citizens as a result of the imposed sanctions since 1990 until last May reached some 2,159,807 citizens. Iraq, Health, 6/23/1999 - 200-person Iraqi delegation to participate in Arab session Regional-Iraq, Politics, 6/22/1999
- UN chief calls for encouraging Iraq and lifting sanctions imposed on it Iraq-UN, Politics, 6/22/1999
- Cholera prevails in Baghdad districts
It was said yesterday in Baghdad that cholera largely prevailed in some of the Iraqi capital's areas and in some other governorates. Iraq, Health, 6/22/1999 - Cohen: US will continue attacks on Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 6/22/1999
- Iraqi foreign minister visiting Cairo rejects latest proposals on removing sanctions
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid met on Sunday in Cairo with Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf, currently visiting Egypt. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 6/21/1999 - Iraqi minister of trade visits Doha
Iraqi Minister of Trade Mohammed Mahdi Saleh is to arrive tomorrow in Doha, coming from Seirra Leone, for a one-day visit, the first for an Iraqi official to Doha. Qatar-Iraq, Economics, 6/21/1999 - A marriage crisis in Iraq Iraq, Culture, 6/21/1999
- Saddam Hussein: Iraq will not be fragmented Iraq, Politics, 6/21/1999
- Report: Iraq refuses to discuss Lebanese prisoners file
A French news bulletin said that Baghdad still refuses to release 16 prisoners who are members of the Lebanese Hizbullah Party, including six men of religion, despite the intervention of the Lebanese official authorities to win their release. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 6/21/1999 - Jordanian students expelled from Baghdad
The Jordanian ambassador in Baghdad, Hammoud al-Qatarenah, announced on Sunday that the Iraqi authorities expelled some 55 Jordanian students who were studying in Iraqi universities after it was proven there were false documents in their papers submitted when they were enrolled in these universities. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 6/21/1999 - US jets continue strikes against Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 6/21/1999