Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/5/1999
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 5, 1999
- Turkish troops withdraw from northern Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 7/10/1999
- Iraq opposes projects submitted by the UN Security Council
Iraq has reiterated on Friday its categorical rejection of all projects submitted to the UN Security Council aimed at monitoring Iraqi weapons. Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf said these projects were prepared without the knowledge of Baghdad. Iraq, Politics, 7/10/1999 - Saddam accuses U.N of launching biological war against Iraq Iraq, Politics, 7/10/1999
- Annan calls for quick approval of spare parts for Iraq
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has recommended to a Security Council committee for applications for spare parts to be used for repairs to Iraqi oil equipment to be approved as soon as possible. Iraq-UN, Economics, 7/9/1999 - Calls for Turkish withdrawal from northern Iraq
The Arab League has expressed its strong denunciation and condemnation of the new Turkish incursion into northern Iraq and called on Ankara to immediately withdraw its forces. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 7/9/1999 - UN team heads to Baghdad to close chemical lab
A team of international disarmament experts is to heading to Baghdad next week to close one of the laboratories affiliated to the United Nations in Iraq regarding, which it said it contains dangerous materials. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 7/8/1999 - Iraqi tribe attacks ruling party headquarters
A news bulletin issued by the Iraqi opposition Communist Party abroad said on Wednesday that the Albu Hassan tribe which lives in the suburbs of al-Rmeithah on the night of July 4 attacked the premises of the Iraqi Baath Party and killed or wounded most members of the armed party and security elements present at the premises. Iraq, Politics, 7/8/1999 - Iraqi foreign minister expected to attend Algerian summit
African official sources said that Algeria directed an invitation to Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf to attend the meetings of the African foreign ministers tomorrow. Iraq-Algeria-Africa, Politics, 7/8/1999 - US strikes Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 7/8/1999
- France calls for Turkish pullout from northern Iraq Iraq-Turkey-France, Politics, 7/8/1999
- Iraqi - Egyptian discussions for increasing the commercial exchange
Commercial discussions took place yesterday between Iraqi Minister of Trade Mohammed Madhi Saleh and an Egyptian delegation under the chairmanship of Abd El-Shahawi, head of the holding company for food industries. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 7/7/1999 - Iraq: UN official plants locusts eggs to destroy Iraqi crops
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has called on the UN to expel an employee of the UN in Iraq, accused by Baghdad of working to destroy the agricultural crops. The employee, identified by the United Nations secretary general's deputy spokesman as Ian Broughton, is from New Zealand. Iraq-UN, Politics, 7/7/1999 - Iraqi deputy premier in Moscow Iraq-Russia, Politics, 7/6/1999
- Iraqi paper criticizes the Gulf states
The Iraqi daily al-Thawra has criticized the Gulf states for calling on Baghdad to cooperate with the UN in the statement which was released by the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Iraq, Politics, 7/6/1999 - F.A.O. warns of drought in Baghdad Iraq, Economics, 7/6/1999
- Iraq confirms readiness to deal with any international draft for lifting sanctions Iraq, Politics, 7/6/1999
- New Turkish incursion into northern Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Military, 7/6/1999
- US or UK plane hit by Iraqi missiles, military spokesman says Iraq-USA, Military, 7/5/1999
- Saudi food shipment arrives in Iraq Iraq, Economics, 7/5/1999