Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/12/1999
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 12, 1999
- Technical problems in al-Baker port threaten to obstruct Iraqi exports
An oil source at the UN announced on Tuesday night that technical problems in al-Baker port may obstruct Iraqi oil exports, despite the recent increase in oil production. Iraq, Economics, 7/16/1999 - US - Iraqi no-fly zone clashes continue Iraq-USA, Military, 7/16/1999
- Iraq hails Egypt's stance opposing British draft resolution in Security Council
Iraq hailed Egypt's stance which opposes the British draft presented at the UN Security Council regarding Iraq and described Egypt as forming a responsible Arab stance toward this draft, which Iraq refused. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 7/15/1999 - United Nations experts start work today in Iraq
A team of United Nations experts started today to open an United Nations laboratory authorized to disarm the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, which Baghdad said contains explosive materials. Iraq, Politics, 7/15/1999 - Morocco endeavors to settle Iraqi debt entailed by Gulf War
The Moroccan government endeavors to settle the debt entailed by the Gulf War and owed to 30 firms, Economy and Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou said. Morocco-Iraq, Economics, 7/14/1999 - Hammad accuses Security Council of deliberately mass termination of Iraqis
Saedoum Hammad, chairman of the Iraqi National Council, objected to the cooperation style of the United Nations Security Council with Iraq's cause and described the decision to impose sanctions on his country since 1990 as being a tool for the collective termination of Iraq's people. Iraq-UN, Politics, 7/14/1999 - More US strikes against Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 7/14/1999
- $400 million in Gulf contracts with in oil-for-food program Iraq-Regional, Economics, 7/13/1999
- Tareq Aziz holds fruitful talks in Jordan
The chairman of the Jordanian Ayan council, Zein al-Refa, met with the Iraqi deputy Premier Tareq Aziz on Monday in Amman. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 7/13/1999 - US continues strikes on northern Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/13/1999
- Moscow supports building new petroleum pipeline between Syria and Iraq Iraq-Syria-Russia, Politics, 7/12/1999
- Revival of Iraqi opposition in Damascus
Sources in the Iraqi opposition told the London-based al-Hayat daily in Damascus that representatives of the parties falling under "the committee in charge of national and democratic efforts in Iraq" have started a political initiative in the recent days, following "a stalemate" that lasted for two years. Iraq, Politics, 7/12/1999 - Aziz, al-Rawabdeh meet Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 7/12/1999