Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 8/16/1999
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of August 16, 1999
- Egyptian delegation visits Iraq
An Egyptian industrial delegation under the chairmanship of Minister of Industry Soleiman Reda started a visit to Iraq aimed at supporting joint industrial cooperation. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 8/21/1999 - Egyptian - Iraqi committee to meet next month
The meetings of the Egyptian - Iraqi joint trade committee are to be held in mid-September in Cairo, under the chairmanship of Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili and his Iraqi counterpart, Mohammed Mahdi Saleh. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 8/21/1999 - Baghdad urges Annan to intervene to stop U.S - British raids, as voters headed for ballots
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf said in a message to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that the US - British raids cause damages to the Iraqi people and represent a violation of Iraq's independence and sovereignty. It urged Annan to intervene to stop these aggressive works. Iraq, Politics, 8/21/1999 - The first Assurian oblique discovered in Iraq
Iraqi archaeologists have recently unearthed the oblique of the Assyrian King Sanhareeb, which is three thousand years old in Mosul North Iraq. Iraq, History, 8/21/1999 - Report: Changes to be made in Iraqi leadership
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am said on Thursday, quoting Arab diplomatic sources in London, that the Iraqi government has leaked to Arab capitals within the few past weeks news and information signalling the possibility that its president Saddam Hussein will give up the presidency to his second son Qusai, who supervises the Iraqi security, intelligence and the republican guards, as well as to make vast changes in the nature of the current authority. Iraq, Politics, 8/21/1999 - Local council elections in Iraq
Some ten million Iraqi citizens started today the voting operations to elect local councils in the country. Iraq, Politics, 8/20/1999 - French - Iraqi cooperation in communications
The French company Alcatel has started upgrading the Iraqi telephone network, in light of convening a cooperation contract between the company and Baghdad. Iraq-France, Business, 8/20/1999 - Baghdad summoned Izzat Ibrahim out of fear of war crimes issue
The deputy chairman of the Iraqi Revolution's Council leadership, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, arrived in Baghdad on Thursday night after returning from a trip for medical treatment in Austria described by some reports as having been cut short after calls were made to arrest him and try him as a "war criminal." Iraq, Politics, 8/20/1999 - Baghdad denies deputy prime minister was injured in assassination accident
Iraq denied yesterday what was said by the opposition groups in exile regarding the injury of Iraq Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed Hamzah El-Zebeidi in an attempt to kill him in Negaf city in southern Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 8/20/1999 - Iraq denies confiscating children powder milk, reexporting it
Iraq has denied accusations addressed to it by the US concerning children powdered milk which is being obtained according to the oil-for-food program and reexporting it. Iraq, Politics, 8/20/1999 - Iraq intercepts US, British warplanes Iraq-USA, Military, 8/19/1999
- Iraqi victims of US, British raids increase; Iraq exports up
The number of victims of the US and British raids which targeted th eal-Jusin area in the Iraqi district of Wasit increased to 20 dead, including 12 persons from one family, and the search continues to find a baby buried under the ruins. Iraq-USA, Military, 8/19/1999 - Egyptian minister of industry to visit Baghdad tomorrow
An Egyptian delegation comprising 40 businessmen and the leaders of several companies in the domains of food, engineering goods and automobile tires, chaired by Egyptian Minister of Industry Suleiman Reda, is to visit Baghdad tomorrow. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 8/18/1999 - UAE company takes part in Baghdad International Conference
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday that 30 companies from the United Arab Emirates will take part in the Baghdad International Exhibition, due to be held in November. United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Politics, 8/18/1999 - Communications between Cairo and Baghdad to solve problems of 150,000 Egyptian citizens in Iraq
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry is making intensive communications with the Iraqi authorities and with the bureau for Egyptian interests in Baghdad to follow up on the conditions of the nearly 150,000 Egyptian citizens in Iraq, according to Egyptian estimates. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 8/18/1999 - Baghdad confirms its continuation in resisting the U.S and British raids
The permanent Iraqi delegate at the Arab League, Sultan El-Shawi, said that his country's defense forces will not stop firing on the U.S and British jets that enter the Iraqi airspace over the northern and southern no-fly zones. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/18/1999 - Some 19 Iraqis killed, 11 wounded by US raids
Iraqi media on Tuesday denounced the world silence towards the continued US-British raids against its territories which it said resulted in killing several Iraqi citizens. Iraq-USA, Military, 8/18/1999 - AL chief calls on Iraq to apologize to Kuwait over the invasion
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid has called on Iraq to apologize to Kuwait over invading its territories on August 2, 1990. He stressed the "need of Baghdad's commitment to the implementation of international legitimacy resolutions." Regional-Iraq, Politics, 8/17/1999 - King Mohammed receives speaker of Iraqi National Assembly
King Mohammed VI received in Rabat on Monday the speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly, Saadoune Hammadi, who extended him condolences on behalf of the assembly members and of the Iraqi people, following the demise of King Hassan II. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 8/17/1999 - Iraq official denies rebellion in the armed forces Iraq, Politics, 8/17/1999
- Prisoner talks between Iraq and Iran
Iraq has stressed that the failure of the recent talks with Iran on the question of prisoners and war missing does not mean halting negotiations between the two countries. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/17/1999 - Kuwait: We confiscated a ship from Iraq carrying children's foodstuffs
The Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior said on Monday that the authorities had confiscated in its territorial waters an Indian ship coming from Iraq loaded with 250 tonnes of items for children for a trader in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 8/17/1999 - US spells out policy on northern Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/17/1999
- US says jets hit Iraqi missile, radar sites Iraq-USA, Military, 8/17/1999
- Some 3 Iraqis killed, 9 wounded in US-British raids
An Iraqi spokesman said, "US and British warplanes attacked service and civilian institutions in the southern parts of Iraq on Monday." An Iraqi military spokesman said that US and British warplanes attacked civilian and service institutions in the southern provinces and the attacks resulted in killing three citizens and wounding nine, including a child. Iraq-USA, Military, 8/17/1999 - Iraq refuses US donation for hospitals
Baghdad on Monday refused an American donation of US $1 million for Iraqi hospitals. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/17/1999 - Egyptian business delegation heads to Baghdad Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 8/16/1999
- US planes strike Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 8/16/1999
- US jets strike Iraq
Iraq said today, that a mosque was destroyed and three persons were injured during air attacks launched by US and British jets against Iraqi targets in northern Iraq. Iraq-USA, Military, 8/16/1999