Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 10/11/1999
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of October 11, 1999
- 82 Egyptian companies participate in Baghdad International Fair
82 Egyptian companies from the public and private sector agreed to participate in the Baghdad International Fair, which is to start on November 1. This came in a statement issued by the Egyptian markets and fairs organization. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 10/16/1999 - Iraq needs support for lifting sanctions says NGO leader
Iraq needs the support of Malaysia and other Asian and Third World nations for the lifting of UN economic sanctions Iraq, Politics, 10/16/1999 - Iraqi delegation to visit Beijing soon Iraq-China, Economics, 10/15/1999
- US: Kuwait seized Iraqi food exports
A statement issued by the US State Department yesterday said that Kuwait had seized three dhows sailing in Kuwaiti waters that carried food items from Iraq. Iraq-Kuwait-USA, Politics, 10/15/1999 - Iraqi paper denies Qusai assumed authorities assigned to Ezzat al-Douri
The Iraqi daily Babel, whose editor-in-chief is Uday Saddam Hussein, has ridiculed an announcement by an Iraqi opposition party on Monday that President Saddam Hussein has assigned his second son, Qusai, great responsibilities in the ruling party following the deteriorated health condition of the deputy chairman of the revolution's leadership council, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri. Iraq, Politics, 10/15/1999 - US official: Iraq is contained and not a threat, Cohen to visit the region
A senior US defense official said yesterday that US Secretary of Defense William Cohen will visit the Middle East on October 17-26. The official said Cohen will visit Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman and Israel. Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/14/1999 - Tarek Aziz: Iraq will not give up its independence Iraq, Politics, 10/14/1999
- Clash over northern Iraq zone, US says Iraq-USA, Military, 10/14/1999
- Head of the childhood fund affiliated to UN starts visit to Iraq Iraq-UN, Health, 10/13/1999
- Chinese - Iraqi committee begins meetings in Baghdad Iraq-China, Politics, 10/13/1999
- Damascus decided to open an office to supervise Iraqi interests
Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Nabeel Najm on Monday inspected, during his visit to Damascus, the headquarters of the Iraqi embassy, which has been closed down since 1982, on Abu Rummaneh Street. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/12/1999 - Two Indonesian ministers visit Iraq today
Indonesia's minister of energy and minerals and of trade and industries will start a four-day visit to Iraq today, during which they will hold trade and oil talks with Iraqi officials. Iraq-Indonesia, Economics, 10/12/1999 - Iraq says fighting continues over southern Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 10/12/1999
- US, Britain attack southern Iraq sites Iraq-USA, Military, 10/11/1999