Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 11/15/1999
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of November 15, 1999
- Report: Israel to ask Iraq for compensation
The Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot reported yesterday that Tel Aviv will ask Iraq for more than $1 billion in compensation for damages caused by the Iraqi Scud missiles during the Gulf War in 1991. Iraq-Israel, Politics, 11/20/1999 - Iraq disagrees with current conditioned efforts to lift sanctions
An Iraqi official stressed on Wednesday that Baghdad is committed to its stand rejecting any decisions released by the UN Security Council that do not lead to lifting the sanctions imposed on Iraq for more than nine years. Iraq-UN, Politics, 11/18/1999 - Syrian-Iraqi oil pipeline to be opened soon
A London-based daily said on Wednesday, quoting oil sources, that the measures to inaugurate the Syrian-Iraqi oil pipelines which will transport some 300,000 barrels of oil per day from the Iraqi Karkouk oil field to the Syrian port of Banias and which were closed in the 1980s are in their final stages and only 10 kilometers are left after the three main pumping stations are maintained. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 11/18/1999 - Iraqi customs intensifies procedures to limit smuggling of antiquities
The Iraqi customs authorities intensified procedures on border outlets to prevent smuggling the Iraqi antiquities after the discovery of many smuggling attempts by Arab and foreign passengers recently. Iraq, Local, 11/18/1999 - Iraqi oil sales reach $7 billion
Iraqi Oil Minister Amer Muhammad Rashid said on Tuesday that all contracted quantities of oil will be shipped under the current phase of the oil-for-food agreement next week. Iraq, Economics, 11/17/1999 - Iraq revives project for pipeline to transport gas to Turkey
Iraqi Minister of Oil Amir Mohammed Rashid said in press statements yesterday that Iraq is taking steps to revive a project for a pipeline to export natural gas to Turkey, saying to El-Ekesadi newspaper that his ministry took effective steps to revive the project of transporting natural gas from Iraq to Turkey. Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 11/17/1999 - Defusing US bomb North Iraq
Iraqi national defense squads defused a U.S bomb that was dropped by US jets on one of the areas affiliated to At Ta'mim governerate in northern Iraq, an official in the civil defense department said today. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/16/1999 - Paris confirms its endeavor to support joint cooperation with Baghdad
Andres Ganee, head of the department taking care of French interests in Baghdad, expressed his country's desire to expanding horisons for joint cooperation with Iraq, saying that the commercial and economic relations between the two countries are witnessing progress and that 130 French industrial and commercial companies are participating in the Baghdad International Fair. Iraq-France, Economics, 11/16/1999 - Baghdad announces the death of 9,000 Iraqis in October
Baghdad announced on Monday that more than 9,000 Iraqis died in October, the majority of them children. This will increase the victims of the UN embargo imposed on Iraq to 1.2 million. Iraq, Politics, 11/16/1999 - UK deputy demands that Arab states resume air trips with Iraq
UK Parliament member George Galloway urged the resumption of trips by civilain airplanes to and from Iraq, saying that some practical procedures must be taken to bring civil aviation in Iraq back to normal and adding that it is impossible for the situation to remain as it is concerning the external trips to and from Baghdad. Iraq-UK, Politics, 11/16/1999 - Iraqi-Iranian agreements on pilgrimage visits
Iranian Minister of Commerce Muhammad Shariat-Madari has announced that an agreement was reached with Iraqi that provides for 3,000 Iranian visitors to be able every week to visit the holy shrines in Iraq as of November 24. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 11/15/1999