Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 1/17/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of January 17, 2000
- Jordanian delegation visits Iraq to sign petroleum agreement
A Jordanian delegation under the chairmanship of Trade and Industry Minister Mohammed El-Halabaka is heading today to Baghdad to sign the petroleum agreement between the two states which has been stumbled more than once. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 1/21/2000 - Some 14,000 Iraqi children died in December because of UN sanctions
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that more than 14,000 Iraqi children died in December, 1999 because of the siege. Thereby the number of victims of the UN embargo increased to 1.2 million since the imposition of UN sanctions on this country in August, 1990. Iraq, Politics, 1/21/2000 - Hussein lawyer says will quit if he beleives his client willingly worked for Iraq Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 1/20/2000
- Lebanon refuses to grant right of asylum to Iraqi opposition member
Lebanon refused a request presented by Iraqi opposition member Ahmed El Douri for the right of asylum. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 1/20/2000 - Iraq to increase its oil production
Iraq has renewed its determination to increase its oil production to 6 million barrels per day after the embargo imposed on it since August 1990 is lifted. Iraq, Politics, 1/20/2000 - Moussa: Renominating Ekeus creates a lot of question marks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa yesterday depicted nominating Rolf Ekeus to head the new international weapons inspection committee in Iraq as stirring up a lot of question marks. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/19/2000 - Iraq strongly opposes appointing Aquios as a chairman for a new weapons inspection front Iraq-UN, Politics, 1/18/2000
- Iraqi celebrate ninth anniversary of the second Gulf War
Iraq yesterday celebrated the ninth anniversary of the Gulf War to show the Iraqi challenge to the international alliance which brought it out of its occupation of Kuwait. Iraq, Politics, 1/18/2000 - US delegation on solidarity mission in Iraq
A US delegation, led by former attorney general Ramsey Clark, started on Sunday a solidarity and humanitarian mission in Iraq to give the embargo-struck country a $20 million assistance. Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/17/2000 - Improvement in Iraqi child Mariam's health after being treated in Jordan Iraq, Politics, 1/17/2000