Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 1/24/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of January 24, 2000
- Red Cross warns of negative effects of sanctions against Iraq
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned of an accumulation of negative effects from the system of sanctions imposed on Iraq and its serious effects on the country. Iraq-International, Health, 1/29/2000 - Blix to chair new Iraqi arms inspection group
The United Nations Security Council approved the nomination of Hans Blix, a former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, to head the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), a newly-created arms inspection body that is to replace UNSCOM. Iraq-UN, Politics, 1/28/2000 - Iran, Iraq agree to close prisoners file
It was announced in Baghdad on Wednesday that Iran and Iraq have signed a message of intention to close the file of prisoners of war between the two sides. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 1/27/2000 - International Atomic Energy Agency team leaves Iraq
A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency left Baghdad on Wednesday at the conclusion of an inspection mission in Baghdad, during which no obstacles were recorded. Iraq, Politics, 1/27/2000 - Explosion in Irbil destroys headquarters of an Islamic movement
An explosion took place in Irbil on Tuesday morning at the headquarters of the "Islamic Unity Movement," led by Sheikh Ali Abdul Aziz. The explosion resulted in huge material losses, but no human casualties were reported. Iraq, Politics, 1/27/2000 - Education and schools Iraq under sanctions' effects
Iraq's delegation in the regional Arab conference concerning "Education for everybody" asserted that the sanctions imposed on Iraq and obstruction of contracts under the oil-for-food program have caused severe harm to Iraq's educational corporations. Iraq-UN, Education, 1/27/2000 - Iraq and Jordan agreed on renewing the petroleum agreement
Iraq and Jordan agreed to renew the annual petroleum agreement between them, according to which Jordan gets its petroleum needs from Iraq for one year. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 1/25/2000 - Protest marches by Arab unions and organizations in Baghdad
Arab public organizations and unions in Baghdad are organizing protest marches today for one week to denounce the sanctions imposed on Iraq and the continuation of the US - UK raids on it. Iraq, Politics, 1/24/2000 - International Atomic Energy Agency team resumes its mission in Iraq
An inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency resumed their mission in Iraq yesterday by visiting locations and establishments to be inspected in framework of the periodic and routine operations made by the IAEA according to the agreement signed with Iraq in 1972. Iraq, Politics, 1/24/2000