Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 3/20/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of March 20, 2000
- Report: Political future in Iraq will be for new bloods
The London based al-Sharq al-Awsat (Middle East) daily issued on Friday said that Oday Saddam Hussein, the oldest son of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, said that the political future of Iraq will be for the new blood which he said will "occupy key leading positions in the state." Iraq, Politics, 3/25/2000 - Establishing a party for Kurdish Jews Iraq, Politics, 3/24/2000
- Baghdad preparing for parliamentary elections
Iraq is getting ready for the legislative elections that will be held on March 27 in which 522 candidates are competing to occupy 220 seats for four-year terms. Iraq, Politics, 3/23/2000 - Iraq accuses Iran of explosion which killed four civilians in Baghdad
Four persons were killed and another 38 wounded in an attack by mortar shells on a populated building in Baghdad on Tuesday evening. Iraq accused Iran of being behind the attack. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 3/23/2000 - Venezuelan minister in Iraq Iraq-Venezuela, Economics, 3/21/2000
- Paper sees US gesture towards Iran as against Iraq
The Iraqi paper Babel on Monday waned Iran against investing its closeness with the US in order to play with fire against Iraq. Iraq-Iran-USA, Politics, 3/21/2000 - Iraq accuses UN sanctions committee of obstructing medication contracts for chronic diseases
Iraq accused the UN Sanctions Committee "661 committee" of obstructing contracts of medication contracts and medical requirements especially these of serious and chronic diseases. Iraq-UN, Health, 3/21/2000 - Iraq asks to price oil above market Iraq, Economics, 3/21/2000
- Pope denounces sanctions on Iraq
Pope John Paul II on Saturday strongly denounced the UN sanctions against Iraq during a ceremony marking the holy year. Iraq-Vatican, Politics, 3/20/2000 - Iraq rejects call to increase petroleum production
Iraqi Petroleum Minister Amir Mohammed Rashid asserted that Iraq still insists on its status and it will not increase its petroleum production and that it will not help the USA decrease international petroleum prices. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/20/2000 - Annan reports on Iraq
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan presented a report on the situation in Iraq to the UN Security Council, placing emphasis on streamlining the processes used in the oil-for-food agreement beyond simply increasing the amount of funds available within the program. Iraq-UN, Economics, 3/20/2000