Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 3/27/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of March 27, 2000
- Iraqi interests bureau opens today in Damascus
The Iraqi interest - supervising office will be officially opened today in Damascus under the Algerian flag, in preparation to open an Iraqi embassy in Damascus within months after completing works of renovating it. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/1/2000 - Bahrain to reopen its embassy in Baghdad
Well-informed Arab sources announced on Friday that Bahrain will open shortly its embassy in Baghdad, closed since ten years. Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 4/1/2000 - Iraq welcome UN Security Council decision to double funds for oil equipment
The Iraqi government welcomed UN Security Council resolution concerning the doubling of specified money to it for rehabilitating the petroleum infrastructure in the frame of U.N. program for easing the effects of the economic sanctions on Iraq. Iraq, Economics, 4/1/2000 - New humanitarian coordinator for Iraq appointed Iraq-UN, Politics, 3/30/2000
- The Palestinians in Iraq
The Iraqi weekly al-Alaam on Wednesday quoted an Iraqi official source as saying that the Palestinians who have resided in Iraq since 1948 will enjoy the right of ownership (be able to have his own property) in Baghdad. Iraq, Politics, 3/30/2000 - Arab League delegation to head to Baghdad in May
A delegation from the Arab League will head in May to Baghdad to meet with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to discuss the topic of the Kuwaiti captives and demand the release of the captives. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 3/29/2000 - On the elections in Iraq
Iraqi Minister of Justice Shabib al-Malki on Tuesday announced that the Baath Party won the Iraqi legislative elections by winning 165 out of 250 seats in the Iraqi National Council (parliament). Iraq, Politics, 3/29/2000 - Iraqi president's son wins parliamentary elections
The Iraqi weekly al-Itihad said that Odai Saddam Hussein, the eldest son of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, has won the elections in his fifth electoral district in Baghdad with 99.99% of the votes at 44 ballot centers. Iraq, Politics, 3/29/2000 - Iraq starts children's vaccination campaign
The Iraqi Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday started a general vaccination campaign to vaccinate some 3.5 million Iraqi children under the age of five against Polio. Iraq, Health, 3/29/2000 - Iraq - US no-fly zone sparring Iraq-USA, Military, 3/29/2000
- Iraqi parliamentary elections
Iraqi voters on Monday headed for the voting ballots to elect 220 members at the national council ( the Parliament) among 512 candidates in all parts of the country. Iraq, Politics, 3/28/2000 - Parliamentary elections in Iraq
Some 8.5 million Iraqi citizens will head today to the ballot box to choose their representatives for the National Council (the parliament). Iraq, Politics, 3/27/2000