Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 4/3/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of April 3, 2000
- Heads of Kuwaiti captives' committee visits Egypt Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 4/8/2000
- Morocco to increase its exports to Iraq
Morocco will increase its exports to Iraq to $150 million under the oil-for-food agreement. Morocco-Iraq, Economics, 4/7/2000 - French disapprove of US action in Iraq, air flights sanctions
Asked for comment son the latest British-American raids and the number of victims they cause, the French foreign ministry said "According to our information, 14 civilians were killed. It's impossible to verify the figures on the ground but these are the deadliest strikes since last summer. We are dismayed by these useless and deadly attacks which have struck about 20 civilians over the past few days according to our information in southern Iraq." Iraq-France, Politics, 4/7/2000 - Iran keeps an Iraqi oiler
The Iranian government said it will unilaterally release 2,000 Iraqi captives in the coming week. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/7/2000 - Iraq -US no-fly zone clashes in the south Iraq-USA, Military, 4/7/2000
- Iraq refuses UNMOVIC, calls for lifting sanctions Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/7/2000
- Kuwait says it does not want to provoke Iraq
Kuwaiti Minister of Defense Sheikh Salem al-Sabah has stated that his country does not want to provoke Baghdad by making maneuvers with the US Army near the borders with Iraq. Kuwait-Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/6/2000 - Iran says it will release 2,000 Iraqi prisoners next week
The spokesman for the committee of the Iranian prisoners of war, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Balar, said on Wednesday in Tehran that Iran will release 2,000 Iraqi prisoners during the next week, unilaterally. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/6/2000 - The UN and the Kuwaiti, Iraqi borders
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Monday recommended continued work of the UNIKOM mission in Iraq, a mission which has been conducted by the UN to monitor an army free zone on the Kuwaiti and Iraqi sides of the joint borders. Kuwait-Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/5/2000 - No-fly zone clashes renewed Iraq-USA, Military, 4/5/2000
- Iraqi trade minister holds talks with Moroccan officials
Means to bolster bilateral cooperation were at the focus of talks visiting Iraqi trade minister, Mohamed Saleh in Rabat on Monday with Moroccan officials. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/4/2000 - Annan: Situation on Iraqi- Kuwaiti border quiet Iraq-Kuwait-UN, Politics, 4/4/2000
- Rights activists break Iraq flight embargo Iraq, Politics, 4/4/2000
- Iraqi minister calls on the UN to end sanctions imposed on his country Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/4/2000
- Morocco - Iraq joint commission meets in Rabat
The Moroccan - Iraqi joint commission opened its 8th session here on Monday to debate ways to enhance cooperation ties between the two Arab states. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/3/2000 - Bahrain to open its embassy in Iraq
Bahrain's foreign ministry said on Saturday that Manama will reopen its embassy in Iraq which has been closed since 1990, saying that the reasons behind this decision are humanitarian. Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 4/3/2000 - Iraqi office for supervising interests in Damascus
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am said on Sunday that former director for the office of the Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf will arrive in Damascus on April 20 to assume his post of office as chairman of the branch supervising Iraqi interests in Damascus. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/3/2000 - $2 billion in French exports to Iraq
The volume of French exports to Baghdad reached $2 billion dollars through the oil-for-food program, making France the largest European exporter to Iraq. Iraq-France, Economics, 4/3/2000 - Iraq protests agains no-fly zone flights from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia Iraq-Regional, Politics, 4/3/2000