Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 4/24/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of April 24, 2000
- Iran releases Iraqi prisoners Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/29/2000
- Iraqi writer follower of Odai runs to European country Iraq, Politics, 4/27/2000
- British humanitarian organization to visit Iraq
A British humanitarian organization called "protecting voices in the land" announced that a group representing it will head for Iraq carrying a large amount of medical supplies, books and references in an attempt aimed at penetrating the embargo imposed on Iraq. Iraq-UK, Politics, 4/27/2000 - Egyptian economy minister visits Baghdad Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 4/26/2000
- Reopening Iraq's consulate in Syria Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/26/2000
- Kuwaiti denies taking part in military operations against Iraq
Kuwait has denied the participation of its forces in the military operations with allied planes in the "no-fly-zone" area in southern Iraq. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 4/26/2000 - US: Russian tanker carried Iraqi oil
The cargo of a Russian tanker diverted due to suspicions it was smuggling Iraqi oil was found to include Iraqi oil, and the Shell petroleum corporation was fined $2 million as a result, US Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said yesterday. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/26/2000 - US Congressman Tony Hall on Iraq: you see malnourished children and they have distended stomachs Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/26/2000
- Iraqi attack against the Arab League
Iraq yesterday launched a severe attack against the Arab League due to its stance toward the Kuwaitis missing as a result of the Gulf War. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/25/2000 - Saddam Hussein gets ready to celebrate his birthday Iraq, People, 4/25/2000
- US congressman calls for lifting sanctions from Iraq
Member of the US Congress Tony Hall stressed on Monday that the economic sanctions imposed on Iraq have resulted in creating a humanitarian crisis. He called on the UN to alleviate these sanctions. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/25/2000 - US and Iraq clash in northern no-fly zone Iraq-USA, Military, 4/25/2000
- $800 million in Egyptian exports to Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 4/25/2000
- Iraqi foreign minister gets UAE message
Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Said al-Sahaf on Sunday received a message from his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed al-Thani, pertaining to means of developing relations between the two countries. Iraq-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 4/24/2000 - Putin promises Iraq to lift the sanctions
The Iraqi daily al-Thawra said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised Iraq he will work to lift the embargo imposed on it since 1990. Iraq-Iran-Russia, Politics, 4/24/2000