Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/8/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 8, 2000
- Iraq calls on world countries to resume cooperation Iraq, Politics, 5/12/2000
- New Turkish incursion in north Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 5/12/2000
- Abu Nidal returns back to Baghdad
Sabri al-Banna ( Abu Nidal), the commander of the Fatah - the revolutionary council organization returned back to Baghdad to stay there. Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 5/12/2000 - A message from Iraq to the Arab league Iraq-Regional, Politics, 5/11/2000
- Egypt participates in Baghdad international fair in coming November Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 5/11/2000
- Iraqi president receives Ben Bella Iraq-Algeria, Politics, 5/11/2000
- UN releases latest figures on oil-for-food programme for Iraq Iraq, Economics, 5/11/2000
- Iraqi president meets with Indonesian speaker Iraq-Indonesia, Politics, 5/10/2000
- Iraqi National Congress to convene in London on June 10
Iraqi sources said the central council of the opposition Iraqi National Congress will convene in London on June 10 with the participation of all the powers that attended the New York conference last year. Iraq, Politics, 5/10/2000 - US: Second day of northern no-fly zone clashes Iraq-USA, Military, 5/10/2000
- Arab parliamentarians call for lifting sanctions on Iraq
A delegation of Arab parliamentarians that started Sunday a visit to Baghdad called the U.N secretary general to immediately lift the sanctions imposed on Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 5/9/2000 - US: Iraq fires on no-fly zone patrol aircraft Iraq-USA, Military, 5/9/2000
- Iraq protests at the UN against Kuwait
The Iraqi government on Monday called on the UN to intervene in order to prevent Kuwaiti violations, represented in entering Iraqi territorial waters and attacking Iraqi fishermen, according to the Iraqi News Agency. Iraq-Kuwait-UN, Politics, 5/9/2000 - Saddam invited to take part in the OIC summit Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 5/8/2000
- Arab parliamentary delegation visits Iraq
A delegation representing Arab parliaments that took part in the deliberations of the 103rd session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which concluded on Friday in Amman, headed for Baghdad on Sunday to become acquainted with the consequences of the embargo imposed on Iraq. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 5/8/2000 - Trade boosted between Iraq, Egypt
An Egyptian official announced on Sunday in Baghdad that contracts valued at US $100 million were signed on the sidelines of the Egyptian trade exposition currently being held in Baghdad. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 5/8/2000 - Iraqi paper warns against Kuwaiti provocation
The Iraqi daily al-Thawra on Sunday warned Kuwait and called on it "to give up aggressions and provocations against Iraq," asserting that such similar provocations were behind what had taken place in August, 1990. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 5/8/2000