Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/22/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 22, 2000
- Iraq demands UN allocations to print currency Iraq, Economics, 5/27/2000
- Iran demands Iraq carry out items of the agreement of 1975 Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/27/2000
- Iraqi president discharges minister of higher education
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein discharged minister of higher education Abd El-Gabar Tawfik for being unable to find a solution for the immigration of the professors at Iraqi universities Iraq, Education, 5/27/2000 - Iraqi plan to deal with water crisis
Chairman of the Iraqi planning commission Hassan Abdul Menem said that the commission is seeking to prepare a clear plan to withstand the water crisis. And this plan to be implemented annually and will continue until the year 2-15. Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 5/27/2000 - More US, UK Violations of Iraqi Airspace Iraq, Politics, 5/27/2000
- Iraq - Syria trade is $ 400 million
The trade volume between Iraq and Syria is $ 400 million dollars annually, formal statistic shows. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 5/26/2000 - German commercial delegation visits Iraq today
A German industrial commercial delegation is arriving today in Baghdad. The delegation comprises 60 members under the chairmanship of the head of the German industries union. Iraq-Germany, Economics, 5/26/2000 - London: Iraq is still dangerous
British minister of state for the foreign office Peter Haine stressed on Thursday that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein still " able to own the ability to threaten the world and to rebuilding his military arsenal." Iraq-UK, Politics, 5/26/2000 - Iran releases 460 Iraqi prisoners Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/25/2000
- Iraqi president receives Russian president's envoy Iraq-Russia, Politics, 5/25/2000
- Iraq continues to reject temporary lifting of sanctions
Iraq's vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan on Tuesday said that Iraq categorically rejects UN resolution 1284 issued by the UN Security Council or any dialogue about it. This resolution aims to suspend economic sanctions on Iraq for 120 days if Iraq provides complete cooperation with the committee in charge of dismantling its weapons. Iraq, Politics, 5/24/2000 - Iraq denies contacts with Israel
Iraq on Tuesday deliberately denied information published by a British daily that talked about the existence of contacts with Israel to normalize relations with it. Iraq, Politics, 5/24/2000 - Iraq asks Jordan to resume aviation between them
Iraq asked Jordan officially to resume air flights with it under UN provisions that would allow such activities. Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 5/24/2000 - Baghdad says 1300687 dead so far due to sanctions
Iraqi foreign ministry Mohammed Saeed El-Sahaf asked Arab League Secretary General Esmat El-Maguid to move to lift the sanction on Baghdad. Iraq, Politics, 5/23/2000 - Iraq refuses allowing the double nationalities for the emigrants Iraq, Local, 5/23/2000
- Kuwaiti consent for more witnesses in Col. Ala Hussein Ali trial
The Kuwaiti court of appeals agreed to the demand of the lawyer of Col. Ala Hussein Ali who headed of the temporary Kuwaiti government during the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait - by summoning Kuwait's ambassadors at Norway, Jordan and Turkey to hear testimonies concerning the Hussein Ali's attempts to present a petition through them to enter into the country in the past years. Kuwait-Iraq, Judicial, 5/22/2000