Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 10/2/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of October 2, 2000
- A Turkish airplane to arrive tommorow in Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/7/2000
- Moroccan support group probe means to break embargo on Iraq
The Moroccan Iraq-support work group convened in Rabat Thursday to explore means and ways to break the embargo imposed on Iraq. Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 10/7/2000 - Lebanese airplane to head to Baghdad this week Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 10/7/2000
- Iraq honors Palestinian martyr Rami al-Derra Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000
- Iraq, Turkey agree to resume train trips
Turkish sources said on Friday that Turkey and Iraq have agreed to resume trains movement between their two countries. Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 10/7/2000 - Kurdistan, Turkish agreement to preserve sovereignty in North Iraq
The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Mesout al-Barazani has stressed in Ankara that it was agreed with the Turkish official to have joint cooperation in order to preserve the unity of territories in Northern Iraq. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/7/2000 - Egypt calls for an international conference to rescue Iraq's archeology
An international symposium about Babel's archeology, the Babylon arts and its relations with the neighbor countries and the centers of the ancient civilizations the most important of which is Egypt - was held on margin of Babylon international cultural festival in Baghdad. Iraq, Culture, 10/7/2000 - Syrian plane to Baghdad on Sunday Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/6/2000
- Iraqi airlines to open Syria bureau soon
The final arrangements are currently being made to reopen the bureau of the Iraqi air lines company in Damascus which has been closed since 10 years and also the Kuwaiti air lines bureau. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 10/6/2000 - Tunisian, Emirate, Egyptian planes to Baghdad
Iraq announced on Wednesday that a Tunisian plane arrived at Baghdad international airport carrying some 20 Tunisian eye-doctors and sergeant and a shipment of medicines and medical equipment. Iraq, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Iraqi president criticizes Arafat and defends invading Kuwait
The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said that his country's invasion of Kuwait was "a slap for an impious which he deserves." Palestine-Iraq, Politics, 10/5/2000 - New proposals between Iraq and Iran
The London based al-Sharq al- Awsat daily said on Wednesday, according to a well-informed source close to the Iranian government that Iraq had proposed to Iran to give up backing the Iranian opposition organization " Mujahidi Khalq" for an Iranian role in alleviating the UN embargo imposed on Baghdad since 1990 and closing off its borders in the face of the Iraqi opposition. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Iraqi industrialists in Syria
The Iraqi weekly al-Itihad said on Tuesday that the Syrian authorities have permitted the entry of Iraqi industrialists in the private sector to its lands, as such permission used to be limited to traders. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 10/4/2000 - Moroccan food supplies plane lands in Baghdad, Tunisians to follow
A Moroccan plane landed on Tuesday at Baghdad's international airport following a one-week delay caused by the UN sanctions committee. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 10/4/2000 - State of alert announced by the Kuwaiti military forces, police
A Kuwaiti official source announced on Tuesday that Kuwait has increased its preparedness especially for parts of its military forces and police to utmost alert and dispatched special forces to the borders with Iraq to face any possible 'leaking' operation into the Kuwaiti territories by " al-Badoun." Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 10/4/2000 - Kuwait says it supports lifting of sanctions against Iraq
Kuwaiti information minister, Saad Bin Teflah Al-Ajmi, on Monday stressed in Cairo that Kuwait supports easing the suffering of the Iraqi people, noting that "it would be of the first countries to benefit from lifting the UN-imposed embargo against Iraq." Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 10/3/2000 - Moroccan plane lands in Baghdad
A Moroccan plane carrying humanitarian assistance to Iraq landed this Tuesday at 10.30 local time in Baghdad airport. Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 10/3/2000 - Systematic air flights between Baghdad and Moscow to begin
Ahmed Mortada, the Iraqi transportation minister said that "running systematic air flights between Russia and Iraq are to begin within 2 weeks" and that he asked Tehran's permission to use the Iranian air space. Iraq-Iran-Russia, Politics, 10/3/2000 - A civil airplane from Cairo to intentionally break the sanctions on Iraq
The Arab committee for lifting up the sanctions on Iraq in Cairo decided on sending a civil airplane to Baghdad during the week to break the imposed international sanctions on Iraq. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 10/3/2000 - Iraqi airlines to be opened very soon in Damascus
The London based al-Zaman Arabic daily said on Monday that the Iraqi airline establishment is preparing to open its offices in Damascus shortly and that it started maintenance for these planes and appointed a new director for it. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/3/2000 - Babel's festival's participants call for lifting the embargo on Iraq
Participants in the activities of the 12th session of Babel's festival in Iraq which was concluded in turning off lights in all parts of the archaeological city before the mid of Sunday night had called for lifting the sanctions imposed on Iraq since more than 10 years. Iraq, Politics, 10/3/2000 - Opening an Iraqi opposition bureau in Terhan
Iran agreed on opening a bureau for the opposition Iraqi national conference in Tehran (Iran). Iraq-Iran, Politics, 10/3/2000 - Moroccan flight to Baghdad postponed to Tuesday
The flight of a Moroccan plane to Baghdad, in solidarity with the Iraqi brothers, initially scheduled for Saturday was postponed to Tuesday, said the Moroccan committee of support to the Iraqi people, which is organizing the trip. Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 10/2/2000 - Iraq calls Arab states to resume flights to Baghdad
Iraq on Sunday called the Arab states to resume air flights to Baghdad as a gesture of Arab solidarity. Iraq, Politics, 10/2/2000 - Iraqi minister: Baghdad is ready for a real peace with neighbors
Iraqi transportation minister Ahmed Mortada assured that his country is ready to find a real peace with all the countries especially the neighboring ones. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 10/2/2000 - Iran, Iraq for improving bilateral relations Iraq-Iran, Politics, 10/2/2000
- More Iraqi refugees to the US
Officials at the US immigration and nationality department said that the last group of the 241 Christian refugees of Iraqi Keldans had crossed Mexico borders to the US seeking to have the right to political asylum. Iraq, Politics, 10/2/2000