Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 11/6/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of November 6, 2000
- Turkey raises diplomatic representation with Iraq
Turkish diplomatic sources have announced that Ankara will delegate its new ambassador to Baghdad by the beginning of next year after it had taken a decision to raise its diplomatic representation with Iraq. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 11/11/2000 - Russian delegations head for Baghdad
A Russian delegation representing the scientific and cultural international cooperation between Russia and Iraq chaired by the chairman of the committee Yuri Shafranik left Moscow on Friday for Baghdad at the invitation of the Iraqi deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 11/11/2000 - Saddam Hussein: 6 million Iraqis ready to fight for Palestine
The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said on Friday that more than 6 million Iraqis have registered their names to volunteer for fighting with the Palestinian uprising against the Israeli forces. Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 11/11/2000 - The US and the Iraqi oil pipeline
A high ranking US official said in a statement to the London- based al-Hayat daily issued on Friday that the US administration will not oppose Damascus's decision to re-operate the Syrian- Iraqi oil pipeline and this is in contrary to its previous decision ( when the US used to oppose this matter). Syria-Iraq-USA, Economics, 11/11/2000 - Al-Assad meets with Iraqi delegation Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/10/2000
- Iraq, Morocco strike trade deals worth $60 million
Iraq and Morocco have stricken trade deals worth $60 million. The announcement was made Thursday by Moroccan Minister of industry, trade, energy and mining, Mustapha Mansouri, upon return from Iraq where he delivered President Saddam Hussein a message from King Mohammed VI, dealing with bilateral relations. Iraq-Morocco, Economics, 11/10/2000 - Iraqi planes return back from Amman shortly
Just two days following Baghdad's determination to organize air flights to foreign capitals and to work for returning back the Iraqi planes outside the country, an official source at the Iraqi ministry of transport and communications said that the 6 planes of the Iraqi airlines which have been in existance in Jordan since ten years will be returned to Iraq very soon. Iraq, Politics, 11/10/2000 - Partial operation for the Iraqi- Syrian oil pipeline
Oil experts have expected the operation of the Syrian- Iraqi oil pipeline in the coming days following a cessation of 18 years. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 11/9/2000 - President Saddam Hussein gets royal message Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 11/9/2000
- Britain says Iraq as threat to region
British defense secretary Geoffrey Hoon said that Iran does not constitute a threat to its Arab Gulf neighbors, but Iraq might attack Kuwait once again if the West will not impose " no fly " zones on the northern and Southern parts of Iraq. Iraq-UK, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Iraq calls on foreign airlines to open their offices in Baghdad Iraq, Business, 11/8/2000
- Moroccan industry minister arrives in Baghdad
Moroccan minister of industry, commerce, energy and minerals Mustafa al-Mansouri arrived on Tuesday in Baghdad leading a delegation including 35 figures representing political parties, trade unions and the press. Iraq-Morocco, Economics, 11/8/2000 - Emir of Qatar gets a message from the Iraqi leadership Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 11/7/2000
- Moroccan delegation arrives in Baghdad Iraq-Morocco, Economics, 11/7/2000
- A Syrian committee to lift the embargo imposed on Iraq
It was announced on Monday in Damascus the formation of the Syrian committee to lift the sanctions imposed on Iraq. The committee includes several intellectuals, men of letters and writers and university teachers and "aims at lifting the sanctions which constitutes a war of extermination against the Iraqi people of whom so far some 1.5 million died of hunger and medicine shortage." Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/7/2000 - Emirates for lifting the embargo imposed on Iraq
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) deputy prime minister Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan said that the continued besiege of the Iraqi people raises "Humanitarian shame" at the daily death of thousands of Iraqi children. United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Politics, 11/7/2000 - Iraq's proposal to the OIC summit Iraq-Qatar, Politics, 11/7/2000
- Iraq is determinant to abrogate the two no fly zone
Iraq's foreign minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf on Sunday in Doha announced that his country is determinant to abrogate the two " no fly zones" imposed by Washington and London in the North and South of Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 11/7/2000 - Moroccan official leads business delegation to Iraq Morocco-Iraq, Economics, 11/6/2000
- Mubarak meets with al-Sahaf
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday in Cairo received Iraq's foreign minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf who handed him a message from the Iraqi leadership. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/6/2000 - Iraq starts internal flights
The Iraqi airlines establishment on Sunday resumed its internal flights which were suspended since 1990 because of the air embargo imposed by the US and Britain on Iraq. This Iraqi decision, as announced by Baghdad, came as a defiance to the two " no fly zone" imposed by Washington and London. Iraq, Politics, 11/6/2000 - Garoudy arrives in Iraq
The Iraqi weekly Sawt al-Talabah said on Saturday that the French intellectual Roger Garoudy arrived on Friday in Iraq where he will deliver several lectures and take part in the celebration to mark the 1200 anniversary of the foundation of " Beit al-Hikmah " ( Wisdom house). Iraq, Local, 11/6/2000