Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 12/4/2000
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of December 4, 2000
- New Iraqi accusations against Kuwait Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 12/9/2000
- Iraq and UN agree on December petroleum prices under oil-for-food scheme
Iraq and the United Nations have reached agreement on petroleum prices for December under the UN's oil-for-food program, a UN spokesman announced. Iraq, Economics, 12/9/2000 - Royal jordanian operates second flight to Iraq in a week
A plane of Jordanian national carrier, Royal Jordanian (RJ), flew to Baghdad on Thursday on the second two-way flight to the Iraqi capital within a week following stoppage of regular Iraqi-Jordanian air flights some 10 years ago. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 12/8/2000 - Lebanese ministerial delegation heads to Iraq
A Lebanese ministerial delegation left for Iraq Thursday for talks on economic and oil cooperation, in the first high-ranking visit Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 12/8/2000 - Al-Bashir the first Arab president to visit Iraq
Iraqi sources expected that more than one Arab President and leader to visit Iraq, noting that there are actual contacts that are being made with several Arab states for that purpose. Iraq-Sudan, Politics, 12/7/2000 - Turkey and the Iraqi oil Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 12/7/2000
- UN condemns Iraqi government terror to oppress opposition
The UN General Assembly on Monday strongly condemned with great majority the human and systematic human rights violations by the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraq, Politics, 12/6/2000 - Russian efforts to start regular flights to Baghdad
The Russian Ambassador to Iraq Alexander Shayeen announced on Tuesday that Moscow is currently making talks with other countries, who have permanent membership at the UN Security Council so as to reach an appropriate formula to start regular air flights to Baghdad. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 12/6/2000 - Jordanian air company promotes low prices for flights to Iraq
A Jordanian commercial air company said on Sunday it has started cutting price of travel tickets to Baghdad by 30 percent Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 12/5/2000 - Iraq still suspends oil exports Iraq, Economics, 12/5/2000
- Iraq to open four new embassies abroad Iraq, Politics, 12/4/2000
- Iraq evaluates its position and UN dialog on sanctions
Iraq's foreign minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf has stressed that Iraq is at the meantime through determining the characteristics of the new phase between Iraq and the UN by making a comprehensive and unconditional dialogue with the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Iraq, Politics, 12/4/2000 - Italian, Ukraine planes arrived in Baghdad
Two Italian and Ukraine planes carrying two delegation including senior officials landed on Saturday evening at Baghdad's International Airport. Iraq-Italy, Politics, 12/4/2000