Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 4/16/2001
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of April 16, 2001
- Pope Shenouda's apology for not visiting Baghdad Egypt-Iraq, Religion, 4/21/2001
- Al-Mahameed is a candidate for the Syrian diplomatic mission to Iraq Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/20/2001
- Iraq says Iran commited new attack against it
"The Iranian regime on Wednesday between (04:00-07:00) a.m. committed a new aggression against Iraq. It fired 56 surface-to-surface missiles at Iraqi cities of Basra, Kut, Khalis and Jelawla, causing serious destruction and damage," Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/20/2001 - Iraq earns additional 418 million euros under UN Oil-for-Food program
Iraq has earned an additional 418 million Euros under the United Nations "oil-for-food" program which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its petroleum revenues to purchase humanitarian relief, the UN announced. Iraq, Economics, 4/20/2001 - Egypt third largest trade partner with Iraq after France, Russia
Egypt is the third largest trade partner with Iraq after France and Russia, according to Iraqi Minister of Trade, Mohammed Mahdi Saleh who was speaking on the sidelines of a trade exhibition of Egyptian products recently held in Baghdad. Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 4/18/2001 - Syria refuses an American request concerning Iraq
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Khaleij issued on Sunday said that a Syrian source stressed to it that Syria had refused a request proposed by the American administration calling on Damascus to join what is called " smart sanctions" Washington had decided to impose on Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/16/2001 - UN postpones second round of talks with Iraq because of division
Diplomats at the UN announced on Saturday evening that the UN secretary general has decided to postpone a second round of talks held at higher level with Iraq, at least for one month, because of the deep differences inside the UN Security Council. Iraq, Politics, 4/16/2001