Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 6/25/2001
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of June 25, 2001
- As the US keeps trying, Iraq rejects the UN sanctions
The Iraqi minister of state for foreign affairs Naji Sabri on Friday expressed his country's hope that Russia will use the veto to foil a British- American project the reconsiders the sanctions imposed on Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 6/30/2001 - Iraqi refugees continue strike over halting re-settlement process in Scandinavia, the US
Several Iraqi refugees in Rafhaa camp at the Saudi- Iraqi borders on Friday continued their food strike they had started several days ago in protest of halting the process of re-settlement of the refugees in the Scandinavian states and the US since 1997. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 6/30/2001 - Iraq and the free zone
The director of the Iraqi free zone area Hameed Shuker said that Iraq asked the Syrian government to permit the Iraqi citizens enter directly to the free zone area established by Iraq in al-Qaem area on the joint border with Syria. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 6/30/2001 - Al-Hariri received Thursday Iraq's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 6/30/2001
- Moscow rejects the US- British proposal on sanctions on Iraq
Moscow has renewed its position which supports Iraq on the British- American project concerning the sanctions on Iraq, and warning it will use the veto against this project if it will be submitted to the UN Security Council. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 6/29/2001 - The UN and Iraq
The UN Security Council five member permanent states today will hold a meeting to reconsider the sanctions imposed on Iraq, at the request of Russia who announced on Tuesday it will oppose the draft project " called smart sanctions " proposed by both the US and Britain. Iraq, Politics, 6/28/2001 - New American, British strikes against Iraq
British warplanes on Tuesday launched a new attack against Southern Iraq for the second time within two days. Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/28/2001 - Egyptian parliament approves trade agreement with Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 6/27/2001
- American, British planes strike Iraq
The American central leadership have announced that American and British warplanes on Monday evening raided positions situated in the southern part of Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/27/2001 - Syria, Egypt, Jordan refuse smart sanctions
The Iraqi deputy premier and minister of finance Hikmat Ibrahim al-Ezzawi has stated that the governments of Egypt, Syria and Jordan informed him during his visit to the three states total rejection to the " smart sanctions" project debated at the meantime at the UN Security Council. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 6/25/2001