Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/2/2001
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 2, 2001
- An Iraqi economic delegation in Lebanon Lebanon-Iraq, Economics, 7/7/2001
- New oil-for-food agreement to be signed on Monday
Iraq's ambassador at the UN Muhammad al-Douri has stated that signing a memorandum between Iraq and the UN to extend working in the "oil for food" program for an additional five months, will be probably waiting until next Monday. Iraq, Politics, 7/7/2001 - Iraqi MP delegation hold talks in Morocco
A delegation from the Iraqi National Council (parliament) which arrived in Rabat Friday held on the same day talks with deputy-speaker of the House of Representatives, Abdelaziz Alaoui Hafidi, to explain Iraq's stance on international sanctions. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 7/7/2001 - A new deputy for the Iraqi prime minister Iraq, Politics, 7/6/2001
- US intercepts an Iraqi ship inside Iraqi territorial water
Iraq on Thursday announced that the US had intercepted an Iraqi ship in June inside the Iraqi territorial waters. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/6/2001 - Iraq approves the 'oil for food' new program
Iraq has approved its consent on the new UN plan on extending the "oil for food" program for five months. Iraq, Politics, 7/6/2001 - Iraq ready to implement free-trade zone with Egypt
Iraq is ready to implement the agreement on a free-trade zone with Egypt as soon as Baghdad receives a formal notification in this respect from Cairo, a Trade Ministry source said Wednesday. Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 7/5/2001 - A railway to link the Syrian- Iraqi ports Iraq-Syria, Economics, 7/4/2001
- Al-Riyadh handed over Baghdad the body of Iraqi soldier killed on the border
A Saudi official said on Sunday that al-Riyadh last Tuesday handed over Baghdad, through the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC the body of an Iraqi soldier who was killed in " border fighting " between the two states by the end of May. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 7/4/2001 - US smart sanctions on Iraq fail to pass
The US on Monday said it approves temporarily to postpone the sanctions against Iraq and to extend working with the "oil for food agreement" without any change. Iraq, Politics, 7/3/2001 - One Iraqi soldier killed in a border clash with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that its border guards killed one Iraqi soldier last week during confrontations with an Iraqi on foot patrol leaked into the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 7/3/2001 - 'Made in Syria' in Iraq
The Iraqi vice- President Taha Yassin ramadan opened on Saturday, in he presence of the Syrian minister of supply and internal trade at the ground of the Baghdad International fair the first Syrian industries exhibition with the participaion of 130 pioneering Syrian companies under the motto " Made in Syria," organized by the Aleppo's chambers of commerce and indusry. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/2/2001