Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 8/6/2001
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of August 6, 2001
- Riyadh for Iraq's return to Arab fold, saudi official
Saudi Arabia welcomes the return of Iraq within the Arab fold and is ready to forget the past and overcome the present situation, said Saudi minister of defense and aviation, Prince Soltane Ibn Abdelaziz. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 8/10/2001 - Miro to visit Baghdad within few days
Well-informed Sources in Damascus quoted Syrian official sources as saying that the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro will during the few coming days visit Iraq, at the invitation of the Iraqi vice- President Muhammad Yassin Ramadan. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/9/2001 - Taha Yassin is expected to visit Beirut
Lebanese diplomatic sources unveiled that the Iraqi vice President Taha yassin Ramadan will visit Lebanon after ending preparations between Lebanon and Iraq to establish the free trade zone between the two states. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 8/9/2001 - American raids at civilian installations in Northern Iraq
An Iraqi military spokesman announced that American and British planes on Tuesday bombarded installations in the north of Iraq but did not indicate that the bombardment resulted in casualties. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/9/2001 - For boosting Syrian- Iraqi trade co-operation
The Iraqi minister of commerce Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has recently discussed with the deputy chairman of the federation of the chambers of commerce Saleh Mallah during his recent visit to baghdad, on top of a Syrian trade ad economic delegation means of developing trade and economic relations between the two sisterly countries. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/9/2001 - New Iraqi agreements with Algeria, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan
After signing agreements to establish free zones with Syria, Egypt and Tunisia, during the few coming months agreements will be made on setting dates to sign agreements on establishing free trade areas between Iraq and each of Algeria, Yemen, Lebanon, and Jordan. Iraq-Regional, Economics, 8/8/2001 - Americans, British call for lifting the siege imposed on Iraq
American and British humanitarian activists observed a sit in in tents they installed before the headquarters of the UN humanitarian program in Baghdad in protest of the continued siege imposed on Iraq since more than 10 years. Iraq, Politics, 8/7/2001 - Iraq is persisent to develop air defenses, Naji Sabri appointed as foreign miniser
Iraq on Sunday stressed determination to continue developing its air defenses with the aim to down American or British planes, despite the American threats to retaliate. Iraq, Politics, 8/7/2001 - Baghdad: total priority to Russia in the oil
News reports said that Baghdad intends to sign contracts with Russia at a total cost of USD 50 billion and offer it the right to invest Majnoun and Naher Omar oil fields which used to be offered for the French for investment. Iraq-Russia, Economics, 8/6/2001