Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 9/3/2001
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of September 3, 2001
- On the Iraqi refugees in Saudi Arabia camp
The Iraqi government today called on the Saudi authorities to encourage the Iraqi refugees at Rafha camp in Saudi Arabia to return back to their country and c-operate with the UNHCR to achieve this objective. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/8/2001 - Raids destroy a portable water pipe in Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/7/2001
- Iraq, Turkey to open a new border Gate Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/7/2001
- Iraq uses the EURO in its trade deals
The Iraqi deputy premier and minister of finance Hikmat al-Azzawi has announced that Iraq is working to gradually limit reliance on the dollar in its trade dealings, stressing that all Iraq's trade relations will be in the EURO ( the united European currency) as from the beginning of 2002. Iraq, Politics, 9/7/2001 - An Iraqi project to the Inter- Parliamentary conference
The deputy speaker of the Iraqi national council ( parliament) Hamid al-Rawi has stressed his country's readiness to maintain a dialogue with the US but under the condition not to give up its own rights and that of the Palestinians. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/6/2001 - Hussein's cousin refused to meet with the Iraqi ambassador in Amman
Sources close to Alaa Abdul Qader Suleiman al-Majeed, the cousin of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his former escort, seeking asylum in an Arab state, said that he refused to meet on Tuesday morning with the Iraqi ambassador in Amman Sabah Yassin who ( Yassin ) asked to make discussions with. Iraq, Politics, 9/6/2001 - Saddam's cousin seeks political asylum in an Arab state
Alaa Abdul Qader Suleiman al-Majeed, who is the cousin of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and a former escort for his, on Monday said in Amman he seeks to get a political asylum in an Arab state because of differences with the Iraqi regime. Iraq, Politics, 9/5/2001 - Baghdad calls on Finland to reopen its embassy in Iraq
The Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri stressed on Tuesday Iraq's desire to strengthen its relations with Finland, stressing the importance of re-opening the Finnish embassy in Baghdad. Iraq-Finland, Politics, 9/5/2001 - Iraq refuses any new system for UN sanctions
The Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri on Monday stressed his country's rejection to any new system of sanctions to be imposed on it and its resistance to any new attempt to be made by the US to adopt such a resolution at the UN security council. Iraq, Politics, 9/4/2001 - Iraqi missiles intercept raiding warplanes
The Iraqi missiles and anti- aircraft means have intercepted US and British planes which were flying in the Iraqi airspace. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/4/2001 - Iraqi chief of parliament confers with Finnish foreign minister
Speaker of the Iraqi parliament Sadoun Hammadi on Monday in Baghdad reviewed to the Finnish parliamentary delegation, currently visiting Iraq the negative consequences of the continued sanctions imposed on Iraq since 1990, despite the fact that Iraq has implemented all its obligations relating to the resolutions of the UN Security Council. Iraq-Finland, Politics, 9/4/2001 - Iraq intercepts the raiding warplanes Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/3/2001
- Gas pipeline between Turkey, Iraq
The Iraqi oil minister Amer Muhammad Rasheed on Saturday announced that a Turkish delegation will shortly pay an official visit to Iraq to discuss measures to implement the gas pipeline between Iraq and Turkey. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/3/2001 - Iraq keen to boost ties with India
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has told a visiting Indian delegation that Baghdad is keen to further strengthen bilateral relations with New Delhi Iraq-India, Politics, 9/3/2001 - A large Indian delegation visits Iraq
A well-informed source said that an Indian plane carrying an Indian political and trade delegation landed at the airport of Saddam's international airport in a direct air flight from New Delhi to Baghdad to carry out an official visit that will last for three days. Iraq-India, Politics, 9/3/2001 - WHO concludes visit to Baghdad
A delegation representing the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded an official visit to Baghdad during which it discussed with officials at the Iraqi ministry of health the possible impact of using depleted Uranium ( during the second Gulf war) on health in Iraq. Iraq, Health, 9/3/2001