Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 12/24/2001
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of December 24, 2001
- Iraq, Iran exchange remain of their soldiers
A new exchange of remains of soldiers killed in the war erupted between Iraq and Iran in 1980- 1988 has been made, according to the Iraqi official news agency. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 12/29/2001 - Iraq stresses solving all standing problems with Iran
Iraq on Thursday stressed its determination to solve all problems with Iran, especially those pertaining to the prisoners, so as to open the way before good neighborly relations between the two countries. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 12/29/2001 - $158 million in Iraqi oil sold last week under 'oil-for-food' program
Over the last week, $158 million of Iraqi oil was sold under the oil-for-food program, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its petroleum revenue to purchase humanitarian relief, according to the United Nations office running the effort. Iraq, Economics, 12/29/2001 - Egyptian- Iraqi talks
An Egyptian delegation will head for Baghdad today in an official visit to Iraq, chaired by the minister of electricity and energy Hassan Younis. The Egyptian minister said he will hold talks with his Iraqi counterpart on the possibilities of technical cooperation between the two states in the fields of electricity and untraditional energy. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 12/28/2001 - Turkey opposes the expansion of war to cover Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 12/28/2001
- Abu al-Ragheb to visit Iraq
Jordan's prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb will visit Iraq this month at a time when Jordanian- Iraqi relations have witnessed a tangible progress at all political, economic, cultural and trade levels. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 12/27/2001 - Progress in the Iraqi-Iranian talks
Talks started on December 21 at the Iraqi foreign ministry headquarters were resumed on December 23 between the Iraqi and Iranian delegations concerning the Iraqi and Iranian displaced and refugees in implementation of the idea of the joint minutes of meetings signed in Tehran on October 23rd. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 12/25/2001 - Syrian- Iraqi trade relations promoted
Iraq's trade minister Muhammad Mahdi saleh on Sunday stressed during his inauguration of the Syrian products exhibitions at the Syrian trade center in Baghdad praised the trade and economic relations between the two states, noting that these relations have become an example to be followed. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 12/24/2001 - An oil agreement signed between Iraq, Jordan
Iraq and Jordan on Sunday signed the special program on ensuring the latter ( Jordan)'s requirements of crude oil and oil by- products for 2002 at preferable prices. Iraq-Jordan, Economics, 12/24/2001