Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 2/11/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of February 11, 2002
- Kurdish parties oppose toppling Saddam
The Iraqi Kurdish parties which rally with the US on Friday announced opposition to the American moves to remove the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by means of force. Iraq, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Iraq expresses readiness to settle pending issues with the West
The Iraqi deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz has expressed Iraq's readiness to discuss a comprehensive solution to pending problems with the West. He stressed the need not to limit this solution to the return back of the UN inspectors. Iraq, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Kuwaiti minister denies a reported US attack against Iraq from Kuwait
The Kuwaiti minister of defense Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak has denied the reports stated by the British daily The Guardian on the readiness of 200,000 American troops to launch an attack from Kuwait at Iraq. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Powell vows to consult allies before striking Iraq
As US officials pursued anti-Iraq statements, American National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice said that President George Bush would be patient and cautious while dealing with the Iraqi file. Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Iran and Iraq to launch joint search operation for their MiAs
An Iranian military official supervising the exchange of corpses of 75 Iranians with the bodies of 59 Iraqis, said "that a joint Iranian-Iraqi search committee will start looking for the remains of the two countries' MiAs in near future," IRNA reported. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Haider calls for lifting sanctions on Iraq
Former leader of the Austrian "Liberty" party Yorg Haider called on from Baghdad for lifting the sanctions imposed on Iraq since more than 11 years. Iraq-Austria, Politics, 2/15/2002 - On Haider 's visit to Iraq
The Austrian "Liberty" party on Wednesday defended the visit currently made to Iraq by former leader of the ruling party and governors of the Austrian province of "Karnithia" Yorg Haeder, noting that it is a very encouraging visit and aims at completing the country's foreign policy. Iraq-Austria, Politics, 2/15/2002 - On US preparations to topple Saddam Hussein
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyassah issued on Wednesday received information which stated that the US administration has prepared the Iraqi retired Maj. Gen. Najib al-Salehi for the presidency of an Iraqi provisional government after toppling Iraq current president Saddam Hussein. Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/15/2002 - Report says a decision to attack Iraq has already been taken
"US allies in the Middle East have been informed that a decision to attack Iraq has already been taken, and diplomats from the region said yesterday they were resigned to the inevitability of a war that may threaten the stability of a string of Arab regimes," the UK Guardian daily said today. Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/14/2002 - Maher warned against striking Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 2/12/2002
- Austrian official in a solidarity visit to Iraq Iraq-Austria, Politics, 2/12/2002
- Iraq takes part in the Islamic- European civilization dialogue conference
An Iraqi official source has announced that the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri al-Hadeithi headed for Turkey in a visit during which he will take part in the meeting to be held there between the Organization of the Islamic Conference OIC and the European Union. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 2/12/2002 - British paper discloses plans to strike Iraq
The British daily the Guardian said in its Monday's issue that the tour of the US Vice President Dick Cheney is to pave the way for a military strike against Iraq and is viewed as an introduction to an American attempt to topple the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by military means. Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/12/2002 - On possibilities of striking Iraq
European diplomatic sources in Brussels told the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah published on Monday quoting a high ranking official at the US administration that the US president informed his aides that the British prime minister gave moral support to strike Iraq and that they had discussed the possibility of bringing in other European allies to its side. Iraq-European Union, Politics, 2/12/2002 - Two exhibitions for the Syrian products in Baghdad
The Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan on Sunday in Baghdad opened two exhibitions for the Syrian products in the presence of the minister of supply and internal trade in Syria Bassam Rustoum and the Iraqi foreign trade minister Mahdi Saleh. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 2/11/2002 - Iraq refuses to give more concessions
Iraq has renewed its rejections to give more concessions to the US, stressing simultaneously its readiness to open unconditional dialogue with the UN with the aim to lift the sanctions imposed on it since more than 11 years. Iraq, Politics, 2/11/2002 - Barazani proposes an agreement for a federal solution to the Kurdish question
The chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic Party Mesout Barazani has stated that the actual solution for the Kurdish people and their rights is that of the federal formula. Iraq, Politics, 2/11/2002 - Iraq: Saddam Hussein will not take part in Beirut's summit
The chairman of the Iraqi national council Sadoun Hammadi said on Sunday that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will not take part in the next Arab summit due to be held in Beirut in March "for security reasons." Iraq-Regional, Politics, 2/11/2002