Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 3/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of March 18, 2002
- Iraq implemented all Security Council resolutions
Hammadi said that "Iraq implemented all the Security Council resolutions. Reports issued by the Special Commission affirmed that they did not find any banned weapon or breach in Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/23/2002 - Two new novels by Saddam Hussein
The Iraqi dailies issued on Wednesday said that a new novel will be published in April that would be the third literary work for President Saddam Hussein, while a fourth novel will be issued later this year. Iraq, Local, 3/22/2002 - Talibani against partition of Iraq Iraq, Politics, 3/21/2002
- Stressing Kuwait's freedom and independence, Izzat Ibrahim commends Saudi rejection of striking Iraq
Deputy chairman of the revolution's leadership council in Iraq Izzat Ibrahim has commended the Saudi position rejecting a possible American strike against Iraq. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/21/2002 - Iraq says US threats against international law Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/21/2002
- Belarus president calls for lifting sanctions imposed on Iraq
The Russian President Alexander Lukashenko has called for canceling the sanctions imposed on Iraq. Iraq-UK, Politics, 3/21/2002 - Russian- Iraqi joint committee concludes constructive results
The Iraqi minister of oil Amer Rasheed has described the results of the fourth meeting of the Russian- Iraqi joint committee on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation which concluded its works in Moscow on Wednesday as constructive. Iraq-Russia, Economics, 3/21/2002 - Iraqi- Sudanese talks and signing a trade protocol
The Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan has conveyed a verbal message from the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir relating to bilateral relations and the Arab causes of destiny and coordination between the two states in the Arab summit to be convened in Beirut by the end of the current month. Iraq-Sudan, Politics, 3/21/2002 - Iraq, Sudan strengthen ties Sudan-Iraq, Politics, 3/20/2002
- On the US plan to strike Iraq
The Jordanian paper al-Arab al-Youm on Tuesday issued details of the American plan, carried by the US vice president Dick Cheney to the Arab states he recently visited. The plan invites the Arab states to provide enough aid, or at least not oppose the American operations against Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/20/2002 - On the Syrian- Iraqi oil pipeline
News reports in Amman said that the Iraqi oil minister Amer Rasheed will arrive in Damascus next week to hold talks with his Syrian counterpart Ibrahim Haddad to discuss the "feasibility study" for starting a new Syrian- Iraqi oil pipeline at a capacity of 1.5 million barrels every day. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 3/20/2002 - Iraq, Sudan sign free trade zone agreement
Ramadhan said signing this agreement is a new step towards boosting and developing relations between Iraq and Sudan, and building joint Arab market and comprehensive Arab economic unity. Sudan-Iraq, Politics, 3/20/2002 - Talibani describes his visit to Syria as positive
The chairman of the Kurdistani national federation Jalal al-Talibani has described the contacts he had made with the Syrian officials as very positive. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 3/20/2002 - Iraqi- Russian cooperation
The Iraqi oil minister Amer Rasheed has announced that Russia and Iraq are considered two main strategic partners. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 3/20/2002 - Iraqi- Russian committee meets in Moscow Iraq-Russia, Economics, 3/19/2002
- Ramadan announces Iraq's readiness to receive UN inspectors Iraq, Politics, 3/19/2002
- Egypt talks part in rehabilitation of Iraqi factories
Egyptian Industry and Technological Development Minister Ali El-Saeedi said yesterday that Egypt would take part in the rehabilitation of Iraqi factories and setting up new projects to upgrade competitiveness of Iraqi industries. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 3/19/2002 - Sheikh Zayed rejects threats against Iraq United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Politics, 3/18/2002
- Iraq, Bahrain sign agreement Iraq-Bahrain, Economics, 3/18/2002
- Jordanian King warns against striking Iraq
The Jordanian King Abdullah II has warned against the consequences of the US striking of Iraq on the security and the stability of the Middle East region. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 3/18/2002 - Qaddafi - Aziz discuss Palestine, Iraq problems
Aziz conveyed a message from President Saddam Hussein concerning coordinating stances between the two states on the issues that will be discussed during the Arab summit due to start in Beirut on March 27. Libya-Iraq, Politics, 3/18/2002 - British parliamentarians oppose plans to strike Iraq
The number of British parliament members from the Labor party who oppose to any military act against Iraq has increased to 100, in a clear evidence to the mounting opposition inside the British house of commons to any of the American plans towards Iraq. Iraq-UK, Politics, 3/18/2002