Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 4/15/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of April 15, 2002
- The US and the Iraqi oil
The US Senate on Thursday evening adopted a decision which bans the American oil companies from buying the Iraqi oil. Iraq-USA, Economics, 4/20/2002 - Yemeni president’s envoy arrives in Baghdad Iraq-Yemen, Politics, 4/19/2002
- Egyptian delegation arrives in Baghdad Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 4/19/2002
- European delegation sees results of sanctions on Iraq
The Iraqi health minister Omid Medhat Mubarak on Wednesday discussed with a delegation representing Europeans the health situation in Iraq because of the sanctions imposed on Iraq since 1990. Iraq-European Union, Politics, 4/19/2002 - Iraq, Kuwait accord a step on the right path, Kuwaiti FM
The accord concluded by Iraq and Kuwait during last month's Arab summit in Beirut (Lebanon), is "a step on the right path," Kuwaiti state minister for foreign affairs, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed said. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 4/19/2002 - Iraq - Iran for increased cooperation
IRNA said "Al-Rawi pointed to the call of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to launch an oil embargo on the allies of the racist Zionist regime, and said Baghdad had welcomed the call to suspend its oil exports to Tel Aviv's allies." Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/17/2002 - Iraq, Iran hold talks Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/15/2002
- European delegation in Baghdad
The delegation includes 130 figures, parliamentarians, physicians, journalists, authors and university students in addition to British and French persons who took part in the US-led aggression on Iraq in 1991. Iraq-European Union, Politics, 4/15/2002