Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/6/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 6, 2002
- Iraqi purchases from Saudi Arabia exceed $ one billion
Iraq has announced that the volume of the Iraqi purchases from Saudi Arabia exceeds USD one billion, noting that relations between the two states are growing. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/11/2002 - Iraq appreciates Belgian stand on sanctions Iraq-Belgium, Politics, 5/11/2002
- Iraq accuses the US of preventing improved relations with UN
Iraq on Friday accused the US of working to block the way before any opportunity to correct the relation between Iraq and the UN, noting that is with the aim to continue the sanctions imposed on Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/11/2002 - Britain wants UN consent for striking Iraq
In its Friday's issue, the British daily the Independent said British prime minister "Tony Blair has privately reassured his Labour Party critics that Britain will not back US military action against Iraq unless it wins the backing of the United Nations Security Council." Iraq-UK, Politics, 5/11/2002 - Iraq resumes oil pumping
Iraq on Wednesday resumed pumping of crude oil for the exportation ports on the Arab Gulf sea and the Mediterranean after it had ended one month of embargo of oil exports. Iraq, Politics, 5/9/2002 - US and British vengeance to destroy and control a nation's potential and development
The US had said that it views Iraq as an impediment and a threat to the implementation of US policy in the region. This threat is not only at the regional geo-strategic level, and future potential, but also to such an extent, that even for Iraq to merely have well developed scientists is viewed as a threat, all under the guise of their potential for so-called dual-use (commercial-military) purpose, a pretext that is also used to prevent commercial industrial capabilities and needs. Experts note that such a policy is aimed at the heart of Arab and Iranian development as well. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/8/2002 - American coordination with Bulgaria, Romania to use their bases to strike Iraq
A military expert and an advisor for European security and defense has disclosed to the Saudi daily al-Watan in its Tuesday's issue that American military coordination has started with each of Bulgaria and Hungary to use military bases and fuels and energy supply points especially in Romania in preparations for the military plan to strike Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/8/2002 - Joint Iraqi- Saudi exhibition
The Iraqi weekly Nabd al-Shabab (youths impulse) said in its Monday's issue that official sides in Iraq welcomed a Saudi request to hold the first exhibition for the Saudi products at the playground of Baghdad's international Fair. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/7/2002 - Saddam Hussein and Qatar Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/7/2002
- Turkey and a possible strike on Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 5/7/2002
- Iraq prepared to resume oil exports today
Iraq is preparing, according to the decision taking by the Iraqi cabinet on Sunday to resume exports of crude oil following cessation of producing almost 2 million oil barrels every day for 30 days, in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Iraq, Politics, 5/7/2002 - Haider concludes visit to Iraq
Former leader of the Austrian "Freedom party" Yurg Haider on Sunday evening concluded a visit to Iraq during which he held lengthy talks with the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri. Iraq-Austria, Politics, 5/7/2002 - Iraq and handling the Kuwaiti archive
Iraq has informed the Arab League on Saturday that in implementation of the Arab League resolutions of the recent Beirut summit, the Iraqi foreign ministry, in coordination with other Iraqi ministries and authorities concerned collected documents relating to the national archive of Kuwait and other documents pertinent to Kuwait to return them back to Kuwait. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 5/6/2002 - Iraq: talks between Sabri, Annan positive
An Iraqi official on Saturday described the talks between the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri and the secretary general of the United Nations which were held Last Wednesday and Friday as a positive step. Iraq-International, Politics, 5/6/2002 - Al-Assad confers with Iranian official
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday in Damascus met with the chief of the International Relations Bureau at the office of Iran's spiritual leader Hassan Akhtari. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 5/6/2002 - Iraq restores back stolen artifacts
Iraq on Sunday restored back two ancient monuments stolen 10 years ago to England, from Iraq. Iraq-UK, Local, 5/6/2002