Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/27/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 27, 2002
- Iraq supports Morocco's unity Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 5/31/2002
- US activists defy UN sanctions on Iraq; Voices in the Wilderness
A delegation of World Conscience Association and Voices in the Wilderness Organization arrived in Baghdad Wednesday. The delegation, which organized a journey, coming by foot, in solidarity with the people of Iraq against the continued sanctions and US-British aggression Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/31/2002 - US continues to abuse its power against Iraq
The Iraqi oil minister Amer Muhammad Rasheed on Thursday accused the US of suspending 673 oil contracts and agreements of a total value of $ 722 million, within the framework of the previous phases of the "oil for food" programs. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/31/2002 - Iraqis are suffering from the high deduction rate of compensation claims; call for temporary halt
Due to the catastrophic conditions the Iraqi people suffer under the sanctions since 12 years and because a percentage of its oil revenues is being deducted, Iraq has renewed its call on the UN to halt these deductions -- specified to compensate claims as a result of the second Gulf war estimated at 30% of total revenues -- for five years in order to allow Iraq to meet the basic needs of the Iraqi people. Iraq, Politics, 5/30/2002 - Russia renews rejection to striking Iraq Iraq-Russia, Politics, 5/30/2002
- Walker: The US has not ruled out the war option against Iraq
Chairman of the Middle East Institute in the US Edward walker, currently visiting Kuwait said that his country has not ruled out the option of war against Iraq, noting other alternatives to destabilize the Iraqi regime. Alternatives means cooperation with sides which have interests to toppling the Iraqi regime. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/30/2002 - Saudi Arabia: Iraqi mission to the Islamic conference
Saudi Arabia has approved opening an Iraqi diplomatic mission to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Jeddah and thereby stressing the improvement of its relations with Iraq. Relations which were severed since the Gulf war in 1991, according to diplomats on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 5/29/2002 - Iraq is resolved to cooperate with Morocco; agreement signed
Speaking at a meeting with Moroccan minister of health, Thami El Khyari who ended this Tuesday a visit to Iraq, Ramadan said his country is working for an effective cooperation promotion with all the Arab states, and aspires to pan-Arab partnership and unification of ties. Iraq-Morocco, Economics, 5/29/2002 - Lebanese- Iraqi media cooperation agreement Iraq-Lebanon, Politics, 5/28/2002
- Moroccan health minister in Iraq
Moroccan health minister, Thami El Khyari, arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for a three-day work visit. Iraq-Morocco, Economics, 5/28/2002 - Iraq downs a US spying plane
Iraq announced it was able to control a pilot-less plane while flying in its airspace and that it forced it to land into its territories. Iraq-USA, Military, 5/28/2002 - Joint Arab airline company to be established United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Economics, 5/27/2002
- Moroccan health minister expected sunday in Iraq Morocco-Iraq, Economics, 5/27/2002
- Syrian- Iraqi economic cooperation implementations
They agreed to eliminate all hindering obstacles standing against boosting and developing their trade exchange Syria-Iraq, Economics, 5/27/2002 - Qatar's economy minister to visit Iraq in June
Qatar's minister of economy and trade Sheikh Hamad Bin Faisal al- Thani will visit Baghdad by the beginning of June on top of a large delegation including high ranking officials and businessmen in the ministry. Qatar-Iraq, Economics, 5/27/2002 - Hussein receives Lebanese Information Minister Iraq-Lebanon, Politics, 5/27/2002
- Iraq's cooperation with the UN was in vain
The Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said on Saturday that Iraq seeks through its dialogue with the UN, whose third phase will start in July, to reach a just agreement away from giving concessions from any side and completely in compliance with the content and spirit of UN resolutions concerned especially resolution no. 687. Iraq, Politics, 5/27/2002 - US spy plane downed in southern Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 5/27/2002