Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/22/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 22, 2002
- Al-Rai: Iraq ends boycot of Jordanian companies suspected to deal with Israel
A Jordanian official has stated that Iraq ended its boycott of 14 Jordanian companies used to be suspected of establishing trade relations with Israel, after it Iraq made sure that such relations did not exist. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 7/27/2002 - Omran confers with Iraqi press delegation Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Moscow renews rejection to striking Iraq
A high ranking Russian official has stressed that Russia opposes directing a military strike against Iraq, but it called on Baghdad to cooperate concerning the return back of UN weapons inspectors. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 7/26/2002 - Blair says no decision on attacking Iraq
The British army chief of staff Michael Bussi was exempted from his post following disputes between him and the British government on issues relating to the policy and the strategy especially in regard to attacking Iraq. Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/26/2002 - Kuwait to get its acrchives back, rejects striking Iraq
Kuwait on Wednesday stressed its opposition to a likely attack against Iraq and said it will take a position similar to that taken by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to this effect. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 7/25/2002 - Iran denies interference in Iraq's affairs
Baghdad radio said on Wednesday that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein received a message of congratulations from his Iranian counterpart Muhammad Khatami on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of July 1968 revolution, Iraq's national day. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/25/2002 - Iraq calls on China for strong position towards crisis
The Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan on Wednesday called on China to adopt a firm stand in the face of the American policy towards Iraq, according to the Iraqi news agency. Iraq-China, Politics, 7/25/2002 - Morocco- Iraq to boost scientific cooperation Iraq-Morocco, Science, 7/24/2002
- One Iraqi killed, 22 wounded in a raid against southern Iraq
The American and British planes on Tuesday and for the second time within one week bombarded Iraqi civilian areas. The bombardment resulted in killing one Iraqi citizen and wounding 22, according to an Iraqi military spokesman. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/24/2002 - Iraqi arrests two 'terrorists' linked to Iran
Iraqi security announced Tuesday that it arrested two terrorists linked to Iran, saying the pair would make public confessions. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/24/2002 - Baghdad accepts return of UN inspectors within comprehensive settlement
Iraq's foreign minister Naji Sabri has stressed his country's commitment to basics of a comprehensive settlement to the Iraqi issue by the UN. He said that Iraq accepts the return back of UN inspectors within the framework of the UN program, and in line of a comprehensive settlement, implying the end of economic sanctions, discussing the issue of Iraq's security and the security of the region, as well as paying compensations for the Iraqi infrastructure destruction as a result of the American- British bombardment. Iraq-Belgium, Politics, 7/24/2002 - Jordan, Iraq to sign a free trade agreement
According to figures of the Jordanian central bank, the Jordanian exports to Iraq reached in 2001 $ 230 million. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 7/23/2002 - Kuwaiti new camp for UN forces: We will not oppose a unanimity to attack Iraq
Kuwait's Minister Of Defense Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Monday announced that his country will not take apposition position "to a likely international unanimity " on attacking Iraq to topple the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 7/23/2002 - An Iraqi press delegation in Damascus Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/23/2002
- Iraq for an extraordinary session for the AL Iraq-Regional, Politics, 7/23/2002
- Iraq complains to Tunisia about US behavior blocking spare parts Iraq-Tunisia, Politics, 7/22/2002
- Iraqi movement on return of Kuwaiti property Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 7/22/2002
- Egypt denies requesting the US to postpone attacking Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/22/2002
- Algeria wants trade with Iraq to surpass $300 millions
Algeria said it wants "a qualitative jump in the cooperation relations" with Iraq and the need for "taking advantage of both countries' potentials and developing industry in compliance with the requirements of their economies," in addition to intensifying trade, the Algerian news agency APS reported yesterday. Algeria-Iraq, Economics, 7/22/2002 - Largest soldiers remain exchange between Iraq, Iran
Steps aiming at further consolidation between Iraq and Iran continue, as the two countries on Sunday exchanged the remains of 1736 soldiers who died in the prisoners camps in both Iran and Iraq. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/22/2002 - Britain rejects attacking Iraq
The spokesman for the British government and chairman of the Arab and Islamic department at the British foreign office Gerard Russell has stressed that any decision to direct a military attack against Iraq should be based on international resolutions and that the US has to talk with its allies before taking such a decision. Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/22/2002 - Yadhout Ahronot: Israel may join attack on Iraq before year end
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot said on Sunday that the Israeli army chief of staff Moshe Yaloun thinks the USA will attack Iraq before the end of the current year and that the Israeli army, in light of clear estimates, started necessary preparations intensively due to the possibility that Israel might join the war cycle. Iraq-Israel, Politics, 7/22/2002