Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/29/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 29, 2002
- Turkey says US is not sharing plans on Iraq, FM to visit Jordan
The Turkish foreign minister Shukri Ghouril will visit Jordan next week in order to discuss American threats to topple the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, according to a spokesman for the Turkish foreign ministry on Friday. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 8/3/2002 - Iraq welcomes talks with weapon's head inspector Blix
The Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri sent a message to the secretary general of the Arab League in which he expressed Iraq's welcome to receive Hans Blix, the Executive Chairman of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), and his experts in order to discuss suspended issues in the area of dismantling weapons and to maintain an agreement on means of dealing with them. Iraq, Politics, 8/3/2002 - Al-Watan: Kuwait renew rejection to striking Iraq Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 8/3/2002
- Iraq abstains from celebrating Kuwait invasion anniversary
Iraq has abstained from celebrating the anniversary of its invasion of Kuwait, in remarks to its desire to open a new page with its "southern neighbor," at a time when the American threats have been escalated to topple the ruling regime in Baghdad, while the Arab states have called for taking practical measures to withstand these threats. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/2/2002 - Kuwat: we are ready to face likely developments
On the wake of the 12th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Kuwait's first deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah stressed that his government takes all necessary measures to withstand possible developments in the region. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 8/2/2002 - Iraq for resuming talks with UN
Iraq on Thursday renewed calls for resumption of talks with the UN saying that dialogue is the only means to settle the bottleneck faced on the issues of sanctions and weapons inspections. Iraq, Politics, 8/2/2002 - Iraq 's Ibrahim gets a message from Qatar 's crown prince Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2002
- Al-Baz stress Egypt's strong rejection to striking Iraq
Osama al-Baz, the political advisor for the Egyptian president has renewed his country's categorical rejection to any military strike against Iraq. He warned against thinking of carrying out a step in this regard. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2002 - Abu Issa: American threats to striking Iraq are against international law Regional-Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2002
- Kuwait reluctant for new start with Iraq, 12 years after invasion
Following 12 years from the date of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, relations between the two states are are still tense, despite the initiatives proposed by Baghdad to mend relations and close the file of the past. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2002 - Kuwait denies Iraqi military build up on its borders
Kuwait's minister of information Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has denied the existence of an Iraqi military build up along the Kuwaiti borders. He said that was confirmed by the UN, and the advanced monitoring systems and satellites. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2002 - Salvation council appeals Saddam Hussein to resign
The higher council for al-Khalas al-Watani ( national salvation ), the new Iraqi opposition commission in exile, has appealed to the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to "give up the authority," according to confirmation made by one member of the commission which will be declared in Denmark very shortly. Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2002 - Iraq complains against US prevention of 2000 civilian contracts
The Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri has stressed that the American- British interference have obstructed the work progress of the "oil for food program" and resulted in suspending more than 2000 civilian contracts at a cost of $ 5 billion under illegal and non humanitarian pretexts. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/1/2002 - Rail al-Aam: Hammoud and attacking Iraq Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 7/31/2002
- Iraq: US wants inspector to gather intelligence information for attack
Iraq has stressed that the US wants to the return of UN weapons inspectors to Iraq in order to update its intelligence information in order to launch a likely attack against Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/31/2002 - Rumsfeld says Iraq has chemical, biological weapons, links to terrorism
Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq has chemical and biological weapons and is seeking to develop nuclear capabilities, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Yesterday. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/31/2002 - Iraq to sue French company over AIDS polluted blood
Iraq has prepared a new list including names of victims of blood polluted by the HIV, the AIDS causing virus, delivered by the Merieux French company to Iraq in 1986. Iraq-France, Local, 7/31/2002 - Turkey denies border preparations to striking Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 7/30/2002
- New York Times: American plan to attack Iraq's center Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/30/2002
- Muslim brothers doubt denial on attack; Abdullah: striking Iraq now a silly idea
The Jordanian King Abdullah has considered the American intervention in Iraq before achieving a progress towards the Palestinian - Israeli peace is a "silly idea," stressing that the best option in dealing with Iraq is to maintain a dialogue. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Solana getting rid of Iraq's president is good for the region Iraq-European Union, Politics, 7/30/2002
- Iraqi opposition leader visits Turkey, meets US officials
The Turkish daily Zamaan said Monday that the chairman of the Iraqi opposition National Congress Party Ahmad Jalabi visited Ankara on July 17 during the visit held by the US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to Turkey, noting that no publicity was made on the talks he had held nor the persons he had met with. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Algerian FM calls for ending Iraq sanctions Algeria-Iraq, Politics, 7/29/2002
- Turkish non- governmental organizations stand against striking Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 7/29/2002
- Iraqi spokesman refutes Blair's allegations
The Iraqi foreign ministry on Sunday replied to statements made by the British prime minister Tony Blair in which he accused Iraq of owning mass destruction weapons and renewed readiness to receive a British inspection team in Baghdad. Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/29/2002 - Iraq threatens Australia to cut wheat imports due to position on attack
Sabri that Australia is helping the US Navy forces in inspection operations in the Arab Gulf that are an "aggression" Iraq-Australia, Politics, 7/29/2002 - Al-Rai al-Am: Al-Sharif Bin Ali and Iraq's future
Al-Sharif Bin Ali Bin al-Hussein, who is an the Iraqi opposition and advocates the return of monarchy to Iraq, said that an international, regional and national workshop is working for the future of Iraq, whose people have suffered wars and has become ailing of the policies and practices of "the current Iraqi regime." Iraq, Politics, 7/29/2002 - British, Turkish land, sea attack against Iraq
The British Sunday Times daily said Sunday that the British military leaders are preparing to launch a land and sea attack against Iraq with the participation of naval ships and thousands of British and American troopers. Iraq, Politics, 7/29/2002