Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 8/12/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of August 12, 2002
- Al- Lewa': Syrian efforts to prevent striking Iraq
The Lebanese daily al- Lewa' quoted well-informed diplomatic sources in Damascus as saying that the Syrian leadership is making intensive efforts with international parties in order to urge the US to stop the possible launch of a military attack against Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/17/2002 - Maareve: Most Israelis for an American attack against Iraq Iraq-Israel, Politics, 8/17/2002
- The US and Masoud al-Barazani
Sources at the US President George Bush administration has attributed the reason for the absence of Kurdish leader Masoud al-Barazani from attending a meeting for the Iraqi opposition, held in the White House last week, to problems relating to travel. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/17/2002 - The Independent: Assassination attempt on Qusi Saddam Hussein
Iraqi opposition sources in London said that one of its members inside Iraq had opened fire at Qusi, the son of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and wounded him in an attempt carried out by a resistance group aiming to assassinate the younger son of the Iraqi president who is speculated to be the likely successor for his father. Iraq, Politics, 8/17/2002 - UN envoy optimistic about return of Kuwaiti archives from Iraq
Richard Fouran, the envoy of the UN secretary general for the Kuwaiti documents and records affairs which were lost during the Gulf war in 1991, on Wednesday in Baghdad praised the Iraqi cooperation in organizing the return of the Kuwaiti national archive. He said he expects the return back of the Kuwaiti archive within weeks. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 8/15/2002 - Sabah: US secret delegation to East Turkey relating to Iraq
The Turkish daily Sabah said on Wednesday that an American technical experts in the field of aviation arrived secretly in Deyar Baker military base to the East of Turkey and held an inspection tour on it in order to follow up all exercises carried out in the base by F-16 warplanes. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 8/15/2002 - Talibani to provide US with bases in northern Iraq for any attack
The Iraqi Kurdish leader Jalal al-Talibani on Tuesday announced he is ready to give the bases his group controls in northern Iraq to Washington, in order to launch a likely American attack against the regime of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/15/2002 - Australian poll on striking Iraq Iraq-Australia, Politics, 8/15/2002
- Fadlullah forbids helping the US to attack Iraq
A "Fatwa" (a religious instruction) was issued on Monday by the spiritual leader of the Shiite community in Lebanon Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah provided for forbidding supporting the US in a likely attack against Iraq, according to a statement issues by the Sheikh's press office. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 8/14/2002 - Amsterdam hosts plenary conference of the Iraqi opposition Iraq, Politics, 8/13/2002
- Baghdad: UN inspectors have completed their work
Baghdad on Monday asserted that the UN inspection team in charge of banned weapons in Iraq had "completed" its mission in Iraq in accordance to the UN security council resolutions. Iraq, Politics, 8/13/2002 - Jalal Talibani rejects attacking Iraq
The leader of the Kurdistani national federation Jalal al-Talibani has rejected any attack that damages the interests of the Iraqi people or inflecting destruction on its economic infrastructure. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/13/2002 - Bush: Iraq is enemy; Voices in Wilderness condemn US threats
Chief of the Voices in the Wilderness Organization Kathy Kelly denounced the US accusations and threats against Iraq as an attempt to control oil and riches of the region. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/12/2002 - Saud al-Faisal: we refuse the war against Iraq
The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal has stressed that Saudi Arabia will not take part in the war against Iraq and he asked the US to give an opportunity to diplomatic efforts. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 8/12/2002 - Iraq and Syria signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of industry Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/12/2002