Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 8/19/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of August 19, 2002
- Taha Yassin Ramadan in Damascus to strengthen economic ties
The Iraqi trade minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh, who is taking part in the preliminary meetings of the higher committee said that value of trade exchange between the two states reached 4 billion dollars since 1997 until the present time. He unveiled that the bid on the new oil pipe between the two states will be announced very soon. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/22/2002 - Baghdad describe last minutes for Abu Nida's suicide
The chairman of the Iraqi intelligence Taher Jalil al-Habboush on Wednesday gave the Iraqi official version on the death of Sabri al-Banna, known as Abu Nidal, which ended by his suicide by one bullet during an attempt by an Iraqi security force to arrest him. A story which was rejected by Fatah -- the revolutionary council-- while the US President George Bush doubted the death story of Abu Nidal. Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 8/22/2002 - Canada will not take part in an attack against Iraq
The Canadian government has stressed it will not take part in any American military move against Iraq, unless there is tangible evidence of an Iraqi eminent danger. Iraq-Canada, Politics, 8/22/2002 - Fischer: Breaking into Iraqi embassy is a violation to international law Iraq-Germany, Politics, 8/22/2002
- Attack by Iraqi opposition group at the Iraqi embassy in Berlin
The German police on Tuesday announced it was able to release all hostages who were held by an armed group in the Iraqi embassy in Berlin, noting that they had broken into the embassy and were able to control the situation and arrest members of the group with two of them wounded. Iraq, Politics, 8/21/2002 - Baghdad confirms Abu Nidal's suicide, details today
The Iraqi deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz solved the vagueness concerning the fate of the leader of the Palestinian revolutionary council Sabri al-Banna, known as Abu Nidal, and announced that he committed suicide in Baghdad. Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 8/21/2002 - US denies it provided aid to Iraq in its war against Iran
The US on Monday denied press information which talked about providing large technical information to Iraq during its war against Iran in the 1980s. Iraq-Iran-USA, Politics, 8/21/2002 - US to convene a second meeting for Iraqi opposition
the US administration is preparing to convene a second plenary meeting for the Iraqi opposition groups in London that will concentrate on the provisional administration in Iraq, following a successful toppling the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and will invite the Turkman to this meeting as a result of the Turkish pressures towards this matter. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/21/2002 - Official source denied the killing of Abu Nidal
An official source in Fatah, the revolutionary council in Lebanon, has denied the killing of the leader of the Fatah movement-- the revolutionary council -- Sabri al-Banna, ( known as Abu Nidal). Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 8/21/2002 - AAPSO refuses striking Iraq Iraq-Regional, Politics, 8/21/2002
- Russian- Iraqi cooperation Iraq-Russia, Politics, 8/20/2002
- Al-Jazeera: The killing of Sabri al-Banna; Abu Nidal
The Qatari al-Jazeera TV said on Monday from well-informed Palestinian sources that Sabri al-Banna, better known as Abu Nidal, leader of Fatah group, the revolutionary council, was found killed several days ago in Baghdad in vague circumstances. Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 8/20/2002 - Saddam Hussein nominated for a new term of office in retaliation to the American threats Iraq, Politics, 8/20/2002
- Iraq agrees to resume wheat imports from Australia Iraq-Australia, Economics, 8/19/2002
- Al-Majjallah: the after Saddam scenario
The London - based magazine al-Majjallah published in its recent issue the "after- Saddam scenario" prepared by sides with strong ties to the US defense department ( the Pentagon ). The scenario starts by forming secretly an Iraqi government in exile just enough time before the war and to be declared officially the day the war is announced about the establishment of a free Iraq government. Iraq, Politics, 8/19/2002 - Hurriyet: Turkey warns Barazani
Turkey has warned the chairman of the Kurdistani democratic party Masoud al-Barazani of damages that may inflict him if he causes tension in the region. This comes following following statements by Barazani recently made to one of the American papers, in which he said that Karjouk, which is situated in al-Turkman area to the north of Iraq, is a Kurdish governorate. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 8/19/2002