Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 9/9/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of September 9, 2002
- An Arab call on Iraq to accept UN inspectors Regional-Iraq, Politics, 9/14/2002
- Al- Qabas: Gulf states don't mind attack on Iraq, just don't partition it
quoted well informed sources as saying that the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are carrying to the meeting with the US Secretary of State Colin Powell a united position based on their commitment to Iraq's territorial unity and the need that any military measure will not result in dismantling Iraq or dividing it. Gulf-Iraq, Politics, 9/14/2002 - Egypt rejects any aggression against Iraq
Egypt announced on Friday its rejection of any strike against Iraq and demanded solving the standoff with the US within the framework of the UN Charter and resolutions. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 9/14/2002 - Mubarak calls on Iraq 'to use' the opportunity
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak welcomed the "door opened by" the US President George Bush to solve the Iraqi case in his concentration on the central role played by the UN, calling on the Iraqi leadership "to implement UN Security Council resolutions." Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 9/14/2002 - King Mohammed receives Iraqi president's envoy
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received yesterday in Rabat Iraqi vice president, Taha Muhiddin M’rouf, as envoy of the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to the sovereign. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 9/14/2002 - BBC: Straw says attack on Iraq less likely with return of inspectors Iraq-UK, Politics, 9/14/2002
- Bush's speech at United Nations General Assembly; focus on Iraq
Here are the full remarks of US President George Bush's this week at the United Nations General Assembly New York, New York. his focus was on making the US case against Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002 - The case of the US vs Iraq; US claims, Part 1 of 7 : Violations of UN Resolutions
In his address to the United Nations this week, US President George Bush outlined the US case against Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002 - Bush intention for war against Saddam Hussein are not personal
An American official has stressed that the US President George Bush has no personal feelings against the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein whom he wants to topple. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002 - Malaysia will not support any US attack on Iraq
The United States and Britain are belittling the UN, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), Syed Azman said. Iraq-Malaysia, Politics, 9/14/2002 - Al-Watan: Iraq relations with Saudi Arabia are good
The Iraqi trade minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has announced that the volume of trade exchange between his country and Saudi Arabia reached 2 billion dollars. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 9/14/2002 - US and British warplanes violate Iraq's airspace Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002
- Israel satisfied with Bush's statement at the UN Iraq-Israel, Politics, 9/14/2002
- The case of the US vs Iraq; US claims, Part 7 of 7 : Efforts to Circumvent Economic Sanctions Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002
- The case of the US vs Iraq; US claims, Part 6 of 7 : Refusal to Return Stolen Property Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002
- The case of the US vs Iraq; US claims, Part 5 of 7 : Refusal to Account for Gulf War Prisoners Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002
- The case of the US vs Iraq; US claims, Part 4 of 7 : Support for International Terrorism Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002
- The case of the US vs Iraq; US claims, Part 3 of 7 : Repression of the Iraqi People Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002
- The case of the US vs Iraq; US claims, Part 2 of 7 : Development of Mass Destruction Weapons Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/14/2002
- Talal Bin Abdul Aziz: the Arabs agree with USA on toppling Iraq's government
The chairman of the Arab Fund for childhood and development and chairman of the Arab Gulf program in support of humanitarian organizations Saudi Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud has considered the American attack against Iraq as "eventually" coming and that Washington will use the military bases it wants in the Arab world because the current Arab rejections of this attack is just "an attempt to please the Arab street." Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/13/2002 - Syrian army chief of staff stresses Damascus' rejection to striking Iraq
"US administration does not see in the acts carried out by the "Israeli government of Ariel Sharon what is in contradiction to the international laws nor a violation to human rights, rather seeks to find out justifications for the rulers of Tel Aviv under the pretext of preserving the security of the Israelis, ignoring the simplest rights for the Palestinians and the acts of killing, and repression they undergo." Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/13/2002 - Qatari official: our lands will not be base for American attack against Iraq
Qatar has stressed it will not be a base for launching any American attack against Iraq. This was expressed by a high ranking Qatari officials in press statements he made on Thursday. Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 9/13/2002 - Iraqi message to victims of September 11; Blair asks parliament to discuss Iraq
The British prime minister Tony Blair on Wednesday asked for convening a special session for the House of Commons in Britain just for one day before the end of the current month, September, to be dedicated to the Iraqi issue despite the vacation of the British "House of Commons" ( the parliament). Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/13/2002 - Iraqi National Council message to US Congress members Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/12/2002
- Al-Joumhoreyah: Hussein threatens to destroy Qatar if Iraq is attacked from it
The Egyptian daily al-Joumhoreyah said in Wednesday that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein threatened to destroy Qatar if Doha permits the US to use its military bases in attacking Iraq. Iraq-Qatar, Politics, 9/12/2002 - Katsav: Israel is ready to rebuff any Iraqi attack Iraq-Israel, Politics, 9/12/2002
- Blair: Iraq will be attacked if it ignores the will of the UN
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a speech before the conference of the British Trade Union federation that "there will be a move" against Iraq if it refuses to abide by the will of the UN. Iraq-UK, Politics, 9/12/2002 - Barazani assures Turkey: we will not establish a Kurdish state
The leader of the Kurdistani Democratic Party Masoud al-Barazani has stressed he will not declare an independent state in northern Iraq, and he rejected the idea of the American interference to topple the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, considering that changing the Iraqi leadership is a matter that concerns the Iraqis. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/11/2002 - Moroccan premier expresses to British official worries about potential attack against Iraq Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 9/11/2002
- Sabri to visit Iran very soon Iraq-Iran, Politics, 9/10/2002
- Kurdish reconciliation between the two northern groups
The two Kurdish leaders Masoud al- Barazani and Jalal al-Talibani in a press conference held in Salah Eddine region, north Iraq, on Sunday announced that they have signed an agreement to settle their disputes especially through reviving the united parliament. Iraq, Politics, 9/9/2002 - Malaysia to discuss US-British raids on iraq with islamic countries
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Saturday that Malaysia would discuss the latest United States and British air raids on targets in Iraq with other Islamic countries Iraq-Malaysia, Politics, 9/9/2002 - Iraqi referendum on presidency in October
The Iraqi news agency said Sunday that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein intends to have a referendum on his presidency in mid October Iraq, Politics, 9/9/2002 - Four million students starts their school year under sanctions
More than four million Iraqi students on Sunday started their school year under the embargo imposed by the UN on Iraq since August 1990. Iraq, Education, 9/9/2002