Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 9/16/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of September 16, 2002
- Iraq to promote democratic development; welcomes German inspection experts
Iraq's Cabinet discussed the fifth round of National Assembly polls and approved proposals to enforce democratic development in the coming elections Iraq, Politics, 9/21/2002 - Saddam Hussein's letter to the UN and international community
In a speech that was preceded and accompanied by media rattling and extensive preparation in expectation of what the new 'offspring' was going to be like, amidst the anticipation of those awaiting it, the American President stood to speak to the General Assembly. But instead of giving voice to common issues of particular concern to humanity at large, ... the American president narrow-mindedly presented the security problems of his own country, and the loss it has suffered from, since the events of September 11. Iraq, Politics, 9/21/2002 - UN inspectors to return to Iraq by mid October
As the UN chief inspector Hans Blix announced before the UN Security Council 15 members that he will send the first group of experts to Iraq in mid October, the US Secretary of State Colin Powell stressed that the US will not permit any Iraqi proposal or a draft law simply because Iraq promised to permit the unconditional return of UN inspectors to Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 9/21/2002 - Al-Nahar: Hospitals on the Syrian- Iraqi borders Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/21/2002
- Iranian air maneuvers near the Iraqi borders
The Iranian daily al-Quds said Thursday that a unit of the Iranian air force is preparing to carry out air maneuvers in a border area with Iraq to the Western part of the country. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 9/21/2002 - Russia denies news of political asylum to Saddam Hussein
Sources of the Russian foreign ministry denied news reports by certain foreign media on that Russia might give political asylum in its territories to the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 9/21/2002 - AL, EU welcome Iraq's acceptance of inspectors' return Iraq-Regional, Politics, 9/20/2002
- Russia: already issued S.C Resolutions are enough Iraq-Russia, Politics, 9/20/2002
- Annan, Moussa, Sabri formulated the Iraqi acceptance of UN inspectors Iraq, Politics, 9/20/2002
- US has no excuse for war now, Iraq says
Iraq has removed any excuse for a US-led war by agreeing to new UN weapons inspections, Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz said on Tuesday. "The excuse used to launch an aggression has been totally blocked," Aziz told a gathering of foreign political supporters in Baghdad Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/20/2002 - US: Bush is not Hitler; asks Congress for use of force on Iraq
US President Bush asked the U.S. Congress for authority to use all means necessary, including the use of the U.S. armed forces, to depose the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein and to disarm Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/20/2002 - Iraq calls on Russia to prevent US goals; plundering Arab oil resources
The Iraqi deputy Premier Tareq Aziz on Wednesday accused the US that of wanting to attack Iraq in order to "plunder" the oil resources of Iraq and the Arab states. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/20/2002 - Haartez: 15,000 Israeli police, emergency person to be immunized
A medical source said that the Israeli ministry of health started on Wednesday the immunization of 15,000 emergency men and police men for fears of a likely Iraqi missiles bombardment. Israel-Iraq, Politics, 9/20/2002 - Al-Hayat: Syrian, Egyptian, Saudi messages to Iraq
Egyptian political sources in Cairo told the London- based al-Hayat daily in its Wednesday's issue that Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia sent three messages to the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein through their foreign ministers demanding Saddam Hussein accept the return back of the UN inspectors and to avoid the region and the Iraqi people great destruction. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 9/19/2002 - Iraq, Iran exchange the remains of 120 soldiers
Iraq and Iran on Tuesday exchanged the remains of 120 soldiers who were killed during their war ( 1980- 1988 ). Iraq-Iran, Politics, 9/19/2002 - Kuwait would support UN approved strikes on Iraq; deploys patriot missiles
A high ranking officials at the Kuwaiti ministry of defense said that the Kuwaiti army is ready to protect Kuwait against any likely aggression. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 9/19/2002 - Al-Sharif Ali and al-Jalabi: the attack is easy and coming
Al-Sharif Ali added that the "crisis will be escalated in, at most in February 2003," noting that "we expect the Americans to launch the attack according to the way they are preparing and their speeches, before the end of the current year." Iraq, Politics, 9/19/2002 - Al-Rai al-Aam: Al- Faisal: Iraq's acceptance of UN inspectors wont change war fever Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/19/2002
- Qatari FM reiterates rejection striking Iraq Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 9/18/2002
- Kuwait: Amir pardons four Iraqi women detained since 1991
The ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Monday issued a pardon to four Iraqi women prisoners years before the end of their imprisonment sentences, over their collaboration during the 7 months of the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait between 1990- 1991. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 9/18/2002 - New Turkish border gate with Iraq
The Turkish daily Radical said on Tuesday that Turkey is preparing to open the border gate "Aqja Qalaa" which belongs to Shanli Orfa province following the renovation of this castle and converting it into a first class border gate. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/18/2002 - Iraqi oil exports bounce back under un oil-for-food program Iraq, Economics, 9/18/2002
- Iraqi vice-president leaves Morocco Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 9/17/2002
- Al-Barad' e: Iraq does not have nuclear weapons Iraq, Politics, 9/17/2002
- Iraq agrees to unconditional return of UN weapons inspectors, Annan says
Iraq agreed to the unconditional return of UN weapons inspectors , UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced Monday evening at UN Headquarters in New York. Iraq, Politics, 9/17/2002 - Rahall asks Iraq to permit return of UN inspectors
US Congressman Nick Rahhal, currently visiting Baghdad announced in press telephone statements on Monday that he had asked Baghdad to approve the return back of UN inspectors and abidance by all UN resolutions without a delay. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/17/2002 - Jordan will not accept evacuees from Iraq in case of any attack
The Jordanian government has taken preventive measures for fears having to receive many people in case of any expulsion operations from Iraq to Jordan in case a military attack is directed to Iraq. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 9/17/2002 - Jordan denies the transfer of Aluminum. shipment to Iraq Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 9/17/2002
- Turkey takes measure to prevent Kurdish state
The US Defense News magazine said that the tense relations between Turkey and the Kurdish groups of Masoud al-Barazani in northern Iraq, obstructs Washington's plan of directing a military attack against Iraq. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/17/2002 - Al-Faisal: Riyadh will cooperate in an operation led by US against Iraq, approved by UN Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 9/16/2002
- Al-Seyash: An Iraqi document admits Kuwaiti prisoners
A Kuwaiti paper said on Sunday a "smuggled" official Iraqi document admitted that there are four Kuwaiti prisoners held by Baghdad since the Gulf war in 1991. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 9/16/2002 - Al-Barazani: the US did not informs us of time for any attack against Iraq
The chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic Party, Masoud al-Barazani, has disclosed that the US did not inform the Iraqi opposition parties anything about the date of any military attack against Iraq, noting that all they said was that they (the USA) have taken a decision to change the regime. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/16/2002 - Official deny secret report on US military bases to attack Iraq
In its Sunday's issue, the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah quoted Gulf and Arab sources and information sneaked from a secret report issued by the military central command of the NATO that ten Arab, Middle East and Asian states will be bases for the stationing of American and British forces which are being built up to direct a military attack against Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 9/16/2002