Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 9/30/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of September 30, 2002
- Russia rejects a new UN resolution against Iraq Iraq-Russia, Politics, 10/5/2002
- Bahrain proposes sending a Gulf delegation to Iraq
Bahrain on Friday proposed sending a delegation from the Gulf states to Baghdad, Iraq, in order to discuss "means of getting out of the current bottleneck" despite the fact that Bahrain's crown prince and commander of defense forces Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa criticized the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein saying he "succeeded in dividing the Arab homeland." Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 10/5/2002 - Annan hopes security council guidance on Iraq will come soon Iraq, Politics, 10/5/2002
- First session in 6 years, Kurdistan parliament ratifies peace agreement
Iraqi Kurdistan's parliament on Friday established reconciliation between the two Kurdish groups which were fighting to control Kurdistan, through ratifying a peace agreement signed in Washington in 1998, on the ground of the American threats to strike the regime of President Saddam Hussein. Iraq, Politics, 10/5/2002 - Turkey warns Kurdish parties in north Iraq
Turkish prime minister Polent Acawit has stressed that his country will interfere with all its weight, and take all necessary measures at any attempt to be made by the Kurdish groups to convert the current Kurdish parliament which includes a Kurdish majority into a state parliament. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/5/2002 - Al-Jalabi calls on Moscow to talk to Iraqi opposition to ensure oil interests
One of the Iraqi opposition leaders, Ahmad al-Jalabi, has called on Russia to negotiate with the Iraqi National Congress, an opposition group, in order to preserve its oil interests in Iraq. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 10/5/2002 - UN monitoring force renewed between Iraq, Kuwait Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 10/5/2002
- UN awards nearly $1 billion for losses arising from Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
A Geneva-based United Nations panel has approved awards totalling nearly $1 billion in damages arising from Iraq's 1990 invasion and subsequent occupation of Kuwait. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 10/5/2002 - Iraq complains of violations against Iraqi civilian ships
The Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri on Thursday called on the UN to stop the attacks carried out by American and Australian forces against Iraqi civilian ships inside and outside Iraq's territorial waters. Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/5/2002 - Iraqi presidential envoy visits Doha on Monday
Well-informed sources in Doha said that the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri will start a visit to Doha on Monday for two day as a special envoy for the Iraqi President. The sources added Sabri's visit will be in the context of a plenary Gulf tour which will start today by a visit to Bahrain and then the United Arab Emirates UAE and then Qatar and to be followed by Oman. Iraq-Qatar, Politics, 10/4/2002 - Iraq's reply on Blair's report on acquisition of weapons of mass destruction
Tony Blair on 24 Sept. 2002 released a report on the so-called acquisition by Iraq of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear , chemical and biological): Iraq-UK, Politics, 10/4/2002 - British dossier says Iraq has 'military plans' for use of WMD . part 1
Iraq has "military plans" for the use of chemical and biological weapons, Britain said September 24, in a dossier of evidence about Iraq's development of weapons of mass destruction. Iraq-UK, Politics, 10/4/2002 - Aziz vows Iraq's commitment to international law
Aziz said that the U.S is unhappy about the agreement between Iraq and the U.N because the the U.N inspectors would ultimately say to the “There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq” and would expose the false claims of the USA. Iraq, Politics, 10/4/2002 - Five Iraqis killed in raids against southern Iraq; US planes drop warnings from air
Five Iraqi citizens were killed and other 11 wounded in raids launched by American and British planes against civilians and services establishments in the south of Iraq, according to a military spokesman in Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/4/2002 - Muasher: Jordan pressures Iraq to honor UN resolutions
The Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher said on Thursday in Geneva that Jordan is putting pressure on the Iraqi government to honor UN resolutions to avoid a military attack that might be negatively reflected on the interests of the region as a whole. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 10/4/2002 - Moussa Welcomes Agreement Between Iraq, U.N. Committee Regional-Iraq, Politics, 10/4/2002
- British dossier says Iraq has 'military plans' for use of WMD . part 2 Iraq-UK, Politics, 10/4/2002
- Iraq: Three wounded in raids against the south; Maneuvers in Kuwait
Southern Iraq was exposed to a British- American new attack that resulted in wounding three persons at a time when Kuwait has been witnessing military maneuvers with a main American participation including training on how to invade coasts and face chemical and biological attacks. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 10/3/2002 - Al-Talibani calls on the Arabs to evacuate Karkouk
The chairman of the Kurdistani National Federation Jalila al-Talibani has called on the Arabs who live in the Kurdish areas, which are still under the control of the Iraqi government, to evacuate these areas. Iraq, Politics, 10/3/2002 - Russia, China for solving the Iraqi crisis through diplomatic, political means Iraq-Russia, Politics, 10/2/2002
- American- Israeli military coordination to attack Iraq, UN inspectors chief reaches an agreement with Baghdad
The chairman of the UN disarmament inspectors Hans Blix on Tuesday in Vienna announced that the UN and Iraq have agreed on arrangements for the return back of the UN disarmament inspectors to Iraq and that the inspectors can have access to all positions. Iraq, Politics, 10/2/2002 - Kuwait prepares for any Iraqi biological or chemical attack
American, German an Czech military units stationed in Kuwait started exercises which last for two days with the aim of supporting Kuwait to withstand any biological or chemical attack, according to a statement issued by the American embassy on Tuesday. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 10/2/2002 - Al-Rai al-Aam: Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh says it is forbidden to assist attacks on Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 10/1/2002
- Daily News: Syrian, Iran, Turkish and the Kurdish issue
The Turkish daily, Daily News, said that Syria, Turkey and Iran are sharing the same concern relating to the possibility that Kurdish residents in these countries will ask for a self rule similar to the current situation prevailing in North Iraq. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 10/1/2002 - Message from Saddam to Khatami, Kuwaiti defense minister in Tehran
Tehran on Sunday hosted the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri and Kuwait's Jaber al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, who stressed the "impossibility" of meeting with any "representative for the Iraqi regime," one the one hand, and that Kuwait does not play a broker role between Washington and Tehran, on the other. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 9/30/2002 - Jordan denies an agreement with Israel permitting the Israeli planes to attack Iraq through Jordanian airspace Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 9/30/2002
- Turkey criticize US policy on Iraq
The US Department of State has announced that the visit to be held by the US under secretary of state in charge of Europe and central Asia affairs Elizabeth Jones and the visit of the Iraqi deputy premier Tareq Aziz at the same time to Turkey next week is just a coincidence. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/30/2002 - Aziz: attacking Baghdad will not be a picnic Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/30/2002
- Kharazi confers with Sabri
The Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi on Sunday in Tehran discussed with the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri bilateral relations between the two countries and the pending humanitarian relations and means of solving them and the American threats against Iraq and other regional issues. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 9/30/2002 - Sabri confers with American Congressmen
The Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri has stressed Iraq's readiness to cooperate with the UN weapons inspectors, stressing that Iraq is free from all mass destruction weapons. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/30/2002 - Al-Turkman against partition of Iraq
The representative of the Turkmani front in Turkey, Mustafa Zayya, has stressed the rejection of the Turkman to any formation that would result in threatening Iraq's territorial integrity, stressing that they are using all measures, including armed confrontation in order to ensure Iraq is not partitioned. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/30/2002 - Al-Muharrir news: Saddam is ready to resign Iraq-Regional, Politics, 9/30/2002
- Iraqi- UN inspection team talks in Vienna
Iraqi talks with a team representing UN inspectors chaired by Hans Blix, the executive director of the UN inspection and monitoring commission on arrangements relating to the UN inspectors to Iraq starts today in Vienna. Iraq, Politics, 9/30/2002 - Iraq rejects US additional conditions to UN weapons inspection
Iraq announced Saturday it will not accept the new conditions the US wants to impose on the UN for inspecting weapons. Iraq, Politics, 9/30/2002 - Bahrain to host UN inspector for Iraq Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 9/30/2002