Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 10/14/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of October 14, 2002
- Iraq returns back the Kuwaiti archive
A caravan of five trucks left Baghdad on Friday heading for the Iraqi- Kuwaiti borders carrying millions of documents from the Kuwaiti archive which Iraq had decided to return back to Kuwait. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 10/19/2002 - Kuwaiti- Iraqi meeting on the borders today
A Kuwaiti- Iraqi meeting will be held on the borders between the two states, under an Arab and international auspices, as the Iraqis are to hand over officially thousands of documents which were taken during the Iraqi invasion and known are known as "the Kuwaiti archive." Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 10/19/2002 - Jalabi: US to train militarily the Iraqi opposition
One of the Iraqi opposition leaders and the leader of the Iraqi National Congress Ahmad Jalabi said on Friday that the US defense department will shortly start training some 10,000 Iraqis from the Iraqi opposition forces on fighting missions. Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/19/2002 - Saudi Arabia wants the highjackers of Saudi plane to Iraq
Prince Nayef renewed his assertion that the Sudanese authorities promised to hand over Saudis who tried last Tuesday to hijack a Saudi plane which was heading from Khartoum to Jeddah. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/19/2002 - Specialized network in manufacturing explosive discovered in Iraq
A specialized network in manufacturing explosives was found in the city of Suleimaneyah in the north of Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 10/19/2002 - Al-Jalabi: Iraq's after Saddam will make peace with Israel Iraq-Israel, Politics, 10/18/2002
- Iraqi opposition: The priority is for the American companies
The spokesman for the Iraqi national congress, al-Sharif Bin Ali Bin al-Hussein, has announced that the congress will reconsider the oil investment contracts, currently given to foreign companies in Iraq. He indicated that priority will be for the greater American companies. Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/18/2002 - Kurdish official meets with Iraqi opposition in Syria
A source from the Kurdistani national federation said that the prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Barham Ahmad Saleh met on Tuesday evening in Damascus with the representatives for the Iraqi opposition movements, existing in Syria. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/18/2002 - Putin, Chirac discuss the situation in Iraq Iraq-Russia, Politics, 10/17/2002
- 100% of the Iraqis voted; 100% supported Saddam
Iraqis cast their votes at a rate of 100% for those who are eligible to voting, estimated at 11,445,638 citizens. The same figure of those who voted "yes" for the Iraqi president. Iraq, Politics, 10/17/2002 - Sabah: Missiles to protect dams in Turkey Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/17/2002
- 'Yes, Saddam' vote by the Iraqis Iraq, Politics, 10/16/2002
- Barham Saleh: Iraq is divided ethnically and religiously
The prime minister of al-Suleimaneyah district in Iraq's kurdistan, Barham Saleh, on Monday held a second round of talks with the Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam in Damascus and also other several Syrian officials. Meetings which were not officially declared. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/15/2002 - Saudi foreign minister renews objection to striking Iraq
The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal on Monday renewed his rejection to launching a war against Iraq. He stressed that Saudi Arabia will not take part in any American attack against Iraq. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/15/2002 - Some 10,000 Turkish soldiers deployed in North Iraq, Ankara to establish security belt
Turkish defense minister Sbah Eddin Oglo said on Monday that Ankara intends to establish "a security belt" in northern Iraq in order to ensure security along its borders in case the US launches a military operation against Baghdad. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/15/2002 - Moussa: The Arabs have a say about matter such as attacking Iraq
The secretary general of the Arab League AL stressed following talks in Qatar on Monday that "no one Arab soldier will take part" in any American military action against Iraq. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 10/15/2002 - Russia spares no efforts to prevent a military operation against Iraq
The chairman of the Russian Duma council Sergy Meronov has stressed that Russia spares no effort to prevent the implementation of a military operation against Iraq. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 10/15/2002 - Iraqi Kurdish delegation visits Syria
A delegation representing the Kurdistani National Federation in Iraq led by al-Suleimaneyah prime minister in Kurdistan district Barham Saleh started a visit to Syria that will last for four days during which he will be meeting with Syrian officials, especially with the Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam and the assistant secretary general of the Baath Party Abdullah al-Ahmar. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/14/2002