Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 11/11/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of November 11, 2002
- Al-Seyasah: American- Israeli talks concerning Iraq
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah issued yesterday said that talks held on a higher level between the Americans and the Israelis are being held in Washington to study the dimensions of the American war expected against Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/16/2002 - British dailies and the American plans against Iraq
The British daily the Independent reported yesterday that the administration of the US President George Bush started training members of the Iraqi opposition on economic matters for the phase following any American attack against Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/16/2002 - Rumsfeld admits meeting with Saddam Hussein Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/16/2002
- Al-Hakim conditional cooperate with US; al-Talibani: Iran's support against Ansar al-Islam
The leader of the Kurdistani National Federation, Jalal al-Talibani, announced in Ankara yesterday that Iran vowed to support his party politically and militarily to fight "Ansar al- Islam" ( Islam partisans) suspected to be involved with Bin Laden group. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/15/2002 - Iraq approves UN resolution, Russia prepares for talks on lifting sanctions
Iraq yesterday announced its consent of the UN security council resolution 1441 provides for the return of UN inspectors back to Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 11/14/2002 - Oil trade continues between Damascus, Baghdad
Trade relations in London said that the Iraqi crude oil shipment to Syria will continue in December, in what seems to be that Baghdad and Damascus have passed the effect of the vote which took place in the UN security council concerning UN resolution 1441 in which Syria agreed to the UN resolution regarding UN inspection in Iraq. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 11/14/2002 - Turkey denies Iraqi demands for Atropine
The Turkish health ministry secretary Safar Eidjan has denied news reports that Iraq had asked one of the Turkish companies to provide it with large amounts of Atropine, an immunizing agent for certain chemical gases that has the potential of being used for military purpose. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 11/14/2002 - Washington's worries over Iraq's demands for Atropine
The US has expressed concern over the information rumored by the mass media on Iraq's request of more than one million of doses of Atropine -- which is used for immunization against Khardal gas (chemical) from a Turkish company. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/14/2002 - Iraqi parliament recommends for rejecting UN resolution 1441 Iraq, Politics, 11/13/2002
- Ode Saddam Hussein urges the Iraqi parliament to accept UN resolution 1441
Son of the Iraqi President, Ode Saddam Hussein, yesterday urged the Iraqi national council ( the parliament ) to accept the new UN resolution concerning dismantling the Iraqi weapons. Iraq, Politics, 11/13/2002 - Los Angeles Times: CIA officials cooperate with the Kurds in northern Iraq
The Los Angeles Times said yesterday that officials at the CIA are currently in northern Iraq to collaborate with the Kurds in preparation to launch a military attack against Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/13/2002 - Al-Jazeera: Western source denies deal with Damascus over voting for recent UN resolution
A western diplomatic source in Damascus denied the US to have had finalized any deal with Syria for her voting on the UN Security Council recent resolution concerning Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/12/2002 - Iraq: five persons killed in a Kurdish- Islamic confrontation
Five persons were killed in a clash between Kurdish fighters in Iraq and an armed Islamic group said to be have links to al-Qaida organization. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 11/12/2002 - Iraq's satisfaction with Arab FM s meeting Iraq-Regional, Politics, 11/12/2002
- Mubarak meets with AL chief on Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/12/2002
- Saddam Hussein calls the parliament for an emergency session
Baghdad announced that "it calmly studies" the UN Security Council resolution 1441 which was described by an Iraqi source as "bad and repressive," while no official comment or reaction was made on the said UN resolution, except the call Iraq, Politics, 11/11/2002 - AL council calls for including Arab experts in the inspection teams
In conclusion of a meeting which was held in Cairo, the Arab ministerial council called for cooperation between the UN and Iraq and asked the UN inspectors not "to perform any provocative act," suggesting including Arab experts in the UN inspection teams. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 11/11/2002 - Blix, Syria and the UN resolution on Iraq
The chairman of the UN inspection team Hans Blix considered that Syria's voting on the new resolution concerning Iraq has reinforced this resolutions and constituted an Arab support to it. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/11/2002 - UK Dailies: plans to invade Iraq
The British daily Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday that Britain is preparing to build up an armored force of 15,000 soldiers during this week in order to be a land fighting force which will be sent to Iraq if diplomatic efforts fail to dismantle its weapons. Iraq, Politics, 11/11/2002 - Mubarak confers with Iraqi FM Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/11/2002
- Qatar and the UN resolution on Iraq Iraq-Qatar, Politics, 11/11/2002
- Iraq accuses Turkey of violating its airspace Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 11/11/2002