Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 11/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of November 18, 2002
- Izzat Ibrahim met with Iraqi opposition members abroad
Iraqi opposition members who are in an unprecedented visit to Baghdad said yesterday that Iraq is preparing to adopt a new constitution that permits pluralism in the country and guarantees the freedom of the press. Iraq, Politics, 11/23/2002 - Iraq, Jordan renew oil agreement
Iraq and Jordan on Thursday renewed in Baghdad their oil agreement according to which Jordan is provided with all its needs of crude oil during 2003 at preferable conditions. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 11/23/2002 - China: No UN authorization of no fly zone; US planes strike Iraqi positions
China yesterday stressed that there is no resolution issued by the UN security council or others concerning the two "no fly zone" in northern and southern Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/22/2002 - Korean party opposes seoul's support for U.S.-led campaign against Iraq
The Democratic Labor Party (DLP) on Thursday voiced opposition to Washington's request for South Korea to provide support in the event of a U.S.-led military campaign against Iraq Iraq-South Korea, Politics, 11/22/2002 - US-based body slams US tracking of Iraqi americans
If correct, this proposed plan would ethnically profile thousands of individuals, including American citizens, which smacks of guilt by association and the incrimination of an entire ethnic population, ADC added. ADC emphasized to members of the Iraqi-American community and the Iraqi-immigrant community that equal protection and due process rights are afforded to everyone, including non-citizens, in the United States. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/22/2002 - Crown prince Abdullah: we want peace given an opportunity in Iraq Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 11/21/2002
- Al-Assad discusses with al-Barazani importance of Iraq's unity, averting dangers
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad yesterday in Damascus received the chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic party in Iraq, Masoud al-Barazani. Discussions dealt with issues relating to Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/21/2002 - Al-Seyasah: Inter- Arab consultations concerning Iraq
Well-informed sources in Damascus told the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah yesterday that the short visit held by President Bashar al-Assad to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and the surprising visit held by President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to Syria all came in the context of inter- Arab consultations to delegate the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud, in his capacity as the chairman of the Arab summit to Baghdad. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 11/21/2002 - Iraqi parliamentary delegation meets Moroccan officials
Speakers of the Moroccan House of Advisers (parliament upper house), Mustapha Okasha, and of the House of Representatives (lower chamber), Abdelouahed Radi, held in Rabat Tuesday separate meetings with a visiting Iraqi parliamentary delegation. Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 11/21/2002 - Baghdad: suspension of Babel daily
The Iraqi ministry of information issued a decision banning the issuance of "Babel" daily, which is supervised by the son of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, for one month as from Yesterday, over violating the laws of the ministry of information. Iraq, Politics, 11/21/2002 - London does not oppose convening a meeting for the Iraqi opposition
The British foreign office stressed its approval to convene a meeting for the Iraqi opposition in London, to be dedicated to bridge the gap between the various groups. Iraq-UK, Politics, 11/21/2002 - Home arrest for al-Khazraji in Denmark
A Danish court yesterday imposed home arrest on the Iraqi army chief of staff Nizar al-Khazraji in order to prevent him from escaping a possible trial over war crimes. Iraq-Denmark, Politics, 11/21/2002 - Belgium and the Iraqi opposition Iraq-Belgium, Politics, 11/21/2002
- Iraqi oil exports increased
The UN has reported that the volume of oil amounts exported by Iraq under the supervision of the UN increased last week from 7.3 million barrels to 8.3 million barrels a day. Iraq, Economics, 11/21/2002 - Al-Hayat: On the contacts between Syria, Bahrain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia Regional-Iraq, Politics, 11/20/2002
- Hammoud: UN resolution 1441 is booby trapped
The Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud yesterday told journalists that the meeting of nine Arab foreign ministers due to be held today in Damascus will study the situation in Iraq after the arrival of the UN inspectors in Baghdad. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 11/20/2002 - American planes strike southern Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 11/20/2002
- Al-Khazraji arrested in Denmark Iraq-Denmark, Politics, 11/20/2002
- Belgium refuses to receive the Iraqi opposition conference
Belgium yesterday refused to host the conference of the opposition Iraqi groups in Brussels, noting that time is "inappropriate" for this meeting after the UN had launched the inspection operations for weapons in Iraq. Iraq-Belgium, Politics, 11/19/2002 - Barazani the attack on Iraq was postponed, not canceled Iraq-Syria, Politics, 11/18/2002
- Mubarak warns against changing of regimes by force
President Hsni Mubarak of Egypt on Saturday called for subjecting the Israeli mass destruction weapons to the same inspection system imposed on Iraq. He warned against the attempts of investing the campaign to fighting terrorism for changing regimes by means of force. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/18/2002 - Blix arrives today in Baghdad; Iraq calls on the UN to stop the American violations
With the arrival of the chief of UN weapons inspectors to Iraq, Hans Blix, with his team today in order to resume the inspection operations in implementation of the UN security council resolution 1441, Baghdad has renewed its call to the UN to have its observers in the buffer zone between Iraq and Kuwait control the violations conducted by the British and American planes in southern Iraq and to inform the UN Security Council about that. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/18/2002 - Libya: No deal to give political asylum to Saddam's family
Libya has deliberately denied information published by the British "The Times" which said that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is ready to pay Billions of US dollars to Libya in order to grant political asylum for members of his family. Libya-Iraq, Politics, 11/18/2002