Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 11/25/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of November 25, 2002
- Liberation: Barazani and the war against Iraq
The chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic party, Masoud al-Barazani, announced that the war against Iraq is very possible because the Americans have commited a lot into this direction, and that toppling attempts and conspiracies failed to topple the Iraqi president. Iraq, Politics, 11/30/2002 - Moscow, Annan talks about lifting Iraq sanctions within months; first day of inspections 'typical'
The first day of inspection for the Iraqi weapons passed peacefully without obstacles and the inspectors got what they want, hoping that this day will be "typical" for future cooperation between the Iraqi government and the UN. Iraq, Politics, 11/28/2002 - Barazani: US had decided what to do, we were not informed
The chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic Party, Masoud al-Barazani, has announced that the US administration "had drawn plans concerning Iraq and did not brief the Iraqi opposition groups on them," stressing the refusal of these groups for any American military rule of Iraq after toppling the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/28/2002 - Iraqi opposition conference in London on January 13
Officials in the main opposition Iraqi groups said that the plenary conference for the Iraqi opposition will be held in London on January 13 through 15 after the completion of preliminary meetings in Washington and the last of these meetings will be held on January 2md and 3rd. Iraq, Politics, 11/28/2002 - Washington seeks to train 5,000 Iraqi opposition in Hungary
The spokesman for the Hungarian government said yesterday that Washington asked permission to use a military base to the south of Budapest to train American soldiers and employees in preparation for war against Iraq. Iraq-Hungary, Politics, 11/28/2002 - Russian plan to topple Saddam Hussein to prevent US occupation of Iraq
The Paris- based al-Watan al-Arabi magazine said, according to well-informed sources, that the military and intelligence leadership in Moscow had prepared a plan to topple the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by a military coupe or an assassination operation in order to protect the Russian interests in Iraq and the region and to block the road against an American occupation of Iraq. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 11/27/2002 - Iraq's oil for food program extended just for nine days Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/27/2002
- Belgium refused to host Iraq opposition because timing
Michel announced yesterday from Cairo that his country refused to receive the Iraqi opposition conference which was due to be held in Brussels because its timing as it does not comply with the recent resolution of the UN security council Iraq-Belgium, Politics, 11/26/2002 - Barazani, Talibani in France for a conference on the Kurds
The secretary general of the Kurdstani National Federation, Jalal al-Talibani, and the leader of the Kurdistani Democratic Party, Masoud al-Barazani ,yesterday arrived in Paris to convene meetings and joint talks with high ranking officials there and to take part in the works of the special conference on the future of the Kurds in Iraq Iraq-France, Politics, 11/26/2002 - Saudi FM, Atomic Energy official in Cairo today
Egypt has called on the US "to maintain an agreement with other members of the Quartet committee for peace and countries concerned on efforts that will be conducive to a peaceful settlement on the grounds declared by the Arab states's peace initiative which can achieve peace through establishing two independent states," Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/25/2002 - Al-Khazraji denies accusations addressed to him
Former Iraqi army chief of staff Nizar al-Khazraji who sought asylum to Denmark in 1996 denied accusations of war crimes addressed against him and stressed that he is a victim of a conspiracy based on lies. Iraq, Politics, 11/25/2002