Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 12/30/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of December 30, 2002
- U.S.A. Churches delegation concludes visit to Iraq; American threats illegal and unchristian
The WCC deplores the fact that the most powerful nations of this world continue to regard war as an acceptable instrument of foreign policy, in violation of both the United Nations Charter and Christian teachings. Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/4/2003 - Demonstration in Bahrain, Pakistan in soliderity with Iraq
the demonstrators chanted slogans and raised banners denouncing the American policy and expressed their rejection to the presence of the American forces in the Gulf region. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 1/4/2003 - Yemeni president renews rejection to striking Iraq
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has renewed his rejection to a military attack against Iraq and interfering in its internal affairs. He stressed that there are no justifications to direct such an attack after Baghdad has responded to international resolutions and received the UN inspectors. Yemen-Iraq, Politics, 1/4/2003 - Britain to inform its ambassadors about the Iraqi crisis
Most of British ambassadors working outside estimated at 200 were summoned to London to take part on January 6 and 7th in a conference dealing with the Iraqi crisis. Iraq-UK, Politics, 1/4/2003 - Milliyet: Turkey for a Swiss system in Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/4/2003
- Moussa, Arab states deliberate rejection to striking Iraq
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa has renewed the deliberate rejection of the Arab League and the Arab states for any military act against Iraq. He called for reaching a peaceful solution for the Iraqi issue in the context of the international law and the UN security council resolution no 1441, and in light of Iraq's complete cooperation with the UN inspection teams. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 1/3/2003 - British politicians and Iraq
Lord Helly has urged the British prime minister against the catastrophic consequences of attacking Iraq and called for avoiding the mistake committed by Former British Prime minister Sir Anthony Eden when he took part in the tripartite aggression against Egypt in 1956. Iraq-UK, Politics, 1/3/2003 - Turkey for a peaceful solution to the Iraqi issue Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/3/2003
- Egyptian parliament rejects attacking Iraq
The Arab affairs committee at the Egyptian parliament has stressed categorical rejection for any aggression against Iraq, warning that any military attack against Iraq will not only affect the Iraqi people, rather, its negative consequences will target the Middle east region as a whole. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/2/2003 - One Iraqi killed, two wounded in American, British bombardment of southern Iraq
An Iraqi military spokesman said that one Iraqi citizen was killed and two others wounded in American and British planes bombardment yesterday of civilian and service institutions near al-Basra in south Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/2/2003 - UN weapons inspectors continue probe in Iraq
Pressing forward with their non-stop series of surprise inspections since arriving in Iraq late last year, United Nations arms experts today probed sites suspected of involvement in the country's weapons programme. Iraq-UN, Politics, 1/2/2003 - Iraqi professionals discuss the future of local government and oil
The US said: two working groups, one dealing with local government, the other with the oil and gas industry, of the Future of Iraq Project met for the first time in Washington in late December under the auspices of the State Department. Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/2/2003 - Rally in support of Iraq sweep into istanbul streets Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/2/2003
- Al-Rai al-Aam: Kuwaiti FM hopes military confrontation not to take place between the US, Iraq Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 1/2/2003
- Al-Ahram: Mubarak calls on Saddam not to provoke people against their governments Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/2/2003
- Arab League denies mediation over Iraq Regional-Iraq, Politics, 1/2/2003
- Iraq invites top UN inspector for talks
As inspections continued on the ground in Iraq, the United Nations Tuesday confirmed that Baghdad has invited the chief UN arms expert for further discussions on the international probe into the country's weapons program. Iraq, Politics, 1/1/2003 - Moroccan NGOs to stage protest march against military strike in iraq
Soufiani reiterated his call for the boycott of American and British products Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 1/1/2003 - Daily News: Ankara, Washington and the Kurds establish joint committee
The leader of the Kurdistani National Federation has unveiled that Turkish officials agreed to found a joint committee with the Iraqi Kurds and the USA to coordinate policies in case a Gulf war erupts in the region. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/1/2003 - UN chief: No justification for war against Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/1/2003
- Riyadh denies any obligations to the American forces in fighting Iraq; security council tightens sanctions on Iraq
The UN security council yesterday tightened humanitarian sanctions imposed on Iraq when it approved with a majority of 13 votes and the abstention of Syria and Russia from voting, adding new items to the list of banned commodities for Iraq that require approval by the UN sanctions committee for their import. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 12/31/2002 - Continued Turkish military up in northern Iraq
The Turkish daily Hurriyet said yesterday that the Turkish military build up has continued its flow into north Iraq through al-Khabour border Gate and that 100 military armored vehicles crossed the Gate on Saturday in addition to various types of weapons and military units in preparations for a military operation against Iraq. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 12/31/2002 - Iran, Russia will not offer Saddam Hussein asylum
Both Iran and Russia yesterday denied news rumored recently by the mass media on the possibility of offering the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein the right of asylum to one of the two countries in order to spare an American war against Iraq. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 12/31/2002 - The Times: Saudi Arabia allows Washington use its air bases in war against Iraq
The British daily The Times said yesterday that Saudi Arabia has agreed to allow Washington to use its air base if the US starts a war against Iraq. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 12/31/2002 - New York Times: Saudi Arabia will permit US to use its airspace to attack Iraq
The paper indicated that the Saudis have permitted in secret since two months American planes stationed in Saudi Arabia to strike goals in southern Iraq, while such missions used to be launched earlier from Kuwait. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 12/30/2002