Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 1/6/2003
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of January 6, 2003
- Turkish delegation arrives in Baghdad Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/11/2003
- Moroccan ngo stages sit-in against war in Iraq
A Moroccan Non-Governmental Organization, "Initiative of Backing to Iraq," staged Thursday a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Office in Rabat to protest a possible war against Iraq. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 1/11/2003 - Saudi Arabia, Libya deny news on receiving Saddam Hussein
Saudi Arabia has denied news which said that a high ranking Saudi official visited Baghdad in December 2002 to explore the possibility of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein resigning position in his country. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 1/11/2003 - Talibani, the US and Iran
The chairman of the Kurdistani National Federation, Jalal Talibani, stressed yesterday that the Americans are ready to give all guarantees to the Iranian authorities that they will not carry out any action against it in case they launch an aggression against Iraq. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 1/11/2003 - Talibani calls for international conference to change Iraqi regime
The chairman of the Kurdistani National Federation in Iraq, Jalal al-Talibani, has called for convening an international conference in order to change the regime in Iraq, noting that the current regime constitutes a danger on the security and stability in the region, even if it hands over mass destruction weapons. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 1/11/2003 - UN inspectors: No smoking gun regarding Iraqi weapons
The top United Nations weapons inspectors yesterday said there were still many unanswered questions in Iraq's arms declaration although investigations on the ground so far have not uncovered any "smoking guns." Iraq, Politics, 1/10/2003 - Constructive meeting on the missing between Kuwait and Iraq
Representatives from Kuwait, Iraq and Saudi Arabia held talks described as "very positive and constructive" face to face in Amman for the first time since 4 years during which they discussed the fate of hundreds of missing in the Gulf war Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 1/10/2003 - Syrian oil company joins Russian companies in developing the Iraqi al- Qurneh oil fields
The Syrian al-Bayan oil company has expressed readiness to join Russian companies that develop the Iraqi oil fields in al- Qurneh after this contract was withdrawn from the Giant Russian "Look Oil." Syria-Iraq, Economics, 1/10/2003 - Indonesia against unilateral military action in Iraq
The Indonesian foreign minister Hassan Jouda yesterday renewed his country's rejection to any unilateral military act against Iraq. Iraq-Indonesia, Politics, 1/9/2003 - Turkish officials and the war against Iraq
Information leaked from the meeting of the Turkish parliament on Monday unveiled that the Turkish authorities permitted a team composed of 36 experts from the CIA accompanied by Turkish intelligence officers entered North Iraq during the 9th and 10th months of 2002 and that this team arrested some 150 Iraqis suspected to be agents for the intelligence of the Iraqi regime and they were transported to a third country for questioning. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/9/2003 - Turkish FM denies statement about Saddam's exile Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/9/2003
- Iraqi minister exempted from post Iraq, Politics, 1/8/2003
- China for settling the Iraqi issue by peaceful means Iraq-China, Politics, 1/8/2003
- Iraq, Middle East and Africa high on security council agenda in january Iraq-France, Politics, 1/8/2003
- Al-Faisal: war against Iraq will lead to a vacuum, disorder
Saudi Arabia stressed yesterday it will not join in a likely American war against Iraq, rather it placed a set of conditions, including that the request of taking part in the military operations has to come from the UN which has to show evidence on Iraq's violations of the UN resolutions. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 1/8/2003 - Jordanian parties ask King Abdullah for national dialogue on elections
Some 17 Jordanian parties representing various political strata ( opposition and moderate) called on, in a message to King Abdullah II, for the priority of opening national dialogue about the parliamentary elections and to amend its law to cope with requirements of the age. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 1/8/2003 - Saddam: we are no Talibans; Abu Zayed leads war American planning from Qatar
The US defense department announced yesterday the beginning of the arrival of planners team of the war against Iraq to al-Seleyah base in Qatar where the American forces established a center for the American military forces deployed in Asia and northern Africa. Iraq-Qatar, Politics, 1/8/2003 - Iraqi opposition differences threaten their meeting
The chairman of the Iranian Shoura council Mahdi Karoubi stressed after his meeting with the chairman of the Kurdistani National Federation Jalal al-Talibani yesterday in Tehran that "Iran is for a united and strong Iraq of an authority representing all groups and ethnic affiliations of this country." Iraq, Politics, 1/8/2003 - Talibani and attacking Iraq
The chairman of the Kurdistani National Federation party Jalal al-Talibani has stressed that if the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will not leave the authority, and that the American attack against Iraq is inevitable and deliberate. Iraq, Politics, 1/8/2003 - Saddam' s speech at Army's 82nd Foundation Anniversary
The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein yesterday accused the UN inspectors of carrying out just the work of intelligence and spying, and announced that Iraq has prepared for a likely American attack. Iraq, Politics, 1/7/2003 - Syrian- Iraqi parliamentary talks
Head of the Syrian Executive Committee of the Syrian Parliamentary Section, Abed al-Qader Qaddoura received yesterday in Damascus the Speaker of the Iraqi National Council, ( parliament) Sa'adon Hamadi. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 1/7/2003 - Millyet: Turkish tanks incurred in Northern Iraq
The Turkish daily Millyet said yesterday that the Turkish tanks incurred in northern Iraq area in order to avoid any leakage in the area in case of any American military action against Iraq. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/7/2003 - On Sabri's visit to Iran
Well-informed sources said that the visit of the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri which was due to Tehran on Monday was postponed because of bilateral differences that go back to the second Gulf war Iraq-Iran, Politics, 1/7/2003 - Saddam Hussein to deliver a speech on the Iraqi foundation anniversary, today Iraq, Politics, 1/6/2003