Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 4/28/2003
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of April 28, 2003
- American forces arrest three former Iraqi officials
The central US military leadership yesterday announced the detention of three Iraqi officials from the government of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/3/2003 - King of Bahrain proposes to host an Iraqi conference
The King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on Thursday announced Bahrain's readiness to host any Iraqi national conference for the Iraqi political factions, stressing the need that no side in Iraq should be prevented from expressing oneself. Bahrain-Iraq, Politics, 5/3/2003 - Maher meets head of Kurdish official
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher receives Saturday the head of the Kurdish government in the northern Iraqi governorate of Sulaymaniya, Burcham Saleh, in the first contact after the collapse of the Iraq regime and efforts to set up an interim Iraqi government. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 5/3/2003 - Larson says U.S. helping iraqis reclaim their future
The United States is working closely with the Iraqi people, the United Nations and other donor nations to help Iraqis "reclaim their future and rebuild their country" says Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Alan Larson. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/3/2003 - U.S., Australia to help rebuild Iraq's farm sector
The United States and Australia will jointly help rebuild agricultural production, the food delivery system and the agriculture ministry in Iraq, says J.B. Penn, U.S. under secretary of agriculture for farm and foreign services. Iraq-USA, Economics, 5/3/2003 - Thousands of Iraqi children will die unless they are made top priority, UNICEF
The UN said yesterday: Thousands of Iraqi youngsters will die and hundreds of thousands more will be injured, fall prey to disease, suffer abuse and exploitation or fall behind in school, unless all involved in shaping the post-war future make the battle to protect children the number one priority, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned today. Iraq, Health, 5/3/2003 - Tension escalate in Falouja, Bush declares combats phase over in Iraq, US victory
The US President George Bush announced the end of the main military operations in Iraq. From the board of the US Abraham Lincoln Carrier Bush said that the US and its allies achieved victory in the war. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/2/2003 - Land mines leave four Iraqi children injured every day
The spokesman for the UN coordinator for humanitarian affairs in Iraq, Ali Hamati, stressed yesterday in Amman that between three to 4 Iraqi children are injured every day because of land mines, according to a study conducted in the governorate of Karkouk ( Northern Iraq). Iraq, Local, 5/2/2003 - US soldiers attacked and wounded in al-Falouja Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/2/2003
- Britain resumes diplomatic activity in Iraq after 12 years Iraq-UK, Politics, 5/2/2003
- Bush declares end of combat; London groups for Iraqi conference; Rumsfeld in Baghdad after 20 years
US secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld entered yesterday into Baghdad to inspect the situation and promised Iraqis freedom, at a time when the American forces were shooting Iraqis who were demonstrating in protest of a massacre committed by the Americans in al-Falouja town several days earlier. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/1/2003 - Mubarak stresses right of Iraqis to choose own government
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak stressed on Wednesday the Iraqi people's right to choose their own government. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 5/1/2003 - Ukraine to reopen its embassy in Iraq Iraq-Ukraine, Politics, 5/1/2003
- US funds to help recover Iraqi antiquities
The US Department Of State said yesterday that the US has allotted a sum of 2 million dollars to help in protecting and renovating the Iraqi archaeological sites and museums which were destroyed and looted following the American occupation of Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/1/2003 - Former Iraqi oil minister surrenders to occupation forces
The American forces announced they hold Amir Mohammed Rasheed, the former Iraqi minister of oil who was also the advisor of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. In a statement, the US central leadership in Qatar said using the full name of the former Iraqi oil minister which was very often used "Amir Mohammed Rasheed al-Obeid surrendered on Monday and he is currently held by the coalition forces." The leadership gave no further details. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/30/2003 - Ghali calls for coalition forces withdrawal from Iraq Regional-Iraq, Politics, 4/30/2003
- UN opens new food corridor into Iraq but dirty water threatens 'potential calamity'
United Nations relief agencies today reported the opening of a fifth food corridor into Iraq, the imminent return of more international staff and the dispatch of emergency medical supplies, but warned that rapidly dwindling chlorine supplies in the south could leave water untreated within weeks, with "potentially calamitous" results. Iraq-UN, Health, 4/30/2003 - Iraqi refugees in Norway to return back home
Norway announced yesterday that some 3500 Iraq refugees who do not have residency documents are facing expulsion shortly from the kingdom to Iraq. Iraq-Norway, Politics, 4/30/2003 - Iraqis besiege Garner and aides by demonstrations, doubts
The USA has accelerated steps towards forming an interim administration that is expected to stem from "a national congress" decided to be held after 4 weeks, at a time it still faces rejection of cooperation from main Iraqi factions and strong opposition by thousands of citizens who demonstrate on daily basis in protest of the American occupation of their country. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/29/2003 - Palestinian refugees from Iraq entered Jordan Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 4/29/2003
- US forces detain Lt. Gen. Amin, and al-Zubaidi; Garner meets today
The US forces yesterday arrested Mohammed Mushin Al-Zubaidi who installed himself as a chairman for Baghdad's municipality. Captain David Conoly, the American military spokesman said that al-Zubeidi was arrested because he does not support the American forces and because he practices the post of the chairman of the municipality of Baghdad. A post which no one had appointed him in, noting that other 7 persons accompanying al-Zubeidi were also arrested, giving no more details. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/28/2003 - Chalabi: Saddam Hussein is still alive and is moving in Iraq
The chairman of the Iraqi national congress Ahmed Chalabi told Fox News yesterday that the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is still alive and is moving in Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 4/28/2003 - Okaz: Saudi contingent join occupation forces in Iraq Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 4/28/2003