Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/28/2003
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 28, 2003
- Al-Shara confers with Iraqi envoy Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2003
- Iraqi foreign ministry reopened, Bremer: elections next year possible
The US administrator of Iraq, Paul Bremer, said yesterday that it is possible to organize general elections in Iraq in less than one year. A matter which paves the way before the occupation forces to leave the country. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/1/2003 - On handing over Ode and Qusai bodied
A spokesman for the American occupation forces in Iraq said that work is still underway to draw arrangements for burial of deposed President Saddam Hussein's two sons Ode and Qusai, one week after their killing by the American forces in al-Musil to the north of Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/1/2003 - Saddam's two daughters under Jordanian protection Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2003
- Three American soldiers killed in Iraq
Three American soldiers were killed and other 8 were at least wounded in new attacks launched by the Iraqi resistance during the 24 past hours. Iraq-USA, Military, 8/1/2003 - Bush renews sanctions on Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/1/2003
- Wolfowitz says Iraq rehabilitation depends on improved security
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz says Iraq needs rehabilitation from 35 years of deliberate misuse of Iraqi resources. Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/1/2003 - Georgian, Ukraine units to Iraq
The American embassy in Georgia yesterday distributed field military equipment to the Georgian soldiers who are preparing to travel to Iraq on a 6- month mission for keeping peace in the country under the leadership of the US occupation forces. Iraq-Ukraine, Politics, 8/1/2003 - Iraqi refugees start to return back from Saudi Arabia
The first group of the Iraqi refugees in Rafhaa camp in the Saudi Arabian desert returned back yesterday to southern Iraq, following 12 years they had spent in exile. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/31/2003 - French Liberation on US occupation practices in Iraq Iraq-France, Politics, 7/31/2003
- US soldier killed in Iraqi attacks; demonstration of protest against al- Mansour operation
One American soldier was killed in al-Falouja following an attack carried out by Iraqi resistance men at an American military convoy and resulted in setting fire in one of its vehicles. Other three soldiers were wounded in an attack by RPJ over-the-shoulder anti tank missiles in Sameraa city while the American forces arrested 559 Iraqi citizens during 51 breaking in operations in various areas in 24 hours. Large amounts of weapons and explosives were confiscated. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/31/2003 - Al-Bajaji denies meeting with Peres in Rome: no relations with Israel before the Palestinian state
Member of the Iraqi transitional governing council Adnan al-Bajaji denied yesterday to have had held in Rome two weeks ago any meeting with the former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres. He stressed that Iraq will not think of establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, unless an agreement is established by the Palestinians and the Israelis on the foundation of a Palestinian state. Iraq-Israel, Politics, 7/31/2003 - Syrian - Turkish talks in Ankara
Syrian - Turkish official delegations held yesterday in Ankara at the Turkish Prime Ministry headquarters a joint and fruitful meeting. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/30/2003 - Saddam eulogizes his two sons, vows revenge; occupation forces arrest 12 of Saddam associates
The toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein yesterday eulogized his two sons Ode and Qusai and his grandson Mustafa considering them "the guests of the almighty god.. where paradise.. is." He vowed to revenge for their death. Iraq-USA, Military, 7/30/2003 - After four months of suspension and weeks of resuming trade, Syrian train transport commodities to Iraq, today
Iraq and Syria resume today the railway trips to transport commodities between the two states, following a five month suspension, amid reports on the flow of the Syrian commodities to Iraq with an implicit American consent. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 7/30/2003 - AL denies contacts over Iraq's representations, discusses an American request to sent troops to Iraq
A meeting for the Arab follow up committee at the level of ministers discusses on August 5 an American request to dispatch Arab forces to Iraq, according to the chairman of the press office at the AL Husam Zaki. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 7/30/2003 - Iraqis self-rule negates need for foreign presence Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/30/2003
- Washington denies desire to ask the support of James Baker in Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/29/2003
- Israel starts exportation of its products to Iraq
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot said yesterday that scores of Israeli companies started several days ago to export their products to Iraq after it had got the consent of the Israeli ministry of finance. Iraq-Israel, Politics, 7/29/2003 - Egypt's foreign minister statement on Iraq
In a statement issued he made in Cairo yesterday, Maher said that the transitional administration council in Iraq doesn't represent the Iraqi people and it is not legitimate, but it is a step toward insisting the Iraqi people's right of self determination. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/28/2003 - Occupation forces did discuss fate of the president's two sons; council recommends to hand them to family
The American occupation forces, during the two past days, concentrated its efforts to locate the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in breaking in operations carried out in Tikrit, his birthplace, at a time the fate of the bodies of his two sons, Ode and Qusai is still unknown with the announcement of the occupation administration it will discuss their fate in the coming hours. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/28/2003 - Several Iraqi ambassadors refuse to return back to Baghdad
An official in the Iraqi foreign ministry said yesterday that several Iraqi and charge de affairs abroad preferred not to return back to Iraq after the call addressed by the ministry to them to return back to Baghdad. Iraq, Politics, 7/28/2003