Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 9/15/2003
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of September 15, 2003
- New fire in Karkouk pipeline
The commander of the American (US) forces in Iraq Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez said yesterday that a fire erupted in an oil pipeline to the north of Baghdad near Beji where an oil refinery exists, not knowing if the explosion was intentional. Iraq, Economics, 9/19/2003 - News on killing 8 American soldiers in an ambush by Iraqi resistance
News reports said that the American forces might have been exposed to largest human losses in one ambush since Washington's declaration on ending its major military operations in Iraq. Iraq-USA, Military, 9/19/2003 - Iran reopens its borders with Iraq before pilgrims next week
The Iranian TV announced yesterday that Tehran will reopen next week its borders with Iraq before pilgrims who wish to visit the holy Shiite shrines in al-Najaf and Kerbala. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 9/17/2003 - Iraqi governing council delegation at the UN; Iraq in OPEC's meeting
The Interim Governing Council in Iraq announced yesterday that it will take part in the ministerial meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC due to be held on September 24 in Vienna, for the first time since the war in Iraq on March 20. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 9/17/2003 - Syria- Iraq and Turkey meeting to start inter- train trip route Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/16/2003
- Powell: security situation in Iraq is a challenge
The US Secretary Of State Colin Powell said that the security situation in Iraq still represents a challenge, but he stressed his confidence in the success of the American forces to achieving stability and democracy. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/15/2003 - One American soldier killed in Falouja
The US Secretary Of State Colin Powell arrived yesterday in Iraq just few hours after a spokesman for the American occupation army announced the killing of one American soldier and wounding three others at the entrance of al-Falouja city to the west of Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Military, 9/15/2003 - Iraq seeks a water agreement with Syria and Turkey
Iraq yesterday announced that its share of the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers are not enough and it wants to have talks with Turkey and Syria who also benefit from the water of the two rivers. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/15/2003