Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 11/10/2003
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of November 10, 2003
- Guardian report: Concern of misspending of 20 billion dollars of Iraqi aid
The UK Guardian reported yesterday in a report about the US aid to Iraq and the way it is being spent that "We have a sort of 'obligate-it-and-forget-it' approach to a lot of this,'" according to Anthony Cordesman, a former State and Defense Department official "who just returned from a visit to Iraq with a firsthand assessment of the reconstruction." Iraq-USA, Economics, 11/15/2003 - Portuguese woman injured, two kidnapped in attack on journalists south of Baghdad
One Portuguese journalist was injured in her foot yesterday and another Portuguese joirnalist was kidnapped in an attack against a convoy for journalists when it was heading to Baghdad through the Kuwaiti borders. Iraq-Portugal, Politics, 11/15/2003 - Four Americans killed, intensified operations against resistance
One American soldier was killed and another two wounded in an attack near the central part of Baghdad, making the number of the Americans who were killed within the 24 hours four. An American military spokesman said that the recent attack took place on yesterday, Friday evening, when an explosive went off in an American group of the first armored contingent. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/15/2003 - Iraqi finance minister in Beirut to discuss the fate of assets
Iraq's finance minister Kamel al-Keilani arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, yesterday from Jordan on a visit to seek the release of the Iraqi assets held in Lebanese banks as the former Iraqi regime had deposited a sum estimated at 500 million dollars in three private Lebanese banks. Lebanon-Iraq, Economics, 11/14/2003 - US soldier killed in Baghdad, Rome to keep forces in Iraq despite al-Naseryah explosion
The Italian defense minister Antonio Martino considered that the hand which carried out the explosion that targeted the headquarters of the Italian forces is the same that carried out September 11, 2001 against the USA. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/14/2003 - Aleppo- al-Musil railway line operated
The Syrian official news agency said yesterday evening that the railway line which links Aleppo in Syria and al-Musil in Iraq will open on November 21st. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 11/13/2003 - Bremer stresses risks hindering authority transfer; 18 Italians killed and several Iraqis in Nasereyah attack
Some 18 Italians were killed and several Iraqis in an attack in Nasereyah. The number of victims of the booby trapped car attack against the headquarters if the Italian forces in Nasereyah, to the south of Iraq, increased to 18 persons of whom 15 were soldiers. This is the greatest loss inflicted in the lines of the Italian army since the second world war. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/13/2003 - Americans were about to kill Iraqi Governing Council member, mistakenly
Member of the Iraqi Interim Governing council Muhammad Baher al-Oloum survived death yesterday when the American forces opened fire at his car and this resulted in wounding his driver. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/13/2003 - Al-Rai al-Aam: King Abdullah: Federation based on sectarianism and religion will partition Iraq
The Jordanian king Abdullah II who started yesterday an official visit to Kuwait said that he fears that the federal system in Iraq is a prescription for dividing the country. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 11/12/2003 - Mubarak warns against attitudes to partition Iraq
Egypt's Presidemt Hosni Mubarak yesterday called on Israel to collaborate with the new Palestinian government chaired by Ahmad Qrei. He considered that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon "is able to achieve progress on the road of peace" calling for "stopping violation of the Iraqi land and stopping any influence for any of the neighboring states," while he also warned against any conflict towards partition or cessation." Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/12/2003 - New attack on occupation headquarters in Baghdad; Sanchez: 5,000 detainees including 20 al-Qaida members
Commander of the American (US) forces in Iraq Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez yesterday warned against the possibility of increased attacks against the American forces in Iraq. He disclosed that his forces arrested ( 20 foreign fighters ), noting that they are carrying the Syrian, Sudanese, Yemeni and Egyptian nationalities. This came at a time when attacks escalated against the Iraqi police especially in al-Basra where 6 Iraqis were killed in a bomb explosion. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/12/2003 - Al-Hakim links al-Riyadh explosion to terrorist organizations in Iraq
Member of the Interim Governing Council in Iraq and chairman of the Higher Council Of The Islamic Revolution in Iraq, Abdul Aziz al-Halkim, yesterday linked the recent explosions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to "terrorist organizations inside Iraq." Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/12/2003 - Iraq neighboring countries final statement and official document at the UN Regional-Iraq, Politics, 11/12/2003
- Occupation denies existence of foreign fighters in Tikrit; warn citizens of 'additional measures' to halt resistance
The American occupation forces in Iraq yesterday continued its campaign against areas in northern Baghdad and its west where breaking in and detention operations were killed. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/11/2003 - One oil official was wounded in al-Musil, 'Karkouk- Jeihan' will be only operational after insurance
An Iraqi oil official was wounded and his son killed in an armed attack in al-Musil city, while an official in the Iraqi ministry of oil said that Iraq will not open the northern oil pipes which reaches the Turkish coast on the Mediterranean before the line is totally insured. Iraq, Economics, 11/11/2003 - Al-Assad confers with French President advisor Iraq-France, Politics, 11/11/2003
- First time in 13 years, Iraqi central bank interferes to protect Dinar
The Iraqi central bank interfered for the first time since 13 years in the foreign exchange market for selling dollars from oil revenues in order to back the Dinar. Iraq, Economics, 11/11/2003 - Turkey gives up sending forces to Iraq
The Turkish government gave up on dispatching forces to Iraq in order to support the coalition forces, according to the Turkish Anadul news agency, quoting governmental sources. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 11/10/2003 - Crown Prince Abdullah meets with Hakim: we continue helping the Iraqis
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz on Saturday renewed the determination of the kingdom "to support the Iraqi people so as to be able to rule themselves by themselves," during a meeting with the leader of the Iraqi Higher Council Of the Islamic Revolution, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 11/10/2003