Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 11/24/2003
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of November 24, 2003
- Bush describes Baghdad meeting with members of Iraq council
US President George W. Bush says he had a "good talk" for about 30 minutes November 27 with four members of Iraq's Governing Council at Baghdad International Airport, following his surprise meeting with U.S. troops there. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/29/2003 - Hilary Clinton in Baghdad: internationalize the problem; mistakes are being made
After less than 24 hours from the unexpected visit by the US President George W. Bush to Baghdad, Hilary Clinton, member of the US Senate and wife of former US President Bill Clinton arrived in Iraq. She was accompanied by the democratic Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island in a visit that lasted for one day. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/29/2003 - 427 Palestinian refugees stuck between Jordan and Iraq
The UNHCR announced yesterday that more than 400 Palestinian refugees fled from Iraq are stuck on the border with Jordan, and called on the countries of the region, including Israel, to provide support. Palestine-Iraq, Politics, 11/29/2003 - Iraq: two American soldiers killed; two Iraqi female teenagers killed
Just few hours after the visit of the US President George W. Bush to the US forces in Baghdad, it was announced the killing of two American soldiers while a demonstration took place in the Iraqi capital under the American guarding, under slogans opposing "terrorism" and condemnation of Saddam Hussein and rejection of calls to the American withdrawal. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/29/2003 - Sanaa denied Saddam's wife, daughter, resort to Yemen
A Yemeni official denied that the wife of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein resorted to Yemen with her younger daughter Hala, despite the offer given by the Yemeni authorities to her earlier to host them. Yemen-Iraq, Politics, 11/28/2003 - Bush in unexpeted visit to Iraq to celebrate thanksgiving with the troops
US President George W. Bush stressed yesterday, during his participation with the American soldiers in Thanksgiving celebrations in Baghdad, that the American forces will not withdraw from Iraq and will remain there until it completes its mission. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/28/2003 - International liaison committee on Iraq include neighboring states and Egypt
The Secretary General of the UN Kofi Annan will preside on Monday the first meeting "of the Liaison group" on Iraq which was declared on Wednesday, with the participation of countries neighboring Iraq and the UN Security Council five- permanent members and four states which are not members in the Security Council. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 11/28/2003 - One American soldier killed in al-Ramadi
The occupation forces in Iraq announced in a statement that one American soldier was killed on Thursday in the Iraqi city of al-Ramadi, 100 Km to the west of Baghdad but the source did not explain if the incident is linked to an attack. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/28/2003 - Iraqi Interim Governing Council submits to UN Security Council schedule for authority transfer
The Iraqi Interim Governing Council submitted to the UN Security Council a schedule to transfer the authorities to the Iraqis and asked it to issue a new resolution defining a date for the evacuation of the American occupation. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/26/2003 - Bremer, Abizaid talks about decrease of attacks in Iraq
The US administrator of Iraq, Paul Bremer, said that the attacks launched by armed men are increasingly targeting collaborators of the occupation forces. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/26/2003 - Continued clashes in Iraq
Three Iraqis were wounded yesterday when a bomb placed in the entrance of a hotel in Karkouk city to the north of Iraq exploded, and injured an employee in the hotel. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/26/2003 - American soldier drown, three injured in an accident Iraq-USA, Local, 11/26/2003
- Armitage says U.S. committed to plan for Iraqi sovereignty by 2004
In consultation with the Iraqi Governing Council, the United States has now laid out a very explicit timeline, or roadmap, that will lead to full Iraqi sovereignty by June 2004, Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage said in a television interview on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer on November 21. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/25/2003 - Palacio: life in Baghdad is worse than under Saddam's rule
Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ana Maria Palacio yesterday considered that the daily life in Baghdad is "worse" than it was under the rule of Saddam Hussein because of the lack of security. Iraq-Spain, Politics, 11/25/2003 - Syrian- Iraqi transport relations Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/25/2003
- Iraqi- Syrian relations are very good, member of Iraqi governing council says
A member of the Interim Governing Council in Iraq described his country's relations with Syria as "very good," saying Iraqi delegations and figures pay regular visits to Damascus. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 11/24/2003 - Mubarak receives message from Talbani
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak received Saturday a message from head of Iraq's Interim Governing Council (IGC) Jalal Talbani on the latest developments in Iraq. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/24/2003 - An Iraqi ambassador in Washington
Rand said that "Iraq's representation will be of a special feature because there has been no representation during the past 13 years," noting that she will seek to reflect a clear vision for the new Iraq, and to build new relations with the USA and all countries of the world. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/24/2003 - Some 11,000 held by the Americans in Iraq, including 307 foreigners
An American military official announced that the coalition forces are holding in Iraq some 307 persons suspected to be foreign fighters, most of them are Syrians and Iranians, in addition to a limited number from Chad, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the West Bank. Iraq-USA, Politics, 11/24/2003 - Three American soldiers killed in Iraq
An American military spokesman said that one soldier from the US fourth contingent troops was killed and other two wounded when their vehicle was running over an explosive to the north of Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/24/2003