Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 2/16/2004
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of February 16, 2004
- UN rules out elections in Iraq before authority transfer; Al-Seistani representative calls for desolving municipal council in Karbala
Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbale, the representative of the religious Shiite clergy Ayatullah al-Seisatni in Kerbalaa threatened to flare up an armed people's revolution in the city unless its municipal council which was appointed by the American civil administration is desolved. Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/21/2004 - Some 100,000 Arabs left Karkouk, al-Musil
An International report said that some 100,000 Arabs fled from northern Iraq where returning back Kurds demanding the return back of their houses which they said that an Arabization program implemented by the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein forced them to quit. Iraq, Politics, 2/20/2004 - Two American soldiers, one Iraqi killed in an explosion
The American occupation forces in Iraq announced the killing of two of its soldiers with one Iraqi in a bomb explosion implanted on a road to the west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, yesterday. An American military spokesman said that one American soldier was also wounded in the explosion which took place near al-Khaledeyah town. Iraq-USA, Military, 2/20/2004 - Iraqi women demand 40% of the seats of the new authority
Small groups of Iraqi women demonstrated yesterday in the streets of cities demanding that 40% of the seats in the new authority to be dedicated to them in being constituting more than half of the population. Iraq, Politics, 2/19/2004 - Arab League deplores former Iraqi regime, Israel
A committee in charge of human rights at the Arab League yesterday condemned violations committed by the former Iraqi regime of human rights and the Israeli violations in the Palestinian territories, the Syrian Golan heights and Lebanon. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 2/19/2004 - Eight Iraqi soldiers killed, one Baathist assassinated, 11 Iraqis killed in explosion targeting Polish contingent
Some 11 Iraqis were killed and other 23 others wounded including 8 coalition members as a result of an attack that targeted yesterday morning a Polish base in al-Hellah city to the south of Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 2/19/2004 - Governing council threatens to detain Sadoun Hammadi Iraq, Politics, 2/19/2004
- Acts of violence returned back against the Kuwaitis in Iraq
Incidents to kidnap Kuwaitis in Iraq returned back once again to threaten each Kuwaiti thinking of heading to Iraq, finding himself a captive for a gang that would ask for a large sum of money to release him. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 2/18/2004 - Arab Bar Association meeting call for ending American occupation of Iraq
The participants in the 2 -day international and Arab Bar Association Conference, held in Kuwait on Tuesday, called for ending the American occupation of Iraq as soon as possible, and transferring the power to Iraqis in order to govern and run their own affairs, and preserve their territorial integrity. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 2/18/2004 - One American soldier was killed' Beijing prepares to open its embassy in Baghdad
News reports in al-Ramadi said that two American soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were wounded after one American patrol was exposed to an attack by missile near the general hospital in the city. Iraq-USA, Military, 2/18/2004 - Occupation forces release Sadoun Hammadi; Two Americans killed, options for authority transfer
The American forces detained the chairman of al-Falouja city council, Raed Breisha after he resigned from his post following an attack against the city police that resulted in killing scores of security men. Breisha's deputy said that the man was detained because he did not consult the occupation forces before his resignation. Iraq-USA, Military, 2/17/2004 - Parliamentary committee in Kuwait investigates the fuel of the American army
The Kuwaiti Ummah council ( parliament) approved unanimously yesterday the formation of a parliamentary committee to investigate corruption accusations in the deals providing the American army in Iraq with fuel. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 2/17/2004 - Donors conference in Abu Dhabi by the end of February
The Iraqi minister of planning, Mahdi al-Hafez, said yesterday that an international conference will be held in Abu Dhabi on February 28 and 29 to get aids estimated at a value of 15 billion dollars, dedicated to rebuilding Iraq. Iraq-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 2/17/2004 - Final statement of Arab states neighboring Iraq's FMs
The foreign ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries yesterday issued a final statement wrapping up their deliberation today in Kuwait, in which they stressed that most of the points that had been agreed upon in the Damascus Final Statement in their previous meeting were reiterated, particularly the preservation of the Iraqi unity of people and land, as well as enabling Iraq to run its affairs and resources. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 2/16/2004 - Interim Governing Council to continue in case elections are delayed
Kurdish member in the Interim Governing Council, Jalal al-Talibani, expected the council to continue ruling Iraq if elections will not be made before June 30 this year, the date when the authority will be handed over to the Iraqis. Iraq, Politics, 2/16/2004 - Four Americans killed; Occupation forces detain former Iraqi minister of Interior
The American army announced the killing of one US civilian that belongs to a religious group and wounding of other three in an ambush planted against a rented car they were riding in between Babel and Baghdad provinces yesterday evening. Iraq-USA, Military, 2/16/2004 - AL-Shara describes results of Kuwait's meeting as positive, no infiltration from the Syrian borders to Iraq Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/16/2004