Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 3/8/2004
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of March 8, 2004
- Two Americans were killed, al-Seistani disapproves of the constitution
Ahmad al-Safi, the representative if the Shiite clergy Ayatullah al-Uzma Ali al-Seistani in Karbala city described the provisional state law as a historical farce and a grave tragedy. Al-Safi said in Friday's prayers sermon in Karbala yesterday that this law was composed by the hands of occupation in a way that permits the return back of Jews to Iraq to "assume governmental posts." Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/13/2004 - Moussa confers with al-Ibrahimi
Arab League Secretary General, Amr Moussa discussed on Friday with UN. Special Envoy to Iraq, al-Khdar al-Ibrahimi the developments in Iraq and the necessity to maintain the unity of the Iraqi territories, the restoration of the Iraqi people's sovereignty over their land and resources and the formation of their own elected government. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 3/13/2004 - Two contracts in 1.1 billion for two American companies in Iraq
One American spokesman announced in Baghdad yesterday that the US defense department ( the Pentagon) gave two contracts at a total value of 1.1 billion dollars to two American companies in the context of rebuilding Iraq. Iraq-USA, Economics, 3/13/2004 - CIA continues to finance Chalabi group for information about Iraqi resistance
American officials disclosed that the US finances the Iraqi national congress in exile which is presided over by Ahmad Chalabi some 340,000 dollars per month for intelligence information about the Iraqi resistance. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/13/2004 - Syria denies permitting Ode and Qusai Saddam Hussein to enter its territories
Damascus has deliberately denied yesterday to have had permitted the two sons of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to enter its territories, at a time when the US daily "USA Today" said that Ode and Qusai sneaked to Syria without the knowledge of its authorities, after the American invasion in March 2003 and were expelled from there when they were discovered. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/12/2004 - Iraqi keldan and Assyrians complain for nominated Keldo- Assyrians; American fears to have the Iraqi police involved in attacks
The American administrator of Iraq Paul Bremer expected yesterday the increase of attacks in Iraq with the approaching date of handing over the authority to the Iraqis and the ceremony of Ashoura occasion ( the date when Imam al-Hussein was assassinated ). Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/12/2004 - Baher al-Oloum: we will take part in the summit with a delegation at highest level
The President of the current rotating presidency of the governing rule in Iraq, Muhammad Baher al-Oloum, said yesterday that the council decided to take part in a delegation at highest level in the forthcoming Arab summit to be held in Tunisia on march 29 and 30. Iraq, Politics, 3/11/2004 - Two Iraqis, nine Iraqis were killed in different clashes in Iraq; Governing council: Saddam's trial will be purely Iraqi
The rotating president of the Iraqi governing council Muhammad Baher al-Oloum said yesterday that the trial of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will be made inside Iraq by Iraqi judges and in an Iraqi court without foreign intervention. Iraq-USA, Military, 3/11/2004 - Information minister confers with Iraqi delegation Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/11/2004
- Abu al-Abbas died at the American detention center
The US defense department ( Pentagon) announced yesterday the death of the secretary general of the People's Front For Liberation of Palestine, Muhammad Abbas ( Abu al-Abbas ), who has been in detention by the American occupation forces in Iraq since one year. Iraq-Palestine, Politics, 3/10/2004 - Syria - Iraqi joint shipping company established
Syria and Iraq on Tuesday set to sail the first built ship by the Syrian- Iraqi Joint Shipping Company with a load of 8500 Tones. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 3/10/2004 - Four Iraqis killed in Musil; Baghdad: American soldier killed
A spokeswoman for the American occupation army said that one soldier from the first troops contingent was killed and another wounded yesterday when a bomb went off on the road to the north of Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Military, 3/10/2004 - Iraqi Transitional Administrative Law adopted
US President George W. Bush welcomed the signing of the Iraqi Transitional Administrative Law March 8, noting that the document enshrines basic rights, "including freedom of religion, freedom of speech and assembly, the right to a fair trial, and the right to choose their own representatives." Iraq, Politics, 3/9/2004 - Al-Azhar Imam calls for withdrawal of foreign forces Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 3/9/2004