Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 3/29/2004
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of March 29, 2004
- Two Americans killed; Bush will not be scared, nor withdraw; al-Sader: we are the Iraqi wing for Hamas and Hizbullah
The Iraqi Shiite Clergy Muqtada al-Sader yesterday announced his solidarity with the Palestinian Hamas movement, in response to the call made by the secretary general of the Hizbullah party Hassan Nasrullah, adding he should be considered the "striking arm" of the movement in Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/3/2004 - Three new Americans were wounded in al-Falouja, Powell: we will not run from Iraq
The US yesterday announced it will not run from Iraq, vowing to punish the killers of the four American contractors on Wednesday in al-Falouja where three American soldiers were wounded yesterday. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/2/2004 - Al-Baja Jee warns the Shiite over hegemony in Iraq member of the Iraqi governing council
Adnan al-Baja Jee yesterday warned the Iraqi Shiite of using their population majority to impose their views on other minorities in the country, but he admitted that there is no alternative for the rule of the majority after making general elections in January 2005 to elect a national council that lays a permanent constitution. Iraq, Politics, 4/1/2004 - Five American soldiers, four contractors killed in Iraq, Powell regrets, vows political progress in Iraq to continue
The US secretary of state Colin Powell expressed his confidence that Iraq will continue achieving political progress, despite the continuity of what he had called the wave of violence which overwhelms the country. Iraq-USA, Military, 4/1/2004 - Al-Assad meets with Iraqi transport minister Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/1/2004
- al-Syasa: Talbani commends relations with Syria Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/1/2004
- Meeting for the committee in charge of defending Saddam Hussein; disagreement among lawyers
Jordanian former chairman of the Bar association, Saleh al-Armouti, said that the French lawyer Manuel who had volunteered to defend the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will arrive next week in Jordan to coordinate with the Jordanian defense committee, formed by several lawyers to defend Saddam Hussein. Iraq, Politics, 3/31/2004 - Governing council: No trial for Saddam before authority transfer Iraq, Politics, 3/31/2004
- Beirut hosts Iraqi constituent Conference Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 3/31/2004
- governing council set conditions for elections; One American is killed, al-Seisatni demands guarantees
The Interim Iraqi governing council yesterday notified the UN that the UN will have no role in running the next Iraqi elections. It expressed its desire that the neighboring states will have no role in these elections, simultaneously it announced the formation of a committee assuming authority transfer on June 30 at a time the Shiite clergy Ali al-Seistani called for guarantees that these elections will be held in due time. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/31/2004 - American army admits the killing of Arabia journalists
The American army in Baghdad yesterday admitted responsibility over the killing of two Iraqi journalists, who were working for the "Arabia" satellite TV channel on march 18. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/30/2004 - One American killed in al-Falouja; Annan: work is underway to form a multinational force
The UN secretary general Kofi Annan said yesterday that the UN Security Council is working to form a multinational force with the aim to help improve the security situation of an elected Iraqi government, while the UN said that the Iraqi officials have to agree on a basic framework for the elections before the end of next May if they wish to make elections in January as scheduled. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/30/2004 - More Iraqis children, women killed, occupation forces besieged Sameraa, hold its people
The American occupation forces yesterday closed Sameraa city and started a large scale mopping up operation in it, using helicopters and armored vehicles following news on the killing of 6 American soldiers in it despite the fact that the occupation army admitted that only three were wounded. Iraq-USA, Military, 3/29/2004 - Occupation forces in Iraq closed a paper for al-Sader
The American occupation forces in Iraq yesterday closed the weekly al-Houzeh, mouthpiece of the Shiite clergy Muqtada al-Sader, on charges of publishing articles urging violence against the American forces. Iraq-USA, Politics, 3/29/2004 - Iraq strongly deplores the postponement of the summit
Member of the Iraqi Interim Governing Council, Muwafaq al-Rbei, yesterday expressed "strong regret" over Tunisia's decision to postpone the Arab summit. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 3/29/2004 - Iraqi governing council Jews have the right to demand back properties
Iraq's minister of housing and construction, Baqer Soulagh Jabber, said on Saturday that the cost to containing the problem of housing in Iraq ranges between 50 to 60 billion dollars in order to build 2 million residential units among the four coming years. Iraq, Politics, 3/29/2004