Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/2/2005
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 2, 2005
- Iraq returns its ambassador to Jordan
The Iraqi foreign ministry has decided to return its ambassador in Jordan Ata Allah Abdul Wahab to his work place in Amman after six weeks of suspension, in an indication to the end of the political crisis which erupted between the two states on the background of al-Hella explosion. Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 5/7/2005 - 58 persons killed in suicide attack south of Baghdad
Unidentified gunmen assassinated the civil defense commander in al-Mahmoudeyah Col. Mirza Hamzeh and his brother in an attack on the highway between the city and Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 5/7/2005 - On the American losses in Iraq Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/7/2005
- Six Jordanians kidnapped, Australia given 72 hours to withdraw from Iraq
An armed group in Iraq calling itself "al-Baraa Bin Malik groups" announced it holds 6 Jordanians working for the Jordanian Abu Jaafar al-Mansour company. Iraq-Australia, Local, 5/7/2005 - Al-Jaafari government and the vacant seats Iraq, Politics, 5/7/2005
- More accused members of the dissolved Iraqi Baath party arrested Iraq, Politics, 5/6/2005
- Iraq's president visits Amman tomorrow Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 5/6/2005
- Baher al-Oloum returns back to the ministry of oil in Iraq Iraq, Politics, 5/6/2005
- Four simultaneous attacks kill 22 Iraqis
Iraqi police sources said that 22 Iraqis including several members of the army and the police were killed and other 23 were injured in the most recent series of attacks including two attacks by a booby trapped car targeted a headquarters for the Iraqi army in the downtown of Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 5/6/2005 - More withdrawals for foreign forces from Iraq
With the escalated wave of attacks against the local and foreign forces in Iraq, the Bulgarian parliament approved a plan to reduce the number of the Bulgarian forces in Iraq with the fall on next month, and to withdraw these forces ultimately before the end of the current year. Iraq, Politics, 5/6/2005 - Thursday's insurgent attacks in Iraq kill 42 persons Iraq, Military, 5/6/2005
- Jafaari government takes oath, six vacant posts
The Iraqi interim government led by Ibrahim al-Jaafari took its constitutional oath on Tuesday before the speaker of the National Assembly (the parliament). Iraq, Politics, 5/4/2005 - Clashes between gunmen and American forces in Iraq
Armed operations continued and escalated with the taking oath ceremony of the first elected Iraqi government since 50 years. Iraq, Economics, 5/4/2005 - On the two missed American warplanes Iraq-USA, Military, 5/4/2005
- Jafaari completes his government by including Sunni Arabs
The Iraqi interim Prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari completed the formation of his government by including representatives for the Arab Sunni who pulled out several days ago from the government under the pretext that they have low profile in it. Iraq, Politics, 5/3/2005 - 23 Iraqis killed in Monday's confrontations
Some 23 Iraqis were killed and others were injured in attacks in nine booby trapped cars, four of which were in the capital Baghdad on Monday with one of them targeting a senior official at the Iraqi ministry of the interior. However, he survived the attack. Iraq, Military, 5/3/2005 - On the Australian hostage in Iraq
Muwaffaq al-Rubei, the Iraqi national security advisor, said that the American forces and other foreign forces in Iraq will start more expectedly to withdraw in large numbers by the fall of the mid of 2006. Iraq-Australia, Politics, 5/3/2005 - Two American planes disappeared in Iraq
The American army said it lost contacts with two jet fighters of FA -18 Hornet type while flying in the Iraqi airspace. Iraq-USA, Military, 5/3/2005