Status: > >The message deals with ways to enhance parliamentary cooperation between the >two assemblies and relations between the two fraternal countries. > >During the meeting, Dr Sa'dun Hammadi expressed hope that Jordan would adopt >more positive steps regarding the operating of flights to transport >passengers between Iraq and Jordan. For his part, Dr Ahmad Bushnaq >reiterated the Jordanian people's support for and solidarity with the Iraqi >people in the face of aggression and the unjust blockade. He added that his >party is making intensive efforts to end the suffering of the Iraqi people >as a result of the continuation of the blockade, which lost all its >justifications. > >Source: Republic of Iraq Radio, Baghdad, in Arabic 1400 gmt 20 Aug 00. > > >Petrel Resources' shares make debut trading on AIM at 11p sterling. >Shares in Petrel Resources, which has exploration interests in Iraq, began >trading on AIM yesterday at 11p sterling. They had been trading on OFEX at >around the same price. >The listing document showed the chairman, Dr John Teeling, holding 2.1 >million shares (valued at �230,000 sterling), representing a 5.4 per cent >stake, and Mr David Horgan, group chief executive officer, holding 1.1 >million shares (valued at �121,000). Dr Teeling has a number of options; >these are over one million shares at an exercise price of 1p per share, over >1.05 million at 5p, and over 150,000 at 10p. Mr Horgan has a similar option >package. Dr Teeling receives a salary of �20,000 (E 25,395) and Mr Horgan >has a salary of �37,000. Mr Guy Delbes, a non-executive director, receives >fees of $20,000. >Irish Times > >Train arrives in Aleppo from Mosul marking resumption of Syrian-Iraqi rail >link. >Source: Syrian Arab Republic Radio, Damascus, in Arabic 1115 gmt 12 Aug 00 >Excerpts from report by Syrian radio on 12th August >The first Iraqi passenger train arrived in Aleppo from Mosul today marking >the establishment of a railway link between Mosul and Aleppo in accordance >with the agreement between the ministries of transportation in Syria and >Iraq. >A reception was held on the occasion upon the train's arrival at the Baghdad >Train Station... > >The train had arrived at the Syrian-Iraqi border last night en route to >Aleppo with 31 Iraqi and Syrian passengers on board. >(c) The British Broadcasting Corporation 19/08/2000 > > >Turkish "napalm bombs" reportedly kill 32 in attack on village in north >Iraq. > >Source: Medya TV, Paris, in Turkish 1730 gmt 16 Aug 00 >Excerpts from report by Paris-based Kurdish Medya TV on 16th August >Turkish fighter planes have bloodied southern Kurdistan [northern Iraq]. We >have learned that 32 persons lost their lives when the plateau of Qendakor >in Lolan [place names as received] near the town of Sidekan [Sidikan] was >bombed yesterday afternoon. Local sources report that two Turkish fighter >planes flew a few times over the plateau homes at around 1600 hours local >time and then dropped napalm bombs for 40 minutes. The local sources say >that scenes reminiscent of the Halabjah massacre could be seen, and that 32 >persons were killed, mostly women and children. They also say that close to >50 persons were wounded, 27 of them seriously... > > >Iraq, Venezuela sign memorandum of understanding. >Source: Iraqi TV, Baghdad, in Arabic 1700 gmt 11 Aug 00 >Text of report by Iraqi TV on 11th August >Iraq and the Republic of Venezuela have signed a memorandum of >understanding. The memorandum was signed for Iraq by Nuri Isma'il al-Wayyis, >former Foreign Ministry undersecretary, while for the Venezuelan side it was >signed Jorge Valero, deputy foreign minister. > >Iraq and Venezuela also signed a cultural agreement. It was signed for the >Iraqi side by Dr Jamal Ahmad al-Duri, director-general of the Scholarships >and Cultural Relations Department at the Ministry of Higher Education and >Scientific Research, while for the Venezuelan side it was signed by Jorge >Valero, deputy foreign minister. The two friendly states agreed in principle >to form a high-level joint committee. > > >Mortars reportedly fired at Iranian opposition base in Iraq. >Source: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, in Persian 0930 gmt >18 Aug 00 >Text of report by Iranian radio on 18th August >The opponents of the Iraqi regime have reported that a base of the terrorist >hypocrites [Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization - MKO] has been attacked north of >Basra. > >According to the sources affiliated to the opponents of the Iraqi regime, 20 >mortars were fired this morning from a 120-mm mortar launcher on a base of >the terrorist hypocrites in the Dayyer region, north of Basra. The hypocrite >grouplet confirmed the report this morning, but did not mention whether >there were any casualties. > >The hypocrites actively cooperated with the Iraqi Ba'thist regime in the >year 1991 to crush that country's Shi'i people > > >Iraq should be able to raise its oil output to 3.3m-3.4m b/d >Iraq should be able to raise its oil output to 3.3m-3.4m b/d and exports to >2.6m-2.7m b/d by year-end even if there are new delays on the approval of >spare parts, according to senior oil ministry officials. But these rates >could be threatened by the failure to continue repairs to the country's >creaking oil infrastructure. >Source: PETROLEUM ECONOMIST 08/2000 P41 > >Iraq and Sudan sign economic cooperation agreement. >Text of report by Iraqi TV on 17th August > >Iraq and Sudan today signed the minutes of following up works of the joint >Iraqi-Sudanese committee in its 14th session. The minutes were signed by >Director General of the Economic Relations Department at the Trade Ministry, >Mr Fakhr al-Din Muhammad Husayn, on the Iraqi side, and Undersecretary of >Agriculture Mr Abd-al-Razzaq Bashir on the Sudanese side. The minutes imply >that implementation of the committee's programmes in a way as serving the >promotion of economic and trade relations between both countries. >Vice-president says sanctions "eroding and disintegrating". >Source: Republic of Iraq Radio, Baghdad, in Arabic 1400 gmt 16 Aug 00 >Text of report by Iraqi radio on 16th August >Vice-President Taha Yasin Ramadan has asserted that the blockade imposed on >Iraq is being eroded and is disintegrating, thanks to the steadfastness of >the Iraqi people and the Arab peoples' support for Iraq. In an interview >with the Egyptian newspaper `Al-Sahwah al-Arabiyah', Ramadan dismissed as >baseless the Kuwaiti allegations on the missing people and described them as >a pretext to keep the unjust blockade in place. He denied the presence of >Kuwaiti or other prisoners, saying Iraq released all prisoners after the >cease-fire. He voiced hope that Kuwait and the countries backing it will not >persist in harbouring their grudges as this will further deepen the wounds. > >U.N. rights body calls for lifting Iraq embargo. > >GENEVA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A U.N. human rights body called on Friday for the >lifting of 10-year-old sanctions on Iraq, saying they had "condemned an >innocent people to hunger, disease, ignorance and even death". > >The United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human >Rights also adopted a separate resolution urging states to reconsider their >support for economic sanctions in general if they failed to bring about the >desired changes in policy. > >The sub-commission, composed of 26 human rights experts named by their >respective governments to serve in a personal capacity, adopted the two >resolutions without a vote on the final day of their annual three-week >meeting in Geneva. >It was the fourth year in a row that the body dealt with the controversial >issue of Iraqi sanctions. > >This week's debate became heated after Belgian's member called the sanctions >"unequivocally illegal" which had caused a humanitarian disaster "comparable >to the worst catastrophes of the past decades". > > > > >MISCELLANY+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >Dear Friends, > >Mariam is doing very well here in the US. She is currently with Dr. Aboosi's >family, but will be coming to the Bruderhof Community here in Farmington >later today. > >One of the news sources I have been in touch with asked for a list of items >banned under the sanctions. If you have that list I would be very grateful >to receive a copy. > >Thanks very much. > >Mark Clement > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >47pm > > Iraqi cancer girl Mariam flies to US for eye surgery > >Correction to the following story: Mariam has an appointment on August 23rd >with a pediatric eye specialist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. However, there >are no plans for surgery unless this examination indicates that surgery >would be beneficial to her. I will keep everyone posted as to the results of >the appointment. >Mark Clement > > >By Iain Duff >YOUNG Iraqi cancer victim Mariam Hamza, whose life was saved in Glasgow, is >to undergo eye surgery in a last-ditch bid to restore some sight. > >The six-year-old, who was blinded by leukemia, will receive specialist >treatment at a hospital in America. And even if doctors can�t restore full >sight to the youngster, they will be able to make life a lot easier for her. > >Mariam was discovered in an Iraqi hospital by Glasgow MP George Galloway >during a visit more than two years ago. > >He brought her to Scotland in April 1998, where she was successfully treated >for leukemia at Yorkhill Hospital for Sick Children. > >The public took her to their hearts, flooding the hospital with gifts and >cards as she recovered. Mariam returned to Baghdad six months later but >suffered a relapse last year and had to be flown to Jordan for emergency >treatment when she lost her eyesight. > >Doctors also discovered she was suffering from serious nervous system >problems. Her stay at the medical centre in Jordan was paid for by the >Mariam Appeal, a charity set up by Mr Galloway. > > Mariam was flown to New York with her grandmother, Umm Hadi Attia Burham, >on Monday after American embassy staff in Jordan arranged visas for her >visit. The flight was paid for by the Jordanian national airline and the >cost of her stay will be met by donors in America. > >Mariam is set to undergo specialist eye treatment at a hospital in >Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the doctor has agreed to carry out the >operation free. Dean Walters, of the Pittsburgh Children�s Hospital, >confirmed doctors are on standby to see Mariam. > >He said: "She is in Pittsburgh and the doctors have agreed she can be >treated. "No appointment has been set yet, but the doctors will be prepared >to treat her for her eyesight problems." > >Mr Galloway was in America recently to take part in demonstrations in >Washington DC against United Nations sanctions imposed on Iraq after the >Gulf War. Mr Galloway said: "Mariam is, by a long way, the most famous Iraqi >child in the world and it is good to see the people of America taking her to >their hearts. > >"She breakfasted handsomely yesterday on chocolate milk and eggs, and when >she went shopping she was given free clothes and shoes by shop-owners in >Pittsburgh who were touched by her plight." > > The MP said there appeared to be no sign of Mariam�s cancer recurring but >there were signs of malnutrition. The "great concern" now was her blindness. >Added Mr Galloway: "She had an appointment with a paediatric ophthalmologist >today and he will look at her blindness, even though I suspect it is >irreversible. > >"Even if it is, there are things that can be done to make life easier for a >blind person, and Mariam will get more in this way in America than she would >in Iraq." > >The MP�s wife, Dr Amineh Abu-Zayyad, visited the youngster in Jordan to draw >up a nutritional plan as part of her recovery. When Mariam was brought to >Glasgow by the Kelvinside MP he was criticised for using the youngster as a >political pawn. > >And some Middle East experts claimed he was playing into the hands of Iraqi >dictator Saddam Hussein, who is still fighting to the UN sanctions lifted. >But Mr Galloway says Mariam has been unable to get treatment for her >condition in her homeland because the sanctions have prevented medical >supplies getting through. > > > tel: +44 (0)20 78725451 >fax: +44 (0)20 77532731 >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >web: www.mariamappeal.com > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------<e|- >Missing old school friends? 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