VOL. XXXVII

NO. 23

7-MARCH-1994

Iraq

UN Sanctions Committee Approves Marine Shuttle Between Jebel Ali And UmmQasr

MEES learns that the UN Sanctions Committee has agreed in principle to aUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) request for a direct marine link between Jebel Aliport in the UAE emirate of Dubai and the port of Umm Qasr in southern Iraq. Aship would shuttle between the two Gulf ports on a regular basis carrying foodand other UN approved supplies to Iraq. In essence, the Sanctions Committee is...