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Damascus, Ankara fail to settle disputes
Turkish Foreign Minister Ismael Cem said that Syria and Turkey have failed in their attempt to reset relations already frozen for several years to normalcy. adding that "problems are still pending."
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/4/1998

Al-Assad relieves Syrian intelligence chief
Syrian informed sources confirmed to ArabicNews.com that Syrian President Hafez al-Assad discharged last week General Bashir al-Najjar due to his failure in operations he undertook outside Damascus and for overstepping his authority.
Syria, Politics, 7/4/1998

French - Syrian preparations for al-Assad visit
Spokesman for the Syrian Presidency Jibran Koreyah said on Thursday that preparations are underway in Damascus for the visit of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad to France during the second half of July.
Syria-France, Politics, 7/4/1998

Reshuffle in the Syrian army leadership
President Hafez al-Assad has made a reshuffle in the armed forces' leadership covering the army's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Hikmat al-Shehabi and director of the Intelligence Department Lt. Gen. Bashir al-Najjar.
Syria, Politics, 7/3/1998

Baghdad imports French sugar through Syrian port
Iraqi minister of Trade Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has unveiled a contract he signed with the Syrian government according to which Baghdad will import 100,000 tonnes of sugar through the Syrian port of Tartous.
Iraq-Syria, Business, 7/3/1998

Al-Assad receives Bahraini minister of information
The Syrian president's spokesman, Jibran Koreyah, said that the Bahraini ambassador in Syria, Abdul Rahman Bu Ali, attended the meeting which was held in the presidential palace.
Bahrain-Syria, Politics, 7/3/1998

Reception in Damascus marks US Independence Day
Syria-USA, Politics, 7/3/1998

Syrian president confers with AL chief
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad met on Wednesday at al-Rawada palace with Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdul Meguid. During the meeting, attended by Foreign Minister FM Farouk al-Sharaa, talks dealt with conditions in the Arab region and ways of reactivating joint Arab action to eliminate the dangers that are ongoing at the present time.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/2/1998

Syrian FM underlines US role in Middle East peace
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa has reiterated the position advocated by the Arab states regarding utilizing their full rights to restore all occupied Arab lands and national dignity.
Syria, Politics, 7/2/1998

Two British ships visit Syria for the first time since 1948
Syria-UK, Military, 7/2/1998

President Assad to visit France after French National Day
No official announcement was so far made of a set date for the visit, but the source made it clear that it will be on July 16 and 17, as President Assad will spend only one night in Paris.
Syria-France, Politics, 7/1/1998

Syrian - Iraqi oil pipelines maintained
Iraqi government has officially informed the Syrian government that final arrangements on maintaining the Iraqi - Syrian oil pipelines shut down in 1982 have been completed.
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/1/1998

Syrian, Turkish officials meet on bilateral issues in Ankara
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Adnan Omran and secretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry Turkman Hassan discussed during today's three-hour meeting in Ankara several issues suspended between the two countries pertaining to waters and the separatist Kurdish Labor Party.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/1/1998

Syria, Turkey proceed for normal relations
Spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry Semeit Atanjali said on Tuesday that the visit to be held by Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Adnan Omran to Turkey constitutes "a new step towards normalization of relations" between the two countries.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/1/1998

Flower show opens in Damascus
Syria, Culture, 7/1/1998

Syria's help to Iraqi people underlined
During his meeting with Iraqi Minister of Trade Muhammad Mahdi Saleh and members of the accompanying delegation, Syrian Health Minister Eyad al-Shatti stressed Syria's commitment to providing the necessary aid and support to the people of Iraq
Syria-Iraq, Economics, 7/1/1998

Khaddam confers with AL chief
Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/1/1998

Syrian delegation travels to Ankara
A Syrian official delegation led by deputy Foreign Minister Adnan Omran will arrive today in Ankara for the first visit of its kind in three years, MENA reported.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 6/30/1998

President Assad meets with Egyptian journalist
President Hafez al-Assad on Monday at al-Rawda palace received renowned Egyptian writer and journalist Muhammad Hasanin Haikal. The two men discussed the latest developments in the Arab region and the impasse the Middle East peace process has reached.
Syria, Politics, 6/30/1998

Syrian Golan citizens voice solidarity with Lebanese resistance
The Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights praised the exchange operation in which Lebanese detainees were freed from the Israeli jails and bodies of Lebanese resistance fighters were swapped for the remains of an Israeli soldier.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/30/1998

More Syrian political prisoners to be released
Syria, Politics, 6/30/1998

US delegation grants 603 Iraqis the right of asylum
Mohammed al-Deyri, the highest-ranking official for protecting the refugees in the bureau of the UN High Commission for Refugees in Damascus said a delegation from the US immigration department has agreed to grant 713 Arabs, including 653 Iraqis, the right to asylum in the US.
Syria-Regional-USA, Politics, 6/30/1998

Damascus: the cheapest city for tourists
The annual report on living expenditures in 150 cities around the world, issued by the "Resources Groups Corporation" in Geneva said Damascus is the cheapest city in the Middle East for tourists.
Syria, Business, 6/30/1998

Syrian FM confers with AL chief
Syria-Regional, Politics, 6/30/1998


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