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Bashar al-Assad appointed commander general of Syrian army
Syrian vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam on Sunday received two following legislative decrees no. 9 and 10 for the year 2000, which provide for raising the military grade of col. Bashar Hafez al-Assad to a Lt. Gen. as well as to appoint him as a commander general for the army and armed forces.
Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000

Syrian Baath party nominates Bashar al-Assad for president
Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000

Reactions to President al-Assad's death
Politicians and analysts and politicians hold unanimous views on that the death of President Hafez al-Assad opens the door before several possibilities, foremost being that the late President's son Bashar, his possible successor, has to strengthen his authority in the country.
Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000

President Hafez al-Assad's funeral arrangements
Necessary arrangements for the funeral of the late President Hafez al-Assad for Tuesday, June 13 have been completed.
Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000

Khaddam approved new decision to lower presidential candidate's age
Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000

Iraqi dailies highlights Hafez Al-Assad's death
Iraqi dailies on Sunday highlighted the news of President Hafez al-Assad's death.
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000

Egypt backs Syrian stance
Egypt's Presidential Political Advisor Osama Al-Baz has reaffirmed Egypt's full support to the Syrian "justified and legitimate" stance and warned Israel against manipulating the game of peace tracks.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 6/10/2000

Damascus denies statements claimed to be stated by al-Shara
A Syrian media source on Friday denounced a misrepresentation of statements made by the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on the presence of the Syrian forces in Lebanon.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/10/2000

On Junblat's defense of al-Shehabi
The Saudi daily al-Riyadh on Friday front-paged its issue by a report from its office in Beirut in which it focused on the comment made by member of the Lebanese parliament Walid Junblat and the defense made by the Lebanese paper al-Mustaqbal, owned by the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri in defending the former Syrian army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Hekmat al-Shehabi and their refute to the news which said that al-Shehabi might be summoned to be investigated for corruption.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/10/2000

Al-Shara, al-Hoss discuss results of Cairo meetings
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/9/2000

Damascus: senior army official stabbed to death
Syria, Politics, 6/9/2000

Arab economic integration meeting in Damascus
The first economic meeting for Arab economists and businessmen that is organized by the international Maemoun Center -- under auspices of the Arab League's general trusteeship -- will be held at the premises of the Damascus international fair on June 20 - 27.
Regional-Syria, Economics, 6/9/2000

More Syrian transport ministry officials replaced
Syria, Politics, 6/8/2000

Al-Shara confers with Tunisian counterpart
Syria-Tunisia, Politics, 6/8/2000

Golanese detainees are proud of South Lebanon liberation
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/8/2000

Khaddam, Hariri seen off al-Shehabi when he left for the US
Well-informed sources in Damascus told the London-based al-Hayat daily that Syrian vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam and former Lebanese premier Rafik al-Hariri had seen off the retired Syrian army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Hekmat al-Shehabi upon leaving Beirut for the USA on Tuesday.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/8/2000

Al-Shara confers with Albright
A round of talks was held on Wednesday in Cairo between the Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and the US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/8/2000

Saddam Hussein becoming secretary general of the Baath national leadership
The Iraqi dailies issued on Wednesday said the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has, besides his many posts, a new post of the secretary general of the national leadership of the Baath Arab Socialist party ( of Iraq).
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 6/8/2000

Al-Shara meets Albright
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara met U.S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/7/2000

Al-Shara: Israel has the strongest military arsenal in the region
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara has asserted that what has taken place in South Lebanon constitutes a great event. He added " No body should forget that Israel has the biggest military arsenal in the region and it will not admit its defeat, easily."
Syria, Politics, 6/7/2000

Al-Shehabi left for the US
Well-informed sources told the London-based al-Hayat daily that former Syria army chief of staff retired Lt. Gen. Hekmat al-Shehabi left Beirut on Tuesday for the US after information leaked proving his " involvement," together with some of his children in corruption cases in Syria.
Syria, Politics, 6/7/2000

Measures are expected against former Syrian army chief al-Shehabi
Syrian minister of finance to release a decision
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/6/2000

Al-Assad message to Mubarak conveyed by al-Shara
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Monday handed a message to the Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak from President Hafez al-Assaf Present at the meeting was the Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 6/6/2000

Al-Shara: File of the Israeli Syrian negotiations is not closed
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara said that file of the Israeli - Syrian negotiations is not closed and that Israel's declarations are maneuvers to open the Syrian track.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/6/2000

Former intelligence chairman Al-Najjar's properties for sale
The al-Sharq al-Awsat London-based daily on Monday said that properties owned by Bashir al-Najjar, the former chairman for the general intelligence administration were put into auction by the Syrian general public customs administration so as to refund a sum of one billion Syrian pounds to the state general budget.
Syria, Politics, 6/6/2000

Syria prepares its internal house for post- peace era
Political and economic observers in Syria find it very difficult to make separate the accelerated campaign to fight corruption from the current economic developments, especially as during last month ( May) trends of the 9th regional congress of the Baath Party to be held on June 17 have been crystallized.
Syria, Politics, 6/5/2000

Albright visits Cairo on Wednesday
Egypt-Syria-USA, Politics, 6/5/2000

Damascus expects continued U.S efforts for pushing Syrian - Israeli forward
Damascus assured that it expects continued U.S efforts for pushing forward the Syrian - Israeli peace negotiations despite of the approach of the U.S presidential elections and the end of the term of President Bill Clinton.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 6/5/2000

Al-Shara in Cairo
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara arrived in Cairo on Sunday evening leading the Syrian delegation to the meetings of the 17th session of the foreign ministers of the 8 Damascus Declaration member states.
Regional-Syria, Politics, 6/5/2000

Syrian environmentalist: It is high time now for the reconciliation of man and its surroundings for sustainable development
Islam is distinctly featured as the most exceeding regarding environmental awareness. It promotes us as individuals and societies to take care of nature and to develop earth without cutting trees or harming life, said Dean faculty of Architecture- Tishreen University- Lattakia, Dr. Nuhad. J. Abdallah
Syria, Environment, 6/5/2000


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