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A new free zone area on the Iraqi- Syrian borders
The director general of the Iraqi free trade areas Bustam al-Janabi has stated that foundations have been laid for a new free trade areas on the Iraqi borders with Syria. He added these foundations include other services and warehouses.
Iraq-Syria, Economics, 9/23/2000

A message from Emir of Qatar to President al-Assad
A Qatari official delegation including the minister of energy, industry, electricity and waters Abdullah Hamad al-Ateyah, the finance and economy minister Youssef Hussein and the chairman of the higher committee for tourism Sheikh Abdullah Bin Ahmad al-Thani arrived in Damascus on Saturday in a two day visit.
Syria-Qatar, Politics, 9/23/2000

A Final statement on Mero's visit to Bahrain
Bahrain-Syria, Politics, 9/22/2000

Lahoud: Syrian presence in Lebanon is legal and serves our strategic interests
Lahoud called on those what so ever their groups is to know that the Lebanese state " did not do harm to them, rather they harmed themselves, and made mistakes against their homeland and they have before anything else to ask for forgiveness, though late and to admit their guilt towards their citizens, instead of provoking the language of sectarianism. The homeland can be only built on dialogue, openness and frankness."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/22/2000

Egypt: No political dimensions for the delay in the date of al-Assad's visit
A well-informed Egyptian source has denied that the "unfixed " date of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Cairo to have " any political implications." He said " Egypt welcomes President Bashar al-Assad at any time." He added that the reason behind the delay relates to the Syrian leadership and expected the visit to take place by the end of this month or the beginning of October.
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 9/22/2000

Syrian defense minister confers with a Chinese military delegation
Syrian deputy premier and defense minister Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass on Thursday in Damascus received a Chinese military delegation led by Lt. Gen. Tang Tiang Beyo.
Syria-China, Politics, 9/22/2000

Agreements signed between participants at the Syrian- European contacts days
Meetings were held on Thursday between the participants in the fourth Syrian- European contact days. Several agreements were signed between the participating companies and the and the participating businessmen from 102 Syrian companies and 50 Arab and foreign companies working in the areas of textiles, garments, foodstuffs, packing and packaging.
Syria-European Union, Economics, 9/22/2000

Prince of al-Riyadh in Damascus
Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/21/2000

Syria to crystallize a strategy for attracting investment
The London - based al-Hayat daily said in its Wednesday's issue that an economist has urged the Syrian government to crystallize a policy promoted by Syria as a regional center for exports.
Syria, Economics, 9/21/2000

Discussions between al-Shara, Arafat
Arafat made that speech at the inaugural session of the meetings and al-Shara's proposed to adopt this speech as a base for the final statement, but Arafat retreated under the pretext that his speech was only for the media.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 9/21/2000

Established confidence between the Syrian and Jordanian leaderships
The Jordanian weekly al-Meithaq said in its recent issue that the telephone call President Bashar al-Assad made with the Jordanian King Abdullah upon his return back from his recent tour bears more than one meaning and has only one explanation, namely the confidence which has been growing between the two states since more than one year.
Jordan-Syria, Politics, 9/21/2000

Celebration in Damascus on the 224th anniversary of the US National Day
Syria-USA, Culture, 9/21/2000

Syrian prime minister arrives in Bahrain
The Gulf News official agency reported on Wednesday that the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Mero arrived in Bahrain in a visit aims at discussing the possibilities of bilateral cooperation.
Bahrain-Syria, Politics, 9/21/2000

Some 69 Syrian students from the Golan arrived in Syria for study
Some 69 students from the occupied Golan heights arrived in Syria on Wednesday to study in the Syrian universities.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 9/21/2000

Aref Dalila returns back to Damascus university
Well-informed sources in Damascus said on Tuesday that the Syrian leadership decided the return back the University economic teacher Dr. Aref Salila to his work at Damascus University after he had been suspended from teaching since three years because of his criticism to the performance of the former prime minister Mahmoud al-Zoubi.
Syria, Politics, 9/20/2000

Syrian- Turkish relations developed
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 9/20/2000

On Arafat's visit to Damascus
In statements to the Saudi daily Okaz issued on Tuesday, Palestinian and Syrian sources expected that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will visit Damascus soon to convene a summit with President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 9/20/2000

Syrian efforts to contain war of words between Iraq and Kuwait
According to sources it did not identify, the Qatari daily al-Watan expected the Syrian diplomacy to make intensive moves in the Arab Gulf region to contain the tension currently taken place in the region, resulting from the "war of words" between Iraq and Kuwait.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/20/2000

Damascus: a decision issued to reduce unemployment
In a meeting held on Tuesday, the Syrian cabinet approved a decision to fight unemployment whose rate is estimated by economists as reaching its highest at the meantime.
Syria, Economics, 9/20/2000

New reforms and ministerial reshuffle in Syria
The Egyptian magazine ( October) has stated that the economic reforms and ministerial reshuffle is the preoccupation of the Syrian people and official levels.
Syria, Politics, 9/19/2000

Al-Shara confers with Palestinian official in New York
The al-Ayam daily issued in the occupied Palestinian territories said that a meeting was held on Wednesday between the Palestinians minister of planning and international cooperation Nabil Shaath and the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara, on the sideline of the meetings of the UN General Assembly.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 9/19/2000

Syrian prime minister visits Bahrain today
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa Miro is arriving today at Bahrain to fulfill an official invitation from his Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al khalifa.
Bahrain-Syria, Politics, 9/19/2000

Syria gets less than 1% of the Arab states share of foreign investments
Foreign investments licensed in 1999 in Syria and governed under the law no. 10 on encouraging investment of 1991, reached only US $ 47.6 million, representing a sum of 17% of total investment licensed in 1999. These investments are distributed, according to sectors as follows; Transformation industry 32.8%; agriculture 27.6%, transport 22.7%, and real estate services 16.9%.
Syria, Economics, 9/19/2000

Pope John Paul II to visit Syria in April, 2001
The assistant for the spokesman of the Vatican Sero Peniditini stressed on Monday was announced by patriarch of Antioch and the Whole East Ignatius 4th Hazim on the intention of Pope John Paul II to visit Syria after the Easter.
Syria-Vatican, Politics, 9/19/2000

Al-Assad gets a message from al-Bashir
Syria-Sudan, Politics, 9/18/2000

Syrian premier visits Bahrain on Wednesday
Syria-Bahrain, Politics, 9/18/2000

Al-Assad gets a message from Putin, agreements signed
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the minister of industry, sciences and technology and chairman of the joint ministerial committee for trade, economic and scientific cooperation in federal Russia Alexander Dondokov.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 9/18/2000

France discuss rearming the Syrian army
A delegation from the French senates council raised with Syrian officials the subject of rearming the Syrian army during a 5 day visit to Syria that was concluded yesterday.
Syria-France, Politics, 9/18/2000


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