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Syrian- Ukrainian relations highlighted
Chairman of the friendship group with Syria in the Ukrainian Parliament, Anatoli Damanski, highly lauded President Bashar Al-Assad's policy and his firm principled stances towards the Arab Nation causes.
Syria-Ukraine, Politics, 6/7/2003

Al-Nahar: Syrian- French cultural relations development
Chairman of the Friendship Associations in the French Senate, Philip Marini described developments of the French Syrian cooperation as an ideal one in the human and cultural fields.
Syria-France, Politics, 6/7/2003

Syria stress active measures to promote children's rights
Syria's Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Ghada Al-Jabi, has stressed that Syria was within that countries who approved on a Child Rights Convention
Syria, Culture, 6/7/2003

Arab Parliamentarian Federation support Syria
Regional-Syria, Politics, 6/6/2003

Bush: we have spent a long time in Sharm Esh Sheikh talking about Syria
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/6/2003

Syria's economy minister for founding the Arab development Fund
SyriaÕs Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Ghassan Rifaee arrived yesterday in Cairo to take part in the 77th session of Arab Economic Unity Council which began yesterday at Arab League's headquarter.
Syria-Regional, Economics, 6/5/2003

Al-Shara confers with Norway's envoy
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus yesterday the special Representative of the Norwegian Foreign Minister.
Syria-Norway, Politics, 6/5/2003

Arab international conference for nutritional industries
The Arab International Conference for Nutritional Industries (AUNI) was opened yesterday in Damascus organized by the Arab union for Nutritional Industries under the title of "the joint Arab Market and the Future horizons."
Regional-Syria, Economics, 6/5/2003

Damascus: Plan to restructure the economy in 7 years approved
The Syrian cabinet has specified a grace period of 7 years to restructure the Syrian economy, according to a program for economic reforms, announced since one and a half years, aiming at increasing the economic growth rate in Syria to 6%.
Syria, Politics, 6/4/2003

Al-Assad gets amessage on Poland's role in Iraq
Syria-Poland, Politics, 6/4/2003

Iraqi ambassador to Syria summoned to Baghdad
The former Iraqi ambassador in Damascus, Muhammad Rifat al-Ani, received a request from his foreign ministry to return back to Baghdad, two months following the closure of the Iraqi embassy in Damascus and suspension of its activities.
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 6/4/2003

Syrian-British Society launching ceremony in London
Syria-UK, Politics, 6/4/2003

Some 287 Syrians send petition to al-Assad: A call to convene a national conference to withstand changes
Some 287 Syrians representing intellectuals, political activists, lawyers, engineers and others extended a petition to President Bashar al-Assad sent by registered mail in Damascus on May 17, in which they called for a "comprehensive national reform"
Syria, Politics, 6/3/2003

Gender and development: A bid to encourage and enable gender- responsive program development
Gender issues have for long been given top priority as a heated debate with efforts concentrated to explain its various concepts regarding gender roles; gender training, gender equality and gender planning. Highlighting this issue on the need to increase the capacity for the integrated efforts of both man and woman for developmental partnership. UNICEF's Damascus office has organized 3 workshops to Gender sensitize the officers from various walks of life and to provide knowledge on gender mainstreaming
Syria-Regional, Culture, 6/3/2003

Al-Assad meets with UAE culture minister
Syria-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 6/3/2003

European film days in Damascus
The Syrian National film Organization, of the Syrian ministry of culture in cooperation with the Greek Presidency of the EU opened on June 2nd "the European Film Days in Damascus."
Syria, Culture, 6/3/2003

Lebanese, Syrian common stances stressed
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/3/2003

Turkish delegation in Syria confers with prominent officials
Syria's Speaker of the People's Assembly, Naji Otari and Minister of Information, Adnan Omran yesterday received in two separate meetings a Turkish delegation representing various cultural, parliamentarian and information spheres headed by the Head of the Turkish Strategic Studies, Mohammed Baker Uglu.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 6/2/2003

Ukrainian ambassador statement on relations with Syria
Ukrainian Ambassador to Damascus, Vladimir Koval, highly lauded the modernization and development process which Syria witnesses under the leadership of President, Bashar Al-Assad.
Syria-Ukraine, Politics, 6/2/2003

Al-Assad confers with US congress member
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday a delegation from the US Congress headed by Congressman Darrel Issa.
Syria-USA, Politics, 6/2/2003

Al-Assad's wife inaugurates UNRWA's Loans program
The small business loans program was inaugurated in Damascus on Sunday with the attendance of Syria's First Lady, Asmaa Al-Assad.
Syria, Economics, 6/2/2003

Devon signs production sharing agreement in Syria
Devon Energy on May 31 in Oklahoma city announced that it has entered into an agreement to explore for oil and natural gas in Syria.
Syria-USA, Business, 6/2/2003

Syria - German friendship association statement on ME developments
The chairman of the Syrian-German friendship Association, Olaf Fieldman, has stressed the importance of the Syrian role in the Middle East region, highlighting the great achievements so far on all levels.
Syria-Germany, Politics, 6/2/2003

Gulfsands petroleum signs production sharing agreement in syria
Gulfsands Petroleum Ltd. announced on May 31 in Houston, Texas, that it had entered into a Production Sharing Agreement to explore for oil and natural gas in Syria. Gulfsands Petroleum and its partner, Devon Energy entered into the Agreement covering Block 26 in northeastern Syria with the Syrian Government and the Syrian Petroleum Company ("SPC"). Gulfsands Petroleum has a 20 percent participating interest while Devon Energy holds an 80 percent participating interest and is the operator.
Syria-USA, Business, 6/2/2003


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