Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 8/11/1997
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 11, 1997
- Syrian president snubs Israel's Barak
Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad declined to receive a message from Ehud Barak, the Israeli Labor Party leader, Israeli radio said. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/15/1997 - Israel's Barak wants talks with Assad
Syrian president Hafez Assad criticized the Israeli prime minister as an enemy of peace and praised the left-leaning Israeli opposition. Syria, Politics, 8/14/1997 - Israeli ambassador to US warns: Syria preparing for war
Eliyahu bin Elissar, the Israeli ambassador to the US, said that Syria is preparing for war even as it declares it is ready for peace talks. Syria, Politics, 8/14/1997 - Controversial Iraeli Arab delegation meets with Assad
Israeli - Arab delegation visiting Syria, including Knesset member Abdul Wahab Darawsheh met today with Syrian president Assad for a discussion of the peace process and the situation in the region. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/13/1997 - Jordanian contractors in Syria
A delegation representing Jordanian contractors' unions in Karak and Irbid visited Syria in order to discuss ways of cooperating. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 8/12/1997 - Syrian newspaper condemns Israeli security steps
Syrias "Al-Thawra" daily newspaper accused yesterday Israel of attacking civilians and making Palestinians starve under the pretext of security. Syria, Politics, 8/11/1997 - Palestinian Arab delegation in Syria
Palestinian personalities from territories occupied before 1948 currently visiting Syria made a visit to Martyrs Cemetery in Najha Syria-Oman, Politics, 8/11/1997