Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 8/18/1997
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 18, 1997
- Unification of customs duties between Lebanon and Syria
Lebanese Industrialists Association President Sarraf said that the August 20 agreement to proceed gradually with customs unification would help exports. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 8/22/1997 - Islamic education cooperation between Syria and Sudan
The grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Syria, Sheikh Ahmed Kaftaro, received a delegation from the Holy Quran University in Sudan. Syria-Sudan, Religion, 8/22/1997 - Senior Israeli officials: Damascus seeks peace
The head of the Israeli army intelligence agency, Major General M. Yaloun, stated that Syria up till now has abided by its self-control policy regarding Hizbullah activities in south Lebanon. Syria, Politics, 8/20/1997 - Syria deploys tanks near Golan Heights
A military magazine said that Syria deployed T-55 tanks, renovated by Ukrainian experts. Syria, Military, 8/20/1997 - Joint Lebanon-Syria meeting yeilds trade deals
The two sides agreed to freely exchange domestic, industrial and agricultural products, and exchanging expertise concerning the facilitation of administrative measures. Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 8/20/1997 - Syrian-Iraqi oil line to reopen
The oil line, closed in the eighties, is being prepared to transfer Iraqi oil to Syria. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/19/1997 - Seminar on AIDS clinical services
A seminar on clinical services for AIDS patients, opened in Damascus. Syria, Medicine, 8/19/1997 - Golan citizens' faith rejuvenated by recent meeting with Assad
Syrian citizens in the Golan Heights express pride over the fruitful results of the visit paid by Palestinians and a controversial delegation of Israeli Arabs to Syria. Syria, Politics, 8/19/1997 - Cuban-Arab community delegation to visit Damascus
A delegation of the Cuban-Arab community will arrive in Syria next week to take part in the conference of the Federation of Arab-American Organizations. Syria, Culture, 8/19/1997 - Syrian vice president reviews situation with Qadoumi
Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khadam received in Damascus Mr. Farouk Qadoumi, head of the Political Department of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/19/1997 - Mubarak says Syria will never quit one inch of Golan
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has affirmed that Syria will never accept other than full withdrawal from the occupied Golan. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 8/18/1997 - Syrian minister of economy confers with Iraqi industrialists
Talks dealt with prospects of exchanging commodities and products between the two countries within the framework of the oil-for-food formula. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/18/1997 - Israeli MIAs in Lebanon buried in Jewish cemetery in Damascus
Three Israeli soldiers declared missing in action in Lebanon 15 years ago are buried in a Damascus Jewish cemetery, Salah Tarif said. Syria, Politics, 8/18/1997 - It will be hard for Syria to make peace with Netanyahu
Members of an Israeli Arab delegation returned from their trip to Damascus, saying they carried a message of peace from the Syrian president. Syria, Politics, 8/18/1997 - Syrian-Russian commercial cooperation
A cooperation agreement was signed between Aleppo city Chambers of Commerce and Industry and a delegation of the Russian group for industry and agriculture led by Victor Vedmanov. Syria, Economics, 8/18/1997