Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 1/5/1998
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of January 5, 1998
- More Iraqi passengers to Damascus and UAE
Iraq has turned to Syria and the United Arab Emirates to facilitate Iraqi passengers' travel in an attempt to alleviate the sanctions imposed on the movement of the Iraqi people. Iraq-Syria, Business, 1/10/1998 - Palestinian Democratic Front convenes third conference
The meeting aims at drawing up a new political and organizational strategy, noting that the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine intends to "give up" the Israeli-Palestinian agreements and adopt a new negotiation formula based on international resolutions. Palestine-Syria, International, 1/9/1998 - Syrian President stresses commitment to peace to US congressional delegation Syria, Politics, 1/9/1998
- US congressmen: We work to revitalize peace process
Representative Nick Rahall who is the leader of the US congressional delegation, and a Democrat from West Virginia said the delegation is in Syria on a non-governmental mission to help restart the peace process again between Syria, Lebanon and Israeli Syria, International, 1/8/1998 - Chirac and Khaddam on peace, bilateral relations
Khaddam said that although Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai said he accepts this resolution, "less than one hour later the office of the Israeli Premier said that Israeli withdrawal is conditional." Syria, Politics, 1/7/1998 - New finds in North Syria Syria, History, 1/7/1998
- Syria's Salman: Turkey's maneuvers are muscle-flexing targeting Arabs
In statements to Monte Carlo radio on Monday Syrian Information Minister Muhammad Salman has condemned the Israeli, Turkish, US military exercises and considered them as constituting a grave threat to the Arabs and Muslims as well. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/6/1998 - American delegation in Damascus next Wednesday
Diplomatic sources said that US Senator Daniel Graham will join the American Arab delegation which will visit Damascus on January 17. Syria, Politics, 1/6/1998 - Syrian imports for the first half of 1997 totaled 20 billion Syrian pounds
Syria's imports through June 1997 are estimated at 19.153 billion Syrian pounds. Syria, Economics, 1/6/1998 - Syria's Khaddam and al-Sharaa in France Syria, Politics, 1/6/1998
- Syrian economy minister opens bank branch
Muhammad al-Imadi on Saturday inaugurated commercial Bank no. 3 in Damascus' Hariqa area, within the framework of the ministry's plan to expand and modernize banking services all over the country. Syria, Business, 1/6/1998 - Specter optimistic over peace process Syria, International, 1/6/1998
- Jordan confirms participation in Israeli-Turkish maneuvers
Jordan declared that it would participate as an observer in naval maneuvers between Israel, the USA and Turkey and declared that this is a sovereign decision regarding an internal affair. Jordan-Syria, Military, 1/5/1998 - Weather delays Khaddam, al-Sharaa's visit to France
On Sunday, assistant spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry Yves Doutriaux announced that Syrian Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam and Foreign Minister Faouk al-Sharaa's visit to France was postponed by a day untill Tuesday due to bad weather in Paris. Syria, Politics, 1/5/1998 - Syrian president reviews peace process with US envoy Syria, International, 1/5/1998