Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 2/16/1998
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of February 16, 1998
- Ankara seeks to resume dialogue with Damascus
A Turkish diplomatic source said, "We first prefer to resume dialogue on the bilateral level and then tripartite consultation talks might be resumed between Ankara, Damascus and Tehran," adding that "the Syrian side is inclined to resume political contacts." Syria-Turkey, Politics, 2/20/1998 - Mubarak confers with Syrian Vice-President, FM
President Mubarak said he and President Assad are exerting all efforts to bring about a peaceful solution to the Iraqi crisis to rule out a military strike against Iraq. Egypt-Syria, International, 2/19/1998 - Syria privatization Syria, Economics, 2/19/1998
- Syrian-Iranian meetings delayed due to Iraq crisis
Syrian diplomatic sources said that the delegation which was supposed to visit Tehran, including Syrian Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddam and Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa was delayed for few days until the picture concerning the Iraqi crisis becomes clear. Syria-Iran, Politics, 2/18/1998 - Israeli forces arrest Syrian youths in occupied Golan
Israeli authorities arrested Tuesday evening four youths in Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan heights on charges of resisting occupation and rejecting Israeli identity cards. Syria-Israel, Judicial, 2/18/1998 - A message from Syrian President to Saudi crown prince Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 2/18/1998
- Syrian delegation delivers communique to Mubarak
Sharaa said Syria backs the implementation of UN resolutions, but a military strike against Iraq would require a new UN resolution. The Syrian Foreign Minister stressed the need to settle the crisis by political and diplomatic means and to avoid using the military option. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 2/18/1998 - Further Israeli repression, maneuvers in occupied Golan
Israel has extended the detention of three Syrian citizens from the occupied town of Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights. The Syrian detainees were arrested on Saturday following confrontations that broke out in the town. Syria-Israel, Local, 2/17/1998 - Aramaic: the language of the Christ, and the stolen Icon
It survived the fall of Nineveh and Babylon in Iraq and remained the official language of the Persian empire. Aramaic inscriptions were also dug out in certain areas in Egypt and China. Regional-Syria, History, 2/16/1998 - Israel threatens arrests of Golan citizens
The Israeli police chief in Galilee, Gen. Avi Telor, has threatened to carry out a large arrest campaign against Syrian residents of the occupied Golan and to levy substantial fines against them. Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/16/1998 - Syrian oil-diesel tanks allowed into Turkey Syria-Turkey, Business, 2/16/1998
- Russia for consolidating ties with Syria, ambassador says Syria, Politics, 2/16/1998