Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 12/28/1998
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of December 28, 1998
- A lecture on German Kaiser's visit to Syria in 1898
Damascene people have recently commemorated the centenary of the visit paid by the German Kaiser Wilhelm II to Damascus in 1898. At the invitation of the Damascus Friends Society, Dr. George Jabbour made a lecture at the German Cultural Center on the same day Wilhelm II made his speech which was known at the time as the Damascus Declaration. Syria-Regional-Germany, History, 1/2/1999 - Ericson wins a contract of upgrading Syrian phones Syria-Sweden, Economics, 1/2/1999
- Withdrawal from the Golan rejected, Israeli minister says
If Netanyahu and his extremist team think that through the policy of bargaining the Golan and asserting their perpetuation of its occupation will come back to power in Israel, the thing which is unswerving on the Syrian, Arab and International levels that the Golan was and will be a Syrian Arab and will be eventually returned back Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/31/1998 - Secret plan to compensate the Israeli settlers in the Golan
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot said on Tuesday that the Israeli authorities had launched a secret operation to estimate the sums that should be paid to Israeli settlers in compensation in case Israel returns the Golan Heights to the Syrians. Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/31/1998 - Syria's Mufti calls on the Pope to take a stronger decision against Judaizing Jerusalem
Syrian Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Kiftaro has called upon Pope John Paul II to take "a stronger stand towards the Judaizing of Jerusalem and to stand against aggression and corruption in the world." Syria, Politics, 12/31/1998 - Lt. Gen. Tawfiq Nizameddine dies in Damascus
Lt. Gen. Tawfiq Nizameddine, founder and former commander of the Syrian Army died on Monday in Damascus. Present at the funeral ceremony were a number of Syrian officials, citizens and delegations from his birthplace, al-Qamshli, in the northern part of Syria. Syria, People, 12/31/1998 - Al-Saedi: agreements with Syria encourage investment
Lebanese Economy Minister Nasser al-Saeedi said that the Lebanese-Syrian agreements aim at "encouraging investment." He referred to "current joint trade projects for which necessary financing is underway." Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 12/31/1998 - Ankara satisfied with the implementation of Adanah agreement Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/31/1998
- Informatics program in Homs Syria, Education, 12/31/1998
- A trip into the heart of ancient civilizations
Syria is regarded by historians as the very heart of the Arab Islamic world. It witnessed Arab Islamic civilizations that flourished through successive ages. Fruitful interaction had been carried out between them producing remarkable, distinctive civilizations. Syria, History, 12/30/1998 - Syria needs US $11.6 million for pesticides Syria, Agriculture, 12/30/1998
- Syrian tires exported to Saudi Arabia Syria, Business, 12/30/1998
- Al-Sharaa confers with WFP envoy Syria, Politics, 12/30/1998
- Syrian president confers with Lebanese parliamentarian Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/30/1998
- President Mubarak to visit Damascus on results of his talks in Ankara
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd reported that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will visit Damascus within days and inform Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on the results of his talks in Ankara with Turkish President Suleiman Demirel. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 12/29/1998 - Syrian-Lebanese higher economic committee meets in Beirut
The Syrian-Lebanese higher economic committee started its deliberations on Monday in Beirut chaired by Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi and his Lebanese counterpart, Salim al-Hoss. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/29/1998 - Lebanese president confers with Syrian premier
Lebanese President Lt. Gen. Emile Lahoud on Monday received Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi. Following the meeting al-Zou'bi told journalists that he conveyed President al-Assad's greetings to the Syrian people and government. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/29/1998 - Syrian production of gas exceeds one billion cubic meters
The quantity of natural gas produced from wells in Syria has amounted to one billion cubic meters through mid-December, at a rate of between 2 and 4 million cubic meters of gas daily. Syria, Economics, 12/29/1998 - EU for Israel's total withdrawal from the Golan Syria-Israel-European Union, Politics, 12/29/1998
- Four Syrians killed in Lebanon building collapse
Four Syrians were killed and one Lebanese was wounded on Saturday night in a building collapse in al-Sharaani suburb in the al-Qubbeh area of Tripoli. Lebanon-Syria, Local, 12/28/1998 - Netanyahu: No agreement with Labor Party on Golan withdrawal Israel-Syria, Politics, 12/28/1998
- Syrian-Lebanese economic committee meets today Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 12/28/1998