Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 4/5/1999
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of April 5, 1999
- Vegetable production in Syria
Farmers involved in vegetable farming in Syria vary from working small, marginal farms around the big cities to an acceptable farm size in the south and the Orentos. Syria, Agriculture, 4/10/1999 - President al-Assad to visit Russia Monday at the invitation of President Yeltsin
At the invitation of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, President Hafez al-Assad will hold an official visit to Moscow on April 12 and 13. The Russian ambassador in Damascus has asserted that his country pays special interest to this visit. Syria-Russia, Politics, 4/9/1999 - Jordan stresses cooperation with Syria to build al-Wahda dam, finance a problem Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/9/1999
- First Syrian plane to Libya on Saturday
The first Syrian air flight will arrive directly at Tripoli International Airport from Damascus tomorrow, following the suspension on Monday of the embargo imposed on Libya. Syria-Libya, Economics, 4/9/1999 - Damascus hosts international meeting on Islamic madahibs Regional-Syria, Religion, 4/9/1999
- President al-Assad confers with Li Ping
President Hafez al-Assad received on Wednesday at the presidential palace in Lattakia the Chinese chairman of the National People's Representatives, Li Ping, and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-China, Politics, 4/8/1999 - Foreign currency accounts do not exceed US $6.5 million in Syrian banks
Official sources in Damascus estimated that total foreign currency accounts in the Syrian state-run banks do not exceed US $6.5 million and number of account holders does not exceed 2,597 citizens, following two years of the decision taken by the government to open bank accounts to foreign currency. Syria, Economics, 4/8/1999 - Syria prepares for flights to Libya Syria-Libya, Economics, 4/8/1999
- Syrian premier confers with UNFP director Syria-International, Economics, 4/8/1999
- Hariri to visit Damascus Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/8/1999
- Arrangements to release Jordanian prisoners in Syria
Well-informed Jordanian sources told the London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily that the Syrian government has actually started taking practical steps to arrange the release of Jordanian prisoners and that announcing this step will be made during King Abdullah's visit to Syria within the coming days. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/7/1999 - Report: Bashar al-Assad to visit Arab Gulf states
A London-based newspaper said on Tuesday, quoting well-informed Arab sources, that Bashar al-Assad, son of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, will conduct a tour of several Gulf Cooperation Council member states. Syria, Politics, 4/7/1999 - Report: King Abdullah to visit Syria on April 15
Discussions between Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and King Abdullah will center on the need for joint coordination toward the Middle East peace process. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 4/7/1999 - President al-Assad confers with EU envoy on Middle East peace
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Tuesday at the Lattakia's presidential palace received European Union Middle East peace process special envoy Miguel Moratinos and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-European Union, Politics, 4/7/1999 - Green light to finance Syrian - Jordanian al-Wahda dam
Arab and international establishments had given the "green light" to take part in financing the Syrian-Jordanian al-Wahda dam which will be installed on al-Yarmouk river. Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Syrian president confers with Cypriot counterpart
President Hafez al-Assad on Monday received at the coastal Syrian city of Lattakia's presidential palace President of the Republic of Cyprus Glafcos Clerides and members of his accompanying delegation. Syria-Cyprus, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Israelis missing in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights Syria-Israel, Local, 4/6/1999
- Jordanian king highlights relations with Syria and Kuwait
Jordan's King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein said that Jordan's relations with both Syria and Kuwait are proceeding for the better. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Jordanian parliamentary delegation to visit Damascus
A Jordanian weekly has said that consultations are being made to form a Jordanian parliamentary delegation to visit Damascus shortly and meet with several officials there. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Merets movement supports full withdrawal from the Golan Israel-Syria, Politics, 4/5/1999
- Syria, UAE to establish free trade zone
The Syrian Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade has welcomed the proposal made by the UAE to sign an agreement providing for establishing a free zone area between the two countries. Syria-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 4/5/1999 - Damascus hails Russia's refusal to the USA pressures for delaying selling advanced weapons to Syria
Damascus hailed the Russian opposition to US pressure on Moscow to delaying the sale of advanced weapons to Syria days before the visit of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad to Moscow on April 13. Syria-Russia, Politics, 4/5/1999 - On King Abdullah's visit to Syria
Jordanian Foreign Minister Abd al-Ilah al-Khatib has asserted that the visit of Jordan's King Abdullah to Syria has not been fixed yet, adding that the visit of the Jordanian King to Saudi Arabia will mark the beginning of Arab meetings on summit levels. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/5/1999 - Christian communities in Syria celebrate Easter
The Christian communities in Syria on Sunday held large religious ceremonies in all parts of the country. Syria, Religion, 4/5/1999