Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 5/24/1999
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of May 24, 1999
- Moussa meets with al-Assad, al-Sharaa in Syria
After meeting with al-Sharaa, the Syrian Foreign Ministry released a statement saying, "Both ministers deliberated the necessity to resume stalled peace discussions on all tracks. They also reviewed means of reinvigorating the Joint Arab Action." Syria-Egypt, Politics, 5/29/1999 - Syrian PM meets with Lebanese justice minister Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/29/1999
- US president pledges to support al-Assad in resuming negotiations
Syrian sources stated that US President Bill Clinton had a phone conversation with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, in which Clinton confirmed that the USA supports resuming Israeli - Syrian negotiations from the point at which they stopped after the formation of the new Israeli government. Syria-USA, Politics, 5/29/1999 - Syrian - Russian health accord
Syria and Russia signed today an accord on medicine and health care, signed by Syrian Deputy Minister of Health Shayesh Yousef and Russia's ambassador in Syria, Viktor Goguitdze. Syria-Russia, Health, 5/29/1999 - Syrian Premier meets with Malaysian trade minister
Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi on Thursday received Malaysian Minister of Trade and Industry Rafidah binti Abdul Aziz and members of her accompanying delegation. Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 5/28/1999 - special: Syrian foreign trade sector
The foreign trade sector was the dynamo of development in Syria over different periods of the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 20th century and shortly after Syria had won independence there was a considerable foreign demand for a variety of Syrian commodities such as agricultural products and raw materials like cotton and wool. Syria, Economics, 5/28/1999 - Jordan - Syria meeting Jordan-Syria, Sports, 5/28/1999
- UNDOF extends work in the Golan Syria-Israel-UN, Politics, 5/28/1999
- Al-Assad meets with Jordanian official Syria-Jordan, Politics, 5/28/1999
- Syrian premier confers with Iraqi transport minister Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/27/1999
- Syrian vice president meets with Khalel Jamal Abdul Nasser Syria, Politics, 5/27/1999
- Malaysian trade delegation arrived in Damascus
Malaysian Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah binti Abdul Aziz arrived in Damascus on Wednesday morning leading a delegation of industrialists and businessmen representing the government and private business sector in Malaysia on a visit that will last for several days. Syria-Malaysia, Economics, 5/27/1999 - Arab environment ministers meet in Cairo
Syrian Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Abdul Hamid al-Munajid has said that Israel's dumping of thousands of tonnes of toxic wastes in the waters of the Mediterranean is a direct threat to the environment and causes direct and grave damage to these waters. Regional-Syria, Environment, 5/27/1999 - On negotiations between Syria and Israel
Member of the Israeli Knesset for the Labor Party Nawaf Masalha said that he had conveyed a message from Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak to Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in which the latter pledged to continue the policy pursued by Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/26/1999 - Russian sources deny President al-Assad to visit Moscow
Russian diplomatic sources in the Syrian capital, Damascus, have denied news rumored in Moscow saying that President Hafez al-Assad will visit Russia during next week. Syria-Russia, Politics, 5/26/1999 - Arafat is concerned over the Palestinian track
A London-based daily said on Monday, quoting sources close to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, that Arafat is in a state of chaos and unrest since the election of Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/26/1999 - Syrian waters meet 30% of Jordanian demands Jordan-Syria, Economics, 5/26/1999
- A Palestinian, Syrian, Egyptian summit to be held within one week Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/26/1999
- Syria calls for unified Arab stance toward Barak Syria-Regional, Politics, 5/25/1999
- Former Jordanian parliamentarian in Syria Jordan-Syria, Politics, 5/25/1999
- Syrian - Iraqi transport talks in Damascus
A round of Iraqi - Syrian talks held on Monday at the Syrian Ministry of Transport in Damascus. It was attended by Syrian Transport Minister Mufid Abdul Karim and his Iraqi counterpart, Ahmad Murtada Ahmad, as well as members of the two negotiating delegations. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 5/25/1999 - Israeli Arab delegation's visit to Syria
Israel Radio on Monday said that a delegation of Palestinian Israelis will visit Syria on June 10. The radio report added that the names of the visitors were sent in lists to Syria for ratification, and a program was laid for this visit including meeting with President Hafez al-Assad and several Syrian figures. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/25/1999 - Report: Barak is ready to restore the Golan
The British daily "Sunday Times " on Sunday reported that Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak is ready to restore the Golan to Syria against a general peace settlement. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/24/1999 - Arab Israelis visit Syria
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot said on Sunday that a delegation representing Palestinian Israelis will head within the two next weeks to Damascus. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/24/1999 - Mubarak, Arafat and Syria
A Jordanian daily on Sunday quoted sources close to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat as saying that he may head with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Damascus in order to convene a tripartite meeting with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. Regional-Syria, Politics, 5/24/1999 - Iraqi transport minister arrives in Damascus
Iraqi Minister of Transport and Communications Ahmad Murtada Ahmad and members of his accompanying delegation arrived in Damascus on Sunday evening for a five-day visit to Syria. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 5/24/1999 - Al-Assad meets with former Lebanese premier Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/24/1999
- Bashar al-Assad to visit Kuwait Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 5/24/1999