Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 8/16/1999
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 16, 1999
- Bashar al-Assad visits Bahrain Syria-Bahrain, Politics, 8/21/1999
- Syria sends urgent humanitarian aid to Turkey
At the directives of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, the Syrian government has decided to send urgent humanitarian aid to Turkey following the violent earthquake which hit several Turkish areas and resulted in heavy human and material casualties. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/20/1999 - Specter: President al-Assad is ready for peace Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 8/20/1999
- Syrian newspapers hail Albright's statements Syria-USA, Politics, 8/20/1999
- Lebanon gives up implementation of a decision concerning Palestinians
Former chairman of the Palestinian National Council Khaled al-Fahoum told the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am that the Lebanese government has recently given up a decision which was taken by the end of last June which permitted, according to it, the Palestinians who carry Syrian documents to enter Lebanon, having the same treatments as the Syrians, without needs for prior security measures. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/20/1999 - Jordanian minister Syrian-Jordanian relations deep, remarkable
Jordanian Minister of Information and Culture Nasser Lowzi has asserted the deep bilateral and fraternal relations between Jordan and Syria and described these relations as "remarkable and developed." Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/19/1999 - Al-Assad cables condolences to Demirel on earthquake
President Hafez al-Assad has sent a cable of condolences to the President of Turkey, Suleiman Demirel on the earthquake which hit several areas in Turkey. Syria-Turkey, Culture, 8/19/1999 - Syrian Muslim Brothers' Shoura council to meet in Baghdad
A London-based daily said today that the Shoura council of the Muslim Brothers group in Syria will hold its ordinary summer session this week in Baghdad. Syria, Politics, 8/19/1999 - Syria permits entry of Jordanian press
Jordanian officials announced in Amman on Tuesday that Syria has permitted Jordanian papers to enter its territories after a five year boycott due to the political tension following the Wadi Araba agreement signed between Jordan and Israel. Syria-Jordan, Business, 8/18/1999 - The Kibbutz Artzi movement and the Golan
The Kibbutz Artzi movement has prepared a plan to evacuate two settlements belonging to it in the Golan Heights if a peace agreement is reached with Syria. Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/18/1999 - New meeting between Lahoud and Hariri today
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will meet today (Wednesday) with Lebanese President Emile Lahoud at Baabda palace in the course of completing meetings between the two sides. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/18/1999 - Syrian defense minister confers with Lebanese counterpart
Syrian deputy commander in chief of the armed forces, Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass on Tuesday in Damascus received the commander of the Lebanese army, Gen. Michael Suleiman, and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/18/1999 - Syrian - Jordanian industrial company meets in Damascus
The general assembly of the Syrian - Jordanian company for industries on Tuesday morning held its annual meeting at the Syrian Ministry of Industry in Damascus. It was attended by Syrian Industry Minister Ahmad Nizam al-Din and his Jordanian counterpart, Muhammad Asfour. Syria-Jordan, Business, 8/18/1999 - Congress report: Libya may be removed from list of terror sponsors
Reports by the US Congress' Congressional Research Service stated that the Clinton administration is seeking to remove Libya from the US list of the terrorism-sponsoring states and that Syria will not be far from a similar measure. Libya-Syria-USA, Politics, 8/18/1999 - Jordanian industry and trade minister arrives in Syria
Jordanian Minister of Industry and Trade Muhammad Asfour arrived in Syria by land through Daraa on Monday and visited the Syrian - Jordanian industrial free zone. He was accompanied by Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Muhammad al-Imadi. Syria-Jordan, Economics, 8/17/1999 - On Muslim Brothers in Jordan
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd said that the Jordanian authorities refused to permit the Shoura council of the Syrian Muslim Brothers is to convene a meeting in Amman this week. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/17/1999 - A report on electricity cooperation between Syria, Jordan Jordan-Syria, Economics, 8/16/1999
- Al-Kabareiti discusses in Damascus conditions in the region
Chief of the Jordanian royal court Abdul Karim al-Kabareiti made a short visit to Damascus, during which he held talks with high-ranking Syrian officials on the latest developments in the Middle East. Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/16/1999 - Preliminary peace contacts on the Syrian track
Western diplomatic sources in Washington told a London-based daily that American figures are currently making preliminary contacts with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in order to bring viewpoints closer between Syria and Israel on the eve of the arrival of US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to the region at the beginning of next month. Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/16/1999 - Golan settlers send a message to Barak
The secretary of the settlement Cepotsic movement in the occupied Golan Heights, Dov Helman, has called on Irsaeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak that the principle of not giving up any settlement in the Golan will be the basis for Syrian - Israeli negotiations. Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/16/1999