Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 4/17/2000
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of April 17, 2000
- Al-Shara, Moratinos discuss Middle East peace efforts
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara yesterday received the European Union's special envoy for the Middle East peace process, Miguel Moratinos, and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-European Union, Politics, 4/21/2000 - UN chief attends Syria's national day celebration at UN Syria-UN, Politics, 4/21/2000
- A stress to build al-Wahda dam Jordan-Syria, Economics, 4/21/2000
- Military confrontation expected, Israeli official
Israel's deputy defense minister, Ephriam Sneh, stated in a lecture he delivered on April 17 on the issue of military confrontation with Syria, he expected to erupt following the withdrawal of the Israeli Army from south Lebanon. Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/21/2000 - Lebanese forces: Richard statements flagrant intervention in Lebanese affairs
Three days after statements made by French Defense Minister Alain Richard to Radio France-Inter which raised a vast controversy as he talked about the "Syrian hegemony on Lebanon," Lebanese- French relations have witnessed a tension similar to that prevailed when the French Premier Lionel Jospin made statements in Israel against the Lebanese resistance. Lebanon-Syria-France, Politics, 4/21/2000 - Al-Shara meets with European peace envoy Syria-European Union, Politics, 4/20/2000
- Syrian premier confers with Jordanian minister of agriculture
Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro on Wednesday evening received Jordan's minister of agriculture, Hashem al-Shaboul. Syria-Jordan, Economics, 4/20/2000 - Syria celebrates solidarity week with prisoners in Israeli jails
The committee in solidarity with Syrian prisoners in Israeli jails will hold a solidarity week with prisoners as of next Friday on the occasion of the Syrian Prisoner Day which falls on April 21. Syria, Politics, 4/20/2000 - Palestinian university students in Syria observe sit-in on Palestinian Prisoner Day
Palestinian students at Damascus University on Wednesday observed a silent sit-in before the UN office in Damascus on the occasion of the Palestinian Prisoner Day. The event was called for by the General Union of Palestine Students and the Defense Committee for the Palestinian Detainees and Prisoners in the Israeli Jails. Syria-Syria, Politics, 4/20/2000 - Canadian premier: Al-Assad has a strong desire for peace
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Tuesday in Damascus received Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Canada, Politics, 4/19/2000 - Al-Shara makes telephone call to Lebanese premier
Lebanese Premier and Foreign Minister Salim al-Hoss on Tuesday evening received a telephone call from Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/19/2000 - On the Syrian -Israeli track
Well-informed French sources told the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas in statements issued on Tuesday in Kuwait that the "increasing Israeli sayings about the dangers of confrontation with Syria might be for local consumption, rather than being messages addressed to Damascus." Syria-Israel-France, Politics, 4/19/2000 - Canadian premier talks in Damascus
Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro and his Canadian counterpart, Jean Chretien, started their talks on Monday evening in Damascus. Syria-Canada, Politics, 4/18/2000 - Syrians in the Golan observe evacuation day by staging general strike
The Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights on Monday shared celebrations with their people in Syria on the occasion of the 54th anniversary of the Evacuation Day. Syria, Politics, 4/18/2000 - UN human rights committee for Israel's withdrawal from the Golan
The UN Human Rights Committee, in a draft bill approved by a great majority on Monday, called on Israel to withdraw out of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and to cancel all decisions Israel had made to annex the Golan. Syria-Israel-UN, Politics, 4/18/2000 - Syria celebrates national day
Marking the Evacuation Day's (independence) 54th anniversary, a large central rally was held in Damascus on Monday under the patronage of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. Acting on behalf of President al-Assad, the rally was attended by Vice President Muhammad Zuheir Masharqa. Syria, Politics, 4/18/2000 - Syrian - Lebanese symposium on informatics
Under the patronage of Bashar al-Assad, chairman of the Syrian informatics society, the Syrian- Lebanese symposium on informatics will be held in Damascus and Beirut on April 25 through 28. It is organized by the Syrian informatics society and the Lebanese gathering for informatics. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 4/18/2000 - Levy accuses Syria of not being ready for peace
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy asserted that Syria is not yet ready for peace, accusing it of wanting Israel to remain in Lebanon for good Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/18/2000 - Bashar al-Assad talks about Middle East peace Syria, Politics, 4/17/2000
- Canada's prime minister arrives in Damascus today Syria-Canada, Politics, 4/17/2000
- Le Monde and the failure of Geneva summit
The French paper said that the new Syrian minister of information, Adnan Omran, says that should the US have proposed special offers instead of repeating the Israeli demands in Geneva it would have played a more useful role and that Barak's proposals are the worst among his previous proposals Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 4/17/2000 - Report: Iraqi attempts to resume pumping its oil through Syria
The London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily stated on Sunday that according to Iraqi diplomatic sources political efforts are being made by Baghdad with the Syrian government in order to permit Iraqi oil to be exported through the Syrian port of Banias on the Mediterranean. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 4/17/2000 - Israeli forces arrest two Syrians from the Golan
The Israeli occupation forces broke into the Syrian town of Majdal Shams and detained two of its citizens, on the fall of the annual celebrations to be held by the Syrians of the Golan on the occasion of the Evacuation Day. The celebration will be held today Monday. Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/17/2000