Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 6/5/2000
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of June 5, 2000
- Bashar al-Assad appointed commander general of Syrian army
Syrian vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam on Sunday received two following legislative decrees no. 9 and 10 for the year 2000, which provide for raising the military grade of col. Bashar Hafez al-Assad to a Lt. Gen. as well as to appoint him as a commander general for the army and armed forces. Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000 - Syrian Baath party nominates Bashar al-Assad for president Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000
- Reactions to President al-Assad's death
Politicians and analysts and politicians hold unanimous views on that the death of President Hafez al-Assad opens the door before several possibilities, foremost being that the late President's son Bashar, his possible successor, has to strengthen his authority in the country. Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000 - President Hafez al-Assad's funeral arrangements
Necessary arrangements for the funeral of the late President Hafez al-Assad for Tuesday, June 13 have been completed. Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000 - Khaddam approved new decision to lower presidential candidate's age Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000
- Iraqi dailies highlights Hafez Al-Assad's death
Iraqi dailies on Sunday highlighted the news of President Hafez al-Assad's death. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 6/11/2000 - Egypt backs Syrian stance
Egypt's Presidential Political Advisor Osama Al-Baz has reaffirmed Egypt's full support to the Syrian "justified and legitimate" stance and warned Israel against manipulating the game of peace tracks. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 6/10/2000 - Damascus denies statements claimed to be stated by al-Shara
A Syrian media source on Friday denounced a misrepresentation of statements made by the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on the presence of the Syrian forces in Lebanon. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/10/2000 - On Junblat's defense of al-Shehabi
The Saudi daily al-Riyadh on Friday front-paged its issue by a report from its office in Beirut in which it focused on the comment made by member of the Lebanese parliament Walid Junblat and the defense made by the Lebanese paper al-Mustaqbal, owned by the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri in defending the former Syrian army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Hekmat al-Shehabi and their refute to the news which said that al-Shehabi might be summoned to be investigated for corruption. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/10/2000 - Al-Shara, al-Hoss discuss results of Cairo meetings Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/9/2000
- Damascus: senior army official stabbed to death Syria, Politics, 6/9/2000
- Arab economic integration meeting in Damascus
The first economic meeting for Arab economists and businessmen that is organized by the international Maemoun Center -- under auspices of the Arab League's general trusteeship -- will be held at the premises of the Damascus international fair on June 20 - 27. Regional-Syria, Economics, 6/9/2000 - More Syrian transport ministry officials replaced Syria, Politics, 6/8/2000
- Al-Shara confers with Tunisian counterpart Syria-Tunisia, Politics, 6/8/2000
- Golanese detainees are proud of South Lebanon liberation Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/8/2000
- Khaddam, Hariri seen off al-Shehabi when he left for the US
Well-informed sources in Damascus told the London-based al-Hayat daily that Syrian vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam and former Lebanese premier Rafik al-Hariri had seen off the retired Syrian army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Hekmat al-Shehabi upon leaving Beirut for the USA on Tuesday. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/8/2000 - Al-Shara confers with Albright
A round of talks was held on Wednesday in Cairo between the Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara’ and the US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Syria-USA, Politics, 6/8/2000 - Saddam Hussein becoming secretary general of the Baath national leadership
The Iraqi dailies issued on Wednesday said the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has, besides his many posts, a new post of the secretary general of the national leadership of the Baath Arab Socialist party ( of Iraq). Iraq-Syria, Politics, 6/8/2000 - Al-Shara meets Albright
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara met U.S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Syria-USA, Politics, 6/7/2000 - Al-Shara: Israel has the strongest military arsenal in the region
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara has asserted that what has taken place in South Lebanon constitutes a great event. He added " No body should forget that Israel has the biggest military arsenal in the region and it will not admit its defeat, easily." Syria, Politics, 6/7/2000 - Al-Shehabi left for the US
Well-informed sources told the London-based al-Hayat daily that former Syria army chief of staff retired Lt. Gen. Hekmat al-Shehabi left Beirut on Tuesday for the US after information leaked proving his " involvement," together with some of his children in corruption cases in Syria. Syria, Politics, 6/7/2000 - Measures are expected against former Syrian army chief al-Shehabi
Syrian minister of finance to release a decision Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/6/2000 - Al-Assad message to Mubarak conveyed by al-Shara
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Monday handed a message to the Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak from President Hafez al-Assaf Present at the meeting was the Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 6/6/2000 - Al-Shara: File of the Israeli Syrian negotiations is not closed
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara said that file of the Israeli - Syrian negotiations is not closed and that Israel's declarations are maneuvers to open the Syrian track. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/6/2000 - Former intelligence chairman Al-Najjar's properties for sale
The al-Sharq al-Awsat London-based daily on Monday said that properties owned by Bashir al-Najjar, the former chairman for the general intelligence administration were put into auction by the Syrian general public customs administration so as to refund a sum of one billion Syrian pounds to the state general budget. Syria, Politics, 6/6/2000 - Syria prepares its internal house for post- peace era
Political and economic observers in Syria find it very difficult to make separate the accelerated campaign to fight corruption from the current economic developments, especially as during last month ( May) trends of the 9th regional congress of the Baath Party to be held on June 17 have been crystallized. Syria, Politics, 6/5/2000 - Albright visits Cairo on Wednesday Egypt-Syria-USA, Politics, 6/5/2000
- Damascus expects continued U.S efforts for pushing Syrian - Israeli forward
Damascus assured that it expects continued U.S efforts for pushing forward the Syrian - Israeli peace negotiations despite of the approach of the U.S presidential elections and the end of the term of President Bill Clinton. Syria-Israel, Politics, 6/5/2000 - Al-Shara in Cairo
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara arrived in Cairo on Sunday evening leading the Syrian delegation to the meetings of the 17th session of the foreign ministers of the 8 Damascus Declaration member states. Regional-Syria, Politics, 6/5/2000 - Syrian environmentalist: It is high time now for the reconciliation of man and its surroundings for sustainable development
Islam is distinctly featured as the most exceeding regarding environmental awareness. It promotes us as individuals and societies to take care of nature and to develop earth without cutting trees or harming life, said Dean faculty of Architecture- Tishreen University- Lattakia, Dr. Nuhad. J. Abdallah Syria, Environment, 6/5/2000