Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 8/28/2000
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 28, 2000
- Syrian industry minister exports increasing Syria, Economics, 8/31/2000
- Al-Assad confers with Lebanese officials
President Bashar al-Assad onWednesday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received Lebanon minister of agriculture Suleiman Franjieh. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/31/2000 - New 21 Syrian ambassador to be accredited abroad
The regional Leadership of the Baath Arab Socialist party has appointed some 21 ambassador who will be later officially declared Syria's ambassadors abroad, according to presidential decrees to be issues by President Bashar al-Assad. Syria-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 8/31/2000 - Syrian expert and the increase of wages and salaries
The BBC said on Tuesday that since several years the employees and workers at the public, private and joint sectors in Syria had an increase in their salaries that reached 25 % as from this month, September. Syria, Economics, 8/31/2000 - Some 22 French companies are taking part in the DIF 47th session
The Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry has stressed its firm cooperation with the federation of the Syrian chambers of commerce. Syria-France, Economics, 8/31/2000 - New demands for the parties of the Syrian National Progressive Front
The London- based al-Hayat daily said in its Tuesday's issue quoting well-informed sources in Damascus that one of the parties of the National Progressive Front has officially called for releasing two laws for the "political parties and the press" in the framework of efforts made to revitalize political work in the country. Syria, Politics, 8/30/2000 - Syrian minister outlines Syria's outstanding policy at DIF's opening
In a speech he delivered on Monday's evening on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad at the 47th session of the Damascus International fair DIF, the Syrian minister of the economy and foreign trade Muhammad al-Imadi said that the Damascus International Fair, the venue of contact between Syria, the participating countries and companies and guests and visitors aims at promoting trade exchange and development cooperation. Syria, Education, 8/30/2000