Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 10/9/2000
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of October 9, 2000
- Al-Assad gets a message from Blair, discusses deteriorated conditions with Cook, Solana, Moratinos
In separate meetings President Bashar al-Assad received the British foreign office secretary Robin Cook, the delegate of the British prime minister Tony Blair, the higher commissioner of the European Union Javier Solana for foreign political affairs and the EU-ME peace process special envoy Miguel Moratinos. They are accompanied by the French Ambassador in Damascus and the EU head of mission in Damascus Marc Pereini. Syria, Politics, 10/13/2000 - Syria: Demonstrations for the 9th day in Damascus
Demonstrations supporting the Palestinians were organized yesterday for the 9th successive day during which U.S and Israeli flags were burnt. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2000 - Emir of Bahrain to visit Syria tomorrow Bahrain-Syria, Politics, 10/13/2000
- No return to Muslim Brothers to Syria without denouncing terrorism
The Syrians want their new leadership to take vast fundamental steps towards openness, pluralism and democracy, canceling the state of emergency and moving into a market economy. All this falls in the course of the list of globalization and revitalizing of its urban society. Syria, Politics, 10/12/2000 - Al-Assad discuss tense situation with Kharazi, Ivanov
In two separate meetings President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received the Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi and the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov. Syria-Iran, Politics, 10/12/2000 - Syrian Muslim brothers call on President al-Assad to open a new page
The Syrian Muslim Brothers group called on President Bashar al-Assad to work for a comprehensive national reconciliation in order to withstand the Israeli threats against Damascus and Beirut. Syria, Politics, 10/12/2000 - One Syrian, another Egyptian planes aid to Iraq
A Syrian plane on Wednesday landed at Baghdad International Airport carrying Syrian aids from the federation and trade unions of the Arab Unions. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/12/2000 - A second Syrian plane to Baghdad today
After the first Syrian plane which headed for Baghdad on Sunday boarding a Syrian official delegation and humanitarian aids to the Iraqi people with the aim of eliminating their sufferings, another Syrian plane will head today ( Wednesday) to Baghdad carrying aids to the people of Iraq, offered by the federation and trade unions of the Arab teachers. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/11/2000 - Hizbullah and Syria Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/11/2000
- Al-Assad saw off al-Qaddafi, gets messages from Mubarak, Kutchma, Arafat and Blair
Damascus on Tuesday was a center of intensive and active political move regarding the Israeli escalation and the state of Arab public's rejection to the Israeli aggressions. Syria, Politics, 10/11/2000 - Syrian- Egyptian high coordination level
Concerning the Israeli threats against Syria and Lebanon and their impact on the peace process, Moussa said that the peace process is in a bottleneck and is collapsing. " The issue does not relate to putting the peace process in an additional bottleneck. The whole question is a big mess. As for threats. I do not see any concern in Damascus and I do know that there is no concern in Beirut, nor in any Arab capital." Syria-Egypt, Politics, 10/11/2000 - Syrian trade balance becomes positive after ten years
Syrian exports in the first quarters of this year reached 47.3 billion Syrian pounds against 44.8 billion Syrian pounds for imports for the same period of last year and therefore the Syria trade has achieved a poisitive balance estimated at 2.5 billion Syrian pounds for the first time since ten years. Syria, Economics, 10/11/2000 - Israeli pilots pressure to attack Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian infrastructure
The Lebanese daily al-Deyar said in its Tuesday's issue quoting the American strategic bulletin that the Israeli pilots are pressuring the Israeli army chief of staff Moufaz to destroy the infrastructure in Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian state. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/11/2000 - On the telephone call between al-Assad and Clinton Syria-USA, Politics, 10/10/2000
- Moussa briefs Assad on new developments
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said his visit Tuesday to the Syrian capital came within the context of coordination between the two states. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 10/10/2000 - Damascus buzz with political activities
On Sunday Syria's President al-Assad received telephone calls from Presidents Clinton, Chirac and Putin. And he received a message from Mubarak. On Monday President al-Assad received a message from the Jordanian King Abdullah and another call from President Mubarak and met with the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov and at the same time he continued his talks with the Libyan President col. Mu’ammar al-Qaddafi. Syria, Politics, 10/10/2000 - Iraqi oil will flow through Syrian territories
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd said in its Monday issue that the Iraqi oil will flow in the pipeline which passes through the Syrian territories before the end of the current month. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 10/10/2000 - New Syrian governors take oath Syria, Politics, 10/10/2000
- On President al-Assad's visit to Saudi Arabia
Well-informed sources in al-Riyadh said the question of convening an Arab summit before the end of the current month to discuss the bloody events in Jerusalem and the occupied Arab territories will be on top of the agenda to be discussed by the expected Saudi- Syrian summit due to be held in al-Riyadh today ( Monday ) evening between President Bashar al-Assad and the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz. Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/9/2000 - Al-Assad gets a telephone call from Putin Syria-Russia, Politics, 10/9/2000
- Moussa: threats do not frighten us, we back Syria
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and his Egyptian counterpart Amr Moussa on Sunday held a press conference before Moussa left Damascus, at the airport. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000 - Three new Syrian governors sworn in Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000
- Al-Assad gets message from Mubarak, telephones from Clinton, Putin and Chirac on explosive conditions
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at the Damascus al-Shaab presidential palace received Egypt's foreign minister Amr Moussa. Present at the meeting were the foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and Egypt's ambassador in Damascus Muhammad Ahmad Ismael. Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000 - Syrian aid to the occupied Palestinian territories
A shipment of hospital medicines arrived on Sunday afternoon in Amman as an urgent Syrian medical aids to the Palestinian people in the occupied lands who are confronting the Israeli occupation forces in defense of the lands and the holy sites. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000 - Syrian airbus plane arrived in Baghdad
A Syrian airbus plane arrived in Baghdad on Sunday carrying ten tons of medical stuffs and foodstuffs. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/9/2000 - New Syrian ambassador in Cairo Egypt-Syria, Politics, 10/9/2000