Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 11/6/2000
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of November 6, 2000
- Al-Shara meets with Kharazi at Doha conference
Syria's foreign minister farouk al-Shara on Friday evening met with Iran's foreign minister Kamal Kharazi. Syria-Iran, Politics, 11/11/2000 - On President al-Assad's participation in the OIC summit
The foreign minister Farouk al- Shara said that a decision was not taken over the participation of President Bashar al-Assad in the Islamic summit due to be held in Doha next Sunday. Syria-Qatar, Politics, 11/11/2000 - Junblat and Syria
The Kuwaiti daily al-Watan quoted sources close to the Lebanese parliament member Walid Junblat as saying that channels have not been yet cut between Syria and Junblat after his recent stances concerning the Syrian presence in Lebanon and the decision taken by Damascus to prevent his entry to Syria. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/11/2000 - The US and the Iraqi oil pipeline
A high ranking US official said in a statement to the London- based al-Hayat daily issued on Friday that the US administration will not oppose Damascus's decision to re-operate the Syrian- Iraqi oil pipeline and this is in contrary to its previous decision ( when the US used to oppose this matter). Syria-Iraq-USA, Economics, 11/11/2000 - Syrian contingent evacuates Lebanese position Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/11/2000
- Al-Assad meets with Iraqi delegation Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/10/2000
- Three draft bills on unions submitted to parliament Syria, Politics, 11/10/2000
- Al-Assad received chairman of the Polish medical academy Syria-Poland, Local, 11/10/2000
- Al-Assad tours Aleppo without protocols
In its Wednesday's issue, the Syrian daily al-Thawra said that President Bashar al-Assad made a visit to the city of Aleppo, the second Syrian city, regarding importance, after Damascus. Syria, Politics, 11/10/2000 - Israeli court extends detention of a Syrian citizen
The Israeli court in Safad on Wednesday extended for one week the detention of the Syrian citizen Kamal Zeidan ( 30 year old) who sneaked into Israel on Monday at dawn. Syria-Israel, Politics, 11/10/2000 - Damascus Bab al-Saghir tombs
One will not find anything about the Cemetery of Bab Saghir in tour books about old Damascus because travel writers do not seem to regard cemeteries as sites to see. Nonetheless, graveyards often tell more about the history of a city than do public monuments. Syria, History, 11/10/2000 - Al-Assad confers with Jerusalem Mufti
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received Jerusalem's Mufti Sheikh Ikramah Saeed Sabri, chairman of the Muslim scholars league in Palestine Abdul Rahman Abbad, member of the Islamic Commission Hamra Deib Mustafa and chairman of the Muslim- Christian Dialogue Committee Ahmad Tahboub. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Lahoud: raising the issue of the Syrian presence in Lebanon pleases Israel
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has stressed that raising the issue of the Syrian presence in Lebanon at his very particular time is satisfactory for Israel and at the same time keeps a blind eye on the Palestinian uprising, noting to the series of the recent Israeli threats against Lebanon and Syria. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Syrian- Jordanian continued contacts over al-Wahda dam
The Jordanian minister of waters and irrigation Hatem Hilwani on Wednesday in Amman announced that contacts are continuous with the Syrian side over al-Wahda dam. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 11/9/2000 - Damascus: Jumblat can visit Syria as Lebanese citizen, but not officially
In a step reflecting the extent of the Syrian upset from stances advocated by Lebanese parliamentarian Walid Junblat, well-informed Syrian sources said on Tuesday a measure which states to deprive the chairman of the Socialist Progressive Party and members of his party from all privileges and licenses that permit their entry to the Syrian territories. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/8/2000 - Six British artists display in Damascus for the first time in 40 years
This November will see the opening of an exhibition of recent work by six British artists, currently teaching in Coventry University and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. Syria-UK, Culture, 11/8/2000 - Al-Assad stresses desire to develop relations with China
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received a delegation from the political Consultative National Council for the Chinese people led by the deputy chairman of the council Young Zawadi. Syria-China, Politics, 11/7/2000 - A Syrian committee to lift the embargo imposed on Iraq
It was announced on Monday in Damascus the formation of the Syrian committee to lift the sanctions imposed on Iraq. The committee includes several intellectuals, men of letters and writers and university teachers and "aims at lifting the sanctions which constitutes a war of extermination against the Iraqi people of whom so far some 1.5 million died of hunger and medicine shortage." Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/7/2000 - Syrian Premier visits Lebanon to greet the new Lebanese government
President Emil Lahoud of Lebanon on Monday in Beirut received the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro. Miro conveyed, during the meeting greetings of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the Lebanese president and for the progress and prosperity of the Lebanese people. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/7/2000 - Lebanese government wins confidence
The government of Rafik al-Hariri on Monday won the confidence of the Lebanese parliament. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/7/2000 - Syrian government reduces budget's deficiency despite increase in expenditures
The Syrian official news Agency SANA said on Sunday that the government on Saturday proposed to the People's Assembly ( Parliament) the budget for the year 2001 which expects a reduction in the budget deficit at a rate of 25%, coupled with increase in expenditures at 16.9%. Syria, Economics, 11/6/2000