Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 2/26/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of February 26, 2001
- Riad Seif denies to be deprived from immunity
Seif considered the Baath party, governmental and security attacks against intellectuals and the forums of the civil society as a fault that should be corrected because there are not civil society organizations in Syria and therefore there is no " social balance" at the meantime. Syria, Politics, 3/3/2001 - A fire in Iskandaroun Turkey-Syria, Local, 3/3/2001
- New Syrian government to have persons able to implement reform agenda
The observers think that selections of members of the new government will be made according qualifications rather than " academic degrees " and will be harmonized to be a united work team that seeks to implement the executive department plans in the coming phase. Syria, Politics, 3/3/2001 - On the talks between al-Shara, Powell
The Kuwaiti daily al-Anbaa quoted a Syrian source as saying that the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara explained to his American counterpart Colin Powell the nature of the Syrian policy at the regional level and its policy towards the peace process and he noted that the US role in the ME settlement should stay active and not inclined to policies of the countries of the region and its regional strategies. Syria-USA, Politics, 3/3/2001 - News in Damascus of nearby resignation of Miro government; focus on reform
Well-informed sources in Damascus said that the government of the prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro will submit its resignation in the few coming days. This government was only formed one year before by the late President Hafez al-Assad after March 8, 2000 and took its oath on March 21st. Syria, Politics, 3/2/2001 - Al-Shara briefs Lebanese counterpart on results of Powell's visit to Syria Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/2/2001
- Greek defense minister arrives in Damascus Syria-Greece, Politics, 3/2/2001
- Khaddam urges close relation with Turkey, end to sanctions in Iraq
Khaddam said that Israel had occupied territories from three Arab states, refused to implement UN resolutions, and is killing the Palestinians daily and did the same against the Lebanese people. He questioned: " so why they do not impose sanctions on Israel." Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/1/2001 - Iraq increases its imports though the Syrian ports
The Iraqi minister of trade Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has announced that his country decided to increase the volume of its imports through the Syrian ports and this decision is based on the care to strengthen and expand bilateral cooperation relations between the two "sisterly" states. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 3/1/2001 - Al-Assad is expected to visit Sudan
Sudan's foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael said that his country is continuously making contacts with the Arab states and that it expects President Bashar al-Assad to visit Sudan. Sudan-Syria, Politics, 3/1/2001 - Al-Assad meets with the Arab Bar association delegation Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/1/2001
- Syrian source and the Israeli warning Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/1/2001
- On the Kurds in Syria
Kurds live in Syria said that the Kurdish people speak Kurdish among themselves at the university, and at work or in the army and are not arrested for that Syria, Politics, 3/1/2001 - Syrian President issues law on protecting author's rights Syria, Economics, 2/28/2001
- Powell: Syria promised to have UN monitoring on the Iraqi oil pipeline Syria-Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/28/2001
- Powell and the ME peace talks
News reports quoted the US secretary of state Colin Powell as saying that he has discussed with President Bashar al-Assad the possibility of holding talks between Syria and Israel coincided with the talks of the Palestinians with Israel. Syria-USA, Politics, 2/28/2001 - Israeli expert statements on Syria Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/28/2001
- Al-Assad, Powell discuss situation in ME, US role in peace process urged
President al-Assad asserted Syria's commitment to the ME peace process on the Madrid terms of reference, UN resolutions and the land for peace formula. The President called for an active and neutral role of the American sponsor, noting that the realization of peace is the guarantee for security and stability. Syria-USA, Politics, 2/27/2001 - Powell's messages to Syria and Jordan
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd in its Monday's issue said, according to well-informed forces said that the question of signing a free trade agreement between Jordan and Iraq was on the top of issues discussed by the US secretary of state Colin Powell with high Jordanian officials on Sunday in Amman. Jordan-Syria-USA, Politics, 2/27/2001 - Syria and the US, differences
The BBC correspondent in Damascus said that traces of differences in the view points between Syria and the news US administration concerning priorities in debating the files carried by the US secretary of state Colen Powell to the region have surfaced with the arrival of Powell to Damascus on Monday. Syria-USA, Politics, 2/27/2001 - Lebanese, Syria MPs discuss bilateral relations Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/27/2001
- Al-Qaddoumi to visit Syria after Eid al-Adha Palestine-Syria, Politics, 2/27/2001
- Al-Assad concludes visit to Libya
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday afternoon returned back home after a two-day visit to Libya where he held talks with the Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi. Libya-Syria, Politics, 2/26/2001 - A second document by the civil society committees
The London- based al-Hayat daily said on Sunday that member of the "founding commission" of the civil society committees have formulated their second document to answer criticism and accusation addressed to them by government's officials and leaders of the ruling Baath Party with the aim to distort the image of the civil society's advocates, intellectuals and commission's members. Syria, Politics, 2/26/2001 - Syrian- Jordanian al-Wahda dam project proceeds well Jordan-Syria, Economics, 2/26/2001
- Junblat and Lahoud Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/26/2001