Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 3/5/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of March 5, 2001
- A new private monthly to be licensed in Syria Syria, Politics, 3/10/2001
- Unemployment in Syria
the volume of unemployment in Syria reached for 1999, 432, 000 unemployed while the figure was only 88,000 in 1970. Syria, Economics, 3/10/2001 - A governmental reshuffle in Syria
A well-informed Syrian source told the London- Based al-Zamaan paper that the next meeting for the central committee of the ruling Baath party in Syria will decide upon the question of reshuffling the government of Muhammad Mustafa Miro and not only to amend it. Syria, Politics, 3/10/2001 - More openness in Turkish- Syrian relations
The BBC correspondent in Ankara said on Friday that the Syrian authorities permitted more than 4,000 Turkish citizens from 1050 Kurdish families to visit their relatives in al-Hassaka district and its suburbs. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/10/2001 - Syria human rights record Syria, Politics, 3/10/2001
- Al-Assad gets a telephone call from King Abdullah Syria-Jordan, Politics, 3/9/2001
- Lebanese president discuss Butrous trip to Syria; Lebanese status in Congo
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Thursday received former Lebanese Foreign minister Fuad Butrous. Conditions on the Lebanese and regional arenas were reviewed. Lebanon-Syria-Congo, Politics, 3/9/2001 - Israel tries to undermine support to Syria joining UN Security Council
Israel has expressed fears over the possibility of Syria's winning of a membership in the UN Security Council. Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/9/2001 - The first issue of al-Dawmari weekly
The first issue of the cynical Syrian weekly al-Dawmari ( originally a Turkish word which means that man who carried the torch at the mid night to lit the street, which signifies "an eye-witness news' ) was released on February 26 by the renowned Syrian caricaturist Ali Farzaat. Syria, Culture, 3/9/2001 - Damascus: Ministerial reshuffle a must necessitated by march of development and modernization
Well-informed Syrian sources linked between the expected ministerial reshuffle and the march of modernization and development in the country led by President Bashar al-Assad. Syria, Politics, 3/8/2001 - Syria celebrates women's world day
Syria is taking part in the world's celebrations of the Women's world day which is convened this year under the slogan of " education for girls." Syria, Culture, 3/8/2001 - The Syrian national progressive front eulogizes Ahmad al-Asa'ad Syria, People, 3/8/2001
- Syrian source: Israel proposed secret, unconditional negotiations and we refuse
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced Syria's rejection to an Israeli offer to resuming negotiations with it secretly, without preset conditions, stressing that resuming negotiations will be only made according to the Madrid conference terms of reference. Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/7/2001 - The Pope will visit the tomb of John the Baptist at the Ummayad Mosque in Damascus
The secretary of the Patriarchy of the Catholic- Greek Church Ezedour Bateikha on Monday said that John Paul II will visit, during his visit to Damascus the tomb of Saint John the Baptist inside the mosque, and therefore he will be the first Pope to enter a mosque. Syria-Vatican, Politics, 3/7/2001 - Train trips to start on Saturday between Damascus, and Tehran via Iraq
The Syrian local Arabic daily Tishreen said on March 4 that as from Saturday ( March 10) passengers trains will start trips between Syria and Iran through Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 3/7/2001 - Golden pieces discovered in Syria date back to the Umayyad era
The Museum of Aleppo, to the North of Syria announced on March 4 that a " pottery jar " was found in a funeral containing 82 golden pieces go back to the Ummayad's era date back to the 7th century. Syria, History, 3/7/2001 - On population growth in Syria
Rate of population growth average in Syria reached 2.37% during the period from 1995 to 2000, on the ground that foreign migration net is Zero. Syria, Local, 3/7/2001 - Seif's guest house; abuse of emergency laws a root problem
Talks about social, economic and political reforms in Syria have been continued at Syrian member of parliament Riyadh Seif. Syria, Politics, 3/5/2001 - Syrian source denies ministerial reshuffle
A well-informed Syrian source denied in a statement to the London-Based al-Sharq al-Awsat ( Middle East) daily issued on Saturday news debated by Arab and foreign news agencies and satellite stations on Friday on a ministerial reshuffle in Syria after Eid al-Adha. Syria, Politics, 3/5/2001 - Former Syrian information minister statement to al-Sharq al-Awsat
In its Saturday's issue, the London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat said published an article written by former Syrian minister of information Muhammad Salman under the title: " The Syrian intellectuals and the open dialogue," in which he stressed that the peaceful transfer of authority in Syria had its own objective reasons which are interrelated to factors characterized Syria's solidarity. Syria, Politics, 3/5/2001 - Bahraini exhibition in Damascus
Under the title " Made In Bahrain" the first exhibition of its sort for Bahrain will be held in Damascus in April. Bahrain-Syria, Economics, 3/5/2001