Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 3/12/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of March 12, 2001
- Al-Assad gets telephone call from Bush, an invitation from Aznar
During the telephone conversations, the two Preisdents discussed the situation on the region, and prospects of attaining a just and comprehensive peace on the region on the ground of UN resolutions, and the Madrid terms of reference. Syria-USA, Politics, 3/17/2001 - Syrian foot and mouth disease vaccines to lebanon Lebanon-Syria, Agriculture, 3/17/2001
- Sharon to ask the US to tighten sanctions on Syria
The Israeli daily Haartez said in its Friday's issue that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon will ask during his meeting with the US President George Bush on March 20 in Washington to tighten sanctions on Syria, according to the Israeli radio. Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/17/2001 - Israel prevents a delegation from the Golan to head for Damascus Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/16/2001
- Al-Assad meets with Fares, al-Sahaf
President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus al-Shaab presidential palace on Thursday received the Lebanese deputy prime minister Issam Fares. Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/16/2001 - Bush praises al-Assad's developmental measures
The Syrian News Agency SANA said on Wednesday that US President George Bush stressed on Tuesday before the new Syrian ambassador in Washington his support for an Arab- Israeli settlement based on the principle of land for peace and that the US president praised the key role Syria plays in the region and the developmental measures President al-Assad carries out in Syria. Syria-USA, Politics, 3/16/2001 - No join prayers during the Pope's visit to the Umayyad's mosque
High ranking Muslim and Christian clergies on Wednesday said that Pope John Paul II will enter the " Grand " umayyad's mosque in Damascus during his visit to Damascus in May but no joint " Muslim and Christian " prayer will be held on this occasion. Syria-Vatican, Politics, 3/16/2001 - Al-Assad, Mubarak, King Abdullah review Arab summit agenda, inaugurate electricity grid
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the Jordanian King Abdullah on Wednesday held a meeting in damascus at the Umayad's conference palace. Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/15/2001 - Reviving civil society committees in Syria
The Syrian film- maker Nabil al-Maleh has announced that the committees of the "Civil Society" in Syria have started to expand to include all Syrian provinces. Syria, Politics, 3/15/2001 - On the meeting between al-Assad and Arafat Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/15/2001
- Damascus hosts today Egyptian-Jordanian-Syrian summit
the three leaders would have an opportunity for making consultations on issues to be tackled by the Arab summit in Amman late this month besides regional and international problems in the light of the faltering of the peace process, bloody incidents in the occupied lands and discussions by the Arab foreign ministers. Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/14/2001 - Al-Assad invited to attend Amman's summit Syria-Jordan, Politics, 3/14/2001
- On the meeting of Syrian Baath party central committee; emergency laws Syria, Politics, 3/14/2001
- On the meeting between al-Assad, Arafat
Former chairman of the Palestinian National Council Khaled al-Fahoum has announced that it was agreed to convene a meeting between President Bashar al-Assad and the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat, noting that this meeting might be held by March 27 either in Damascus or in Amman, noting that a high ranking delegation will accompany Arafat. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 3/14/2001 - Al-Atasi Forum and the culture of fear
In the first meeting following the decision to link the activity of unlicensed cultural forums to a prior consent from the government sides concerned in Syria,, Syrian researcher Abdul Razzaq Eid delivered a lecture under the title "the culture of fear" at al-Atasi forum for dialogue in Damascus. Syria, Politics, 3/13/2001 - Three Arab leaders to open electricity grid in Syria Egypt-Syria, Economics, 3/13/2001
- Syria's FM: Syria's nomination wins international approval Syria, Politics, 3/13/2001
- Mubarak to visit Syria on Wednesday Egypt-Syria, Politics, 3/13/2001
- Al-Zanoun stresses the possibility of convening a Palestinian- Syrian summit
The chairman of the Palestinian National Council Salim al-Zanoun has stressed the possibility of convening a Syrian- Palestinian summit on the framework of the Arab summit due to be held in Amman on March 27 as the Syrian foreign minister has previously announced. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/13/2001 - Syrian cotton fabrics and the EU
The BBC correspondent in Damascus said on Monday that at a time when both Syria and the European Union are preparing to convey a round of negotiations in Syria by the end of this month, the European Commission EC has sent an urgent memorandum addressed to the Syrian government on the possibility of taking preventive measures against what it called " flooding the European markets with Syrian exports of high- quality cotton fabrics Syria-European Union, Economics, 3/13/2001 - On Syrian- US relations Syria-USA, Politics, 3/13/2001
- Al-Shara confers with Cuba official Syria-Cuba, Politics, 3/12/2001
- The Pope to perform a special prayer at the Umayyad mosque Syria-Vatican, Politics, 3/12/2001
- The Iraqi oil pipe- line and Syria
The London- based Arabic language al-Zamaan issued on Saturday said that a UN team will start a visit to Syria, but no date was fixed for this visit in order to check the Iraqi oil pipe line which crosses the Syrian territories and to check the amounts of oil Iraq pumps into this pipe. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 3/12/2001 - Al-Assad to visit the Arab Maghreb states
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Bayan issued in Dubai on Sunday said that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will visit the Arab Maghreb states and France following the Arab summit in Amman. Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/12/2001 - On the meeting of Syrian Baath party central committee Syria, Politics, 3/12/2001
- Arab League voices support to Syria for UN seat
The Arab League has expressed its support to backing Syria to occupy the Arab post at the UN Security Council for a non- permanent seat for two years between 2002-2004. Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/12/2001 - Israel seeks to foil Syria's membership to the UN security council Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/12/2001