Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 3/19/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of March 19, 2001
- Syrian judicial committees call for restoring back dignity to people deprived of their freedom
The committees expressed hope that this " matter will be made within a general Amnesty covering the release of all political detainees and constitutes a genuine gate to close the file of the past and furnish up to build up a civilized society in which all creative national potentials take part in order to color it." Syria, Politics, 3/24/2001 - Al-Assad confers with FAO chief Syria, Agriculture, 3/24/2001
- Al-Assad gets a phone call from Putin, welcomes Russian role in ME peace Syria-Russia, Politics, 3/23/2001
- Lahoud- Khouri discuss Syrian- Lebanese cooperation Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/23/2001
- An evolving EU- Syrian financial co-operation
The European Union and Syria have been linked since 1978 by a Cooperation Agreement and are currently negotiating an Association Agreement in the framework of the Euro- Mediterranean. The EU partnership was set up in 1995 at the Barcelona conference. Syria-European Union, Economics, 3/23/2001 - Jordanian King accepts credentials of Syria's ambassador in Amman
King Abdullah II of Jordan on Thursday received the credentials of Abdul Fattah Amoura as an ambassador and a commissioned representative for Syria in Jordan. The meeting was attended by the chairman of the Jordanian royal court Fayez al-Trawenah and the foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 3/23/2001 - The 1st Arab exhibition for Pharmaceutical Industry and technologies
The 1st Arab exhibition for Pharmaceutical Industry & Technologies was held in Damascus on March 20 through 23. Syria, Business, 3/23/2001 - Renowned British writers returned back to Syria in a fever of expectation
"I returned to Syria in a fever of expectation. Thirty-five years had passed since I was last in this country," said renowned British writer Robert Irwin in a statement to Arabic News. Syria-UK, Culture, 3/23/2001 - Iranian, Syrian FM discuss developments in the region Syria-Iran, Politics, 3/22/2001
- Riyadh Seif closes his Forum
The independent Syrian member of Parliament Riad Seif has announced closure of his forum ( the national dialogue forum) in line with the " directives of the political leadership." Syria, Politics, 3/22/2001 - FAO's director general arrived in Damascus Syria, Agriculture, 3/22/2001
- How the Golanese celebrated Mother's Day
The Syrians have chosen a valley overlooks part of the Golan height occupied by Israel to celebrate on Wednesday the Mother's Day which was colored with painful scenes of split and torn families. Syria, Culture, 3/22/2001 - Syrian oil exports increasing
Trade sources at the British capital London said on Wednesday that Syria intends to preserve the level of its monthly exports of crude oil without a change in April( the next month). Syria, Economics, 3/22/2001 - Al-Assad gets a message from Iranian counterpart Syria-Iran, Politics, 3/21/2001
- Bulgarian President concludes state visit to Syria
three agreements were signed at al-Shaab palace. The agreements dealt with agriculture, double- taxation and internal security. Syria-Bulgaria, Politics, 3/21/2001 - Al-Assad's visit to Washington
The Saudi daily Okaz reported that President Bashar la- Assad will pay a visit to the US in April or May. Syria-USA, Politics, 3/21/2001 - Syrian source denies Syrian re-deployment in al-Shouf
An official Syrian source has denied news that the Syrian forces had made any redeployment in al-Shouf area in Mount Lebanon or near al- Mukhtara village where the house of the Lebanese member of parliament is situated. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/21/2001 - Syrian source denies any nearby government reshuffle Syria, Politics, 3/20/2001
- Syrian- Bulgarian Presidents review conditions in ME, Balkan, stress better bilateral relations
The current conditions in some regions of the world and their repercussions on the Middle East and the Balkans as well as details of the situation in the Middle east, its developments in the light of recent circumstances and the situation in the Balkans topped talks held in Damascus at al-Shaab Presidential Palace on Monday between President Bashar al-Assad and the Bulgarian President Peter Stoyanov. Syria-Bulgaria, Politics, 3/20/2001 - Al- Assad, Arafat to meet on the sideline of the Arab summit
Former chairman of the Palestinian National Council Khaled al-Fahoum said in a statement to the London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily issued on Monday that the meeting between President Bashar al-Assad and the chairman of the Palestinian Authority will be held in Amman on the sideline of meetings of the forthcoming Arab summit. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 3/20/2001 - Al-Assad gets a message from the ruler of Kuwait
Talks dealt with the importance of revitalizing Arab solidarity and the need of coordination among the Arab states for providing the forthcoming Arab summit conference a success. Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 3/19/2001 - Bulgarian President starts today an official visit to Damascus Syria-Bulgaria, Politics, 3/19/2001
- A new government in Syria
The Lebanese daily al-Mustaqbal ( future) said in its Sunday's issue under the title " the governor of Damascus Ghassan al-Lahham is a candidate to preside the new government," that after talks about forming a new government in Syria in succession of the current government, indications in Damascus have surfaced on that the change will be great in leading position and in the state and the Baath party and not only in the government. Syria, Politics, 3/19/2001 - Ancient tablets deciphered to enlighten the eastern world
In a statement to Arabic News, renowned Syrian Researcher and Architect Dr. Nuhad J. Abdallah said that vestiges of architectural buildings, diverse kinds of clay pieces, statues, variety of tools in addition to clay tablets- which were written, dried and concealed since thousands of years- brought up to life again after long oblivion and deciphered to enlighten the eastern world for more than three thousand years BC. Syria, History, 3/19/2001 - US seeks Syrian views on peace
Sources at the Syrian foreign ministry told the Kuwaiti daily al-Anbaa that the telephone call President Bashar al-Assad received from his American counterpart George Bush reflects the desire of the new American administration of knowing the Syrian position towards the peace process and exploring latest developments to this end on the wake of the visit of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to Washington. Syria-USA, Politics, 3/19/2001