Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 3/26/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of March 26, 2001
- On al-Assad's visit to Spain Syria-Spain, Politics, 3/31/2001
- Al-Assad to visit Sudan Syria-Sudan, Politics, 3/31/2001
- On al-Assad's visit to France Syria-France, Politics, 3/31/2001
- Syria: a merging agreement with the German loans bank
Syria has signed a merging agreement with the German rebuilding loans Bank at a sum of 476,595, 500 Marcs to be refunded on the ground of 30 installment every six months. Syria-Germany, Economics, 3/31/2001 - Al-Shara, al-Khatib held talks on results of the Arab summit Syria-Jordan, Politics, 3/30/2001
- Syrian People's Assembly approves private bank law
The Syrian People's Assembly PA ( Parliament) on Thursday approved a law which provides for the establishment of private banks for the first time in many years. A measure, through which the Syrians hope to attract large investments in the banking system. Syria, Economics, 3/30/2001 - Damascus officially recognizes the Palestinian Authority
News reports in Damascus quoted Palestinian sources saying that the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat had agreed on " continued coordination" on the ground of " five main principles" and that the chairman of the PLO political department Farouk al-Qaddoumi will arrive in Damascus tomorrow ( Saturday) in preparation for Arafat's expected visit on April 15 and 17. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/30/2001 - On the Syrian- Palestinian summit
The Saudi daily al-Watan said on Wednesday that the summit meeting took place between President Bashar al-Assad and the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat will pave the way for a joint Arab work whose elements have been crystallized, against Israel. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/29/2001 - On the Pope's visit to Damascus; common prayer
Church news said that holy Christian- Islamic prayers will be performed by the Pope and the Syria's republic mufti at the courtyard of the Umayyad's mosque Syria-Vatican, Politics, 3/29/2001 - Syria and the Palestinians Palestine-Syria, Politics, 3/29/2001
- Arafat to visit Damascus in the mid of April Palestine-Syria, Politics, 3/29/2001
- American conditions to nominate Syria for the UN security council
The al-Watan al-Arabi magazine issued in Paris said in its recent issue that American diplomatic sources said that Washington's support for Syria's nomination to the membership of the UN Security Council will be subjected to political bargaining. Syria-USA, Politics, 3/29/2001 - Al-Assad meets with Izzat Ibrahim Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/28/2001
- Al-Assad confers with Arafat, al-Bashir, Lahoud, and Annan
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday evening in Amman met, in the framework of the ordinary Arab summit, with the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/28/2001 - Al-Hariri and the file of the Syrian- Lebanese relations
The press office of the Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri has stressed that the file of the Lebanese- Syrian relations is the responsibility of the Lebanese state. A matter which the state gives necessary care, calling all Lebanese to resort to the language of " amity and dialogue" away from marginal sectarian calculations. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/28/2001 - The Pope to visit Syria Syria-Vatican, Politics, 3/27/2001
- Al-Assad and Cordoba exhibition Syria-Spain, Local, 3/27/2001
- Mauritania and the Syrian decision to close the cultural center in Nouakchott
The Mauritanian authorities received the decision taken by Damascus to reduce the Syrian diplomatic representation in Nouakchott to the level of the Charge de affairs together with closing the Syrian cultural center by silence and expectation. Syria-Mauritania, Politics, 3/27/2001 - Al-Assad in Amman to attend Arab summit
President Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Amman paid a visit to the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud in his residence in Amman. Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/27/2001 - Moroccan - Syrian cooperation probed in Rabat Morocco-Syria, Politics, 3/26/2001
- Syrian- Palestinian summit to be convened in Amman
The Palestinian minister of international cooperation Nabil Shaath stressed on Sunday that a summit meeting will be held between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat either on Monday evening ( Today) or on Tuesday morning, on the sideline of the Arab summit in Amman. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/26/2001 - Damascus closes the Syrian cultural center in Mauritania Syria-Mauritania, Politics, 3/26/2001
- Damascus hopes of Turkish participation at negotiations about the Tigris
The Syrian minister of irrigation Taha al- Atrash has expressed his hope that Turkey will shortly join the negotiations Syria will hold with Iraq to share the waters of the Tigris after an agreement was reached concerned the waters of the Euphrates. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/26/2001