Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 4/2/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of April 2, 2001
- Al-Assad speaks on the telephone with Putin
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday evening made a telephone call with President Vladimire Putin of the Federation of Russia. Syria-Russia, Politics, 4/4/2001 - Slovak President arrives in Damascus today
The President of the Republic of Slovak Rudolf Schuster will arrive today in Damascus in a viait which lasts for three days. Syria-Slovakia, Politics, 4/4/2001 - Al-Attasi forum meeting: a call to organize a formula for political work
The Damascus-based al-Attasi forum has continued its dialogue activities and it held a meeting on Sunday in which intellectuals representing various trends took part. Syria, Politics, 4/3/2001 - Khaddam confers with al-Qaddoumi Syria-Palestine, Politics, 4/3/2001
- British ambassador talks about Foot-And-Mouth Disease in the UK
" The British Government and British Prime Minister, in particular are very anxious that international opinion should be fully aware of the fact about the Foot-And-Mouth ( FMD) outbreak in the UK ," said the British ambassador to Syria Mr. Henry George Hogger in a statement to Arabic News. Regional-Syria-UK, Agriculture, 4/3/2001 - On the Syrian media
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am said on Monday, according to well-informed sources in Damascus, that appointing the chief editor of al-Baath daily Turkey Saqer as an ambassador in Tehran has opened the door of discussion wide on the file to developing the state run media in Syria at all levels. Syria, Politics, 4/3/2001 - Syrian premier meets with Russian Chess world Champion Karpov Syria-Russia, Local, 4/3/2001
- Turkish businessmen to invest in Syria Syria-Turkey, Economics, 4/3/2001
- Syrian artists at Sotheby 's sale of arts of the Islamic world
Syrian born journalist, writer and publisher Mr. Riad a El-Rayyes began collecting Arab contemporary art in the 1960's when he worked as a foreign correspondent. His work took him on travels throughout the Arab world and brought him into contact with many contemporary Arab artists. He bought paintings directly from the artists, although some of the older works were found in established collections or small galleries in Beirut, Damascus and London. Syria-Regional, Art, 4/3/2001 - Al-Assad discussed with Bin Bella Arab conditions
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday in Damascus met at al-Shaab palace with the former Algerian President Ahmad Bin Bella and discussed with him the situation in the region and results of the recent Amman's Arab summit. Syria-Algeria, Politics, 4/2/2001 - Al-Shara discusses with al-Qaddoumi developments in the Palestinian territories
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday received the chairman of the PLO political department Farouk al-Qaddoumi and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 4/2/2001 - On the Pope's visit to Damascus
The deputy Patriarch of the Greek-Catholic Church in Damascus Azeidour Pateikha has announced the official program for the visit to be held by Pope John Paul II to Syria which will start on May 5th. Syria-Vatican, Politics, 4/2/2001 - US opposes Syria's accession to the UN Security Council
The London- based al-Quds al-Arabi daily said on Sunday that the US has made open its threats to oppose Syria's membership to the UN Security Council if Syria continues to import the Iraqi oil outside the system of the UN sanctions. Syria-USA, Politics, 4/2/2001 - On the Syrian presence in Lebanon
Former Lebanese defense minister Mohsin Dalloul has stressed that Syria has decided to quit from Lebanon, but several Lebanese forces besides the US prevent her from leaving, and this is due to the fact that Syria's role in Lebanon has not finished yet and that Syria still has many things to do to prevent the eruption of differences. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/2/2001