Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 5/21/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of May 21, 2001
- Western intelligence and a limited Israeli war
The London - based al-Muharir al-Arabi weekly quoted western intelligence sources as saying that Israel is preparing a limited war against Lebanon and does not reach the depth of the Syrian territories. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/26/2001 - A fire at Damascus Adra's prison
A fire erupted on late night Thursday in one of the pavilions of Adra prison near Damascus. Syria, Local, 5/26/2001 - Baghdad wants strategic relations with Damascus
The Iraqi news agency said on Wednesday that Iraq and Syria have agreed, in conclusion of the meetings of the third session of their joint committee to increase the volume of trade exchange and holding joint projects in the areas of agriculture, industry and transport. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 5/25/2001 - Al-Shara, Hamdan discuss works of the Doha's OIC summit
A telephone call was made on Thursday evening between the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and the United Arab Emirates UAE minister of state for foreign affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Syria-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 5/25/2001 - On the Iraqi oil
Oil sources in London on Thursday expressed their conviction that Iraq continues to pump more than 100,000 barrels of oil daily to Syria, without an official announcement in that, despite the current American pressures in order to put the Iraqi oil exports to the neighboring states under control, while Baghdad has considered the "smart sanctions" US project aims to " squeezing it" stressing that this project will be doomed to failure. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 5/25/2001 - Riad Seif criticizes the mobile project
Independent member of the Syrian parliament Riad Seif has renewed the "mobile" (cellular phone) project in Syria, considering that this project makes the Syrian government loose 346.8 billion Syrian pounds. The total sum gained by the contracting company of profits in the phase of its monopoly of this service in Syria. Syria, Economics, 5/24/2001 - A call to re-license forums
The official spokesman for Jamal al-Attasi forum for democratic dialogue lawyer Habib Issa has called on the Syrian minister of labor and social affairs Bareia al-Qudsi to reconsider the rules which regulate the work of societies and forums and the establishments of the civil society. Syria, Politics, 5/24/2001 - Saudi crown prince to visit Syria Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 5/24/2001
- A Syrian-Italian parliamentary friendship society Syria-Italy, Politics, 5/24/2001
- UNDOF mission extended in the Golan Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/24/2001
- Damascus threatens to sever relations with Mauritania
Damascus threatened to cut diplomatic relations with Nouakchott in case it continues to " defy the Arab will and to violate the decisions of the Arab league, which call for cutting relations with Israel because of its aggression against the Palestinian people." Syria-Mauritania, Politics, 5/24/2001 - On the meeting between President al-Assad and Hariri, Junblat
The Lebanese daily al-Nahar issued on Wednesday said in a message from Damascus that the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri came out of the meeting with President Bashar al-Assad very pleased with the results of the meeting, according to sources close to al-Hariri. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 5/24/2001 - Tlass visits Moscow Syria-Russia, Military, 5/23/2001
- Al-Assad confers with Hariri, Junblat
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received in Damascus at the Damascus al-Shaab palace on Tuesday the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/23/2001 - Iraq, Syria for boosting trade, economic relations
Syrian minister of economy and foreign trade Muhammad al-Imadi on Tuesday in Baghdad announced that Syria and Iraq are discussing in meetings of the third session of the joint Syrian- Iraqi committee trade and economic relations between the two states. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 5/23/2001 - On Israeli threats to Syria
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily "Akhbar al-Arab " said that the Israeli threats against both Syria and Lebanon had exceeded what are called messages and warnings into real threats for aggressions. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/23/2001 - Arafat is still to visit Syria Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/23/2001
- Sudan exempts the Syrians from entry visa Sudan-Syria, Politics, 5/22/2001
- Al-Assad confers with Solana, Syrian patriarchs
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Damascus's al-Shaab palace received the European Union's foreign policy and Security Council chairman Javier Solana and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-European Union, Politics, 5/22/2001 - Damascus denies Miro visit to Baghdad
The press office of the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro denied the Iraqi news on the visit of the Syrian prime minister Miro to Baghdad which an Iraqi official said it was presumed to be made on Monday ( yesterday), The Syrian prime minister press office announced that there is no schedule visit for Miro. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/22/2001 - Report: a state of alert in Syria
The Qatari daily al-Watan issued on Saturday said that a state of alert exists in Syria. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/21/2001 - Al-Imadi to Baghdad today
At the invitation of the Iraqi minister of commerce Mahdi Saleh, the Syrian minister of the economy and foreign trade Muhammad al-Imadi will leave today for Iraq in an official visit to Baghdad which will last for three days during which he will preside over the Syrian side to the meetings of the Syrian- Iraqi joint committee. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 5/21/2001 - On relations between Syria and Iraq
The London- based al-Hayat daily issued on Sunday said that the Syrian government showed great caution in dealing with the issue of the new sanctions system on Iraq expected to be debated in a joint British- American project to adopt a new decision by the UN Security Council. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/21/2001 - On relations between Syria and Iraq
The Jordanian daily al- Arab al-Youm ( Arab today) described the arrival of the Syrian diplomat Muhammad Hassan al-Tawab to Baghdad on Friday to chair the Syrian interests office there as a step revealing the development of relations between Syria and Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/21/2001 - Al-Assad to meet with Junblat
A well-informed Syrian source told the London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily issued on Saturday that President Bashar al-Assad may meet with member of the Lebanese parliament Walid Junblat during a very short coming phase, at an urgent request submitted by the latter and in response to several mediations held by those close to Junblat and friends to Syria in order to arrange this meeting. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/21/2001 - Arafat approves Syrian proposal Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/21/2001
- A report on the explosion in an Israeli Cafe in the Golan
The Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am on Saturday issued a report in which it indicated that the " Golan Cafe explosion " resulted in human casualties and had targeted the commander of the Israeli front and that Israel "blackened" (did not publicize) this event. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/21/2001 - Israeli vandalism in the occupied Arab Golan Heights
The Syrian Arab Republic prepared a memorandum, on the Israeli encroachment on the monumental sites in the occupied Arab Golan Heights, to be submitted to the Fifth Conference of the Arab Archaeologists. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/21/2001