Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 7/9/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of July 9, 2001
- Al-Assad congratulates on France's national day Syria-France, Politics, 7/14/2001
- President al-Assad's wife win the admiration of the French press Syria-France, Politics, 7/14/2001
- Israel prevents students from visiting the Golan
News reports said that Israel prevented on Friday five female students studying at the Syrian universities from visiting their families in the occupied Golan under the pretext that they are married to Syrians. Syria, Politics, 7/14/2001 - Germany mediates for the release of three Israeli soldiers kidnapped by the Hizbullah
Western diplomatic sources told the London - based al-Hayat daily in its Friday's issue that the German chancellor Gerhard Shroeder asked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to mediate with Hizbullah in order to release the three Israeli soldiers, but the Syrian President answered " we do not have links to this issue." Syria-Germany, Politics, 7/14/2001 - Turkish and Israeli missiles near Turkish- Syrian border
The Paris - based al-Muharrir news weekly issued on Friday quoted a high ranking source at the Kurdistani national federation party led by Jalal al-Talibani from Paris as saying that several intermediate and long range ground- to ground missiles launching bases on the Turkish- Syrian borders have been installed, expecting the eruption of a limited war between Syria and Isreal and its sparks starting from South Lebanon. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/14/2001 - Al-Shara holds intensive contacts to discuss condition in the region
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al- Shara on Thursday received a telephone call from the Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa. Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/13/2001 - Golan citizens threaten Israel of a fate similar to her fate in Lebanon
Statements made by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon in which he considered that the Jewish settlements in the Golan heights as never be " tracked back," on Wednesday raised satisfaction among the Israeli settlers and the protest of the Syrian people of the Golan. Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/13/2001 - Israel denounces Syria's nomination for the membership of the UN Security Council Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/13/2001
- France stressed the need of Golan's return back to Syria Syria-France, Politics, 7/12/2001
- Some 99 Golanese students returned back home after completing studies at Syrian universities Syria, Local, 7/12/2001
- Al-Assad concludes eventful visit to Germany
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad returned back on Wednesday to Damascus after concluding his visit he had started on Tuesday to the Federal Republic of Germany, during which he held intensive talks with the German Chancellor Gerhard Shroeder. President al-Assad also met with the chairman of the German federal Parliament and with the President of the Federal republic of Germany Yuhans Rao. Syria-Germany, Politics, 7/12/2001 - A fire converts Deir Ezz Zour cotton into ashes
Piles of cotton at Deir Ezz Zour ( a Syrian province in the northern part of the country) spinning factory was exposed to a large fire on Tuesday and large material losses estimated at 50 million Syria pounds ( 1.1 million USD) are expected to be lost. Syria, Local, 7/12/2001 - Syria ratifies the establishment of a free trade area with Saudi Arabia Syria-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 7/11/2001
- Al-Assad, German Chancellor discuss development of relations, regional developments
Amid great German political and media interest, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Berlin and held immediately a close- door meeting with the German Chancellor Gerhard Shroeder centered on developing cooperation between the two countries and means of salvaging the ME peace process. The President and the Chancellor answered questions put by journalists following the meeting. Syria-Germany, Politics, 7/11/2001 - Iraqis are exempted from visas to Syria
The BBC said that Syria has cancelled the visa system used to be imposed on the Iraqi citizens who want to visit Syria. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/11/2001 - On President al-Assad's visit to Germany
The Qatari daily al-Watan quoted on Tuesday diplomatic sources in Damascus as saying that if the Syrian and German sides will conclude, during the visit of President Bashar al-Assad to Germany, arrangements to complete a deal provides for exchanging prisoners and missing between Israel and the Hizbullah Syria-Germany, Politics, 7/11/2001 - Water shortage in Jordan
The BBC correspondent in Amman said on Tuesday that Jordan at the meantime, suffers water shortage due to the drought inflected on it in recent years. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 7/11/2001 - The Syrian governments in a new book
A book was recently issued in Damascus under the title ( the Syrian governments in the 20th century), talking about the Syrian governments in the 20th century written by Sudan Jumaa ( from SANA) and the Syrian journalist Hassan Zaza. Syria, Local, 7/11/2001 - Al-Assad heads to Berlin; German ambassador in Damascus: No peace without Syria
Germany's ambassador in Damascus Ghunther Mulak has underlined the importance of Syria in the region and that peace cannot be established without her. Syria-Germany, Politics, 7/10/2001 - Iraqi citizens are permitted to visit Syria
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said on Monday that special information reported that the Iraqi passports department issued recommendations permitting all Iraqi citizens to travel to Syria and not to set a precondition that the travel will be only confined to traders, industrialists and businessmen. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/10/2001 - Sharon plans a military strike against Syria
The chairman of the Palestinian national council Salim al-Zanoun told the United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Khaleij that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is currently planning to direct a military blow to Syria, noting that Damascus believes that the American pressures have so far prevented Arafat's visit to Damascus. Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/10/2001 - On Arafat's visit to Damascus
The Israeli radio on Monday quoted well-informed Palestinian sources in Gaza as saying that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat will visit Damascus on July 17 at the invitation of President Bashar al-Assad. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 7/10/2001 - Al-Assad gets a message from Ukraine's counterpart Syria-Ukraine, Politics, 7/10/2001
- Syrian ship stops over in Tangiers Morocco-Syria, Local, 7/10/2001
- Al-Assad interview to the German daily Der Spiegel
He started his interview saying:" doubtless, Sharon and his government are seeking clearly and openly to launch a war." Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/9/2001 - A message from Bush to al- Assad
Talks dealt with developments in the region. The foreign minister stressed that "Israel's aggressive policy escalates the already tense conditions in the region and resulting in killing, on daily basis Palestinians." Syria-USA, Politics, 7/9/2001 - Al-Shara confers with Russian envoy
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday in Damascus met the special Russian envoy Mr. Andrea Vadovin who handed him a message from the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov. Syria-Russia, Politics, 7/9/2001 - On Arafat's visit to Syria
The Qatari daily al-Watan said on Sunday, according to well-informed Palestinian sources that the chairman or the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat is expected to visit Damascus in July, which coinsides with the first anniversary of President Bashar al-Assad's assuming Presidency in Syria. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 7/9/2001 - The first Syrian site for E- commerce Syria, Politics, 7/9/2001