Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 8/6/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 6, 2001
- The legal reasons behind arresting al-Homsi
The following was issued by the press office of the Syrian ministry of the Interior: Member of the Syrian People's Assembly PA ( parliament) Mamoun al-Homsi has issued a statement dated August 7, 2001 and he circulated it inside the country and through the international news agencies. Syria, Politics, 8/10/2001 - Al-Shara confers with Russian counterpart
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Thursday received the ambassador of special missions at the Russian foreign ministry Nicolai Kartazove. Syria-Russia, Politics, 8/10/2001 - PLO: no Palestinian political detainee in Syria
The official spokesman for the political department of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) Anwar Abdul Hadi has stressed that there are not any Palestinian political detainees of any group in Syria. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/10/2001 - Al-Shara confers with US senator
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Thursday in Damascus met with member of the US Senate Gary Ackerman, a US senator for New York and the chairman of the Middle East center for economic cooperation and peace. Syria-USA, Politics, 8/10/2001 - Riyadh al-Turk calls for reviving confidence
The official spokesman for the al-Attasi forum has introduced Riyadh al-Turk as one of those who paid a heavy price for their views, considering that al-Turk was the one who started the breaking of the " wall of fears in Syria." Syria, Politics, 8/9/2001 - Miro to visit Baghdad within few days
Well-informed Sources in Damascus quoted Syrian official sources as saying that the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro will during the few coming days visit Iraq, at the invitation of the Iraqi vice- President Muhammad Yassin Ramadan. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/9/2001 - Syrian member of parliament starts political strike
In a step which is the first of its kind in the history of the Syrian parliament, the Syrian independent member of parliament Maoun al-Homsi started a food hunger strike for one week stemming from his desire, as he said," to get all liberals in Syria and the parliaments of the world to know what we suffer as independent parliamentarians in Syria." Syria, Politics, 8/9/2001 - Britain to support economic reforms in Syria Syria-UK, Politics, 8/9/2001
- Al-Assad confers with Lebanese minister, accepts credentials of five ambassadors
The President expressed readiness to provide all possible support from Syria to enabling them develop relations between Syria and their states. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/9/2001 - 32 Arab and foreign countries in the 48th session of Damascus International Fair
Some 32 Arab and foreign countries are taking part in the 48th session of the Damascus International Fair (DIF), including Oman for the first time. Syria-Regional, Economics, 8/9/2001 - For boosting Syrian- Iraqi trade co-operation
The Iraqi minister of commerce Muhammad Mahdi Saleh has recently discussed with the deputy chairman of the federation of the chambers of commerce Saleh Mallah during his recent visit to baghdad, on top of a Syrian trade ad economic delegation means of developing trade and economic relations between the two sisterly countries. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/9/2001 - In first meeting since 50 years, 'Syrian Socialist party' leaderships meet in Damascus
The Syrian Social Nationalist party on August 5 held a plenary meeting, the first of its kind since 50 years, for all central leaderships and the work leadership in al-Shaam during which it vowed to back Syria in confrontation of " Zionism." Syria, Politics, 8/8/2001 - Al-Assad congratulates UAE president on investiture Syria-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 8/8/2001
- Al-Shara confers with new Indian ambassador Syria-India, Politics, 8/8/2001
- Al-Shara discusses with Abbas ME developments
Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday in Damascus received the secretary of the PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the deputy foreign minister Suleiman Hadad and the director of Palestine department at the foreign ministry Adel al-Shammat. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/8/2001 - Abu Mazen in Damascus for the first time since 17 years
The secretary of the PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas ( Abu Mazen) who on Sunday started a visit to Syria, which is his first since 17 years, said that he is carrying a message from the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/7/2001 - Syria appoints new 18 ambassadors very soon
Well- informed Syrian sources said on Sunday that the Syrian foreign ministry submitted to the Syrian leadership a list including the names of 18 ambassadors or candidates to assume the post of an Ambassador in the Syrian diplomatic missions all over the world. Syria, Politics, 8/7/2001 - Syrian, Cypriot oil relations discussed
The Syrian minister of oil and mineral resources Muhammad Maher Jamal on Monday in Nicosia discussed with the Cypriot minister of commerce, industry and tourism Nicolas Rolandis cooperation relations between Syria and Cyprus in the areas of oil industry and gas and their investment. Syria-Cyprus, Economics, 8/7/2001 - Khaddam reviewed with Mahmoud Abbas means of supporting the Palestinians Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/7/2001
- A message to al-Assad from Spanish King Syria-Spain, Politics, 8/6/2001
- A message to President al-Assad from Japanese Prime minister
The Syrian foreign minister on Sunday in Damascus received the first deputy for the Japanese foreign minister who handed him a message addressed to President Bashar al-Assad from the Japanese prime minister. Syria-Japan, Politics, 8/6/2001 - Syrian- Japanese economic talks Syria-Japan, Economics, 8/6/2001
- Mahmoud Abbas in Damascus Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/6/2001
- UN facts finding commission inspects Israeli violations in the occupied Golan
The Governor of Quneitra Hilal al-Atrash on Saturday received the UN fact finding commission to inspect conditions of the Arabs in the occupied territories and the occupied part of the Syrian Golan. The committee is led by Sri Lanka's ambassador at the UN. Present the meeting was member of the Syrian parliament for the Golan area Midhat Saleh. Syria, Politics, 8/6/2001