Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 9/17/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of September 17, 2001
- Syria's vice President, premier, al-Hariri discuss bilateral relations between Syria, Lebanon Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/19/2001
- Al-Assad discusses with Mubarak, Saudi crown prince regional, international developments, revitalizing Arab solidarity
Tuesday witnessed an intensive political effort made by Syrian President bashar al-Assad. Syria-Regional, Politics, 9/19/2001 - Syrian- Yemeni joint statement condemns Israeli terrorism, stresses revitalization of common Arab defense
A joint statement was issued by the summit meeting held between President Bashar al-Assad and President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen. Yemen-Syria, Politics, 9/19/2001 - Al-Assad, Saleh stressed crystallizing a united Arab position towards regional, international conditions
Talks held between President Bashar al-Assad and the Yemeni President Abdullah Saleh dealt with bilateral relations and the importance of crystallizing as united Arab position concerning regional and international developments and the need of revitalizing inter- Arab solidarity. Yemen-Syria, Politics, 9/18/2001 - Al-Shara gets two telephone calls from Kharazi, Solana Syria-Iran, Politics, 9/18/2001
- Syria and the New US alliance
The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Damascus said on Monday that the Syrian position towards Washington's call to establish an international alliance against terrorism is controversial among observers expectations that this will be an additional sensitive point in the Syrian- American relations because each side has a different base when it comes to identify terrorism. Syria-USA, Politics, 9/18/2001 - Fears of converting US anti- terrorism campaign into a campaign fighting Palestinian resistance organizations
Well-informed sources in Damascus have warned in a statement to the London- based al-Hayat daily in its Monday's issue against the possibility of converting the US campaign against terrorism into a campaign to fight the Palestinian resistance organizations. Syria-USA, Politics, 9/18/2001 - Al-Assad starts today an official visit to Yemen Syria-Yemen, Politics, 9/17/2001
- Syrian prime minister meets with Iraqi trade minister Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/17/2001
- Al-Shara, Hammoud review developments Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/17/2001
- The American attack and Syria
The Israeli expert in the Middle East affairs Eyal Zeiter said on Sunday that the US has not defined yet whether it will launch an attack at Afghanistan to attack Osama Bin Laden as a decided goal or to attack world terrorism which means " attacking Iran and Iraq," and pressuring Syria. Syria-USA, Politics, 9/17/2001 - On Arafat's visit to Damascus Palestine-Syria, Politics, 9/17/2001
- British Council Director: Syrian- British cultural relations flourishing
There is a wide and growing interest both in Syria and Britain to promote their cultural cooperation relations. And the British Council in Damascus seems to provide excellence in its cultural activities conducted in Syria. Syria-UK, Culture, 9/17/2001