Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 12/17/2001
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of December 17, 2001
- UN GA stresses Syrian sovereignty over the Golan, calls for sending UN observers to the occupied territories
The UN Security Council General Assembly GA has renewed Syria's sovereignty on the Golan heights, its natural resources and also the sovereignty of the Palestinians on the occupied territories including Jerusalem. Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/22/2001 - High ranking Syrian- Lebanese contacts
The Paris based weekly al-Muharrir al-Arabi said in its Friday's issue that high ranking contacts described as very sensitive were held between Beirut and Damascus during which Israel's possibilities towards the two countries were reviewed in light of the recent Israeli air violations which had indicators on Israel's intention to carry out a pressing act against Lebanon. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/22/2001 - Al-Shara: the statement does not meet the ambitions of the Arab street Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/21/2001
- Israel continues detention campaigns and acts of arrest in the Golan
The Israeli authorities on Thursday continued the campaigns of arrests and detention against the Syrian citizens in the occupied Golan. Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/21/2001 - Syria: Bikhtyar appointed as director of general intelligence in Syria Syria, Politics, 12/20/2001
- Emergency meeting for Arab foreign ministers today
The Arab foreign ministers will convene an emergency meeting today in Cairo with the participation of the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. Regional-Syria, Politics, 12/20/2001 - Al-Shara gets a telephone call from Hamdan Bin Zayed Syria-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 12/20/2001
- The new Syrian Cabinet reshuffle marks the beginning of a new phase
News reports said that the Cabinet reshuffle took place in Syria last week seemed to be the beginning of a new phase that will be witnessing a real modernization and an actual economic reform. Syria, Politics, 12/20/2001 - Exhibition on the architecture of Apolodro, the Damascene opened in Damascus
Among his most remarkable architectural works in Damascus is the remains of Jupitar temple near the Umayyad's mosque which is considered the nucleus for the first documentary museum whose headquarters will be the national museum in Damascus. Syria-Italy, Culture, 12/20/2001 - Al-Shara makes consultations with Mousa, al-Faisal and Hammoud Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/19/2001
- Syria for severing all Arab contacts, relations with Israel Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/19/2001
- Al-Shara, Maher hold discussions on the Israeli aggression Syria-Egypt, Politics, 12/17/2001
- On the new Syrian governments
A report issued by the London- based al-Hayat daily on Sunday about the new Syrian government said that the share of the Baath party has been reduced in this government from 26 ministers to 19. Syria, Politics, 12/17/2001 - Damascus' regional Information Environmental System workshop
A training course was recently held in Damascus on the Regional Information Environmental System (RISE). It is organized by the ministries of environment in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan and the German International Co-operation Agency ( GTZ). Trainees from the three Arab ministries took part in the three-day course. Syria, Environment, 12/17/2001