Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 2/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of February 18, 2002
- Bush to al-Assad: we are committed to peace, based on UN resolutions and Madrid conference
In his cable of congratulations he sent to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Eid al-Adha, the US President George Bush said that the US is still committed to the realization of a just and comprehensive peace based on UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338. Syria-USA, Politics, 2/23/2002 - Syrian Environment Association assumes activities
By this grant the Syrian environment association is going to start a campaign that aims at developing environmental public awareness regarding several issues as revival of Barada river, environment protection, curbing pollution and rationalizing the use of natural resources. Syria, Environment, 2/23/2002 - A workshop on national bio-diversity strategy in Damascus
this is a part of the greater action plan for the preservation of environment and natural resources for which Syria has been working with the international organizations for a while Syria, Environment, 2/23/2002 - Al-Assad hold talks with al-Hariri, Hammoud in Rome, bilateral relations Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/22/2002
- Al-Assad meets with Pope John Paul
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday concluded his visit to Italy by a meeting with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. Syria-Vatican, Politics, 2/22/2002 - Al-Assad, Mubarak to meet very soon Egypt-Syria, Politics, 2/22/2002
- Syria's First Lady meets Syrian businesswomen in Italy
Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Assad on Thursday met with the delegation representing the businesswomen who took part in the visit to Italy and was briefed on their various activities. Syria, Local, 2/22/2002 - Workshop on national bio-diversity strategy in Damascus
A workshop under the title " national bio-diversity strategy and action plan" was held in Damascus on February 17 in collaboration between the Syrian ministry of the Environment and the UNDP. Syria, Environment, 2/22/2002 - Israeli ambassador in Rome summoned by FM over inappropriate statements against Syria
The Italian foreign ministry has informed the Israeli ambassador in Rome that his recent statements against Syria are inappropriate by an Israeli diplomat accredited in Italy at a time when an official visit is being paid by the Syrian President Bashar al- Assad to Italy. Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/22/2002 - Al-Assad gets a telephone call from Mubarak Syria-Egypt, Politics, 2/21/2002
- On al-Assad's visit to Italy Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/21/2002
- Three cooperation agreements signed between Syria, Italy
In the second day of Syria's President al-Assad's visit to Italy, President Bashar al-Assad met with the Italian prime minister and discussed with him prospects of technical and economic cooperation and three cooperation agreements were signed between the two countries covering the areas of investment, the environment and tourism cooperation. Syria-Italy, Politics, 2/21/2002 - Syrian First Lady discusses cooperation in handicrafts industries with Italian minister
In the framework of the official visit Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is holding to Rome, Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Assad on Wednesday met with Italian ministers accompanied by minister of culture Najwa Qassab Hassan and the advisor for the foreign minister Butheina Shabaan. Syria-Italy, Economics, 2/21/2002 - Al-Assad's views on regional issues
President Bashar al-Assad said that Syria has never set any conditions on achieving peace in the Middle East. "We always say that Syria does not have certain conditions at all ... when Syria speaks about the bases for peace, it refers to the necessity of implementing Security Council resolutions and Madrid’s terms of reference," he told the Italian daily Corriere Della Sera on Thursday, February 14, 2002. and published today. Syria, Politics, 2/20/2002 - Syrian president in Italy
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday started a visit to Italy described as to strengthen "the axis of the good" and "Arab- European relations," in his fourth visit to a western state since he assumed presidency and his first since the incidents of September 11. Syria-Italy, Politics, 2/20/2002 - Al-Assad starts visit to Italy Syria-Italy, Politics, 2/19/2002
- Al-Shara meets with the Swedish ambassador Syria-Sweden, Politics, 2/19/2002
- A telephone call between al- Shara, Hammoud Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/19/2002
- Al-Assad issues decrees on avoiding double taxation
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday released laws no. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 for 2002. Law no. 3 provides for the ratification of the agreement on avoiding double taxation and preventing escape of paying taxes on income signed between Syria and Italy. Syria, Economics, 2/19/2002 - Al-Assad gets a telephone call from Aznar Syria-Spain, Politics, 2/18/2002
- Al-Assad, Mubarak to meet very soon, paper says
The Lebanese daily al-Mustaqbal said in its Sunday's issue that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will be meeting with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt very soon in order to hold consultations on developments of conditions in the Palestinian territories and the international initiatives debated to revive the Middle East peace process. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 2/18/2002 - An Israeli factory shot in the Golan, economic conditions cited
A factory for military uniform garments in the Katsarein settlement in the occupied Syrian Golan heights was closed because of the escalated economic crisis the Israeli military industries suffer. Israel-Syria, Economics, 2/18/2002