Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 2/25/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of February 25, 2002
- Al-Assad will pay an visit to Lebanon Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/2/2002
- Lahoud discusses with Khouri activities of the Syrian- Lebanese higher council Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/2/2002
- Syria, Turkey trade exchange sees strong increase
The Syrian ambassador to Turkey Muhammad Saeed al-Bunni has stressed that President Bashar al-Assad's directives, the new legislation and measures which were taken in Syria aimed at encouraging investment and attracting Arab and foreign investors alike. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 3/2/2002 - Al-Shara discuss with al-Faisal, Hammoud Palestinian developments, the Arab summit
A telephone call was made on Friday between the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and his Saudi peer prince Saud al-Faisal. Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/2/2002 - Al-Assad confers with al-Khouri on Syrian- Lebanese economic cooperation Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/1/2002
- Syrian political security permits activity resumption of social forums
News reports in Damascus said that the political security branch has approved the resumption of activities conducted by the social forums. This is, however, positive indications that are in contradiction to the decision taken by the Syrian authorities to close the political forums. This followed imposition of hard conditions on the activities of these forums by the beginning of 2001. Syria, Politics, 3/1/2002 - Cooperation between Syria, UNIDO discussed
The Syrian minister talked about the march of modernization and development taking place in Syria in all fields under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad. He also expressed Syria's keenness to enlarge this backing given by UNIDO. Syria, Economics, 3/1/2002 - Al-Shara, Yemeni peer discuss Arab conditions Syria-Yemen, Politics, 2/28/2002
- Israel refuses to release Amal Mahmoud, a Syrian detainee from the Golan Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/27/2002
- Solidarity sit in with Beshara Azmi in Damascus
The statement also " called for an Arab and international move to restore back the UN resolution 3379 which considered Zionism as a form of racism Syria-Palestine, Politics, 2/27/2002 - Syrian- Turkish border families reunion at Eid Adha occasion Syria-Turkey, Local, 2/25/2002