Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 5/27/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of May 27, 2002
- At the invitation of President al-Assad, King Muhammad starts an official visit to Damascus Syria-Morocco, Politics, 6/1/2002
- Syrian - Moroccan relations, progressing throughout history
Syrian- Moroccan relations are deeply rooted in history. One who seeks to trace back the beginning of these relations will find it difficult to catch the starting point. Should he start with the Arab migration waves from the Arab peninsula when Syria was the main station to head for the Arab Maghreb ? or from the Phoenicians on the Syrian coasts, with their trade and seafarers travels to the Arab Maghreb states or rather from the Islamic conquests which were launched from Damascus, then,the capital of the Islamic Empire, stretched from the Arab Orient to the Occident and beyond. Syria-Morocco, Politics, 6/1/2002 - Syrian security denies to have kidnapped Nizar Nayouf
Well-informed Syrian sources have denied Syrian security to have chased journalist Nizar Nayouf, noting that the "story of his kidnapping" is a fabrication of his ill imagination. Syria, Politics, 6/1/2002 - Syria assumes today the presidency over the UN security council
Syria today assumed the rotating presidency of the UN security council for the first time since almost 32 years. Syria-Regional, Politics, 6/1/2002 - Al-Turk: my trial is political not criminal; trial postponed
Trial session of the first secretary of the Syrian Communist Party -- political bureau -- Riad al-Turk continued on Wednesday, despite an earlier threat by the defence lawyer to pullout from the case if the condition set by them for "an open trial" is not met. Syria, Politics, 5/31/2002 - Rabat, Damascus determined to up ties
The official visit King Mohammed VI to Syria is seen as a sign of the will of Rabat and Damascus to enhance their cooperation ties. Syria-Morocco, Politics, 5/31/2002 - Al-Shara confers with Tunisian ambassador on concluding term of office Syria-Tunisia, Politics, 5/30/2002
- Moroccan health minister meets assistant SG of Baath party
Moroccan minister of health, Thami El Kyari, who is also secretary general of the Front of Democratic Forces (FFD), met in Damascus assistant vice-secretary general of the Baath party, Abdellah Al Ahmar. Syria-Morocco, Politics, 5/30/2002 - Syria, the US to resume bilateral dialogue on terrorism, ME peace in September, in Damascus
Syrian and American sides have agreed to resume bilateral dialogue on terrorism, the Middle East peace process and bilateral relations in the economic and cultural fields and public relations in Damascus in September. Syria-USA, Politics, 5/30/2002 - Syrian premier opens the fourth economic forum today Syria, Economics, 5/29/2002
- On the American and Israeli pressures against Syria
The Lebanese daily Assafir said Tuesday issue quoting sources close to Syria that Syria had set two preconditions during the Sharm esh Sheikh summit -- attended by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria -- in order to achieve the deal of the international conference Washington seeks to market through Saudi Arabia. Syria-USA, Politics, 5/29/2002 - Syria takes part in world conference for the international road federation in Romania Syria, Economics, 5/29/2002
- Israeli imprisonment sentences against Syrians in the Golan
An Israeli court has sentenced on Sunday the Syrian citizen from the occupied Golan heights Hamad Hussein Abu Zeid for one year imprisonment and to pay a large financial fee. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/29/2002 - A Syrian anti- Zionism society
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd said in its recent issue that a group of Syrian intellectuals decided to form a citizen society that stands against Zionism and established a temporary board chaired by the retired judge and journalist Rajaa Nasser. Syria, Politics, 5/29/2002 - Ballot centers for Algerian community in Syria; part of legislative elections
The Algerian community in Syria is taking part in the Algerian legislative elections which will start tomorrow, May 30. Syria-Algeria, Politics, 5/29/2002 - Syria: State security court stresses its authority in al-Turk's case
In its third trial session, events of trying the secretary general of the Syrian Communist Party- the political bureau -- Riad al-Turk were limited to a legal controversy concerning the authority of the court and the extent of its constitutionality. Syria, Politics, 5/28/2002 - Al-Assad stresses to US delegation importance of pressuring Israel
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Damascus received the US Congressional delegation led by Darill Issa, member of international relations committee. Syria-USA, Politics, 5/28/2002 - More American pressure to close offices of Palestinian organization, Islamic movements in Damascus
The Saudi daily al-Watan said that President Bashar al-Assad has received more American pressures in order to close the offices of the Palestinian Organizations and all Islamic movements in Damascus. Syria-USA, Politics, 5/28/2002 - Syrian- Iraqi economic cooperation implementations
They agreed to eliminate all hindering obstacles standing against boosting and developing their trade exchange Syria-Iraq, Economics, 5/27/2002 - Al-Assad stresses implementation of all existing UN resolutions first; meets al-Taher, Chile delegation
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday received the chairman of the Arab Parliamentary Union Ahmad Ibrahim al-Taher, who is also the chairman of the Sudanese national council and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Regional, Politics, 5/27/2002 - American official and the Syrian- American dialogue
A high ranking American official has described the dialogue which was held between Syrians and Americans in Houston, organized by the James baker Institute for public policy at Rice university and aiming at developing American - Syrian relations as very useful. Syria-USA, Politics, 5/27/2002