Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 7/8/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of July 8, 2002
- Firing one employee at education directorate in Idleb, Syria Syria, Politics, 7/12/2002
- Al-Shara reviews with Tareq Aziz regional conditions, the Israeli aggression
Al-Shara expressed thanks to Iraq over the humanitarian aids provided to Syria following the collapse of Zayzoun dam despite the sufferings of the Iraqi people as a result of the sanctions imposed on Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/11/2002 - Al-Assad talks with UN chief peace meeting
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday discussed with the UN chief Kofi Annan means of reviving the ME peace process, while the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara accused Israel of placing obstacles before the peace in the region and the Syrian Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass on Tuesday voiced Syria's support for the choices of the Palestinians and their right to choose their leadership. Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/10/2002 - Syria releases Kuwaiti Islamist
The Kuwaiti minister of state for foreign affairs Khaled al-Jarullah said on Tuesday said that a Kuwaiti Islamists recently held in Syria was released. Syria-Kuwait, Local, 7/10/2002 - Persons responsible for Zayzoun dam disaster brought before court
The first investigation judge at the economic security court in Syria received the file of persons who are accused of being the reason behind the collapse of Zayzoun dam in Hama province in Syria. Those persons will be brought before the economic security court. Syria, Local, 7/9/2002 - A telephone call between Hammoud, al-Shara Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/8/2002
- Syria: Tartous port's director, officials to be tried
The Syrian minister of transport has issued decision no. 871 of July 7, 2002, providing for placing the director of the director general of Tartous port company, and several officials and engineers at his directorate under the "disposal of the minister" until measures of trying them are completed. Syria, Local, 7/8/2002 - Al-Assad confers with the French foreign minister
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday in Damascus received French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin. Syria-France, Politics, 7/8/2002 - Saudi crown prince confers with Syrian parliament speaker
The Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz on Sunday in Jeddah received the speaker of the Syrian parliament Abdul Qader Qaddoura and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the chairman of the Saudi Shoura council Sheikh Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Hameed and Prince Nawaf Ibn Abdul Aziz and the Syrian charge de affairs to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 7/8/2002