Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 7/15/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of July 15, 2002
- Syria's human rights society opens for membership
The Human rights society in Syria has held the first meeting of its general commission, following its foundation. Its president Haitham al-Maleh was reelected. The society's board was also elected in the presence of a representative for the security and under the absence of a representative of the ministry of Labor and social affairs as well as the press. Syria, Politics, 7/20/2002 - Syrian- Lebanese cooperation dismantling landmines
The Lebanese army has announced it has continued cooperation with the Syrian forces working in Lebanon to dismantle mines implanted by the Israeli occupation forces in southern Lebanon and the Western Bekaa over a period of 20 years. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/20/2002 - Sultan Qaboos donates $ 3 million victims of Zayzoun dam burst Syria-Oman, Politics, 7/19/2002
- Syria's parliament speaker confers with member of Jordanian Upper House
The Speaker of the People's Assembly (PA) in Syria Abdul Qader Qaddoura on Thursday received Marwan al-Hamoud, member of the Jordanian al-A'yan (the upper chamber of the national assembly) who is also the secretary general of the forum for Arab states and African parliamentarians for populations and development. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 7/19/2002 - Middle East bulletin: Two new Syrian ambassador to London, Paris Syria, Local, 7/18/2002
- Al-Assad gets a message from North Korea's President
President Bashar al-Assad held a meeting in Damascus on Tuesday evening with the chairman of the higher people's assembly presidency commission in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea (PDRK). Syria-North Korea, Politics, 7/17/2002 - Syrian- Turkish water talks Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/17/2002
- North Korea's Kim Yong Nam starts official visit to Syria Syria-North Korea, Politics, 7/16/2002
- Syria signs agreement establishing the Arab Woman Organization agreement
Syria's ambassador in Cairo Youssef Ahmad, who is also Syria's representative at the Arab League has signed the agreement providing for the foundation of the Arab woman organization, whose higher council is composed of the first Arab ladies ( wives of heads of states) and from which stems the Arab woman summit conference. Syria-Regional, Culture, 7/16/2002 - Al-Hayat: Syria did not walk out of foreign ministers' meeting
well-informed Syrian sources as saying that Syria has expressed its wonder that the Arab- four member committee did not respond to the request made by the Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal to convene an official meeting with the foreign ministers of the committee of the Arab peace initiative which includes 10 ministers Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/16/2002 - Al- Assad meets with Fares, gets a message from Algerian President Syria-Algeria, Politics, 7/15/2002
- Al-Assad reviews developments with Iranian, French officials
President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday in Damascus received the chief of the Judiciary Authority in Iran Ayatullah Sayyed Mahmoud Hashimi Shahroudi and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/15/2002 - Al-Hayat: The US appreciates Syria's support
A US diplomatic source told the London- based al-Hayat daily on Saturday that the administration of the US President George Bush highly appreciated the support given by Syria in the framework of fighting al-Qaida organization. Syria-USA, Politics, 7/15/2002