Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 7/22/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of July 22, 2002
- Khaddam, Qaddoumi in Damascus: Sharon is a danger to the USA
Syria's Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam and the chairman of the political department at the PLO Farouk al-Qaddoumi stressed in a joint meeting in Damascus on Thursday commitment to "resistance as a legitimate right for self defense against the Israeli occupation," considering that the "existence of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is a danger on the US and the Israeli people." Syria-Palestine, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Al-Assad's message to Carlos conveyed by al-Shara
Spanish King Juan Carlos I on Friday at Lasaroilla royal palace in Madrid received the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. The meeting was attended by the Spanish foreign minister for foreign affairs. Syria-Spain, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Mubarak briefs al-Shara on efforts to halt Israel's aggression
Egypt's President Honi Mubarak yesterday at his residence in Madrid received the Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara Syria-Egypt, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Palestinian groups call for continued 'armed struggle'; Damascus meeting
Seven Palestinian groups on Thursday called for "continued armed struggle" against Israel stressing that the meetings of the Quartet committee on the Middle East and the meetings of the Arab ministers with the US President George Bush were in vain. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Director of Syrian commercial bank dismissed over poor performance Syria, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Omran confers with Iraqi press delegation Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/26/2002
- Khaddam: relations with Turkey deeply rooted, rejection to striking Iraq is ultimate; Yeni Safak
Syria's Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam has expressed his satisfaction over the developed level of relations between Syria and Turkey and described these relations as very old and deeply rooted. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/26/2002 - Al-Shara meets Mubarak in Spain
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Thursday started a tour as from Spain and covers each of Algeria and Morocco, according to official Syrian sources. Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/26/2002 - UN committee: Syrians in Golan live in very bad besiege conditions
The executive secretary of ESCWA ( UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia ) Mrs. Mervat Tallawy has stressed that the Syrian citizens in the occupied Golan live in very hard under conditions similar to those in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/26/2002 - Al-Shara reviews with Sultanov, Kaddoumi the Israeli attacks
The Syrian deputy premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Wednesday received PLO Head of the Political Department Farkouk Kaddoumi and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the Syrian deputy foreign minister Suleiman Haddad and the PLO representative in Damascus Mahmoud al-Khalidi. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 7/25/2002 - Al-Assad reviewed with Arsalan, Beuiz, Syria, Lebanese relations, conditions in the region Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/24/2002
- Al-Shara gets a message from German FM, discusses developments with Moroccan peer Syria-Morocco, Politics, 7/24/2002
- Syria - Jordan economic talks to strengthening cooperation
The Jordanian Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb has stressed the need of consolidating economic cooperation relations between Syria and Jordan. He said he is looking forward for further developed relations between the two states and each of Lebanon and Egypt so as to achieve economic integration among these Arab states. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 7/24/2002 - Syrians dismissed from government posts Syria, Politics, 7/23/2002
- King Mohammed holds phone talks with Syrian president Morocco-Syria, Politics, 7/23/2002
- Al-Assad confers with commander of the Lebanese army Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/23/2002
- Al-Assad gets messages from Saudi crown prince, Musharraf
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Damascus received the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. The meeting was attended by the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara. Al- Faisal conveyed a message from the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz relating to results of visits and contacts he recently held with certain sides concerned with the Middle East peace process. Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/23/2002 - An Iraqi press delegation in Damascus Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/23/2002
- Al-Assad discusses with Hariri, Arab, bilateral issues
President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday in Damascus received the Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/22/2002