Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 8/12/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 12, 2002
- Abul Ragheb visits Damascus on Monday Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/17/2002
- Al- Lewa': Syrian efforts to prevent striking Iraq
The Lebanese daily al- Lewa' quoted well-informed diplomatic sources in Damascus as saying that the Syrian leadership is making intensive efforts with international parties in order to urge the US to stop the possible launch of a military attack against Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/17/2002 - Message from President al-Assad to Musharraf conveyed by al-Shara
President of the Islamic republic of Pakistan Musharraf on Thursday morning received the Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara who delivered him a message from President Bashar al-Assad relating to latest conditions in the Middle East region and the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in the face of the "Israeli military machine." Syria-Pakistan, Politics, 8/16/2002 - Smugglers arrested on the Syrian- Lebanese borders
The Lebanese security forces with support of the Syrian forces working in North Lebanon have arrested a gang for smuggling goods through the Lebanese- Syrian borders. Lebanon-Syria, Local, 8/16/2002 - Al-Assad cabinet meeting on improving administrative performance
President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday presided over a meeting for the Cabinet held at al-Shaab (the people) palace. It was attended by the prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro, the deputies for the prime minister and the cabinet ministers and dedicated to the issue of administrative modernization in Syria and proposed means to revitalize it. Syria, Politics, 8/15/2002 - Amnesty commends release of Naal, calls for release of others
Amnesty International yesterday commended the Syrian authority's release of the communist Haitham Naal but also called for the release of other three Syrians who suffer health problems. Syria, Politics, 8/15/2002 - Al-Shara convey message from al-Assad to Indian premier
The message also states the care of the Syrian leadership to exert most efforts in order to avoid the war between India and Pakistan, the two neighborly countries which are linked by firm historical relations with Syria. Syria-India, Politics, 8/15/2002 - Al-Shara in New Delhi: Israeli occupation caused deterioration in the region
The Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday in New Delhi held talks with the Indian deputy prime minister and the minister of the interior Lal Kreishna Adfani. The meeting was attended by the deputy foreign minister Suleiman Haddad, the Syrian ambassador to India Mohsin al-Khayyer, the director of the media department at the foreign ministry Butheina Shabaan and the director of Asia department at the Syrian foreign ministry. Syria-India, Politics, 8/14/2002 - Europe pleased with al-Assad's reform, worried over human rights, detentions
The European Union on Monday expressed satisfaction over the political and economic reforms taking place in Syria, and simultaneously expressed concern over issues pertinent to human rights in Syria and acts of arrests which targeted political activists and recent sentences taken against them. Syria-European Union, Politics, 8/13/2002 - Syrian engineer quitted from service Syria, Politics, 8/13/2002
- Syria: Communist opposition member released after 27 year in prison
The Syrian authorities on Sunday released communist opposition member Haitham Na'aal after he had spent 27 in jail after he had suffered health problems. Syria, Politics, 8/12/2002 - Iraq and Syria signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of industry Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/12/2002