Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 8/19/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 19, 2002
- Al-Hayat: Iraq's V.P. to found new companies on visit to Damascus
The London- based al-Hayat daily said Friday that the Iraqi vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan will visit Damascus on August 27 through 29 in order to head the Iraqi delegation in the Syrian- Iraqi joint committee which will be headed for the Syrian side by the prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/24/2002 - Al-Qabas: Syrian concern over expansion of war from Iraq Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/24/2002
- Al-Thawra: First private commercial bank in Syria lisenced
The central bank in Syria has approved the opening of the first private commercial bank in implementation of the law provided for founding private banks, approved by the Syrian parliament since more than one year. Syria, Business, 8/23/2002 - Message from al-Assad to Mubarak on unifying Arab position
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak received on Thursday at Marsa Matrouh city the Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Farouk al- Shara. The meeting was attended by the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 8/23/2002 - Al-Baath: Syrian- Turkish water coordination
The Syrian minister of irrigation Muhammad Mustafa Martieni has started an official visit to Turkey on top of a technical delegation to attend the inauguration of the Turkish Aksha treatment border station and to be acquainted with the irrigation and water projects in Turkey. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 8/23/2002 - Palestinian groups: continued Intifada is a strategic option
The Palestinian groups on Thursday held a press conference in Damascus in which they stressed attachment to the Palestinian principles and the right of the Palestinian people to resist and continue the Intifada until the legitimate national objectives are achieved and "foiling the Zionist project in the region." Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/23/2002 - Taha Yassin Ramadan in Damascus to strengthen economic ties
The Iraqi trade minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh, who is taking part in the preliminary meetings of the higher committee said that value of trade exchange between the two states reached 4 billion dollars since 1997 until the present time. He unveiled that the bid on the new oil pipe between the two states will be announced very soon. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 8/22/2002 - Crown Prince Abdullah receives al-Shara on latest developments
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz on Wednesday received the Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 8/22/2002 - Al-Deyar: On al- Shara's current Arab tour
The Lebanese daily al-Deyar noted the visit to be held by the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara to certain Arab states in order to withstand the American campaigns against Saudi Arabia and Egypt and the threats to striking Iraq. Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/22/2002 - Al-Assad reviews local developments in Aleppo
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on Wednesday received the secretary of the Baath party branch in Aleppo Abdul Ghafour al-Sabouni and the governor Osama Ade and members of the branch's leadership. Syria, Local, 8/22/2002 - Al-Assad meets with Lebanese al-Tashnaq delegation, reviews ME developments with Djerjian
Syria's President Bashar Assad on Tuesday in Aleppo received a delegation representing the Lebanese al- Tashnaq party. It includes the party's secretary general Ofik Makhtarian; and three of its members. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/21/2002 - Al-Assad received US's Djerjian Syria-USA, Politics, 8/21/2002
- Al-Assad meets Jordanian premier, Syrian water for Jordan
Syria's President Bashar al- Assad on Tuesday in Aleppo met with the Jordanian Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro, the foreign minister Farouk al-Shara, the Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher and the Jordanian ambassador in Damascus Shaker Arabeyat. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/21/2002 - New gas well in west al-Raqqa, 200,000 cm production capacity
The minister of oil and mineral resources in Syria Ibrahim Haddad said on Tuesday that a new gas field was discovered, 70 Km to the east of Raqqa, by the Syrian oil company. Syria, Economics, 8/21/2002 - Habib Issa sentenced for five years imprisonment Syria, Politics, 8/20/2002
- five-year oil and natural gas exploration project is to start in Syria Egypt-Syria, Economics, 8/20/2002
- Al-Shara to visit Cairo, Riyadh
The Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara intends to hold a tour on both Egypt and Saudi Arabia, very soon in order to confirm Syria's support for the two states against the American pressures they are being exposed to. Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/20/2002 - Syria, Morocco joining efforts to dissociate legitimate resistance from terrorism, Moroccan fm
Morocco and Syria are joining efforts to dissociate resistance to recover one's rights from terrorism, Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohammed Benaissa, said. Morocco-Syria, Politics, 8/20/2002 - Al-Wahda dam foundation starts in February
Jordanian officials said that it is expected to start the construction of al-Wahda dam to share the water of al-Yarmouk river between Syria and Jordan in February after a board of seven international companies coalition was chosen to carry out the contract of this vital project. Syria-Jordan, Economics, 8/20/2002 - Al-Assad inspects services, agricultural projects in Northern Syrian provinces
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, accompanied by the prime minister Muhammad Miro and the ministers of irrigation and agriculture visited al-Hassaka province in northern Syria. Syria, Politics, 8/19/2002