Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 11/11/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of November 11, 2002
- Al-Hayat: Syrian- American dialogue
The London- Based al-Hayat daily reported yesterday that one member of a delegation representing the foreign affairs committee at the US Congress thanked the Syrian officials for their role in saving the lives of Americans because of security cooperation between the two sides in the area of fighting terrorism. Syria-USA, Politics, 11/16/2002 - Al-Assad, Chirac: Iraqi consent alienate ghost of war
The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the French President Jacques Chirac considered in a telephone call on Wednesday evening that Iraq's approval of the UN Security Council resolution 1441 as "removing the ghost of war from the region." Syria-France, Politics, 11/15/2002 - Arab follow up committee to meet in Damascus on Wednesday
A source in the Arab League announced yesterday that the Arab follow up committee will hold a meeting in Damascus on November 20 and 21 in order to discuss taking a common Arab position towards the ME peace initiatives. Regional-Syria, Politics, 11/15/2002 - Children of Quneitra Needs a Healing Touch
Recently, in Syria a pilot project for "inclusive education" is implemented now in Syria in 4 schools and one KG, with the aim to promote "inclusion of children with disabilities into regular schools." Syria, Education, 11/15/2002 - Lahoud receives al-Assad message, appreciates Syria's position to avoiding the region risks of war
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud yesterday at Baabda palace received the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara who conveyed to him a message from President Bashar al-Assad relating to developments on the Arab and international arenas. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/14/2002 - Oil trade continues between Damascus, Baghdad
Trade relations in London said that the Iraqi crude oil shipment to Syria will continue in December, in what seems to be that Baghdad and Damascus have passed the effect of the vote which took place in the UN security council concerning UN resolution 1441 in which Syria agreed to the UN resolution regarding UN inspection in Iraq. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 11/14/2002 - Al-Watan: Stumbled US contacts with the US on the Iraqi issue Syria-USA, Politics, 11/14/2002
- Al-Assad confers with Lebanese parliamentarian Qindil, reviews Arab conditions with al-Qlibi Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/13/2002
- Rolin Wavre: The ICRC is in Syria to restore family links broken because of occupation of the Golan;
on "Exploring the Humanitarian Law ( EHL)." A program which is module of 30 hours containing basic ideals and ideas about humanitarian values that would be introduced in the courses of secondary and preparatory school to which Wavre said the Syrian ministry of education was very supportive and showed remarked interest. Syria, Politics, 11/13/2002 - Al-Jazeera: Western source denies deal with Damascus over voting for recent UN resolution
A western diplomatic source in Damascus denied the US to have had finalized any deal with Syria for her voting on the UN Security Council recent resolution concerning Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/12/2002 - Blix, Syria and the UN resolution on Iraq
The chairman of the UN inspection team Hans Blix considered that Syria's voting on the new resolution concerning Iraq has reinforced this resolutions and constituted an Arab support to it. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/11/2002