Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 11/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of November 18, 2002
- Ukraine opens a trade representation consulate in Syria Syria-Ukraine, Economics, 11/22/2002
- Al-Assad congratulates Lahoud on the occasion of Lebanon's national day
He noted the struggle mounted by the people of Syria and Lebanon and yielded in achieving independence for the two states. He also noted the continued coordination and cooperation between Syria and Lebanon for mutual interests and the struggle to liberate the occupied territories. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/22/2002 - Al-Assad discusses with al-Barazani importance of Iraq's unity, averting dangers
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad yesterday in Damascus received the chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic party in Iraq, Masoud al-Barazani. Discussions dealt with issues relating to Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/21/2002 - Syrian prime minister congratulates Abdullah Ghoule, invites him to visit Syria
The Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro extended an invitation for his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Ghoule to visit Syria. The invitation was extended in a telephone call during which Miro congratulated Ghoule on the new Turkish government. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 11/21/2002 - Al-Shara confers with Hammoud Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/21/2002
- Arab follow up committee meets today in Damascus Regional-Syria, Politics, 11/20/2002
- Washington confirms request to Damascus to close Islamic Jihad offices
The US Department of State yesterday announced that it had asked the Syrian authorities to close the offices of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Damascus. Syria-USA, Politics, 11/20/2002 - Turkish security delegation in Syria discusses armies' cooperation
A Turkish security delegation started as from Monday an official visit to Damascus in order to hold security talks that will fall in the course of the Turkish- Syrian security coordination which started since 1998. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 11/20/2002 - Al-Assad, Mubarak review Iraqi crisis, Israeli aggression, Arab soliderity
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and President Egypt's Hosni Mubarak held a meeting at al-Shaab palace attended for the Syrian side by the deputy premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara, the minister of information Adnan Omran and the minister of communications Muhammad Bashir al-Munajjid. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 11/19/2002 - France commends the release of Riad al-Turk
France yesterday described the release of the Syrian opposition member Riad al-Turk as a "positive signal" from the side of Syria. Syria-France, Politics, 11/19/2002 - On reforms in Syria
The Syrian economist Nabil Sukkar has stated that the media in Syria talked for the first time about reform in Syria at the political and economic levels, but so far there is still more rhetoric than action -- as if that many of the decision makers think that by talking -- they can compensate for what they should have done. Syria, Politics, 11/19/2002 - Washington calls Israel to stop sorties over Lebanon; Damascus refuses closure of al-Jihad offices
The US Administration had asked Israel, through its under secretary of state David Satterfield, to stop the sorties of its warplanes over the Lebanese airspace very soon. Syria-USA, Politics, 11/19/2002 - On opening Nisbin border gate between Syria, Turkey
The head official for Nisbin district of the governorate of Mardin, south east of Turkey, Omar Olo, said that Turkey is waiting for a Syrian reply in order to open the border gate in Nisbin for transit passage. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 11/19/2002 - Al-Shara holds two phone talks with Saudi, Bahraini FMs Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/18/2002
- Syrian human rights committee welcomes al-Turk's release
The official spokesman for the defense committee for human rights in Syria Aktham Nueiseh has welcomed the release of Riad al- Turk, according to the special pardoning issued by President Bashar al-Assad. Syria, Politics, 11/18/2002 - Al-Assad confers with Lebanese PM, MP Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/18/2002
- Al-Assad in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia: UN resolution 1441 alienated the war
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad yesterday held a visit to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia during which he met on Sunday evening with King Fahd and with the crown prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz and held talks in the two states on the debated American plan for finding a settlement in occupied Palestine. Al-Assad also held talks on the Syrian position at the UN Security Council and Iraq's acceptance of the UN resolution 1441 and the return back of UN inspectors. Syria-Regional, Politics, 11/18/2002 - Barazani the attack on Iraq was postponed, not canceled Iraq-Syria, Politics, 11/18/2002
- Syria Farming Directory: A step to reach external markets
A policy of gradual reform has been contemplated in Syria, starting with a move towards indicative planning. To this effect, a number of government arrangements in the shape of legislative measures, amendments and revision of the major instruments of public intervention and wider economic and institutional reforms were made concrete both at the macro and agricultural sector levels. Syria, Business, 11/18/2002