Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 12/2/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of December 2, 2002
- British officials welcome al-Assad's visit to Britain
British officials have commended the key strategic role played by Syria in the Middle East and stressed the care of the British prime minister Tony Blair to continue dialogue with President Bashar al-Assad. Syria-UK, Politics, 12/7/2002 - Syrian defense minister visits military formations
Under the directives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Deputy Commander in Chief of the Army and Armed Forces, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, Moustafa Tlass, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, visited a military formation in Lebanon. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/6/2002 - Al-Assad-Sezar hold telephone talks Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/6/2002
- Closer cooperation between Damascus and Paris Universities
Rector of Damascus University, Hani Mortada, received yesterday in Damascus Deputy Rector of Sorbonne University, Mark Damber, and the head of Remote Teaching department, Catherine Toll Martan. Syria-France, Education, 12/5/2002 - Ali Ferzat receives 2002 Dutch Prince Claud Award
Renowned Syrian Caricaturist Ali Ferzat will receive 2002 Prince Claus Award of Holland. On Wednesday December 11, 2002, Prince Claus Awards will be presented in the Ridderzaal ( Hall of Knights ) in the Hague. Prince Claus will present the 2002 Principal Award of 100,000 EUROS. This year's Principal Award celebrates Moroccan "Berber" culture and language. Syria-Holland, Local, 12/5/2002 - Al-Hayat: Plenary conference for the National Progressive Front in Syria
The London- based al-Hayat daily in its yesterday's issue quoted well-informed Syrian sources as saying that a plenary meeting will be held for the parties of the National Progressive Front will be held in Syria on December 21 and 22 with the participation of 200 persons representing the parties fall under the banner of the front. Syria, Politics, 12/4/2002 - Al-Assad to visit Britain
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and wife are scheduled to pay a three-day official visit to Britain in mid of current month. The visit will be made at the invitation extended by British Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Syria-UK, Politics, 12/4/2002 - Al-Shara holds consultations with Hammoud, Moussa on Arab conditions, inspection operations in Iraq
Syria's foreign minister Farouk al-Shara yesterday received a telephone call from his Lebanese peer Mahmoud Hammoud during which they exchanged views and consultations on latest developments in the region and inter- Arab conditions. Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/4/2002 - Syrian- Italian economic relations relations
Prime Minister Mohamad Mustafa Mero received today vice president of the Italian parliament Mr.Clemente Mustella and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Italy, Politics, 12/4/2002 - Chinese delegation visits Quneitra
The visiting Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister, Yang Win Chang and the accompanying delegation on Tuesday visited the liberated city of Quneitra (60 Kms southwest Damascus). Syria-China, Politics, 12/4/2002 - Khaddam confers with Italian Senate delegation Syria-Italy, Politics, 12/4/2002
- Information minister confers with a Russian delegation Syria-Russia, Politics, 12/4/2002
- Al-Assad confers with Chinese envoy
Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad yesterday received a letter from the Chinese President Jiang Zemin. The letter was handed to President al-Assad by the Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister, Yang Win Chang, during his meeting with al-Assad in the presence of Foreign Minister Farouk Al-Shara and the Chinese Ambassador in Damascus. Syria-China, Politics, 12/3/2002 - Syria-UNDP-sign technical assistance Agreements
Syria and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed a technical assistance agreement. Syria, Local, 12/3/2002 - Al- Shara holds talks with al-Faisal on developments, the date for the Arab consultation meeting Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 12/2/2002
- Romania for boosting relations with Syria Syria-Romania, Politics, 12/2/2002
- Al-Shara to the UN: Syria committed to helping the Palestinian cause
Syria has affirmed her continuation in defense of the cause of the Palestinian People and their rights and appealed to the Security Council and the international community to pay attention to the "Israeli danger and practices in the occupied territories, in flagrant defiance to the resolutions of the UN and the international charters." Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/2/2002 - Syrian 2003 budget appropriations announced
Syria's Minister of Finance Mohammed Atrash announced yesterday that the appropriations of the State General Budget for the year 2003 which totaled SP. billions 420 distributed among the Investment projects appropriations with SP. billions 211 and Current General Expenditure required for meeting the general debt, export subsidies and others. Syria, Economics, 12/2/2002 - Syria, Lebanon for boosting academic relations
Rector of Damascus University, Hani Mortada, received yesterday a delegation of students from the Lebanese Al-Kislek University Institution of Photography headed by Rev. Louis Samaha. Lebanon-Syria, Education, 12/2/2002 - Decree on ratifying agreement with UAE Syria-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 12/2/2002