Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 2/10/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of February 10, 2003
- Syrians in the occupied Golan celebrate strike 21st anniversary
Syrian citizens of the Golan, under Israeli occupation, on Friday celebrated the 21st anniversary of the open strike in protest of Israeli occupation authorities decision of annexing the Golan and imposing Israeli identity cards on its Syrian citizens. Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/15/2003 - On the parliamentary elections in Syria
The Syrian minister of the interior Ali Hamoud has announced that his ministry "has completed all necessary measures for the election operation due in March," while more than 10,000 candidates for the Parliamentary elections are preparing to debate their programs before the voters. Syria, Politics, 2/14/2003 - The Golan: an explosion wounds 24 Israelis
The Israeli occupation forces announced yesterday that 24 Israeli soldiers were wounded by a bomb explosion during "training" in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/14/2003 - Syrian - Turkish peoples meet on borders to celebrate Eid al-Adha Syria-Turkey, Politics, 2/14/2003
- Al-Shara reviews region's developments with De Villipin Syria-France, Politics, 2/13/2003
- Solidarity March in Damascus in solidarity with the Iraqis Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/13/2003
- Al-Assad gets phone call from Chirac on Iraqi issue Syria-France, Politics, 2/12/2003
- Israel sacks 50 Syrian Golaneese teachers over rejecting Israeli identity
The Israeli occupation forces have recently sacked 50 Syrian teachers because of their rejection of the Israeli identity and suspended their wages, besides refusing to compensate them for the long years of teaching -- 20 years for most of them. Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/11/2003 - Al-Shara meets with Mashaal
Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk al-Shara yesterday in Damascus received the Head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic resistance movement, HAMAS, Khaled Mashaal and the accompanying delegation. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 2/11/2003 - Preparations for Syrian- Egyptian higher committee
Meetings of the Syrian- Egyptian joint higher committee under the chairmanship of the prime ministers in the two states will be held on February 19 and 20 in order to increase trade exchange and economic cooperation and to eliminate obstacles deterring the implementation of signed agreements. Syria-Egypt, Economics, 2/11/2003 - Al-Assad- Gul discussions over the Iraqi issue Syria-Turkey, Politics, 2/11/2003