Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 2/17/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of February 17, 2003
- Al-Assad holds telephone talks with Saudi crown prince, King of Bahrain Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/22/2003
- Syrian- Lebanese coordination underlined Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/22/2003
- Workshop on awareness of landmines and sharing experience in the Arab region
Mrs. Aliya Mawan, the third secretary at the Canadian embassy in Damascus said that for many years, Canada has been deeply committed to the global fight against landmines. She added that five years ago, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti- Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, was opened for signature in Ottawa. The Ottawa Convention was signed on that occasion by a record 122 states, and subsequently ratified and brought into force in a record 15 months. Regional-Syria, Economics, 2/22/2003 - France commends partial pullout of Syrian forces from Lebanon
The assistance for the spokesman of the French foreign ministry Bernard Valero on Wednesday praised the new partial pullout of the Syrian forces deployed in Lebanon and considered it a step in the right track. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/21/2003 - Syrian - British seminar on Latin Typography, Arabic calligraphy and challenges facing modernization
In collaboration of the British Council in Damascus and the Faculty of Fine Arts and Damascus University a seminar was held on February 17 and 18 at the Damascus fine arts faculty under the title "Type as image." Renowned British designer Paul Khera participated with Syrian designers in running the seminar which was on the sideline of an exhibition held on February 2nd through 18 on contemporary illustration from London. Syria, Education, 2/21/2003 - Al-Shara telephone talks with Bahraini peer Syria-Bahrain, Politics, 2/21/2003
- Economy minister says Syria wants foreign investment
Syria's Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, Ghassan Rifaee, has described the Syrian new investment laws as positive and generous compared to the existing laws in a number of the world countries. Syria, Economics, 2/20/2003 - Syria's National Progressive Front announces candidates for parliamentary elections
The candidates list of the Syrian National Progressive Front which includes seven Syrian parties, including the ruling Baath Party yesterday in Damascus was announced candidates for the parliamentary elections, due on March 2nd. Syria, Politics, 2/19/2003 - Al-Shara contacts with AL chief, Arab peers
Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk Al-Shara on Tuesday evening received a number of phone calls from Tunisian and Libyan foreign ministers as well as from the Arab League Secretary General, Amr Moussa. Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/19/2003 - New redeployment of the Syrian forces in Lebanon
Upon directives of the two Presidents, Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Lebanon's Emile Lahoud, and in the framework of cooperation and coordination agreement between Syria and Lebanon and according to al-Taif Agreement, Chief of General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Hasan Tourkmani and an accompanying military delegation on Tuesday paid a visit to Lebanon. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/19/2003 - Al-Thawra: Syrian- Iraqi contracts at 13 million
A delegation representing Syrian public companies has signed in Baghdad textile contracts worth 13 million dollars, according to the Syrian daily al-Thawra. This was at the directives of the Syrian ministry of industry, while the total sum under negotiations was 16 million. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 2/19/2003 - Al-Shara discusses Iraqi issue with Libyan counterpart Syria-Libya, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Al-Assad confers with al-Hariri, Ideh Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Syrian- Russian transport co-operation Syria-Russia, Economics, 2/19/2003
- Al-Assad gets a phone call from Aznar
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received in Damascus on Sunday a phone call from Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar. Syria-Spain, Politics, 2/17/2003 - Al-Assad received a phone call Qathafi Syria-Libya, Politics, 2/17/2003
- Al-Shara confers with Egyptian peer Egypt-Syria, Politics, 2/17/2003