Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 2/24/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of February 24, 2003
- Some 10,000 candidates for parliamentary elections in Syria on Sunday
More than 10,000 Syrian candidates are competing over 250 seats at the Syrian People's Assembly ( parliament ) on March 2nd in the first parliamentary elections organized in Syria since President Bashar al-Assad assumed power in July 2000. Syria, Politics, 2/28/2003 - Wahbeh outlines Syria's position on Iraq
Syria's Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Mikhail Wahbeh has indicated that the non-permanent group of ten at the Security Council have stressed their opposition to the US.war against Iraq because of its dangerous repercussions to the region. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/27/2003 - Al-Assad gets a message from King of Bahrain Syria-Bahrain, Politics, 2/27/2003
- Al-Assad made telephone calls with Arab peers on the summit Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/26/2003
- Al- Assad gets a telephone call from Chirac Syria-France, Politics, 2/26/2003
- After Iraq ends up postponing request, Syria to participate in the Summit
It seemed yesterday that the road has become paved before the convening of the Arab summit in Sharm Esh Sheikh next Saturday. After Iraq's approval to attend and give up its request to postpone the summit for two weeks, and assertions made by the Arab League that the summit will concentrate on the resolutions of the Beirut's summit concerning the "case between Kuwait and Iraq," Syria has announced its determination to take part, as well as Lebanon, the summit's current President. Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/26/2003 - Al-Shara gets phone call from Egyptian peer on Summit
Foreign Minister, Farouk Al- Shara received yesterday a phone call from Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Maher. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 2/26/2003 - Al-Assad meets with Iranian presidential envoy Syria-Iran, Politics, 2/25/2003
- Syrian official statement on the expected Arab summit
A Syrian Foreign Ministry Spokesman announced on Monday the following: Syria has supported the demand of Iraq to postpone the Arab summit due to the preoccupation of Iraq with providing information and cooperation to the UN inspectors during this period. Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/25/2003 - Khaddam outlines Syria's position in an interview with AP
Syria's Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam renewed Syria's opposition to a new international resolution the United States is looking for introducing to the UN Security Council which may justify using force against Iraq Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/25/2003 - Russian companies to help rehabilitate Syrian tire factory Syria-Russia, Business, 2/25/2003
- Khaddam confers with Iraqi vice president Iraq-Syria, Politics, 2/24/2003
- Al-Shara: US to use a new UN resolution on Iraq as pretext for attack
Al-Shara also asserted that Syria doesn't see any justification for issuing a second UN Security Council resolution and believes that such a resolution however moderate would give the impression that resolution 1441 has expired and would be exploited by war advocates in and outside the United States as a pretext for a military act against Iraq. Syria-USA, Politics, 2/24/2003 - Syria, Lebanon sign joint social cooperation program Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/24/2003
- Syrian, Greek cooperation agreements signed
Syrian Minister of Transport Makram Obeid discussed yesterday in Damascus with the Greece Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Lofyrdores and an accompanying economic delegation means of activating the bilateral relations in the different fields of transport. Syria-Greece, Economics, 2/24/2003 - Syrian- Indian industrial cooperation
Syria's Industry Minister, Issam Al-Zaim, reviewed in Damascus on Saturday with an Indian delegation representing Kirloscar group of engineering and mechanical industries, chaired by Ra'oul Kirloscar, the possibility of cooperation in developing tractors manufacturing of small tractors. Syria-India, Economics, 2/24/2003 - Damascus: the Americans, the British leave, the French deny danger
The western embassies in Damascus have been witnessing a travel move by its staffs, following warnings issued by foreign ministries of the countries concerned to withdraw from the Arab states because of the likely war against Iraq. Syria-USA, Politics, 2/24/2003