Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 3/31/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of March 31, 2003
- Powel increase American threats: Syria develops mass destruction weapons
The US Secretary Of State Colin Powell yesterday accused both Syria and Iran of developing mass destruction weapons and of supporting "terrorism." However, he stressed that the US does not seek a new war in the region. Syria-USA, Politics, 4/4/2003 - Chambers of Industry and Commerce for supporting people of Iraq
Members of the Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Damascus have denounced the American- British "brutal aggression against the Iraqi people," and "its resorts to use weapons that are banned internationally against the innocent Iraqi civilians, including children, women, and elderly." Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/4/2003 - Saudi daily refutes US accusations against Syria Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 4/4/2003
- Al-Assad's interview with Austrian Standard daily on regional issues, US aggression on Iraq
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to head of Austrian daily "Standard" Foreign Policy Section, Joerdan Harr, in which the focus was made on the European-Syrian relations, the Syrian-American relations, the Anglo-American aggression on Iraq, as well as on the events in the region that followed the Second Gulf War and his vision regarding the future. Syria-USA, Politics, 4/3/2003 - Straw on the US threats against Syria and Iran
The British foreign office secretary Jacque Straw said that his country will not join launching any military action against Iran or Syria and he does not think that the US has the intention to do that after the war against Iraq. Syria-UK, Politics, 4/3/2003 - Arab press and the American threats against Syria
The Emirates Newspapers al-Bayan and al-Khaleej have strongly condemned the American accusations by its defense secretary, Donald Rumsfeld ,and its Secretary of State, Colin Powell, against Syria is due to Syria's supportive stance to the Iraqi people who are facing an unjust aggression. Syria-USA, Politics, 4/2/2003 - Syrian teachers demonstrations against war on Iraq
With the participation of party, vocational and public activities, teachers in al-Raqqa Governorate ( southern Syria) staged yesterday a sit- in expressing solidarity with the Iraqi people and condemning the American- British aggression. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/2/2003 - Al-Shara made telephone calls with Gul, Kharazi on Iraq Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/2/2003
- Syria: We decided to side with the Iraqi people, international law
A Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman announced on Monday the following: Yesterday, American Secretary of States Colin Powell said in front of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference, which is the strongest Zionist lobby in the U.S., and it seemed obviously that he was offering a bill of his latest achievements to ensure that what the American administration is doing in our region serves the Israeli schemes and interests and satisfies Sharon. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/1/2003 - Mubarak: our relations with Syria cannot be shaken
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has described Egyptian- Syrian relations as historic and strategic that cannot be shaken. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 4/1/2003 - Syrian VP war against Iraq an outrage to international law
Syria's Vice President and Deputy Chairman of the National Progressive Front, NPF, Mahmmad Zoheir Masharqa reviewed the "catastrophic repercussions of the US-British aggression on Iraqi people" and described it as a "breach to the international law and legitimacy resolutions." Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/1/2003 - Al-Anba': Syrian Information Minister: relations with Kuwait are good
Syria's Minister of Information Adnan Omran stressed on Monday that the relations between Syria and Kuwait is good. Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 4/1/2003 - Pumping of Iraqi oil to Syria suspended
A source concerned with the Syrian oil industry said yesterday that Iraq has stopped its oil supplies to Syria for technical reasons in the first days of the US-led military campaign against Baghdad. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/1/2003 - Lahoud denies American threats against Syria Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/1/2003
- Syrian women observe a sit in in solidarity with the Iraqi people Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/1/2003
- Assyrian Oriental Church condemns the war against Iraq
The archbishopric of the Assyrian Oriental Church in Syria has condemned the American- British aggression on Iraq stressing that it is a strong violation to all heavenly religions, international laws and human rights. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/31/2003 - Al-Shara: US failed to be welcomed in Iraq as a liberator
the U.S- British troops felt with shock when the Iraqi people didn't receive them with flowers as liberators. Contradictory, they received them with protests and severe resistance, al-Shara said. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/31/2003 - Al-Shara confers with Kaddoumi
Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouq al-Shara received in Damascus on Saturday the chairman of the political bureau at the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Farouq al-Qaddomi and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 3/31/2003 - Arab League denies American allegations against Syria
The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa explained yesterday that these statements come in the course of the American misleading campaign to cover the failure of the American- British aggression in achieving its objectives and to diverting the sight from the brutal crimes committees by the invading forces against women and children and their bombardment of houses and civilian establishments in Iraq. Syria-USA, Politics, 3/31/2003 - Al-Watan: Ruling out of Saddam Hussein's family to Syria
The Saudi daily al-Watan has ruled out press reports which talked about the possibility of Saddam Hussein family and relatives resorting to Syria. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/31/2003 - Al-Assad meets with French delegation on administrative reforms in Syria Syria-France, Politics, 3/31/2003
- Al-Assad confers with Hariri, Franjieh Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/31/2003