Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 4/7/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of April 7, 2003
- Bush warns Damascus against sheltering Iraqi regime, reviving accountability act
US President George Bush yesterday sent an implicit warning to Syria, in which he called on Syria to abstain from receiving or helping members of the collapsed Iraqi regime. Syria-USA, Politics, 4/12/2003 - Al-Assad talks to Annan: complete American withdrawal from Iraq
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received a phone call from the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan. Syria-UN, Politics, 4/12/2003 - Al-Shara gets phone call from Straw Syria-UK, Politics, 4/12/2003
- Syrian official spokesman statement on Iraq
A Syrian Official of the Syrian Arab Republic issued the following statement: As member of the UN Security Council and due to its national responsibility towards the brotherly people of Iraq, the Syrian Arab Republic has exerted every possible effort in the Arab and international circles to avert war on Iraq. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/11/2003 - Straw underlines the importance of dialogue with Syria, Iran
Britain yesterday announced the importance of continuing dialogue with Syria and Iran and that the two countries should help in building a better future for post- war Iraq. Syria-UK, Politics, 4/11/2003 - Al-Shara confers with Moratinos
Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk al-Shara, received in Damascus yesterday the European Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East, Michel Angel Moratinos, and an accompanying delegation. Syria-European Union, Politics, 4/11/2003 - Al-Shara gets telephone calls from Maher, Moussa Syria-Egypt, Politics, 4/11/2003
- Al-Shara hold telephone talks with Saudi peer Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/11/2003
- Syrian parliament speaker: US lies about Iraq
Otari stressed that there are strong relations between the aggression on the Iraqi people and the Israeli brutal practices against the Palestinian people due to the strategic relation between Israel and the US, pointing out that Israel has never committed to any UN or the Security Council resolutions. Syria-Chile, Politics, 4/10/2003 - Syrian demonstrations against Anglo- American war against Iraq Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/9/2003
- Armitaj: we will not attack Syria.. But our relations are difficult
US Department of State official, Richard Armitaj, yesterday expressed his hope that Damascus would have stopped sending supplies and fighters to Iraq and blocked its borders before any non -humanitarian supplies. Syria-USA, Politics, 4/9/2003 - Jordanian party deplores American accusations against Syria
Secretary General of the Baath Arab Progressive Party in Jordan, Foaad Dabour denounced on Tuesday the American accusations against Syria which are "synchronized with the Israeli threats." Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/9/2003 - Syria, Sudan, for joint investment projects Syria-Sudan, Politics, 4/8/2003
- Shara gets a telephone call from Sudanese counterpart Syria-Sudan, Politics, 4/8/2003
- Syrian Armed Forces celebrate Baath Party 56th founding anniversary
Syria's Armed Forces of Army, Navy and Air Forces celebrated on Monday by the 56th anniversary of the Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party establishment where mass rallies were organized. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/8/2003 - Arab officials, national figures voice support for Syria
Lebanese President, Emile Lahoud has denounced the U.S. accusations against Syria and Lebanon, due to their national and pan- Arab stances that oppose the U.S. aggression on Iraq. Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/8/2003 - Damascus children March in protest of the war against Iraq
Children March went through Damascus streets yesterday protesting the "brutal US-British and Zionist aggression on the Iraqi people." Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/8/2003 - Al-Assad gets a telephone call from Blair
Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad received on Monday a phone call from British Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Syria-UK, Politics, 4/8/2003 - Al-Assad gets a telephone call from Chirac Syria-France, Politics, 4/7/2003
- Syrian mass demonstration in solidarity with the Iraqis
Several Syria's governorates have witnessed today mass demonstrations in protest against the US-British aggression against the Iraqi people. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/7/2003 - Organizations in Syria denounce the colonial war on Iraq
The popular organizations and vocational unions issued on Sunday a statement on the occasion of 56th anniversary of the foundation of the Baath Arab Socialist Party. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 4/7/2003 - Syria-Jordan Committee on al-Wahda dam project
Syrian-Jordanian Joint Committee of Yarmouk has stressed the importance of achievement of Alwahda dam on Yarmouk river and considered it as a fruits of the Arab joint cooperation in field of joint water between the two states. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 4/7/2003