Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 6/16/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of June 16, 2003
- Four companies compete for oil exploration in Syrian water
The Syrian oil company announced yesterday that four international companies are competing over a contract for exploring oil in the Syrian regional waters. Syria, Economics, 6/21/2003 - Opening of the Exhibition Artists in town at Maktab Anbar, Damascus
The opening of the Exhibition "Artists in town" yesterday at Maktab Anbar marks the launch of the 2003 Cultural Season of the Delegation of the European Commission in Syria, organized by Ecume, association for cultural exchanges in the Mediterranean. Syria-European Union, Culture, 6/21/2003 - Powell might stop in Damascus
Israeli news said yesterday that the US Secretary Of State Colin Powell might pay a quick and urgent visit to Syria on the background of pressure by the US defense department to put an end to diplomacy and to direct a military attack against Syria. Syria-USA, Politics, 6/20/2003 - Shara meets with French intellectual, head of Syrian- US club
Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk Shara, received in Damascus on Thursday Chairman of the Arab World Institute in Paris, Denis Bauchard. Syria-Regional, Politics, 6/20/2003 - Cooperation between Syrian Baath party, Malaysian Amnu Party
A cooperation agreement was signed yesterday in Kuala Lumpur between al Ð Baath Arab Socialist Party and Malaysian Amnu Party. Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 6/20/2003 - Gulf chief calls for ME peace to include Syria, Lebanon Syria-Gulf, Politics, 6/20/2003
- Third Syrian Medical Care fair opened Syria, Local, 6/20/2003
- Annan calls for extension of the UNDOF in the Golan
The secretary general of the UN, Kofi Annan, yesterday asked the UN security council to renew the mission of the UN force in charge of disengagement of forces between Syria and Israel for 6 months, describing the deployment of this force as "basic." Syria-Israel, Politics, 6/20/2003 - Syrian communist parliamentarian calls for political parties law
Communist member of the Syrian parliament Hnein Nimer ( of Youssef al-Faisal wing) has called on the Syrian government to work for separating authorities and for issuing a law for parties after the "internal condition has become mature enough." Syria, Politics, 6/19/2003 - Syrian institute to qualify government employees
The National Institute For General Administration started its works yesterday under the motto of "making the cadres of future." Syria, Politics, 6/19/2003 - Al-Assad meets with French intellectual, chief of Syrian- American club
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received in Damascus yesterday Chairman of the Arab World Institute in Paris, Denis Bauchard. Syria-Regional, Politics, 6/19/2003 - Syria: Human rights society criticizes pace of continued recession
The Human Rights Society in Syria yesterday criticized continued "oppressive detention" in the country at a time when Syrian officials statements have been increasing on the "development" of human rights conditions. Syria, Politics, 6/18/2003 - Syrian president decree to found a national center for energy researches Syria, Local, 6/18/2003
- Report from Damascus on relations with America: occupation problems in Iraq reduced the crisis
The Syrian leadership has restored back its calm often known of having it the face heated developments. This however, after the storm of direct threats made by the American administration upon launching its war of Iraq and continued for three months; Threats that all American officials took part starting from President George W. Bush until the last advisor at the US Pentagon. Syria-USA, Politics, 6/18/2003 - Al-Shara, confers with Vidovin
Syria's Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus yesterday the Russian Special Envoy of peace process in the Middle East Andre Vidovin and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Russia, Politics, 6/18/2003 - Syrian- French communication, transport relations
Syria's Transport Minister Mukram Obeid and French Minister of Equipment, Transport, Housing, Tourism and the Sea Gilles de Robien reviewed in Paris yesterday ways of activating the signed agreements between the two transport ministries in the two countries. Syria-France, Economics, 6/18/2003 - Israel was ready to bargain the Golan by Comprehensive peace with Syria ? Syria-Israel, Politics, 6/17/2003
- Lebanese minister holds with Syrian officials in Damascus
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus yesterday his Lebanese counterpart, Jean Obeid. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/17/2003 - Work Council to reactivate Syrian- UAE cooperation Syria-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 6/17/2003
- 30th Syrian Flower Show Opened Syria, Local, 6/17/2003
- Syrian friendship societies with Ukraine, China, France Syria-Regional, Politics, 6/16/2003
- People's Assembly's special session on the Cabinet's policy and agenda
Syria's People's Assembly marked yesterday the 3rd anniversary of the demise of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. In its session headed by the People's Assembly, Speaker Naji Otari, and with the attendance of Prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro, Otari delivered a speech to the Assembly's members where he said that "on the 3rd anniversary of the moving away of the late President Hafez al-Assad, we highly appreciate our great leader's distinguished characteristics." Syria, Politics, 6/16/2003 - Gul: Syrian - Turkish relations are in an advanced stage
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has asserted that the Syrian-Turkish bilateral relations has reached to a very advanced stage stressing the necessity for a joint action in order to develop these relations. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 6/16/2003 - Syrian - UAE talks to encourage investments
A delegation representing the Syrian Chamber of Commerce headed by its Chairman Ratib al-Shallah discussed in Dubai with Dubai chamber of commerce and industry ways of developing trade exchange between Syria and the UAE and encouraging mutual investments. Syria-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 6/16/2003 - First exhibition for Syrian products in Tehran
Deputy of the Iran's Minister of Economy, Mujtabi Khesrotag, and the Syrian Ambassador to Iran Hamed Hasan opened in Tehran yesterday the First Exhibition of the Syrian Products which will last three days, and which is organized by the General Establishment for Exhibitions and International Markets with the cooperation of al-Masri Company. Syria-Iran, Economics, 6/16/2003