Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 7/14/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of July 14, 2003
- Keftaro meets with reactor of al-Azhar University Syria-Egypt, Politics, 7/19/2003
- Syrian - Lebanese businessmen meeting in Zahle
Syrian - Lebanese Businessmen Council chaired by its head Ratib al-Shallah held its 4th meeting for this year today at Zahle's Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 7/18/2003 - Yemen for developing relations with Syria Yemen-Syria, Politics, 7/18/2003
- Syrian decree pardoning key opposition figures including Manna', al-Turk
A well-informed Syrian source said that a Syrian Republican decree was issued providing for full pardoning of several exiled and political detainees, Syrians as well as "opinion prisoners," including Haitham Manna' and Riad al-Turk. Syria, Politics, 7/17/2003 - Al-Assad underlines UN role in Iraq
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Wednesday United Nations envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Talks during the meeting dealt with UN exerted efforts to form the transitional governing council in Iraq. Syria-UN, Politics, 7/17/2003 - Minister stresses acceleration of industrial modernization in Syria
Syria's minister of industry, Issam al-Zaeem, stressed the ministry's interest in the usage of the industrial information technology in all institutions through a comprehensive modernization process. Syria, Economics, 7/17/2003 - Syrian - German cooperation agreements
Syrian State Planning Association's Head, Tawfik Ismael, and Germany's Ambassador to Damascus, Ibrahard Showbios, signed yesterday a two mutual documents for the project of the Experts and Studies Fund and an agreement concerning financial cooperation. Syria-Germany, Economics, 7/17/2003 - Telephone call between al-Assad, Mubarak Egypt-Syria, Politics, 7/17/2003
- Shara - Obeid hold telephone talks Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/17/2003
- Al-Shara confers with De Mello Syria-UN, Politics, 7/17/2003
- Syrian-Turkish efforts to eliminate border Mines Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/17/2003
- Damascus: Presidential pardoning cover al-Maleh
Lawyer Anwar al-Bunni has welcomed the decision taken by the military judiciary which includes his client, the chairman of the human rights society in Syria, Haitham al-Maleh, with a pardon issued by President Bashar al-Assad last week for small (minor) crimes. Syria, Politics, 7/16/2003 - Al-Assad: the Roadmap does not include the Syrian track
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday the Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/16/2003 - Al-Shara - Ivanov joint press conference on Iraq and bilateral issues
Replying to a question on Syria's stance regarding the interim Iraqi Governing Council formed recently in Iraq, al-Shara said "it is the first step and we can't give an evaluation except after it starts functioning and unless it is accepted by the Iraqi people. The council is in front of a test before the Iraqi people who aim at forming an elected government with internal legitimacy and international legitimacy." Syria-Russia, Politics, 7/16/2003 - Syrian-Lebanese unified customs laws meeting
The Syrian-Lebanese Custom Committee held yesterday its periodical meeting headed by the director-general of the Syrian Custom Mahmoud Merai and his Lebanese counterpart Asad Ghanim. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 7/16/2003 - Syrian forces start fourth redeployment in Lebanon
The Lebanese security forces announced that the Syrian army started on Monday evening a redeployment process for its forces positioned in Lebanon since 1976. This is the fourth in less than three years. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/16/2003 - Telephone talks between al-Shara, al-Faisal Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/16/2003
- Syrian - Bahraini parliamentary relations Syria-Bahrain, Politics, 7/16/2003
- Al-Assad confers with a French delegation Syria-France, Politics, 7/15/2003
- Al-Shara confers with UN program chief Syria-UN, Politics, 7/15/2003
- Syria is Ukraine's first economic partner in ME Syria-Ukraine, Economics, 7/15/2003
- Israel demolishes a village in the Golan
The Israeli occupation forces in the Syrian Golan Heights have been demolishing houses of al-Khushneyah village, described by former Syrian parliamentarian and chairman of the Syrian detainees and prisoners in the Israeli jails, Midhat Saleh, "as an aggression expected aimed to totally demolish the village or prepare for adding a new Israeli settlement" to the already 40 established Israeli settlements in the Golan. Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/15/2003 - Syrian- German transport and tourism cooperation
Syria's Tourism Minister Sa'ad Allah Agha al-Kalaa met yesterday in Damascus a delegation of German Terckon Company which specializes in investments and real estates. Syria-Germany, Economics, 7/15/2003 - Two private Syrian publications criticize the information and foreign ministries
The recently licensed private Syrian magazine Abyad Wa Aswad ( Black and White) has criticized the performance of the Syrian foreign ministry at the UN Security Council, while the other private magazine al-Mohawer ( the dialogue maker) also specified more than 40 pages of strong criticism to the media policy in the country. Syria, Politics, 7/14/2003 - Syrian - Iranian relations highlighted
Iranian First Vice President Mohammed Reda Aref has stressed that the Iranian-Syrian relations are good and strategic asserting the necessity for boosting these relations. Syria-Iran, Politics, 7/14/2003 - Ending mission of Syrian ambassador in Washington, Wahba transferred to Geneva
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree for ending the mission of Syria's ambassador in the USA, Rostoum al-Zouibi, and no alternative was appointed to succeed him so far. Syria-USA, Politics, 7/14/2003 - De Milo and Salamah in Damascus tomorrow
News reports said that the special representative for the UN in Iraq, Serjio De Milo and his deputy, the former Lebanese minister of culture Ghassan Salamah will start tomorrow a visit to Damascus during which they will be meeting with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and with the foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. It is however, decided that De Milo and Salamah to meet with al-Shara tomorrow and with President al-Assad on Wednesday. Syria-UN, Politics, 7/14/2003 - Syrian - Greek parliamentary relations
Syria's Deputy Parliament Speaker, Mohammed Isam al-Jamal, pointed out to Syria's principled stance towards all regional and international causes stressing Syria's commitment to just and comprehensive peace on the basis of the international resolutions, "land for peace formula" and "Madrid terms of reference." Syria-Greece, Politics, 7/14/2003 - Cohesion between Syrian - Lebanese tracks underlined Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/14/2003
- Al-Assad ratifies oil agreement in decrees Syria, Business, 7/14/2003
- Syrian ratification of Rotterdam Agreement on dangerous pesticides Syria, Environment, 7/14/2003