Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 7/28/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of July 28, 2003
- Indian foreign minister arrives in Syria
Sinha praised the standing bilateral relations between the two countries based on the joint interest, cooperation and the joint principles and values. Syria-India, Politics, 8/2/2003 - Army Day celebrated in Syria, Lebanon
The Armed Forces; Army, Navy and Air Forces celebrated on Friday the 58th anniversary of the establishment of Syrian Army. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/2/2003 - Ma'ariv: Powell warns Damascus from isolation
The US Secretary Of State Colin Powell has accused Syria of "continuing to sponsor terrorist activity" and warned it of regional "isolation." Syria-USA, Politics, 8/2/2003 - Syrian- Lebanese joint efforts to achieve peace underlined Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/2/2003
- Al-Mahaba ( amity ) Festival opens today Syria-Regional, Local, 8/2/2003
- Turkish president commends relations with Syria Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/1/2003
- Syrian parliamentarian denies to be tortured
Former member at the Syrian parliament has denied his being exposed to torture while in prison over an accusation of violating the constitution for promoting more political freedom. Syria, Politics, 8/1/2003 - Syrian and Turkish Relations highlighted by Turkish dailies Syria-Turkey, Politics, 8/1/2003
- Al-Assad meets with Lebanese figures Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/1/2003
- Al-Shara confers with Iraqi envoy Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2003
- Al-Assad supports Arab resolve
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has stressed that Syria is working for boosting Arab solidarity and for activating the joint Arab work in support of Arab steadfastness. Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/1/2003 - Al-Thawra director general removed
News reports in Damascus said that the prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro issued removed the director general and chief editor of al-Thawra newspaper Fahd Diab, less than one year after assuming his post in the newspaper. Syria, Politics, 8/1/2003 - Civil society reviving committees condemn decision banning the distribution of al-Doumari Syria, Politics, 7/31/2003
- Miro outlines Turkish businessmen opportunities in Syria
Syria's Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa Miro met on Wednesday in Istanbul Turkish and Syrian businessmen. He stressed Syria's care for developing the standing cooperation and friendship asserting the importance of strengthening relations between the governmental institutions, the general sectors, the private sector and investors in both countries. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/31/2003 - Miro concludes a constructive visit to Turkey
Syria's Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro and members of the accompanying delegation returned yesterday evening to Damascus ending two- day official visit to Turkey. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/31/2003 - Al-Assad meets with Hariri Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/31/2003
- Syrian- Lebanese military talks
Syria’s Defense Minister, Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass, met in Damascus yesterday Lebanese Chief of General Staff Ramzi Abu Hamza and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Lebanon, Military, 7/31/2003 - Russia underlines cohesion of Syrian- Lebanese tracks to achieve ME peace Syria-Russia, Politics, 7/31/2003
- King Fahd receives the credentials of new Syrian ambassador Syria-Saudi Arabia, Local, 7/31/2003
- Syria: banning al-Doumari circulation, one hour after permission
Each of the Syrian cynical weekly al- Doumari editorial team and the "human rights society in Syria" have criticized preventing of the weekly from circulation, just one hour after the authorities had permitted that. Syria, Politics, 7/30/2003 - Syrian - Turkish talks in Ankara
Syrian - Turkish official delegations held yesterday in Ankara at the Turkish Prime Ministry headquarters a joint and fruitful meeting. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/30/2003 - Turkish president receives Miro
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received in Ankara yesterday evening Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro and the accompanying delegation. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/30/2003 - After four months of suspension and weeks of resuming trade, Syrian train transport commodities to Iraq, today
Iraq and Syria resume today the railway trips to transport commodities between the two states, following a five month suspension, amid reports on the flow of the Syrian commodities to Iraq with an implicit American consent. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 7/30/2003 - Syrian - Turkish parliamentary talks Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/30/2003
- Al-Assad telephone talks with Ruler of Qatar, Kuwaiti prime minister Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/30/2003
- Al-Baath: Syriann international competition for 700 million dollar gas project
International oil companies including the French Total company and an American company are competing to win a gas project in the center of Syria at a total value of 700 million dollars. Syria, Economics, 7/30/2003 - Al-Assad continues meeting Lebanese dignitaries Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/30/2003
- Syria - Belarus transport Cooperation Syria-Belarus, Economics, 7/30/2003
- Presidential decree for a seaport free zone Syria, Economics, 7/30/2003
- Syria civil society revival committees call for separating the State from the Baath Party
The "civil society revival committees in Syria" yesterday issued a statement welcomed the decision taken by the Baath Party regional leadership no, 408 for separating the party from the authority's executive work. announcing that the selection of employees should be according to efficiency criterion rather that Party affiliation. Syria, Politics, 7/29/2003 - Syria: recirculation of al-Doumari
The Syrian ministry of information has decided to recirculate the al-Moumari weekly which is published by the renowned Syrian Caricaturist Ali Farzat. The weekly was licensed more than two years ago. Syria, Politics, 7/29/2003 - Syrian - Turkish trade cooperation
The 6th session of Syrian - Turkish Joint Committee of the vocational, scientific, economic and commercial cooperation meetings started in Ankara yesterday. Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Ghassan Rifaee chaired the Syrian delegation and Turkish State Minister Corshad Tousman chaired the Turkish one. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 7/29/2003 - Al-Ahmar's speech at DCRP rally in Tunisia
Syria's Assistant Secretary General of Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party, Abdullah al-Ahmar attended yesterday morning the opening session of the 4th conference of the Democratic Constitutional Rally Party ( DCRP ) in Tunisia. Tunisia-Syria, Politics, 7/29/2003 - Al-Assad meets with Lebanese figures Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/29/2003
- Syrian cabinet meets on ratifying oil contracts Syria, Economics, 7/29/2003
- Al-Shara briefs on middle east developments
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk Al-Shara has stressed Syria's readiness to work with all sides concerned with disarming the Middle East from weapons of mass destruction and with realizing just and comprehensive peace on the basis of the international resolutions, land for peace formula, Madrid terms of reference and the Arab peace initiative. Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/28/2003 - Syrian Journalists day celebrated
Syrian Journalists celebrated yesterday their 12th anniversary Day at the Cultural Center in al-Mezzah in Damascus. Present at the celebration festival were Information Minister Adnan Omran, the Party's Regional Leadership Member Sallam al-Yassen, Journalists Union's Head Saber Falhout. Syria, Politics, 7/28/2003 - Al-Assad receives Berri, Lebanese figures Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/28/2003
- Al-Shara confers with Lebanese peer Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/28/2003
- On Miro's visit to Turkey Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/28/2003
- Syrian - Iranian Relations boosted Syria-Iran, Politics, 7/28/2003
- Moussa and the Follow up Committee Regional-Syria, Politics, 7/28/2003
- Syria, Belarus- transport cooperation Syria-Belarus, Economics, 7/28/2003