Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 8/4/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 4, 2003
- Khan Al-Harir Festival opened in Aleppo
Rifaee underlined the importance of this festival in asserting Syria's ancient history and civilization. The festival is an economic, cultural and civilizational phenomena aiming at activating the commercial exchange, developing the tourist industry and giving an idea about development of the Syrian industry. Syria, Local, 8/9/2003 - Syria and Sudan workers twinship agreement Syria-Sudan, Politics, 8/9/2003
- Egyptian -Syrian agricultural cooperation Egypt-Syria, Economics, 8/8/2003
- Agha Khan Fund for enhancing relations with Syria
Syria's Minister of Education Mahmoud al-Said received in Damascus yesterday a delegation representing Agha Khan Development Network in Agha Khan University, Institute of Educational Development led by Mahmoud Maymoun. Syria, Education, 8/8/2003 - A-Shara will be in Kuwait tomorrow
A Kuwaiti media source announced yesterday that the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara will pay tomorrow a visit to Kuwait. It is the first since the American invasion of Kuwait which resulted in making tension in the relations between the two states. Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 8/7/2003 - Syrian- Lebanese agricultural Business Council meets on cooperation
Syria's Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Nour Eddine Mona, discussed in Damascus yesterday with a delegation of the Agriculture Committee of the Syrian-Lebanese Businessmen Council means of enhancing relations of cooperation as well as adopted procedures to eliminate the obstacles hindering economic integration in the agricultural sector between the two states. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 8/7/2003 - Syrian, Lebanese tracks inseparable Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/7/2003
- Hermasi confers with Bin Flis Algeria-Syria, Politics, 8/7/2003
- Aleppo hosts economic symposium on banking
General Director of the Jordan Residence Bank for Trade and Financing, Abdul Qader al-Douik, has underlined that the issued laws and decrees in Syria will participate in creating new banking environment in Syria which will enable the banking sector to activate its role in the economic and social development and the restoration of the immigrant capital which is estimated by 50 to 60 billion dollars in the development projects. Syria, Economics, 8/6/2003 - Sudanese president highlights Syria stances Sudan-Syria, Politics, 8/6/2003
- Aleppo- Sanaa universities cooperation
Rector of Aleppo University, Mohammed Saed Farhoud, received in Aleppo yesterday the Secretary General of Yemeni University of San'aa, Ali al-Zubaidi. Syria-Yemen, Education, 8/6/2003 - Al- Assad presides over the NAF meeting
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad chaired yesterday the meeting of the Central Leadership of the National Progressive Front. Syria, Politics, 8/5/2003 - Al -Shara makes telephone talks with Lebanese peer Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/4/2003
- Syria: al-Doumari licensing revoked
At the initiative of Syria's minister of information Adnan Omran, the Syrian Prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro has ended the first license issued to the private press publication in Syria which is owned by the renowned Syrian caricaturist Ali Farzat, thereby al-Doumari weekly will stop publication Syria, Politics, 8/4/2003 - Al-Assad meets with Oti, Moussa
Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad received on Sunday Marc Oti, the European Union envoy to the Middle East, and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/4/2003 - Al-Shara, Miro, talks with Indian FM
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk Al-Shara described the Syrian-Indian talks as positive and very constructive. Syria-India, Politics, 8/4/2003 - Al-Shara confers with AL chief
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus yesterday Secretary General of Arab League, Amr Moussa regarding Iraq and Palestine. Regional-Syria, Politics, 8/4/2003 - Okaz: AL supports Syria's ME position Syria-Regional, Politics, 8/4/2003
- Role of Syrian community in Italy highlighted Syria-Italy, Politics, 8/4/2003