Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 8/18/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 18, 2003
- Syrian official source denies Israeli allegations over Baghdad's explosion Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/23/2003
- Syrian- Iranian higher education cooperation
Syria's Minister of Higher Education, Hassan Reshih received in Damascus yesterday Iranian Presidential Advisor Zahra Shojae and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Iran, Education, 8/23/2003 - Syrian - Sudanese relations are strong
Syria's Ambassador to Sudan Wajih Asaad has asserted that the Syrian- Sudanese relations are strong particularly concerning coordination towards the issues of the region and the challenges facing the Arab and the Islamic nations. Sudan-Syria, Politics, 8/23/2003 - Syrian- Jordanian agreement on agriculture Syria-Jordan, Economics, 8/22/2003
- Al-Assad- confers with Iranian presidential advisor Syria-Iran, Politics, 8/22/2003
- Syrian - Malaysian transport cooperation Syria-Malaysia, Economics, 8/22/2003
- Aleppo, Asyut universities cooperation Syria-Egypt, Education, 8/22/2003
- Syrian business delegation to visit Morocco
A delegation of Syrian businessmen, led by Syria's minister of industry, Issam al-Zaeem, will visit Morocco from August 31 to September 4. Syria-Morocco, Economics, 8/21/2003 - London and Damascus Universities Cooperation
Rector of Damascus University, Hani Mortada met yesterday in Damascus two Professors from London University, Ona Kamel and Lora Rodger. Syria-UK, Education, 8/21/2003 - Lebanese parties denounce Israeli threats Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/21/2003
- Syrian, Jordanian agricultural cooperation Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/21/2003
- Lizane: Syrian - Belgian relations are good
Lizane condemned also "the US lies about weapons of mass destruction which were taken as pretexts to launch its war against Iraq." Syria-Belgium, Politics, 8/20/2003 - Al-Shara hold telephone talks with Obeid on development Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/20/2003
- Syrian- Malaysian to establish smart card deal
A memorandum of understanding between General Establishment of Telecommunication and Malaysian UCT Sunan Tele. Company was signed yesterday at the establishment's headquarter in Damascus. Syria-Malaysia, Business, 8/20/2003 - Al-Assad meets Japanese government envoy for ME peace Syria-Japan, Politics, 8/20/2003
- Syrian Official Source deplore the attack against UN quarters in Baghdad Syria-UN, Politics, 8/20/2003
- Homs- Hadramout universities sign cooperation agreement
Rector of al-Baath University, Yaser Horiyah and Rector of Yemeni University of Hadramout, Ali Hood Baabad signed in Homs yesterday a joint scientific cooperation agreement between the two universities. Syria-Yemen, Education, 8/20/2003 - Syrian- Malaysian parliamentary talks
Speaker of the People's Assembly Naji Otari received in Damascus yesterday the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahateer Mohammad and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 8/19/2003 - Malaysian Proton cars center inaugurated Syria-Malaysia, Economics, 8/19/2003
- Malaysian foreign minister-visits Umayyad mosque
Malaysian Foreign Minister Mahateer Muhammad, his wife, and the accompanying delegation paid yesterday a visit to Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. Syria-Malaysia, Local, 8/19/2003 - Arab Dialogue Committee meets in Damascus
Arab Popular Organizations Committee held in Damascus yesterday a meeting headed by Chairman of the Organization, Hasan Jammam. Regional-Syria, Politics, 8/19/2003 - Al-Assad, Mahateer Muhammad outlined policies
Syria's President Bashar al -Assad gave a dinner banquet yesterday evening in honor of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahateer Muhammad. Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 8/18/2003 - Abbas to meet with al-Assad in Syria in September
Palestinian foreign affairs minister Nabil Shaath said that the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas will visit Damascus in September. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/18/2003 - Syrian- Malaysian economic relations in a press conference
Syria's Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa Miro and his Malaysian Counterpart, Mahateer Muhammad held yesterday in Damascus a joint press conference. Miro asserted that these discussions were the base for a new stage of bilateral cooperation in the economic, scientific, educational, technical, communication, commercial, banking and cultural fields. Syria-Malaysia, Economics, 8/18/2003 - Tlass meets Chinese delegation
Syria's Deputy Commander in-Chief, Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass has received in Damascus the Director of the Political Administration in the Chinese Public Liberation Army, Wan Tsengrin and an accompanying delegation. Syria-China, Politics, 8/18/2003 - Al-Ahram: Obeid: resistance is legitimate
Lebanese Foreign Minister, Jean Obeid has stressed Syria and Lebanon's commitment to their "national firm and principled stances" concerning the restoration of occupied Golan and Shabaa farms. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/18/2003 - Al-Shara meets with Shaath on Arab issues
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus on Saturday Palestinian foreign affairs minister Nabil Shaath and an accompanying delegation. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 8/18/2003 - Syria's First Lady, Mahateer' wife discuss Syrian- Malaysian women cooperation Syria-Malaysia, Culture, 8/18/2003
- Syrian Red Crescent donation for the Iraqis Syria-Iraq, Culture, 8/18/2003