Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 9/1/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of September 1, 2003
- Turkey dismantle mines from its borders with Syria
Turkey will start next week a campaign to dismantle mines along its 600 Km length with Syria, in an operation which will last at least five years, according to the Turkish dailies issued yesterday. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 9/6/2003 - Efforts to boost Syrian-French Agriculture relations Syria-France, Business, 9/6/2003
- Al-Assad inaugurates new premises for the 5th Damascus International Fair
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad opened on Wednesday evening the 50th Damascus International Fair "the Golden Jubilee" on the new fair grounds. Syria, Economics, 9/5/2003 - Tlass outlined Syria's policy towards ME issues
Syria's Deputy General Leader of the Military and Armed Forces, Deputy Premier and Defense Minister, First Major General Mustafa Tlass has stressed that Syria, with all Arabs, strongly adheres to the peace process in the region based on UN relevant resolutions and international law. Syria-Regional, Politics, 9/5/2003 - Economic Woman Forum opens in Damascus on Sunday Syria, Economics, 9/5/2003
- Al-Shara, Moussa hold telephone talks Syria-Regional, Politics, 9/5/2003
- Information Minister underlines the key role of youths Syria-Regional, Politics, 9/5/2003
- Syrian- Tunisian business cooperation Tunisia-Syria, Economics, 9/5/2003
- Brazilian businessmen delegation in Damascus
Syria's Minister of Immigrants Nasser Qadour met in Damascus yesterday a Brazilian businessmen delegation. Syria-Brazil, Economics, 9/4/2003 - Al-Assad receives Solana, regional issues discussed
President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday High Representative for European Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solona and an accompanying delegation. Syria-European Union, Politics, 9/3/2003 - Al-Shara: Israel shows no concrete signs of wanting peace
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and High Representative for European Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana held yesterday in Damascus a joint press conference. Syria-European Union, Politics, 9/3/2003 - Al-Assad confers with German officials on ME issues
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received in Damascus on Tuesday Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee in the German Parliament, Volker Rohi and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Germany, Politics, 9/3/2003 - Syria for enhancing parliamentary relations with Cyprus
Parliament Speaker Naji Otari received in Damascus on Tuesday Cypriot Foreign Minister Georgios Iacovou and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Cyprus, Politics, 9/3/2003 - Al - Shara holds phone talks with Maher on developments Syria-Egypt, Politics, 9/3/2003
- Faisal Miqdad appointed Syria's permanent representative at UN Syria-UN, Local, 9/3/2003
- Damascus seeks to reopen the Iraqi oil line; a stock market in 2004
Syria called yesterday for reopening the line to transport oil from Iraq at a capacity of 200,000 barrels daily that was closed by the American forces in April, while the Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Ghassan Rifaee said that Damascus which steps towards implementing large scale economic reforms is planning to establish a stock market next year. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 9/2/2003 - Morocco, Syria set up business council
The Moroccan and Syrian employers federation, respectively the general confederation of Morocco's enterprises (CGEM) and the general union of trade chambers in Syria, set up in Casablanca this Monday a joint business council. Morocco-Syria, Economics, 9/2/2003 - Pilgrims of Golan Druze visit their homeland Syria
A source at the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC in Damascus said that 208 Druz Sheikhs of the villages of the occupied Golan heights, occupied by Israel, yesterday crossed to Syria through al-Quneitra border to visit the holy sites for the Druz sect. Syria-Israel, Politics, 9/2/2003 - Al-Assad meets with Cypriot FM
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received in Damascus on Monday Cypriot Foreign Minister, Georgios Iacovou. Syria-Cyprus, Politics, 9/2/2003 - Berri underlines the importance of relations with Syria
Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri indicated that Syria forms a necessity for Lebanon to enable it to consolidate its stability and security. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/2/2003 - Syrian- Lebanese sport cooperation Syria-Lebanon, Sports, 9/2/2003
- New private university licensed in Syria Syria, Education, 9/1/2003
- Syrian industry minister in Morocco Morocco-Syria, Politics, 9/1/2003
- Health ministry- JICA sign cooperation agreement Syria, Local, 9/1/2003