Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 9/22/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of September 22, 2003
- Syrian- Lebanese premiers hold talks in Damascus
Syria's Prime Minister, Naji Otari received in Damascus yesterday Lebanese counterpart, Rafic Hariri. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/25/2003 - Syria denies involvement in spying case in Guantanamu
Syria denied yesterday any involvement in the spying case which resulted in the detention of two American military men in the US base in Guantanamu, Cuba. Syria-USA, Politics, 9/25/2003 - Al-Assad, Mubarak hold telephone conversation Syria-Egypt, Politics, 9/25/2003
- Al-Assad confers with Lebanese parliamentarian, party officials Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/25/2003
- Syrian - Iraqi transport cooperation Syria-Iraq, Economics, 9/25/2003
- Kuwaiti- Syrian media cooperation Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 9/25/2003
- New Syrian cabinet plan to start with administrative reform
The cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Naji Otari, discussed today during its first meeting following the formation of the new government the work plan for the coming period. Syria, Politics, 9/24/2003 - Iraqi tribe delegation concludes a successful visit to Syria
Chairman and members of the delegation of the Iraqi Tribal National Council highly lauded President Bashar al-Assad's vision and analysis of the development of events on the regional and international levels and his care for the realization of security and stability in the region. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/24/2003 - Lebanese Parliament deplores Syrian accountability act Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/24/2003
- Annual cotton festival opened in Aleppo Syria, Economics, 9/24/2003
- Al-Assad confers with Iraqi Tribes council delegation
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday a delegation representing Iraq's Tribal National Council headed by Chairman of the Council, Hussein Ali Shaalan. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/23/2003 - Syrian- Russian party talks
Vice President and Deputy Chairman of the National Progressive Front, Zohair Masharqa, received in Damascus on Monday head of the Russian National Resurrection, People's Will Party, Sergy Paporin and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Russia, Politics, 9/23/2003 - AOAD session on Forests, pastures held in Damascus Regional-Syria, Environment, 9/23/2003
- Keftaro meets with Iranian clergy
Syria's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro, received in Damascus on Monday a delegation of the Iranian clergymen headed by Ayatollah Muqtadai, Chairman of the religious schools. Syria-Iran, Education, 9/23/2003 - Al-Assad outlines reform agenda priorities to the new government
He stressed the necessity for the coordination among the ministries asserting the importance of courage, objectivity and morality to hold bureaucracy accountable and to respond to the citizens' requests. Syria, Politics, 9/22/2003 - Al-Assad confers with Iranian media official Syria-Iran, Politics, 9/22/2003
- Al-Shara discuss with the Iraqi delegation the situation in Iraq
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus on Sunday a delegation representing Iraq’s Tribal National Council headed by Chairman of the Council, Hussein Ali Shaalan. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/22/2003 - Khaddam, Otari meets with Iraqi tribes delegation
Syria's Vice President Abdulhaleem Khaddam and Prime Minister Naji Otari seperately received in Damascus on Saturday a delegation representing Iraq's Tribal National Council headed by Chairman of the Council, Hussein Ali Shaalan. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/22/2003 - American delegation at Abulnour Institute
A US delegation including a number of intellectuals and clergymen headed by a University professor Sam Ken paid a visit today to Islamic Abulnour Institute in Damascus. Syria-USA, Culture, 9/22/2003 - Syria thanked for new Palestinian school in Jenin
A celebration was given on Saturday in Jenin in occupied Palestine for the opening of Yousef al- Azmeh's secondary school where the Syrian "Popular Committee for Supporting the Intifada and resisting the Zionist Project" donated the cost of its building amounted to 530 thousands dollars. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 9/22/2003 - Syrian - German universities sign agreement Syria-Germany, Education, 9/22/2003