Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 9/29/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of September 29, 2003
- Khaddam continues visit to Iran
Higher Guide of the Islamic revolution of Iran Ayatullah Ali Khamaeni and Chairman of the Iranian Expediency Academy, Hashimi Rafsangani received separately in Tehran yesterday Syria's Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam. Syria-Iran, Politics, 10/1/2003 - Cairo conference refute accusations against Syria
Participants in the meetings of the Coordination Committee for Arab Solidarity Committees have condemned the American-Israeli Campaign against Syria describing it as a threat to peace, stability and security in the region. Syria-Regional, Politics, 10/1/2003 - Conference on the role of Quran in disseminating education for all
Parliamentarian and Director of the Center of Islamic Studies Mohammad Habash left Damascus today for New York to take part in today's UNINCEF-sponsored Conference on "The Role of the Holy Quran in disseminating Education for All." Regional-Syria, Religion, 10/1/2003 - Al-Assad interview with Corriere Della Sera on internal and external policy
Answering a question on the US accusations to Syria that it produces mass destruction weapons, the president said "we responded to those accusations...our response was at the UN Security Council and the UN by proposing a draft resolution on making the Middle East region free of mass destruction weapons. They were angry when they accused us, and when we presented our reply their anger became greater." Syria-Regional, Politics, 9/30/2003 - Syrian vice president holds talks with Khatami on ME developments
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami received in Tehran on Monday Syria's Vice - President Abdulhaleem Khaddam. Syria-Iran, Politics, 9/30/2003 - Al-Shara outlines Syria's views before UN GA
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Monday described the Middle East region as almost unique in the world in being singularly more victimized than other regions and endured more injuries, more campaigns of misrepresented facts and has been subjected more to the use of force. Syria-UN, Politics, 9/30/2003 - Syrian ministers confer with British defense studies Delegation
Syria's Minister of Higher Education Hani Murtada and Minister of Expatriates Butheina Shaaban in Damascus on Monday met a delegation of the Royal Academic of the British Defense Studies chaired by Major General Roger Lockwood. Syria-UK, Politics, 9/30/2003 - Mattie highlights Syria's unmatched archeological richness
Italian researcher and Head of Rome's Archeology Department, Paolo Mattie, said Syria has become today the most prominent site in terms of richness of archeological findings and antiquities in the Middle East. Syria, Economics, 9/30/2003 - Syrian annual Book Exhibition opens today
The 19th book exhibition opens today in Syria Tuesday with some 428 publication houses from 21 Arab and foreign states, several regional and international organizations are taking part in the exhibition. Syria-Regional, Local, 9/30/2003 - Guardian: US and UK plots to undermine Syria; Call for stopping US acts and threats
The civil campaign in support of Palestine and Iraq in Beirut has called UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to prevent the use of the UN by great Powers to exert pressures on states that oppose them. In a memo sent to Annan today, the campaign expressed its concern over the "Syria Accountability Act" considered by US Congress, stressing that the non - interference in the affairs of others is a basic principle of UN. Syria-UN, Politics, 9/29/2003 - Al-Shara said US comments on Iraq's constitution are positive
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara described US Secretary of State Colin Powell's proposal on a new Iraqi constitution within six months as the first open talk showing some good intentions on the American presence in Iraq. Syria-USA, Politics, 9/29/2003 - Khaddam confers with member of the Iraqi governing council
Syria's Vice President Abdulhaleem Khaddam received in Damascus on Sunday Secretary General of the Iraqi National council and member of the Iraqi Interim Governing Council, Eyad Allawi. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/29/2003 - Celebration marking Intifada third anniversary
The Arab Committee and the Arab Syrian Popular Committee for backing the Intifada and Resisting the Zionist Project, held a celebration in Damascus today marking the occasion of the start of the Intifada. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 9/29/2003 - Syrian Awqaf minister confers with Sweden educational delegation Syria-Sweden, Education, 9/29/2003
- Syrian- Swedish conference for Psychological, Neural sciences Syria-Sweden, Health, 9/29/2003