Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 10/20/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of October 20, 2003
- Al-Assad concludes constructive visit to Qatar
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Friday returned back home concluding a fruitful and successful two-day visit to Qatar. Qatar-Syria, Politics, 10/25/2003 - Speaker of the Lebanese parliament to visit Syria next Monday Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/25/2003
- Keftaro meets with British clergy delegation
Syria's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro received in Damascus on Friday a delegation of the Evangelical - Lutheran Church of Finland headed by pastor, Sepo Rizanin. Syria-Finland, Politics, 10/25/2003 - Hala Bashar al-Assad Syria, Local, 10/25/2003
- Hope pinned on al-Assad's visit to Qatar
Qatari Minister of Information has stressed that President Bashar al-Assad's visit to Qatar comes within the framework of persisting the exerted efforts to help the Arab situation and activate solidarity among the Arabs particularly within the difficult circumstance facing the Arab nation. Qatar-Syria, Politics, 10/24/2003 - Syria, Qatar's FMs meet on ME issues
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara met in Doha yesterday his Qatari Counterpart, Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani. Qatar-Syria, Politics, 10/24/2003 - Al-Assad hold talks in Qatar crown prince Qatar-Syria, Politics, 10/24/2003
- Otari: reforms to activate private and public sectors. Syria, Politics, 10/24/2003
- Syria, Qatar sign several cooperation agreements Qatar-Syria, Politics, 10/24/2003
- Al-Assad, King Carlos speeches stress cooperation, regional issues highlighted
In a speech he delivered yesterday in honor of the Spanish King Juan Carlos and his wife, President al-Assad said: I have a great pleasure in welcoming on behalf of the Syrian Arab People, on behalf of my wife and on my own behalf, Your Majesties and the distinguished members of the accompanying delegation, wishing you a happy stay in Syria which is proud of this visit and is hopeful that this visit will consolidate the relations between our two countries and peoples. Syria-Spain, Politics, 10/22/2003 - Iraq assets in Syria are not 3 billion, Syrian- American cooperation confirmed
An official in the American embassy in Damascus denied that Iraqi money which the US administration is looking for in Syrian and Lebanese banks to be in the amount of 3 billion dollars, as announced previously; a matter that was also confirmed by the Syrian Minister of economy Ghassan Rifaee. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 10/22/2003 - Syrian- Moroccan industrial cooperation talks Syria-Morocco, Politics, 10/22/2003
- Al-Assad and King Juan Carlos visits Palmyra Syria-Spain, Local, 10/22/2003
- Asmaa al - Assad Spanish Queen Sofia visits Syrian Rural Development Fund Syria-Spain, Local, 10/22/2003
- Baz deplores Israeli threats against Syria
Egypt has stressed its opposition of the Israeli aggression to Syria describing it as a flagrant violation of the international resolutions. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 10/22/2003 - Information Technology conference wraps up deliberations in Damascus
The Conference of Information Technology and Facilities of Trade in Arab Region, organized by Syria's Industry Ministry with cooperation with UN Industry development, UNIDO, ended in Damascus on Tuesday its deliberations at Umayyad Conferences Palace. Regional-Syria, Local, 10/22/2003 - Syrian- American administrative cooperation
Syria's Minister of Higher Education, Hani Mortada, received on Tuesday Rector of the US Rice University, Malcom Gilis accompanied by chairman of the Arab Community in Houston,Texas. Syria-USA, Education, 10/22/2003 - Syrian- Spanish relations highlighted
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Spain's King Juan Carlos held today a meeting at al-Shaab Palace. Talks dealt with the bilateral relations between Syria and Spain and the general situation in the region. Syria-Spain, Politics, 10/21/2003 - Al-Assad and King Carlos visit National Museum
President Bashar al-Assad, his wife Mrs. Asmaa al-Assad, King of Spain, Juan Carlos and wife Queen Sofia visited today the National Museum in Damascus where an exhibition for the Spanish Artist Alberto Carathone was opened. Syria-Spain, Local, 10/21/2003 - King Carlos meet with Muslim, Christian clergymen in Damascus
King of Spain Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia met in Damascus at their residence in Teshreen Palace a number of Islamic and Christian clergymen in Syria. Syria-Spain, Politics, 10/21/2003 - Al-Shara meets Russian ME envoy
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus yesterday, Russian Middle East Special Envoy, Andre Vidovin at the occasion of ending his mission in the region. Syria-Russia, Politics, 10/21/2003 - Syrian vice president confers with Barazani
Syria's Vice President Abdulhaleem Khaddam received in Damascus yesterday Chairman of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and Member of the Iraqi Interim Ruling Council, Masoud Barazani and an accompanying delegation. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/21/2003 - Lebanese minister highlights Islamic Summit resolutions on threats against Syria, Lebanon Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/21/2003
- Aleppo: some 200 defendant lawyers for 14 persons were brought for military court
Syrian businessman from Aleppo, Sameer Nashar, announced yesterday that more than 200 lawyers from various parts of Syria signed a petition in which they expressed their readiness to take part in a defending commission for 14 civil activists who were brought before the military court under the charge of being members in a secret society and provoking conflict and sedition within the nation. Syria, Politics, 10/20/2003 - Syria - Lebanon to expand energy cooperation
Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otari received in Damascus on Sunday Lebanese Minister of Water and Energy, Ayub Hameed with the attendance of Oil Minister, Ibrahim Haddad and Secretary General of the Syrian-Lebanese Higher Council, Nasri al-Khouri. Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 10/20/2003 - Syria - Spain economic relations highlighted
Spain is one of the powerful European economies as its economy represents about 6.4 percent of Europe's GNP. It is also the 10th largest economy in the world in terms of GNP. Syria-Spain, Politics, 10/20/2003 - Otari meets Chinese envoy to Middle East
Otri stressed the deep-rooted Syrian-Chinese relations and the necessity for boosting them to the interest of both countries. Syria-China, Politics, 10/20/2003 - Iran voices support to Syria
The Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Hamid Rida Asifi on Sunday condemned the socalled Syria Accountability Act legislation passed by the U.S. Congress, saying "such measures (efforts) are not new and represent continued unilateral, illogical American policies rejected by the international society." Syria-Iran, Politics, 10/20/2003 - Demonstration backs Syria in Egypt
Scores of thousands of Egyptian students demonstrated at Al-Azhar University in Cairo yesterday protesting the so-called US Congressional Syria Accountability Act legislation and condemned the latest Israeli aggression against Syria. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 10/20/2003 - King and queen of Spain arrive in Damascus
At the invitation of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife, the King of Spain, Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia arrived in Damascus on Sunday in an official visit to Syria. Syria-Spain, Politics, 10/20/2003