Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 12/1/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of December 1, 2003
- Al-Assad interview with New York Times: Syria's vision towards ME developments
On US President George W. Bush's vision, Al-Assad indicated that Syria agrees with Bush's proposal that calls for two Palestinian and Israeli states and for the removal of the settlements, but they remain general principles, unless there are the means to turn this vision into a reality. Syria-USA, Politics, 12/2/2003 - Murphy's remarks on visit to Syria
Former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Middle East Affairs, Richard Murphy, who met President Bashar al-Assad pointed out to the importance of the interview that President al-Assad gave to the New York Times yesterday in which he explained Syria's points of views regarding many issues. Syria-USA, Politics, 12/2/2003 - Al-Assad confers with Algerian official Syria-Algeria, Politics, 12/2/2003
- Syria's branch of the Human rights Arab organization
"The Human Rights Arab organization" announced on Saturday the inauguration of its 10th branch from Damascus calling for the "abrogation of emergency, the special laws and human rights violations." Syria, Politics, 12/1/2003 - Issam al-Zaem returns to Damascus today
Syrian former minister of industry, Issam al-Zaeem, returns today to Damascus, following more than two months of absence, and almost for the same period that his assets and those of his wife were frozen by the government. Syria, Politics, 12/1/2003 - US company get Syrian oil survey contract
A contract for marine survey in the Syrian regional water was signed in Damascus on Saturday at the Oil and Mineral resources HQ between Syrian Petroleum Company and US Freetas Co. Syria-USA, Business, 12/1/2003 - Al-Assad confers with Murphy Syria-USA, Politics, 12/1/2003