Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 12/22/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of December 22, 2003
- BBC: Shaaban: Syria ready for freeing the whole region from weapons of mass destruction
"Syria signed the Treaty of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, NPT, but Israel didn't sign it," Shaaban said, adding "inspite of that, Israel was not asked once to abandon the mass destruction weapons." She stressed that the Middle East region can be transformed into a region free from weapons of mass destruction, if Israel was made to ovserve international law and not be above it." Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/27/2003 - EU envoy stresses need to resume negotiations on Syrian- Lebanese tracks
European Envoy for Middle East peace Marc Oti has stressed the necessity for resuming negotiations on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks in order to realize just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Syria-European Union, Politics, 12/27/2003 - Lahoud briefed on preparations to construct Syrian- Lebanese joint dam project Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/27/2003
- Kiftaro meets with Islamic- Christian delegation of Egypt Syria-Egypt, Religion, 12/27/2003
- Mubarak, al-Assad meeting in Sharm esh Sheikh
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak held a bilateral meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Wednesday attended by high level officials on both sides. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 12/25/2003 - al-Sharq al-Awsat: Syria's interior minister on the positive relations with Turkey
Syria's Interior Minister, Ali Hammoud, described as "historical and ancient" the relations between the two neighboring countries, Syria and Turkey. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/25/2003 - Ebeid: Mubarak-Assad Summit very important Egypt-Syria, Politics, 12/24/2003
- Syrian - Moroccan party agreement Syria-Morocco, Politics, 12/24/2003
- Syrian- Egyptian premiers chair meeting for businessmen
Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otari and his Egyptian counterpart, Atef Obeid chaired in Damascus on Tuesday the meeting of the Syrian-Egyptian businessmen. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 12/24/2003 - Al-Shara - Qatari hold telephone talks Syria-Qatar, Politics, 12/24/2003
- Syrian - Egyptian committee statements
Otari, speaking at the start of the Syrian-Egyptian Higher Committee in presence of both states' delegations, added that the Arab states, under the absence of the international resolution and under the logic of force, have become targeted under pretexts of terrorism or under the claim of possession and development of mass destruction weapons. Such false pretexts are taken as justification to intervene Syria-Egypt, Politics, 12/23/2003 - Al-Shara meets with Kaddoumi on ME developments
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received on Monday Chairman of the Political Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization Farouk al-Kaddoumi. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 12/23/2003 - UN Security Council extends for UNDOF in the Golan
The UN Security Council yesterday extended the mission of the UN forces serving in the occupied Syrian Golan heights for 6 months. Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/23/2003 - Al-Assad confers with Egyptian FM Syria-Egypt, Politics, 12/23/2003
- Al-Assad confers with Moroccan party secretary Syria-Morocco, Politics, 12/23/2003
- Al-Shara holds telephone talks with Yemeni peer Syria-Yemen, Politics, 12/23/2003
- Damascus detains 6 al-Qaida members carrying USD 23 million
The US daily Washington Post said on Saturday that Syria arrested last week six Arab citizens presumed to have ties with al-Qaida organization carrying a sum of money estimated by intelligence at 23.5 million dollars. Syria, Local, 12/22/2003 - Khaddam meets with Iraqi intellectuals delegation
Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam received in Damascus on Saturday a delegation of Iraqi artists, writers and intellectuals headed by Mohammed al-Shawaf. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 12/22/2003 - Al-Assad confers with Iraqi writers delagtions Syria-Iraq, Politics, 12/22/2003
- Qaddomi and peace with Israel Palestine-Syria, Politics, 12/22/2003