Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 2/9/2004
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of February 9, 2004
- ALO chief and Damascus Arab labor conference
Secretary General of the Arab Labor Organization (ALO), Ibrahim Qouider asserted that the 31st session of the Arab Labor Conference scheduled to be held in Damascus today amid regional and international crucial circumstances in the region, gains a specific importance due to the standing challenges face the workers particularly in Iraq and Palestine. Regional-Syria, Economics, 2/14/2004 - Al-Shara makes telephone talks with Bahrain peer Syria-Bahrain, Politics, 2/14/2004
- The first National Children Conference: promoting the values of teamwork and democracy
It also aims at laying down the foundation stone for instilling creativity and innovation in children's character to render them more capable in interacting and coping with the massive changes and developments that are sweeping the world through, inter alia, inculcating the basic life skills of logical thinking, rational analysis, dialogue and acceptance of other's opinion and most importantly through promoting the values of teamwork and democracy. Syria, Politics, 2/13/2004 - Damascus Arab Labor conference deliberations in labor movement
The 31st session of the Arab Labor Conference will be held tomorrow in Damascus. Arab Labor and Social Affairs Ministers from 19 Arab states, different organizations and unions will take part in the one - week conference. Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/13/2004 - Syria for boosting oil relations with Iraq
Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otari stressed Syria's support to the Iraqi people and all the exerted efforts to maintain Iraq's stability, unity and integrity. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 2/13/2004 - Shaaban meets with Australia, New Zealand patriarch
Syria's Expatriates Minister Buthaina Shaaban on Thursday received the Patriarch and Pastor of Australia and New Zealand for Christian - Catholics, Issam Darwish. Syria-Australia, Politics, 2/13/2004 - Syrian Cypriot communications agreement signed
Syria's Transport Minister Makram Obeid and Cypriot Minister of Communications Kikis Kazamias on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement in the field of marine transport which allows a non-restricted entrance for the ships of the two countries into both ports. Syria-Cyprus, Economics, 2/13/2004 - Al-Assad confers with Lebanese Deputy premier Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/13/2004
- Syria, Jordan to boost communications relations Syria-Jordan, Politics, 2/13/2004
- Syria Human Rights society announces its chairman banned from traveling
The statement added "continued security summoning up of human rights activists and restricting their freedoms through preventing them from leaving the country are considered oppressive measures against them." Syria, Politics, 2/12/2004 - A National Institute of Administration opened in Damascus
Murtada said urged that " so we should all act together for a better life where justice and mutual respect prevail." Syria-France, Economics, 2/12/2004 - Delegation for international peace march women cyclists in Damascus
Chairman of the General Federation of Sports, Kamal Taha, discussed with a delegation of the international "Follow Women" organization headed by Rita Reagan the arrangements for the passing of the organization's procession in Damascus as part of "The International Peace March of Women Cyclists." Syria-Regional, Local, 2/12/2004 - Syrian cabinet meets on regional developments, internal issues
The Cabinet discussed Tuesday many draft decisions and decrees during a meeting chaired by Premier Naji Otari. Syria, Politics, 2/11/2004 - Symposium on Renovation of Religious Discourse
A symposium on "The Renovation of the Religious Discourse" was opened Tuesday at Damascus University Auditorium sponsored by the University's Center of Strategic Studies and the Damascus-based Center of Islamic Studies under the patronage of the Minister of Higher Education Hani Murtada. Syria, Religion, 2/11/2004 - Al-Assad meets with Lebanese dignitaries Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/11/2004