Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 3/1/2004
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of March 1, 2004
- Shara-Kharazi hold telephone talks Syria-Iran, Politics, 3/6/2004
- Bush administration intends to impose sanctions on Syria, soon
Officials at the US Congress and other well-informed sources said that the administration of the US President George W. Bush intends to impose certain sanctions on Syria within weeks because of what they called its support of the terrorist groups and of not preventing fighters from entering Iraq. Syria-USA, Politics, 3/6/2004 - Turkish governor for good economic relations with Syria
Syrian and Turkish businessmen held a meeting on Friday in the presence of Aleppo Governor, Osama Adi, and Turkish State Minister of Foreign Trade Affairs, Kushad Tuzmen. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/6/2004 - Syria renews call to make the ME a zone from of WMD
Syria on Thursday night reiterated its call to the UN Security Council to adopt its draft resolution on making the Middle East a zone free of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/6/2004 - New Israeli occupation forces hostilities against the Syrians of the Golan
Israeli military bulldozers uprooted more than 1800 fruit trees of all kinds in lands owned by Syrian Arab citizens in Majdal Shams town, along with many hundred-years-old olive trees Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/4/2004 - Syria deplores Baghdad, Karbala bombardments
Syria on Tuesday evening strongly condemned the "Heinous bloody crime" in Baghdad and Karbala in which over one hundred of Iraqi citizens were killed and warned that its target was "to plant divisions and turmoil in sisterly Iraq." Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/4/2004 - Mrs. Asmaa al-Assad in her first official visit to Beirut on Sunday
Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Assad will pay her first visit to Lebanon by the beginning of next week, where she will preside over the Syrian delegation to the "woman and armed conflict" forum, to be held under the patronage of Lebanon's First Lady Andrea Lahoud. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/4/2004 - Al-Shara - Solana meet on ME developments
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara met Wednesday in Cairo the EU Foreign Policy and Security Coordinator Javier Solana in the presence of the special European envoy to the Middle East peace Mark Ottie. Shara-Solana talks centered on the latest developments in the region and importance of getting the ME peace process out of its current deadlock, and Syria's important role in this direction as well. Syria-European Union, Politics, 3/4/2004 - Syrian Premier confers with Turkish Anadolu news agency chief Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/3/2004
- Al-Assad receives Speakers of Arab Parliaments Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/2/2004
- Svoboda supports Syria's joining the EU Syria-Czech Republic, Politics, 3/2/2004
- Belgian parliamentarian: Syria is a significant country regarding ME peace Syria-Belgium, Politics, 3/2/2004
- Syrian Red Crescent for boosting relations with ICRC Syria, Local, 3/2/2004
- Syrian- Lebanese oil, gas cooperation talks
Official talks session of the joint Lebanese-Syrian ministerial committee for Oil and Gas was held on Sunday and chaired by Syria's Oil and Mineral Recourses Minister, Ibrahim Haddad, and Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water, Aiyoub Hamed. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 3/1/2004 - Al-Shara and Svoboda joint press conference in Damascus
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday held a press conference with his Czech counterpart Cyril Svoboda, during which both sides discussed a number of important issues on the regional and international arenas, and issues of mutual concern. Syria-Czech Republic, Politics, 3/1/2004 - Khaddam meets an Iraqi Tribal Delegation
Syria's Vise-President Abdul Halim Khaddam on Sunday criticized the US initiative for reform in the Middle East saying that this initiative preceded the First World War. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/1/2004 - Al-Assad meets with Arab- American anti- discrimination committee
President Bashar al-Assad received on Sunday a delegation representing the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee headed by the Regional Director Imad Hamed. Syria-USA, Politics, 3/1/2004 - Syrian official source on drug fighting case
Officers of the Syria Drug-Fighting Directorate arrested a Brazilian woman, Lijia Lukilia Sivero, carrying around 19 Kilos of cocaine drug as she was trying to smuggle them to Syria via Damascus International Airport and then to Lebanon, their final destination, an official source at the Interior Ministry said Sunday. Syria, Local, 3/1/2004 - Al-Assad confers with Lebanese clergy, official Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/1/2004
- Syrian- Ukraine military cooperation Syria-Ukraine, Politics, 3/1/2004
- ESCWA's executive director's visit aims at bolstering cooperation with Syria Syria, Politics, 3/1/2004