Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 3/8/2004
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of March 8, 2004
- A Day of people's anger in the Golan tomorrow
Political, national and social activists in the occupied Syrian Golan heights have called for announcing a general strike in the villages of the Golan tomorrow ( Sunday). Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2004 - Many Syrian sport fans killed in playground-riots Syria, Sports, 3/13/2004
- Syria denies permitting Ode and Qusai Saddam Hussein to enter its territories
Damascus has deliberately denied yesterday to have had permitted the two sons of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to enter its territories, at a time when the US daily "USA Today" said that Ode and Qusai sneaked to Syria without the knowledge of its authorities, after the American invasion in March 2003 and were expelled from there when they were discovered. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/12/2004 - Syrian- Turkish judicial cooperation highlighted
Chairman of the Turkish Lawyers Association in Istanbul, Husni Tona, stressed the importance of the Syrian-Turkish cooperation, particularly among the Lawyers. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/12/2004 - New PDRK ambassador in Damascus Syria-North Korea, Politics, 3/12/2004
- Syria: some 12 organizations call for lifting the state of emergency
Some 12 political and cultural movements and of the civil society called on the Syrian authorities yesterday to lift the state of emergency, applied since the Baath party assumed power in 1963. Syria, Politics, 3/11/2004 - Syrian- Turkish lawyers cooperation
An official talks session between Syrian Bar Association chaired by its Chief Ahmad Edo and the Turkish Jurist Association in Istanbul chaired by its Chief Hussni Tuna was held on Wednesday. Edo stressed the importance of the meeting which deepens the fruitful cooperation between the jurists and lawyers in both countries. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/11/2004 - Japanese Grant for Syrian for Deaf and Mute society
The Syrian Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Mrs. Siham Dello, and the Japanese Ambassador in Damascus Azusa Haiachi on Wednesday signed an agreement of grants upon which the Japanese government is to grant assistance estimated at $ 218,674 for the Societies of Deaf and Mute in the Syrian governorates of Hama, Lattakia and Raqqa. Syria-Japan, Local, 3/11/2004 - Al-Shara, al-Faisal discuss ME issues on telephone Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/11/2004
- Information minister confers with Iraqi delegation Syria-Iraq, Politics, 3/11/2004
- Petition for reforms collected the signature of 7,000 persons; Damascus: releases the detainees
Two Syrian organization in defense for human rights in Syria yesterday announced that all persons who were detained during the sit in organized in front of the People's Assembly in Damascus on Monday in protest of the emergency law, and demanding the release of political prisoners on the 41st anniversary of the Baath party assumption of power in Syria, were released the same day, while the US had expressed its great concern over these detention which covered one of its diplomats. Syria, Politics, 3/10/2004 - Assafir: Shaaban: externally imposed reforms are to cover Israeli practices
Syria's Minister of Expatriates Buthayna Shaban on Tuesday called upon the Arab Woman to reject all reform attempts which are coming from outside, because it aims to cover the Israeli practices in the region of occupation and settlement. Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/10/2004 - Syria - Iraqi joint shipping company established
Syria and Iraq on Tuesday set to sail the first built ship by the Syrian- Iraqi Joint Shipping Company with a load of 8500 Tones. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 3/10/2004 - Al-Assad meets wth a Lebanese delegation of dignitaries Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/10/2004
- Damascus: demonstrators detained before the Syrian parliament
A human rights society association in Syria announced that some 30 persons including the spokesman for the defense committees for freedoms and human rights in Syria, Aktham Nueisa, were arrested during a sit in organized in front of the Syrian parliament in the downtown of Damascus on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the accassion of the Baath party coming to power. Syria, Politics, 3/9/2004 - Syrian paper to the Forum on Arab women and armed conflicts
The Syrian paper to Beirut's conference of "Arab women and armed conflicts" which was held on March 8 and 9 in the course of the celebrations of the Women's World day concentrated on the sufferings of the Syrian women in the occupied Golan heights under the title "the Syrian woman in the occupied Golan heights." Syria-Regional, Politics, 3/9/2004 - Turkish and Syrian stock market to open in Damascus
The Turkish Cehan News Agency said Monday that the stock market to open in Damascus will be similar to the financial bourse in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/9/2004 - Washington complains against detention of one American diplomat in Damascus
The United States yesterday complained against the detention of one American diplomat by the Syrian police for one hour, while he was monitoring a gathering for human rights activists in Damascus. Syria-USA, Politics, 3/9/2004 - Syrian Citizens of Golan- March 8 Celebration Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/9/2004
- Berri appreciated Syria's initiative on dismantling WMD Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/9/2004
- Al-Shara Danish counterpart hold telephone talks Syria-Denmark, Politics, 3/9/2004
- Mrs. Asmaa Al-Assad takes part in the Beirut Arab woman forum
Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Assad arrived in Beirut on Sunday to take part in celebrations of the Woman World Day and the forum of "The Arab woman and armed conflict." The forum which starts on Monday coincides with the Woman World Day. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/8/2004 - Syria- Turkey signed trade agreement
Economic and Trade Minister Ghassan al-Refaee and Turkish Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen signed a memo of understanding that provides for forming a joint committee that prepares the project of the free trade agreement between the two countries. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 3/8/2004 - Al-Assad confers with Turkish trade minister Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/8/2004
- Al-Shara confers with Japanese envoy
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus on Sunday the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Okamoto. Syria-Japan, Politics, 3/8/2004 - Syrian- Turkish agricultural cooperation
Syria's Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Adel Safar, on Sunday discussed with Turkish Minister of State for Trade Affairs, Korshad Tuzman and an accompanying delegation, ways of boosting bilateral relations in the agricultural spheres. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 3/8/2004 - New Syrian newspaper inaugurated
Syria's Minister of Information Ahmad al-Hassan on Sunday inaugurated the headquarters of daily newspaper of "Al-Furat" in the eastern city of Deir Ez-zour. The daily is an affiliate to the Damascus-based Al-Thawra newspaper. Syria, Politics, 3/8/2004