Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 4/19/2004
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of April 19, 2004
- Beirut's Arab National Conference voices solidarity with Syria
The 15th Arab National Conference expressed the complete solidarity with Syria and Lebanon in the face of the pressures and threats directed against them in an attempt to affect their national option to defend the main causes of the Arab Nation. Regional-Syria, Politics, 4/24/2004 - Syrian parliament speaker to visit Turkey Syria-Turkey, Politics, 4/24/2004
- Al-Assad received Tunisian Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts Syria-Tunisia, Politics, 4/23/2004
- Al-Assad meets with Arab journalists federation delegation
President Bashar al-Assad received on Thursday members of the Secretariat General of the Arab Journalists Federation chaired by Ibrahim Nefe'. Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/23/2004 - Al-Assad to visit Russia and China
Well informed sources in Damascus said that the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara will set with the Russian officials a fixed date for the expected visit of President Bashar al-Assad this summer to Moscow, in a work trip expected before the end of the month.. Syria, Politics, 4/23/2004 - Syrian- EU Association Agreement expected to be finalized soon
Western diplomatic sources concerned with the Syrian Association agreement with the European Union expected to reach shortly the agreement following thorough discussions held in Brussels during the past few days. Syria-European Union, Politics, 4/23/2004 - New Syrian dam inaugurated on the Euphrates
Syria on Thursday installed Tishrin Electro-Water Dam over the river of Euphrates in northern Syria to generate 630 megawatt of power. Syria, Economics, 4/23/2004 - Syria holds Israel responsible for ME conditions Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/23/2004
- Information Minister confers with Anglican church official
Syria's Information Minister Ahmad al-Hasan on Wednesday received the Official of the Middle East Department at the Anglican Churches' Groups Body in the Netherlands, George Haghzma. Syria-Netherlands, Politics, 4/22/2004 - Mrs. Asma al-Assad Launches ceremony of the Children And War Campaign
In the presence of Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Assad, a celebration was held yesterday, April 21st, evening at the Damascus al-Assad National Library's auditorium marking the launching of the " Children And war Campaign." The event which is run at the support of Mrs. Asma al- Assad is organized by the Red Cross (ICRC), Damascus office and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent society. Syria, Culture, 4/22/2004 - al-Sharq al-Awsat: Information Minister Statement on Israel's threats to kill Mashaal
Syria's Information Minister Ahmad al-Hassan described as "stupid" the Israeli accusations to assassinate Chairman of Hamas Political Bureau in Damascus, excluding such an Israeli idiocy due to its repercussions. Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/21/2004 - Syrian rejection to send forces to the borders with Iraq
A Syrian parliamentarian has expressed his rejection of the American repeated demands for his country to dispatch forces to guard its border with Iraq in order to prevent the sneaking of what Washington call foreign fighters, noting that Damascus will not isolate its borders with Israel in order to help the American forces in Iraq. Syria-USA, Politics, 4/21/2004 - Damascus Refinery Company for petrochemicals inaugurated
In the presence of the Speaker of the Islamic Shura Council ( Parliament ) in Iran Mahdi Karrubi, the first phase of Damascus Refinery Company for Petrochemicals, which is specialized in the mineral oils refinery, was inaugurated in Damascus Countryside on Tuesday. Syria, Economics, 4/21/2004 - Syrian statement at the UN over al-Ranteisi assassination
The UN Security Council yesterday discussed in an open session the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Abdul-Aziz Rantisi. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 4/21/2004 - Information Minister confers with Arab journalists secretary
Syria's Information Minister Ahmad al-Hasan on Tuesday received the Secretary- General of Arab Journalists Union Salah Eden al-Hafiz in the presence of Lebanese Editors Chief Melhem Karam and Journalists Union President Saber Falhout. Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/21/2004 - Al-Assad confers with Karroubi on Iraq, developments
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Monday Speaker of the Iranian Islamic Shura Council, Mehdi Kerroubi and an accompanying Delegation. Syria-Iran, Politics, 4/20/2004 - Information Minister highlights internal changes evolution
Syria's Information Minister Ahmad al-Hasan has stressed that the status of a country is not determined by the geographic site or the number of its population, nor it is determined only by the scientific progress of the society, stressing that the world status of a country is rather determined by the victorious spirits of her individuals. Syria, Politics, 4/19/2004 - Syria condemns Israel's assassination of Ranteisi
Syrian information source said the assassination of Abdul Aziz al-Ranteissi by rockets of the Israeli aggression constitutes the most obvious form of Israel's tendency of state terrorism which has become a daily exercise against the People of Palestine. Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/19/2004 - Shara confers with former Jordanian premier Syria-Jordan, Politics, 4/19/2004
- Al-Assad gets a message from Italian PM Syria-Italy, Politics, 4/19/2004