Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 8/16/2004
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 16, 2004
- Keftaro condemns the US attacks on Najaf Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/21/2004
- Project for Institutional Development of Organic Agriculture in Syria Syria, Economics, 8/21/2004
- Minister urges to hasten private radios licensing
Syria's Minister of Information Ahmed Al-Hasan on Thursday emphasized the Ministry support to establishing private radio stations in Syria. Syria, Politics, 8/20/2004 - Syrian People of Golan solidarity with Palestinians
Syrian People of the occupied Golan Thursday expressed solidarity with the hunger strike of the Palestinian captives at the Israeli occupation prisons. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/20/2004 - Syrian- Swiss economic relations highlighted
Minister of Economy and Trade Ghassan al-Refaee discussed with Swiss senior officials, businessmen and international organizations means of enhancing economic and trade cooperation between Syria and the Swiss Union and prospects of future cooperation. Syria-Switzerland, Economics, 8/20/2004 - Syrian- Hungarian ties are speedily boosting
Hungary is interested in strengthening its ties with Syria and these ties are moving at speed wanted by the two countries due to the presence of the needed ground, Hungary's Ambassador in Syria said in a statement. Syria-Hungary, Politics, 8/20/2004 - US congressman strongly criticizes Syria
US democratic congressman Tom Lantos said that his visit to Damascus on Wednesday was a "great disappointment." The congressman from California justified his assessment to the press in the American embassy in Amman to that Syria has not severed yet its relations with what he called "terrorist groups." Syria-USA, Politics, 8/20/2004 - Premier studies border points situation Syria, Local, 8/20/2004
- Syria's statement on Najaf incidents Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/20/2004
- Lahoud was briefed on Water Projects Between Syria and Lebanon Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 8/19/2004
- Lifting travel embargo for former Syrian minister
The Syrian authorities lifted the decision providing for seizing assets of each former minister of industry Issam al-Zaem and his assistant Barakat Shahin, one year after the two men were accused of granting a monetary guarantee at millions of Syrian Liras for a German company which rehabilitated a local textile factory in Syria. Syria, Politics, 8/19/2004 - Jordan's Premier is to visit Damascus next Sunday Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/19/2004
- A statement by the Syrian Committee for Supporting the Intifada
The Syrian Arab Committee for Supporting the Intifada and Resisting the Zionist Scheme called on the Syrians and all Arabs to announce solidarity with the Palestinian detainees in the Israeli jails. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/19/2004 - Lantos demands Damascus to change its policy: The Lebanese people have to decide their fate on their own
US Congressman Tom Lantos said after his meeting with the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara in Damascus yesterday that he demanded Syria to change its policy so as to bring a change in the American policy towards it. Syria-USA, Politics, 8/19/2004 - On the production of the Syrian Gas Company
Production of the Syrian Company for gas in Homs amounted to 26 million cubic meter of clean gas per a day distributed within a group of transportation network which occupies 2300 km in Syria. Syria, Economics, 8/19/2004 - Syria owns 74 million olive trees
Syria which have 74 million of olive trees is planning to develop the Syrian olive oil through a financial grant offered by the Italian government, a senior Syrian agricultural official on Tuesday said. Syria, Economics, 8/19/2004 - EU diplomat is optimistic over EU-Syria association accomplishment
A senior European diplomat at the EU delegation in Damascus on Monday expressed hope over prospects to finalize the EU-Syria Association Agreement and said cooperation between the two sides is very strong. Syria-European Union, Politics, 8/18/2004 - Al-Assad continues meeting with Lebanese officials Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/18/2004
- Khaddam confers with Iraqi delegation Syria-Iraq, Politics, 8/18/2004
- Aktham Naise released from prison
Syria's Higher State Security Court agreed Sunday in a session to release on bail the defendant Aktham Naise. Syria, Politics, 8/17/2004 - Al-Fayez to visit Damascus on Sunday Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/17/2004
- Syrian Red Crescent aid to Darfur
Upon directives of President Bashar al-Assad, a plane loaded with humanitarian aid presented by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Organization to Darfur, Sudan left Damascus Sunday. Syria-Sudan, Local, 8/16/2004 - Indian Ambassador hilights relations with Syria
Indian Ambassaor to Syria Aref Shahed Khan stressed his country's support to the Arab just issues, calling for the implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions on the Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Arab countries, including the Syrian Golan. Syria-India, Politics, 8/16/2004 - Al-Assad confers with Lebanese dignitaries Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/16/2004
- Belarusian Minister of Defense Arrives in Damascus Syria-Belarus, Politics, 8/16/2004