Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 12/20/2004
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of December 20, 2004
- Turkey's officials highlight relations with Syria
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday emphasized the ought to continue developing and strengthening the positive ties between Syria and Turkey. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/25/2004 - Syrian, Tunisian joint venture to drill oil in north eastern Syria
Syria and Tunisia on Thursday evening signed an agreement to explore oil in the north eastern Syria hoping the outcome would be positive and get good oil returns. Tunisia-Syria, Business, 12/25/2004 - Kharazi in a sudden visit to Damascus, Beirut and Ankara: some want an Iraqi civil war prepares for division
The Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi who had met in Damascus yesterday with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad before he moved to Beirut in a sudden visit, warned that sides he did not specify "are conspiring to set ablaze a civil war in Iraq leading to its partition." Syria-Iran, Politics, 12/24/2004 - Erdogan ends visit to Syria: we will work to double trade
The Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan concluded a two day visit to Syria yesterday by visiting the religious and archeological sites in Damascus and Aleppo. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/24/2004 - Iraq ambassador to Damascus denied knowing of pictures to resistance men with Syrian officials
Iraqi designated ambassador to Syria Hassan al-Alawi has denied what was quoted about him that he knows about pictures for Iraqi fighters with Syrian officials. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 12/24/2004 - Syria buys the apples of the Golan via the UN
Syria yesterday stressed its desire to buy the apples crop from the villages of the occupied Syrian Golan heights as a response to the demands of the Syrian farmers who are under the Israeli occupation. Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/24/2004 - Syria, Turkey sign Free-Trade-Zone Agreement
Syria's Premier Naji Otari on Wednesday announced that Syria and Turkey inked the Free-Trade-Zone Accord between Syria and Turkey and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan depicted it as a "good start for the two countries." Syria-Turkey, Economics, 12/23/2004 - Syrian, Turkish premiers meet with businessmen and investors
Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otari on Wednesday asserted that common ties between Syria and Turkey in various fields constitute a drive for enhancing cooperation and rapprochement between them. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 12/23/2004 - President al-Assad, Premier Erdogan-toured Damascus Historical Sites
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his spouce on Wednesday evening accompanied Turkish Premier and his spouce on a tour of Damascus historical and archeological sites. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/23/2004 - Turkish Ambassador highlights Syrian-Turkish Relations
Turkish Ambassador to Syria, Khaled Cevik has stressed the remarkable development that the Syrian-Turkish relations witnessed lately and after signing Adana agreement on 25 October 1998, saying Syria and Turkey are focusing on developing cooperation between both sides in all domains. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/23/2004 - Blair to Sharon: Syria takes part in the operations against us in Iraq
The British prime minister Tony Blair said before his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon in occupied Jerusalem yesterday that Syria is working against the occupation forces in Iraq "and directly takes part in the operations against us." Syria-UK, Politics, 12/23/2004 - Turkish statement on Erdogan's visit to Syrian
Turkey's Ambassador to Syria, Khaled Cevik, on Tuesday, stressed that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Syria tomorrow will constitute another turning point in the relations between the two countries following President Bashar al-Assad's visit to Ankara early this year. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/22/2004 - customer the first to profit EU partnership, official
Syria's Customs Director General Asel Sannoufa on Tuesday underlined that the first and last beneficiary from the Syrian-European Association Accord was the Syrian consumer. Syria-European Union, Economics, 12/22/2004 - Israel release Abu Zeid
The medical committee at Rambam hospital in Haifa yesterday decided to release Syrian prisoner Hayel Abu Zeid from the occupied Syrian Golan heights, as part of the decision taken by the Israeli court on Monday, last week, in which it made it obligatory for the Israeli jails not to bring back Abu Zeid to prison. Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/22/2004 - Cappucci and accusations against Syria
Patriarch of Jerusalem in exile, Patriarch Hylarion Cappucci, has stressed that directing groundless accusations against Syria and putting pressure on her, are aimed at hindering Syria's role regionally and efforts on the international arena. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 12/22/2004 - Lebanese movement warns against damaging ties with Syria Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/22/2004
- Aleppo and Gaziantep Universities sign cooperation Agreement
Rector of Aleppo University Mohammad Nizar Aqil and Rector of Turkish University of Gaziantep Arkhan Ekenji signed supplement on extending the existing scientific and culture cooperation agreement between the two universities for three years. Syria-Turkey, Education, 12/22/2004 - Erdogan's interview on visit and relations with Syria
He added that pushing the bilateral relations between Turkey and Syria would no doubt positively reflect on the two peoples and countries. "This signals great desire on the part of both sides to further develop these relations and take positive steps in this regard," he added. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/21/2004 - Famous Syrian Writer Mamdouh Edwan dies at 63
Syria has expressed grief over the passing away of its famous writer, poet and playwright Mamdouh Edwan who is regarded one of the most significant among writers and intellectuals in Syria. Syria, People, 12/21/2004 - Al-Assad held phone talks with King Abdullah Syria-Jordan, Politics, 12/21/2004
- Activities of the ETF in a Seminar
Under the patronage of Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otari, a seminar showcasing the activities of the European Training Foundation (ETF) was opened Monday at Damascus Meridian Hotel. Syria-European Union, Local, 12/21/2004 - Al-Assad confers with Iranian vice-President Syria-Iran, Politics, 12/20/2004
- Limited redeployment for the Syrian forces in Lebanon
The Lebanese army announced that the Syrian army carried out on Sunday a new limited redeployment operation in Lebanon and closed the Syrian intelligence centers in Beirut and north Lebanon. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/20/2004 - Syrian- Iraqi Joint Transport Companies ' meetings
Syria's Minister of Transport Makram Oubeid on Sunday signed with his Iraqi counterpart Louai al-Ours the two minutes of the General Assembly meetings for the two joint transport companies of road transport and maritime aviation. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 12/20/2004 - EU pressures on Syria to implement UN resolution 1559
The European Union has called on Syria to implement the UN Security Council resolution no. 1559 which calls for the withdrawal of the Syrian forces from Lebanon. Syria-European Union, Politics, 12/20/2004 - Erdogan to pay an official visit to Syria Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/20/2004
- Syrian- Russian energy cooperation Syria-Russia, Economics, 12/20/2004