Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 1/3/2005
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of January 3, 2005
- Freed Syrian prisoner returns back from Israeli jail
Syrian citizens in the occupied Golan town of Majdal Shams on Friday held a public reception ceremony celebrating the freed Syrian prisoner Hayel Abu Zeid who spent 20 years in Israeli jails. Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/8/2005 - Hussein Fadlallah and Syrian- Lebanese relations
Sheikh Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah said "The existing relation between Syria and Lebanon represents a state of organic connection and overlapping of joint interests and vital causes." Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/8/2005 - Syrian prominent intellectual eulogized
Syrian great intellectual Antoine Maqdisi was paid the last honor Friday at John the Damascene church in Damascus. Syria, Local, 1/8/2005 - Kerry is in Damascus Syria-USA, Politics, 1/8/2005
- Military services in Syria reduced to two years
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad issued on Thursday Legislative Decree No 1 for the year 2005 limiting the period of the ordinary compulsory military service to two years. Syria, Politics, 1/7/2005 - Al-Assad talks with communist party Secretary General for reactivation Syria, Politics, 1/7/2005
- Al-Rai Al-Aam: Jordanian King for enhancing Syrian-Jordanian Relations Jordan-Syria, Politics, 1/7/2005
- Turkish officials highlight al-Assad's historical visit to Turkey
Turkey's party and media circles have consensus the Syrian-Turkish ties are distinguished and deep in light of the historical, cultural and social ties linking the two peoples in Syria and Turkey. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/6/2005 - Qaddoumi highlights Syria's stances
Senior Palestinian official on Wednesday praised Syria's "Steadfastness" as the biggest supporter of the Palestinians and backed a Palestinian leader depiction of Israel as the "Zionist enemy." Palestine-Syria, Politics, 1/6/2005 - Syrian out-of- country voting for the Iraqi National Assembly election
A press conference was held on Wednesday, January 5th, 2005 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for Syrian local and international media to attend the inaugural press conference of the Syrian Out-of-Country-Voting (OCV) program for the Iraq National Assembly Elections. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 1/6/2005 - Syrian castle of Salahadin to be put on the UNESCO list
An archeological report for SANA on tourism in Lattakia on the Syrian coast said Wednesday that the historical castle of Salahadin will be included soon in the list of the international legacy of the United Nation Educational and Scientific Organization (UNESCO). Syria, Local, 1/6/2005 - Syrian minister of interior holds talks with Iraqi peer in Tunis
Syria's Minister of Interior Lt. Gen. Ghazi Kanaan discussed yesterday with his Iraqi counterpart Falah al-Naqib the latest development on the Iraqi arena and the tangible efforts which Syria is exerting to control the borders. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 1/4/2005 - Dutch archeologists explore unique findings in Syria
Dutch Archeologists unearthed unique samples of clay potteries at the archeological site of "Tel Abyad", in north Syria. Syria, Local, 1/4/2005 - Iraqi minister of the Interior: Accusations against Damascus are irresponsible
Iraq's minister of the Interior Falah al-Naqib told his Syrian counterpart Lt. Gen. Ghazi Kanaan during their meeting in Tunisia on Sunday on the sideline of the meeting of the Arab ministers of the Interior that the accusations made by the commander of al-Najaf police recently against Syria "are irresponsible." Iraq-Syria, Politics, 1/3/2005 - Al-Shara holds talks with Armitage
Regarding topic of security on the borders between Syria and Iraq Armitage said "Syria had achieved a real progress during the few last months on borders security." Syria-USA, Politics, 1/3/2005 - A telephone call between al-Assad, Qathafi Libya-Syria, Politics, 1/3/2005
- Ferzli and Syria's role in Lebanon Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/3/2005
- President al-Assad confers with Armitage Syria-USA, Politics, 1/3/2005
- Syrian- Chinese talks on ME developments Syria-China, Politics, 1/3/2005