Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 1/10/2005
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of January 10, 2005
- Al-Assad: talks with Putin will not include buying missiles
The Russian "Itar Tass" quoted the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as saying that the issue of Syria's buying missiles system from Russia will not be on the agenda of his talks with the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on January 24th. Syria-Russia, Politics, 1/15/2005 - Al-Shara: news against Syria over Iraq are misleading
"Syria is interested in Iraq's future and security because it is part of Syria's security and what some media is saying of misinformation is fiction as it is baseless," al-Shara told a joint news conference with Italian counterpart Gianfranco Fini. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 1/14/2005 - Huda Abdul-Nasser lecture in Damascus
Huda Abdul-Nasser, daughter of late Egyptian leader Jamal Abdul-Nasser, yesterday delivered a lecture on Technology and the Nation's Memory at al-Assad's Library in Damascus yesterday. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 1/14/2005 - Damascus is the headquarters of Arab Parliament Regional-Syria, Local, 1/14/2005
- Syrian PM removes chairman of unemployment fighting commission
The Syrian prime minister Naji Otari yesterday removed the chairman of the unemployment fighting commission Tawfiq Ammash from his post because of a press interview he had with the Syria government daily Tishreen in which he criticized the performance of the government which he considered as obstructing the work of the commission. Syria, Politics, 1/13/2005 - Karami renews rejection of UNSC Resolution 1559 Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/13/2005
- Al-Shara and Gianfranco Fini in Official Talks Syria-Italy, Politics, 1/13/2005
- Syria and Lebanon executive tourism accord
Syria and Lebanon on Wednesday signed the Executive Program for Tourism Cooperation Accord between them from 2005 to 2007 as to activate tourism. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 1/13/2005 - Al-Abrash holds talks with Moroccan officials
Morocco on Wednesday stressed support to Syria to restore its occupied lands and implement the international resolutions. Morocco-Syria, Politics, 1/13/2005 - Syrian port sees activities soar
Syria's main port of Lattakia made a wide soar in last year's activities compared with 2003 where productivity jumped by 24.16 %, Director General of the port Wednesday said. Syria, Economics, 1/13/2005 - Washington warns Moscow over selling missiles to Syria
The US yesterday warned Russia over selling missiles to Syria describing this deal as "unjustified." The spokesman for the US Department Of State Richard Boucher said that the US opposes handing over weapons to Syria because it "supports terrorism" noting that the American law states "likely sanctions" against Syria. Syria-USA, Politics, 1/13/2005 - An international human rights award for Aktham Nueisah
Chairman of the committee in defending democratic freedoms and human rights in Syria, Aktham Nueisah, who will be tried in Syria next week will be tried under the charge of weakening the psychology of the nation, was given yesterday an international prize in the human rights field. Syria, Politics, 1/12/2005 - Anawar al-Bunni: The Americans hold 300 Syrian and Lebanese drivers on the border
The Human rights activist in Syria, Anwar al-Bunni, said that the American occupation forces in Iraq are holding since 6 days more than 300 drivers including 280 Syrians and the others are Lebanese and Bulgarians on the Iraqi- Syrian borders in al-Yarubia are, 680 km to the northern east of Damascus. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 1/11/2005 - Al-Assad receives a message from Cuban president
President Bashar al-Assad on Monday received a message from Cuban President Fidel Castro over bilateral ties between Syria and Cuba and means of cementing them. Syria-Cuba, Politics, 1/11/2005 - Syria's first ever donation to wfp goes to palestinians
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) welcomed today a Syrian food donation to support thousands of poor and unemployed Palestinians suffering the effects of worsening living conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories. Syria-Palestine, Economics, 1/11/2005 - Nasrullah: Syrian Presence in Lebanon is still important Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/11/2005
- Syrian-Yemeni cooperation on roads and bridges projects Syria-Yemen, Economics, 1/11/2005
- Syria calls Spain to make peace in the Middle East Syria-Spain, Politics, 1/11/2005
- Kerry: common fears and interests with Syria; al-Assad stresses dialogue with Washington
During his meeting with the former candidate for the American presidency in Damascus on Saturday, President Bashar al-Assad stressed the importance of "dialogue" between Syria and the USA, while Kerry indicated that he had discussed with the Syrian officials the situation in Lebanon and Iraq, the mass destruction weapons and the war against terrorism. Syria-USA, Politics, 1/10/2005 - Walid al-Mu'allim is a deputy foreign minister in Syria
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad issued a new decree nominating the assistant foreign minister Walid al-Mu'allim as a deputy foreign minister. This is in the course of a new post established in the ministry. Syria, Politics, 1/10/2005