Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 7/11/2005
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of July 11, 2005
- Syria gears to ink accord with EU
The minister warned that modernizing legislative taxes that has been made would not contribute to tax and finance sector reform unless it was accompanied by an organizational and administrative reform at the ministry. Syria-European Union, Politics, 7/16/2005 - Syria expresses deep concern over incidents in Gaza strip
Syria expressed Friday deep concern and regret over the recent incidents of conflict between Palestinian groups that took place in Gaza Strip at a time when the Strip is facing ongoing Israeli aggression. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 7/16/2005 - Tourism in Syria sees major increase
Tourism Ministry announced that tourists number in Syria have reached 1.41 million during the first half of this year in comparison with 1.18 million of the same period last year. This to increase tourists number by about 20% in comparison with last year. Syria, Economics, 7/16/2005 - Two Lebanese obstruct Syrian buses on border area
A number of Lebanese youth stood in the way of a Syrian bus last evening and threw stones at it in the Lebanese region of al-Menieh near the Syrian-Lebanese borderline. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/16/2005 - Moussa heads to Saudi Arabia and Syria to discuss pressures in Damascus
The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa will on Saturday visit Saudi Arabia and Syria in order to discuss "continued pressures against Syria and the situation in Iraq and the Palestinian territories." Regional-Syria, Politics, 7/15/2005 - Syria, EU kicks off finance ministry reform project
Syria and the European Commission have launched on Thursday a project to modernize the ministry of finance that coasts Euro 8 million and includes developing tax administration and general finance reform as well accounting and making customs procedures and rules go with the EU criterion. Syria-European Union, Politics, 7/15/2005 - Al-Baath: Kovaiev: Syria is a stability factor in the region: Kovaiev
Member of the Political Bureau of All Russia Communists Party Alexander Kovaiev has called on the progressive and leftist powers in the Middle East "to confront the Israeli arrogance," asserting that "the American practices serve the Zionist schemes in the region." Syria-Russia, Politics, 7/15/2005 - Europe Peace Caravan Arrives in Syria today Syria-European Union, Politics, 7/15/2005
- Muallem on Syria's relations with Iraq and regional issues
Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafiq Hariri was a big shock to Syria, and that Syria was a great loser from this crime in Lebanon. Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/14/2005 - Lebanese official for strong relations with syria
former Lebanese Premier Omar Karami said the assassination attempt of al-Murr is part of a series of Israeli criminal plot directed against Lebanon. "The plot is big and clear.. it is seen through the successive crimes which target Lebanese politicians, media men and nationalists," Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/14/2005 - Following Islamic Jihad operation in Israel, Rice demands Syria end support for Palestinian organizations
The US secretary of state Condaleezza Rice demanded Syria to stop its support to what she described the "terrorist groups," following the operation carried out by the Islamic Jihad movement in the Israeli Nathania city. Syria-USA, Politics, 7/14/2005 - Syria urges human organizations to aid Syrian captives in the Golan Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/14/2005
- Syrian insurance market to attract Arab and foreign companies
"The Syrian insurance market is expected to attract giant companies whether from Arab countries or from foreign ones," Minister of Finance Mohammad al-Hussein said Wednesday. Syria, Economics, 7/14/2005 - Al-Assad receives politburo members of an NPF party Syria-Russia, Politics, 7/14/2005
- Arab inter-parliamentary union supports Syria Regional-Syria, Politics, 7/14/2005
- Damascus deplores assassination attempt of minister al-Murr in Beirut
This fact proves that those behind these explosions are directly linked to the enemies of Lebanon and the enemies of stability in the region." Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/13/2005 - Lebanese tourist investments in Syria
Chairman of the Lebanese Tourist Syndicates Union, Pier al-Ashker, on Tuesday said that Syria in the forthcoming days will witness tourist projects by Lebanese investors, adding that Syria benefits from the Lebanese experience in the field of tourist industry. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 7/13/2005 - Syria denies hindering border passage with lebanon
"There are no obstacles hindering the movement between Syria and Lebanon. All what is being circulated about such blocks on the Syrian border side is a baseless propaganda," Secretary of the Syrian-Lebanese Border Point of Jdaidet Yabous Customs said Tuesday. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/13/2005 - Syrian coast's oil surveys operations
The Danish General Company started surveys and studies on the possibility of oil or natural gas deposits in the regional waters along the Syrian coast. Syria, Economics, 7/13/2005 - Need for Syrian-Italian economic relations Syria-Italy, Economics, 7/13/2005
- Qatar- Syria joint investment company
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received Qatari Finance Minister Youssuf Mohammad Kamal on Monday. Al-Assad was briefed on the agreement signed today to establish a Qatari-Syrian holding investment company. Syria-Qatar, Business, 7/12/2005 - Deteriorated health conditions of Radoun, Seif
The Arab human rights organization in Syria on Sunday demanded the Syrian authorities to transfer its chairman Muhammad Radoun, who was detained on May 22, to ha ospital "immediately in order to receive necessary medical care and treatment." Syria, Politics, 7/11/2005 - Syrian-Lebanese borders in Dabosiya opened
General Director of Customs Basel Sanoufa has categorically denied that the Syrian-Lebanese borders in Dabosiya were closed to Lebanese trucks. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 7/11/2005 - Exxon-Mobile sells its share in a private Syrian company
An industrial source in Damascus said that the American oil company Exxon-Mobile sold its share in a private joint company in Syria, especially because of the sanctions Washington imposed on Damascus. Syria-USA, Business, 7/11/2005 - Al-Assad- Mubarak discuss Palestinian, Iraqi conditions Syria-Egypt, Politics, 7/11/2005