Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 7/18/2005
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of July 18, 2005
- Rice's visit, Syria, and the Lebanese resistance
What is remarkable about the visit by Rice is that Lebanese parliamentarian Saad al-Hariri was the first to meet with Rice upon her arrival before meeting any other Lebanese official Lebanon-Syria-USA, Politics, 7/23/2005 - Syria asks UN Security Council to force Israel to abide by UN resolutions
Miqdad underlined that "the reality of the conflict is connected to Israel's refusal to end occupation of the Arab territories and its ambition for more land acquisition by force, and expelling more Palestinians from their homes and lands by spreading death, destruction and misery." Syria-Israel-UN, Politics, 7/23/2005 - Syrian deputy FM meets Turkish foreign minister Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/23/2005
- Information minister on new information law Syria, Politics, 7/23/2005
- Al-Assad in Tehran tomorrow Syria-Iran, Politics, 7/22/2005
- Lebanese president for best relations with Syria
Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud yesterday underlined commitment to principles and stances Lebanese people had consensus on, on top of which is backing resistance and holding best ties with Syria. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/22/2005 - Syria accuses US forces of killing two Syrian security guards
Damascus said that its forces on the border with Iraq are often exposed to fire by the American army and the Iraqi forces, adding that this resulted in killing two of those guards at the hands of the American soldiers. Syria-USA, Politics, 7/22/2005 - Syria calls Lebanon to compensate harmed workers
Syria announced Thursday that she will demand the Lebanese government compensations for damage that inflected in Syrian workers in Lebanon recently. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/22/2005 - Syria is backing the political process in Iraq: al-Muallem
Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Walid al- Muallem said yesterday that Syria is boosting the political process in Iraq which she considers as her genuine interest because this would lead to implement UN Security Council resolution 1546 that calls to reschedule the pullout of multinational forces from there. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/22/2005 - National campaign to clean Syrian coast today
MAS Group had sponsored the campaign of planting Jasmine in Damascus under the motto "Damascus, to Return to the City of Jasmine." Syria, Economics, 7/22/2005 - Al-Ahram: Moussa: al-Assad for boosting relations with Lebanon Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/22/2005
- Traffic at Lattakia Port is increased: Syrian official Syria, Economics, 7/22/2005
- AL-Baath: Six-legged sheep in Raqaa Syria, Local, 7/22/2005
- Syria will ask for compensating Syrian workers hurt in Lebanon
In its Wednesday's issue, the Syrian al-Thawra daily said that Damascus will ask the new Lebanese government for compensations to "the Syrian workers who were damaged in Lebanon following the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri." Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/21/2005 - Increasing business awareness of computer networks security risks
The first Information Security Conference on Wednesday called for spreading awareness on a national level to users of information security. Regional-Syria, Economics, 7/21/2005 - Syria to build new refineries, increase oil production
Senior oil official voiced on Wednesday Syria's interest to increase petroleum and mineral resources production as well oil refining capacity by building new refineries to get a strategic role in this regard. Syria, Economics, 7/21/2005 - Al-Assad confers with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Syria-Kuwait, Politics, 7/21/2005
- Syrian Raha sweet enter guinness world records
The Syrian southern city of Dera'a entered Guinness World Records in the field of making oriental sweets by baking the biggest piece of local sweets called Raha. The gigantic sugary semi-chewing gum went on display as part of a recent tourists and heritage festival in the area of Houran. Syria, Local, 7/21/2005 - Syrian- Lebanese problems should be contained quickly, AL chief Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/20/2005
- Syria supports Iraq's security, sovereignty, stability
Syrian Minister of Interior, Ghazi Kanaan, underlined Syria's care for establishing best relations with Iraq, as well as cooperating with it to boost its national unity and its complete independence. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/20/2005 - Al-Jazeera: Al-Muallem stresses Syria's keenness on Iraq Security
Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem expressed sorrow over the Iraqi Interior Minister's statements in which he involved himself in accusations that target Syria. Al-Muallem said that he invited the Iraqi Minister to visit Syria when they recently met in Brussels but he didn not come until now. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/20/2005 - Syria's report to UN Human Rights Commission
Syria presented its third regular report to the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva overnight on the "International Treaty of Political and Civil Rights." Syria-UN, Politics, 7/20/2005 - Syria calls Iraq for real assessment of border control efforts
An official source at the Syrian Foreign Ministry said "Syria, out of its belief in the fraternal relations that bind the two sisterly people of Iraq and Syria and keenness on the safety of Iraq and its unity and independence, has deployed a great number of its soldiers and increased the number of control checkpoints on the Syrian-Iraqi borders." Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/19/2005 - Al-Thawra: Terrorist accusations against Syria unfair
The American tourist David Comer who recently visited Damascus underlined that his feeling of security in Damascus ancient markets was greater than what he felt in New York Syria-USA, Economics, 7/19/2005 - Lebanese figures: Syria protects Lebanon Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/19/2005
- Syria and Turkey internal ministries cooperation Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/19/2005
- Syria stress support to Palestinian people's rights Syria-Palestine, Politics, 7/19/2005
- Dabbousieh Syria-Lebanon border crossing point ordinary traffic
Syrian and Lebanese ordinary people and drivers stressed that they crossed the Dabbousieh border point with Lebanon to and from Syria, adding that the Syrian authorities provide them with all possible facilities and deal in a flexible way with all arriving and departing passengers. Syria-Lebanon, Local, 7/18/2005 - Sharaa discusses with Amr Moussa Iraq and Palestine
"Situation in the region is very dangerous, so it needs a firm Arab stance and solidarity as well as a continuous coordination that pours into the Arab interest to provide and protect security and stability in the region," Moussa stressed. Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/18/2005 - Lebanese premier-designate to boost relations with Syria Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/18/2005
- Al-Assad receives newly appointed grand mufti Syria, Religion, 7/18/2005
- Al-Assad confers with Arab League chief Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/18/2005
- Intercepting Lebanese fishing boats is legal: Syrian minister Syria-Lebanon, Local, 7/18/2005