News
22-10-2001
Syrian Tourism Minister Qassim Muqdad said on Wednesday he expected more wealthy Arabs to holiday in leading Arab tourist destinations next year following the September 11 attacks on the U.S, reported Al Quds.
22-10-2001
The Syrian High court awarded the Mercedes-Benz franchise in Syria to the Sanqar & Sons Company, putting an end to a two year fierce battle, reported Al Sharq al Awsat.
22-10-2001
Bashar al Assad's visit to Sudan will cover economic and trade relations between the two Arab countries, reported Al Mustaqbal.
22-10-2001
Syria and Morocco concluded high level talks on Tuesday by signing 19 agreements and protocols aimed at boosting economic cooperation, reported Teshreen.
22-10-2001
Armenia and Syria have to deepen their economic cooperation, declared the Syrian Minister for Construction, Mohammad Mikhad Mushantat, in a meeting in Yerevan with the Armenian Minister for Coordination of Industrial Infrastructures David Zadoyan, repo...
22-10-2001
The Syrian government gave finally its go ahead to Vimpex, an Austrian company, to revamp and run the state-owned Deir el Zor paper factory, reported Al Hayat.
22-10-2001
A new joint Syrian-Lebanese airline carrier is to be set up, reported Al Hayat. The CEO of Syrian Arab Airlines (Syrianair), Mr Adnan Shouja' declared that this new company will be held jointly by the two state companies as well as private investors.
15-10-2001
On October 13 Syria became the latest member of the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the official SANA news agency reported.
15-10-2001
The daily Teshreen reported that a total of 102 applications were filed with the Ministry of Economy for the set up of private banks.
15-10-2001
Iraq's decision-making Revolutionary Command Council on Saturday ratified a cooperation agreement between Iraq and Syria, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
15-10-2001
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi is expected in Damascus Sunday for talks with his Syrian counterpart, Mohammad Mustafa Miro, reported Zawya.
15-10-2001
The Ministry of petroleum and mineral resources has offered several new investment projects in the extraction and production of its mineral resources, reported Al-Quds.
15-10-2001
Syria's cotton production this year is expected to be nearly 1 million tons, an increase of 74,000 tons compared to last year, reported Zawya. Syria produced 926,000 tons last year.
15-10-2001
Several large oil traders have expressed their doubts on the capacity of Syria to keep its current oil exports level, said the Lebanese daily Al Mustaqbal.
15-10-2001
Cyprus' Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Nicos Rolandis will pay a one-day visit to Cairo on Friday for talks on the supply of natural gas from Syria and Egypt, said the Cyprus News Agency.
15-10-2001
The Investment Higher Council approved the licensing of 128 new investment projects, reported Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.
01-02-2001
By Mouaffaq Nyrabia *
Within the scope of the program of the Danish Foreign Ministry (DFM) to promote reform in the Middle East, the Danish Cultural Institute in Syria organized recently a seminar in Damascus. A number of Danish scholars and representatives from the DFM participated in the event, as did scholars from Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Egypt. No official representative from any Arab government was present.
