News
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.
22-10-2001
President of the Royal Dutch /Shell Oil Group, Yuron Van Der Vir recently met with top-level officials in Damascus to discuss the possibility of future oil excavation projects in Syria reported Al Bawaba.
22-10-2001
A study carried out by the Syrian Economic Center, established that a Syrian average income does not cover a third of his basic needs, reported Al Sharq al Awsat.
22-10-2001
Dr Ahmed Jouayli, secretary-general of the Arab Economic Union declared that next year will see the start of the establishment of a free trade zone between Syria and three other countries, reported Al Baath.
22-10-2001
Mohammed Maarouf, the head of the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment said that over 200,000 additional subscribers should be connected by next year, reported Al-Quds.
22-10-2001
Spacetel Syria, the GSM 900 network operator in Syria, has announced the launch of International Roaming Service starting from October 4th, 2001.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
