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The New Nation (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Staff Reporter Musallies, who intended to perform the holy Hajj this year, but could not deposit the muallem fees (hajj money) in time, yesterday formed a human chain in the city demanding extension of the time to deposit the money. The human chain was organised in front of North Gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after juma prayers. Abdul Quader and Lutfor Rahman, who led the programme,...
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UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
A poetess from the United Arab Emirates has won the Baland Al-Haidari Award for Young Arab Poets, it was announced yesterday. Khuloud Al-Muallem will share the award with Moroccan poetess Ekram Al-Ebadi. The award was received by Professor Fatima Al-
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worldwide-news.net (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
The borders of the Shebaa farms cannot be demarcated under the Israeli occupation, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Thursday. Muallem made the remarks at a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salukh after the two-day summit between their presidents, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and Lebanon’s Michel [...]
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IOL (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... said, speaking on condition of anonymity.The foreign ministers of the two countries, Syria's Walid Muallem and Lebanon's Fawzi Salukh, were later to hold a joint news conference at the conclusion of Sleiman's visit.The borders between the two countries are poorly delimited in certain places, particularly the Shebaa Farms, a mountainous sliver of land rich in water resources located at the...
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Yourish.com (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Yeah, they’re going so well, those indirect talks, that Ahmadinejad has the Syrian Foreign Minister in town and is talking about being BFF. Like, omigawd! Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met on Tuesday evening with visiting Syrian Foreign Affairs Minister, Walid al-Muallem, and pledged he would work to strengthen the relationship between the two countries, to the [...]
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in Iran Saturday to conduct diplomatic talks with Iranian officials, a Syrian official says.Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said one topic to be discussed by the two countries is Iran's nuclear program, the Alalam News Network reported.Syria and Iran would continue the exchange of ideas in the framework that would not impair Iran's right of peaceful...
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Ynet News (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
... closer to the international community. Earlier this week Syrian Foreign Affairs Minister, Walid al-Muallem, paid a visit to Tehran and also met with Ahmadinejad. The Iranian president pledged he would work to strengthen the relationship between the two nations, to the discontentment of Israel and the United States. Hosting his guest in Tehran, Ahmadinejad emphasized that he had no intention...
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Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
... with Syria through Turkey, announced his yesterday as well. And Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem - the biggest proponent of the 'indirect talks' in that country is also apparently . It seems that no one wants to negotiate with Olmert as a lame duck and take the risk that the next Prime Minister won't honor any agreement reached.According to DEBKA, Turkey is now seeking to mediate between...
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Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Separation anxiety'Signs point to a reconfiguration of Syria's relation to Iran, though the signals are mixed, writes Bassel Oudat from Damascus Ahmadinejad & Al-Assad Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallem, who is now in Iran to attend a Non-Aligned Movement meeting, is said to be also making preparations for a visit by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to Tehran. Analysts will be following...
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Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Speaking to reporters in Beirut Monday, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallem said his visit "will turn a new page in relations between the two countries". A day earlier, he announced in Damascus that the two countries should be able to "maintain equitable relations in various fields and lay the foundations for solid ties". While in Beirut, Al-Muallem delivered a message from the Syrian...
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The Lebanese Inner Circle - Blog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
At a conference of Mediterranean countries in Paris, Presidents Bashar Assad of Syria and Michel Suleiman of Lebanon agreed to open embassies in each other’s capital and to delineate the border between the two countries. Mr. Muallem met on Monday with Mr. Suleiman and invited him to visit Damascus. The visit would be the first by [...]
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SyriaComment (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
... though the signals are mixed, writes Bassel Oudat from Damascus Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallem, who is now in Iran to attend a Non-Aligned Movement meeting, is said to be also making preparations for a visit by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to Tehran. Analysts will be following closely the visit, looking for any signs of change in Syrian regional policy. Recently, Damascus seems...
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Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
While in Beirut, Al-Muallem delivered a message from the Syrian president to his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Suleiman, inviting him to visit Syria as soon as he is able. The Lebanese president is expected to go to Damascus when the Siniora government announces its programme, in which it is likely to speak of a new era in which Lebanon's ties with Syria would be based on mutual respect and interests....
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France24 (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (photo) handed Lebanese President Michel Sleiman an invitation for a state visit to Syria in an effort to open a new chapter in relations between the two countries.
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Alarabiya.net (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Syria's foreign minister was visiting Beirut on Monday on a trip set to usher in a new page in relations, but a number of thorny issues must be tackled before full diplomatic ties are established. Walid Muallem was to deliver an invitation to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman from his Syrian
