Patriarch, Ra'i hopes to hold a summit Islamic spiritual Christian in the Middle East
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01 October 0.2011
Beirut, (SANA) -
He Maronite Patriarch Boutros Bechara Ra'i importance of a meeting of Islamic clergy and the Christian in the Middle East to stress the fundamentals and principles advocated by the two faiths and expressed his hope to hold a summit on the spiritual level of the region which are in the throes of a large.
He stressed the Patriarch Ra'i said in a statement upon his departure to the United States in a pastoral visit to his commitment to telling the truth in all his statements calling on some of the media to cease the fabrication and lies in this regard and said I should respect these media institutions themselves do not trade with others at whatever cost and whatever paid her hope that up my voice to everyone.
On his current visit to the United States said the Ra'i that is my duty to visit all of our people and Ibrxiatna, whether in Syria or Jordan and the Holy Land I am not a statesman or a politician, I am a man religion check out my people in a pastoral visit, explaining that his current visit to the United States comes on the occasion of the meeting of the Maronite bishops who countries are in the spread between North and South America, Central America and said do not expect an invitation from any president of any country and I will visit Iraq next month, affirming that these visits have nothing to do with political affairs.
And continue to Ra'i pastoral visit of Patriarch to the United States until the end of the month during which he is touring several U.S. states.
Lebanese industry is losing $ 300 million because of the decision to ban import in Syria
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Saturday - October 1 - 2011 - 14:49:27
Head of the Lebanese Industrialists Association Ni'mat Ephrem "The decision to ban the import will affect Lebanese industrial exports were valued at about $ 300 million and, therefore, this magnitude of losses will shake the industrial sector, and affects the whole sector, directly and indirectly."
And quoted by news of the Lebanese, "Ephraim" as saying that the three industries which will see a stop to actually exports by the Syrian decision is the food industries and electromechanical industries and soil and others, and if the continuation of the Syrian decision without the repeal or amendment, it would threaten about 10 thousand workers in the sector in a manner indirectly.
And the paper said, "began the implications of the decision to ban import of negative loom on Lebanon, particularly at institutions that rely heavily on its exports to Syria, which is concentrated in the fields of foodstuffs, electromechanical and soil.
And signed "Ephraim" that affects the Syrian decision to halt imports negatively on the Lebanese industry, although its effects do not appear to now because it has been out since about 4 days.
"The impact would be severe on some plants because it coincides with other problems in exporting to Iraq, as well as barriers related to standards and high costs of shipping."
The "Ephraim," that 5% of the volume of industrial exports Lebanese go to Syria, and if it is not reverse the decision or modify it, will become a percentage of exports to Syria is zero, and this would leave the implications of severe negative impact on the industrial sector, and could lead to the closure of number of factories in Lebanon, particularly the plants that depend primarily on the export to Syria.
He pointed out that he was surprised that the Syrian move, there is an agreement for the Lebanese-Syrian and the Convention to facilitate the Arab trade. And called for Avram to walk in the treatment of bilateral agreements between Lebanon and Syria to this matter.
And stressed that the Syrian decision is not directed against Lebanon, as it prohibits the import of all States, a decision that economic and not political, and therefore must be addressed through bilateral contacts between the two countries, since the topic has become in the hands of President Michel Suleiman, as well as Minister of Industry Freij Sabounjian.
And As for the impact of this decision to increase smuggling between the two countries, sees "Avram" that can never be sure in this subject, so that no one will know how to put border control between the two countries, and especially that the decision will put pressure on the Syrian consumer.
The industry is a loss, survived the agricultural sector of the Syrian decision, and explains the president of the Lebanese farmers, "Antoine Huwaik" that Syrian customs declined to enter Lebanese trucks to its territory, with the exception of bananas to the fact that the customs duty on import of less than 5%, while all the Lebanese agricultural exports were suspended, and declined to Syrian customs as well as to give permits to the owners of agricultural trucks, but the situation was different today with the decision of the exception, the Syrian targeted some agricultural products from all countries, including Lebanon.
And "al-Akhbar" reported sources in the Lebanese and Syrian customs, that the climate returned to normal at the border, and that the Lebanese trucks loaded with agricultural products are excluded from the decision to ban the import of Syria.
They noted that the number of trucks loaded with a few industrial products, since the majority of Lebanese exports to Syria are of vegetables and fruit.
Syria's representative at the United Nations: Sanctions on Syria will not pass
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Saturday - October 1 - 2011 - 9:55:28
The Syrian representative at the United Nations, Bashar Jaafari said . . .
He said al-Jaafari said "the entire Arab world is now in the targeting and brutal openly and blatantly, in implementation of the Zionist project initiated by Shimon Peres called the" New Middle East ", and when he failed because the source was the Israelis returned George W. Bush and adopted and called the" Greater Middle East or expanded, "and the goal of project to end the Arab League and Arab solidarity, and replace the mass of self-interest new is to build a new Middle East where the regional role only non-Arab. In response to a question about the direction this project: It is the project a non-Arab, an important point and I put underneath ten lines, and in Introduction of these roles Israeli conflict, in the absence of effective Arab role and take Kaleduar other, Western orientation is for the relief of Israel, a regional for the Palestinian cause and undermine the establishment of a Palestinian state, and by putting the things in the end to the conflict, Islamic Islamist between the mass of Sunni and Shiite bloc, the big winner will be Israel and the interests Western Snthol we back to a laboratory for political experiments and habitat of all forms of colonial penetration of the Western and the undermining of the credibility of every Arab. "
Turkey denies the proposal involve the Muslim Brotherhood in power in Syria
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Saturday - October 1 - 2011 - 10:09:34
Syrian opposition meet in Istanbul for the Union in the framework of the "Syrian National Council"
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Saturday - October 1 - 2011 - 13:10:41
Being "the Syrian National Council" closed-door consultations on Saturday in Istanbul with a number of opposition forces to unite, according to sources in the "Syrian National Council".
In a statement to AFP, said a member of the "Syrian National Council," Khoja, Khalid, "We are in discussions for a few days with Burhan Ghaliyoun. And include discussions, Kurds and representatives from the tribes."
المعارضة السورية تتفق على تشكيلة المجلس الوطني
Syrian opposition agree on the composition of the National Council
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01.10.2011 15:27
According to media sources that the Syrian opposition forces agreed at its meeting in Istanbul on the full range of the Syrian National Council.
The sources added that the agreement was announced on October 1 / October came on the basis of equal participation, and will be announced on the final formation of the Council in a statement issued through the next two days.
On the other hand, said Syrian opposition inside the Executive Office of Previous coordinating body for the national forces of change in Damascus will meet to choose new members of the Executive Office, which is expected to be made up of 24 members.
Syrian journalist: Istanbul beginning of the agreement with the consensus between the opposition
He said Syrian journalist and writer Fayez Sarah in contact with the channel "Russia Today" from Damascus that the agreement reached by his opponents abroad, on the composition of the Syrian National Council is beginning to agree on specific topics.
The journalist said, "I do not think it possible to unite the opposition," the existence of ideology and political problems, and what is required is a certain level of coordination on key issues.
He pointed out that the basis of the existing crisis between opposed wills: the authorities committed to the military and security solution to satisfy the people some cosmetic reforms, and the will of the street.
Turkey May Freeze $500 Million in Assad Accounts, Milliyet Says
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By Emre Peker - Sat Oct 01 11:37:09 GMT 2011
Turkey is planning to freeze Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's bank accounts after starting an air, land and sea blockade because the leader won't heed calls for political changes, Milliyet reported.
The Turkish Finance Ministry's criminal investigation unit is following Syrian banking activities in the country and may freeze about $500 million of Assad's assets, the Istanbul-based newspaper said, citing officials it didn't name. Turkey is also considering travel sanctions on people close to the Syrian government, Milliyet reported.
Turkey would freeze all of Assad's assets if the United Nations enacts an embargo on Syria, Milliyet said. Foreign banks in Turkey halted transactions with Syria Aug. 15 while local banks continue exchanges to collect money owed to Turkish companies, according to the newspaper.
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