シリアSamha GroupがBenettonのライセンス契約を更新できず

イタリアBenetton社は、シリアのSamha Groupに対するライセンス契約の終了を発表した。Samha Groupは、過去15年以上にわたり、シリア、ヨルダン、エジプトでのBenettonブランドの製造販売を独占してきた。

（2つ目）生産拠点の見直しをした結果、中東に工場を置かない決定を下したようだ。

（追記）きれいな言葉を使いつつ、実際にはEUの対シリア制裁の一貫である可能性もある。（追記終了）

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Syria's leading fashion retailer and manufacturer loses Benetton licence
http://www.cpp-luxury.com/en/syria-s-leading-fashion-retailer-and-manufacturer-loses-benetton-licence_1528.html
News 06 July 2011

Italian fashion label BENETTON announced the termination of its licence agreement with Syrian retailer Samha Group, which has been producing Benetton and operating mono-brand stores of the Italian brand in Syria, Egypt and Jordan for more than 15 years. Samha is also the franchisee of Inditex Group (Zara, Bershka etc) and Hugo Boss. The political turmoil of the past 5 months has been taking a toll on all sectors of the Syrian economy with dramatic effects.

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Samha Group to end Benetton production
http://us.zeereport.com/article/2380-Samha_Group_to_end_Benetton_production.html
By: David
Posted: Jun 30, 2011

The 15 year licensing agreement between fashion retailer the Benetton Group and Syria's Samha Group has come to an end and will not be renewed.

Benetton says it manufacturing hubs are now consolidated in well-defined geographical areas which, due to logistical requirements, are centered on direct production and do not include the Middle East.

It will, however, continue to invest in Syria and distribute its apparel products through United Colors of Benetton stores.

Luciano Benetton, chairman of the Benetton Group, said he did not rule out the possibility of the two firms working together in the future.

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Benetton "divorced" from Samho Group
http://it.fashionmag.com/news-185726-Benetton-divorzia-da-Samha-Group
01/July/2011

The agreement licensed production and distribution of products by the Syrian Samho Benetton Group, at an end, will not be renewed: the Benetton production centers have been established in geographical areas that do not involve logistical requirements for the area-average Eastern and focus exclusively on direct production.

Also renewed the Group's strategic plans Samho are now geared towards a different type of offering and positioning of goods produced and distributed.

At a meeting held at Villa Minelli Ponzano Veneto, Italy the Group headquarters, the President hosted Ahmad Samho Luciano Benetton, president of the group, thanking him personally for la'ttività turning point for brand development, without excluding the possibility of further collaborations in the future, a hypothesis advocated by Mr. Samhita.

Today, the Benetton Group is present in 120 countries around the world. The company has a total production of over 150 million garments every year. The sales network of 6,000 contemporary stores around the world generates a total turnover of over 2 billion euros.

ヨルダンのGCC加盟交渉 8月前半に開始予定

Jordan GCC membership talks to start next month

http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=39187
6 July 2011
By Hani Hazaimeh

AMMAN - Jordan is expected to start talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) over its bid to join the organisation during the first half of Ramadan (August), the government said on Tuesday.

Interviewed by The Jordan Times yesterday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh said that when the council welcomed Jordan's bid to join the GCC in May, it announced they would invite Jordan's foreign minister for further discussion on the sidelines of the meeting of GCC foreign ministers that will take place at the council's headquarters in Riyadh.

Judeh said: "Because this is a new thing as far as they are concerned, GCC members are in the process of doing their homework in terms of legislation and other issues and hopefully we will start our discussions in the first half of Ramadan where I will sit with six of my GCC colleagues and the secretary general and we will discuss the details of our bid towards full membership of the GCC."

"We realise that Jordan is not a Gulf country, but there are many commonalities between us and the GCC: common interests, the shared view of the challenges that we all face, the cooperation that is ongoing and historically has been so. All of these compel us all to find a way where we can all be under the same umbrella," he added.

The relationship will be mutually beneficial, Judeh said, noting that the Kingdom "has added value to put on the table and the Gulf has added value to offer".

Judeh's talks with GCC peers, he said, will cover economic cooperation, Jordanian workforce in the Gulf, freedom of movement and visas, among others.

"We already have a huge workforce in the Gulf countries estimated at around 500,000," the minister noted.

サウジがヨルダンの経済的困難に理解

いろいろとおねだりしたみたいです（笑）。

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S. Arabia to help Kingdom face economic challenges - Judeh

http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=39186
6 July 2011
By Hani Hazaimeh

AMMAN - His Majesty King Abdullah's visit to Saudi Arabia was successful as the Saudis expressed their understanding of the economic challenges facing Jordan and pledged support for the Kingdom in the face of these challenges, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh said on Tuesday.

In an interview with The Jordan Times, Judeh said the primary goal of the visit was to congratulate the Saudi monarch on his safe return and recovery and to express appreciation to the Gulf kingdom for its generous support of $400 million to Jordan, nearly a month ago.

"We certainly discussed very frankly… the situation here in Jordan. The statement that came out by the Saudi royal court after the visit clearly stated the Saudi support to the Kingdom," the minister said.

He stressed that the Saudi-Jordanian relations are historic and extremely close, adding that the Monarch personally thanked the Saudi king for his support of Jordan's bid to joining the Gulf Cooperation Council, which was also referred to in the Saudi royal court's statement.

Judeh added that the Saudis are seriously looking into ways and means to support Jordan, considering the economic challenges facing the country, particularly the rise of international prices of oil over the past months.

He explained that each $1 increase in the international price of oil translates into a $25 million additional burden on Jordan every year.

"We also discussed the negative impact of the interruption of the Egyptian gas supply to Jordan. That is a cost of $5 million a day on Jordan, and in the first six months of this year, we had an 80-day interruption of the gas supply, not to mention the reduction of the quantities last year. So, altogether it's been quite a negative impact on the economy."

"We also explained the need for electricity generating companies to have a reserve of oil in order to maintain the supply of energy and the generation of electricity," Judeh told The Jordan Times.

Relations with the Palestinians

The minister reiterated that there are no differences in views between Jordan and the Palestinian Authority with regards to statehood bid, adding that the two sides agree that the ultimate way to achieve statehood is through direct negotiations.

He noted that negotiations are the only way to tackle final status issues that include refugees, Jerusalem, borders, security and water, which all have to do with Jordan's national interests.

"We are not just supporters of this, we are stakeholders and, therefore, we are - as we have always been - coordinating with the Palestinian Authority in order to ensure they get their independent, viable and contiguous state with East Jerusalem as its capital… We are in complete agreement on this," he said.

Citing the last meeting of the Arab Peace Initiative Follow-up Committee in Doha, Judeh said the statement issued by the committee was very clear in welcoming the parameters set by US President Barack Obama on May 19, rejecting the Israeli government's negative reaction and opposition to these parameters.

The statement stressed that if Israel does not accept these parameters, the Palestinians will have very limited choices left, which include going to the UN to seek membership and recognition of their statehood.

"That was a unanimous decision and Jordan is part of the Arab consensus. If this is the way the Arabs - including the Palestinians - wish to take, then we will support and join the consensus efforts," the minister said.

"We have always called for an independent Palestinian state in accordance with international legitimacy, but let us not forget that the most effective way to get to this is through negotiations and that's [why] we are looking towards the Quartet meeting on July 11 with much anticipation, hoping that there will be a very clear statement that comprises not only the parameters that were set by Obama but hopefully a modality through which we can negotiate. That remains our ultimate priority: getting negotiations back on track."

He highlighted that the Hashemite custodianship of the holy sites in Jerusalem, both Christian and Islamic, is beyond dispute and that this role is currently upheld by His Majesty King Abdullah personally, adding that this issue is clearly stated in the peace treaty signed between Jordan and Israel and was addressed before that in the Washington declaration in 1994.

With regards to the formula of the draft decision that will be presented to the UN, Judeh said there will be discussions with the Palestinians at the technical level as well as with other Arab states.

"After the peace initiative committee meeting in Doha, a subcommittee was set up, in which Jordan is a member, tasked with studying the most effective way to approach the UN... There was a discussion among the Palestinians on whether to go to the Security Council, in accordance with the UN Charter, Chapter 4, Article 12, and seek membership, or go directly to the General Assembly and seek recognition of a Palestinians state," he explained.

He stressed that unless there is a breakthrough and not only a means of bypassing September, the Palestinians, supported by the Arabs, will not be detterred from going to the UN in a bid to seek statehood.

Judeh noted that such a breakthrough includes a mechanism with a preset timeline that leads to addressing the final status issues and leads to the ultimate goal of an independent, viable state in accordance with the international legitimacy.

Bab Al Magharbeh Bridge

On a recent UNESCO decision concerning the Old City of Jerusalem and Bab Al Magharbeh, Judeh said Israel wanted to reconstruct the site with a unilateral design that does not correspond with the heritage of the site and the special nature of the prevailing architecture.

"Right now the temporary bridge is about to collapse, so we agreed with the Israelis that they can replace this specific part so long that it is part of the overall package that includes building a permanent bridge in coordination with Jordan and in accordance with the peace treaty which states the Hashemite role in Jerusalem," he noted.

Judeh elaborated that on March 15, Jordanian and Israeli technical teams signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on this matter.

However, two months after the memo was signed, Israel unilaterally submitted a design to reconstruct the bridge to UNESCO, he said, adding that the Kingdom fought internationally against this Israeli plan and submitted a Jordanian design.

The minister added that the technical teams revisited that agreement and signed another MoU on June 21, referring to the March 15 memo and also saying that Jordan does not object to the construction of a temporary bridge so long as it complies with the overall design package.

"Israel is demanding Jordan to withdraw the resolution, but Jordan is insisting that unless Israel withdraws its unilateral design, which they submitted to UNESCO, the Arab resolution, to which Jordan contributed effectively and was adopted few days ago by UNESCO, will not be withdrawn," he stressed.

Bab Al Magharbeh Bridge is located at the western side of Al Aqsa Mosque's wall, while the gate and the road make an integral part of the mosque, and have been used by Muslims to reach Al Aqsa for prayers for centuries.

シリア株価指数 横ばい

03/Jul/2011 1043.72　出来高46千
04/Jul/2011 1063.38　出来高125千
05/Jul/2011 1061.36　出来高85千
06/Jul/2011 1063.56　出来高34千←

16/Dec/2010 1752.50（最高値）
29/Jun/2011 1020.94（最安値）

19/May/2011 1323.11（週足終値）
26/May/2011 1256.80（週足終値）
02/Jun/2011 1234.13（週足終値）
09/Jun/2011 1136.82（週足終値）
16/Jun/2011 1133.09（週足終値）
23/Jun/2011 1057.36（週足終値）
30/Jun/2011 1031.04（週足終値）

シリア：鶏肉価格が160シリポンに

昨日の記事の145シリポンは役所と業者の間の了解事項だと思うので、それがダマスカスのスークにおける実際の取り引きで、1キロあたり160シリポンを記録したというのが今日の記事。卵1パッケージは150シリポン。

価格高騰の要因として昨日の記事に書かれていなかった情報は、6年前の鳥インフル騒ぎで、消費者が鶏肉から離れたので、業者が養鶏を止めた。

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Prices of chicken and eggs due to fly again
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=d5d9cacece02868181ddf656b8d45c98&ar=401228493
Wednesday - July 6 - 2011 - 7:12:49

Chicken prices have jumped in the markets of Damascus on Monday to 160 pounds and exceeded the prices of chicken strips to the 300 pounds, and a package of the eggs with two thousand grams costs 150 pounds, according to the newspaper, "Tishreen."

And the Directorate of Internal Trade in Damascus issued a list of official prices for chicken, was 130 to pounds per kg slaughtered and cleaned, and 255 pounds of chicken strips.

And return to the reasons for the skyrocketing prices of chicken and eggs, and according to the educators, the most important of the large gap in the material and lack of supply, and thus a significant increase in demand.

And the reasons for the lack of quantities on the market goes back to what might be called disasters successive suffered by the poultry sector for nearly six years, which first was a pandemic of bird flu in 2006 - 2007 and the resulting reluctance of many consumers from the consumption of chicken meat and eggs for fear of disease.

And accompany this abstinence and time awareness campaigns, health assert that no fear no harm from the consumption of eggs and chicken meat after cooking, because the virus dies at a temperature 70 ° C, but consumers have not indicated to the campaigns of any importance, Vndjem for abstinence significant decline in demand has led to depressed product prices and the collapse of the price review's egg dish to 50 pounds as the price fell kg chicken slaughtered and cleaned to 60 pounds and educators thus incurring heavy losses.

And according to the newspaper, after the smoke clears and the implications of the problem of bird flu was surprised educators Bmuseibh new resolve on their heads were to rise insane prices for feed in the summer of 2008 they entered a new cycle of losses, especially that some of them became addicted to the profession and continued by the hope of reaping profits in the future compensate them for lost .

It should be noted that when the stabilized feed prices in the global market - corn - soy - and moderated had barely poultry farmers breathe a sigh of relief until they were surprised the decision of the government spent tax called her "attachment" on feed was up to 2500 pounds on each ton of corn importer of cut with some of the thousand pounds, followed by several months after the imposition of a tax of 500 pounds a ton and soybean in late 2009, many of them resorted to minimize the losses to reduce herd size by more than 50%.

The current government woke up to the reality of poultry breeders to include late Voqrt laying hens and broilers in the farm subsidies, but that support begins since the beginning of the eighth month and the next until the female students are now no longer necessary to devise mechanisms and vocabulary of exchange support.

And the newspaper concluded, "not Nganb truth and justice if we demanded accountability of officials in the previous government who approved, and issued the enclosure and prevented in the period, export of eggs", referring to what Dr. Adel Safar, in a press statement in 2008 when he was Minister for Agriculture, "I am against the decision to stop exporting eggs, because the surplus of egg production in Syria between 20-40%. "

シリア：2011年前半の商標の登録数は1549件 昨年並み

Record 1549 is a registered trademark in six months

http://www.sana.sy/ara/4/2011/07/06/356842.htm
July 6, 2011
Damascus, (SANA) -

Stabilized trademark registered by the Directorate of Property Protection, Ministry of Economy and Trade for the first half of this year near the same rate for the same period of last year have been recorded 1549 against 1550 marks.

According to a report issued by the Directorate, the total volume of work performed pursuant arrived in 9114, up from 8870 where this work was distributed in addition to the recordings on the 5661 request for new signs and 999 applications for the renewal of another list of which 660 were accepted.

He said the Director-General for the Protection of Gamil As'ad that the stability of licenses to get these marks reflects the state continues to demand by manufacturers and traders due to the accumulation of awareness of their importance and protection in conjunction with a call to the ministry and the directorate of these need to register and renew the tags.

And saw the happiest that the registration of trademarks and applications for them is an important indicator of the total Musharat indicate the growing economic activity in Syria along with the growing awareness of the importance of a brand and then maintain it after the many attacks on signs and theft in some cases and because the brand has become a for the facility economic value, information and special promotions when it comes to evaluating the assets of companies and designed to tangible assets and intangible assets which represent the moral and brands in addition to patents and designs, including important forms.

The trademarks, inventions, and Trademarks are protected in Syria under the Legislative Decree No. 47 of 1946, as amended, and Law No. 8 of 2007 and there are about one hundred thousand mark protected under Decree 47 to 20 thousand mark according to the law 8.

アムネスティー：シリアを国際刑事裁判所へ送れ

アムネスティー・イターナショナルは現在シリアには入国できないが、タッル・カラフ掃討作戦を避けてレバノンに流入した避難民から聴取した結果、数々の深刻な人権侵害が明らかになったとしている。

↓報告書全文はこちら。
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/029/2011/en

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Send Syria to International Court: Amnesty

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Jul-06/Send-Syria-to-International-Court-Amnesty-says.ashx?searchText=syria
July 06, 2011 09:46 AM (Last updated: July 06, 2011 06:37 PM)
Reuters

BEIRUT: Syrian forces may have committed crimes against humanity when they crushed protests in the town of Tal Kelakh in May, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

Urging the United Nations to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court, the human rights group said nine people died in custody after being captured during the operation in the town, close to the Lebanese border.

"Amnesty International considers that crimes committed in Tal Kalakh amount to crimes against humanity as they appear to be part of a widespread, as well as systematic, attack against the civilian population," it said.

In what it described as a "devastating security operation," scores of men were arbitrarily arrested and tortured, including people already wounded, in response to largely peaceful demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad, it said.

The military operation in Tal Kelakh, completed in a few days in mid-May, sent thousands of people fleeing for shelter into Lebanon, Amnesty said in a report compiled from witness testimony gathered in Lebanon and from phone calls into Syria.

"The accounts we have heard from witnesses to events in Tal Kelakh paint a deeply disturbing picture of systematic, targeted abuses to crush dissent," said Philip Luther, Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director.

"Most of the crimes described in this report would fall within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. But the U.N. Security Council must first refer the situation in Syria to the Court's Prosecutor."

Tal Kelakh was one of several towns and cities across the country where Assad sent troops and security forces to crush protests against his rule which have now lasted 14 weeks.

Syrian activists say security forces have killed more than 1,300 civilians during the unrest. Authorities say 500 soldiers and police have been killed by armed gangs who they also blame for most of the civilian deaths.

Most independent media have been barred from Syria, making it hard to verify accounts from activists and authorities.

Amnesty said the protests which triggered the crackdown in Tal Kelakh were peaceful apart from one incident on April 27 when the arrest of a local cleric sparked violent clashes in which two members of the security forces were killed.

When operations against Tal Kelakh began on May 14, at least one person was killed on the first day, Amnesty said. "Even the ambulance carrying his body came under fire. As many tried to leave, Syrian forces fired on fleeing families," it said.

Scores of men were rounded up, and most of them were tortured. Some detainees told Amnesty that they were beaten and held in the "shabah" (ghost) position, tied by the wrists to a bar high enough off the ground to force them to stand on the tip of their toes for long periods.

"They tied me up in the shabah position and applied electricity to my body and testicles," Amnesty quoted one 20-year-old man describing his daily treatment during five days of detention in the provincial capital Homs.

Eight of the men Amnesty recorded as dying in detention were shot and wounded as they were ordered out of a house, and were then taken away by soldiers. When relatives were told to identify their bodies they had marks suggesting torture.

シリア：ダマスカス郊外県の下水道普及率は57％

「some」の意味がわからないが、取りあえず。

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General Organization for drinking water in Damascus: 57% the proportion of waste in the countryside of Damascus
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=4e82da49f107b05b6530e368db33deff&ar=218021035
Tuesday - July 5 - 2011 - 19:09:28

The Director of the General Organization for drinking water in Damascus and its countryside "Husaam al-Din Huraideen" that the rate of waste water networks in some rural Damascus and reached 57%, pointing out that these high rates are the result of foot wear and the network.

And draw "Huraideen" to the size of the daily consumption of the Damascus countryside Governorate of drinking water reached to 460 thousand cubic meters in more than 250 cities and localities absorb the province.

And "Huraideen" made it clear that the Foundation has prepared a plan to replace 68 in the network this year, including 23 in the delivery network, and ended the work of replacement of water systems in the towns of 'Aqrabaa and Yalda.

"The Huraideen" that the organization is currently focusing on the follow-up studies required to secure new water sources to supplement the network of city and countryside, and the implementation of the project automated decentralized collection of the founder.

And noted "Huraideen" to it is processing service centers, respectively, in sectors of the city and the countryside, in addition to linking water resources so as to ensure interoperability in case of emergency or drought, and seek to establish a common database strengthen management embedded in the organization, in addition to that the institution continues the progress of the detected leak points in the networks in the Department of exploration with and extend the links Subcommittee on unnecessary installation of meters and the new, and replace the links and subnets Almthrih and monitor the pressure on the network in order to reduce the amount of waste water produced, maintenance Alschorh on the network and periodically.

シリア：ガソリンスタンドに監視カメラ設置を検討 密輸対策

ダマスカス県への供給は、6月に6％、7月に5％増やしている。国内での売り惜しみと国外への密輸出を取り締まるため、ガソリンスタンドに監視カメラを設置し、帳簿とともに厳しくチェックする手法を検討する。そのほか、細かいことがごちゃごちゃ書いてある。

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5% increase on the allocation of fuel oil Damascus .. Cameras to monitor stations and measures to curb smuggling

http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=29844855020110705222847
Wednesday 07/06/2011
Walid Muhaithawi

Find all the necessary mechanisms to control the smuggling of diesel fuel close to Damascus and the provision of material stations form the center of an extended meeting held yesterday under the chairmanship of Mr. Zahed Haj Mousa, Governor of Damascus Countryside

The presence of the provincial police chief, Youssef Abdul-Samad, Member of the Executive Engineer and specialist Mansour Taha, director of fuel and Youssef Sorour, director of economics and logistics involved and the number of border guards and customs.

The governor's need to install new technologies to monitor the performance of gas stations through the installation of cameras and linked centrally so that any regulatory body to return to see the movement of tanks entering the stations and the quantities delivered and sold, and asked to prepare a comprehensive study of this during the week, and pointed to the existence of fabricating the crisis by the exploit the situation to smuggle into neighboring countries, and the resort of some citizens to accumulate material in the tanks and the workplace for fear of loss of pointing out that the same amount that was distributed before the lower the price of diesel and nothing different was confirmed militancy preventing the smuggling of the material in the border areas, and direct observation by the Committee of fuel the movement of fuel oil from Sadcop to distribution centers and monitor the quantities sold and Tstjer and method of sale and monitor the movement of tanks.

For his part, Mansour Taha, director of hydrocarbons indicated that the material available in two types of diesel red, green, but there is a crisis caused by the citizens of the owners of «al-Bawaadeen» who make up the lines at the stations, and demanded stringent control ration to diesel green and operations of mixing colors to sell diesel red at 22 pounds and control tanks by the area managers and catering areas and before and after unloading stations quantities.

And Youssef Sorour, Director of Economy and Internal Trade, the crisis in the retreat after the decline in smuggling cases have been stepped up patrols to find out the inventory reserve stations and found that few of them will take the abuse against him the greatest punishment.

And "Youssef Abdul-Samad, a member of the Executive Office," pointed out that he was getting a 5% increase on the "benefits the province," from "Mr. Minister of Oil," during "the month of July," and distribution was made on the new stations, and stalled any was increased by 6% last month, and 5% this month, the need for insurance, but it's need for "a direct role" by the "area managers and respects" with the "supply and fuel" to control "the work of the stations and the movement of tanks."

And instructed the governor to form a joint patrol with the police to follow up on receipt of the amounts distributed and determine the quantities of cars truck tractors and trailers that do not increase the mobilization of 200 liters diesel per day and 20 liters of diesel per day to the citizen a one-time and 40 liters of diesel for the owners of service taxis and control of distributors and determine the distances between areas of the province and the development of all the controls to prevent the smuggling of diesel and the provision of material.

シリア：ディーゼル・オイル密輸140千リットルを押収 ホムスとアレッポ

Manbijマンビジュ（アレッポから北東70km）へ向かう道路で、ディーゼル・オイル20.3千リットルがトラックと干し草で隠しされていたのを、税関が発見して押収。トルコへ密輸出しようとしてしていたと見られる（ディーゼル油の価格差は、シリア国内15シリポン、トルコで100シリポン）。犯人はガソリン・スタンド経営者の息子だった（笑）。

ホムスでは、精油所ともう一ヶ所で、120千リットルを押収。密輸専用の輸送車が用意されていた。（前の記事）

コピペしない別記事では、タルトゥースでも摘発された。

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Set more than 140 thousand liters of diesel fuel intended for the smuggling of Homs and Aleppo

http://www.sana.sy/ara/4/2011/07/06/356684.htm
July 6, 2011
Provinces (SANA) -

Customs seized Aleppo yesterday the first 20 thousand and 300-liter diesel on the road to Aleppo Manbej destined for smuggling across the Syrian-Turkish border.

The head of the control that at one and a half at night enables the control elements of discovery that one of the petrol stations on the road to Aleppo in Manbej you fill a large tank of diesel fuel is inside a large truck covered with bags packed with straw fodder in order to camouflage.

He pointed out that after the escape of the smugglers and the confiscation of a vehicle shows that the station owner's son is hiding between the axes of the basic bottom of the truck were arrested.

The Chairman of the control to the price of the seized quantity 3,000,045 thousand pounds and that the fine of 15 million pounds.

The officer yesterday foiled an attempt to smuggle the amount of 2300 liters of diesel.

In Homs able to control agents and customs yesterday confiscated 120 thousand liters of diesel while trying to smuggle them out of Syria.

Sources in Aldhabttin that after a gun battle with smugglers in two areas of Homs Refinery and Makaasir Hasyaa' quantities of contraband were confiscated in the tank for the cement mixer truck cars and 9 contain large reservoirs designed specifically for the smuggling of diesel.

The sources pointed out that the total value of the seizures of diesel fuel was 18 million pounds and the fine is 90 million pounds, except fines value of the cars confiscated.

オリーブ・オイル製造販売でシリア・ベネズエラが合弁設立へ

前の記事、1年近く前の話のようだ。

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Economic Commission agree to establish a joint Syria - Venezuelan
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=e5af27518a26f7d964bd74834e633e9d&ar=239163747
Wednesday - July 6 - 2011 - 12:50:48

Approved by the Economic Committee in the Prime Minister on the request of the Ministry of Industry adoption of the Convention establish a Syrian company - Venezuelan joint refining, packing and marketing of olive oil, signed between the General Establishment for Food Industries Corporation and the Venezuelan food.

The capital of the company during the signing of the agreement the two sides of the Syrian and Venezuelan total amount of 805 million pounds, this amount can be increased according to the data and new indicators that have occurred on salaries and wages and rising prices during the last period.

シリア閣議 経済対策いくつか 輸入関税引き下げなど

社会保険の罰金を免除する方向。2011年12月31日までに保険料本体を納めれば。免除総額は16.2億シリポン。

デールッズール開発のため基金2つを新設する方向。

シリアと南アフリカの経済貿易協力協定の批准手続き。

シリア航空がロシア製旅客機を購入またはリースする手順の検討。

メディア法案を次回の閣議で最終案に仕上げる。

工業原料に対する輸入関税を引き下げへ。いくつかはゼロに。

製品の最終価格を下げるため、消費税（単語的には税ではないのだが、何を意味するか不明）を引き下げる方向。

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Cabinet Approves Modifying Customs Duties on Industrial Raw Materials
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/07/06/356759.htm
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/07/06/356749.htm
Jul 06, 2011

DAMASCUS, (SANA)- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft law on exempting the businessmen subscribed at the General Organization for Social Insurance from all interests, additional amounts and fines owing to delay in paying all sums due if they pay them by the 31st of December, 2011.

The draft law comes in the framework of the government's support to the industrial, trade, service and other sectors in terms of lessening burdens on those working in them.

In translation of the government's directives in support of national industry, the Cabinet approved the Finance Ministry's memorandum including its proposal on a mechanism for modifying customs duties on industrial raw materials.

Two draft laws on establishing two funds for social development objectives in the province of Deir Ezzor were also approved.

The Cabinet approved a draft law ratifying an agreement on economic and trade cooperation between Syria and South Africa.

Minister of Transport reviewed the measures and steps which have been taken by the Ministry and the Syrian Arab Airlines with the Russian side regarding the purchase and rental of Russian-made passenger airplanes.

The Cabinet assigned the ministers with reading the initial draft of the new media law to put forth their notes and proposals so as to get to finalizing the law in the next Cabinet session.

In a statement to journalists, Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed said that the next stage will concentrate on developing religious discourse as a need, in addition to enhancing endowment management and investment.

The Minister stressed the importance of launching the religious satellite channel "Nour al-Sham" before Ramdan month as a channel for real Islam through its religious programs and symposiums targeting issues related to the family, women and health.

He said that calls for killing and blood spilling prevent reform and threaten the security of the nation, indicating to the important role of preachers in this critical time to educate and guide others.

For his part, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Radwan al-Habib said the draft law on exempting the businessmen in the private sector from all fines came in line with the government's efforts to support the private sector.

The Minister pointed out that businessmen subscriptions for the General Organization for Social Insurance amount to SYP 4.5 billion with fines amounting to SYP 1.62 billion, noting that the draft law will motivate the private sector to play its role in supporting national economy.

For his part, Minister of Finance Mohammad al-Jleilati said that amending customs duties on industrial raw materials is part of the government's plan for economic reform, protecting national industry and reducing product prices, adding that some of the customs duties will be reduced to zero percent.

He also noted that the Ministry intends to reconsider the consumption spending fees in order to lower products prices.

シリア・ムスリム同胞団に路線対立が浮上

レバノン情報。パリで開かれたBHL会議をめぐり一悶着あったばかりだが、目的のためなら誰とでも組むという人とそうでない人の間で路線対立が浮上している。同胞団の定例会議は、通常なら2年に1度しか開かれないが、ヨルダンのアンマンで緊急会議を開催する話が浮上している。

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al-Safir: divisions in the ranks of the Brotherhood because of "Levi" Zionist and an emergency meeting in Amman
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=6d3561d2bc89b3adf97432a692cc4017&ar=95208184
Wednesday - July 6 - 2011 - 9:29:17

"Syrian opposition sources in Paris," expect that an emergency meeting for "Shura Council of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria," will take place shortly in "Amman". This Council is held only every two years in its regular session.

And "al-Safir" quoted a source as saying that acceptance of the Muslim Brotherhood to participate in a Paris meeting with pool for the "French intellectuals and politicians" who are known for their strong support for Israel, has led to an explosion of differences within the "Syria's Muslim Brotherhood movement organization," which had begun since the Antalya.

The wing, led by "Mohamed Farouk Tayfur" on "the current leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Riyad al-Shaqfah" takes the accumulation of errors that do not benefit except for the Syrian regime, and repeat the mistakes that were taken on the previous leadership of "Bayanouni".

And "Tayfur wing" is that "Riyad al-Shaqfah" has covered the participation of "Milhim al-Duroubi" in this meeting, which was detrimental to the image of the Muslim Brotherhood, and accepted to participate in the delegation emerged from the Conference of Antalya, and he's drawn criticism from the opposition inside that do not agree on a strategy Antalya, which led to a boycott of "committees of the internal opposition" of the Muslim Brotherhood and exclusion from the debates taking place at home, since the Antalya so far.

Tayfur wing also takes the group led by al-Shaqfah, supported for "the Brussels Conference" and worked for the event, and the conference failed to attract those who refused to come to Antalya, which is the basic bet.

And Tayfur criticized the Paris meeting, which support al-Shaqfah, in what he said, "Milhim Droubi" in charge of international relations, does not have a red line and "participate in all activities and seminars in support of the Syrian people, regardless of who carried out or organized."

シリア：政府は反乱を食い止めなければならない カルデア派アレッポ司教

3週間前の古いニュース。

「狂信者はシリアに自由と民主主義をと言うが、それが彼らの目標ではない。彼らはアラブ諸国を分断統治し、石油利権を掌握し、武器を売る（ことを目的にしている）。彼らは不安定化とイスラム化を狙っている。

シリアは（その動きを）食い止めなければならないし、食い止めるだろう。国民の80％は政府を支持している。キリスト教徒は全員が政府支持だ。

我々は、イラクのようになりたくない。我々は不安定とイスラム化を望んでいない。イスラム主義者が権力を掌握することを脅威に感じている。シリアは世俗の傾向がある。自由がある。この国には多くの前向きなことがある。

シリアに対する情報戦争が行われている。メディアの報道は客観的でない。我々はシリア人として、カルデア派信者として、真実を守らなければならない。

全般的に、アレッポの生活はとても正常である。全てが継続しているが、雇用と交通量が減っている。

キリスト教徒の状況は、他の宗教信者と比べて別に変わったことはない。我々は平和と安定を望む。

我々は戦争と暴力を望んでおらず、今後数週間のうちに状況が改善していると強く期待する。」

・・・普通は、一般向けにはここまで明確に発言しないのが宗教指導者なのだが、白黒はっきり言うのは、きっとこの人がイエズス会育ちだからでしょう。

もちろん、アレッポのカルデア派教会は、イラクのカルデア派、ネストリウス派の難民・避難民を大量に受け入れているので、米国に騙されないぞという気持ちを非常に強く持っている。

カルデア派は、ネストリウス派の教会組織を保ったまま、カトリックに乗り換えた集団。（関連情報）

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Syria: bishop says government must crush uprising

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=18424
By: John Pontifex
Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:48 pm

The Syrian government must resist the uprising – and has the people's backing in quelling forces seeking "destabilisation and Islamisation" – according to one of the country's most respected Catholic bishops.

In a strongly worded defence of President Bashar al-Assad's response to the protests and instability, Bishop Antoine Audo accused the media including the BBC and Al Jazeera of "unobjective" reporting, unfairly criticising the Syrian regime.

The Jesuit, who is the Chaldean Catholic Bishop of Aleppo, went on to warn that if Assad's government was overthrown, it would cause widespread instability, a breakdown of basic services such as electricity, increased poverty and a drive towards Islamisation.

Speaking from Aleppo in an interview with Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Audo said: "The fanatics speak about freedom and democracy for Syria but this is not their goal. They want to divide the Arab countries, control them, seize petrol and sell arms. They seek destabilisation and Islamisation."

"Syria must resist – will resist. 80 percent of the people are behind the government, as are all the Christians."

Bishop Audo warned that if President Assad was ousted, Syria would suffer the problems of Iraq post Saddam Hussein with a widespread breakdown of law and order.

"We do not want to become like Iraq. We don't want insecurity and Islamisation and have the threat of Islamists coming to power. Syria has a secular orientation. There is freedom. We have a lot of positive things in our country."

The bishop was speaking after reports on Monday of a third refugee camp being set up on the border between Turkey and Syria amid no sign of an end to the violence and instability dating back to the end of January.

The Syrian government has been strongly criticised for a hard-line military response to the uprising amid reports that the security forces have killed hundreds of protestors and injured many more.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Syria's armed retaliation against protestors as "unacceptable".

But the bishop stressed the scale of violence against Assad's regime, saying how more than 100 police were killed within a few days and added that the government had a right to defend itself.

He said: "In some media organisations, such as the BBC and Al Jazeera, there is an orchestration to deform the face of Syria to say the government does not respect human rights and so on. The government respects people who respect law and order. Syria has a lot of enemies and the government has to defend itself and the country."

"There is a war of information against Syria. The media reporting is unobjective. We have to defend the truth as Syrians and as Chaldeans."

Stressing how the violence was centred on the country's borders, especially in the north overlooking Turkey, he said that for most people in the Aleppo area, there was relative calm.

But he did warn of increasing poverty, transport and other communications problems and described growing unemployment.

He said: "Generally, life in Aleppo is very normal. Everything is continuing but there is less work and transportation is poor."

In a reference to the country's 1.5 million Christians, he said: "Our situation as Christian faithful is not really any different from other communities. We want peace and security.

"We do not want war and violence and we very much hope that in the next few weeks the situation will be better."

Aid to the Church in Need has worked with Bishop Audo to provide long-standing emergency aid for thousands of Christian refugees arriving in Syria from Iraq.

Source: ACN