Naji Otri

• Aleppo Named 2006 Islamic Cultural Capital, News From Qatar Airways

Aleppo, Syria was chosen as the Arab world's capital of Islamic culture for 2006, due to the its historical place as a cross-roads and melting pot. Meanwhile, Qatar Airways launched its inaugural flight from Doha to Hong Kong in March, bringing to a total of 70 the destinations scattered across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia serviced by its 45-aircraft fleet. Moreover, Holy Land Trust, in partnership with Middle East Fellowship, is offering an intensive Arabic-language program that begins May 27.

... Minister Riad Naasan Agha and Prime Minister Naji Otri at the opening ceremonies. "It is the respons...

• Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, The
• Vol. 25 Nbr. 4, May 2006

• Penalties or Prosperity

Yesterday, President Bush imposed economic sanctions against Syria. The long-expected penalties are necessary, both in terms of well-merited punishment and in pushing the autocratic regime toward needed reforms. Syrian President Bashar Assad and his nation are clearly in violation of the Syrian Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, which Mr. Bush signed last December. Syria has assisted terrorists by allowing them easy passage across its borders into Iraq to attack coalition soldiers and civilians. About 20,000 Syrian troops are still in Lebanon. The nation is thought to be developing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and may have accepted Iraq's prior to the Coalition invasion.

...Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri said that the nation had sufficient economic ...

• The Washington Times
• May 12, 2004

• Syria Warming to Plo After Arafat's Death

The death of Yasser Arafat and the emergence of Egypt as a peace broker between Israel and the Palestinians has prompted Syria to drop its longtime antagonism toward Mr. Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization. The shift was on display last week when Syria welcomed PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and the first official Palestinian delegation to visit Syria since 1996.

... met President Bashar Assad, Prime Minister Naji Otri and leaders of Palestinian militant groups ba...

• The Washington Times
• December 13, 2004