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A community portal about Syria with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Syria is officially the Syrian Arab Republic. Itis a country in the Middle East, bordering Lebanon to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to... [more]

A community portal about Syria with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Syria is officially the Syrian Arab Republic. Itis a country in the Middle East, bordering Lebanon to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north. The modern state of Syria attained independence from the French mandate of Syria in 1936, but can trace its historical roots to the fourth millenium BC; its capital city, Damascus, was the seat of the Umayyad Empire and a provincial capital of the Mameluke Empire.

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Clarifying the US decision on Syria 747 parts supply

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There has been a fair amount of speculation that the decision by the Obama Administration to supply parts for the repair of Syrian 747’s was an indication of a rehabilitation of Syria-US relations. Although there are other indicators of a change of approach by the US towards Damascus, this isn’t part of that strategy. The Counterterrorism blog has the story. We can reproduce their article in full as it is created under a Creative Common License: Washington Licenses Parts for Syrian 747s By David Schenker A series of recent articles have cited a US decision to rehabilitate Syrian Boeing 747 airplanes as a sign ... Read Full Story

Is Washington reaching out to Tehran via Damascus?

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A little story that slipped through the net in many papers is the report that for the first time in five years a senior Syrian diplomat is visiting Washington, DC for talks with the Obama Administration. Syria has a reasonable relationship with Iran, both have been pariah states to the US for yeas, and so have banded together for support. However, if the Obama regime can rebuild the bridges with Syria and bring them back in from the cold, it opens a back door to negotiations with Iran. There is a wrinkle in the mix though. Tensions between the newly US minted Iraq and ... Read Full Story

IAEA finds graphite, uranium traces at suspect Syrian site

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The UN atomic watchdog has found further uranium particles, as well as traces of graphite at a remote desert site in Syria, which the US alleges was a covert nuclear reactor, it emerged Thursday. UN inspectors detected more unexplained uranium particles at Al-Kibar, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a restricted report. And a senior official close to the agency revealed for the first time that particles of graphite had also been found at the site, but that it was too early to determine whether it was nuclear-grade graphite. Graphite is used as a key element in the core of nuclear reactors. Syria ... Read Full Story

Lebanon approves first Syrian ambassador

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Lebanon approved on Tuesday Syria's nominee for its first ambassador to Beirut, five months after the two neighbours established diplomatic ties for the first time, an official said. "President Michel Sleiman on Tuesday approved the nomination of Ali Abdel Karim Ali as the Syrian Arab Republic's ambassador to Beirut," the official in the president's office said. Lebanon's ambassador to Damascus, career diplomat Michel el-Khoury, was named at the start of the year and an embassy was opened in the Syrian capital earlier this month. After several years of strained relations, Lebanon and its former powerbroker agreed to establish diplomatic ties in October for the ... Read Full Story

Syria - Rumors and Updates

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It has been a busy few days for Damascus, and for the media that have been following the US attack inside Syria. The US has still not officially confirmed or denied the attack inside the Syrian border that killed 8 people was a US action. Syria however, unlike Pakistan who is subject to similar US incursions, is not just making diplomatic protests - it is taking action. Syria has cut off diplomatic ties with Iraq. Syria is angered that Iraq was used as a staging post for the attack. In addition, Syria has pulled back its troops from the Iraqi border and not making ... Read Full Story
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Syria: Turkey should maintain good relations with Israel
Syrian President Bashar Assad said that if Turkey wishes to help his country it should maintain good relations with Israel, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported Sunday. Assad also noted that Ankara successfully mediated between Jerusalem and Damascus for ...  
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3 Druze women cross into Syria to aid relatives
In unusual step, Israel allows thee Syrian-born women who now reside in Druze village in Golan Heights to cross back into homeland to visit ill relatives. Women are slated to return to Israel in number of weeks  
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Opening to tourism, Syria flaunts hidden treasures
DAMASCUS - Iranian pilgrims pray beside Arabs at the 8th-century Umayyad Mosque, one of Islam’s grandest sites. Down a nearby alley, European tourists watch restoration work at an Ottoman-era palace being converted into a hotel. “I’ve not seen ...  
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Iran, Syria Discuss Region And Weapons
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki discussed regional issues and weapons allegations with his Syrian counterpart Wednesday in Tehran. Mottaki welcomed Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem to Tehran for a two-day visit to discuss issues ...  
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Iran, Syria favor regional stability
“We share a common stance with Syria on establishment of stability in the region and respect for national sovereignty of the neighboring states,” Mottaki told a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Walid Moallem. On Lebanon, Mottaki ...  
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