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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

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

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

Damascus set to receive MiG 31E planes

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Damascus will take receipt of advanced MiG 31E fighter jets in the near future, the outgoing head of the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency Lt.-Gen. Michael D. Maples told the Senate earlier this month. Reports of the sale surfaced in 2007 but were quickly denied by Moscow and the official state arms-trading monopoly Rosoboronexport, which issued a statement saying "Russia has no plans to deliver fighter jets to Syria." In his testimony "annual threat assessment" to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Maples provided the first official confirmation that the advanced fighter jets will be delivered to Damascus soon. Read more 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 reports first H1N1 case
Via the Syrian Arab News Agency, a July 4 report: Ministry of Health Reports First Swine Flu Case in Syria. Excerpt:Minister of Health Rida Saeed announced today the first swine flue case in Syria in a woman who works in...  
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Haaretz: U.S., Saudis push Syria over IDF withdrawal from Shaba Farms
Saudi Arabia and the United States are pressing Syria to demarcate its border with Lebanon, in order to allow for the beginning of an Israeli withdrawal from the disputed Shaba Farms area, straddling the border between Lebanon and the Golan Heights.  
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Pioneers Syria to run Qatar National IPO
Qatar National Bank has said it has appointed Pioneers Syria, a licensed investment and brokerage firm based in Damascus, as the manager for the 34% initial public offering of its subsidiary in Syria. The IPO, scheduled to open for subscription ...  
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SYria, Armenia: A visit to strengthen historic ties
President Bashar Assad recently made an official visit to Armenia “to enhance the already excellent relations between the two countries”, the official Syrian news agency SANA said. The talks between President Assad and President Serzh Sargissian ...  
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Syria Extends Informal Invitation To Obama
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (20 Jun 2009 file photo)Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is praising U.S. President BarackObama and says he would like to "welcome" the U.S. leader to Syria. Syria'sstate-run news agency, SANA, says the Syrian leader ...  
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