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...
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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 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.
DAMASCUS - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday congratulated Lebanon on the formation of a new unity government, hoping it will bring prosperity to the country, SANA news agency said. Assad, in a message to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman ...
DEAD SEA, Israel – Syrian President Bashar Assad yesterday warned that if Israel does not vacate the strategic Golan Heights in a deal with his country, Arabs may turn to "resistance" as an "alternative solution" to "liberating" the territory ...
For the last five years, satellite photos have shown continuing constructing of an underground bunker complex north of Damascus, Syria, This is believed to be the control center for the national air defense system. Progress has been slow because Syria is broke and unable to pay for the new missile systems that that the people in this underground complex would control. Earlier this year, Russia suspended its program to upgrade Syria's MiG-31...
DAMASCUS - A Syrian court of exception has sentenced four Kurds to six-year prison terms for belonging to a banned political party, a human rights watchdog said on Tuesday. “The State Security Court sentenced four Syrian Kurds to six-year terms on ...
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 ...
Jerusalem – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem disputed Israel's claim that a ship sailing from Syria to Iran was carrying weapons in a press conference held on Thursday in Tehran. Mr. Muallem, instead, said the ship was carrying goods to Iran ...
[...] Global Voices: Syria: The Best or the Worst Article Ever? 2009-11-03 One of many billboards in Syria featuring President Bashar al-Assad (photo by jilliancyork) Syrian bloggers frequently decry travel writing about their country – often it’s too stereotypical, sometimes downright false. And for a country considered … [...]
Both Iran and Syria have rejected Israel's accusations that a ship it intercepted in the Mediterranean was carrying arms from Iran for Lebanon's Hezbollah. At a joint news conference with his visiting Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem, Iranian Foreign ...
RubinReportsBarry RubinAs I’ve previously reported, policy toward Syria has been the best-run aspect of Obama Administration foreign policy. That’s largely because it has been left in the hands of State Department officials who have no illusions about that radical dictatorship which is Iran’s closest ally and is determined to remain that way. Now Syrian dictator President Bashar al-Assad has complained to the country’s official news agency...
The duration of the movie is 1.5 hours, starts at 3:00 pm on Wednesday the 18th of November.
The story of the movie deals with a wedding in Syrian Golan Heights which is occupied by Israel and shows the troubles caused by this still unsolved situation.
A partnership agreement between Damascus and the European Union should move forward with Syrian national interests in mind, President Bashar Assad said. Damascus and the EU moved forward with a partnership agreement in 2004, though European leaders ...
Venezuela and Syria cemented their ties last week as they signed five trade, agriculture and energy cooperation agreements. Among the agreements signed last Monday by Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and his Syrian counterpart, Walid Mouallem, in ...
Syrian President Bashar Assad is interested in renewing the negotiations with Israel on getting back the Golan Heights in return for peace. Assad initiated an indirect dialogue with Israel, until recently through Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ...
Damascus. Syria is restudying "with care" the Syrian-European Partnership Agreement and its effects on Syrian economy, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdullah al-Dardari said on Saturday, Xinhua News Agency informed. Dardari made ...
Peace with Syria is a major building block in any regional peace deal, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said. Barak's statements came late Wednesday in response to comments by Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier in the day saying he would like ...