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Mehlis reaches agreement on interrogating Syrian officials
The UN has stressed that an agreement was reached with Syria that allows questioning five Syrian officials at the headquarters of the UN organization in Vienna to interrogate them about the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 11/26/2005

On the Syrian acceptance of Vienna as venue for Hariri investigation interrogation
The decision provided for Syria's acceptance of the city of Vienna as a venue for questioning five Syrian officialsin relation to the murder of the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri came after Lebanese political sources said that Deltev Mehlis, the UN investigator, gave Syria a final grace period that expired on yesterday.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 11/26/2005

The Syrian Stance is not a Back off: Muaallim
The Syrian stance by reaching an agreement withthe UN investigation is not a backing off, Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Mualllim said Friday.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 11/26/2005

Damascus gets guarantees for its security officials in Hariri investigation
The Syrian deputy foreign minister Walid al-Muaallim said in the press conference held on Friday in Damascus in which he declared Syria's acceptance to interrogate five top of its security officials in Vienna that Syria had taken this decision after studying this issue and in light of the guarantees Damascus got to honor the national sovereignty of the Syrian state and the rights of individuals to be interrogated
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 11/26/2005

Rafsanjani criticizes pressures and threats against Syria
Head of the Iranian Expediency Council Hashemi-Rafsanjani on Friday criticized the campaign of pressure and threats practiced by some western countries and Israel against Syria.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 11/26/2005

Al-Assad-Putin telephone discussions
Syria-Russia, Politics, 11/26/2005

Al-Thawra: Syrian-Chinese Oil Company opens HQ in northeast
"We now have a new plan to build the third refinery in Deir al-Zour, in the northeast. It will have the capacity of 140,000 Barrel/day," he said.
Syria-China, Economics, 11/26/2005

UN investigator interrogates former official in the Lebanese army
The Lebanese security forces in Beirut broke into the house of the former director of the "monitoring (listening) department" in the Lebanese army and took him for interrogation by the UN committee for investigation in the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 11/25/2005

Syrian proposal to sign cooperation protocol rejected by Mehlis
In a strong criticism against Detlive Mehlis, the chairman of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Sharaa said in a meeting with the press in Damascus that Mehlis refused "unjustifiably the concept of signing the protocol" which Sharaa said may resolve many issues suspended with the committee such as the venue and time for interrogating Syrian officials.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 11/25/2005

Syria asks for a UN investigation protocol
Syria has asked Detlev Mehlis, who leads the UN investigation to the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, to confine to questioning Syrian suspects to inside Syria territories and in the presence of their lawyers.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 11/25/2005

Sudanese president declares solidarity with Syria
"one of our success elements and means of boosting our steadfastness was the stand of brethren in Syria by us," President Bashir said.
Sudan-Syria, Politics, 11/25/2005

Thousands of Syrians demonstrate against US pressures
Thousands of Syrians gathered at Umayyad Square in Damascus Thursday to express solidarity with under the current pressures Syria is exposed to.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 11/25/2005

Russian analyst: Israel had motivation in the Hariri crime
Bogdanov underlined that Israel intends to destabilize Lebanon, replace it with a financial center in the Middle East. It also aims at weakening the positions of Syria and Iran who are two regional states that have big influence in the region.
Syria-Lebanon-Russia, Politics, 11/25/2005

Syria calls Arab beekeepers to be interested in bee raising
Chairman of the General Federation for Peasants Ibrahim Shamia called "to follow the example of Syria by all Arab states regarding liberalization from foreign dependence, in their control of bread and children's milk."
Syria-Regional, Economics, 11/25/2005

Arab parliamentarians conference on implementation of International Humanitarian Law
The designation 'global war on terror' does not extend the applicability of humanitarian law to all events included in this notion, but only to those which involve armed conflict
Regional-Syria, Politics, 11/25/2005

Celebrating Makkah al-Mukarramah as capital of Islamic culture for 2005
The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Damascus held Thursday evening a celebration on the occasion of choosing Makkah al-Mukarramah as a capital of the Islamic culture for the year 2005.
Saudi Arabia-Syria, Local, 11/25/2005

Al-Assad in phone call with Saudi king
Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 11/25/2005

Qaddoumi and Syria and the Palestinian Issue
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 11/25/2005

Families of Syrian Golan prisoners in Israeli jails call for help
Families of the occupied Syrian Golan prisoners in Israeli jails called on all international legal boards and human rights organizations to work seriously to "put an end to the Israeli violations against these prisoners."
Syria-Israel, Politics, 11/24/2005

Syria will not bow to pressure, party official says
Assistant Secretary General of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party Abdullah al-Ahmar underlined Wednesday that Syria "will not bow to pressure and she is keen to achieve the just and comprehensive peace in the region which restores the usurped rights."
Syria-Regional-USA, Politics, 11/24/2005

Syrian-Iraqi cooperation in Transport
The General Assemblies of the Syrian-Iraqi Company for land Transport and the Iraqi-Syrian Company for Maritime Shipping discussed overnight their general budgets and the vehicles they need as well as means of enhancing existing cooperation between them.
Syria-Iraq, Economics, 11/24/2005

1st Syrian-Qatari Investment Conference Opens in Damascus
He said the new investment law will soon be issued to expand the domain investment in Syria and attract investors.
Syria-Qatar, Economics, 11/24/2005

Al-Assad receives call from his Mubarak
Syria-Egypt, Political Meeting, 11/24/2005

Al-Assad receives Sudanese president advisor
Syria-Sudan, Political Meeting, 11/24/2005

Al-Assad receives head of Jordan's national security council
Syria-Jordan, Political Meeting, 11/24/2005

Former US representative David Duke depicts Israel as a terrorist state
"Israel is performing an organized terrorism of state in the region," former US Louisiana state representative David Duke said Wednesday.
Syria-USA, Politics, 11/24/2005

Syria asks for postponement of Shabaa Farms demarcation
The statements of the Lebanese official came after he made a written address on the occasion of Lebanon's independence ( national day) anniversary in which he asked Syria to deal with his country as an independent state. He said that Damascus has to "deal with Lebanon as an independent state, and that its independence will not be damaging for Syria."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/23/2005

Mehlis returns back to Lebanon
Chairman of the UN investigation committee into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, Detlev Mehlis, returned back to Lebanon on Tuesday after he met in Spain with the legal advisor at the Syrian foreign ministry Riad al-Dawoudi on means of questioning six Syrian officers including the brother in law of the Syrian president in the assassination issue.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 11/23/2005

Lahoud: commitment to distinguished relations with Syria
The Lebanese President said that his country's commitment to the international resolutions is the mechanism which defines Lebanon's approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict and subsequently the Palestinian issue.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/23/2005

US calls for accelerating Hariri file, Damascus asks Annan's help
The US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, said that Syria's request to complete a cooperation agreement with the UN investigation committee into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri aims at delaying the investigation.
Lebanon-Syria-USA, Politics, 11/23/2005

Ukrainian political circles show solidarity with Syria
Syria-Ukraine, Politics, 11/23/2005

Annan discloses concern over another Iraq in Syria
The UN secretary general Kofi Annan said on Monday that the leaders of the Middle East want Syria to cooperate with the UN in the current investigations over the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, but they fear that the UN confrontation with Damascus would lead to another Iraq.
Syria-UN, Politics, 11/22/2005

David Duke in Damascus to express solidarity with Syria
He added that the pro-Israel neoconservatives in the US have influence on their country's foreign policy and have been working behind the scenes through their mass media in the US to hide "the reality of Israeli terrorism against the Arabs."
Syria-USA, Politics, 11/22/2005

Syria and Egypt discuss gas pipeline use in Syria
Syria's Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Ibrahim Haddad, conferred Monday with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Fahmi on steps taken to implement the third phase of the Arab Natural Gas Pipeline extended from Jordanian borders into the Syrian-Turkish borders via the Syrian central city of Homs.
Syria-Egypt, Economics, 11/22/2005

Al-Ahram: Iraqi president rejects accusations against Syria
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 11/22/2005

Al-Assad receives Bahrain foreign minister on development
Syria-Bahrain, Political Meeting, 11/22/2005

Damascus International Film Festival opens
The 14th one-week session of Damascus International Film Festival opened at Umayyad's palace for conferences yesterday.
Syria, Local, 11/22/2005

Pressures on Syria are due to her pan-Arab firm stances: Dakhlalla
Syria-Regional, Politics, 11/22/2005

Lebanon rejects any attempt to harm Syria
Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri on Sunday reiterated his country's rejection of any attempts to make Lebanon a passage to harm Syria and its pan-Arab and national stances.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/21/2005

Russian personalities express support to Syria
Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party Igan Melinkov stressed Sunday the necessity of supporting Syria and her political stances to face US plots and pressures against her.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 11/21/2005

Washington has no evidence against syria, US general says
Syria-USA, Politics, 11/21/2005


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