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UN: Israeli acts in Golan in defiance of UN resolutions
The United Nations demanded once again Israel on Thursday night to abide by international resolutions relevant to the occupied Syrian Golan mainly the UN Security Council resolution 497 that considers Israel's decision to impose rules and legal and administrative rule on the Syrian Golan as null and void and of against international law.
Syria-Israel-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005

Lebanon mass grave reopens file of those missing
Helwani called on the Lebanese government to invite the heads of former militias to provide what information they have on the sites of these graves, noting that the Druz leader Walid Junblat is the only one among the political leaders who received her and expressed readiness to unmask hidden facts regarding these graves.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/10/2005

Eight from extremist religious group killed in Syria
Three members of a group that accuses others of being unbelievers (in god) has detonated themselves by a blow up belts, and five others were killed in a clash with security forces in a village in the northern Syrian governorate of Idlib.
Syria, Politics, 12/10/2005

Mehlis report to the UN two days before the end of his mission
The spokesman for the UN said that Detlev Mehlis, the chairman of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri, will discuss on Tuesday with the UN Security Council his final report on the results concluded by his investigations over the assassination incident.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005

Mehlis to leave UN Hariri investigation team
The chairman of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, the German prosecutor Deltev Mehlis said that his mission ends next Thursday.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005

Syria denies secret contacts with Israel
"Such Israeli statements are repeated from time to time to attain media goals, mislead the world public opinion, and make it believe that Syria has become weak due to the big pressures it is exposed to," the source noted.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/10/2005

Annan recommends extension to UNDOF for other 6 months
The American "SAWA" radio said that the UN secretary general Kofi Annan on Friday recommended the extension for the UN peace keeping forces in the Golan heights for more 6 months.
Syria-Israel-UN, Politics, 12/10/2005

Syria hosts thousands of Iraqis: Iraqi Defense Minister
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 12/10/2005

Mrs al-Assad honored for her work on strengthening the family
Syria-Regional, Local, 12/10/2005

Syrians mobilizing internal support against outside pressure
"Pressure on Syria has been practiced before the assassination, and even before the issuance of the UN resolution 1559," Berri said during a meeting with a delegation of Lebanese journalists.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/8/2005

People's Assembly briefed on economic, financial situation
The premier pointed out that that the current monetary volume is estimated at 600 billion Syrian Pounds of which S.P. 400 billions as deposits and the remaining S.P. 200 billions as a 'movable volume' that exists in several neighboring countries
Syria, Economics, 12/8/2005

Syrian anti-terrorism forces find explosives factory in Aleppo
Syrian anti-terrorism forces have found an explosives factory in the northern city of Aleppo Wednesday including bomb-making materials, tools and training manuals for attacks against public buildings and security headquarters.
Syria, Politics, 12/8/2005

French cigarette produced in Syria
A licensed factory for producing French cigarettes in Syria was opened by Minister of Industry, Mohammed Ghassan Tayyara, according to an agreement between the General Establishment for Tobaccos and French Company of Altadiz.
Syria, Economics, 12/8/2005

Syria is elected head of world trade union in Havana
15th World Trade Union Conference held early December in Havana unanimously elected Syria as a Head of the World Trade Union, Trade Union Official in Syria said on Wednesday.
Syria-Regional, Local, 12/8/2005

Fayez al-Sayegh appointed director general for TV and radio
Syria, Local, 12/8/2005

More bodies found in Lebanese mass grave
Replying to a question on information which attributed the mass graves recently found in Anjar, Bekaa, belong to the period of the civil war in Lebanon in 1990 when the forces of Michel Aawn and Samir Jaajaa clashed, the leader of the opposition trend Michael Aawn told al-Jazeera satellite TV that "this is an irresponsible statement," noting that Anjar was far away from the battle fields.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/7/2005

Sharaa reiterates Syria's will to hold UN inquiry
Sharaa said "we are trying and exerting all possible effort as to improve ties with Lebanon and we are not imposing any conditions, but whenever we try to improve them; we find there is someone objecting inside Lebanon."
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/7/2005

Ghazaleh, Jame returned back after their interrogation
Two Syrian security officials returned back to Damascus on Tuesday after they were interrogated in Vienna by the UN investigators in the probe of the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/7/2005

Mubarak expects Hariri murder investigation to continue
Sharaa's statement came upon the assertion made by the chairman of the parliamentary majority Saad al-Hariri that a Lebanese court may not able to assume this case. A matter which makes it imperative to establish an international court
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 12/7/2005

Al-Assad presides over economic team meeting on currency stability
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad underlined on Tuesday importance of the Syrian pound exchange rate stability at normal levels since it poses as "a priority to the government work and the monetary authority that is mandated to take necessary procedures to fulfill that goal."
Syria, Economics, 12/7/2005

Syrian students hand petition to UN representative
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/7/2005

Al-Assad interview on internal and regional issues
Syria has agreed that five Syrian citizens could be interviewed by commissioner Mehlis in Vienna. What do you expect of this interrogation? And what in fact do you expect from the Mehlis report
Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/6/2005

Two Syrian officials interrogated in Vienna
Al-Jazeera satellite TV in Vienna said that investigations were completed with two of the Syrian officials in the case of the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafi al-Hariri. They are the former chief of the Syrian intelligence in Lebanon Roustom Ghazaleh and his assistant Jame Jame.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/6/2005

Saad al-Hariri accuses Syria of obstructing his father's murder investigation
The chairman of the Lebanese al-Mustaqbal (future) parliamentary group, Saad al-Hariri, accused Syria of trying to affect the UN investigation to the murder of his father.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/6/2005

Syrian civic societies stage a sit-in
Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/6/2005

Shaaban appeals to foreign countries to change Strategy towards Muslims
Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/6/2005

Syrian anti-terrorism forces clash with extremist group in Aleppo
Syrian anti-terrorism forces clashed with an extremist armed terrorist group in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday morning, , official news said, adding that two members of the group were severely wounded. Two civilians and a security man were slightly injured.
Syria, Politics, 12/5/2005

Syria promises banking efficiency for customers
Syrian Finance Minister, Mohammed Hussein, has underlined his Ministry's care to take all the measures to facilitate the administrative procedures and to put an end to red tape in order to allow fast commercial transactions at the banks.
Syria, Economics, 12/5/2005


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