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Syria- Iran presidents joint statement
Iran has reiterated support for Syria's stances to restore her occupied territories to the 4th of June line 1967, a Syrian-Iranian joint statement said at the end of Iranian president's visit to Syria said Friday.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/21/2006

Annan announces Syria's cooperation with probe into Hariri murder
On the day the new head of the UN commission of inquiry into the Hariri assassination, Serge Brammertz, arrived in Beirut, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced that Syria was willing to cooperate fully with the probe into the Hariri assassination.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/21/2006

Releasing five arrested Syrians is according to law: Syrian minister
Syria's Minister of Justice announced yesterday that setting free five arrested Syrians recently by authorities was to implement the valid law.
Syria, Politics, 1/21/2006

Ahamdinejad visits religious shrines in Damascus
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited on Friday a number of religious shrines in Damascus accompanied with Syria's Minister of Higher Education Hani Mourtada and the Iranian ambassador in Damascus.
Syria-Iran, Local, 1/21/2006

Al-Assad and Ahmadinejad support stability in Lebanon
Syria's president Bashar al-Assad depicted on Thursday the official visit of the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Syria as very significant underlining the two countries support of stability in Lebanon.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/20/2006

Nassrallah: No evidence linking Syria to Hariri murder
Secretary General of the Lebanese Hizbullah party, Hassan Nasrallah, emphasized Thursday that Syria has nothing to do with the crime that claimed the life of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq al-Hariri, expressing astonishment for excluding Israel from the investigation.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/20/2006

New UN investigator arrival draws mixed reaction in Syria. Lebanon
The spokeswoman for the UN investigation committee into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, Nasrat Hassan, confirmed the arrival to Beirut of the new chief of the committee, the Belgian prosecutor Serge Brammertz.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 1/20/2006

Syria protests over ex-UN probe chief's charges
Syria protested over comments by the former head of the UN probe into the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri for accusing Damascus of bearing responsibility.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/20/2006

US freezes Asef Shawkat assets
The US has decided to freeze assets of the chairman of the Syrian military intelligence Lt. Gen. Asef Shawkat, brother in law for the Syrian President basher al-Assad, on the USA territories.
Syria-USA, Politics, 1/20/2006

Clash between Syrian security force, smugglers
Syria, Local, 1/20/2006

AL chief: Syria is cooperating with UN investigation
Syria-Regional, Politics, 1/20/2006

Syria authorities release five political activists
Activists in the field of human rights in Damascus said yesterday that the Syrian authorities released the two Syrian opposition parliament members Mamoun al-Homsi and Riad Seif.
Syria, Politics, 1/19/2006

Lebanon plays down Saudi mediation with Syria
The Lebanese government has played down the importance of the Saudi Arabian mediation between Syria and Lebanon in order to remove the tension that resulted from the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/19/2006

Syria continues cooperation with UN Investigation: Minister
Syria's Minister of Justice said on Wednesday that Syria is still cooperating with the UN international investigation into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/19/2006

Nasrallah calls for good Syrian-Lebanese relations and national unity
Secretary General of Lebanese Hizbullah Party, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, stressed that Lebanese national interest necessitates ending any possible hostility between the two Syrian and Lebanese government and people.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/19/2006

Iranian president highlights Syrian- Iranian relations
Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/19/2006

Al-Assad confers with Omani Mufti
Syria-Oman, Politics, 1/19/2006

Lavrov appreciates Syria's cooperation with the UN team
Syria-Lebanon-Russia, Politics, 1/19/2006

Turkey commends ties with Syria
Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman underlined Tuesday that the Syrian-Turkish bilateral relations have recently witnessed remarkable improvement.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/18/2006

Syria expels two Moroccans trying to join al-Qaida in Iraq
A source close to the Moroccan security forces said that the Syrian authorities expelled two Moroccans living illegally illegally in the country and were suspected of trying to join the lines of al-Qaida organization in Iraq.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 1/18/2006

Arab lawyers support Syria in face of pressures
Secretary General of Arab Lawyers Union Ibrahim Simlali on Tuesday underlined that pressures and threats against Syria aim at targeting the Arab nation, history and identity since Syria represents the first defender of Arab causes.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 1/18/2006

Lebanese students protest US intervention; Welsh's remarks
The participants who demonstrated, at the call placed by the Hizbullah party and other parties supporting Syria, raised Lebanese flags and chanted slogans against what they called the American hegemony and the interference of the American ambassador Jeffery Feltman in the Lebanese political life
Lebanon-Syria-USA, Politics, 1/18/2006

Egypt: Syria cooperated with UN investigation
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 1/18/2006

Conference of Islamic Banks and Establishments in March
Regional-Syria, Local, 1/18/2006

Al-Assad may meet Hariri inquiry
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad might meet an international investigation team if that helps find the truth about the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, a source said.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/17/2006

al-Thawra: First Syrian car next June
Primary expectations indicate that the first Syria-made car will be launched next June, a newspaper quoted informed manufacturing sources.
Syria-Iran, Economics, 1/17/2006

Syria sees Turkey joining Europe as positive
Dakhlallah said " We in Syria feel that Turkey's joining the EU will enhance bilateral relations between the two countries since Turkey is considered Syria's gate to Europe
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/17/2006

Syrian-Lebanese workshop in university and scientific cooperation
Syria's Minister of Higher Education Hani Murtada stressed importance of boosting scientific cooperation between Syrian and Lebanese universities for the best benefit of the two states and the needs of the educational process in their societies.
Syria-Lebanon, Education, 1/17/2006

New road for trucks between Syria and Turkey
Sources at the Turkish Transport Ministry on Monday said that work on a new route for trucks coming from Syria into Turkey will begin soon.
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 1/17/2006

Najad will be in Damascus on January 20
Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/17/2006

Der Spiegel: Syria's former vice president prepares government in exile
Syria's former vice president Abdel Halim Khaddam reportedly said he was preparing a government in exile as he is convinced that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be forced to step down this year.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/16/2006

Jibril, Hizbullah criticize Junblat
The pace of statements and counter statements have increased between Syria's opponents and its allies in Lebanon following criticism addressed by the Druze leader Walid Junblat on Saturday against Syria's allies in Lebanon.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/16/2006

Aawn criticizes Khaddam, questioning his past in Lebanon
Aawn said "Acts of assassinations took place including the assassination of Presidents Bashir al-Gemayel, and Rene Muaawad, the Republic Mufti Sheikh Hassan Khaled, parliamentarian Nazem al-Qadiri and the Druze leader Kamal Junblat.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/16/2006

Lebanese president condemns Khaddam
Lebanon strongly condemned the last statements of Abdul Halim Khaddam pertaining to the Lebanese Presidency as false, baseless, impudent and unacceptable fabrications.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/16/2006

Al-Manar: Syria is Lebanon's and Arab depth, Franjieh says
Former Lebanese minister Suleiman Franjieh, in an interview with al-Manar TV on Friday, criticized those who raise doubts regarding Hizbullah's patriotism and its sacrifices to liberate Lebanon, underscoring the necessity of protection of the national resistance arm to face the Israeli aggressions and liberate the rest of the Lebanese land which is still occupied.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/16/2006

American threats to Syria on investigation cooperation
During his visit to Lebanon, the US under secretary of state David Welsh threatened to bring the Rafiq al-Hariri investigation case to the UN Security Council in order to take more measures if case Damascus will not be collaborate to this end.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/16/2006

Lebanese personalities stress Lebanese resistance and relations with Syria
"It is really painful to hear someone describing the resistance as treacherous as if there has never been an occupied Lebanese land, almost daily air and naval aggressions by Israel and Lebanese captives in Israeli jails," Hoss said in a statement.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/16/2006

Iranian president visits Syria this week
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinajad will be visiting Syria this week at a time when increased attempts to pressure Iran because of its nuclear program and against Syria because of the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/16/2006

Syrian researcher member of World Center for Scientific Researches at Cambridge University
Professor Hussein Aziz Saleh of Syria has won membership at World Center for Scientific Researches at British University of Cambridge as a professional international researcher for 2005.
Syria-UK, People, 1/16/2006

Syrian cities take precaution measures against bird flu
Members of the Health Department and policemen of the Syrian northeastern city of Qamishly, near borders with Turkey, on Sunday launched a wide-scale campaign to crack down on illegal markets which sell birds and poultry in the city.
Syria-Turkey, Local, 1/16/2006


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