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Protesters in Syria decry Mohammed cartoons, threaten retaliation
Anger in Syria mounted Friday, over cartoons published in a Danish newspaper mocking Islam's Prophet Mohammed, with more public protests and calls for boycott of Danish products and threats of retaliation.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/4/2006

Grand Mufti of Bosnia calls for standing by Syria
What the world had offered to Jerusalem during 50 years of occupation? the Mufti inquired, indicating that the city of has become a city for war.
Syria, Politics, 2/4/2006

Shiite ministers rejoin Lebanese government
Five Shiite ministers from Hizbullah party and the Amal movement ended their two-months boycott of the Lebanese government and rejoined.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/3/2006

Sharaa: Syria to build closest ties with sisterly Iraq
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouq al-Sharaa underlined Thursday Syria's will and desire to establish the closest ties with "sisterly Iraq on the basis of historic links, belonging and geography that connect the two states and peoples."
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/3/2006

Al-Thawra: Wakim says Al-Assad's popularity extends Syria
Leader of Lebanese People's Movement Najah Wakim on Thursday said that President Bashar al-Assad is the only Arab leader whose popularity extends beyond his country.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/3/2006

Abbas expected to visit Syria next week
News reports in Damascus said that the Syrian leadership has invited Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas to visit Damascus, Syrian government sources say, and Abbas is expected to visit next week.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 2/3/2006

Syria, Iraq and Turkey to activate new air- corridors
A coordinative meeting among representatives from the Civil Aviation Establishment in Syria, International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO and International Air Transport Association IATA held talks on activating modern air-corridors between Syria, Iraq and Turkey.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/3/2006

Syria and EU to develop studies at intermediate educational institutes
Recommendations of the Intermediate Institutes' Development Conference on Thursday called on the European Commission in Syria to present additional experiments to boost the development process in Syrian intermediate educational institutes as well as execute those experiments directly in selected institutes.
Syria-European Union, Education, 2/3/2006

Gulfsands reserves report for Tigris structure in Syria
The largest of these probable accumulations, the Tigris structure, is found beneath the Souedieh Field, the largest oil field in Syria with estimated reserves of some 2 billion barrels of oil recoverable (approximately 1.3 billion barrels of oil produced to date)
Syria-USA, Business, 2/3/2006

Al-Assad receives Arab-French Nida Association delegation
Syria-France, Political Meeting, 2/3/2006

Kurdish Media: Syrian Kurdish group meets US officials, asks support
the article said "God, please God, send a bird flue to these leaders so that we can get rid of this injustice. What is the sin of these kids you kill in the villages? The real sinners live in palaces. God, kill them instead."
Syria-USA, Politics, 2/2/2006

Lebanese parliamentarian calls for restoring distinguished ties with Syria
Lebanese Parliamentarian Ali Bizi expressed Wednesday total commitment to the national firm principles particularly Lebanese resistance and distinguished ties with Syria.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/2/2006

Al-Assad issues two decrees to increase salaries
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad issued on Wednesday a decree that lays down an increase of 5 % in salary to government civil and military servants in addition to the sum of S.P. 800.
Syria, Economics, 2/2/2006

Syria Comment: Syria opposition meeting in Washington DC
The conference, organized by the Syrian National Council and the Syrian Democratic Assembly of Canada, kicked off Saturday morning with speeches from prominent opposition figures who couldn't attend
Syria-USA, Politics, 2/1/2006

Justice Minister: Syria is careful that truth be revealed in Hariri assassination
Syria's Minister of Justice Mohammad al-Ghafri stressed that Syria is careful that truth in the assassination of former Premier Rafiq Hariri be revealed, adding it is unfair to implicate Syria in the crime.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/1/2006

Syrian businessmen for free trade accord with Pakistan
Syrian businessmen called on Tuesday their Pakistani counterparts to ink the free trade accord between the two countries to boost and develop trade exchange.
Syria-Pakistan, Economics, 2/1/2006

Syria depends on friends support while defending rights
Syria said on Tuesday she defends her rights and she sticks to them depending on support of friends atop of them Federal Russia.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 2/1/2006

Al-Assad receives chief of Russian general staff
Syria-Russia, Political Meeting, 2/1/2006

Hurriyet: Turkey and Syria business cooperation
Syria-Turkey, Business, 2/1/2006

Syria approves 4 insurance companies
Syria's Minister of Finance Mohammad al-Hussein said the Cabinet discussed in its meeting on Monday the insurance industry as one of the main pillars of the national economy particularly after the issuance of the Legislative Decree No. 43 of 2005 which paved the way for the foundation of private and joint insurance companies in Syria.
Syria, Economics, 1/31/2006

Daily Star: Brammertz concentrates on interviewing Syrians
The new head of the UN investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, Serge Brammertz, will be primarily focusing on interviewing Syrian officials, sources from the UN team said Monday, the Lebanese Daily Star reported.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/31/2006

Lebanese president welcomes any Arab initiative
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud supported Monday any Arab initiative that aims at getting Lebanon out of the current crisis and returning the Syrian-Lebanese relations back to their normal status.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/31/2006

Four Seasons Hotel opens in Damascus
The 18-storey, 297-bedroom Four Seasons Hotel Damascus opened in Syria earlier this month and is set to unveil the city's first full-service spa later this year.
Syria, Business, 1/31/2006

Government studies wage increase
Syria, Economics, 1/31/2006

The Media Line: Syria to grant 300,000 Kurds citizenship
Syria plans to grant citizenship to 300,000 Kurds living in the country, a Kurdish representative told the London based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.
Syria, Politics, 1/30/2006

Rafsanjani condems threats against Syria
Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/30/2006

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: No US military plans against Syria
Syria-USA, Politics, 1/30/2006

Al-Assad calls for honoring Hamas victory
At the time when the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called for honoring results of the Islamic resistance forces hamas winning of the Palestinian legislative elections, Israel said that it sets a precondition to start negotiations with it which is Hmas giving up what it called terrorism and recognizing Israel's rights to existence.
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 1/30/2006

Syria and Turkey to cooperate in bourse
Syria and Turkey discussed Sunday joint cooperation in the fields of establishing bourses as well as developing ports and airports.
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 1/30/2006

New Kerala India: CPI objects to US caution on Syrian oil field project
New Kerala India reported: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday expressed strong objections to the United States cautioning the Indian Government on acquiring an oil field in Syria in partnership with China.
Syria-India, Politics, 1/30/2006

Syrian chief of staff meets Russian counterpart
Chief of staff of Syria's armed forces Gen. Ali Habib received Sunday Russian counterpart Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky and an accompanying delegation.
Syria-Russia, Politics, 1/30/2006

Syria joins International Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes
Thawra daily published Sunday, Chairman of the Syrian Chambers of Commerce, Rateb al-Shallah, said "The American objectivity in dealing with Syria has started to appear on economic, trade and investment levels."
Syria, Economics, 1/30/2006


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