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US wants to boost sanctions against Syria: Rice
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that the United States wants to strengthen sanctions against Syria and is trying to convince other nations to follow steps.
Syria-USA, Politics, 2/18/2006

Syrian endangered ibis bird photo exhibition
BirdLife organization said "A photo exhibition depicting the story of the Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita was opened last week (8 February 2006) in the Old Town of Damascus, aimed at promoting conservation of this Critically Endangered bird and creating a sense of ownership of the project to the Syrian authorities."
Syria, Environment, 2/18/2006

Al-Assad calls cabinet to deepen contacts with citizens
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad called on Wednesday the new cabinet to deepen communication with the Syrian citizens and to make use of time in the best way.
Syria, Politics, 2/17/2006

Khaleej Times: al-Bayanouni: Muslim brothers will not take Iraqi approach to Syria
Khaleej Times reported that "The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria said they will not support external intervention in the country in spite of its bitter relationship with the Syrian regime. We work inside Syria and communicate directly with the people of Syria. We do not accept an Iraqi style solution to the problems in Syria, asserted Ali Sadrudin Al Bayanouni, the leader of the group."
Syria, Politics, 2/17/2006

Daily Star:Saudi ambassador: al-Assad 'basically agrees' to Lebanese demands
The Lebanese Daily Star said "Saudi Ambassador to the US Prince Turki al-Faisal said that while the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was mediating between Lebanon and Syria, Hizbullah has been pressing for demarcating the Lebanese-Syrian border, promoting diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria and barring Syrian security interference in Lebanon."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/17/2006

Nasrullah considered al-Hariri assassination anniversary statements as pushing Lebanon to the civil war
The secretary general of the Lebanese Hizbullah party Sheikh Hassan Nasrullah in statements said in short that he links the issue of keeping his party's weapons or dismantling it to the future of the settlement in the Middle east.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/17/2006

Rice says UN must push Syria on Hariri inquiry
The United States secretary of state Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday that the Syrian file should be brought once again to the UN Security Council in order to discuss the extent of Syria's cooperation with the UN probe in the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 2/17/2006

Mufti calls Europe to issue law preventing religions harm
Syria's Grand Mufti of the Republic has called on Thursday to issue an international law forbidding the infliction of damage to the peoples holy issues and religions as well any thing that might offend them calling Europe to stand by this demand.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 2/17/2006

Syria hands over list of lost in Lebanon
Syria handed over Thursday the Higher Commission for Human Rights in the Arab Region a list of Syrians lost in Lebanon.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/17/2006

SYEA job fair opens today in Aleppo
Syria, Economics, 2/17/2006

Riad Seif is released, Mamoun al-Homsi unseen
The Syrian authorities released former Syrian opposition parliamentarian Riad Seif juts hours after his detention, while the second parliamentarian Ma'moun al-Homsi is still unseen.
Syria, Politics, 2/16/2006

Lebanese president Lahoud not resigning
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Wednesday stressed that he would complete his term of office, at a time some are calling for him to leave office, considering that the anti- Damascus parliamentary majority criticized him in order to "cover the crack among its lines" and held them responsible for damaging the Syrian- Lebanese relations and the internal dialogue.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/16/2006

Sharaa sworn in as Syria's new Vice President
Syria's veteran regime hardliner Farouq al-Sharaa was sworn in as vice-president on Wednesday four days after a major government reshuffle by President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria, Politics, 2/16/2006

Lebanese personalities condemn provocation against Syria
former Lebanese minister Weiaam Wahab, said in an interview with the Radio al-Nour in Lebanon that there is a bid "to strike the resistance and its weapon" noting that "was happened yesterday in Beirut was an invitation of Israeli and American offers to interfere in the Lebanese affairs" saying that the so called "March 14th forces" are "just liars and deceptive."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/16/2006

Tishreen: Syria is targeted for deliberate purposes
The Syrian Tishreen daily said that Syria has been exposed for propaganda of accusations and insults for a year in the framework of the campaign of threats and pressures which the American administration launched against Syria.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/16/2006

A look at Syria's president and current challenges
Professor Lesch said that there are certain individuals in the Gearge W. Bush Administration that favor regime change in Syria, but only for the sake of changing Syria's behavior, such as in supporting Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and in Iraq.
Syria-USA, Politics, 2/16/2006

Lesch lectures in Aleppo on US - Syria relations
Renowned American professor David Lesch has depicted President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday as a national leader of strategic vision and clear ideas formulated in calmness and force, and based on his peoples interests and the political principals he believes in.
Syria-USA, Politics, 2/16/2006

SYEA honors business spirit pioneers at al-Kalamoun university
Encouraging entrepreneurial thinking among higher education students in Syria is getting a boost from a program to show the challenges involved in entrepreneurial endeavors.
Syria, Education, 2/16/2006

Lebanese crowds commemorate Hariri assassination anniversary
On the first anniversary of Rafiq al-Hariri assassination which falls February 14, the UN renewed commitment to disclose the truth and bring the executors to the judiciary and stressed standing beside Lebanon in the efforts made in search for justice.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 2/15/2006

Syrian reaction to Junblat statement
In reaction to Lebanese opposition Druze leader Walid Junblat's attack against the Syrian president and describing him as a terrorist, the chief clergy of the Druze sect in Syria Hussein Jarbou' denounced on Tuesday evening such a description, considering that "Junblat and his bosses are the terrorists."
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/15/2006

Syria marks the 24th anniversary of general strike on Golan
Secretary of the Baath party in Qunietra, southwest Damascus, Ibrahim al-Ali, saluted on Tuesday "steadfastness of Syrian folks in occupied Golan and their adherence to Arab identifies and land."
Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/15/2006

Iran's 1st VP to visit Syria in near future: embassy source
An informed source at the Iranian embassy in Syria said Monday evening that Iran's First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi is to visit Damascus in the near future.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 2/15/2006

Syria adopted measures to protect embassies
Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, Faisal Miqdad, sent a letter to UN Chief Kofi Annan on the measures and efforts Syria has taken to protect the headquarters of the diplomatic missions during the protests and anger over the publication of offending cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed.
Syria, Politics, 2/15/2006

Syrian labor in Lebanon needs protection
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/15/2006

ACSAD opens training course in Damascus on rainwater harvesting techniques
A training course opened on Tuesday at the Damascus-based Headquarters of the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) on Rainwater Harvesting Techniques with the cooperation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Syria-Regional, Local, 2/15/2006

Lebanon remembers today Hariri's assassination
The Lebanese people celebrate today the first anniversary of the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, at a time when the occasion is expected to witness peaceful and massive marches in all parts of the country.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/14/2006

Daily Star: Saad Hariri: Syria sending militants to Lebanon
Saad Hariri, son of slain Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri, said Monday Syria was sending militant radicals into Lebanon, and claiming they belonged to Al-Qaeda.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/14/2006

Syria to have an ambassador in Iraq
Syria's Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa has informed Leader of Sadrist movement in Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, Syria's decision to reestablish diplomatic relations with Iraq and exchanging diplomatic representation on level of ambassadors after forming the new Iraqi government.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 2/14/2006

Syria switches foreign currency use from dollar to euro
Syria has switched all of its state foreign currency transactions to euros from dollars amid a political challenge with the United States, head of state-owned Commercial Bank of Syria said on Monday.
Syria-USA, Politics, 2/14/2006

Jakarta Post: Syria's economic ties with Indonesia growing fast
Jakarta Post reported "Syria an influential regional power in the volatile Middle East -- might be facing the wrath of the Western world led by the United States due to its stance on Iraq and Israel, but its relations with the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia, are picking up, says the Syrian ambassador to Indonesia."
Syria-Indonesia, Economics, 2/14/2006

Syria's grand mufti meets Spanish ambassador
The Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Badr Hassoun, stressed that "Islam is the religion of amity and tolerance, and underscored deep friendship and cooperation between Syria and Spain."
Syria-Spain, Politics, 2/14/2006

Al-Thawra: Syrian businessmen to establish economic satellite channel
Syrian businessmen have asked the government to establish a political and an economic satellite channel, Al-Thawra daily said Monday.
Syria, Politics, 2/14/2006

Amal: UN Hariri assassination probe should not be politicized
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 2/14/2006

Arutz Sheva: Arab Knesset member questioned by police for Trip to Syria
Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/14/2006

Farouq al-Sharaa appointed Syria's vice president
Syria's foreign minister Farouq al-Sharaa has been appointed as Vice President, and his deputy as a new foreign minister.
Syria, Politics, 2/13/2006

Saad al-Hariri urges Lebanese to celebrate Feb 14 assassination anniversary
Leader of the Parliamentarian majority Saad al-Hariri urged the Lebanese people to celebrate his father s assassination anniversary which falls on February 14, describing this occasion as a national day.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/13/2006

Daily Telegraph: Hariri asks to revive Lebanon anti-Syria protest
Daily Telegraph reported that "The son of Rafik Hariri, the murdered former prime minister of Lebanon, appealed yesterday for a huge turnout on the first anniversary of his father's death - an event that changed the political landscape of the entire Levant."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/13/2006

Junblat doubts Lebanese maps for Shabaa farms
The Lebanese Druze Leader Walid Junblat doubted the accuracy of maps confirming the Lebanese identity on Shebaa Farms, an area which was confiscated by Israel in 1967 during its occupation of the Syrian Golan heights.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/13/2006

Syria gets ready to build a stock market
Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otrri on Sunday met Head of the Syrian Council of Stock Market Commissioners, Mohammad Imadi, and some parliament members.
Syria, Economics, 2/13/2006

Danish ambassador leaves Syria
The Danish envoy to Syria and his staff have temporarily left the country as Damascus cannot guarantee their safety, Denmark's foreign ministry says.
Syria-Denmark, Politics, 2/13/2006

Syria denies AIDS is spreading
the Ministry stressed that "all warnings accompanied with these rumors are unfounded and baseless, and have nothing to do with the reality."
Syria, Health, 2/13/2006

Riad al-Turk refused meeting Khaddam
Syria, Politics, 2/13/2006

Al-Assad names al-Miqdad deputy foreign minister
Syria, Local, 2/13/2006

US commander says infiltration routes into Iraq have been disrupted
Iraq-Syria-USA, Politics, 2/13/2006


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