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Al-Nour Radio: Lebanese national dialogue hailed
The national resistance will ever remain the strong strategic choice for Lebanon to deter threats and Israeli aggressions, Al-Nour Radio quoted Secretary General of Hizbullah as saying Friday.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/4/2006

Spain pledges to boost Syria's reform process
"We appreciate Syria's significant role on the Arabic and Islamic levels and we are confident of Syria's important role under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad in the region as well we do trust the continuity of the reform and construction process in Syria..Spain is ready to extend all aid and expertise in all fields to boost Syria in the reform process," Spain's premier said.
Syria-Spain, Politics, 3/4/2006

Syria, Denmark discuss means of handling cartoons crisis
Syria and Denmark have discussed means of handling the crisis resulting from caricatures that can be considered as depicting the Prophet Mohannad as a terrorist, which were first published by a Danish newspaper, the official SANA news agency reported on Friday.
Syria-Denmark, Politics, 3/4/2006

Daily Star: Shabaa Farms take center stage in Lebanese dialogue
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/4/2006

Former Lebanese premier stresses commitment to best relations with Syria
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/4/2006

Lebanese consensus on international court for Hariri assassination
In the first national dialogue without a foreign mandate since the civil war 1975- 1990, groups of the Lebanese crisis agreed to accept the idea of an international court to look into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 3/3/2006

Daily Star: Lebanese army seals Syrian border
The Lebanese Daily Star reported that "The Lebanese Army deployed troops along the mountain passageways linking Syria to Lebanon in the Upper Hermel, erecting permanent military points and closing all illegal crossings."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/3/2006

Meqdad: Syria is going on in enhancing women's role
Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad underlined Wednesday Syria's care for enhancing woman's position and role in the Syrian society, stressing the importance of activating her participation in all walks of life fields through removing obstacles that hinder her role so that justice can be ensured between women and man.
Syria, Culture, 3/3/2006

Lebanese students sit-in to protest foreign meddling in Lebanon
The committee called in its memo the Lebanese foreign ministry to reconsider a Lebanese draft bill "over missing persons and captives as well martyrs corpses in Israel" urging the ministry to mass international support that makes the vote scheduled in the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Committee that will start its activities on mid next March in Geneva a success.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/3/2006

Minister calls US thinkers to correct concepts on Islam
Syria's Minister of Expatriates called on Thursday international institutions and thinkers to correct and deepen concepts on Arabs and Islam as well as respect peoples holy issues and energize initiatives that call to serious, meaningful and constructive dialogue.
Syria-USA, Politics, 3/3/2006

Syria promotes Arab soliderity
Syria-Regional, Political Meeting, 3/3/2006

Syrian experiences strong inflow of bank deposits
Shallah commented the return of Syrian funds from Lebanese banks saying, "This is a normal matter and this constitutes normalization of the financial conditions in Syria." Justifications for Syrians to deposit their money abroad no longer exist, he said, indicating at the opening of more private banks in the country.
Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 3/3/2006

Al-Assad invited to Cuba
Syria-Cuba, Politics, 3/3/2006

Flag Rodiny: Russia won't mount military presence offshore Syria
Syria-Russia, Politics, 3/3/2006

Maronite Church on need for Lahoud's resignation
The Maronite patriarchs council in Lebanon may have hinted that it is joining the ranks of those calling on President Emil Lahoud to resign.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/2/2006

Minister: Syria is moving ahead with reform
Syria's Minister of Information Mohsen Bilal underlined on Wednesday that the government is going ahead with the reform process in all fields noting the importance of making use of the Spanish government experience in this respect.
Syria-Spain, Politics, 3/2/2006

Syrian-Jordanian technical committee on agriculture starts meetings
Syria and Jordan discussed on Wednesday cooperation in field of fighting animal disease in addition to obstacles facing agrarian exports in both sides.
Syria-Jordan, Economics, 3/2/2006

Development in Syria is not restricted to one Domain
Syria's minister of economy and trade Amer Lutfi Hosni said Wednesday that the concept of development in Syria is not restricted to one domain, but it is a national plan that tackles all issues.
Syria, Economics, 3/2/2006

Syria to improve post mail services
General Establishment of Posts began implementing a preparatory document to improve the mail service in Syria, SANA reported yesterday.
Syria, Economics, 3/2/2006

Syria, EU hold talks on partnership association pact
Patrie told reporters after the meetings that the EU Parliament will continue to exchange opinions with Syria to overcome difficulties that hinder the final approval of the association deal.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 3/1/2006

First Olympiad for special needs persons starts in Damascus
Member of the regional Leadership of the Baath party Shahinaz Fakoush called today to collaborate efforts as to put down a significant strategy for persons of special needs.
Syria, Local, 3/1/2006

Brazilian minister of education arrives in Damascus
Damascus university rector has discussed on Tuesday with Brazils Minister of Education and Cultivation prospects of providing aid to some Brazilian universities in field of teaching the Arabic language.
Syria-Brazil, Education, 3/1/2006

Spain FM praises Syria's role in the Middle East
Syria-Spain, Politics, 3/1/2006

Al-Thawra: Factory for wireless communication equipment in Syria
German GTC CO. for Communications has selected Syria to launch the first communications project of its kind in the Middle East. The project includes building a factory for the production of wireless communication equipment.
Syria-Germany, Business, 3/1/2006

Syrian opposition refuses American financing proposal
Ten Syrian opposition groups announced rejection for an American offer to finance its activities, considering that accepting these sums will be damaging to their credibility.
Syria-USA, Politics, 2/28/2006

Syria reiterates full cooperation with international investigation
Parliament' speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash reiterated on Monday Syria's full cooperation with the UN investigation into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 2/28/2006

Syrian FM receives Qatari official on Security Council issues
Syria and Qatar, which is currently a member state at the UN Security Council, have discussed issues of mutual interests proposed on the UN Security Council.
Syria-Qatar, Politics, 2/28/2006

Syria, Denmark discuss enhancing ties
Syria and Denmark discussed on Monday means to enhance ties that were once marred due to the cartoons publications defaming Prophet Mohammad which has aroused fury among the Islamic world.
Syria-Denmark, Politics, 2/28/2006

Calls to deal with unemployment
Chairman of the General Federation of Trade Unions called on Monday in Rabat, Morocco, for finding useful solutions to unemployment, stressing the need to rehabilitate and train working forces so as to increase and improve productivity.
Syria, Politics, 2/28/2006

Al-Assad requests from government specific goals and timetables
Al-Assad requested the adoption of clear mechanisms of cooperation among the ministries and the parties that their work meet with targets of the involved ministry in the framework of a clear and specific time table.
Syria, Politics, 2/27/2006

Aoun for good relations with Syria
Lebanese MP Michael Aoun has underlined the Lebanese people's commitment not to allow Lebanon to be a passage of a base for launching attacks against Syria, stressing the necessity to have good and normal relations with Syria.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/27/2006

France refuses to extradite Syrian over Hariri murder
French legal authorities have refused to extradite to Lebanon an ex-Syrian intelligence officer to answer questions about the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-France, Politics, 2/27/2006

Bkheitan reiterates Syria's commitment to national, pan-Arab stances
Assistant Regional Secretary of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party Mohammad Saeed Bkheitan reiterated that Syria under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad "will continue to commitment to abide by her national and pan-Arab stances in defense of the Arab nation's legitimate rights."
Syria-Regional, Politics, 2/27/2006

Iranian first VP describes visit to Syria as useful
Iranian First Vice President Parviz Davoudi described his three-day official visit to Syria as "useful and valuable" on Saturday as he returned from Damascus, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 2/27/2006

Syria to host meeting of Euro-Mediterranean data centers in March
Syria will host for the first time meetings of the Euro-Mediterranean Data Centers 22-24 March, sponsored by the European Data Center in Syria with the cooperation of the Syrian-European Business Center and the Syrian Federation of Chambers of Commerce.
Syria-European Union, Economics, 2/27/2006

US targets Syria to achieve its interests in the region: Sudanese president's advisor
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 2/27/2006

Yemeni president strongly criticizes campaign against Syria
Yemen-Syria, Politics, 2/27/2006


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