Saudi fund signs loans worth over $403 million for Syria, Saudi Gazette reports
Six agreements would finance electricity, water, housing, healthcare, civil defense and financial administration projects.
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News, politics, economy and developments from Syria.
Syria says it foiled plot against Homs refinery; Hezbollah denies link
Security forces reported arrests and the seizure of explosives, but accounts differed on how many suspects were detained.
Politics
Baath congress approves reform ideas
Syria formally ended its state of emergency on 21 April 2011, nearly six years after the Baath congress recommended revising…
Syrian intellectuals call on the Baath congress to revive 'Damascus spring'
Two private Syrian publications criticize the information and foreign ministries
New Syrian governments formed, 33 ministers, including 4 prime minister deputies, 17 ministers for the first time
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On the new Syrian government
By the resignation of the current Syrian government, which was formed under the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, it has served for one and a half years. The…
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Israeli aggression against Palestinians poses a threat to all countries of the region
President Mubarak returned home last night after a flight visit to Syria during which he had talks with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad on efforts exerted to contain…
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On President al-Assad's visit to Saudi Arabia
Well-informed sources in al-Riyadh said the question of convening an Arab summit before the end of the current month to discuss the bloody events in Jerusalem and the…