Syria·Politics Al-Assad receives a telephone call from Mubarak Originally published May 9, 2001 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday received a telephone call from President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. The two leaders discussed the current condition in the region and bilateral relations between Syria and Egypt.
Syria·PoliticsOn President al-Assad's visit to Saudi ArabiaAt the Beirut summit on March 27–28, 2002, Arab leaders adopted the Arab Peace Initiative following a proposal by Saudi…Updated October 27, 2026 · First published 2000
Syria·PoliticsOn the new Syrian governmentOn 21 October 2025, the World Bank published an assessment of reconstruction costs for Syria’s conflict-damaged physical assets. The assessment…Updated October 27, 2026 · First published 2001
Syria·PoliticsSyrian intellectuals call on the Baath congress to revive 'Damascus spring'Several detainees named in the June 2005 appeal were subsequently freed. Human Rights Watch reported that Ali al-Abdullah and Muhammad…Updated October 27, 2026 · First published 2005