Syria·Politics Al-Shara- Fischer telephone talks Originally published March 12, 2003 Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received a phone call from his German counterpart, Joschka Fischer on the exerted efforts to achieve peaceful solution to the Iraqi issue. Syria and Germany are non-permenant members of the Security Council.
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
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