Al-Assad gives Obama one year to clean up after Bush
Vienna – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said Tuesday in Vienna that US President Barack Obama would face a serious crisis in the Middle East if within a year he did not fix the mistakes made by his...
View ArticleObama maintains US sanctions against Syria
Washington – US President Barack Obama on Friday ordered the continuation of sanctions first imposed against Syria in 2004, telling Congress that Damascus still supports terrorist groups, is seeking...
View ArticleJordan, Syria see Israel’s pullout from all Arab lands key to peace
Amman – The leaders of Jordan and Syria on Monday set Israel’s evacuation from all Arab territories it occupied in the 1967 Six Day War as prerequisite for establishment of peace in the region.The...
View ArticleSyrian military official in Beirut to offer assistance
Beirut – Syrian Army Chief of Staff General Ali Habib arrived in Beirut on Tuesday in the first such visit by a senior military official since the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon in 2005. Habib, heading...
View ArticleSyrian president to visit Tehran to mediate for French prisoner
Tehran – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is to arrive Wednesday in Tehran for a one-day visit and talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Assad reportedly wants to mediate between...
View ArticleSyria bans smoking in public places
Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has banned smoking in public places, including government offices, restaurants and cafes, reports said Monday. Violations of the new law, which also applies...
View ArticleTurkish foreign minister travels to Syria as relations warm
Istanbul – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Tuesday travelled to Syria for the first meeting of a high-level strategic council the two countries recently established. Davutoglu, who is being...
View ArticleUS joins protest against Syria’s detention of lawyer
Washington/Beirut – The United States Saturday called for the immediate release by Syria of a human rights lawyer, saying it joined Britain, France and other countries in expressing “deep concern”...
View ArticleLebanese president heads to Damascus for talks
Beirut – Lebanon’s President Michel Suleiman headed Thursday to Damscus for talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al Assad, three days after the formation of a Lebanese national unity cabinet....
View ArticleIsrael indicts militant settler behind series of killings
Jerusalem – Israeli prosecutors Thursday indicted a militant Jewish settler who has confessed to a host of attacks against Palestinians, the gay community in Israel and left-wing Israelis opposed to...
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