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When things look bleak on the Israeli-Palestinian peace front, very often Israel and Syria start talking about making peace with one another, analysts noted.

Egypt has long been recognised as the cultural trendsetter of the Arabic- speaking world.

The Syrian Ministry of Tourism invited journalists from Tehran to Tunis to check out its top attractions during a trip to the normally reclusive country.

The United States wants to move beyond dialogue to a more constructive relationship with Syria but will not trade away Lebanon's sovereignty to do so, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said yesterday that his country was ready to resume suspended talks with Israel and called on European nations to help in the process.

With Turkey's prospects for joining the European Union growing more elusive and the country reaching out to predominantly Muslim countries with a vigor not seen in years, a longstanding question is vexing the United States and Europe: Is this large, secular Muslim country turning East instead of West? When President Obama visited Turkey in April - ...

The Syrian Ministry of Tourism invited journalists from Tehran to Tunis to check out its top attractions during a trip to the normally reclusive country.

Iraqi refugees in Syria will this week start receive U.N. text messages they can redeem for fresh food in local shops, the World Food Program said on Tuesday.

Food vouchers can now be sent to Iraqi refugee families living in Syria via text message, thanks to a new pilot project by the United Nations World Food Programme .

The remains of the justice ministry building in Baghdad after a suicide bombing attack.

The Syrian Ministry of Tourism invited journalists from Tehran to Tunis to check out its top attractions during a trip to the normally reclusive country.

The United States on Saturday called on Syria to release 78-year-old detained human rights lawyer Haitham Maleh and end its practice of "arbitrary arrests" of activists.

Syria: 1 hour, 3 minutes ago Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone , one of the fastest-growing free trade zones in the Middle East, is holding a road show in Syria from the 14th to the 21st of October, to introduce its cost effective and convenient business solutions.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday sought to ease tension with the European Union after an economic and political deal between the two sides faltered.

Damascus, Oct 22 Finnish President Tarja Halonen began an official three-day visit to Syria, with talks with her peer Al-Assad on the European Union''s role in Middle East peace negotiations.

The United States will never have "normal, sanctions-free relations" with a nuclear-armed North Korea, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Wednesday as she demanded its full atomic disarmament.

He's not president, a Cabinet member or ambassador, but Sen. John Kerry has ascended to the unofficial role of President Barack Obama's global adviser on key issues that could reshape the nation's image around the world.

A Syrian boy was killed when he fell into a manhole that had been covered only with cardboard, the Damascus daily al-Watan reported Wednesday.

Articles 22:52 10/20/2009 They expelled Arab inhabitants and razed their villages to the ground.

Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday said Syria is looking forward to increasing its cooperation with Jordan.

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday strongly condemned the bloody terrorist attack in southeast Iran on Sunday, which killed more than 40 people and injured dozens others, the Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported.

The senior diplomats of Syria and Russia on Sunday called for a new push to resume the stalled Middle East peace process with the help of the international community, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported.

The Syrian expatriate community called for the restoration of the Golan Heights as its territory, state media reported.

Lucky Strikes came into existence when a boat carrying tobacco and French wine was caught in a storm.

The crisis between two of the Middle East's most powerful countries deepened Wednesday as Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said talks with Syria over suicide truck bomb attacks had failed and the United Nations would appoint a special envoy to investigate the violence.

"After four meetings the government realized that these meetings are pointless and they have not produced any ... tangible results or any movement," said Mr. Zebari, speaking from a Foreign Ministry still being rebuilt after two tons of explosives were detonated outside the building on Aug. 19.

Archaeologists have discovered two Crusader-era murals depicting heaven and hell in a medieval church on Syria's coast - a rare find that could reveal new information about the Christian knights who battled Muslims for control of the Holy Land hundreds of years ago.

Date : Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:31:04 +0500 SYRIA BORDER, ONCE ASSOCIATED WITH TERROR, NOW A PATH TO INTEGRATION Today's Zaman 14 October 2009, Wednesday Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Syrian counterpart, Walid al-Moallem , together raised a symbolic barrier on the Turkish-Syrian border, marking the end of visa requirements.

Syria praised Turkey Tuesday for canceling international military exercises that were to include Israel, saying doing so amounted to a reprimand for the country's occupation of Arab lands.

Sami Ma'touq and Joni Suleiman were both killed by Syrian security forces in the village of al-Mishrefeh, near the city of Homs, on 14 October 2008.

Less than a week after Turkey informed Israel that it was unwelcome in the Anatolian Eagle military exercise, 10 Turkish ministers are scheduled to travel to Syria on Tuesday to take part in a meeting of the newly formed Turkey-Syria High Level Strategic Cooperation Council.

Syria's president on Monday issued a decree banning smoking in public places, joining an anti-smoking trend already under way in other Arab countries.

Syrian-Iraqi tension dominated preparations for the sixth meeting of interior ministers from countries surrounding Iraq to be held in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday and Tuesday.

An agreement to reconcile bitterly divided Palestinian groups has been delayed for several weeks, Egypt's foreign minister said Sunday.

The options may come down to a quick flight in a crowded jet or leather-bound, air-conditioned midsize luxury in the redesigned E350 More Captured insurgent in Iraq: `I will fight again' This Oct.

Syrians reacted positively to news of the award, praising President Barack Obama for reaching out to Arabs, and Syria in particular, since he came to power.

"There is a positive perception about Obama in general, and everyone here appreciates that he is trying to do something concerning the peace process between Arabs and the Israelis," says Marwan Kabalan, a Syrian political analyst.

Under the Bush presidency, US-Syrian relations were frozen as the US government accused Damascus of supporting regional terrorism and instability. In 2005, the US ambassador to Syria was withdrawn from the country and high-level ties were cut.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah is seen off by Syrian President Bashar Assad at Damascus International Airport on Thursday.

Syria and Saudi Arabia urged the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon on Thursday after a summit between President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah, the official Syrian news agency said.

A proposed unity deal set to be signed between rival Palestinian powers Hamas and Fatah, a truly significant occasion in itself, is the latest in a string of similar moves toward reconciliation that have taken place across the region in recent weeks.

The svelte models strutted down the catwalk in sexy dresses with bare backs and short hemlines - all under the watchful portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his late father, Hafez.

How did a woman disappear without a trace from O'Hare International Airport? That's the question a Nebraska family is asking.

ABU DHABI: A Syrian former spy who was a prosecution witness in the inquiry into the assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was on Monday given six months in jail and deportation for entering the UAE on a forged Czech passport.

Palestinian demonstrators raise flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to withdraw support for a U.N. report that alleged Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in last winter's Gaza war, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Oct.

Shea s always so glamorous, especially next to a woman in a hijab. Tending to her UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador duties, Angelina Jolie checked the living conditions of an Iraqi refugee family living in a suburb in Jaramana on Friday .

Angelina Jolie met with Iraqi refugees in Syria on Friday and urged the world not to forget the plight of those among them who cannot return home because of the trauma they suffered and the country's instability.

Palestinians say Goldstone report 'remains alive' Digg it FRANK JORDANS Associated Press Writer= GENEVA A A A' Palestinian diplomats said Friday they will ensure a United Nations report on war crimes in Gaza "remains alive," despite agreeing to delay a vote in the U.N. Human Rights Council on passing the document to the General Assembly for further ...

When Syria's vice president recently boasted that his country is now stronger than ever in Lebanon , many Lebanese dismissed his words as wishful thinking.

Turkish friendship has helped bring Damascus in from the cold, but may make the nation increasingly dependent on Ankara's will Just over a decade ago, Turkey's army gathered on its southern border in anticipation of a war with Syria that was narrowly avoided.

United Arab Emirates: 36 minutes ago Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Properties is continuing with its regional plans despite the economic downturn, the company's CEO, Peter Walichnowski has announced He said that the firm will begin construction over the next 12 to 18 months and has drawn up a master plan for a mixed-used development that will be ...