Syria

February 12, 2004

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US oil major ConocoPhillips is ending its operations in Syria and Iran after a New York City official requested the company examine its ties with “terrorist-linked countries.” ConocoPhillips’ operatio

February 11, 2004

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Damascus Radio stressed on Wednesday that Israel has "no desire for peace", asserting that prime minister Sharon is trying to draw the world's attenti

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Singapore's leader arrived Wednesday in Cairo, beginning a 10-day tour of the Middle East region that is expected to push for stronger trade relations

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Amal Arafeh revealed that she despises men who are greedy, stupid, and cold, to the point that even if she was sitting in a waiting room across such men she could not take it

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Saudi Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal has pledged one million dollars annually for the next five years to the Carter Center, a humanitarian organization founded by former US-President Jimmy Carter.

February 10, 2004

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Jordan's King Abdullah II told Israel's opposition leader and Labor chairman, whom he met with Tuesday in Amman, that following his recent meeting wit

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Diabetics in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) now have access to a new treatment for their condition called Glucovance that will now be available on prescription from doctors across the country.    The

February 9, 2004

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Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received Monday Minister of Agriculture and Municipality affairs Dr. Mohammed Al Sitri who presented to the ki

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Jordan's King Abdullah II and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Monday in northern Jordan in order to lay the cornerstone for the construction of a

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Bahrain's Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa arrived in Washington Sunday night on an official visit to the United States.  During the vi

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Tanganyika Oil Company has agreed to sell, on a private placement basis, up to an aggregate of three million shares of the company at a price of $6.30 per share for gross proceeds of $18.9 million in

February 5, 2004

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Amnesty International on Thursday welcomed the release of scores of political prisoners from prisons in Syria. However, the organization has called on

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An official delegation from Singapore representing the InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) conducted a three-day visit to Jordan early last week.  The delegation's visit was primarily to

February 4, 2004

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Intellectuals, writers and lawyers called on the Syrian leadership to introduce political reforms and lift the state of emergency which has been impos

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Lebanese singers Haifa Wahbi and Katia Harb have announced that they will hold a joint concert on Valentine's Day February 14, 2004 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Beirut