Syria

September 11, 2000

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Lebanese politicians close to Damascus and Tehran have revealed that American consultants had suggested October as a date to resume the deadlocked Syr

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Syria has dismissed as baseless reports that President Bashar Assad will visit Lebanon by the end of the week, as a leg in an Arab tour.

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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has expressed confidence that a peace between Israel and Syria is possible.

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The Syrian government has recently publicized a tender to install a 1.7 million mobile phone network in Syria, starting February 14. The project was launched earlier this year and is to be completed b

September 10, 2000

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The Syrian Dance Theater will perform an innovative play in Syria depicting the similarities between the modern day Syrians and their forefather, the

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The Syrian government is considering a billion-dollar plan to create 440,000 jobs in the economically troubled country.

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Syrian President Bashar Assad is expected on a visit in Lebanon next week on the first leg of an Arab tour that would also cover Egypt, Saudi Arabia a

September 9, 2000

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Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq Shara has discussed the Middle East peace efforts with US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in New York.

September 7, 2000

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Syria's official press accuse the United States of displaying bias towards Israel, jeopardizing Middle East peace efforts.

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The Syrian Oil Minister, Mohammed Maher Jamal has asserted that Syria will have a stable production volume at least through the year 2020.

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The Syrian parliament is studying bills that would authorize the creation of a stock market and the formation of banks with mixed public and private capital, officials and the press said Monday.

September 6, 2000

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Iran's Minister of Industries Gholamreza Shafe'i has termed the participation of Iran at the 47th Damascus International Trade Fair as a positive step

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The Syrian parliament is studying bills that would authorize the creation of a stock market and the formation of banks with mixed public and private capital.

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The Syrian parliament is studying bills that would authorize the creation of a stock market and the formation of banks with mixed public and private capital.

September 3, 2000

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Syrian Oil Minister Maher Jamal has denied suggestions that the country's oil production will end in 2010, saying "stable production" will continue until 2020.