Syria

January 24, 2004

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A prisoner exchange between Israel and Hizbullah will take place Tuesday, with two Lebanese and other Arab prisoners in Israeli custody to be swapped

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Ruwaida Attia has recenlty completed her tour around different countries, and has headed off to Cairo where she will begin the process of recording the songs for her first album

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It was revealed that pirated CDs of one of Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoughbis new songs "Bi Aynak" (In Your Eyes) is currently being sold in Syrian black markets

January 22, 2004

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Syria's President Bashar al- Assad on Wednesday issued decree No. 24 for the year, which appointed Mr. Muhammad Bashar al – Mufti as a new Governor of

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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has told people close to him that he did not intent to resign despite the indictment of a businessman on charges o

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U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Pat Roberts said there was some concern Iraqi weapons of mass destruction had moved to Syria.

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Director of the upcoming film “Kalam Fil Hub” (Love Talk) Ali Idrees has stopped the shooting of the scenes due to the hair color of Egyptian actress Hanan Turk

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US-based Raytheon Company has been awarded a $10.5 million contract to supply turnkey air traffic management systems for airports in Iraq. The contract comes with additional equipment options of up to

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ONGC Videsh, a subsidiary of India's state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has signed a production sharing agreement with the Syrian Government for exploration block 24. The company holds a 60

January 21, 2004

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Syria's President Bashar Assad was ready to re-start peace talks with Israel from scratch but Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon set several precondi

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher called on Israel to respond to Syria’s call to resume peace talks from the point they stopped at in order to ach

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Syria's Defence Minister Lieutenant-General Mustafa Tlass received on Tuesday British Under Secretary of Defence David Hobart and an accompanying dele

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President Bush, wrapping in his State of the Union address, asserted Tuesday night that America is successfully combatting terrorism.

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A visiting delegation from the Starbucks Coffee Company visited deputy director of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Ahmen Abdul Rahman Al-Banna on Tuesday, January 20, 2004. The deleg

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Saudi Arabia’s Zamil Industrial Investment Company (ZIIC) has announced an 11 percent increase in net profits after Zakat contributions in its financial results for the fourth quarter ending December