Syria
June 25, 2000
Syrian and Iraqi foreign ministers met in Damascus Sunday for talks on repairing bilateral relations following the highest-ranking visit to Syria by a
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday his government was ready to resume negotiations with Syria but stuck to its refusal to cede access to th
Syria's anti-corruption campaign will continue as a top priority of presidential heir apparent Bashar Assad, Syria's state-run Tishrin newspaper said
Israeli justice minister, Yossi Beilin, proposed on Saturday that Syria consider a suggestion made by British journalist Patrick Seale, an expert on S
Late Syrian prime minister Mahmoud Zu’bi and two members of his government were guilty of fraud surrounding an order of Airbus planes, the state-run S
By Nabil Al Mulhem Damascus The Syrian parliament will meet Sunday evening to consider the nomination of Bashar Assad as successor to his father Hafe
June 24, 2000
Moscow welcomed Friday reported comments by Syria's president-elect, Bashar Assad, that his country was willing to resume peace talks with Israel "at
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq Shara would like to see Washington renew its efforts to relaunch peace negotiations between his country and Israel, he
June 23, 2000
By Nabil Al Mulhem Damascus Syria is ready to resume peace talks with Israel "at any time" but is sticking to its condition that they be based on the
By Nabil Al Mulhem Damascus UN secretary general Kofi Annan did not convey any message from Israel to Syria during his overnight visit to the country
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan sought Bashar Assad's help on Thursday in maintaining peace on the Israeli-Lebanese border, conferring international r
By Nabil Al Mulhem Damascus Syria’s People’s Assembly speaker Abdul Qader Qaddura rejected criticism of an amendment to the constitution that changed
June 22, 2000
Israeli prime minister, Ehud Barak, said on Wednesday that it is "too early" to be sending out any messages to Syria's Bashar Assad, or to expect any
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will call on Syria to provide "continuous support" in keeping the situation in southern Lebanon calm, UN spokesman Fre
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Shara has called for closer relations with Jordan to protect Amman from falling into Israel's orbit, the Beirut daily a