Syria

March 4, 2004

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The government of Ajman and Microsoft have signed an enterprise agreement to provide the technology platform for eight government departments in the Emirate.   The agreement will provide a common tech

March 3, 2004

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Damascus Radio stressed Tuesday the failure of American Under-Secretary of State Mark Grossman’s visit to a number of countries in the Middle East sin

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A head-on collision between two minibuses in northwestern Syria has killed 16 people, including a two-year-old child, a police officer said Wednesday.

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Jordan's New Generation Telecommunications Company will build a nationwide radio dispatch and cellular telecommunications network with $49.4 million in financing from the US Export-Import Bank.

March 2, 2004

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Italy’s Minister for Foreign Trade on Tuesday said there was a possibility to sign the Syrian accord of Association with the European Union soon.  In

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The National Bank of Abu Dhabi reported a 23 percent increase in net profits for 2003, with earnings reaching 151 million Emirati dirhams ($41 million). The bank has proposed to distribute a cash divi

March 1, 2004

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The UN Resident Representative in Syria, Ali Zaatari, stressed the need of fruitful cooperation between the UN and Syrian pressmen and the pressmen wo

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Yemen's Information Minister Hussein al-Awadi and his Omani counterpart Hamad al-Rashdi signed on Sunday the official  discussions minutes on the medi

February 29, 2004

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Damascus has rejected Washington's so-called scheme for political and other reforms in the Middle East region, according to a Syrian minister.

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Saudi Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh region, received Sunday the Head of Commission of the European Groups to Saudi ambassador Be

February 28, 2004

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Iraqi leaders trying to meet a U.S.-set deadline for finishing an interim constitution on Saturday faced disagreement on major issues, with several Sh

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Syrian singer Asalah Nasri announced that she has created a new organization in Paris, which calls on women to dress more conservatively and lead a respectable way of life, stressing her anger towards

February 27, 2004

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Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said in Damascus Friday that Iran and Syria would boost their bilate

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Two Israelis, a male and female, were killed Friday night after shots were fired at their car near the West Bank settlement of Meitar.

February 26, 2004

02:00 GMT

A Syrian legislator responded Thursday to U.S. criticism of its human rights record by saying the annual State Department report represented a "blatan