Syria
October 25, 2000
Syria has banned the importation of meat, meat products, fish and fowl from France following an outbreak of West Nile fever there.
October 23, 2000
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq Shara has expressed disappointment that the just-concluded Arab summit in Cairo did not take a stronger line against Is
October 22, 2000
Syrian president Bashar Assad and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met Saturday evening to discuss the current events.
Syria and China decided to boost two-way trade during a visit here Saturday by a Chinese economic delegation. The Chinese announced that a six-million-dollar loan would soon be granted to Damascus for
October 21, 2000
More than fifty thousand protestors rallied in Damascus Saturday, calling on the Arab leaders meeting in Cairo to cut off all relations with Israel.
October 20, 2000
US secretary of state Madeleine Albright did not ask President Bashar Assad to intervene with Lebanese Hizbollah to ensure the release of Israeli pris
October 18, 2000
A Syrian aircraft, the third solidarity flight from Damascus, touched down Wednesday at Saddam International Airport carrying agricultural engineers.
Since 1970, President al-Asad has forcefully positioned Syria on the Middle East political map. It became obvious that a comprehensive peace could not be achieved without finding a settlement to the S
Bashar must begin his term in power by focusing on rectifying domestic affairs, the economic predicament being first on his list. Syria’s economic performance in recent years under president al-Asad h
June 10, 2000 marked the end of an era in Syria. After almost 30 years in power, President Hafez al-Asad (70) passed away in Damascus from a heart attack. There are now many doubts regarding the futur
Indicators: 1998 1999 2000e GDP real growth rate (%) -4.4 0 2.0 Inflation (%) 2.0 2.0 -0.5 Total Exports (US$bn) 3.09 4.5 3.2 Total Imports (US$bn) 3.26 4.7 3.2 e - Al-Bawaba fore
October 17, 2000
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as Syria's official radio called for a "strong Arab front" against
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was to begin a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to review developments in Middle East peace efforts.
Syrian actor Ayman Zaydan will soon be embarking on his first directorial experience.
Syria’s Economy Minister, Mohamad Imadi, declared at a conference on Lebanese-Syrian banking cooperation that Lebanese banks are well positioned to play a leading role when Syria allows commercial ban