Syria

May 2, 2000

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The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria will meet Wednesday to discuss ways to "reanimate" the Middle East peace process, a diplomat sa

May 1, 2000

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The United States cannot confirm that Syrian President Hafez al-Assad suffered a cerebral haemorrhage earlier this month and thinks him "still firmly

April 30, 2000

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Russia seeking to help restart Syria-Israel talks  Russia is hoping to be able to persuade Syria to resume peace talks with Israel, with its new Mid

April 27, 2000

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Syria is ready to provide the guarantees Israel wants concerning water from the occupied Golan Heights in a peace deal, Israeli Arab Member of Parliam

April 26, 2000

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Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara said in Paris on Tuesday that Israel's proposed withdrawal from south Lebanon was “a way to trick the Arab sta

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Syrian people are to be allowed to hold unlimited foreign currency following a decree issued Tuesday by President Hafez al-Assad as part of the govern

April 24, 2000

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Syria wants "true friendship" with France, with mutual respect for each other's interests, Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shara said Monday, on the

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EU ambassador Marc Pierini said Monday Syria has ratified a framework accord with the main EU-Mediterranean partnership-financing arm, enabling 10 pro

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French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine on Sunday played down France's criticism of Syria's role in Lebanon ahead of a visit to Paris by Syrian Foreign

April 22, 2000

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French Foreign Ministry announced Friday that Syria’s foreign minister Farouq Shara will visit France next Tuesday to for talks on the Mideast peace p

April 19, 2000

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  If Syrian President Hafez Assad is interested in peace, he must go to the White House because he gave a negative answer to US President Bill Clint

April 16, 2000

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 Syrian wrestlers collected Saturday a total of 8 gold medals at an international competition held in their capital, Damascus, with the participatio

April 11, 2000

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The mutual trade exchanges between Syria and Saudi Arabia is expected to hit $1 billion this year.  Projections includes the official as well as the unofficial (parallel) trade as well as being suppor

April 8, 2000

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Syria's foreign minister warned on Saturday that a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon would fail to bring about peace if the problem of

April 5, 2000

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The first joint Syrian - Lebanese IT symposium will be held later this month in Damascus and Beirut.  This event is co-organized by the Syrian Scienti