A Syrian-American businessman making an extraordinary appearance before an Israeli parliamentary panel said Syria and Israel ignored his efforts to turn informal talks into official negotiations on ending their conflict, Israeli lawmakers said Thursday.
Syria and Israel could clinch a peace deal in six months, a Syrian-American businessman at the heart of secret unofficial peace talks said on Thursday after appearing before a top parliamentary panel.
Syria and Sri Lanka have withdrawn from the Fed Cup Asia Oceania zone women's tennis tournament, starting in Christchurch on Monday, after a terror threat was phoned to the International Tennis Federation's London headquarters.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she was not trying to usurp the president's power by conducting foreign policy with Syria.
Syria is ready to begin peace talks with Israel, Syrian negotiator Ibrahim Suleiman said in Jerusalem Thursday. "Since 1948 Israeli leaders have said they are ready to talk peace anytime and anywhere," Suleiman told reporters at a news conference follo
Syria, Israel Rebuffed Efforts to Turn Talks Into Official Negotiations, Businessman Says
DUBAI — Coral International Hotels, Resorts & Spas signed yesterday a management contract with Julia Dumna for a five-star hotel in the heart of Aleppo in Syria. This is the first of the several projects planned by Coral International in Syria.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is to pay an official visit to Syria later this month for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other government leaders, his office announced Wednesday.
Occupied Jerusalem: A Syrian-American businessman making an extraordinary appearance before an Israeli parliamentary panel said Syria and Israel ignored a proposal to upgrade his two years of secret meetings with a former Israeli diplomat to formal negotiations, Israeli lawmakers said yesterday.
A Syrian-American's visit to Israel opened a new level of debate about the possibility of negotiations with the Syrian president.