Syria is about to hold two days of parliamentary elections that have been dismissed as "pointless" by banned opposition parties. Of 250 seats, 167 are reserved for the ruling coalition led by President Bashar al-Assad's Baath party. A further 83 are allocated to "independents", mainly businessmen.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Among various Arab nations, Israelis perceive Syria as the most hostile, according to the Peace Index Project by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research and the Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution of Tel Aviv University.
The campaign slogans posted on buildings, trees and buses across Damascus promise reform, transparency and prosperity. But few expect Syria's parliamentary elections on Sunday to come up with any change beyond further consolidating the country's regime.
Iran - Syria - Military Delegation Head of high ranking Syrian military delegation in his meeting with the deputy chief of General Command of Iran's Armed Forces stressed on the expansion of military cooperation between the two countries.
Will the inquest into Rafik Hariri’s murder dissolve into a diplomatic tussle between Syria and the United Nations and the power struggle in Lebanon? As the UN’s legal team completes its latest mission in Beirut and Damascus, the answer appears to be yes.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) India and Syria have identified several areas to push their growing ties in the hydrocarbon sector, including exploration, production, refining, marketing and training.
India and Syria have identified several areas to push their growing ties in the hydrocarbon sector, including exploration, production, refining, marketing and training.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday warned against any "miscalculation" that he said could lead to war between Syria and the Jewish state.
DAMASCUS, 25 March 2007 (IRIN) - Life for Ahlam al-Mulla, her husband and three children was meant to get easier after they fled their home outside Baghdad for the safety of Syria.
TEL AVIV -- In a determined effort to prevent rumors and miscalculations from leading to Syrian-Israeli hostilities, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this week repeatedly tried to set the record straight: Israel does not intend to attack Syria, he declared.