The United States condemned Syria on Friday after Syrian courts sentenced two leading political dissidents to lengthy jail terms.
Finally, a breakthrough in hitherto strained US-Syria relations ? This is the question raised by the news that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had met Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem recently for talks on Iraq.
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. condemned Syria and Vietnam for their crackdown on political activists after pro-democracy campaigners were arrested in the two countries.
Syria's Baathist dominated parliament unanimously nominated President Bashar al-Assad on Friday for a second term and set May 27 as the date for a referendum which dissidents have condemned as undemocratic.
Lebanon - Iran - SArabia - Syria A Lebanese news source has said that the foreign ministers of Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria are holding consultations to find a solution to the Lebanese crisis.
_ The United States denounced Vietnam and Syria on Friday for harshly clamping down on political activists critical of the two governments.
WASHINGTON — President George Bush has renewed sanctions against Syria for the fourth year in a row. The White House said Syria's behavior continues to meet the definition of state-sponsored terrorism.
Seven people were killed and seven were wounded when a five-story building collapsed in northern Syria, the official news agency SANA reported Thursday.
The United States condemned Vietnam and Syria for harsh crackdowns on activist critics of the two governments.
Photographers were barred from a meeting with Syria's foreign minister to prevent pictures from being used for propaganda gains