The brother of a Vancouver woman who disappeared while backpacking in Syria has returned to Toronto empty-handed after searching for her.
Syria's total foreign trade volume rose 12% to more than $20bn in 2006, according to estimates by the Central Bureau of Statistics cited by the Syria Report. Exports rose by 19% to $10.1bn, with crude oil making up 40% of the total and continuing to represent the single most important export item.
Syria sent Fatah al-Islam elements to Lebanon to cause havoc -- at least that's what a Lebanese Christian leader is claiming.
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accused Syria Wednesday of contributing "directly" to the establishment and organization of the Fatah al-Islam militant group in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp north of Tripoli. Speaking during a news conference held at his residence in Bzoummar, Geagea said Shaker al-Absi.
The United States expressed support for Lebanon's government Tuesday and warned Syria against any efforts to block an international trial over the murder of ex-Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.
MOSCOW. May 23 (Interfax) - Damascus has not made any proposals to Moscow about re-exporting Russian-made Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft systems from Syria to Iran, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said.
Syria’s total foreign trade volume rose to USD 20 billion in 2006, an annual increase of 12 percent, according to preliminary estimates from the Central Bureau of Statistics.
MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia did not approve the alleged sale of its Pantsyr-S1 mobile air defense system from Syria to Iran, the first deputy prime minister said Wednesday.
The U.S. ambassador to Israel on Monday said the United States is not pressuring Israel to rebuff Syrian offers of peace negotiations, denying reports that Washington has been urging Israel to shun Syria.
UNITED NATIONS — Top officials in America and Israel yesterday tied eruptions of violence in Lebanon and Gaza to larger regional developments and accused key regional players of fomenting the violence to serve their own interest. In Washington, the White House press secretary, Tony Snow, pointed at Syria as a possible instigator of clashes between the Lebanese army and an Al Qaeda-affiliated ...