On the surface, Syria looks starkly different than it did a few years ago: Cafes and restaurants, private universities and banks have sprung up, with large construction sites signaling even more development to come.
The Bush administration has dismantled a special committee that was established last year to coordinate aggressive actions against Iran and Syria, according to State Department officials.
On the surface, Syria looks starkly different than it did a few years ago.
Source: Reuters By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, May 26 (Reuters) - There is a growing consensus within the Israeli government that Syria is serious about resuming negotiations with the Jewish state, Israeli officials ...
JERUSALEM - There is a growing consensus within the Israeli government that Syria is serious about resuming negotiations with the Jewish state, Israeli officials involved in the assessment said on Saturday.
JERUSALEM, May 26: There is a growing consensus within the Israeli government that Syria is serious about resuming negotiations with the Jewish state, Israeli officials involved in the assessment said today.
Fourteen people were killed and 20 injured when an Iraqi bus overturned in northern Syria, the official news agency SANA reported Thursday.
The United Nations said Thursday it would send a team to Lebanon early next week to check on reported arms smuggling across the border with neighboring Syria.
The pictures of Bashar al-Assad are everywhere in Damascus these days. One the eve of a national referendum, the streets of the Syrian capital have been invaded by national flags, banners, posters and slogans expressing allegiance to the country's president.
Most of the foreign-born insurgents in Iraq enter the country through the Syrian border, U.S. officials estimate. They have warned Syria to stop the flow of these suicide bombers but no avail.