Syria's president was guaranteed victory Sunday in a referendum designed to strengthen his rule and endorse him for a second term.
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.
In a sign of a major shift in U.S. policy, the Bush administration disbanded a special committee that was formed last year to coordinate aggressive actions against Iran and Syria.
He can't leave without her. That's the reason Vancouver's Gary Schweitzer has been in Syria for more than two weeks searching for his sweetheart, Nicole Vienneau, who went missing eight weeks ago.
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Syria was said to operate the Al Qaida network in Lebanon and directing the Islamic insurgency in that country. Syrian opposition sources said the regime of President Bashar Assad has developed the Al Qaida network in an effort to undermine Lebanon.
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.
WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. government's Iran Syria Policy and Operations Group, set up by the Bush administration last year, has been disbanded.
LONDON, May 27 (IranMania) - 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, The International Herald Tribune reported.
On the surface, Syria looks starkly different than it did a few years ago.
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 yesterday.