Gary Schweitzer and girlfriend, Nicole Vienneau. Viennau, 32, of Vancouver, has been missing in Syria since March 31. VANCOUVER — It’s been 12 weeks with no sign of missing Vancouver backpacker Nicole Vienneau, last seen leaving the Cairo Hotel in Hama, Syria on March 31.
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DAMASCUS: Syria yesterday strongly criticised the appointment of former British prime minister Tony Blair as an international envoy to the Middle East, describing him as a “man of war”.
JERUSALEM (AP)--Syria is producing more rockets and preparing its army for possible armed conflict with Israel, but is unlikely to initiate an attack, a senior Israeli defense official said Saturday.
JERUSALEM (AP)--Syria is producing more missiles and preparing its army for possible armed conflict in other ways, but is unlikely to initiate an attack on Israel, a senior Israeli defense official said Saturday.
Source: Reuters By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Syria and Iran to respect an arms embargo on militias in Lebanon and urged Damascus, in a report ...
A state-run Syrian newspaper is strongly criticizing former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's appointment as the international envoy to the Middle East.
DAMASCUS (AFP) - A dazzling new storefront here, a bare midriff there -- a transition to a market-based economy is changing Syrians' way of life and, analysts say, stretching the gap between rich and poor.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Syria and Iran on Friday to do more to prevent arms smuggling to Lebanon, citing "disturbing reports" from the Lebanese and Israeli governments of alleged violations of the U.N. arms embargo.
Syrian government sponsors new tourism facilities, promotes archeological sites.