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Syria says ready to join in U.S. peace conference (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:39:22 GMT

Syria is ready to take part in a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian-Israeli peace although Washington is behind instability in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Tuesday.


Syria supports Spanish-French efforts to resolve Lebanon issue: Spanish FM (People's Daily)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:49:21 GMT

Visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Tuesday in Damscus that Syria supports the Spanish-French efforts to resolve the political crisis in Lebanon. Moratinos made the remarks at a joint press conference with h ...


Syria says to participate in U.S.-sponsored peace conference (People's Daily)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:50:01 GMT

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al- Muallem said on Tuesday that his country would support and take part in the U.S.-sponsored international conference on Middle East peace process, but along the lines of the Madrid conference. "Syria wil ...


Spanish FM affirms Syria's important role in region (People's Daily)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:48:51 GMT

Visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on Tuesday in Damascu affirmed Syria's important and pivotal role in the region. Moratinos made the remarks while meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, during which they ...


US forging military pacts to counter Iran, Syria, militant groups: Rice (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:56:11 GMT

The United States is forging new military aid pacts with Middle East allies to counter "negative" influences by Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah, as well as Syria and Iran, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday.


Syria condemns US arms deals (News 24 South Africa)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:41:08 GMT

Syria's foreign minister has condemned the multi-billion-dollar US arms packages for Washington's Arab allies and Israel as "dangerous".


Home owning in Syria easier (AME Info)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:03:30 GMT

A new law is expected to help middle and lower income groups in Syria get access to housing, according to The Syria Report . Law No.17 of 2007 reduces the rate for mortgage finance fixed by the central bank and increases payback periods in accordance with terms offered by cooperatives.


Syria: No Subsidence of Subsidies (Zawya)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:50:05 GMT

30 July 2007 Syria is to allocate $7bn in its budget for 2008 to subsidise energy, basic commodities and food supplies, further increasing the drain on the treasury at the very time the country is trying to implement reforms to ease the state out of the marketplace.


US Arms Pacts To Counter Iran And Syria Says Rice (Space War)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:23:05 GMT

Washington (AFP) July 30 - The United States announced Monday new military pacts worth 20 billion dollars for Saudi Arabia, 13 billion dollars for Egypt and 30 billion for Israel in a bid to counter Iran. Details of the new Middle East military aid bonanza came as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates left Washington for a rare joint trip to the region, seeking ...


US says arms pact aims to counter Iran, Syria (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:07:50 GMT

The US is forging new military aid pacts with regional allies to counter "negative" influences by Al-Qaeda and Hizbullah, as well as Syria and Iran, and to help "ensure Lebanon's independence" Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday. Ahead of her trip to the Middle East with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Rice confirmed US plans to offer a $13 billion package for Egypt over 10 years and ...