His job is managing Syria’s stormy relations with the United States, but Damascus’ ambassador in Washington still finds time to blog, writing about everything from art and music to diaper changes for his newborn daughter.
The United States on Wednesday called on Syria to lift a travel ban on opposition leader and former MP Riad Seif so that he could get medical treatment overseas.
The United States demanded on Wednesday that Syria allow dissident and former member of parliament Riad Seif to travel abroad for medical treatment.
NATIONAL soccer coach Milan Macala may not travel with Bahrain's Olympic team to Damascus when they face Syria on Wednesday in their Beijing 2008 Olympics qualifying match, team manager Arif Abdulrazzaq revealed yesterday.
Syria's Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs, Abdullah Dardari, has stressed that the oil sector will remain an important factor in the country's economy during the next 40 years thanks to the huge oil reserves.
Neither Israel nor archfoe Syria is interested in a war, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday as he observed military exercises in the occupied Golan Heights.
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Spanish police have arrested two Syrians in connection with the disappearance of a 32-year-old Canadian woman in Syria.
Syria has taken further steps to end its currency's peg to the US dollar, reported Emirates Today Online. Prime Minister Muhammad Naji Al Otari yesterday signed a decree to link the Syrian Pound to a basket of currencies within a month's time.
ANKARA - Israel should not view Syria as a branch of Iran because Tehran and Damascus differ on regional issues, Turkish officials trying to jump-start peace talks between Syria and Israel told Haaretz this week.
ANKARA - Israel should not view Syria as a branch of Iran because Tehran and Damascus differ on regional issues, Turkish officials trying to jumpstart peace talks between Syria and Israel told Haaretz this week.