MOSCOW, 18 August 2007 — Russia has begun delivery of modern air defense units to Syria while rejecting speculation that some of the weapons could be forwarded secretly to Iran. “The first part of the delivery to Syria has started,” the centrist daily Nezavissimaya Gazeta reported, quoting information from a domestic military information agency.
Russia has begun delivery of modern air-defense units to Syria while rejecting speculation that some of the weapons could be forwarded secretly to Iran, a newspaper reported Friday. "The first part of the delivery to Syria has started," the centrist daily Nezavissimaya Gazeta reported, quoting information from a domestic military information agency.
Iraq's oil minister said a trip by the prime minister to Syria will include discussions on energy, as the two sides try to make progress. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will lead a delegation to Damascus next week to talk about economic and security...
MOSCOW: Russia has begun delivery of modern air defence units to Syria while rejecting speculation that some of the weapons could be forwarded secretly to Iran, a newspaper reported on Friday.
MOSCOW -- Russia has begun delivery of modern air defense units to Syria, while rejecting speculation that some of the weapons could be forwarded secretly to Iran, a newspaper reported Friday.
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.
RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia launched a fierce attack on Syria's vice-president Thursday, accusing him of making false statements and seeking to "stoke disorder in the region," the official SPA news agency said.
Syria’s Central Bank has admitted the country is finalising moves to drop its currency peg to the U.S dollar. The Baathist government in Damascus, which has been under U.S sanctions since 2004, has been seeking ways to strengthen its financial position to counter efforts by Washington to isolate it.
DAMASCUS: Syria is finalising moves to drop its currency peg to the dollar to strengthen the government’s ability to defend the exchange rate, and should complete the move within weeks, central bank Governor Adib Mayaleh said yesterday.
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.