Syria said on Monday it will impose visa restrictions on Iraqis from September 10 in a bid to control the flood of refugees into the country from its war-torn neighbour.
Syria and Russia on Monday agreed to cooperate in combating drug trafficking, Syria's official SANA news agency reported. The agreement of cooperation was signed by Syrian Interior Minister Bassam Abdul-Majeed and visiting Director of t ...
Turkey will distribute five truck loads of humanitarian assistance, including tents, blankets and foodstuffs, to Iraqi refugees living in Syria, said Turkish Red Crescent Director General Tekin Kucukali on Monday. With a cooperation pr ...
DOHA • The final agreement to establish the Qatar National Bank-Syria was signed yesterday in Damascus between Qatar National Bank (QNB) and the founders of the bank.
DAMASCUS - Syria has imposed strict visa requirements on Iraqi nationals, officials said on Monday, cutting the only accessible escape route for thousands of refugees fleeing the upheaval in Iraq.
Syria is taking steps to drastically reduce the flow of Iraqi refugees fleeing into the country to escape the turmoil in Iraq, officials say.
Official says Syria, which already has taken 1.5-million refugees, simply can't cope any longer
Source: IRIN Iraqi refugees in Syria have been thrown into a state of fear and uncertainty following the Iraqi government's announcement that Syria will be introducing new visa restrictions on Iraqis entering the country.
DAMASCUS, 30 July 2007 (IRIN) - Syria’s minister of health said providing free medical care to the over 1.5 million Iraqi refugees in Syria is costing the country around US$60 million a year, a burden he criticised the international community for failing to take responsibility for.
TEHRAN -- The foreign ministers of Syria and Iran Sunday said that they agreed that the upcoming election for a new Lebanese president should be in line with its constitution and bolster its independence.