CBS News | Syria says explosion near bus was an accident, 3 killed by exploding tire KFSM Syria's interior minister said an explosion near a bus parked at a gas station in a Damascus suburb was an accident and three people were killed. ... At Least 3 Die in Syria Blast; Officials Call It an Accident Blast Hits Iranian Pilgrims' Bus in Syria SYRIA: Damascus explosion an accident, authorities say |
Reuters | Syria defends Iran nuclear plans AFP For his part, Muallem said that Syria believed in a "political solution" to the standoff with the West over Iran's nuclear programme. ... Syria voices support for Iran's nuclear rights Syria voices back for Iran's nuke rights Hamas official says met with Iran nuclear negotiator |
Chemical weapons watchdog pursues holdout nations The Associated Press AMSTERDAM — The newly elected chemical weapons chief says he will pursue the last seven holdouts — including Israel, Egypt and Syria — to get them to sign a ... |
Bus explodes in Syria causing casualties -Jazeera Reuters DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A bus exploded in a busy Damascus suburb causing dozens of casualties, Al Jazeera television reported on Thursday. ... |
Israel maintains military ties with Turkey despite strains over Syria World Tribune Still it warned that Israeli-Turkish relations were threatened by Ankara's strategic alliance with Syria. "Israel's military relationship with Turkey ... |
Reuters | The Invisible War TheRealityCheck.Org I've long said that the war on terrorism leads into Syria, and nothing I've seen to date has given me pause to reconsider that conclusion. ... Obama Pleases the Neocons Pakistan and Afghanistan on Obama's Afghan Plan Obama in search of a 'decent interval'? |
Russia helping Syria develop oil field near site of destroyed nuclear facility World Tribune Russia's Tatneft said it would invest $25 million to develop an oil field in eastern Syria. Tatneft identified its target as South Kishma in Dir Al Zour ... |
SYRIA: Tough new law against killer tobacco IRINnews.org DAMASCUS, 3 December 2009 (IRIN) - A much tougher anti-smoking law in Syria, signed by President Bashar al-Assad and due to come into force in early 2010, ... US Believes More Openness to Syria Faces Hizbullah Problem, Report al-Assad discusses with al-Khouri Syria-Lebanon relations Najjar: No New Info on Convicted Lebanese Citizens in Syria |
Reuters Blogs (blog) | Bigotry Wins in Switzerland Center for Research on Globalization In Syria, as in all other Arab countries of the Middle East except Saudi Arabia, freedom of religion is guaranteed in law . . . We should like to point out ... The minaret and European culture The Fraud of Globalism: Minarets in Switzerland and mcdonald's in Mecca |
Maybe Charlie Weis can coach the football team guardian.co.uk The star wrestler for the other team is suddenly "renditioned" to Syria for some productive tete-a-tete. The ex-special forces unit assigned to surveillance ... |