France24 | Teenaged Syrian blogger sentenced to prison for “spying” International Business Times A special security court in Syria has sentenced 19-year-old blogger Tal al-Mallohi to five years in jail on charges of “"revealing information to a foreign country,” according to state officials. Subscribe to The Economic Monitor to get the day's most ... Syria: Teenage Blogger Sentenced to 5 Years Schoolgirl blogger jailed in Syria Syria sentences teen blogger to 5 years in jail |
France24 | Syria mulls first nuclear power plant by 2020 Reuters Africa VIENNA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Syria may build its first nuclear power plant by 2020 to meet growing energy demand, a document showed, despite international concern over Syrian stonewalling of a UN probe into allegations of covert atomic ... Syria still stonewalling UN nuclear probe: diplomats Syria Ignores Call for Nuclear Site Access, Diplomats Say Correction |
Ha'aretz | Hoenlein reveals secret Syria visit Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) -- Malcolm Hoenlein, head of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, said he met for several hours with Syrian President Bashar Assad during a secret visit to Damascus. In an interview published Monday by The ... Syria: Muslim Brotherhood chief urges Assad to learn from Egypt and Tunisia Iraq President meets Syrian VP in Damascus Syria, Iraq to transfer gas from Iran to Arab world |
Middle East Online | Annual export of Golan apples to Syria begins Jerusalem Post COM STAFF The first shipment of 30 trucks carrying 12000 tons of apples crossed from Israel into Syria Tuesday. The shipments are part of an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Israeli government collaborative program allowing ... Annual apple exports to Syria begin Israel exports apple harvest to Syria Occupied Golan: nurturing ties with the rest of Syria |
USA Today | Revolution in Egypt should prompt peace talks between Syria and Israel Christian Science Monitor The Obama administration should take advantage of Israel's and Syria's newfound strategic vulnerability to push for a peace deal. By Bilal Y. Saab / February 14, 2011 The resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the ensuing political ... SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY 26 VISIT TO CAIRO First Tunisia, then Egypt: Which Mideast autocracy will be next to fall? Tracking the ripple effect |
Syria stonewalls on site IAEA wants to see-sources Reuters Africa VIENNA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Syria has not granted a UN nuclear watchdog request for prompt access to a desert site, rebuffing an appeal for urgent cooperation with a probe into suspected covert atomic activity, diplomatic sources said. ... |
Ya Libnan | Lebanon: One land, but a people divided Toronto Star But last month, Hezbollah — the fundamentalist Islamic paramilitary/political organization backed by Syria and considered a terrorist group by Canada — contrived to turf the younger Hariri, along with his mainly pro-Western allies, in a parliamentary ... March 14 ceremony will surprise everyone, report Analysis: Lebanon and the limits of protest Lost Lebanon looks for a compass |
PoliJAM | How Did Facebook Get Involved In An International Revolt Daily News Pulse While it has become one of the primary tools for activists to mobilize protests and share information, Facebook does not want to be seen as picking sides for fear that some countries — like Syria, where it just gained a foothold — would impose ... Facebook playing down role as 'key tool for democratic change' in Middle East |
INA Industrija Nafte Had First Profit Since 2007 Bloomberg INA Industrija Nafte dd, Croatia's largest refiner, had its first full-year profit since 2007 as increased production in the northern Adriatic and Syria pushed up revenue. ... INA Group returns to profitability Croatia's INA eyes new markets, reserves MOL revenues climb on output |
The Staying Power Of The Military The Atlantic The military-dominated Egyptian power structure is replicated in many other countries in the region, with Syria and Algeria being the prime examples. One should not forget that the Syrian rulers killed 20000 of their own citizens in Hama in 1982 to ... |