Telegraph.co.uk | 2 Iranian warships to transit Suez Canal for first time since '79 USA Today Two Syria-bound Iranian warships have been approved to pass through the Suez Canal, the first such passage since the 1979 Islamic revolution, according to news reports. Several outlets said the ships, reportedly bound for a ... Two Iranian Warships to Pass Through Suez Canal Tuesday 2 Iranian warships cross Suez Canal Lebanon: Iran vessels' passage through Suez canal delayed |
Syrian blogger jailed as social media helps protestors in Middle East Los Angeles Times A veteran blogger in Syria was jailed Sunday -- yet another example of just how important to demonstrators, and threatening to government regimes, the Internet can be. The blogger, Ahmad Abu Khair, was arrested early Sunday morning while driving from ... |
Mirror.co.uk | Iran, Syria and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Asharq Alawsat In Syria, immediately after Mubarak was overthrown, President Bashar al-Assad said "the Egypt of Camp David has gone"(although the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem stated last Monday that "the Egyptian military leadership's decision to continue ... A Series of Unfortunate Re-Runs The Middle East's New Brand: "Revolutions 'R' Us" Nationalism, Democracy, and the Arab Awakening |
UConn scholar to study ancient food production NECN Smith will use the money for botanical studies at archaeological sites in Syria, Turkey and Armenia. That includes studying what they grew and how their economies and social structures adjusted when climate changes affected the food production. ... |
'Israel showed us no proof of Scuds to Hezbollah' Jerusalem Post Ex-French defense chief says, despite close defense ties, Israel refused requests to back up claims that Hezbollah stored Scuds in Syria. Despite close defense ties, the defense establishment refused numerous requests from France for ... |
Ya Libnan | Syria Reportedly Steps In to Facilitate Govt Formation Process Naharnet Syria has moved from the stage of urging premier-designate Najib Miqati to speed up the process of cabinet formation to the stage of trying to facilitate his mission, the Central News Agency reported Monday. The Syrian leadership has started trying to ... Mikati's government formation process entangled in Sleiman-Aoun dispute |
MTN Syria 2010 Profit Up 83% to $132 Million on Customer Rise Bloomberg MTN Syria, one of two mobile operators in Syria, said 2010 profit rose almost 83 percent as the number of customers and revenue increased. Net income climbed to 6.2 billion Syrian pounds ... |
CBS News | Syria: Jailed 19-year-old girl worked with CIA CBS News Mallohi has been seen only twice by her family since she was jailed without charges in December 2009 by Syria's security forces. Bushra Kanafani, spokesperson for the Syrian Foreign Ministry, defended the sentence to journalists, and charged that ... |
Syria sugar refinery to continue operations despite profit drop Forexyard DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A new privately held sugar refinery in Syria with annual capacity of around 1 million tonnes will continue operations despite low premiums which have forced a number of plants to shut down, a top executive said. ... |
France24 | Schoolgirl blogger jailed in Syria Aljazeera.net Human rights groups said her long jail term was another sign of an intensifying crackdown on opposition in Syria, in the wake of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions. Al-Mallouhi had written articles on her blog saying she yearned to play a role in ... Syria sentences teen blogger to 5 years in jail Syria blogger Tal al-Mallohi 'convicted of spying' Syria Jails Teenage Blogger On Spying Charges |