Globe and Mail | Intercepted munitions-carrying ship enters Ashdod Port Ynetnews The ship Victoria, which was intercepted by the IDF while carrying several tons of weapons from Syria to the Gaza Strip, entered the Ashdod Port while accompanied by Navy forces. Engineering Corps experts will search the containers aboard the vessel in ... Ship Bound for Egypt Is Seized by Israel Netanyahu: Arms on seized ship came from Iran via Syria Israel Seizes Ship Carrying Arms |
Ha'aretz | Syria gains stability as upheaval threatens its Middle East neighbors Ha'aretz Not only is Syria's Assad not at risk of falling victim to a revolution, but recent moves by neighbors to bring him into the fold have left him stronger than ever. By Zvi Bar'el Last week, Syrian president Bashar Assad had the chance to bolster his ... Protesters stage rare demo in Syria Syria: Israel behind anti-government rallies Sitting Pretty in Syria: Why Few Go Bashing Bashar |
Day Press News | Iraq Seeks to Import Electricity Through Syria, Iraqiya Reports Bloomberg Iraq asked Syria to allow it to join a regional power grid in order to import electricity from Turkey, state-sponsored Iraqiya television said today. The regional grid connects Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, ... Issawi: Explosives truck heading from Syria into Iraq Concerns over borders between Iraq, Turkey and Syria Israeli spy cell found in N Iraq |
Tehran hosts trilateral gas talks in April UPI.com UPI/Maryam Rahmanian TEHRAN, March 15 (UPI) -- Tehran aims to have a trilateral meeting on natural gas exports with delegates from Iraq and Syria in April, the country's oil minister said. Iranian Petroleum Minister Masoud Mir Kazemi and Syrian Oil ... |
Day Press News | UN agency launches youth project to help Palestinian refugees in Syria Tehran Times The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has launched a “Youth Support” project to create new job opportunities to the Palestinian refugees in Syria, local Al-Watan daily reported Monday. The project that began on Sunday will also provide ... UNRWA Launches Engaging Youth Project for Palestinian Refugees Cooperation with UNRWA |
Syria: The Country and the People TribLocal As part of the Big Read program, participants will learn about Syria. Syria has gone through many territorial and name changes over the last 3500 years. Bill Helmuth will take us on a journey to discover the people and their multiethnic, millennia-old ... |
Day Press News | News Analysis: The Powerful Nation in the Arab World Today: Syria Stony Brook Statesman Well, here's an answer: Syria. This might seem perplexing. Syria has, for the most part, not been at the forefront of news the past few months. People have seen Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, etc., but Syria has remained comparatively quiet. ... Why all is quiet on the Syrian front Until some form of democracy comes to the wider Middle East, Israel should ... 'Israel will be biggest loser in region after changes,' expert says |
Global Arab Network - English News | Syria: Financial support to boost textiles sector Global Arab Network - English News Syria's textiles sector is expected to get a boost in the coming years as the government moves to provide financial support for a range of supporting initiatives, some of which have been designed to promote sector modernisation, Global Arab Network ... |
Bahrain Could Learn From Morocco's Model Wall Street Journal (The murderous dictatorship in Syria boasts one such document.) Factor in the current political climate—tyrant-toppling mass demonstrations across the region—and you might reasonably accuse the king of pandering to a restive population. ... |
Deputy FM to Ynet: Sanctions on Syria needed Ynetnews Following the seizure of a ship that left Syria with weapons intended for terror groups in Gaza, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon told Ynet, "The international community must impose harsh sanctions against Damascus for violating UN Security Council ... |