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Syria Starts $2.1 Billion Irrigation Project on Tigris River - Bloomberg Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:16:45 GMT+00:00

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Syria Starts $2.1 Billion Irrigation Project on Tigris River Bloomberg Syria's eastern region is home to the country's oil, gas, wheat and cotton industries. The region was hit by severe droughts over the last few years. Syria and Turkey set the first stone for a dam capable of storing 115 million cubic meters of water on ... Sitting Pretty in Syria: Why Few Go Bashing BasharTIME President of Syria grants general amnestyTrend News Agency The Dictator's Wife Wears LouboutinsWall Street Journal Styleite -Aljazeera.net -Winnipeg Free Press all 48 news articles »

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Rights activist Haitham al Maleh, aged 80, to be freed in Syria amnesty - The National Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:14:24 GMT+00:00

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Rights activist Haitham al Maleh, aged 80, to be freed in Syria amnesty The National "If he is released, and we believe that is what will happen, we welcome that," said Ammar Qurabi, head of the National Organisation for Human Rights in Syria (NOHRS). "From the beginning, the arrest of Haitham al Maleh was wrong so this release would ... Syrian prisoners launch hunger strikeJerusalem Post 13 jailed Syrian activists are staging a hunger strikeYa Libnan Syrian political prisoners go on hunger strikeWashington Post all 92 news articles »

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Iran, North Korea, Syria uncooperative with nuke info, UN says - Examiner.com Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:55:48 GMT+00:00

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Iran, North Korea, Syria uncooperative with nuke info, UN says Examiner.com International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano named Iran, North Korea and Syria as not in compliance with United Nations mandates to provide full information about the purposes of the nuclear facilities. Iran continues to insist it ... IAEA Chief Presses Iran, Syria to Come Clean on Nuclear ActivitiesGlobal Security Newswire IAEA chief sees possible progress in Syria probeReuters Africa Iran, Syria in hot seat at UN atomic watchdog meetAhram Online AFP -UPI.com -Independent all 212 news articles »

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Korean Students Flock To Syria To Learn Arabic - Bernama Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:28:48 GMT+00:00

Korean Students Flock To Syria To Learn Arabic Bernama SEOUL, March 8 (Bernama) -- Syria is fast becoming a new hub for South Korean students wishing to learn Arabic, thanks to its safe environment and low living costs, among other reasons. Forty-one Korean students are currently living in the Middle ... and more »

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Iran, Turkey, Syria, Iraq Will Issue Joint Visa, Hamshahri Says - Bloomberg Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:35:46 GMT+00:00

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Iran, Turkey, Syria, Iraq Will Issue Joint Visa, Hamshahri Says Bloomberg Iran, Turkey, Syria and Iraq agreed to facilitate tourism by issuing visas valid for all four countries, Hamshahri reported, citing a senior Iranian official. The plan for the joint visa, which will be ... Iran, Syria, Iraq, and Turkey To Issue Joint Tourist VisaMEMRI (blog) Iran, Turkey, Syria, Iraq agree on issuing joint visaISNA all 8 news articles »

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Syria's President Assad Grants Amnesty for Some Crimes - Bloomberg Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:41:20 GMT+00:00

Syria's President Assad Grants Amnesty for Some Crimes Bloomberg The regime in Syria “does this regularly and the amnesty today doesn't apply to political activists who are imprisoned,” Nadim Houry, Lebanon's director for New York-based Human Rights Watch, said in a telephone interview in Beirut. ...

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Executives of Turkish energy companies to seek business opportunities in Syria - Hurriyet Daily News Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:28:46 GMT+00:00

Hurriyet Daily News

Executives of Turkish energy companies to seek business opportunities in Syria Hurriyet Daily News Executives of Turkish energy companies will hold talks in Syria in mid-March in a bid to win a share of power plant tenders scheduled in the Arab neighbor. A group of Turkish businessmen and executives of Turkey's leading energy firms, led by Turkish ... and more »

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UN to Visit Suspected Syrian Nuke Site - U.S. News & World Report Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:01:51 GMT+00:00

UN to Visit Suspected Syrian Nuke Site U.S. News & World Report Syria has agreed to allow United Nations inspectors access to a chemical plant that has been suspected of concealing a uranium enrichment operation. The Homs acid purification plant produces uranium concentrates, or yellow cake, ... and more »

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Bab al-Hawa - Archaeological Gate Links Syria and Turkey - Global Arab Network - English News Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:32:49 GMT+00:00

Global Arab Network - English News

Bab al-Hawa - Archaeological Gate Links Syria and Turkey Global Arab Network - English News By H. Zain Syria (Idlib) - The archaeological Bab al-Hawa site has an economic and commercial importance, in addition to its archaeological and historical significance since it constitutes a crossing point for commercial convoys from and to Turkey and ... and more »

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Syria seeks tenders for USD8.4b projects - Middle East North Africa Financial Network Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:08:48 GMT+00:00

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Syria seeks tenders for USD8.4b projects Middle East North Africa Financial Network The general director said that Syria has to build around 570000 housing units by 2015. Almost 35 percent of the possible investors are mainly from the Gulf, with a few from Turkey and Iran. It is worth noting that the commission, established in 2008, ... Syria to Tender Property Projects Valued at $8.4 BillionBloomberg all 4 news articles »