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Branding Bashar: How Syria is slowly coming round to capitalism
World

Branding Bashar: How Syria is slowly coming round to capitalism

Damascus--In the town of Qardaha, perched on the mountains overlooking Syria’s Mediterranean coast, former president Hafez al-Assad must be turning…
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Syria’s ‘Once Again’
Cinema/TV

Festival Films, critic’s pick: Syria’s ‘Once Again’

Winner of many awards including Best Arab Film at 2009’s Damascus Film Festival, the Syrian film “Once Again” is the…
Egypt recruited agents abroad to counter Iran, says WikiLeaks
Egypt

Egypt recruited agents abroad to counter Iran, says WikiLeaks

Washington--Egypt's spy master revealed his service recruited agents in Iraq and Syria to counter Iranian support for militants in his…
Arab League threatens to take negotiations to Security Council
Egypt

Arab League threatens to take negotiations to Security Council

Amr Moussa, Arab League Secretary-General, has threatened to take peace talks to the United Nations Security Council.In a lecture given…
Abbas says Iran obstacle to Middle East reconciliation
Egypt

Abbas says Iran obstacle to Middle East reconciliation

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday attacked Iran for disrupting the settlement process and playing a negative role in Palestinian…
Hariri meets Mubarak as fears of Hezbollah indictments loom
Egypt

Hariri meets Mubarak as fears of Hezbollah indictments loom

President Hosni Mubarak met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday in Cairo. The two heads of state discussed…
Eleven arrested for alleged Damascus-to-Cairo organ trafficking
Egypt

Eleven arrested for alleged Damascus-to-Cairo organ trafficking

Eleven people have been arrested for alleged organ trafficking between Damascus and Cairo, the Syrian press reported on Monday.The group…
Why do we travel? To be free
Life & Style

Why do we travel? To be free

The sky was getting darker and the cold wind was becoming harsher, but hiding behind the closed windows of the…
Jumblatt’s inflammatory comments toward Syria censored on Egyptian TV show
Egypt

Jumblatt’s inflammatory comments toward Syria censored on Egyptian TV show

“I will smash Lebanon on your head," vowed head of the Lebanese Socialist Progressive Party Walid Jumblatt on a trailer…
Egypt halts inter-Arab electricity supplies to meet local demand
Business

Egypt halts inter-Arab electricity supplies to meet local demand

Fresh supplies of electricity to the inter-Arab electricity grid--which includes Lebanon, Syria and Jordan--were halted a few days ago in…
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