syria
Branding Bashar: How Syria is slowly coming round to capitalism
World
December 18, 2010
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
December 9, 2010
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
November 30, 2010
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
November 24, 2010
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
November 4, 2010
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
October 11, 2010
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
October 4, 2010
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
September 6, 2010
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
September 2, 2010
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
August 22, 2010
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…