French President Nicolas Sarkozy tried to breathe life into the Middle East peace process Friday, hosting his Syrian counterpart just two days after ...
President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday stepped up French diplomacy in the Middle East, holding talks with Palestinian and Israeli leaders ahead of an ...
In exile, Iraqis step out for a life impossible amid the uncertainty back home After fleeing their bloodied homeland, where violence and increasing conservatism confine their compatriots' lives, some Iraqis in exile are taking the opportunity to enjoy living outside the box. ...
Syrians smoke water pipes at a café in downtown Damascus, Syria on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Syrian President Bashar Assad issued late Sunday a decree banning smoking and selling and providing tobacco products at certain public utilities. The decree also prevents smoking ...
Khaled Mashaal, the leader of the Islamist Hamas movement, is seen during a meeting of the Follow-up Committee for the National Conference that combines eight Damascus-based opposition Palestinian groups, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 in Damascus, Syria. A statement issued after the ...
Lebanese politicians from across the spectrum on Friday welcomed the rapprochement between Damascus and Riyadh but warned it was insufficient to guarantee the formation of a government in Lebanon. "The Syrian-Saudi summit is not enough," acting Social Affairs Minister Mario Aoun told ...
Lebanese newspapers Friday welcomed the outcome of the Saudi-Syrian summit that encouraged the formation of a unity government in Beirut and stressed that it was now up to the Lebanese to settle their differences. "Summit of consensus in Damascus: for a national ...
Saudi King Abdullah and Syria President Bashar al-Assad agreed on Wednesday to "remove the obstacles" to closer ties between the two powerhouses long at odds, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. The decision could contribute to helping stabilise Iraq, which borders both ...
Saudi King Abdullah and Syria President Bashar al-Assad agreed on Wednesday to "remove the obstacles" to closer ties between the two powerhouses long at odds with each other, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. The decision could contribute to helping stabilise Iraq, ...
Saudi King Abdullah arrived in Syria on Wednesday for a two-day visit, his first since acceding to the throne in 2005, in a further sign of warming ties between the two Arab states. He and was welcomed at the airport by President ...
Saudi king visits Syria in attempt to mend rift after years of tension Saudi Arabia's king on Wednesday made his first visit to Syria since becoming monarch, the strongest indication yet of thawing relations between the two rival nations following years of ...
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah was expected in Syria on Wednesday in a further sign of warming ties between the two Arab states, a newspaper close to the government reported. "King Abdullah will arrive in Syria this afternoon for a two-day official visit, ...
