Syria ready for ’synchronized pullout’ : Russia
June 23rd, 2012 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Syrian leadership has told Russia about its readiness to withdraw armed forces from the country's cities in parallel with Syrian opposition forces, according to ... Read more...
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Syrian opposition to visit Moscow
April 5th, 2012 - 2:43 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Envoys of Syria's opposition will visit Moscow for talks April 17-18, the Russian foreign ministry said."On April 17-18, contacts with Syrian opposition envoys will be ... Read more...
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Syria, India open informatics centre in Damascus
December 30th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, Dec 29 (IANS) The Syrian-Indian Centre for Informatics was inaugurated here Wednesday, Xinhua reports.The centre, built at a cost of $3 million, includes three training scientific labs, a library, a ... Read more...
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Indian gives 100 million dollar line of credit to Syria
November 27th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by ANI
Damascus (Syria), Nov.27 (ANI): Indian today extended a 100 million dollar line of credit to Syria in order to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation and achieve a higher growth rate between the two ... Read more...
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Deadlock may soon end on Middle East peace talks
November 13th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Nov. 13 (ANI): Israel has signalled fresh hope for talks with the Palestine Authority following Palestinian officials postponing the elections in their territories indefinitely. The polls were originally scheduled to be ... Read more...
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Iran’s nuclear drive irritates Franco-Syrian ties: Kouchner
July 12th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, July 12 (DPA) French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, speaking to reporters from Damascus Sunday, admitted that France and Syria were "not in full agreement" on Iran's nuclear programme.
"We are not in ... Read more...
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‘Implementation of Arab League summit decisions a victory’
January 19th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 19 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that implementation of decisions made in the extraordinary Arab League Summit in Doha will be a victory for Islamic countries, official IRNA ... Read more...
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India, Syria sign MoU to provide framework for cooperation in oil and gas sector
January 14th, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.14 (ANI): India and Syria on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will establish an institutional framework for bilateral cooperation in the oil and natural gas sectors. ... Read more...
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Iranian leader calls on Arabs to stop ‘Zionist wolves’
December 28th, 2008 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 28 (DPA) Iran's supreme leader Sunday called on Arab states to stop what he called "Zionist (Israeli) wolves" from committing "further crimes" against Palestinians in Gaza.In a statement carried by ... Read more...
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Iran expresses solidarity with Palestinians
December 28th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 28 (IANS) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes on Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip and expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people, the official IRNA news ... Read more...
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Sarkozy seeks Syrian help in Iran nuclear standoff
September 4th, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, Sep 4 (RIA Novosti) French president Nicolas Sarkozy has asked for help from his Syrian counterpart to ensure that Iran does not produce nuclear weapons.Sarkozy said after meeting President Bashar Assad ... Read more...
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Russia, Syria to build strategic relations: Presidents
August 21st, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (Xinhua) Russia and Syria will build a strategic relationship in a bid to enhance bilateral ties and speed up cooperation, the two heads of states said Thursday."Russian-Syrian relations ... Read more...
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11 killed in bus exposition in Lebanon
August 13th, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beirut, Aug 13 (Xinhua) At least 11 people were killed and some 40 wounded in an explosion in a bus in northwest Lebanon's Tripoli city Wednesday, ANB TV reported. Eight of the ... Read more...
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Syria to normalize relations with Lebanon
July 13th, 2008 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Paris, July 13 (DPA) Syria is determined to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon, according to a joint French-Syrian statement issued in Paris Saturday. And France is to push for closer ties between ... Read more...
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India, Syria should intensify ties: Patil
June 19th, 2008 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) India and Syria should intensify their relations by ramping trade and encouraging people-to-people contacts, Indian President Pratibha Patil said here Wednesday. Speaking at a banquet she hosted ... Read more...
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U.S. officially asks Iran to attend talks on Iraq
November 21st, 2007 - 7:21 pm ICT by admin
Tehran, Nov.21 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki has that the United States has officially submitted a note requesting that Iran attend talks on Iraq, and Tehran has agreed.
"The negotiations are ... Read more...
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