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Damascus

Type: City

Name: Damascus

Country: Syria

Latitude: 33.5

Longitude: 36.32

population: 1,576,843

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

Syria vows to deepen bilateral ties with China

DAMASCUS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday his country will deepen the relations of mutual benefit and cooperation with China so as to push the bilateral ties to a new height.Assad made the remarks during a meeting with ... [SINA - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, China, Bilateral, Damascus

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Iraq refugees face dwindling UN funds, creating concerns of unrest (The Christian Science Monitor)

Damascus, Syria More than six years after the invasion of Iraq, up to 2 million refugees remain stranded in neighboring countries and fears are rising that international support for them is fading, threatening more long-term regional unrest.This week ... [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Iraq, Syria

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Walid Jumblatt

March 14 faces shifting landscape

Political defections and a shifting regional landscape suggest the ruling March 14 coalition in Lebanon needs to transform to lead effectively, analysts say.Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri led his March 14 alliance to power in June parliamentary elections. ... [UPI - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Paul Salem, Coalition, Progressive Socialist Party (LB), Anti-Syrian, Walid Jumblatt

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Otri underlines depth of historical relations between Syria and Russia

Damascus, (SANA) – Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri stressed on Thursday the depth of historical relations between Syria and Russia.During a meeting with Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media Igor Shchegolev, Otri called for enhancing cooperation ... [Syrian Arab News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Syria, Russia, Igor Shchegolev

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Queue and me against the world

Khalid Rashid spends his long, idle hours thinking about his family and the future he intends to build for his daughter Batul and son Abdul Rahman.Image Credit: Christine O'ReillyImage 1 of 41 234Al Ghuwaifat Khalid Rashid's home is his cab — a Volvo ... [Gulf News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Dubai, Khalid Rashid, Damascus

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Ankara and Damascus form stronger ties

The border between Turkey and Syria is a bond that ties the two neighboring countries together, the Turkish speaker of Parliament said in Damascus.Mehmet Ali Sahin met with his Syrian counterpart, Mahmoud al-Abrash, to discuss bilateral issues and simmering ... [UPI - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Ankara, Damascus, Bilateral

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Terry Fox Run Passes through Old Damascus Streets

Damascus, (SANA)-The Streets of old Damascus witnessed the 18th Terry Fox Marathon for supporting cancer research, organized by the Syrian Organization for Supporting Medical Research.The marathon, which brought together around 2500 people, set off from ... [Syrian Arab News Agency - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Terry Fox, Damascus, Pacific Ocean, Syria

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Hunting for peace in the Middle East [ GÃRKAN ZENGÄ°N ]

peace in the Middle East Hunting for peace in the Middle East- GÃRKAN ZENGÄ°N Columnists GÃRKAN ZENGÄ°N Hunting for peace in the Middle East Turkeyâs performance in the last seven years of its foreign policy has been a success story. Not stopping ... [Zaman - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Syria, Turkey, Nobel Prize

First Reported 56 mins ago - Updated 56 mins ago - 1 Documents

Syrian president discusses ties with Chinese leading official

["President Al-Assad, China's Vice Premier of State Council Discuss Prospects of Developing Relations" - SANA headline]11/20/2009Damascus, SANA - President Bashar al-Asad on Thursday expressedappreciation of China's stances towards Arab issues, stressing ... [Individual.com - 56 mins ago]

Entities: Damascus, China

First Reported 55 mins ago - Updated 55 mins ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Syrian prime minister hails Russia ties at talks with visiting minister

["Otri Highlights the Depth of Historical Relations Between Syria And Russia" - SANA Headline]11/19/2009Damascus, (SANA) -Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Itri stressed on Thursday [19 November] the depth of historical relations between Syria and Russ ... [Individual.com - 55 mins ago]

Entities: Russia, Syria, Damascus

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Energy)

IAEA Inspects Nuclear Research Reactor in Syria

The U.N. atomic watchdog said Tuesday it was inspecting a nuclear research reactor in Damascus because it had doubts about Syria's explanation as to how traces of uranium got there. ... [Naharnet - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Syria, Nuclear Reactor, International Atomic Energy Agency, Inspection

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Mohammed sends message to Assad

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has sent a message to President of the Syrian Republic, Bashar Al Assad, concerning fraternal relations between their ... [Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Ahmed Abdullah, Prior Permission, Damascus, Reproducibility

Quotes

...'The borders which Turkey and Syria share are considered the longest borders,' he said. "These long borders are a bond that ties our countries and peoples."

Ankara and Damascus form stronger ties [UPI - 8 hours ago]

...Shaaban told Arab reporters on Friday that Sarkozy had told Assad in his subsequent meeting with the Syrian leader that Netanyahu had told him "that the Syrian track was very important, and that he wanted to open talks without delay and without preconditions."

'PM wants Syria talks without delay' [Jerusalem Post - 10 hours ago]

How long can you wait for your wealth-store to return to full value? Or as Faber put it, "When Timur sacked Aleppo and Damascus in 1400, it didn't help to have your savings in gold. You lost your life and your gold."

The Golden Constant [HoweStreet.com - 11/19/2009]

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Aswat al-Iraq celebrates 5th anniversary [Aswat al Iraq - 12 hours ago]
'Netanyahu wants Syria talks without delay, pre... [Jerusalem Post - 14 hours ago]
Ministry of Higher Education, American Universi... [Syrian Arab News Agency - 14 hours ago]
Iraqi elections thrown off track [Asia Times Online - 16 hours ago]
Turkey Has Guts to Say to Israel:We Will Not Co... [American Free Press - 18 hours ago]
World organization supports Koreans' cause [Naenara - 20 hours ago]
Hizballah in War and Peace [Palestine Chronicle - 21 hours ago]
Hizballah in War and Peace [Palestine Chronicle - Headlines - 22 hours ago]
Syria vows to deepen bilateral ties with China [SINA - 23 hours ago]
Atomic Watchdog: No Bark, No Bite [Yahoo! Canada - 11/20/2009]
AISU calls for bigger steel mills in Arab region [Steel Guru - 11/19/2009]
The Golden Constant [HoweStreet.com - 11/19/2009]
Syrian president vows to deepen bilateral ties ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]
Queue and me against the world [Gulf News - 11/19/2009]
Iraq refugees face dwindling UN funds, creating... [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]
Otri underlines depth of historical relations b... [Syrian Arab News Agency - 11/19/2009]
March 14 faces shifting landscape [UPI - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Gold the Golden Constant is History Itself [The Market Oracle - 11/19/2009] AM By: Adrian_Ash Buy it for the gold bug in your life this Christmas...SINCE STOCK-MARKET BULLS never read history (meaning anything from the day before yesterday ...
Syria and Iraq and Lebanon and …. [Syria Comment - 11/18/2009] Eric Schwartz (center), US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, talks to schoolgirls during his visit at a United ...
ALHOMAYED: What Nasrallah was really saying dur... [MEMG - 11/18/2009] ASHARQ ALAWSAT: I always recommend reading Hassan Nasrallah's speeches rather than listening to them, because reading one of his speeches unemotionally allows ...
Syria to Nuke Watchdog: Nothing to See Here, Mo... [Wired: Danger Room - 11/17/2009] Two years ago, Israel bombed a suspected nuclear site in Syria. Now the UN’s atomic watchdog agency is pressing Damascus for a return visit to the bombed facility ...
France Champions Syria While US Says Difference... [Syria Comment - 11/17/2009] France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy greets Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad at the Elysee Palace in Paris November 13, 2009. [Landis analysis] ...

Audio/Video

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U.S. pushes for peace with Syria [Reuters Video: Top News - 07/26/2009]

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