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Bouthaina Shaaban: Syrian and Lebanese prosperity are one

Syrian President's political advisor Bouthaina Shaaban told Al-Manar television on Friday that “Lebanon’s security, stability and prosperity are that of Syria’s.â€_ She said Damascus is “happyâ€_ with Lebanon’s...

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Ankara and Damascus form stronger ties

DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- 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...

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Akbar Khan honoured for TAJ MAHAL at Damascus - News

After being lauded at Damascus Festival, now filmmaker Akbar Khan has been honoured alongside actors on the likes of Ursula Andress at Damascus for his film TAJ MAHAL... AN ETERNAL LOVE STORY. Khan was honored for his work with...

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Syrian president 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...

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Iraq refugees face dwindling UN funds, creating concerns of unrest

The UN has had trouble securing international funds to support as many as 2 million Iraq refugees throughout the Middle East who are barred from working in their host countries. For 2010 the United Nations Refugee Agency...

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Queue and me against the world

Gulf News Al Ghuwaifat Khalid Rashid's home is his cab — a Volvo tractor unit with more than a half a million kilometres on the clock. The truck began its life rolling over the roads of Portugal 15 years ago, just about the...

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Syria Stalls on Signing EU Trade Deal

By JULIEN BARNES-DACEY DAMASCUS -- After years of pursuing a free-trade pact with the European Union, Syria is balking at signing a deal, as local businesses express worry about competition from European goods. The European...

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

The Christian Science Monitor - 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...

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Syria: Veteran Human Rights Lawyer Faces up to 15 Years in Syrian Prison

The Syrian authorities must immediately release veteran human rights lawyer Haytham al-Maleh, and drop all charges against him, Amnesty International said, as he appeared before a military judge in Damascus on Tuesday. Amnesty...

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Traditional hand-made glass craft survives history in Damascus

The atelier of Mahmoud al-Kazzaz is situated in an ancient area of Damascus where people can scent the past. "My name is Mahmoud al-Kazzaz and my last name means glass maker, which tells the history of my family," said the...

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