Beit Al Mamlouka, Damascus, Syria
2009-04-29 00:42:00 Hidden behind a high wall in the Old Town of Damascus, the tranquil courtyard of the exquisite Beit Al-Mamlouka luxury boutique hotel. Read about our stay in Damscus here.
Palmyra, Syria
2009-04-26 19:05:00 The ruins of the Temple of Bel, the pagan god of the ancient city of Palmrya, Syria. This is one of the best-preserved Roman ruins in the world, and new discoveries are being made all the time. Of particular note is the work being done on excavating the elaborate tombs of the wealthy citizens of Palmyra. Our guide reckons there will be more unveiled in the next two years. For a full report of our visit to Syria, click here.
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Popular Iraqi actor who died in Syria mourned
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2009-02-10 19:23:00 AP - A popular Iraqi actor, well known for his television portrayal of a controversial prime minister considered to be one of the founders of modern Iraq, died of kidney failure in Syria.
Tackling domestic abuse in Syria
2008-12-18 16:51:00 Stop Honor Killings had an article I just found:Throughout her 25 years of marriage, Olfat, was regularly beaten and humiliated by her husband. Yet she never complained to anyone for fear of tarnishing her family?s reputation.?I suffered a great deal of psychological and physical violence,? said Olfat, now a 49-year-old mother of four. Her husband was always accusing her of having relationships with other men as an excuse to hit her.Following in the steps of other victims of domestic abuse, Olfat decided to put an end to her ordeal. She recently separated from her husband, after her children had all married and left home.Although it was a taboo subject for a long time, violence against women is now being denounced in the Syrian media and other public forums as a reprehensible form of behaviour. In the past few years, the Syrian government has held several conferences designed to raise awareness about domestic violence. However, the current public outcry against the abuse of women is...
Ali Abou Dehn
2008-11-13 21:11:00 “My name is Ali Abou Dehn, I am a Lebanese citizen. I was taken prisoner by the Syrian intelligence service during the occupation of my country by this Syrian Regime. I was jailed for 13 years, from 28 December 1987 till 15 December 2000.” The tortures, the Lebanese detained in the Syrian prisons, the images and ...
Obama Sends Anti-Israel Foreign Policy Advisor To Syria
2008-11-10 03:08:00 What great news. Obama sends Rober Malley to Syria for talks. Malley is as anti-Israel as they come. SEE HEREWASHINGTON [MENL] -- Presidential-elect Barack Obama has promised to improveU.S. relations with Egypt and Syria. Aides said Obama had sent senior foreign policy adviser Robert Malley toEgypt and Syria over the last few weeks to outline the Democraticcandidate's policy on the Middle East. The aides said Malley, who served inthe administration of President Bill Clinton, relayed a pledge from Obama thatthe United States would seek to enhance relations with Cairo as well asreconcile with Damascus. "The tenor of the messages was that the Obama administration would takeinto greater account Egyptian and Syrian interests," an aide said.SOURCE
Syria Leaders Nickname Obama "Abu Hussein"
2008-11-07 22:25:00 Are they racist for using his middle name? It seems everyone else that uses it is labeled racist.Meanwhile, a Syrian analyst on Friday said Syria would be prepared to restrain the militant activities of Hezbollah and Hamas if a U.S. administration led by President-elect Barack Obama shifts its policy toward Damascus. In an article published on Friday on the Asia Times Web site, Syrian analyst Sami Mubayed called on Obama to endorse the renewed peace talks with Israel to ensure their success. Mubayed, whose analyses are considered the official standpoint of the Syrian government, urged Obama to "normalize" relations between Washington and Damascus. Such "normalization" of ties would include dispatching a new U.S. ambassador to Damascus, the first since the deterioration of the states' ties in 2005. Syria would also demand that the economic sanctions against it be dropped, a change in Western rhetoric toward Damascus and compensation for the recent deadly U.S. air strike in which eig...
Syria demands U.S. apology for fatal raid
2008-10-29 22:03:00 Syria demands U.S. apology for fatal raid DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria’s deputy foreign minister says Damascus wants an American apology and compensation for a U.S. commando raid near Iraq’s border that killed eight. Faisal Mekdad also rejects U.S. reports that Sunday’s raid killed a top al-Qaeda in Iraq operative called Abu Ghadiyah who intelligence suggests ...
By: TexasFred's
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Syria: One Of Hezbollahs Top Leaders Killed
2008-08-04 16:49:00 A senior military official close to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been assassinated, according to Arab media reports.The official, identified as Brig Gen Mohammed Suleiman, was shot dead on Friday night at a beach resort near the port city of Tartus, the reports say.Damascus has so far refused to comment on the alleged shooting.The Free Syria website, which opposes the Syrian government, described him as President Assad's top security adviser.Pan-Arab newspapers al-Hayat and Asharq al-Awsat say Mr Suleiman had responsibility for sensitive security issues.Mr Suleiman was also reported to serve as Syria's liaison officer to Hezbollah - a powerful political and military organisation of Shia Muslims in Lebanon. SOURCE
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Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf
2008-07-09 16:16:00 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attack, state television reported. Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force commander of Iran?s elite Revolutionary Guards, said the exercise would ?demonstrate our resolve and might against ...
By: TexasFred's
Who Killed Rafik Hariri?
2008-07-02 02:36:00 The latest death toll figures from Hurricane Katrina can be seen on this website here. The famous Russian neo-Nazi video is on this blog here.Updated July 8:One wonders where to begin with a post like this. Rafik Hariri, of course, was the Prime Minister and self-made billionaire who ruled Lebanon for a time recently. He was assassinated in an expertly planned car bomb attack, but no one really knows who did it. All suspicion fell on Syria, and Syria did have good reason to kill Hariri.You really need a lot of background in Lebanese and Middle Eastern politics to even begin to understand the twists and turns of this sinuous murder mystery.Hariri was elected head of Lebanon and proceeded to go on a borrowing spree, mostly with Saudi money, and rebuilt Lebanon after the Civil War destroyed it. He did this by playing all factions off each other. He also instituted a Lebanese version of free market economics, an economic system that, thank God, is largely absent from the Middle East bec...
By: Robert Lindsay
German report: Assad?s brother-in-law attempted coup
2008-06-07 22:41:00 The report stated that Assaf Shawkat, Syrian military intelligence chief and Assad’s brother-in-law, planned to sieze control of the government while the president was hosting a meeting of the Arab League in Damascus in February. Shawkat was detained along with a hundred other Syrian intelligence officers. According to Die Welt, Assad was informed of the turnover ...
By: 1913 Intel
Azar Habib - Shou Awalik - ????? ????
2008-06-06 20:45:00 Image via WikipediaAzar Habib, - November 28, 1945 - November 15, 2007 - born in Marjayoun, Lebanon, was a Lebanese writer[citation needed] and singer. He lived in Marjayoun until he was four years old and then his family moved to Beirut. He was mostly known for his love ballads and for mixing traditional Arabic music with modern western pop. He was most popular in Lebanon and the Arab world One of his most recognized pieces outside Lebanon is "Habbeetik", which inspired Hatten är din, a Swedish flash animation which gained worldwide popularity as an Internet phenomenon. Azar Habib passed away in Lebanon of a heart attack on Thursday, November 15, 2007. From: WikipediaRelated articlesHezbollah Wins Major Concession In Lebanon [via Zemanta]Magda Abu-Fadil: Lebanon's "Future" Media Defy Threats, Resume Broadcasts, Publication [via Zemanta]Hezbollah: Lebanon to Return to Normal [via Zemanta]Deadlock leaves Lebanon in presidential limbo [via Zemanta]Saudi king to bo...
NYT Correction: Obama Willing to Meet Enemies Without Preconditions
2008-06-04 05:36:00 The New York Times Quietly Backtracks on Obama Defense The New York Times calls it a correction. I call it an admission that they intentionally tried to rewrite history over Barack Obama’s stated willingness “to meet separately, without precondition” with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea. The original Times story was in response ...
By: Webloggin
Meeting?Bush, Cheney, Olmert, And AIPAC!
2008-06-04 01:18:00 GEF @ 4:08 PM MST Olmert begins U.S. visit; set to meet with AIPAC, Bush By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent Prime Minister Ehud Olmert begins a two-day visit in Washington on Tuesday, which will include an address at the annual gathering of AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby, and a meeting with president George Bush that will focus on the ...
By: Suzie-Q
Syria to allow UN probe of alleged nuclear site
2008-06-03 18:45:00 VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Syria will allow in U.N. inspectors to probe allegations that a remote building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike was a nuclear reactor built secretly with North Korean help, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday. The invitation signaled the start of an international fact check of U.S. and Israeli assertions that Damascus ...
By: Latest News
U.N. Nuclear Inspectors to Visit Syria
2008-06-03 05:31:00 At the Euphrates site, Mr. Albright said, the agency?s inspectors should look for evidence like special piping, old foundations and chemical traces of graphite, a basic reactor building material. ?If the Syrians think that a quick visit and some interviews? will clear up the nuclear suspicions, he said, ?they?re sadly mistaken.? The senior official in Vienna said ...
By: 1913 Intel
Syria to Allow IAEA Inspectors
2008-06-03 01:48:00 Reuters: Syria to let in U.N. nuclear investigators: ElBaradeiBackgroundThis comes, in case one doesn?t remember, after last year?s mysterious bombing by Israel of an even more mysterious Syrian facility, which some in the West, including the United States, believe was a nuclear facility. Of course, Syria denies this charge. Another interesting point that should be known is that this comes in the middle of Israeli-Syrian negotiations.Good ideaThe Reuters article reports that officials from the IAEA (the U.N. nuclear watchdog) will be visiting not only the site that was bombed, but also 2 or three other sites. Interesting? Anyway, this can only be a good thing, as long as the IAEA does its job thoroughly.
Nuclear inspectors to visit Syria
2008-06-02 12:20:00 The UN nuclear agency has said that Syria is to allow inspectors to visit the country to investigate allegations that it was building a nuclear reactor.
By: Get rich
The Syrian-Israeli Peace talks
2008-06-02 09:00:00 And so the Syrians are having an actual Peace talks with the Israelis under the blessing of the Turkey , the new Power of the middle East. Surprise , of course our official media are speaking in the infamous way "Now they are imitating us those who can't liberate their land !?? it is so late" This is disgusting talk I read it and I felt so so so sad because I know that Egypt should stand with Syria in that critical time , she should leave her like what happened to us in Camp David. Anyhow I do not put much hopes on these talks because I believe it is a public stunt by Ehud Olmert . Guys pay attention to Israel internal affairs , Olmert is on the break of resignation or accusation of corruption or even both , he needs this to raise from his popularity , the tough warrior image did not work and so he goes to the Peace Maker , who will solve Israel's problems. Timing is critical , in fact you will know that it is a public stunt or even a way to seek for person...
The sequence of events
2008-06-01 19:01:00 Please look with me at the sequence of the events in the Levant in the past two weeks: The Lebanese parties reached to an agreement in Doha ; no more strikes , more Parliament sessions and a new president with a national cabinet. Turkey announces that it is the mediator between Syria and Israel. Syria and Israel admit that there are Peace negotiations between them. There are news that Israel and Hezbollah are going to exchange POWs in a very big deal that will even include Samir Kantar himself !!?? Fouad El-Saniora is back again as the Prime minister !!?? Israel released Lebanese Prisoner on the 1st of June for exchange of their soldiers remains . Now this is what I think Egypt is completely excluded from all that considering that the fact that the Egyptian regime considered itself as a the sole mediator between the Arabs and Israel, I mean were not the words of Mubarak and his FM during the Israeli invasion to Lebanon in 2006 that we kept our embassy ...
Some Progress In Syria-Israel Talks
2008-05-30 15:25:00 In the latest rounds of unofficial discussions between Israel and Syria there are reports of some slight progress in resolving issues between the nations. A Syrain official who is close to the negotiations said that issues were being discussed along genral lines in preparation for future talks which hopefully would get down to specific ...
Axis of Evil: Syria, Iran sign security pact
2008-05-28 20:02:00 Not that we didn’t already know this, but this makes it a little more official… Memri Syrian Defense Minister Hassan Turkemani and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Mustafa Najar signed, on May 27, a memorandum of understanding stressing the close security ties between the two countries. Turkemani is visiting Iran this week. The memorandum sets out technical and training cooperation ...
Damascus Talks Peace, Bids for Sophisticated Military Hardware
2008-05-26 15:24:00 When Damascus confirmed peace talks with Israel on May 21, a secret high-powered military purchasing delegation, headed by air force-air defenses commander Gen. Akhmad Ratyb, was already in Moscow. With a $5 billion allocation in hand from Tehran, the delegation was bidding for the most advanced products of Russia?s munitions industry. The six main categories of ...
By: 1913 Intel
Israel, Syria, and Iran Struggle To Resolve Issues
2008-05-26 09:05:00 The Israel government is currently engaged in discussions with Syria due to the mediation efforts of Turkey. An initial stumbling block in resolving the Golan Heights issue is the insistence on the part of Israel that Syria cut its ties with Iran and cease funding terrorist groups. There is a strong likelihood had such discussions taken place two or three years ago, the Syrian response would have been more positive, but pressure by the Bush administration and right wing Israeli groups made it impossible to conduct such negotiations. The situation has changed. Hizbullah has now become a dominant force in Lebanon which means Syria has a chance to reassert its power in that nation. “Timing” is a vital factor in achieving a nation’s foreign policy goals and there are signs the current time may not be that beneficial for Israel. Iranian and Syrian Defense ministers met over the weekend in Tehran where they pledged cooperation. Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mahommad N...
The bear is back
2008-05-25 17:36:00 As recent reports make clear, Russia is now forcing its way back into the Middle East - and not necessarily in the most encouraging manner. By dangerously increasing its arms sales to the region, Moscow is seeking to restore prestige, bolster influence and - not least - to make money. The latest example came with reports ...
By: 1913 Intel
Don't fear peace with Syria
2008-05-24 22:00:00 Olmert doesn't conduct peace negotiations with Syria to dispel the criminal allegations. Political masters of the leftist Attorney General are not interested in peace talks with Syria, an international pariah state. It?s one thing to kick the religious Jew by abandoning Jerusalem and Judea to Palestinians, an insignificant enemy beloved by the world media, and ...
By: Samson Blinded
Hamas Makes Threats As Israel-Syria Talk
2008-05-24 14:28:00 Israeli and Syrian leaders are discussing possible peace, but the leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, made clear his organization’s refusal to compromise on certain key points and the need to end the Gaza blockade. “If the international community and the concerned parties don’t take the initiative and break the siege, we will break it ourselves. ...
A new Israel-Syria peace push?
2008-05-22 14:54:00 The fact that both Israel and Syria have publicly acknowledged their indirect talks using Turkish mediation is of significance in itself. This brings into the open a process that has been under way behind the scenes for some months and it promises the first serious attempt at an Israel-Syrian peace deal since US-brokered efforts failed eight ...
By: 1913 Intel
The power of Hezbollah
2008-05-22 14:42:00 Lebanon’s factions appear to have halted a nascent civil war — at least temporarily — with an agreement struck Wednesday in Qatar between the Western-backed government of Fouad Siniora and the Syrian-backed Shiite Muslim militia Hezbollah. But the peace deal cannot fairly be called a compromise. Hezbollah won That’s the result of its stunning military ...
By: 1913 Intel
Peace between Syria & Israel
2008-05-22 01:39:00 Turkish Government is a key player in mediation between Israel and Syrian officials. Actually this mediation has been going on for over a year secretly but recent disclosure by Israeli Prime Minister ends the secret phase of the mediation. read more
By: BuzzVines
Israel Holding Indirect Peace Talks With Syria
2008-05-21 16:17:00 New York Times Israel and Syria have begun indirect peace talks, mediated by Turkey, aimed at reaching a comprehensive peace accord, the three governments announced in a coordinated statement Wednesday. The disclosure was the first public confirmation of the negotiations by all three sides. The statement is official confirmation of what was already widely suspected of being ongoing contact between Syria and Israel, directed by Turkey. In the past months, Israel had been reluctant to make the negotiations public. But the negotiations now seem to have made enough progress that all sides decided they should acknowledge the meetings. A senior official in the office of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the talks with Syria and the decision to make them public had been coordinated and agreed with the United States. The public disclosure that Israel, albeit indirectly, is talking with Syria, one of its most implacable enemies and a sponsor of grou...
Israel: Russia may be selling Syria arms
2008-05-21 16:00:00 According to the reports, the talks will focus on arms sales - including submarines, anti-aircraft missiles, the latest model MiG fighter jets and advanced surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. Israel is particularly concerned with a Syrian request for long-range S-300 surface-to-air missiles that could threaten IAF jets flying on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights. The S-300 is ...
By: 1913 Intel
Israel and Syria Agree On Golan Withdrawal
2008-05-21 15:00:00 President George Bush, in his speech to the Knesset, warned of dangers posed by engaging in discussions with nations or groups which are in the forefront of terrorism and derided Democratic rivals who wanted such discusisons as believers in appeasement. A week after his pep talk to Israel, the government of Ehud Olmert acknowledged it ...
Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria: Hopes Meet Reality
2008-05-21 05:34:00 By George Friedman In geopolitics, we are frequently confronted with what appears to be a great deal of movement. Sometimes it is the current geopolitical reality breaking apart and a new one emerging. Sometimes it is simply meaningless motion in a fixed geopolitical reality ? nothing more than the illusion of movement generated for political reasons ...
By: 1913 Intel
Germany Tightens Truck Sales to Iran, Syria Over Rocket Fears
2008-05-20 08:44:00 Germany tightened rules on the sale of heavy trucks to Iran and Syria over concern that the vehicles may be used to launch short- and medium-range missiles. In a ruling issued today by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, vendors of trucks with three or more axles weighing at least 20,000 kilograms (20 metric tons) will in future ...
The New Cold War With Iran
2008-05-19 15:05:00 The next American president will inherit many foreign policy challenges, but surely one of the biggest will be the cold war. Yes, the next president is going to be a cold-war president ? but this cold war is with Iran. That is the real umbrella story in the Middle East today ? the struggle for influence ...
By: 1913 Intel
Ex-IAF Chief: Expect thousands of rockets on Israel in future war
2008-05-17 19:49:00 The Israel Air Force’s outgoing commander-in-chief has said that during a future war Israel’s home front is likely to be bombarded with thousands of missiles and rockets in the possession of Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria. Major General Eliezer Shkedi made the comments in an interview with Israel Radio which was aired Saturday. He also said that ...
By: 1913 Intel
Another bad day for Syria
2008-05-13 20:04:00 At last something official came about Tarek , who was arrested without a trial; kidnapped if I want to be specific; from 7/7/07 "One special date you can't forget " The court at last said its word and it was not a just one as it should be , the court ordered to jail Tarek 3 years for the charge of criticizing the security authorities !!!????????????? I feel so sad and angry for him and for his mother !! I do not have anything to say , it is something expected for an old dictatorship like the Syrian regime. It is not over in Syria Internet users are reporting that the Arabic Wikipedia in Syria is blocked !!?? oh yes the Arabic version of Wikipedia is blocked !!?? Wonder why !!?? Seriously it is nothing compared to the English wikipedia and the scandals of the Assad regime there !!?? Well may be they will blocked it too soon ?? Technorati Tags: Syria,Tarek Biassi,Bloggers,blogging,Arab,r-egional,Mideast,middle East,Democracy,human rights,wikipedia,geek
Turkey Ideal Mediator Say Israel Academics
2008-05-12 09:07:00 This blog has been arguing for several months of the necessity of engaging Turkey in the Palestinian-Israel conflict and the Syrian dispute with Israel. Unlike Bush and Condi Rice, Turkish diplomats do not bring to the bargaining table the baggage of one sided support for Israel. Involvement of Turkey removes from Hamas or Syrian leaders ...
US says Syria, Iran behind Lebanon violence
2008-05-10 06:53:00 The Bush administration accused Iran and Syria on Friday of fueling ongoing violence in Lebanon by inciting members of the radical Shiite Hezbollah movement to take up arms against the country’s western-backed government. As Hezbollah militants seized control of large parts of Beirut, the administration denounced the show of force, which it said was being supported ...
By: 1913 Intel
The Truth About Syria
2008-05-09 21:08:00 “A breath of fresh air… relentless and unapologetic.” ?The New York Post Acclaimed Middle East expert Barry Rubin investigates Syria: its support of the Iraq insurgency, ferocious political repression and mix of competing religious and ethnic groups. American policymakers have been wrestling with the Syria question for years, but it has gained particular urgency in light ...
By: 1913 Intel
What a coincidence
2008-05-09 17:57:00 This coincidence shows you how the Egypt , Syria and Lebanon are too close to each whether on the Governmental level or the public level. Last Week Mubarak announced a 30% raise in Egypt Last week Bashar announced a 25% raise in Syria Then this week the Egyptian Government raised the prices of fuel products along with other products Also this week the Syrian Government raised the prices of fuel products along with other products To Lebanon The Pro-American Cabinet that no one wants it more because of its economic and political decisions raised the prices of fuel products along with other products and now people are really angry not because of sectarian reasons or Hezbollah or Iran but because of the prices. Technorati Tags: Lebanon,Egypt,Syria,Economy,Pol-itics,Arab,mideast,Middle East,regional,news,prices
Too late
2008-05-09 17:04:00 Egypt and Saudi Arabia announced that they are going to have an urgent meeting in the Arab League for the Arab foreign ministers after two days from today , oh yes after two days ; on Monday !!?? Either that Egypt and Saudi Arabia are waiting to see which side will win and so they will form a position despite their support to the 14th of March or that they are waiting form some external miracle to come and save the 14th of March from a bitter defeat !! I do not know what could happen in the next 48 hours , it seems to me that Nasrallah was not kidding when he hinted that he could control Beirut in short time , well he Syria wisely said along Qatar that this is an internal Lebanese issue they do not have to deal with it , did not the world always blame Syria for interfering in the Lebanese issue ?? Well they do not interfere !! By the way what the Syrian Social party did to the old building of Future TV is unacceptable and insult to Syria and the opposition before ... |
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