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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (l) speaks with Syria's President Bashar Assad, as Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, sits next to them during an official dinner, in Damascus, 25, Feb 2010 The presidents of Iran and Syria have rebuk
By Sonja Pace Damascus 09 February 2007 The U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, says the international community has a moral and political obligation to help the nearly four million Iraqis who have been internally displaced, or who
Economics Report - Conflict Presses Syrian Economy This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Eighteen months of conflict in Syria have hurt the countrys economy. But in the capital, Damascus, a certain level of normalcy exists. Prices are hig
At Least 55 Killed in Damascus Suicide Car Bombings The twin blasts, not more than a minute apart, rocked the Syrian capital during morning rush hour, crushing and burning dozens of vehicles and sending plumes of black smoke into the air. The blasts
Syria Detains Opposition Activists in Continuing Crackdown The Syrian government is continuing its crackdown Monday against anti-government protesters. Witnesses say the government is moving tanks and security forces into a number of towns and cities
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is visiting Damascus for the first time in more than a year. Outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his first visit to the Syrian capital in more than a year. Ob
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Syrian and Russian attacks on rebel-held areas of Syria often employ bombings and sieges to force out rebels at a horrific civilian cost. But the Syrian government says there are some places where it can negotiate with locals to ge
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 April 2008 Israel has condemned the meeting between former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and the exiled leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas in Damascus. But as Robert Berger reports from the VOA's Jerusalem bureau,
By Sonja Pace Damascus 07 February 2006 Anti-Danish protests in Jakarta New protests erupted Tuesday across Asia and the Middle East over controversial cartoons that many Muslims see as an insult to t
The State Department said Tuesday U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell is adding stops in Lebanon and Syria to his current mission to the region aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The Obama administration has sought to improve ties
The Syrian army has killed over 70 rebels crossing the border from Lebanon. The ambush in the Qalamoun area near Syrias capital, Damascus was carried out in close coordination with Hezbollah. But despite the attack, as CCTVs Alaa Ebrahim in Syria rep
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 21 August 2007 Ties between Iraq and Syria appear to be warming, as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pursues a second day of high level meetings with top Syrian officials, including President Bashar al Assad. For VOA, Ed
In jeans and a T-shirt, Asma al Assad among her people. Shes the London girl who married a president. She has the same name as my daughter. Down to earth and relaxed in crowds of young admirers. The dynamic first lady of a country thats changing. In
By Sonja Pace Quneitra, Golan 08 February 2007 Syria's president has repeatedly called for a renewal of peace talks between his country and neighboring Israel, and some in Israel say now might be a good time to deal. Central to any negotiations will
Car bombs and mortar attacks have killed at least 54 people in Syrian government-held areas of Damascus and the central city of Homs. Two car bombs exploded in a pro-government neighborhood in Homs on Tuesday, killing at least 40 and wounding over a
French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives in Damascus Wednesday, in the first visit to Syria by a Western head of state in five years. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the visit marks a change in French foreign policy and an effort to bring Syria back
Syria has reportedly deployed more troops along its border with Lebanon, allegedly to combat smuggling. Meanwhile a Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman is denying reports that Syria has withdrawn troops from its border with Iraq in retaliation for a w
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has given final approval to the establishment of diplomatic relations with Lebanon, after intense pressure from both France and the United States. Damascus had never formally recognized its smaller neighbor since bot
The Obama administration confirms it is sending a U.S. ambassador to Syria after a four-year absence. The last U.S. ambassador in Damascus was withdrawn in 2005 after the Beirut assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. 奥巴马政
Some 48 kidnapped Iranians were released Wednesday as part of a prisoner swap between rebels and the Syrian government under the mediation of several regional countries. The released Iranians were abducted by Syrian militants in the capital of Damasc