DAMASCUS, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The national archeological expedition recently discovered a gigantic building built with large-size hewn stones that date back to the Roman era, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said Wednesday. The building, the thickness...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is proposing to mediate between the West and Iran, telling an Italian newspaper that he's prepared to act as a go-between to improve relations that have been further strained over Iran's nuclear program. Syrian Presi...
The United States will send two senior officials to Syria within the next few days, possibly signaling a new direction in Middle East diplomacy by the Obama administration. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a statement in Jerusal...
Syria appears to be profiting from the recent Gaza conflict and is emerging from several years of diplomatic isolation to become a key player, again, in the Middle East's diplomatic arena. President Bashar al-Assad's support for Hamas is bringing Sy...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in Syria Tuesday in an effort to arrange a cease-fire in the beleaguered Gaza Strip, where Israeli forces continued their offensive against Hamas militants, who continue firing rockets into Israel. Nicolas Sarkoz...
The United States is cautioning Syria against new intervention in Lebanon following a terrorist attack in Damascus late last month that Syria has blamed on Lebanon-based militants. U.S. officials say they have been monitoring Syrian military activit...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 June 2008 Syria's president, on an official visit to India, has emphasized the need for peace in the volatile Middle East region. His visit, the first by a Syrian president in three decades, aims at boosting trade and...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 April 2008 Syria is beefing up security on its home front in a sign of escalating tension with Israel. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, there are war jitters on both sides of the border. As Israel co...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 28 March 2008 Israel is extending an olive branch to Syria. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Cabinet Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer says Israel is making every effort... to bring Syria back to the nego...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 30 December 2007 The president of France says he will have no further contact with Syria until he is convinced that Syria is really trying to resolve the political crisis in neighboring Lebanon. He spoke on a visit to Egyp...
