Isolated syria
September 23rd, 2008Isolated syria
Long-isolated Syria warms to tourism
The wall paintings in Mr Al-Halabi's hotel date back hundreds of years. It took Mamoun Al-Halabi almost four years to transform a damp and dilapidated Ottoman house on a narrow ... (more...)
Rice says 'isolated' Syria put on notice
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Isolated Syria seeks distance from Hezbollah - Jewish News of Greater ...
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Long-isolated Syria warms to tourism - Syria
It took Mamoun Al-Halabi almost four years to transform a damp and dilapidated Ottoman house on a narrow lane in Damascus's old city into a chic, (more...)
BBC NEWS | Business | Long-isolated Syria warms to tourism
Ramshackle houses in Damascus's ancient walled city are being restored to their former splendour as long-isolated Syria warms to tourism. (more...)
After wave of arrests, top general meets with Turkish leaders - International Herald Tribune
ANKARA : The military chief of Turkey met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul on Thursday as tensions rose following an investigation into an alleged plot to depose the government. News of the meetings, just a day ... (more...)
Tiptoeing around death in South Lebanon - Lebanon Daily Star
The rocket attacks yesterday across Lebanon's southern border with Israel were a worrying sign that the conflict in Gaza may escalate into a wider conflagration. Hizbullah, or whichever group it allowed to fire the weapons from its territory, sought ... (more...)
2nd Front? Rockets land in Israel's north - International Herald Tribune
NAHARIYA, Israel : Residents of this northern Israeli town awoke Thursday to one of their country's worst nightmares: Rockets from Lebanon and the possibility of a second front in a battle that has raged for two weeks in Gaza. No armed group claimed ... (more...)
Egyptian Complicity Exposes Deep Fear of Iran - Middle East Online
The people of the Arab world have longed for a leader to fight for their cause, and Iran has stepped up to the challenge. Moving closer to the United States and aligning with Israel's war on the Palestinians is not the path that will secure the ... (more...)
A War Without Victory - Post Chronicle
This is a very different war from the one Israel waged in Lebanon during the summer of 2006; a war that Israel, by almost all measures, lost. Today Hezbollah is better armed, further entrenched, and has greater prestige in the Sunni world than before ... (more...)