Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Lebanese released prisoner Samir Quntar said during a talk in the Syrian city of Aleppo that Syria has a president determined to win back the Golan through sacrifice and blood. He added that, according to Hizbullah's assessment, Israel will ... November 10, 2009, 11:29 am
LATICONOMICS (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Turkey: An Ally No More by Daniel Pipes The foreign ministers of Turkey and Syria met in Aleppo in October 2009. "There is no doubt he is our friend," Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , says of Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even as he accuses Israel's foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman of threatening to use nuclear weapons against Gaza. These outrageous assertions...
Elder of Ziyon (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Today was the traditional anniversary of the death of the matriarch Rachel, and thousands of Jews went to Rachel's Tomb to pray. Ma'an reported it this way: Thousands of Israelis, most of them ultra-Orthodox Jews, descended on the tomb of the Biblical matriarch Rachel in a militarized compound in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday. Right-wing religious groups petitioned Israel’s highest...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Aleppo - Ministers from Syria and Turkey on Tuesday signed an agreement to eliminate visa requirements between each others countries during a meeting in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. This is a day for both nations to celebrate, Turkish Foreig...
Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
I thought that you should know this. "Virgin" Mary has appeared in Syria near the border with Turkey. It is not clear whether "Virgin" Mary was visiting to taste the famous Aleppo Kabab. Will update you on this breaking story as more news arrive. (thanks As`ad--not me)
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Berlin - Simeon the Stylite was a man so ascetic that he spent his adult life on top of a pillar outside the ancient Syrian city of Aleppo, in a quest to get closer to God. Sai...
Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
In recent years, large numbers of Iraqi citizens have left their country, escaping the violence and turmoil afflicting their homeland. Many have taken up residence in urban centres of neighbouring and nearby states, including Amman (Jordan), Beirut (Lebanon), Aleppo and Damascus (Syria). While UNHCR’s task in responding to this situation has been facilitated by the generous admission policies...
Unicef (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009
ALEPPO, Syria, 24 July 2009 – Hiba, 15, calmly scanned the faces of a large audience gathered in Aleppo's Sheraton Hotel, expressing her conclusions with a striking level of self-confidence and maturity.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
ALEPPO, Syria, July 23 (UPI) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has been asked by Israel to mediate the renewal of peace talks with Syria. Erdogan made the comments prior to meeting Syrian President Bashar Assad in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, the Qatari newspaper al-Watan reported. There has been no official Israeli response to the Turkish prime minister's statement. The official...
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo is on a five-day visit to Syria at the invitation of his Syrian counterpart Walid Moualem.
My Right Word (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
This site has a cute chronology for the "Palestine National Authority" (although they do have a Palestine state flag"): Chronology 23 Aug 1516 Palestine part of the Ottoman Empire. 26 Sep 1918 British occupation (Palestine). 14 Jul 1922 Palestine League of Nations mandate under Britain (see Israel). 14 May 1948 Former British mandate of Palestine independent as Israel; West Bank under...
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