Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met July 17 in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. At the meeting, Assad updated Mottaki on France's positions regarding Iran's nuclear dossier, and said that he was convinced that ... July 18, 2008, 1:43 pm
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said in a television interview that the warm welcome he received at the Mediterranean Union conference in Paris was not because of changes in Syria's position, but because of Europe's change in policy after ... July 16, 2008, 11:54 am
Snuffysmith's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
TIME 7/14/08 The Syrians Take Paris Andrew Lee Butters For the head of state of a former French colony, an official visit to Paris is always a good chance do a little shopping, take in some culture, and impress the folks back home. So it was for Bashar al-Assad, the president of Syria (which was once ruled by France under a League of Nations Mandate). Over the past weekend, Syrian state television...
biladsham (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Guardian: Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, warned yesterday that any attack on Iran's nuclear programme would have grave consequences for the US, Israel and the whole world. But Assad, Iran's most important Arab ally, also promised to discuss the issue with Tehran, suggesting that Syria, itself shunned by the US, could mediate in a crisis which has escalated, with Iranian and Israeli sabre-rattling...
DATA news (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was a guest of honor at France’s annual Bastille Day parade, in a sign that his diplomatic isolation is ending.
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The Caliph of Damascus celebrated the overthrow of the French king [on Bastille Day]. Bashar al-Assad looked quite at...
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
A senior Syrian official has told the London daily Al-Hayat that French presidency director-general Claude Gueant met with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Paris on July 14, and that the two discussed closer ties between the two countries as well ... July 15, 2008, 1:11 pm
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Amman- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Tuesday he has been asked by French President Nicholas Sarkozy to relay a message from Europe to Iran over its nuclear programme. Assad told the Doha-based Al-Jazeera satellite channel that he would relay ...
Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert conveyed a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad through Turkey's prime minister Sunday that Israel is serious in seeking peace with Damascus,
Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the sidelines of the
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was a guest of honor at France’s annual Bastille Day parade, in a sign that his diplomatic isolation is ending.
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
According to a Haaretz report, Syria does not have any plans of exhibiting a good-will gesture to Israel towards advancing direct negotiations between Damascus and Jerusalem. Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is quoted as saying that he does not even plan to extend a handshake to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Damascus does not plan to withdraw [...]
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was a guest of honor at France's annual Bastille Day parade, in a sign that his diplomatic isolation is ending.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was a guest of honor at France’s annual Bastille Day parade, in a sign that his diplomatic isolation is ending.
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
BASHAR al-Assad, the president of Syria, caused controversy when he attended France's annual Bastille Day military parade as a guest of honour.
