Chinese traders say Syria is no 'Axis of Evil.' Below is the last of three excerpts from "The New Silk Road," by Ben Simpfendorfer, reproduced with the permission of Palgrave Macmillan.
Syrian authorities have rejected a French wheat shipment they said had failed to pass quality controls, drawing the intervention of President Nicolas Sarkozy...
TEHRAN, Sept 22 - An Iran-Venezuela joint oil company plans to build a refinery in Syria as its first international venture with a capacity of 140,000 barrels of oil per day, Iran's Oil Ministry website...
MOSCOW, May 20 - Russia has halted plans to sell MIG-31 fighters to Syria because of pressure from Israel, the Kommersant daily reported on Wednesday citing an unidentified source in Russia's defence industry. Russia in...
DAMASCUS, Feb 20 - The Iraqi government plans to speed up multibillion dollar energy projects with Syria that would help end tension between the two neighbours, Iraq's first ambassador to Syria in almost 30 years...
ROME -- Italy is aiming to boost its economic ties with Syria by consolidating its business investments in the Middle Eastern country, Italian Industry Minister Claudio Scajola said. "Italy is closely following the opening up...
BEIRUT, Oct 5 - Syria and Iran, both targeted by U.S. sanctions, proclaim that their "independent" economies will suffer less than others from global financial turmoil. But economists in the region say neither Tehran nor...
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DAMASCUS, July 17 - Iranian pilgrims pray beside Arabs at the...
* British minister calls for "new beginning" with Syria * EU countries concerned about Syria's human rights record DAMASCUS, Aug 4 - Britain supports signing an economic pact between Syria and the European Union despite...