Turkey pushes to restart Syrian-Israeli indirect peace talks
More than a year after the breakdown of Turkish-mediated indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel, Ankara announced last month that it is close to bringing the two sides to the negotiating table again.
Syria reserves its right to develop nuclear energy
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mikdad said Syria has the right to develop a civilian nuclear energy programme at an international conference on nuclear energy in Paris on March 8.
In 1946 former Syrian President Shukri al-Quwatli declared April 17 Independence Day, marking the date when the last French soldier left Syrian soil. Syria Today hit the streets of Damascus to ask what Independence Day means to ordinary Syrians.
Lebanon’s Jumblatt calls for new start with Damascus
Lebanese leader Walid Jumblatt, a long-time foe of Syria, has been given the green light to visit President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, according to a statement issued by Hezbollah on March 15. The welcome comes after the Progressive Socialist Party leader expressed regret for previous “indecent comments” he made about the Syrian president.
French-Syrian conference focuses on Aleppo’s urban development
A three-day conference focusing on Aleppo’s urban development and the preservation of its cultural heritage was held last month by the Aleppo City Council in cooperation with the French Institute of the Near East (IFPO), Syria’s state-run news agency SANA reported on March 15.
UN-backed tribunal says it is close to identifying Hariri suicide bomber
UN officials investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri announced they are getting closer to identifying the suicide bomber behind the killing in a report issued on March 6.
Coins from Alexander the Great period unearthed in Aleppo governorate
Some 250 silver coins dating back to the time of Alexander the Great have been unearthed in the governorate of Aleppo, local archaeologists announced on March 4.
Young woman escapes honour killing Several family members of a young woman who gave birth to a child out of wedlock at Aleppo University Hospital gathered outside the building demanding she be handed over to be killed, the private website Day Press reported on March 7.
Q&A: Philippe Lecrinier Director of L’agence Francaise du Developpement (AFD) - Damascus Agency
French development bank L’agence Francaise du Developpement – better known as AFD – recently opened its Damascus office. Syria Today sat down with the agency’s head to discuss the organisation’s local mission.
More than a year after the breakdown of Turkish-mediated indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel, Ankara announced last month that it is close to bringing the two sides to the negotiating table again.
In 1946 former Syrian President Shukri al-Quwatli declared April 17 Independence Day, marking the date when the last French soldier left Syrian soil. 
Syria announced that it would soon restart ‘official negotiations’ with the European Union on the Association Agreement (AA) on March 16.
A three-day conference focusing on Aleppo’s urban development and the preservation of its cultural heritage was held last month by the Aleppo City Council in cooperation with the French Institute of the Near East (IFPO), Syria’s state-run news agency 
Some 250 silver coins dating back to the time of Alexander the Great have been unearthed in the governorate of Aleppo, local archaeologists announced on March 4.
French development bank L’agence Francaise du Developpement – better known as AFD – recently opened its Damascus office. 
