July 2008
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News
July 2008

Assad visits India

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited India on June 17 to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.

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News
July 2008

Turkish FM: Syria-Israel talks successful

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said the second round of indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel which came to an end in Istanbul on June 16.

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News
July 2008

Assad discusses bilateral ties with French delegates

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with two senior aides of French President Nicolas Sarkozy on June 15 to discuss bilateral relations and the political situation in the Middle East.

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News
July 2008

US cautious on French-Syrian normalisation of ties

The US State Department reacted cautiously to plans by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to renew ties with Syria on June 9, saying Washington would discuss the issue with Paris.

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News
July 2008

Syria’s Foreign Minister meets with Hamas leaders

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mu’allem discussed with Hamas’ Political Bureau members, led by Khaled Mashaal, recent developments in the occupied Palestinian territories on June 9.

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News
July 2008

German, Syrian FMs discuss Lebanon and peace

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mu’allem discussed with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier bilateral relations.

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Politics
July 2008

Giving Peace a Chance… Again

Breakfast in Damascus and dinner in Jerusalem; a new push for peace may turn the dream into reality.

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Politics
July 2008

The Cancer Within

The perception of corruption in Syria is at an all time high, damaging the country’s business environment.

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Society
July 2008

Feeling the Pinch: the Rising Price of Food

The global food crisis is biting home and the country’s most economically disadvantaged are paying the biggest price.

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Business News
July 2010

Responsible growth key to success of microfinance

Syria's microfinance industry will only succeed if it adopts sustainable growth practices that balance the interests of lending institutions with their clients, Sanabel Board Director Youssef Fawaz told a microfinance conference held in Damascus last month.

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