7 February 2012
- Russian FM visits Damascus as the US closes its embassy there
- New Opposition Military Council announced as violence is renewed in Homs, Zabadani and Idleb

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Syria Gulf Bank expands branch network
Syria Gulf Bank opened a regional office and main branch on Al-Malek Al-Faisal Street in Aleppo last month. Syria Gulf Bank started operating in 2007 and has three branches in Damascus and Aleppo. The bank is a member of the Kuwait Investment Projects Company (KIPCO) Group, a SYP 846bn (USD 18bn) enterprise with major activities in financial services, media and telecommunications and a variety of other business sectors across the Middle East and North Africa. |
7 February 2012