The future of the current Syrian-Israeli peace process has been put in doubt following the sudden move by Israeli Prime Minister hopeful Tzipi Livni to hold early elections on October 26.
Seventeen people were killed and at least 14 wounded when a car packed with 200kg of explosives blew up in Damascus on September 27, the worst attack the country has seen in 20 years.
Syria’s First Lady Asma al-Assad received the Gold Medal of the President of the Italian Republic on October 19 in recognition of “her steadfast commitment towards inclusive economic growth and sustainable development in the Arab World”.
The owners of a Syrian satellite channel hit with US sanctions for allegedly broadcasting footage of attacks on US soldiers in Iraq have said they will not stop their controversial programming.
Hamas’ Mashaal calls for thaw of Saudi-Syrian relations
Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal called for an improvement in Saudi-Syrian relations during a recent visit to Saudi Arabia, an Arab diplomat told AFP on October 6.
Abbas and Assad discuss Palestinian reconciliation
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to discuss the Egyptian-mediated reconciliation process between the Palestinian president’s Fatah party and the Hamas movement in Damascus on October 12.
Seventeen people were killed and at least 14 wounded when a car packed with 200kg of explosives blew up in Damascus on September 27, the worst attack the country has seen in 20 years.
Syria’s First Lady Asma al-Assad received the Gold Medal of the President of the Italian Republic on October 19 in recognition of “her steadfast commitment towards inclusive economic growth and sustainable development in the Arab World”.
