Syria will launch a campaign demanding a boycott of Facebook after the social networking site allowed Israeli settlers living in the occupied Golan Heights to change their country designation from Syria to Israel, according to a report in the Arabic-language Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper on September 15.
The Association for Women’s Role Development (AWRD) called on local media to help end violence against women during a workshop held in Damascus on September 2.
EU resettlement plan to benefit Iraqi refugees in Syria
Iraqi refugees in Syria are expected to be the first to benefit from the European Commission’s proposal to increase the number of refugees resettled in Europe.
The deadly attacks that shook Baghdad on August 19 have had far-reaching implications on a political level, with Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki accusing Syria-based Iraqi Ba’ath Party members of masterminding the bombings. Syria Today spoke to a range of Syrians and Iraqis living in Syria to see whether the recent events have changed their view of Syrian-Iraqi ties.
Iraq has stationed hundreds of extra police on its border with Syria to allegedly stop militants from crossing into the country, the BBC reported on September 4.
Syria could receive more water from the Euphrates and Tigris rivers after Turkey announced on September 3 that it will try to increase the water supply that reaches Syria and Iraq.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez called for the return of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to Syria, labelling Israel an imperialist nation hostile to peace during a two-day visit to Syria from September 3-4.
Iraqi refugees in Syria are expected to be the first to benefit from the European Commission’s proposal to increase the number of refugees resettled in Europe.
Traffic policemen in Damascus shed their army-green uniform for new grey trousers and white shirts last month.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez called for the return of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to Syria, labelling Israel an imperialist nation hostile to peace during a two-day visit to Syria from September 3-4.
