<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Syria News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=65&amp;catid=257</link><description>News Feed for - Syria</description><item><title>Al-Qaida tied to Iraqi Baathists in Syria?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96512655&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:09:00</pubDate><description>Comment WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence officials worry the Syrian border with Iraq will become a terrorist safe haven like the Pakistani tribal areas, an intelligence review stated. U.S. </description><source>UPI</source></item><item><title>RP, Syria explore possible trade relations</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96576225&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:58:00</pubDate><description>A top level-discussion that explored possible trade relations between the Philippines and Syria transpired at the Shangri-la Hotel Boracay Island Resort and Spa recently. The 2nd RP-Syria Ministerial </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Korea's first business center in Syria opens</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96574247&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:42:00</pubDate><description>Korea's state-run trade agency celebrated the opening of its first business center in Syria, a country that has yet to conclude diplomatic ties with Korea. The opening ceremony for the Korea Business </description><source>Office of the President, Republic of Korea</source></item><item><title>UAE Ambassador holds reception for Australia-UAE Parliamentary Friendship Group</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96252268&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:23:00</pubDate><description>HE Dr. Saeed Mohammed Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador to Australia, yesterday held a luncheon in honor of the president and members of the Australia-UAE Parliamentary Friendship Group. The luncheon was attended </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>IAEA sees no progress in Syrian nuclear probe</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96563107&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T13:52:00</pubDate><description>Nov, 26, 2009 07:15 AM - Agence France-Presse (English Wire) UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei complained Thursday that his agency had made 'no progress' in its investigation into alleged illicit </description><source>Poten &amp; Partners</source></item><item><title>U.S., EU must tackle Syria on Kurds' plight: group (Reuters)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96558473&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T10:54:00</pubDate><description>LONDON (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to raise the plight of Syria's Kurdish minority in talks with Damascus.Pressure on Syria to reform its political system </description><source>Yahoo! News Australia</source></item><item><title>Archaeological cemetery dating back to Romanian era unearthed in Syria</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96476315&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T09:05:00</pubDate><description>Washington, November 26 : The Syrian national archaeological team has unearthed an important and unique archaeological cemetery dating back to the Romanian era at the village of Ma'rin al-Jabal, southeast </description><source>Topnews.in</source></item><item><title>Brand Syria</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96555555&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:45:00</pubDate><description>Reactions from foreigners about Syria and the Middle East are, unfortunately, invariably the same: Syria! Isnâ??t it dangerous there? Masked gunmen (Islamic of course) and burkah-clad women are clearly </description><source>Syria Today</source></item><item><title>Gaza, Obama &amp; Syria</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96555538&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:45:00</pubDate><description>Two major events played out across the global media last month. The first was Israels vicious assault on Gaza which shocked Syrians and brought people out onto the streets in protest throughout the world. </description><source>Syria Today</source></item><item><title>Philippines, Syria mull over future bilateral trade ties</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96542751&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:56:00</pubDate><description>A top level-discussion that explored possible trade relations between the Philippines and Syria transpired at the Shangri-la Hotel Boracay Island Resort and Spa recently. The 2nd Philippines-Syria Ministerial </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Minister says Israel ready to resume peace talks with Syria</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96465016&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:51:00</pubDate><description>Israeli Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour Binyamin "Fuad" Ben Eliezer said on Tuesday that Israel wanted to resume peace talks with Syria, noting Turkey could act as mediator at the talks with its </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Civil campaign to support the Occupied Syrian Golan concluded in Latakia</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96572435&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:27:00</pubDate><description>Lattakia, Syrian Coast (SANA)_ The civil campaign to support the resistance of the Occupied Syrian Golan titled Youths for Golan wrapped up activities Wednesday at Tishreen University in the coastal city </description><source>Syrian Arab News Agency</source></item><item><title>President al-Assad Exchanges Congratulation Cables on al-Adha Eid with Islamic and </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96562192&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T13:44:00</pubDate><description>Damascus, SANA _President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday exchanged cables of congratulation with Kings and Presidents of Arab and Islamic countries on the occasion of al-Adha Eid. The leaders expressed to </description><source>Syrian Arab News Agency</source></item><item><title>Secretary General of Goethe Institutes: Syrian-German Cultural Exchange Witnesses </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96500620&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:09:00</pubDate><description>Damascus, (SANA)-Syrian-German cultural exchange has witnessed a great development and Damascus is the land of culture and deep-rooted history, said Secretary General of the German Goethe Institutes Hans-Georg </description><source>Syrian Arab News Agency</source></item><item><title>Syria to ink a number of economic agreements with Philippines</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96389394&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:34:00</pubDate><description>MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) - 24/11/2009 (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Â Syria and the Philippines are to sign a number of economic agreements, particularly protecting and encouraging investments </description><source>MENAFN</source></item><item><title>Israel wants to resume Syria talks</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96296163&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:03:00</pubDate><description>ANKARA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Israeli Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Benjamin Ben Eliezer said on Tuesday that Israel wanted to resume peace talks with Syria, noting Turkey could act as </description><source>Xinhua News Agency</source></item><item><title>Netanyahu's Syrian distraction</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96410416&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:10:00</pubDate><description>France-brokered talks between Syria and Israel are unlikely to provide an avenue for peace â?? neither is offering anything new A glimmer of hope in the moribund Middle East peace process surfaced in </description><source>Guardian.co.uk</source></item><item><title>Lebanon cabinet deal signals Syrian return</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96466687&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:44:00</pubDate><description>The power given to the opposition in Lebanon's new government, and Damascus's role in sealing the deal, is a sign that Syria's influence is once again on the rise, says the BBC's Natalia Antelava.</description><source>LebWeb.com</source></item><item><title>UNHCR says number of Iraqis in Syria drops</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96464691&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T12:09:00</pubDate><description>You are in &amp;gt; Home / Baghdad, Latest News, Politics / BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has revealed a drop in the number of Iraqis living in Syria, </description><source>Aswat al Iraq</source></item><item><title>Syria is Still Not Ready for Peace Talks</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96433414&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:31:00</pubDate><description>Syrian President Basher Assad In November 2009, after meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he would meet Syrian President Basher Assad for </description><source>Cutting Edge News</source></item><item><title>Syria vows to deepen bilateral ties with China</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96034254&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T03:37:00</pubDate><description>DAMASCUS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday his country will deepen the relations of mutual benefit and cooperation with China so as to push the bilateral ties to a new </description><source>SINA</source></item><item><title>Hamas officials in Cairo meet with German mediator, leave for Damascus</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96317321&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:14:00</pubDate><description>The high-ranking Hamas delegation led by senior official Mahmoud Zaher left Cairo for Damascus on Tuesday afternoon, in order to discuss recent progress made toward a deal to release captured IDF soldier </description><source>Jerusalem Post</source></item><item><title>Much Interest from Syrian Producers at Big Dutchman Event</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96394679&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:35:00</pubDate><description>SYRIA - A seminar organised by Big Dutchman's agent in Syria met with great interest from poultry professionals. Commercial poultry production in Syria has developed significantly in recent years. At </description><source>PoultrySite</source></item><item><title>Fly from Riyadh to Dubai for only 1070 SAR</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96340032&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T03:49:00</pubDate><description>We are currently experiencing technical issues, which we hope to resolve shortly. During this period, if your booking originates from the UAE and you wish to book now, please select the 'Pay Later' option </description><source>Albawaba</source></item><item><title>Syrian Grand Mufti Discusses Prospects of Cooperation with Indonesian Delegation</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96507868&amp;Channel_ID=65&amp;Category_ID=257</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T23:25:00</pubDate><description>Damascus,(SANA)-Grand Mufti of the Republic Ahmed Bader Eddin Hassoun discussed on Wednesday with a delegation from Islamic University of Dar es Salaam boosting cooperation in the fields of fatwa, Dawa(call) </description><source>Syrian Arab News Agency</source></item></channel></rss>