Tag: Syria

• Friday, April 1st 2011 - 00:09 UTC

  Massive ‘Martyr’s Day’ demonstrations challenge to Syrian government

  

  Facing a massive protest movement demanding reform, Syria's president has set up committees to look into the deaths of civilians during nearly two weeks of unrest and replacing decades-old emergency laws.

• Saturday, March 26th 2011 - 10:30 UTC

  Unrest extends across Syria including Damascus; security forces shoot on protestors

  

  Protests have been staged in towns and cities across Syria, including the capital Damascus, a day after the government announced limited changes. Unconfirmed reports said a number of people had been killed in at least three separate protests.

• Friday, March 25th 2011 - 09:19 UTC

  Syria pledges to introduce reforms to meet protestor’s demands

  

  Syrian leaders have pledged to introduce reforms to meet the demands of protesters, after days of violence in the southern city of Deraa. Officials promised to study the need for lifting the state of emergency, in place since 1963.

• Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 08:06 UTC

  Mercosur and Syria scheduled to begin trade negotiations at next summit

  

  Mercosur and Syria are scheduled to sign an agreement to begin trade negotiations at the group’s next summit in Brazil, December 15, according to official sources in Damascus. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad earlier this year visited South America to promote trade and political links, particularly with Brazil that has a large Syrian community.

• Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:19 UTC

  Argentina, Brazil, Spain leaders offer to mediate in Middle East conflict

  

  The European Union and Latinamerica could play a crucial role in helping solve the Middle East conflict said Syrian president Bashar al-Assad following an offer from Spanish president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to mediate in a Damascus-Israel dialogue.

• Monday, July 5th 2010 - 04:46 UTC

  Obama administration is “weak” to ensure Middle East peace process

  

  Syrian president Bashar al-Assad wrapping up his Latinamerican tour of four countries, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina described the government of US President Barack Obama as ‘weak’ to ensure a peace process in the Middle East adding he was hopeful of negotiations sponsored by other countries such as Brazil and Turkey.

• Thursday, July 1st 2010 - 06:46 UTC

  Syria’s Assad in Brazil proposed close economic links with Mercosur

  

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on his first-ever tour of Latin America proposed a free trade agreement with Mercosur after meeting Wednesday in Brasilia with his Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva and giving a conference at the Foreign Ministry seat in Itamaraty Palace.