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It seemed like nothing more than a perfunctory state visit: two Arab leaders sitting awkwardly in ornate armchairs, making small talk and smiling for the cameras. But this meeting in October between King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz...
By way of Saudi King Abdullah's trip to Syria, the proverbial hatchet has been buried between the two countries, Bassel Oudat reports from Damascus Saudi King Abdullah used to come to Damascus often when he was still a crown...
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrived in Syria in a sign of warming ties between the two Arab states, after relations deteriorated over the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and the 2005 assassination of Lebanese leader Rafiq Hariri.
DAMASCUS, Syria, (AP) – Saudi Arabia's king on Wednesday made his first visit to Syria since becoming monarch, the strongest indication yet of thawing relations between the two rival nations following
Speaker of the People's Assembly Dr. Mahmoud al Abrash discussed Sunday with Chairwoman of the Arab Transitional Parliament (ATP) Dr. Huda Bin Amer topics listed on the agenda of the second regular session for 2009 currently...
Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALESCO) is launching from Damascus the education Arabization project in the Arab world in implementation of the project of promoting Arabic language in order to...
Samir Ghattas reviews a decade and a half of Syrian-Israeli negotiations Contrary to the common impression, 2008 brought major developments in the Turkish-brokered Syrian-Israeli negotiations. Such was the progress that Syrian...
Damascus: There has been much talk in recent weeks about a summit in Damascus, bringing Syria's Bashar Al Assad, Lebanon's Michel Sulaiman, King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia and Prime Minister designate Sa'ad Hariri,...
Just over a year ago, Saudi Arabia boycotted an Arab League summit in Damascus, withdrew its ambassador from the Syrian capital and, through its media, lashed out at Damascus’ strategic choices. The two countries were on a...
DAMASCUS, Syria, July 17 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia moved to solidify its economic relations with Syria as part of a Western push to counter Iranian influence in the Middle East. Ties between both countries became strained following...
