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Syria may invite Russian mobile carrier - minister (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
MOSCOW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Syria is considering inviting a Russian cellular operator into its market, Russia's Communications Minister Igor Shchyogolev said on Thursday.
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Syria must choose between 'peace or belligerence': Peres (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Syria must choose between "peace or belligerence" in its dealings with Israel, and between relations with Iran or the Jewish state, Israeli President Shimon Peres said Wednesday.
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IAEA makes little headway on Syria, Iran (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The UN atomic watchdog on Wednesday reported scant progress in its investigations into alleged suspect nuclear activities in both Iran and Syria.
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Clarification: Syria-Archaeology story (AP via Yahoo! News)
In a Nov. 13 story about the discovery of an ancient church in Syria, The Associated Press called ancient Palmyra the center of an Arab state and said its Queen Zenobia carved out an independent Arab kingdom. Some historians refer to Palmyra as Arab but others say it was more likely a mixture of Arab, Aramaean and other Semitic cultures.
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Syria and Britain all ears now (Asia Times)
DAMASCUS - Former British prime minister Tony Blair showed personal interest in the domestic reform program begun by Syria's new President Bashar al-Assad in 2000. Blair wrote an article at the time, saying that Syria was "a power in the Middle East, a leader of Arab opinion, central to any comprehensive peace deal with Israel, and a member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council".
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Diplomats: IAEA to circulate Syria, Iran reports (AP via Yahoo! News)
Diplomats say that the U.N nuclear watchdog agency is expected to circulate reports on Syria and Iran later in the day.
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Russia, Syria may establish joint bank (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Syria is interested in establishing a joint bank with Russia with the purpose of a possible switchover to the Russian ruble in mutual settlements, the Russian communications minister said on Thursday.
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Syria and UK 'share intelligence' (BBC News)
Syria and the UK have been holding high-level intelligence talks in order to combat terrorism, Syrian officials tell BBC.
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Foreign secretary David Miliband to visit Syria (Guardian Unlimited)
Syria is taking another step towards international respectability with a visit by David Miliband, Britain's foreign secretary, which is designed, in part, to encourage the new US administration to follow suit. Miliband is due in Damascus next week as part of a wider Middle East tour at a time that western diplomatic efforts are focused on how to keep the faltering regional peace process ...
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Syria, Jordan pledge cooperation towards economic intergration (Zawya)
DAMASCUS, Nov 20 (KUNA) -- Syria and Jordan both underlined their commitment during a joint meeting in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday towards maintaining economic cooperation that lessens the effect of the global financial trauma.
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