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Syria: Country Profile, Briefings and Latest Issues
The story on Syria: Politics, economy, social conditions, vital statistics and the latest issues.
Five Myths About the Syrian Regime of Bashar el Assad
Myths about Syria's Bashar el Assad, Alawites, Syria's enmity with Israel and Syria's alleged buffer against Islamists.
Massacres in Syria, Silence of the Arab Lambs
The silence of the Arab League and the international community in the face of Syrian massacres is a shameful display of impotence and complicity with crimes against humanity, Nehad Ismail argues.
What Are Hama Rules?
Hama Rules is an expression coined by Thomas Friedman to describe Syria's ruthless repression of dissent, emanating from Hafez el Assad's massacre in Muslim Brotherhood-controlled Hama in February 1982.
Syrian President Bashar el Assad: Profile
Syrian President Bashar el Assad, in power since 2000, is one of the Middle East's most ruthless leaders. A profile.
Abana River
Definition of the Abana River, mentioned in the Bible to refer to a river in Syria that flows through Damascus and is known as the Barada River today.
What Is the Muslim Brotherhood?
What Is the Muslim Brotherhood, when was it founded, by whom and to what purpose? A quick explanation of the Ikhwan movement founded by Hasan al-Banna and remade by Syed Qutb.
Syria at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Syria: SyriaÂ’s Olympic history and country profile, and SyriaÂ’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
Syria: Nation on the Fringe
The basics on Syria: people, politics, religion, relations with Lebanon and Israel-the most pressing current issues
Syria Slams the Door on Iraqi Refugees
Since 2003, Syria was by far the country most accommodating of Iraqi refugees, about 2.2 million of whom poured across the border. The open door is now closed.
Syrian Uprising
What is behind the Syrian uprising? See top 10 ten root causes of the uprising in Syria
Saudi Arabia and Syrian Uprising
Saudi support for the Syrian opposition is motivated by a decades-long desire to break the alliance between Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran
Syria's Armed Opposition: Free Syrian Army
The Free Syrian Army (FSA) is the focal point of Syria’s armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad: how are they organized and can they defeat the regime?
Syrian Opposition: Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is the historical nemesis of the ruling Baath Party of President Bashar al-Assad, and believed to be the best-organized Syrian opposition group.