http://www.zawya.com/countries/syen-usCopyright 2009 ABQ Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:46:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/countries/syhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108094607The Bahrain based leading Islamic banking group Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. announced that the IPO of Al Baraka Bank Syria was extremely successful as it was oversubscribed by more than four times.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:58:19 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091108094607Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108110649International law firm Lovells has advised a subsidiary of Lafarge S.A. on the project financing relating to a $US682 million development of a cement plant in northern Syria. This is believed to be the first project financing to have closed in the country.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:54:50 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091108110649Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108072357More than half of the region's employers, 52%, are planning to recruit over the next few months, as the region picks up following the global economic downturn- 26% definitely hiring and 26% probably hiring, according to the new Jobs Index study conducted by Bayt.com, in conjunction with YouGov Siraj.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:35:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091108072357Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108051839The investments undertaken by the Kuwaiti-Syrian al-Jaz investment group in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor have so far exceeded 4 billion S.P., said Director General of the Industrial City of Deir Ezzor Kaser Outhman.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:29:20 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091108051839Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108043638Emaar Healthcare Group is considering opening medical centres in Egypt and Syria as it looks to expand abroad, says Omar al Shunnar, the chief executive.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:37:57 GMTThe National ZAWYA20091108043638Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107055146Syria's permanent envoy to the United Nations Bashar al-Ja'afari said that the Syrian delegation has voted in favor of the decision adopted by the UN General Assembly today on holding the Israeli occupation authorities responsible for the crimes they perpetrated during the latest aggression on Gaza.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:10:53 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091107055146Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107055304Deputy Chairman of Justice and development Party in Turkey Kursad Tuzmen on Friday said his country gives special importance to its relations with Syria because it is a neighboring and friendly country. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:10:20 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091107055304Openhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/sy/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=COUNTRY%20RISK%20RATINGFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091106210128124Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/sy/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=ECONOMIC%20STRUCTUREFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091106210149343Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106105625A Syrian Parliamentary delegation participating in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean meetings in Brussels on Thursday demanded Israeli withdrawal from the Occupied Syrian Golan.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:07:24 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091106105625Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106105628President Bashar al-Assad sent a verbal message to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran on the bilateral relations and the developments in the region. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:07:03 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091106105628Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106105622Al-Bayrouni Hospital in Damascus successfully performed several esophageal stoma procedures, which involve surgical opening of the esophagus and installing a device known as a speech button to restore the ability to speak in patients who underwent laryngectomy because of laryngeal cancer.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:06:14 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091106105622Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105053740Iranian Engineers will launch the first phase of Tishreen power plant in Syria. Over 77 percent of the power plant's working operations have been completed and its first phase is set to be launched by the Iranian engineers within the next two months.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:44:38 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091105053740Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105065027Preliminary results of the experiments carried out by the project of studying and collecting wild plants in the Syrian Desert have shown that there are 45 wild plant species out of 135 that could be used in the medical field.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:36:39 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091105065027Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105050746The General Department of Harbors in Lattakia completed the installation of five radar stations along the coastline that cover the Syrian territorial waters for the purpose of guaranteeing the safety of ships.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:31:36 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091105050746Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104104836Millennium Energy Industries (MEI) announced from its regional base in Amman, its readiness to launch its operations, using a grant provided by the European Union and in Cooperation with Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO), in the Syrian market.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:01:36 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091104104836Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104051217Syrian Cabinet agreed to ratify the 2009 memo of understanding signed on October 26 between Syrian and Jordanian ministers of Finance.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:39:35 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091104051217Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104052124The Syrian and German governments signed on Tuesday at the State Planning Commission the Debt Conversion Agreement (Third Level) which amounts to Euro 20 million.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:37:35 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091104052124Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104052458France will be a main partner in the framework of cooperation projects with Syria including the project of Transportation Applied Research Center at Tishreen University, French Minister of Transport Dominique Bussereau said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:36:34 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091104052458Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T142634ZJTS45Syrian human rights lawyer Haytham Maleh was charged on Tuesday with publishing false information and "insulting" a government entity, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:49:07 GMTAFP ANA20091103T142634ZJTS45Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103064554According to a release issued by the Syrian Transport Ministry, Syrian Transport Minister Yarub Badr and French Secretary of State for Transportation Dominique Bussereau agreed on issues related to transportation in cities, research, studies, logistic passages, and civil aviation.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:07:40 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091103064554Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103045938The Ministry of Communications and Technology, in cooperation with Syrian Computer Society and the Center for Evaluation and the Software Engineering Competence Center in Egypt, launched on Monday the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) project as part of the process of developing the programming industry in Syria.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:45:25 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091103045938Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103050138Damascus &ndash Syrian-Omani Business Council called for upgrading economic relations between Syria and Oman as well as increasing the volume of trade exchange between the two countries. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:41:25 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091103050138Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102102029The initial public offering (IPO) market in the Middle East has declined according to the figures in the Ernst & Young Middle East IPO Update for the third quarter (Q3) of 2009.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:51:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091102102029Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091101T183237ZJMS47US President Barack Obama's administration has replaced the orders of his predecessor's era with "dialogue" but there is still room for an improvement in relations, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:05 GMTAFP ANA20091101T183237ZJMS47Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101071945The Syrian-Qatari Holding (SQH), Syria?s largest holding company equally owned by Syria and Qatar has added sewage treatment plants to its project portfolio in Syria with the signing of a memorandum of understanding.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:25:09 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091101071945Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101054956Syria and Italy signed a number of memos of understanding in the fields of industry, trade, agriculture and transport.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:56:14 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091101054956Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031053945Public Establishment for Electricity Generation and Transmission PEEGT signed a 300 million euro contract with the Indian company Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited BHEL for expanding Tishreen Power Plant by 400 megawatt.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:37:56 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091031053945Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031040554Rents for commercial and office spaces in the Middle East, especially Dubai, are at a tipping point, with improving sentiment likely to lead a more significant increase in leasing activity in the next six to 12 months, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:11:11 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091031040554Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031060838Ferrari has sold 35% more cars in the UAE this year and 30 per cent more cars in the Middle East in 2009 compared to a year earlier, despite the economic recession.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:00 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091031060838Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091031T080540ZJJG41US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to arrive in Israel on Saturday on a mission aimed at injecting new life into the moribund Middle East peace process.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:38:40 GMTAFP ANA20091031T080540ZJJG41Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031043759Favorable market conditions in MENA region provide tenants and occupiers with opportunities to take advantage of the new, competitive nature of the market, according to Jones Lang LaSalle MENA House View.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:23:15 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091031043759Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091029T145222ZJCO66US envoy George Mitchell was in Israel on Thursday in another bid to rescue the hobbled Middle East peace process, as Palestinian divisions have heightened fears that it might collapse altogether.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:32 GMTAFP ANA20091029T145222ZJCO66Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029080334The Middle East broadcast industry is forecast to expand at double-digit annual rates over the next five years, far outstripping the average of 6.6 per cent growth per annum, worldwide.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:58:51 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091029080334Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029095319A staggering 61 percent of bank clients in Syria do not own any form of plastic cards shows Syria Banking Monitor, Acumen?s survey of banking usage and attitudes.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:55:20 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091029095319Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029070803The Syrian Health Ministry has requested six million swine flu vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) from three pharmaceutical companies, it was announced.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:15:00 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091029070803Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_28102009_291022.txtThe Middle East/Africa region reported mixed year-over-year hotel results in three key measurements - occupancy, average daily rate and revenue per available room - for September 2009, according to data compiled by STR Global.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:22:17 GMTGulf News GN_28102009_291022.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091028113954Jazeera Airways announced it is expanding further into Syria, with non-stop flights to Latakia­­ ? the airline?s fourth destination in the country.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:47:27 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091028113954Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091028033443Syria agreed late Monday to register Jordan-manufactured medicines even if alternatives are available there, a Jordanian official said.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:20:40 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091028033443Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091028040739The UAE is keen to invest in Syria's untapped and promising banking sector, said Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, President of the UAE Federal National Council.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:52:56 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091028040739Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091027103905Syria's Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Agriculture Organization / FAO/ signed Tuesday an agreement for getting rid of persistent organic pollutants and the expired pesticides.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:48:20 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091027103905Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091027032510Jordan and Syria on Monday agreed to reciprocally exempt their citizens travelling between the two countries via land from any departure taxes paid at borders, effective January 1, 2010.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:46:07 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091027032510Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091027T011451ZIRG51Venezuela and Syria cemented their ties on Monday as they signed five trade, agriculture and energy cooperation agreements, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:47:41 GMTAFP ANA20091027T011451ZIRG51Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091026111644LG Air Conditioning Center offers the A/C industry in Syria unprecedented access to leading technologies and learning tools.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:36:33 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091026111644Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091026034256The Joint Jordanian-Syrian Ministerial Committee convened on Sunday providing a platform for the two sides to expand economic cooperation.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:18:55 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091026034256Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091026052648The UAE is looking forward to setting up businesses and projects in Syria adding that there was a need to expedite formalities to help investors explore Syrian markets.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:19:11 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091026052648Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091026041626Merger and acquisition deals in the Middle East until October 23 this year stood at $15.66 billion (Dh57.5bn), a shade below the $15.8bn registered in the whole of 2008, show Mergermarket data.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:24:29 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091026041626Openhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/sy/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=INTEREST%20RATE%20FORECASTFri, 23 Oct 2009 02:01:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101233608234Subscription