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TARTOUS, (ST)- The Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, Dr. Mohammad Zafer Mahbaq, underlined that the government follows a monetary policy based on the accounts and balances of the national reserves which helped to "maintain the rate of…

Damascus, (ST) - Minister of Labour, Dr. Hassan Hijazi, underlined the importance of supporting and developing the small and medium enterprises by all concerned ministries and authorities, pointing out that the Ministry of Labour attaches…

Tehran, (ST) - Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edward Nalbandian, confirmed the importance of stability in the region, particularly in Syria. The statement came during a meeting held between  Nalbandian and spokesman of the Iranian…

DAMASCUS, (ST) - Technical Advisor of the Syrian Federation of Agriculture Chambers (SFAC), eng.  Abdul Rahman Qrunfleh, called for intensify efforts to reduce the effects of the crisis, that Syria has experienced, on the future of…

Real Madrid’s pursuit of la decima, a 10th European Cup, continues to gather pace. They were far too intelligent and potent on the counter-attack for FatihTerim’sGalatasaray, who were far too disorganised defensively. Goals from Cristiano…

Almost four million people die each year from household air pollution (HAP) caused by exposure to the combustion of biomass fuels (wood, charcoal, crop residues, and dung), kerosene, or coal. These individuals are among the tens of millions…

Exclusive: Up to 600 people from 14 European countries have taken part in fighting since 2011, finds King's College study Hundreds of Europeans have travelled to Syria since the start of the civil war to fight against the Syrian government,…

What a contradiction when one would read in the Telegraph a catchy headline: ''David Cameron wades into swamp to rescue sheep''. Many ideas and thoughts came to my mind: is this the same Cameron who has been exerting every effort to…

Planck space telescope shows the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background. The universe is 100 million years older than thought, according to the best-ever map of the oldest light in space. Europe’s Planck space…

The recent New York Times article, Arms Airlift to Syrian militants Expands, With C.I.A. Aid, has made it all embarrassingly clear. It also, I take no pleasure in pointing out, confirms my previous analyses (especially here, but also here,…