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In September 2007, I spent time in Damascus, Syria, and while there, I tried to keep a blog of my journey.  But many days, I would go to the internet cafe, only to find that several blog sites had seemingly been blocked.  It was just one occasion of several that reminded me–somebody in the government […]

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Creative Syria, a great online forum focusing on Syria issues, is hosting a discussion this month on Syria’s foreign policy. With what countries should Syria develop stronger relations? There’s quite a bit of activity right now with Syria and several nations, including Turkey, Iran and Russia.
The discussion is sure to be lively. […]

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Joshua Landis has had a life-long relationship with Syria, thanks to a childhood spent in Lebanon, two fulbright years in Syria, and countless trips. He is the Co-director at the Center of Peace Studies at the University of Oklahoma, and a widely-read blogger at Syria Comment.
I recently caught up with Joshua by phone […]

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Written by David Ignatius, Daily Star, Lebanon, Saturday November 10, 2007
Efraim Halevy, the former head of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, titled his memoirs, “Man in the Shadows.” But now that he’s out in the sunlight, the 73-year-old retired spy chief has some surprisingly contrarian things to say about Iran and Syria. The gist of […]

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The Syrian government took a group of journalists and officials, including the U.S. military attache, on a tour of the Tanaf border post, hoping to showcase new security measures on its long border with Iraq on Saturday.
U.S. and Iraqi officials have long been criticial of the Syrian government, claiming it had not done enough to […]

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The number of Iraqi refugees who entered Syria in the last month has dropped dramatically.   Only 500 to 600 Iraqi refugees entered Syria since Oct. 1, when tighter visa restrictions were intitiated by the Syrian government.   Iraqis must now aquire a visa from the Syrian embassy in Baghdad, and only educational, commercial or scientific […]

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U.S. security analysts say they believe they have satellite photos of the site in northeastern Syria which was the target of a Sept. 6 Israeli airstrike.
Both U.S. and international experts said the site is similar to that of a nuclear facility in North Korea. The photos depict a compound with a tall chamber […]

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UN experts admitted to the AP that they received satellite photos of the Syrian military facility that was attacked on Sept. 6, and are investigating the photos for signs that it is a nuclear facility.
The Washington Post on Friday cited anonymous American officials as saying the site in Syria’s eastern desert near the Euphrates River […]

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Another week is gone, and rumors continue to swirl around the globe as to what, exactly, the Israelis hit in a Sept. 6 airstrike on Syrian soil. The Israelis maintain that it is a nuclear facility, and are reporting that Syria is now dismantling the site. The Syrian government continues to deny all accusations–with […]

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