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Endo snares Asian Player of the Year award...Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Bahrain's Sayed Mohamed Adnan from Qatari club Al Khor, Iran's Hadi Aghily of Sepahan, and Syria captain Firas Al Khatib of Kuwait club Al Qadsia. Endo had been a finalist last year but lost out to... In this article: Yasuhito Endo, South Korea, 2010 World Cup, 2002 World Cup, Hadi Aghily, Kengo Nakamura, and Huh Jung-Moo |
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Reuters | 6 hours ago
Men charged with attempting to support Hezbollah
...money. The United States lists Hezbollah as a terrorist group. Hezbollah, which is backed by Syria and Iran, has two ministers in Lebanon's unity government formed this month. "The allegations contained in this complaint demonstrate how...
In this article: Hezbollah, Thomson Reuters, New York, Philadelphia, Allegation, All rights reserved, Small business, NYSE, and Nasdaq
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National Post | 4 hours ago
FBI break up alleged Hezbollah cell
...to fencing stolen cars, cellular phones, laptops and Sony PlayStation 2 systems. The case also implicates Iran and Syria in Hezbollah's illicit arms network. The suspects allegedly tried to ship guns to Latakia, a Syrian port they said was...
In this article: Hezbollah, FBI, Iran, Allegation, RCMP, and Assistant U.S. Attorney
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BBC News | November 12, 2009
Years of paralysis
...election, won narrowly by a coalition of pro-Western politicians. The alliance led by Hezbollah - the militant group backed by Iran and Syria - came second. Since then, leaders of groups that make up these coalitions have been...
In this article: Beirut, Paralysis, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, Saad Hariri, Hezbollah, and Iran
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JPost.com Op-Ed Contributors | 1 day ago
Aim for the bull's eye, or at least the center
...a pariah among democratic peoples. Yet this model of warfare depends for its success on one important factor: Israel's willingness to fight on the battlefields that Iran and Syria have assigned to it. Many argue that Israel has established...
In this article: Israel, Hizbullah, Hamas, UN, Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, and Yom Kippur War
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AP Online | November 10, 2009
Israel says major cities are in Hezbollah's range
...their weapons from the area south of the Litani. Israel has repeatedly accused Hezbollah of violating that cease-fire and says Iran and Syria are colluding in smuggling arms to the group. Israeli officials have said they believe Hezbollah...
In this article: Hezbollah, Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi, Hamas, Gaza, U.N., Palestinian militant, Tel Aviv, and Litani River
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FIFA.com News | 13 hours ago
Endo named Asia's best
...Shangri-La Hotel. In being crowned the continent's best, Endo pipped the likes of countryman Kengo Nakamura, Iran centre-half Hadi Aghily, Syria captain Firas Al Khatib and Bahrain's defensive stalwart Sayed Mohamed Adnan. He also became the...
In this article: Yasuhito Endo, FIFA World Cup, Gamba Osaka, FC Seoul, Asia, Japan, and AFC U-19 Women's Championship
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US accuses Iran of violating UN arms embargo
...violating UN arms embargo UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States accused Iran Tuesday of violating a U.N. arms embargo by secretly sending weapons to Syria in a cargo ship seized by Israel, a U.S. official said. Britain took a softer line...
In this article: United Nations, United States, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, U.N. Security Council, Hezbollah, and Alejandro Wolff
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Photos 'show Iran arms-ship link'
...of the merchant ship as "official piracy in the name of inspection", and denied the contents were destined for Lebanon. Iran and Syria are widely held to be the main sponsors of Hezbollah, which has also denied any connection to the shipment.
In this article: Iran, Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Polyethylene, Manouchehr Mottaki, UN, and Isfahan
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Syria (Arabic: سورية ' or سوريا '), officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية), is an Arab country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north.
The name Syria formerly comprised the entire region of the Levant, while the modern state encompasses the site of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Eblan civilization of the third millennium BC. In the Islamic era, its capital city, Damascus, was the seat of the Umayyad Empire and a provincial capital of the Mamluk Empire. Damascus is widely regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
Modern Syria was created as a French mandate and attained independence in April 1946, as a parliamentary republic. The post-independence period was rocky, and a large number of military coups and coup attempts shook the country in the period 1949-1970. Syria has been under Emergency Law since 1962, effectively suspending most constitutional protections for citizens. The country has been governed by the Baath Party since 1963, although actual power is concentrated to the presidency and a narrow grouping of military and political strongmen. Syria's current president is Bashar al-Assad, son of Hafez al-Assad, who held office from 1970 until his death in 2000. Syria has played a major regional role, particularly through its central role in the Arab conflict with Israel, which since 1967 has occupied the Golan Heights, and by active involvement in Lebanese and Palestinian affairs.
- Name:
- Syria
- Capital:
- Damascus
- Language:
- Aramaic, Armenian, Kurdish, Turkmen
- Arabic
- Largest City:
- Damascus
- Government type:
- Presidential single party republic under Emergency Law since 1963
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1944
- Formations:
- First declaration
- Area:
- 185180
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $94.408 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $54.803 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $2,756
- Time Zone:
- EET
- Currency:
- Syrian pound
- Demonym:
- Syrian
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- SYP
- Country Calling Code:
- 963
- ccTLD:
- .sy
- Anthem:
- Homat el Diyar
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