http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/countries/syriaen-usCopyright 2012 Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Tue, 15 May 2012 12:59:42 GMT2414476http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/countries/syriahttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story/EU_sanctions_hit_Syrian_tobacco_oil_firms-ANA20120515T125938ZABJ92/The new EU sanctions on Syria target a tobacco company, the central bank's governor and the Venezuelan-born chief of an oil firm, the Official EU Journal showed.Tue, 15 May 2012 14:55:31 GMTAFP ANA20120515T125938ZABJ92Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/BMI_Middle_East_and_Africa_Food_and_Drink_May12-pdf_150512090206/BMI’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ratings assess a market’s attractiveness to industry investors in comparison with its peers. The reward part of the rating takes into account market size, current consumption levels, future industry growth prospects (based on our five-year industry forecasts), market fragmentation (with greater fragmentation indicating higher opportunities) and the size of the youth population. Meanwhile, the risk part of the rating takes into account the legislative environment, the level of development of the organised retail sector (with higher development leading to lower risks), as well as relevant aspects of the economic and political environment.Tue, 15 May 2012 08:58:00 GMTBusiness Monitor International Limited pdf_150512090206Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/الجزائر_تشرع_في_تموين_سوريا_بالغاز_رغم_عقوبات_الإتحاد_الأوروبي-ZAWYA20120515053342/ستشرع الجزائر في تموين سوريا بالغاز بعد العجز الذي شهدته السوق السورية خلال الفترة الماضية، نتيجة تدهور الأوضاع الأمنية بالمنطقة.Tue, 15 May 2012 07:04:29 GMTAl Fajr ZAWYA20120515053342Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/23_troops_killed_EU_slaps_new_sanctions_on_Syria-ANA20120514T084819ZTWW91/Fierce clashes between regime forces and armed rebels in central Syria Monday killed 23 Syrian soldiers and wounded dozens, a watchdog said, as the EU slapped fresh sanctions on the Damascus regime.Mon, 14 May 2012 09:43:50 GMTAFP ANA20120514T084819ZTWW91Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Electricity_export_from_Iran_to_Lebanon_Syria_soon-ZAWYA20120514050718/Iran will export electricity to Syria and Lebanon in the near future, said the advisor to deputy energy minister for electricity and energy affairs. Abdol Hamid Farzam Behboudi said Iran is prepared to begin power export to Lebanon from next week.Mon, 14 May 2012 07:31:20 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20120514050718Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/CBS_USD_Price_against_SYP_6292_and_for_Market_dealings_6675_Saturday-ZAWYA20120513044920/The Central Bank of Syria (CBS) on Saturday set the purchase price of USD exchange rate against the SYP at 62.92 and at SYP 63.30 for sale.Sun, 13 May 2012 06:41:45 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20120513044920Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Islamist_group_claims_deadly_Damascus_bombings_video-ANA20120512T130425ZTTB01/Al-Nusra Front, an Islamist group unknown before the Syrian revolt, released a video on Saturday claiming responsibility for twin suicide bombings in Damascus that killed 55 people.Sat, 12 May 2012 13:56:23 GMTAFP ANA20120512T130425ZTTB01Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Lavrov_It_should_not_be_allowed_to_repeat_Libyan_scenario_in_Syria-ZAWYA20120512055932/The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned against allowing the repetition of the Libyan Scenario in Syria.Sat, 12 May 2012 08:16:32 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20120512055932Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Syria_keen_on_importing_900000_tons_of_LPG_per_annum_from_Iran-ZAWYA20120512052601/A Syrian official has expressed his country's willingness to import some 900,000 tons of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) per year from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Sat, 12 May 2012 08:07:30 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20120512052601Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/الامارات_نمو_السياحة_ينعش_أسواق_الصرافة_المحلية-ZAWYA20120512054407/قال أسامة آل رحمة المدير العام لمجموعة الفردان للصرافة إن حركة الصرافة في الدولة منتعشة بسبب استمرار الدعم القوي من قبل السياحة الخليجية ومعدلات الإشغال القوية في الفنادق.Sat, 12 May 2012 06:58:26 GMTAl Bayan ZAWYA20120512054407Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Syrian_crisis_ups_veggie_prices-ZAWYA20120512031312/As the turmoil continues to escalate across Syria as part of the Arab Spring protests, the prices of products typically imported from this country and its bordering neighbors, especially goods such as fruits and vegetables, are going up too.Sat, 12 May 2012 06:46:07 GMTArab News ZAWYA20120512031312Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Syria_may_descend_into_Iraqlike_abyss_Nasrallah-ANA20120511T195606ZTRY94/Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah accused the US, Israel and some Arab states of stoking "terrorism" in Syria, during a speech broadcast to thousands of his supporters in southern Beirut.Sat, 12 May 2012 05:20:30 GMTAFP ANA20120511T195606ZTRY94Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Protests_across_Syria_after_deadly_bombings-ANA20120511T112401ZTPU84/Anti-regime protests broke out in various towns across Syria on Friday despite a heavy deployment of regime forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.Fri, 11 May 2012 13:53:20 GMTAFP ANA20120511T112401ZTPU84Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/EU_set_to_slap_new_sanctions_on_Syria-ANA20120511T120739ZTPY70/The European Union is set to slap new sanctions on Syria, imposing an assets freeze and visa ban on two firms and three people, EU diplomats said Friday.Fri, 11 May 2012 13:50:51 GMTAFP ANA20120511T120739ZTPY70Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Jordan_opens_new_Syrian_refugee_holding_facility_amid_emerging_humanitarian_crisis-ZAWYA20120511081312/Jordanian authorities have opened a third holding facility for Syrian refugees amid an ongoing influx of Syrians carrying stories of kidnappings and killings.Fri, 11 May 2012 12:55:38 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20120511081312Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Iran_says_West_behind_deadly_Syria_bombings-ANA20120511T103202ZTPP83/Iran on Friday condemned the latest deadly bomb blasts to reel its ally Syria in a 14-month-old uprising and accused Western powers of orchestrating them.Fri, 11 May 2012 10:40:19 GMTAFP ANA20120511T103202ZTPP83Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Byblos_Bank_Country_Risk_Weekly_Bulletin_10May12-pdf_110512081905/This is a PDF report. Fri, 11 May 2012 08:17:00 GMTByblos Bank pdf_110512081905Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story/US_cautions_Lebanese_banks_on_Syria_Treasury-ANA20120510T184436ZTNQ13/The United States is urging Lebanese banks to take "extra" caution in handling financial transactions with Syria, to prevent the Assad regime and its supporters from stashing money abroad, a senior Treasury official said.Fri, 11 May 2012 06:13:06 GMTAFP ANA20120510T184436ZTNQ13Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Massive_suicide_bombs_kill_55_in_Syria_capital-ANA20120510T125145ZTMC50/Suicide attackers detonated massive bombs in Damascus during the morning rush hour on Thursday, killing at least 55 people and wounding nearly 400 in the deadliest bombings of Syria's 14-month uprising.Thu, 10 May 2012 13:45:55 GMTAFP ANA20120510T125145ZTMC50Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Syrian_activists_urge_protests_following_deadly_blasts-ANA20120510T132305ZTMF97/Activists called for mass anti-regime demonstrations in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday following deadly suicide attacks they said were perpetrated by the regime.Thu, 10 May 2012 13:44:49 GMTAFP ANA20120510T132305ZTMF97Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arab_world_population_to_double_by_2050_report-ZAWYA20120510065915/The urban population of the Arab States, which already quadrupled between 1970 and 2010, will more than double by 2050, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Programe's (UN-Habitat) new report.Thu, 10 May 2012 09:15:18 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20120510065915Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/SinoArab_boom_to_benefit_all_Envoy-ZAWYA20120510030454/He was speaking ahead of the departure of an Arab media team to China at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing.Thu, 10 May 2012 05:43:40 GMTArab News ZAWYA20120510030454Open