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DAMASCUS - The Syrian government has started giving out cash payments to thousands of poor people in an effort to tackle the high levels of poverty over fears that the regional uprisings in the Middle East would have domestic repercussions, media reports said.
DAMASCUS - The Syrian-Indian Centre for Informatics was inaugurated here Wednesday, Xinhua reports.
DAMASCUS - Indian President Pratibha Patil was due to arrive in Damascus Friday for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as part of a regional tour aimed at boosting New Dehli's economic links with the Middle East.
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria wants Turkey to mediate any new indirect peace talks with Israel, and other efforts would be subordinate to Ankara's role, the Syrian foreign minister said Sunday.
TEHRAN, Iran - Syrian President Bashar Assad offered dim hopes Saturday for any success in Middle East peace talks, saying the White House is only using its mediation between Israelis and Palestinians to score political points in the United States.
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