Damascus

DAMASCUS - Syria and Iran have signed a naval training agreement, media reports said.

DAMASCUS - US diplomatic cables exposed by Wikileaks have shown that Syrian officials of President Bashar al-Assad's regime were shocked at the assassination of a senior Hezbollah operative in Damascus two years back, which ultimately led to a blame game between rival security services and created a mystery across the Middle East about the actual culprits.

DAMASCUS - Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will conclude her four-day visit to the Syrian Arab Republic on Monday, and return home later tonight.

DAMASCUS - Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil visited the Syrian Parliament on Sunday and met the Speaker, Mahmoud Al Abrash.

DAMASCUS - Launching the Syria-India Business Council to facilitate frequent and closer contacts between the business communities of the two countries here on Sunday, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil asked Indian businessmen to identify several avenues to involve themselves and contribute to Syria's developmental plans.