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Syria rejects Israeli FM call to cut ties with Iran and Arab militant groups
Scottish firm negotiating to drill offshore Syria Houston Chronicle
Syria rejects Israeli call to cut ties with Iran Khaleej Times
Syria is significant in the history of Christianity; Paul was converted on the road to Damascus and established the first organized Christian Church at Antioch in ancient Syria, from which he left on many of his missionary journeys.
Syria's political instability during the years after the 1954 coup, the parallelism of Syrian and Egyptian policies, and the appeal of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser's leadership in the wake of the 1956 Suez crisis created support in Syria for union with Egypt.
Syria was an active belligerent in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, which resulted in Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights and the city of Quneitra.
Later in 1971, Syria, Libya, and Egypt agreed to unite loosely in the Federation of Arab Republics.
Syria subsequently agreed to withdraw from Lebanon, and by the end of Apr., 2005, the withdrawal was completed.
Syria, however, vigorously rejected the vote and attempted to discredit the investigation, publicizing the recanting of one witness.
Syria proper composes only that portion of the above-mentioned territories that is bounded on the north and north-west by the Taurus and Asia Minor, on the south by Palestine, on the east by the Euphrates, the Syro-Arabian desert and Mesopotamia, and on the west by the Mediterranean.