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Pakistan shuts embassy in Syria, evacuates staff

Pakistan has closed its embassy in Damascus and evacuated the staff amid fading hopes for a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis. "Two local staff members have been left to look after the......

Blasts rock Syrian capital, over 40 killed

Two explosions rocked Damascus on Thursday morning during rush hour, killing over 40 people and injuring 170, most of them civilains on their way to office. The government said that the blasts had......

US embassy in Syria attacked

The US embassy in Damascus, Syria, was attacked by gunmen who also blew up a car outside the embassy premises Tuesday, report agencies. The attack comes a day after Osama bin Laden's number two......

Vajpayee leaves Damascus

Concluding his visit to Russia, Tajikistan and Syria, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Sunday said it has given a fresh impetus to bilateral cooperation with these "important countries" in......

PM to open biotech centre in Damascus

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will inaugurate the Indo-Syrian Centre for Biotechnology at the Damascus University on Saturday.The Syrian President Bashar al Assad is hosting an Iftar banquet......

Cyber attacks leading threat against US: Spy agencies

US intelligence leaders said for the first time on Tuesday that cyber attacks and cyber espionage have supplanted terrorism as the top security threat facing the United States.That stark......

A guide to the social media wars

By now it looks as if the spat between the Government of India and US-based social media companies is going to develop into one of our great media spectacles, big enough to push the "2G scam", the......

Delhi Metro sole consultant for Karachi metro

After successfully transforming the public transport scenario in the national capital, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has emerged as the sole consultant for the metro rail network to be set up in......

ONGC rubbishes US criticism

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has rubbished US criticism of it teaming up with a Chinese firm to acquire a Syrian oilfield, saying the $573 million spent on taking a stake in al-Furat fields was......

GSPC bids for 5 oil, gas blocks in Muscot, Syria

State-run Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation has submitted bid for the five oil and gas blocks of Muscat and Syria. D J Pandian, managing director, GSPC, confirmed the move with joint venture......

Shashi Tharoor: The Magic of Bollywood

Shashi Tharoor delivered this speech at the IIFA inauguration in Colombo on Sunday: Aayu Bovan, Vanakkam, Namaskaram, Good evening! At one level it might seem a little odd for me to be addressing......

Dempo go down to Al Maged

A lacklustre Dempo suffered a 1-2 defeat to Syrian side Al Maged in their Group E AFC Cup match in Damascus on Tuesday night.Dempo, who had beaten their opponents 1-0 at home, were outclassed by......

Advani loses to Dechawat in World snooker final

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani's hopes of winning the IBSF World snooker title for the second time in his career came crashing downafter he failed to overcome a spirited challenge from Dechawat......

Advani enters final with 2nd world title in sight

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani on stormed into the finals of the IBSF World Snooker championships after defeating Rodney Goggins of Ireland 7-4 in Damascus, Syria.Advani, who won the billiards......

South Africa-Australia rivalry gets bigger

Australia underdogs? After having watched them winning the series in such combative and crusading manner, one has to think twice before calling them so. Barely two months after the humiliating......

Arvind Bhat wins Syrian tournament

Arvind Bhat, on a comeback trail after a long injury-induced lay-off, won another satellite badminton series, this time in the Syrian capital of Damascus.It was his third title of the season after......

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QNA

Q. What is the oldest city in the world?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-oldest-city-in-the-world/25596822/answers/

Q. name the oldest city which is also oldest capital of the world?
Flying Saucer: A. Jericho and Damascus are considered the oldest cities in the world. They were both started during Chalcolithic (or Copper Age). It is hard to figure out which one is older! more

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Q. Which city is considered to be the oldest city as also the oldest capital in the world?
Lalit Mahata: A. damascus. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-city-is-considered-to-be-the-oldest-city-as-also-the-o/25027740/answers/25032741

Q. pious warrior Salaahuddeen Ayyubi is most famous for what ?
Truth Exposed: A. Difficult to tell, but there r many which claims which includes hastinapur, taksheel, Damascus, Athens, jeruselum, Alexandra, etc. One would never...... more

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Netanyahu

From Harinder Mishra Jerusalem, May 19 (PTI) Israel is doing "as much as possible" to prevent Syrian weapons reaching Lebanon''s Hezbollah and will... ...

http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=253041528

50 injured as car rams into public in US

As many as 50 people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people participating in a parade in the US state of Virginia.There was no... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a380396.html

Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/syria-crisis-border-israel-idINDEE94I07M20130519

Assad says peace talks likely to fail

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, in a rare interview with a foreign newspaper, appeared to dismiss the possibility of serious progress arising... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333394/assad-says-peace-talks-likely.html

Syrians on alert as bombs explode in Damascus

At least eight people have been killed and ten others injured in a bomb attack in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The incident took place in the... ...

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