RFE/RL Investigates: Political Scheming in Uzbekistan, Iran, Iraq, Georgia and Russia

24.05.2013 18:02

From all corners of RFE/RL's broadcast regions, a recap of this week's top investigative stories.

Tags: eurovision , Georgia , Gulnora Karimova , Iran , Iraq , Levada Center , rafsanjani , rfe/rl , Russia , Syria , TeliaSonera , top stories , Uzbekistan

Zones: Newsroom Highlights

Alhurra's Fahmi Still Missing

26.02.2013 09:20

Alhurra TV correspondent Bashar Fahmi remains missing six months after he disappeared while reporting on assignment in Aleppo, Syria, the world's “deadliest country for the press” last year.

Tags: Alhurra , fahmi , journalist , Syria

Zones: Journalists in Trouble

Marietje Schaake: 'It's High Time This Digital Weapons Trade Stops'

02.12.2011 15:39

Marietje Schaake, a Dutch member of the European Parliament who has been described as Europe's most wired politician, has been a long-time campaigner for technology companies to be more transparent and ethical in their choices of who they do business with.

Tags: digital weapons trade , Syria

Zones: Tangled Web

Is The Syrian Government Responsible For Spam Polluting #Syria On Twitter?

18.04.2011 13:09

Critics of Twitter often accuse it of being too much noise and not enough signal.

Tags: Syria , twitter

Zones: Tangled Web

Medvedev Meets With Syrian Leader, Continues Mideast Tour

11.05.2010 05:39

President Dmitry Medvedev leaves Syria for Turkey today following two days of talks in Damascus, which covered economic and military ties as well as the Middle East peace process and Iran's disputed nuclear program.

Tags: medvedev , Russia , Syria , Turkey

Zones: News , Russia

U.S. Extends Sanctions Against Syria

04.05.2010 05:45

President Barack Obama has renewed for another year U.S. sanctions against Syria -- saying Damascus continues to support terrorist organizations and pursue weapons of mass destruction and missile programs.

Tags: sanctions , Syria

Zones: News

Iran's President In Damascus For Talks

25.02.2010 09:36

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmud Ahmadinejad in Damascus today to discuss regional and international developments.

Tags: Iran , Syria

Zones: News , Iran

What Can Washington Expect From Renewed Ties With Damascus?

18.02.2010 10:16

President Barack Obama's decision to nominate a U.S. ambassador to Syria after a five-year absence restores a diplomatic relationship that just two years ago would have been unthinkable. But now that Syria is a key player in the Middle East region, what is Washington hoping to get from Damascus?

Tags: Iran , Iraq , Israel , Syria , United States

Zones: Features , Iran , Iraq

Authors: Heather Maher

Lebanon's Hariri In Syria For Landmark Talks

19.12.2009 14:17

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri arrived in Damascus today for landmark talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that were set to mark a fresh chapter in the turbulent ties between both countries.

Tags: lebanon , Syria

Zones: News

Tire Explosion, Not Bomb, Behind Deadly Syria Blast

03.12.2009 08:58

A tire explosion, not a terrorist attack, caused a blast that ripped through an Iranian bus in the Syrian capital today, the Syrian interior minister said.

Tags: blast , Iran , Syria

Zones: News , Iran