http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-25943-syria/topic-rss.do Syria RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23764690-millennium-hotels-upbeat.do Millennium and Copthorne, the international hotelier which is the first to announce hotel plans for Iraq, saw third-quarter, pre-tax profit slump by almost a third but said “the worst may be behind us” 2009-11-05T08:21:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/article-23762025-best-middle-eastern-restaurants-in-london.do The Middle East’s café culture hits London with stylish new restaurants. Here are some of the best. 2009-10-28T16:35:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23752279-angelina-jolie-meets-iraqi-refugees.do Angelina Jolie shares a moment with an Iraqi refugee girl near Damascus 2009-10-05T10:48:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23731888-brokers-calling-time-on-pubs-but-footsies-party-goes-on.do Goldman Sachs employees may celebrate their bonus achievements in champagne these days, but they still remember when it was down to the local for a good, old-fashioned pint. Not anymore, it seems 2009-08-13T08:09:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23731237-leading-shares-rally-after-mervyn-kings-recessionary-words.do Leading shares rallied from opening falls after the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, moved to reassure stock market investors that cheap money would be swilling around the economy for sometime to come 2009-08-12T08:08:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23726522-boris-johnson-can-bargain-hard-over-new-us-embassy.do The negotiations we report today between the Mayor and the US over the new embassy building are important ones for the capital 2009-07-31T08:11:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23723671-angelina-jolie-appeals-for-iraqi-aid-on-un-mission.do Actress Angelina Jolie has appealed for aid to an estimated 1.6 million civilians who remain uprooted in their Iraqi homeland 2009-07-24T07:24:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23723768-brad-babysits-as-angelina-jolie-goes-on-un-mission.do Actress Angelina Jolie has appealed for aid to an estimated 1.6 million civilians who remain uprooted in their Iraqi homeland. 2009-07-24T08:12:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23718878-shares-on-climb-as-talk-of-takeovers-whets-appetites.do Shares rallied from opening falls after several billion pounds' worth of takeovers were dangled in front of City speculators in order to whet their appetites 2009-07-13T13:02:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23704731-hezbollah-defeated-in-lebanese-election.do A surprise victory in Lebanon's elections by supporters of the country's Cedar Revolution against Hezbollah should be confirmed later 2009-06-08T07:21:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23704226-brave-words-for-a-new-peace-with-the-muslim-world.do With his speech in Cairo, the President has gone a long way towards repairing the damage of the Bush years 2009-06-05T08:37:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23698809-london-mother-on-holiday-is-held-in-syria.do The family of a London woman detained by authorities in Syria for more than a month today told of their fears for her safety 2009-05-26T11:23:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23688619-jordans-king-warns-of-new-mid-east-war-within-a-year.do America is promoting a peace agreement for the Middle East aimed at ending more than 60 years of conflict between Israel and the Arabs, Jordan's King Abdullah said 2009-05-11T09:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23685454-bride-and-groom-among-44-killed-in-wedding-massacre.do Eight men were arrested after masked gunmen killed 44 people at a wedding in Turkey, including the bride and groom 2009-05-05T08:08:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23669694-london-mother-goes-missing-after-arrest-by-syrian-secret-police.do Fears are growing for the safety of a British woman who is missing after she was arrested in Syria 2009-04-01T08:17:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23662571-emerald-energys-earnings-rise-sixfold.do Oil and gas explorer Emerald Energy's profits leaped sixfold last year as revenues almost doubled despite the oil price's sharp decline since July 2009-03-16T10:35:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23631959-subversive-beauty-in-unveiled.do There's delicacy, originality and sexual ambiguity in Unveiled: New Art From the Middle East at the Saatchi Gallery. 2009-01-30T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23618986-israelis-are-hit-by-new-wave-of-rockets-fired-from-lebanon.do Northern Israel has been hit by rocket attacks from Lebanon, prompting residents to flee to bomb shelters 2009-01-14T09:50:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23618078-tanks-roll-into-heart-of-gaza.do Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza City amid reports of some of the most fierce fighting so far in its war against Hamas 2009-01-13T10:43:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23617237-prophecy-of-doom-that-bore-fruit-in-gaza.do What's happening in Gaza is, of course, a humanitarian tragedy for the Palestinians; but it is also a political tragedy for both Arab and Jew 2009-01-12T09:13:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23613085-there-is-a-way-out-of-this-conflict---but-not-until-israel-is-secure.do The sufferings of the Palestinians remind us of the failures of past peace plans. But that is no reason to stand aside this time 2009-01-07T08:37:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23612308-israeli-tanks-kill-forty-at-un-school.do Up to 40 people were killed when Israeli tanks shelled close to a school in the Gaza Strip where hundreds were seeking refuge 2009-01-06T09:19:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23589925-stylish-spies-but-little-substance-in-body-of-lies.do Body of Lies can't decide whether to be an all-out thriller or a savvy political drama but since it is directed by Ridley Scott, you can forgive a lot. 2008-11-20T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23589184-market-report-dsg-at-a-record-low-as-citi-slashes-its-targets.do Shares in electrical retailer DSG International slumped to a record low today, with prospects for shareholders still looking far from bright 2008-11-19T09:32:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23588369-miliband-mission-to-bring-syria-out-of-diplomatic-cold.do David Miliband said that next year would be "an important year" in the Middle East as he emerged from talks with Syria's president 2008-11-18T10:23:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23578184-miliband-pulls-out-of-syrian-meeting-after-us-air-strike.do Foreign Secretary David Miliband pulled out of a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart at the last minute 2008-10-27T09:09:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23542032-a-burka-free-city-with-a-lesson-for-london.do I have been in Vancouver, a city with an ocean, waterfronts and forested, snow-capped mountains and possibly the cleanest air on earth 2008-08-20T09:03:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23533054-youthful-orchestra-matures.do The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra's concert at the Proms brought home just how meticulous Daniel Barenboim's coaching is. 2008-08-14T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23526373-canary-wharf-outwits-city-to-lure-jpmorgan.do 2008-08-05T08:27:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23470667-muslim-stylist-i-was-so-depressed-i-quit-the-trade.do A Muslim hairdresser who says she was turned down for a job because she wears a headscarf has told how depression forced her to leave the trade 2008-04-01T13:03:58Z