Yemen / Egypt / France / China / Israel / Iraq / Saudi Arabia / Iran / United Arab Emirates / Kuwait / Turkey / Jordan / United States / Syria / Ukraine / Lebanon / /
bank discount rate / machinery / transport equipment / chemical products / phosphate rock mining / car assembly / food / metal / plastics / crude oil / petroleum products / law organization participation / chemicals / bank prime lending rate / food processing / oil / electric power machinery / cement / oil production / metal products / /
MedicalCondition
HIV/AIDS / Obesity / /
MusicGroup
Energy / National / /
NaturalFeature
Golan Heights / Lake Tiberias / Barada River / Mediterranean Sea / Mount Hermon / /
Organization
Council of Ministers / World Health Organization / International Monetary Fund / Kurdish Azadi Party / World Trade Organization / Future Party / Unity Party / International Atomic Energy Agency / Left Party / United Nations Industrial Development Organization / Syrian Muslim Brotherhood / People's Assembly / Unionist Socialist Party / National Coalition of Syrian Revolution / US Federal Reserve / United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East / Supreme Constitutional Court / Ba'th Party / United Arab Republic / European Union / Syrian Democratic Party / Democratic Progressive Party / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization / Supreme Judicial Council / International Court of Justice / Democratic Party / Syrian Arab Socialist Union / National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces / Majlis al-Shaab / Hizballah / League of Arab States / National Progressive Front / Kurdish Democratic Union Party / Court of Cassation / Syrian Government / Syrian Communist Party (two branches) / Arab League / Syrian Social Nationalist Party / League of Nations / World Bank / United Nations / Accord Party / Arab Socialist Renaissance / French administration / International Criminal Court / Socialist Unionist Democratic Party / Syrian Oppositon Coalition / Interpol / /
Person
Walid / Al Hasakah / al-ASAD / Khalil Mardam / Yusuf Rashid / al-Shaab / Bashar / Muhammad Kurdish / al-FURAYJ / Salih Muslim / Mohammad Salim / Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia) / Al Qunaytirah / Wael / Al Qamishli / Ahmad Salim / Najah / Farouk / / /
PoliticalEvent
primary / /
Position
Prime Minister / President / Vice President / vice presidents / prime minister / Ambassador / chief / minister of justice / official / Representative / universal Executive / head of government / Lt. Gen. / judge / national president / member / chief of state /
The World Factbook Middle East :: Syria Introduction :: Syria Background: Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former