Mohammed Raad, the delegation headed by the party (Jazeera)
A delegation from the Lebanese Hezbollah on Wednesday to visit Moscow for three daysbeing the talks with Russian officials.
The delegation was headed by MP Mohammed Raad, the head of the Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary of the Lebanese Hezbollah, which will hold talks on Thursdaywith Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.
The thunder appreciation for Russia's role in the reconstruction of Lebanon shortly after the devastation of the Israeli war in 2006.
The news channel "Russia Today" about Raad said during talks with Vice-President of the Russian Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russia's position in the Security Council against the draft to punish Syria for its resistance to Israeli aggression, the development limits for all parties that seek to dominate and influence in the region.
For his part, Zhirinovsky said after meeting with the delegation, said that Russia will continue to provide assistance to Lebanon as needed, adding to its commitment to the establishment of security in Lebanon, especially the Middle East in general. He stressed that his country will continue to support Lebanon, technically, militarily, diplomatically andpolitically.
The channel quoted Russian sources said the delegation will hold meetings in the Russian Duma and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Department of Muslims ofEuropean part of Russia.
Source: Agencies
America's technological achievements and scientific merit praise (French - Archive)
Americans like the idea that the United States has a unique and exceptional between the two worlds, but, unfortunately, false.Stephen Walt *
Myth Three: "The success of the genius of America stems from the extraordinary"
The United States has a long record of great successes, and Americans tend to portray the rise of revelations as a superpower on the international stage, as a direct result of the genius of the political of the founding fathers, and the virtues of the special session of the U.S. Constitution, and reverence for individual freedom, creativity and seriousness of the American people. The logic of this narrative, assume the United States today for a special international status as a nation simply "exceptional."
There is a modicum of truth is in this version of American history. It's no coincidence that the immigrants came to America in large numbers in search of economic opportunities, has facilitated the myth that America's "melting pot" to absorb all the waves of immigration to the New World.
There is no doubt that the achievements of America's scientific and technological merit praise and credited with bringing them back to the openness of the American political system and vitality. But the success of America's former good fortune to see so much as refer to the "unique virtues" of its people.
The new American nation was lucky thanks to the blessed of the date and natural resources, and the possibility to navigate through the length and breadth of the rivers are navigable.
The American nation is fortunate because it was established in remote areas from the rest of the great powers, but she was more fortunate because the indigenous people of America were less advanced and very vulnerable to European diseases.
The American nation is fortunate because the major European countries were at war during the first phase of the date of a new republic, which facilitated the expansion of the length of the continent-wide, there has been more than the United States only after the other great powers have fought two world wars Illstin.
This interpretation and understanding of the rise of America does not deny that the United States did a lot of things right and correct, but it proves that the current status of the United States is the product of good fortune is as much a product of exceptional genius or "will of the divine."
* Professor of Political Science at the University of Harvard
Source: Foreign Policy
UN Security Council at a previous meeting (French)
A Western diplomat said the UN Security Council of the United Nations will adopt the end of this week or early next week a draft resolution condemning Britain of violence in Yemen.In the meantime, a delegation from the Yemeni opposition visit to Russia to persuade them to condemn the regime in any UN resolution.
The draft resolution calls on President Ali Abdullah Saleh or his representative to fulfill his commitment on the signature and immediate implementation of the settlement approved by the Initiative for the transfer of power, already proposed by the GCC, in order to achievea peaceful transition of power and without delay.
The draft resolution condemns what he described as human rights violations and acts ofviolence and the use of excessive force by the Yemeni authorities, and calls foraccountability of those responsible and regrets the killing of hundreds of civilians, and callson all parties to renounce violence.
And killed at least 861 persons and wounded 25 people since demonstrations began to drop the claim, stating as a message to the youth movement of Yemen sent at the beginning of this month to the United Nations.
Win over RussiaIn the meantime, he invited a delegation from the Yemeni opposition to visit Russia is the Russian leadership to adopt a positive attitude towards the draft resolution currently expected in the UN Security Council.
The news agency quoted the Russian news Yemeni delegation confirmed in extensive discussions took place on Wednesday at the Institute of Oriental Studies Russian peaceful revolution of Yemen, and the determination of the popular forces and party to continue the popular movement until the bow of President Saleh of Yemen to the demands of the street.
She said it was reviewing the situation in Yemen, and the impasse that has stuck with him for power and refusal to implement the initiative Gulf.
The delegation was composed of leading figures in the opposition Yemen arrived in Moscow on Tuesday, comprising the Secretary-General of the Yemeni Socialist Party, Yassin Noman, the Secretary-General of the Islah (reform) Abdul-Wahab al-Ansi, and former Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Basendwah leader of the Alliance of the joint meeting.
Numan and focused discussions on the importance of Russia's role, pointing to what he called a great balance to Russia in the Arab world and called for the need to preserve it, and pointed to the radical change that has occurred in the region, through what has become known as the Arab spring.
For his part, Basendwah the importance of the Russian position in the Security Council, and called on Russia to support the resolution presented to the Council is expected soon, and expressed his conviction that the Russian position will be similar to what it was when discussing the verdict against Syria.
He explained that the draft resolution stems from the Yemeni initiative endorsed by the Gulf of Russia, and Russia's permanent representative in the Security Council Vitaly Churkin had stressed in the initial discussions on the need to include any decision to be issued in Yemeni affairs items and clear calls to step down in favor.
Kerman Ban Ki-moon delivered a message calling for decisive action against the benefit(French)
Move Kerman
In New York, joined the active Yemeni assigned Kerman winning the Nobel Peace PrizeTuesday to protest outside the headquarters of the United Nations to demand thedeparture of the benefit.
Kerman said in a speech at the rally, "We came today to say that Ali Abdullah Saleh and (Syrian President) Bashar al-Assad are criminals and must be chased."
"There are people being killed every day because they called for democracy and justice."She explained that "these regimes pose a threat to international security".
And requested delegated Kerman - which played a leading role in the protest movement - from the UN Security Council to go to Yemen. She said, "If you can go to Yemen to seewhat is going on with your own eyes and the blood which flows in the living conditions ofany of the Yemeni people." She added that "the Yemeni people is subject to collective punishment."
Kerman and plans to deliver a message to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon later saying that "it is essential that the international community takeimmediate and decisive action to stop the massacres and their perpetrators accountable."
Source: Al Jazeera + and agencies
Syrian authorities have published forty thousand of security and the military in the countryside of Damascus (European)
Said the General Authority for Syrian revolt that killed 22 people on Wednesday shot dead by security forces and described Bcbihh, of whom 18 were killed in the province of Homs, where the army and security forces operations a few days ago.
In the town of Aljusyh said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights The three sisters were killed and injured members of their family due to the fall of the shell at their home in theclashes between the army and gunmen believed to be dissident him. The Observatory that these clashes led to the deaths of seven soldiers and wounding others.
And issued the so-called free-Syrian army statement said the defection of a thirtieth of the regular army in possession of four tanks in the town of Aljusyh.
In the town of Deal and the City of mobility in rural shield violent clashes erupted last nightbetween the army and gunmen believed to be dissidents led to him killing one person andwounding others.
In my neighborhood Shahba and Saladin in Aleppo protests were in response to a large demonstration in support of President Bashar al-Assad came out yesterday morning in the center of Aleppo.
Also saw towns and Mare `Tel Andan raised in rural Aleppo demonstrations demandingthe departure of the system.
Incursion
In the meantime, said a Lebanese security source said that the power of Syria moved a distance of 1.5 km in the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon, killing a Syrian citizen andkidnapped his brother. Residents said the force had been after a military activists anddissidents.
The area of short days before had seen violent clashes between Syrian troops anddissidents reported. The militants killed three civilians yesterday shot dead by Syrian forces in the town of mobility Bdraa.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that the people died of his wounds in the town ofDamascus Erbeen province where the fiercest campaign of military and security since the protests began, in the words of Syrian activists.
And published in the framework of this campaign, no less than forty thousand members ofthe Security and the military, according to the body of the Syrian revolution which referred to the mass arrests, and the flight of heavy military helicopters.
Officers of the Syrian army a free estimate
Number of defectors at least ten thousand
Splits expandingEarlier, noted the General Authority for the Syrian revolution to violent clashes between dissidents belonging to the Syrian army and free the forces loyal to the Assad regime in Damascus town Erbeen Brief.
Was preceded by cleavages in the rural countryside of Damascus and a shield in the splits the largest areas of Rastan in Homs and short. Also saw the last few days more splits Idleb province near the Syrian-Turkish border, and militants occur on the operations of the Syrian army has killed a number of free elements of security and the military.
And activists have pointed also to the days before the clashes between dissidents and Syrian forces in Deir Al-Zour.
Demonstrations of the nightDid not solve the expansion of military and security operations in Homs, Damascus and shield and the other without the continuation of a private night of protests, thousands marched the night before last in the neighborhoods in Homs, including construction and Bayada and the door hood and Ghouta Khalidiya and chanting slogans calling for the system to drop.
Said Ali Hassan, spokesman for the General Syrian Revolution of the island that came out further demonstrations in the towns of Tel-Mare `lifted Andan Brief province of Aleppo, in the city of Aleppo, which came out of thousands of supporters to the streets in his support.
Thousands of last night also in Hama and its countryside, and in the towns around the shield, including the towns of Giza in solidarity with the subject of military operations, such as mobility. Activists and broadcast images of the other demonstrations out in the neighborhood of Damascus yesterday morning foot in Hasaka.
Source: Al Jazeera + and agencies
Barcelona only two straight (French)
Made Barcelona, AC Milan and Arsenal a big step towards the second round of Champions League football after having achieved victory in the third round on Wednesday evening.
The only Barcelona to win two straight on the Victoria Plzen Czech Republic in Group H to take his tally to seven points.
Had not moved only ten minutes until kick-off the Catalan team's progress to the game after joint Lionel Messi and Onrdains to Niesta to get rid of one of the last defenders pass the ball from his left hand and pay it into the net.
Everyone thought that Barcelona will go down in a multitude of goals due to lack of experience of the opposing team, but Victoria stood up before the end of the game eight minutes later when David Villa scored a safety goal for Barcelona.
The matchesIn the same group, beat AC Milan on BATE Borisov of Belarus two straight, too. And Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened the register midway through the first from close range, before adding the Ghanaian Kevin-Prince Boateng a powerful shot from outside the area on 72 minutes the second goal.
At the Velodrome stadium, it was my first defeat of Marseille after falling consecutive wins against Arsenal, with the sole record of the reserve midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who came down late in the game to score a goal in stoppage time.
The match was weak in terms of technical level, says Agence France-Presse, where the two teams did not provide any technical overview as if they were convinced that a draw is in their interest, but Arsenal managed to resolve the result and the match last breath by Ramsey.
In the same group, made a surprise win Olympiakos 3-1 at the German champions Borussia Dortmund last season.
Opened the Greek team scoring with a Halevas of the header in the eighth minute, but Poland's Robert Lewandowski equalized in the 25th minute, and the last word for the Greek side, who scored his Algerian international Rafik Jabbour goal with a powerful shot in the 40th minute before adding Modesto third goal head ball 79 .
And on the Dragao stadium in Porto, continued APOEL Alqbesra him away this season and grabbed a precious draw from Porto 1-1. As equivalent to Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine with the Russian Zenit St Petersburg 2-2.
Heavy lossThe Chelsea has lost the right guest at Genk heavy loss of five straight goals, and was their star striker Fernando Torres, who scored twice and hit the crossbar once.
Opened the Portuguese Raul Mirilish scoring Chelsea's long-range shot in the eighth minute before adding Torres second after neat pass superb Frank Lampard Fanfrd the goalkeeper and slotted the ball away from their pocket or purse in the 11th minute, and soon added the Spanish third goal from a header on 27 minutes.
The fourth goal from a header by Serbian Branislav Ivanovic in the 42nd minute, before concluding Festival Salomon Kalou goals after rebounds from the guard 72.
In the same group, the heart of Bayer Leverkusen, the German failure to Valencia zero-1 to win 2-1.
Source: Agencies + French
Stephen Bosworth, has resigned from his job as envoy to the North American (French - Archive)
Announced that the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday that a delegation of U.S. officials will meet a delegation from North Korea in Geneva next week to discuss its nuclear program is a matter of dispute.
The State Department spokesman Mark Toner that the delegation will meet with his North Korean delegation, headed by First Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan, in Geneva on Monday or Tuesday.
He Toner meeting, "a continuation of the exploratory meetings to determine whether North Korea is ready to meet their obligations under the 2005 joint statement of the six-party talks and the international nuclear obligations, and to take concrete steps towards nuclear disarmament."
Toner and announced the resignation of U.S. envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth from office, to succeed current U.S. ambassador to the International Energy Agency (IAEA) Glen Davis.
The aim of the six-party talks - involving the two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia and the United States - to persuade Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program in exchange for a big help.
And stopped these negotiations since December / December 2008. And Pyongyang withdrew officially in April / April 2009, a month after conducting a second nuclear test after the first test in 2006.
Source: Agencies
Some churches are trying to convince the patient followers to stop taking the drugs and replace it with prayer (Getty)
The Anglican Church in Britain, a campaign to encourage people with chronic andintractable diseases such as cancer and AIDS, to stop taking the medication and the direction to pray instead.
Due to research by The African Network for Health Policy Health Insurance, he had somefollowers of the Church in British cities such as Manchester and Glasgow to stop takingmedications necessary for their recovery, and ease their pain after they were persuadedto "the Lord's healing capabilities."
Has revealed an investigation by the BBC in London yesterday that the three womeninfected with AIDS have died, after having stopped taking the medicine on the advice ofKsausten.
The Executive Director of The African Network Francis Kicomba that a family membercommitted suicide last year, after the Church said that he no longer suffers from the instability of his mental faculties, and asked him to stop taking the medicine, but his condition deteriorated and he committed suicide in the end.
Commented Kicomba saying, "This issue raises concerns at the national level, issue is the phenomenon of preference for treatment, the spiritual of all the cases, and in some cases is said to people that they should stop taking the medication because it affects negatively on the capacity of prayer healing. We have met with people with severe cases have been convince them the possibility of recovery in a single session. What is more, it spread to convince people of the refugees in Britain that the prayers could end their problems with immigration and housing. and it started to take the form of fad, not only in Britain but in Africa as well and widely. "
The Church published on its website pictures and video clips for those who claim they were patients were "cured" of diseases such as AIDS, cancer, varicose veins and leg fractures.
Head of Public Relations in the Commonwealth of humanitarian British Naomi Phillips said he was "in free societies, people have the absolute freedom to believe what they want to believe in it. However, when trying to those who are in a position of responsibility - especially when they have power over vulnerable people - the promotion of treatments wrong through religious practices, and encourage people to stay away from the correct methods of treatment, when there is much to be done. "
Spokesman for the "Church of all Nations," he told BBC, "We are not Ahavin, God is healing. There is no disease, no God can heal him. There is no disease has no God medication. We do not ask people to stop taking their medication. Doctors treat, God heals. "
The universal Church of the Kingdom of the Lord's university-based and Brazil based in Britain, too, says, "It does not claim to cure people, but believes that the Lord can heal through the power of faith."
Source: Independent
Occupied the Los Angeles "calls to punish banks that committed violations of (European)
After that they offered in support of the remarkable movement and allowed the protestersmilitarism at night in parks and public gardens, although forbidden by law for that, officials began the city of Los Angeles recently in the reservation to one of the most importantdemands of the "occupied the Los Angeles", which is the elimination of irregularitiescommitted by the banks.
The Los Angeles Times said that lawmakers had asked last week to study the plan to punish banks that committed financial irregularities, but the chief administrative officer of the city of Miguel Santana issued a warning yesterday that banks punish the violation could cost the city $ 58 million.
Santana said that ending the lending agreements with senior lenders may have large feesand high interest rates, which would cause confusion for a number of important cityprojects, such as building a football field and change the sewer lines.
But Councilman Richard Alarcon did not agree to what he put Santana and commented on this by saying that Santana favored banks, which goes in and what is happening in the country since last weeks in the valley.
The Alarcon introduced two years ago, a proposal he called "responsible banking", which is today one of the demands of the "occupied the Los Angeles" key.
The city of Los Angeles sued in 2008 during the international financial crisis, several banks on charges of corruption and squandering of tens of millions of dollars from the funds of the city.
The newspaper said that a warning Santana encountering despite everything heard in the City Council, and the movement of a member of the Council Brainard Parks - which represents the bulk of South Los Angeles - saying that he will sacrifice money scarce, who is to achieve a moral victory, and commented, "I do not think we want any form of way that we stand on this podium and I say to people to Qena Bank of America a lesson and two million dollars Klvnah not we use it. "
The newspaper also quoted down members of the City Council for their support for the plan to "banking administrator", and provided Council member Paul Koretz example when he said that the nation is "going to hell. If it cost us to rectify the situation 20 or 30 or $ 40 million, this could mean that we Second, make the mistake. "
The movement of "occupied the Los Angeles" has widened in recent weeks, organizers say that 700 people spend the night in a sit-in, and double that number during the day.
The number of demonstrators had entered the building to the City Council last week and expressed their support for the plan Alarcon, and expressed dissatisfaction with the provision of huge amounts of money to save bankrupt banks, while many families losing their homes.
The demonstrators are demanding the classification of banks based on their contributions to social, but Santana says that it is unrealistic, especially in circumstances such as within the city of Los Angeles suffering from economic hardship.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Sami Younis center of his grandchildren for the first time in his life (Al Jazeera)
Mohammed Mohsen wedge - Umm al-Fahm
Finally, after 29 years in Israeli jails, Palestinian prisoners Tensm Sheikh Sami Younis I'minside the Palestinian town of Arara and savor the taste of freedom, and hugged his familyand childhood friends who were celebrating his arrival at the head shortly after being released.
The Younis (83 years), the largest Palestinian prisoners in the prisons of the occupation-lived, where the aged in prisons and tasted bitter, and be sick of smth. Disease, current reduced state due over the years.
The Sheikh of prisoners and small, was arrested in 1983 with the soldiers and MaherKarim Younes, accused of a military operation which killed an Israeli soldier, he was sentenced to life in a timely manner, to reduce the duration to forty years later.
Trance victor
Although isolated 12 years ago, and depriving him of a farewell of his mother, who diedwhile in the occupation prisons anguish and grief of it, a prisoner-Sheikh remainedsteadfast and lived on the hope of challenging the prison walls, before being released in the exchange deal "meet for free" between Hamas and Israel.
He was released Tuesday in conjunction with the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit, is four of the Palestinian prisoners inside, where he could after 29 years to enter his village ofArara, that time was insufficient to change the landmarks.
As embraced freedom also embraced for the first time in his life dozens of grandchildren, and was to meet his children and fellow trained by his wife, who has tired and waited forthe moment, though delayed.
Fateful moments
And listed Sami Younis of the island days before the conclusion of the deal, describing it as fateful as accompanied by tension, was the battle of the intestine empty of prisoners at its peak and the hunger strike continues, and the case of boiling at Guantanamo Gilboa, who joined the strike just - last week - and if the management of the prison undertake the process of classification and transfer of prisoners.
"The situation was very difficult, it was not vague Nahdh time ago, a group of 48 prisoners of the 25 prisoners were to differentiate between us and our distribution of various prisons, personally transferred to Megiddo prison, and there I knew the deal through themicrophone was hidden."
Yunus: Words can not describe the disastrous conditions of detention of prisoners (Al Jazeera)
Joy and fear
Yunus recalled the moments that have passed on the prisoners, mixed feelings of joy and fear, everyone will be watching from the list of exchange, and was convinced that all prisoners of home owners Mahkomyat Almabdat high and will be released.
"We informed the prison authorities that he would be me, but what about the guys Derbystruggle prisoners of 48? I know of their whereabouts, I met a detainee Megiddo four of whom only - it turned out they were from respondents deal - quoted for 24 hours toHadarim detention on the pretext that I Sathrr from there ".
Occupied bargains
Younis said that the prison administration tried to extort some prisoners request signing a pledge in which their freedom, and added, "Personally, refused, and was Msawmte byIsraeli intelligence, and reached up threatening not to release me and substitution prisoner of another, I insisted on my position and I told the intelligence officer said that Gilad Shalitwill not see the light unless it is my release. "
Younis, described the moment of victory for the liberation of the Palestinian people as a whole, thanked Hamas for its efforts in completing the deal, calling for the consolidation ofreconciliation between Fatah and Hamas to strengthen the steadfastness of the prisonersto move forward towards freedom and independence.
Captive editor Sami Younis, accompanied by his wife (Al Jazeera)
Scenes and memories
The remaining conditions of detention of the most important memories of the prisonersreleased, and summarized Younis scene memories stretching over three decades, saying"there is a lot of beautiful memories with families, you are in a struggle for existence andstruggling to gain basic rights which should be guaranteed by international conventions for the prisoner."
He reviewed the memories which he described as the battle of hit and run, "you grip the enemy struggling even to get a drink of water, and you have to know when to step up your fight and when to negotiate your enemy, you are unarmed and you'll face this reality,especially as the period Mkozq families is unknown."
He believes that the most beautiful memories and unit prisoners that enhance their steadfastness in detention, calling on the various faction leaders to adopt as a model for reconciliation to establish the unity of the Palestinian people, pointing out that the years ofdivision between Fatah and Hamas reflected negatively on the prisoners, and made thedeal to melt deposits entirely.
He concluded, "We feel joy that was experienced by our people, but the most importantmoment of pleasure experienced by prisoners of the contract last was when news of thekidnapping of Corporal Gilad Shalit, where we realized that the vagina is coming, to liveeuphoria lasted for five and half years, picking off people to complete the deal."
Source: Al Jazeera
Mary Dodio kidnapped from Kenya, was quoted earlier this month to Somalia (French)
French hostage died Dodio Mary, which was hijacked in Kenya and detained in Somalia since the first of October / November, HSPA announced by the French Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.
The spokesman for the ministry said in a statement that "the communications sought by the French government to set up for the release of Dodio (66 years) came to her death without being able to determine the date or circumstances of death."
"The health status of Dodio and concern about the circumstances of her abduction and the possibility that the kidnappers refused to give them drugs that we sent to them, lead us to believe that this is a tragic conclusion with the most likely regret."
Valero called "return her body immediately without conditions," and demanded that the identities of the kidnappers and bring them to justice. He denounced the French government to the behavior of the kidnappers and Tdmanha Dodio with the family and their close associates.
The Dodio suffering from cancer and heart failure, as she was obstructive, the kidnappers did not take her wheelchair, which was used to navigate.
She was abducted from her home in Dodio Manda Island in Kenya earlier this month and seized by kidnappers in the town of Ras small coastal Kamboni on the Somali side of the border. And was later taken to a nearby town in the Somali region of Juba Pass adjacent to the border with Kenya, according to local sources.
The kidnapping came Dodio, which played a crucial role in the women's movement in France in the seventies of the last century, less than a month after the abduction of British tourist named Judith Tebbutt on September 11 / September in the village of Kiwaao tourist and then transferred to Somalia.
Also abducted Nashttan Aspaintan in defense of human rights last week in eastern Kenya and also were transferred to Somalia.
Source: Agencies
Damascus has increased support for basic materials in order to contain popular anger (Jazeera)
Finance Minister Mohammad al Aljalilati The actual increase in spending within the budget in 2012 was 15% compared to the current, so Nahz 1.326 trillion liras Surat (26 billion and $ 661 million).
The minister said - in an interview with the semi-official Al-Watan, Syria - that for the first time will show the full value of the oil resources as the resources within the revenue within the structure of the general budget, in addition to highlighting the total support of prices under expenditure.
According Aljalilati the total support of food prices and oil derivatives in the next year will reach 386 billion pounds (7.76 billion dollars), while the amount was not more than 25 billion pounds (half a billion dollars).
On this vast difference between the two figures mentioned, the Minister of Finance explained that the difference will be covered in two ways such as issuing a special decree of the presidency every few years write off the deficit in the domestic debt of the State with regard to logistical support and hit 75 billion pounds (1.5 billion dollars).
The other method is to not show the amount of the deficit in the support of electricity and petroleum products within the text of the budget, estimated at 310 billion pounds (6.2 billion dollars).
Economic losses
The study was released days before the Consultative Group Jeopolsta about the economic cost of the Arab spring, I concluded that what is seen in Syria protests demanding the dropping cost the GDP of $ 6.07 billion, and cost the general budget of $ 21.22 billion.
The last IMF forecast that the Syrian economy will shrink by 2% in 2011 to recover by some sound in the next year and achieve a growth of 1.5%, as the IMF projected that consumer prices of about 6% in 2011.
According to the statistics reported by the study mentioned above, the gross domestic product to be close to Syria in 2011 to 68.3 billion dollars, with total public debt in the range of 24.3% of the gross domestic product.
Source: German-Jazeera
