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Hamas minister discusses police training with Syria 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 12:12 PM
The Hamas-led Palestinian government held talks in Syria on "police training" hot on the heels of deadly clashes between troops under its command and rival security forces loyal to moderate president Mahmud Abbas.Spanish FM in Syria for talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 7:39 AM
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who drew US criticism earlier this year for ignoring its efforts to sideline Syria, arrived in Damascus on an unannounced visit.Syria: Memorandum to the United Nations aND Human Rights Watch Kurdish Media - Oct 14 4:10 PM
We extend this memorandum with a view to draw your attention to the plight of the Kurdish people in Syria who relentlessly suffers from the discriminatory policy, adopted and implemented by the Syrian authorities for over 40 years.Hamas, Syria in 'police training' talks Aljazeera - Oct 14 12:20 PM
The Hamas-led Palestinian government has held talks in Syria on what it calls police training, against a backdrop of almost daily clashes between troops under its command and rival security forces loyal to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president.Spanish FM in Syria for talks Khaleej Times - Oct 14 8:23 AM
DAMASCUS - Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who drew US criticism earlier this year for ignoring its efforts to sideline Syria, arrived in Damascus on an unannounced visit Saturday.Hamas minister discusses police training with Syria Khaleej Times - Oct 14 8:23 AM
DAMASCUS - The Hamas-led Palestinian government held talks in Syria on police training Saturday hot on the heels of deadly clashes between troops under its command and rival security forces loyal to moderate president Mahmud Abbas.Syria, Spain talk of relaunching Mideast peace process AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 12:09 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos reportedly discussed conditions leading to "a relaunch of the Middle East peace process" during talks in Damascus.Three Canadians want review of jailing, torture in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 3:47 PM
Three Canadians suspected of Al-Qaeda links said that Canadian officials were complicit in their arrests and alleged torture in Syria, and demanded public review of their cases.Iran and Syria 'use Iraqis as cannon fodder': US AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 10:29 AM
The US ambassador to Iraq accused Iran and Syria of using "Iraqis as cannon fodder" and of fuelling a wave of violence designed to divide Iraq and leave it powerless.Three Canadians want open review of their jailing, torture in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 10:28 AM
Three Canadians accused of links to Al-Qaeda demanded, backed by Amnesty International, a public review of their cases to find out if Canadian officials were complicit in their arrests and alleged torture in Syria.US ambassador says Syria and Iran back Iraq rebels AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 9:59 AM
The US ambassador to Iraq has accused neighbouring Iran and Syria of supporting the armed groups involved in the country's bitter civil conflict.3 Canadians want review of jailing, torture in Syria Middle East Times - Oct 13 4:00 AM
OTTAWA -- Three Canadians suspected of Al Qaeda links said Thursday that Canadian officials were complicit in their arrests and alleged torture in Syria, and demanded public review of their cases.Syria rejects Peres overture to Assad AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 3:33 AM
Syria's state media have rejected an overture by Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres who said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was welcome to visit Jerusalem.Iran & Syria 'use Iraqis as cannon fodder': US IranMania.com - Oct 13 12:48 AM
LONDON, October 13 (IranMania) - Accodrding to an AFP report, the US ambassador to Iraq accused Iran and Syria of using "Iraqis as cannon fodder" and of fuelling a wave of violence designed to divide Iraq and leave it powerless.Syria's ruling party rejects Israeli invitation for Assad to visit Jerusalem Borneo Bulletin - Oct 12 11:25 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria on Thursday rejected Israel's invitation for President Bashar al-Assad to visit Jerusalem, saying the Israeli gesture reflected the country's weak position after its war with Lebanon.Syria Rejects Israeli Invitation for Summit in Jerusalem Voice of America - Oct 12 12:04 PM
Syria has rejected an Israeli invitation for a summit meeting in Jerusalem. There is little hope of reviving Israeli-Syrian peace talks following the war in Lebanon.Peace with Syria should include withdrawal from Golan : Official People's Daily - Oct 12 5:24 PM
Israeli Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter said on Thursday that it is impossible to reach peace with Syria without an Israel's withdrawal from the Golan Heights, Israel's local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.FM gets calls from Morocco and Syria FMs The Peninsula - Oct 14 5:50 PM
Doha The First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani received yesterday night a phone call from Moroccan Foreign Minister Mohamed Ben Eisa. The call dealt with bilateral relations between the two sisterly countries, means of bolstering them in various spheres and the latest developments in the Palestinian territories besides issues of mutual interest.Syria rejects suggestion of president to visit Israel People's Daily - Oct 12 5:24 PM
Syria on Thursday rejected an Israeli suggestion that President Bashar al-Assad could visit Israel for peace talks, reported an official newspaper Al-Baath.Israelis Reject Golan Heights Deal with Syria Angus Reid - Oct 12 9:30 PM
- Many adults in Israel believe their government should not cede the Golan Heights to Syria in exchange for peace, according to the Peace Index Project by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research and the Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution of Tel Aviv University.US envoy to Iraq lashes out at Iran, Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 12 2:19 PM
The US ambassador to Iraq accused Iran and Syria on Thursday of supporting the armed groups involved in the country's increasingly bitter and violent civil conflict. "There is another challenge facing Iraqis: preventing regional powers who want Iraq to fail," said Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad.Iraqi Christians flee to Syria Gulf News - Oct 12 2:32 PM
Damascus: More than 35,000 Iraqi Christians have fled to Syria to escape the violence in their country, the leader of an Iraqi Christian group said yesterday.Assad puts Syria on war footing The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Oct 12 2:42 PM
Syria's president said his country was bracing for a possible attack by Israel. Bashar Assad told a Kuwaiti newspaper last weekend that, in the wake of the Lebanon War, he believed Israel had no intent of pursuing peace talks with Syria.Bush signs law on North Korea nonproliferation Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 11:49 AM
President George W. Bush on Friday signed legislation adding North Korea to a law aimed at stemming the nuclear weapons ambitions of Iran and Syria, the White House said.Advocates say Muslim discrimination on the rise Traverse City Record-Eagle - Oct 14 7:02 AM
The Muslim restaurant manager from Morocco, the Christian Armenian caterer from Syria and the Yemeni sailor don't share a religion or homeland. But all three say they experienced discrimination at work after Sept. 11, 2001, because of their national origin or perceptions that they were Muslim.Syria rejects Peres overture to Assad Middle East Online - Oct 12 4:03 AM
Al-Baath: The whole world knows that no Syrian citizen would accept Israel s invitation of Syria to Jerusalem.Syria rejects suggestion that president could visit Israel Khaleej Times - Oct 12 2:38 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria s state-run Al Baath newspaper has rejected an invitation from the Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres to Syrian President Bashar Assad, the state run Al Baath newspaper reported.G.O.P.?s Baker Hints Iraq Plan Needs Change New York Times - 25 minutes ago
The Republican co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to ?stay the course.?North Korean client list is said to take in Iran, Syria, 16 others The Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 13 12:55 AM
North Korea's claimed test of a nuclear weapon is only the tip of what frightens the rest of the world. The country has shown itself to be a virtual bazaar for spreading missiles, conventional weapons, and nuclear technology around the globe.Over 35,000 Christians Have Fled Iraq The Christian Post - Oct 14 6:51 AM
More than 35,000 Iraqi Christians have fled to Syria to escape the violence in their country, the leader of an Iraqi Christian group said ...Editorial Roundup The Washington Times - Oct 13 9:47 PM
Excerpts of editorials from newspapers around the world : Winnipeg Free Press Canadian's torture in Syria Prime Minister Stephen Harper has informed U.S. President George Bush personally that Canada will protest the United States' deportation of Maher Arar to Syria in 2002. The Americans did not tell any Canadian official of Mr. Arar's fate until after he was shipped early Oct. 8 to Syria, where Baker Sees Iraq Panel Departing From Bush Strategy New York Times - 16 minutes ago
The G.O.P. co-chairman of a bipartisan commission assessing Iraq said he expected to depart from calls to ?stay the course.?Expecting U.S. Help, Sent to Guantánamo New York Times - Oct 14 6:05 PM
A man has remained in U.S. custody in part, it appears, on the strength of a propaganda videotape made by his former Al Qaeda torturers.More Muslims than ever observing Ramadan AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 3:37 PM
The boom of a cannon and the wail of a muezzin signaled the end of the day's fast and thousands of worshippers at one of Islam's holiest shrines tucked into their dinner.Syria's Assad welcome in Jerusalem: Peres AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 12:45 PM
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad was welcome to come to the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem if he wants to reach a peace agreement.Analysis: No results from Hamas boycott AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 2:37 PM
The international boycott of the Hamas-led Palestinian government has yielded no results, and as poverty soars and civil war looms, time and options are running out for Israel, the Palestinians and the international community.Expecting U.S. Help, Sent to Guantánamo New York Times - Oct 14 1:15 PM
Abdul Rahim Al Ginco remains in the U.S. military prison in part, it appears, on the strength of a propaganda videotape made by his Al Qaeda torturers.Isolation of Hamas yields no results AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 12:28 PM
The U.S. government and Hamas agree on at least one point: More than half a year of economic strangulation of the Palestinian government has yielded no results.South Korea draw with Syria to qualify for Asian Cup Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Oct 11 6:21 AM
SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) - South Korea qualified for the finals of the 2007 Asian Cup with a 1-1 draw against Syria in Seoul on Wednesday.Syrian TV screens racy Ramadan soaps AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 14 12:30 PM
Corruption in the circles of power, adultery, drugs, violence, misery.Syria welcome in Israel - Peres BBC News - Oct 10 4:47 PM
Shimon Peres responds warmly to a suggestion by Syria that the two countries could hold peace talks.Syria welcome in Israel - Peres BBC News - Oct 10 4:41 PM
Israel's Shimon Peres responds warmly to a suggestion by Syria that the two countries could hold peace talks.SYRIA: Massive investment needed if Damascus to avert water crisis IRIN - Oct 11 9:03 AM
DAMASCUS, 11 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - Billions of dollars of investment are required over the next decade if Damascus, Syria s rapidly growing capital, is to avert a critical water crisis, according to a leading development agency.Singaporean found guilty of trying to sell arms to Syria illegally Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News - Oct 11 5:17 AM
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean has been convicted for trying to smuggle 20,000 assault rifles from Bulgaria to Syria last year.Cooking Defines Sephardic Jews at Sukkot New York Times - 14 minutes ago
For one food-loving community within Brooklyn?s sizable Jewish population, Sukkot has additional significance.Giant Camel Discovered in Syria Blather - Oct 11 3:15 PM
A joint team of Swiss and Syrian archaeologists working deep within Syria's arid Palmyra desert claim to have uncovered the remains of a giant camel that lived 100,000 years ago and once stood "as big as a giraffe or an...Group wants probes into detainees' cases AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 2:18 PM
Amnesty International on Thursday demanded the Canadian government launch independent investigations into the cases of three Muslim citizens who were detained and allegedly tortured in Syria while being interrogated about terrorist ties.South Korea draw with Syria to qualify for Asian Cup Khaleej Times - Oct 11 8:51 AM
SEOUL - South Korea qualified for the finals of the 2007 Asian Cup with a 1-1 draw against Syria in Seoul on Wednesday. South Korea took the lead in the eighth minute when Cho Jae-jin headed in a cross from Choi Sung-kuk.Extinct "Elephant Size" Camel Found in Syria National Geographic - Oct 12 2:39 PM
The single-humped beast, which stood about 12 feet (3.6 meters) tall, was probably hunted by early humans, archaeologists say.Bush Calls on U.N. to Impose Sanctions on North Korea Washington Post - Oct 14 8:31 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush urged the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution Saturday that would clamp nonmilitary sanctions on North Korea for the nuclear test it claims to have conducted earlier this week. Families of missing recall 1990 Syrian war The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 13 1:25 PM
"Hanging issues between Syria and Lebanon should be addressed with more daring and transparency," according to the families of Lebanese missing and detained in Syrian prisons participating in a conference on Friday. The Support of Lebanese in Detention and Exile (SOLIDE) commemorated on Friday the events of October 13, 1990, in which the Syrian.Singaporean found guilty of trying to sell arms to Syria illegally Channel NewsAsia - Oct 11 5:05 AM
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean has been convicted for trying to smuggle 20,000 assault rifles from Bulgaria to Syria last year. 45-year-old B R Chaandrran was found guilty in abetting the unauthorised brokering of the items.Across S. Korea, Many See Test as a Wake-Up Blast Los Angeles Times - Oct 13 12:31 AM
SEOUL There is no rush to stockpile ramen or water. The national soccer team's Asian Cup qualifying game against Syria was played in this capital city as scheduled Wednesday, and Rain, the wildly popular homegrown pop singer, will hit the stage tonight to preview his world concert tour before 40,000 fans at a stadium here.Syria can live side-by-side in peace with Israel: Syrian President AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 2:34 AM
Syria and Israel can live side-by-side, in peace and harmony, accepting each other's existence, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said.Israel: No Syria talks unless it shuns militants Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 3:32 AM
Israel said on Tuesday it would not negotiate with Syria as long as the country continued to back militant groups, rebuffing remarks by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he was ready for peace talks.Analysis: No Results From Hamas Boycott ABC News - Oct 14 3:02 PM
Analysis: Economic Isolation of Hamas-Led Palestinian Government Yields No ResultsIsrael Extends Hand Of Peace To Syria Nasdaq - Oct 10 9:19 PM
(RTTNews) - In what could be another boost to the Middle East peace process, Israel has extended a hand of peace to Syria. Israel's deputy Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, has said that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was welcome to come to Jerusalem for peace talks.Charles Karel Bouley: We're Very Resolute HuffingtonPost - Oct 14 2:35 PM
Perhaps it's just me, but as I awoke and turned on CNN (as I always do to make sure the world hasn't gone mad during my sleep) and watched the United Nations Security Council pass a unanimous resolution condemning North Korea for its nuclear test I had to laugh. All these words, words which the Bush administration neither cares for or about, lots of men in suits and funny headphones (it's 2006, Syria vows complete and swift Lebanon pullout Tiscali - Oct 11 12:39 AM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria has vowed a complete and swift two-phased withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon but President Bashar al-Assad says Damascus will still play a role in the tiny neighbour it has dominated for 30 years.Syria vows to quit Lebanon "as soon as possible" Tiscali - Oct 11 12:39 AM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria has vowed to completely and quickly withdraw its troops from Lebanon in two phases, but President Bashar al-Assad says Damascus will still play a role in the tiny neighbour it has dominated for 30 years.Ibis triumph raises hopes for rarest bird PhysOrg - Oct 13 9:01 AM
Conservationists are celebrating after finding the winter home of the rarest bird in the Middle East. Researchers from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and BirdLife Middle East have tracked a group of northern bald ibis on their 1,900-mile (3,100-kilometre) journey from breeding grounds in Palmyra, Syria to the highlands of Ethiopia.Fraying of old restraints risks new nuclear age The State - 17 minutes ago
The declaration by North Korea that it had conducted a successful atomic test brought to nine the number of nations believed to have nuclear arms. But atomic officials estimate that as many as 40 more countries have the technical skill, and in some cases the required material, to build a bomb.Mashaal: Hamas Won't Recognize Israel Los Angeles Times - Oct 12 2:57 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said late Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel. His declaration at a news conference in Damascus, where he lives in exile, came amid tension between Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.Group Wants Probes Into Detainees' Cases ABC News - Oct 12 2:47 PM
Amnesty Int'l Wants Canada to Launch Probes Into Cases of 3 Muslim Citizens Detained in SyriaCanadian men tortured in Syria want independent reviews Canada.com - Oct 12 8:29 AM
OTTAWA - Three Canadian men who faced similar fates as Maher Arar are demanding the government immediately follow through with Justice Dennis O Connor s recommendation that their cases also be reviewed.US no-talks policy comes under fire The Christian Science Monitor - Oct 14 8:07 AM
North Korea's reported nuclear test has renewed calls for changing diplomatic course. Syria agrees to pay for damages The Norway Post - Oct 12 10:51 PM
- The authorities have spent some time on examining our demands, but will now pay out the money, says ambassador Hans Wilhelm Longva to Aftenposten.Syria supports formation of Palestinian unity government: FM People's Daily - Oct 10 7:54 PM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al- Muallem on Tuesday underlined Syria's support to the Qatari efforts regarding the formation of a Palestinian national unity government, the official SANA news agency reported.Lebanon: Army Preventing Smuggling India Daily - Oct 13 5:46 AM
Lebanon has used four army divisions on the border with Syria to eliminate the smuggling of weapons to Hezbollah and will fire on any Israeli plane that enters Lebanese airspace, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said in an interview with Al-Hayat newspaper published Oct. 13.No negotiations with Syria as long as it harbors terrorists: Israeli official People's Daily - Oct 10 6:56 PM
Israel would not negotiate with Syria as long as the country continued to back militant groups, the Ha'aretz daily reported on Tuesday, citing an official of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Office.Giant camel fossil found in Syria BBC News - Oct 10 3:10 AM
Archaeologists have discovered the 100,000-year-old remains of a previously unknown giant camel in Syria.Lebanese ex-premier expresses belief in best relations with Syria People's Daily - Oct 10 7:09 PM
Visiting former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami on Tuesday expressed confidence in building the best relations with Syria, the official SANA news agency reported.It's time to say sorry for Iraq's agony Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
History will forgive the war on Iraq. Or so Tony Blair told the US Congress in July 2003, as the first cold shadows fell on the invasion. The Prime Minister also warned of 'many further struggles ahead'.Tensions despite Israeli PM pageantry in Russia Khaleej Times - 57 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Behind the official pageantry to mark 15 years of renewed diplomatic ties between Russia and Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert s visit to Moscow this week will be tense, notably over Iran s nuclear ambitions, observers say.Fallout from North Korea bomb heralds new era of global anxiety The Scotsman - Oct 14 4:55 PM
KIM Jong-il appears to have done it. His announcement that he exploded a nuclear weapon last week puts North Korea in place as the ninth member of the nuclear club, and the world has changed for ever.Nine-day gala shopping festival in Muscat set to attract large crowds Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
WITH EID Al Fitr round the corner, preparations are in full swing in Muscat for an annual shopping extravaganza that every year draws thousands of visitors, both nationals and expatriates.Iraqis 'used as cannon fodder' News 24 South Africa - Oct 13 2:22 AM
The US ambassador to Baghdad has accused Iran and Syria of using "Iraqis as cannon fodder" and of fuelling a wave of violence designed to divide Iraq.Bush asks council to impose sanctions on N. Korea Houston Chronicle - Oct 14 9:14 AM
President Bush urged the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution today that would clamp nonmilitary sanctions on North Korea for the nuclear test it claims to have conducted earlier this week. Agency Increasingly Concerned At Surging Exodus Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
With tens of thousands of Iraqis fleeing their homes every month because of continuing sectarian violence, the United Nations refugee agency today voiced growing concern over the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation facing hundreds of thousands of displaced people, both within and outside their country.Archaeologists say enormous camel roamed Syria in prehistoric times San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 10 4:13 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria Hunters stalked giant camels as tall as some modern-day elephants in the Syrian desert tens of thousands of years ago and archaeologists behind the find are wondering where the camels came from and what caused them to die off.We should have looked at a map Winona Daily News - Oct 13 12:29 AM
Now look at what the Iraq war has caused: A quick look at a map of the Middle East will reveal why we should have not attacked Iraq. On Iraq s east lies Iran. Iran and Iraq are enemies, so much so that in the 1980s they were at war. On Iraq s west lies Syria.Rights study attacked for Israel 'bias' Times Online - Oct 12 6:05 PM
THE Foreign and Commonwealth Office was accused yesterday of applying double standards after its annual human rights report condemned Hezbollah and Syria for abuses in Lebanon, but omitted any criticism of Israel....'Warlike' America not new concept The Clarion-Ledger - Oct 13 3:12 AM
As America slugs its way through two wars (Iraq and Afghanistan), advances planning for two more (Iran and Syria), and now legislates torture (which, like a rose, it is by any other name) as U.S. policy, it is worth remembering that none of this is all that new, even for us.Baker's Bad Timing Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Oct 13 4:00 PM
Politics: With just weeks to go before the big Nov. 7 election, a key Republican operative all but says the U.S. can't win the war in Iraq. We're left to puzzle: Why would James Baker III do that?Group will not recognize Israel, offers to swap captive soldier Khaleej Times - Oct 12 10:12 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria - Exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said his group would not recognize Israel, but it wants to join a national unity government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rival Fatah faction.Archeologists say giant camels roamed Syria in prehistoric times CNews - Oct 10 6:15 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Hunters stalked giant camels as tall as some modern-day elephants in the Syrian desert tens of thousands of years ago and archeologists behind the find are wondering where the camels came from and what caused them to die off.Exiled Hamas leader says group will not recognize Israel San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 12 4:32 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria, 3:18 p.m. Oct. 12 (AP): Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel, but it wants to join a national unity government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' rival Fatah faction.World News WSVN Miami - Oct 12 7:25 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel, but it wants to join a national unity government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' rival Fatah faction.Eight Palestinian Fighters Killed in Israeli Raids Arab News - Oct 14 4:12 PM
GAZA CITY, 15 October 2006 Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians and wounded at least 13 in raids into the Gaza Strip yesterday. The killings brought the Palestinian death toll in the last three days to 21.Analysis: No results from Hamas boycott Syracuse.com - Oct 14 2:43 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) The international boycott of the Hamas-led Palestinian government has yielded no results, and as poverty soars and civil war looms, time and options are running out for Israel, the Palestinians and the international community.Mashaal: Hamas Won't Recognize Israel phillyburbs.com - Oct 12 2:51 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria - Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said late Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel.Israel rules out talks until Syria ends support for militant groups The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 10 1:05 PM
Israel said Tuesday that it would not negotiate with Syria as long as the country continued to back militant groups, rebuffing remarks by Syrian President Bashar Assad that he was ready for peace talks.Assad told the BBC in an interview broadcast late Monday that he was willing to listen if Israel was ready for rapprochement.Egypt, Hamas discuss Palestinian unity govt Dawn - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
DAMASCUS, Oct 14: Egypt s intelligence chief held talks on Saturday with Hamas exiled political leader in Damascus on forming a Palestinian unity government and swapping prisoners for a kidnapped Israeli soldier, a Hamas official said.Mashaal: Hamas won't recognize Israel Syracuse.com - Oct 12 6:13 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel, but it wants to join a national unity government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' rival Fatah faction.3 more Canadians alleging torture seek Arar-style inquiry CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 12 1:50 PM
Three Canadian men of Middle Eastern origin who say they were imprisoned and tortured in Syria are demanding an independent inquiry into their allegations.O-man what a joy for Asian quartet as they book places in finals AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 4:16 PM
A hard fought 1-1 draw with Syria was enough to earn South Korea a place in the Asian Cup finals while Iran ensured a record 11th consecutive appearance at the showpiece event.Muslim scholars point out Pope's 'errors' Hindustan Times - Oct 14 12:10 PM
In an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI, 38 top Muslim clerics from around the world have accepted his words of regret for his controversial remarks last month about Islam but pointed out "errors" in his understanding of the Quran.Abusing the Arab Peace Initiative News From Bangladesh - Oct 14 11:24 AM
The failed Qatari mediation in the still unresolved inter-Palestinian divide was in practice an American success in turning the Arab Peace Initiative (API) into a pressure tool that further exacerbates fractures both in Arab and Palestinian ranks, less than two weeks after the U.S. aborted a move by the Arab League to revive an overdue comprehensive approach to the Arab and Palestinian Israeli Mashaal: Hamas won't recognize Israel Syracuse.com - Oct 12 2:58 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal said late Thursday that his group would not recognize Israel.Isfahan to host Second Intl' Tourism Fair Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 14 6:47 AM
Iran - Tourism - Fair The ancient city of Isfahan is to host the 'Second International Tourism Fair and its Relatives Services' from November 8-11, Secretary General of the fair Valiollah Jorjani said on Saturday.