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Blair will urge US to talk to Syria and Iran 
Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Tony Blair is to urge the US administration next week to open talks with its great adversaries Syria and Iran, as a way to break the impasse in Iraq and the wider middle east.Blair to push US to talk to Syria, Iran: report Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to push the US administration next week to begin talks with Syria and Iran as a way of breaking the deadlock in Iraq and the Middle East, The Guardian said on Saturday.Blair will urge US to talk to Syria and Iran Guardian Unlimited - Nov 10 5:22 PM
Tony Blair is to urge the US to open talks with Syria and Iran to break the impasse in Iraq and the wider middle east.Iran, Syria Relieved That Democrats Won Crosswalk.com - Nov 10 3:22 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Iran and Syria say that a Democrat-controlled Congress and the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld could relieve the pressure on them, officials from those countries said.Iran, Syria call for global actions to counter Zionists' crimes Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 09 11:57 PM
Iran - Syria - Palestine Iran and Syria on Thursday called on the international community, the UN Security Council especially, to take prompt and strong actions to check the Zionist regime's brutal attacks on Palestinian civilians.Syria, Sudan ink joint minutes of higher committee People's Daily - Nov 09 6:05 PM
Syria and Sudan inked on Thursday the minutes of the Syrian-Sudanese Higher Committee at the end of two-day meetings, concluding the fourth session of the committee's gathering, the official SANA news agency reported.Syria denies giving arms to Lebanon MSNBC - Nov 08 9:51 PM
Syria accused a senior U.N. official on Wednesday of falsely claiming that Lebanon had reported the recent smuggling of arms into the country from Syria in violation of Security Council resolutions.14,000 Iraq refugees enrolled at Syria schools Middle East Online - Nov 09 8:28 AM
At least 600,000 Iraqi refugees in Syria whose numbers are swollen by 2,000 new arrivals every day.UN urges Israel to end flights over Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 11:35 AM
The United Nations renewed a plea to Israel on Friday to stop violating Lebanese airspace with surveillance flights the Jewish state insists are needed to guard against arms smuggling from Syria.Syria: Rød-Larsen lies Aftenposten - Nov 09 2:08 AM
Syria accused United Nations emissary Terje Rød-Larsen for giving false information about alleged weapons smuggling to Hezbollah in Lebanon.Syria criticizes UN envoy over allegation of weapons smuggle People's Daily - Nov 08 5:50 PM
Syria criticized on Wednesday the top UN diplomat on Lebanese ties with Syria Terje Roed-Larsen over his recent allegations that Damascus continues to smuggle weapons into Lebanon, the official SANA news agency reported.Why the world loves Syria Asia Times - Nov 10 3:11 AM
DAMASCUS - The mood in Damascus was joyful as the Republican defeat in the US congressional elections and the resignation of defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld were vibrating throughout political circles in the Arab world.Syria Denies UN Allegations Israel National News - Nov 08 10:06 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Syria s ambassador to the United Nations denies UN allegations that Damascus played a role in bringing weapons to Hizbullah. The Syrians are denying any involvement in Hizbullah terror, rejecting UN allegations that Syria is playing a role in the arming of the terror organization.Syria attacks UN report of arms traffic to Lebanon AlertNet - Nov 08 12:03 PM
Source: Reuters By Irwin Arieff UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Syria accused a senior U.N. official on Wednesday of falsely claiming that Lebanon had reported the recent smuggling of arms into the country from ... Hamas leader in Syria calls for int'l war criminal tribunal against Israeli officials People's Daily - Nov 08 4:19 PM
Exiled Hamas leader in Syria Khaled Meshaal on Wednesday called for a formation of international war criminal tribunal against Israeli officials with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on top of the list.Syria Shocks PKK Zaman Online - Nov 08 2:19 PM
Syria gave members of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), which is connected to the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), heavy prison sentences in a surprise move.Dems may urge contact with adversaries MSNBC - Nov 10 4:29 AM
The Democratic takeover of Congress will raise the profile of lawmakers who have repeatedly urged the Bush administration to talk to key adversaries such as Iran, North Korea and Syria, increasing pressure on the White House to stop placing restrictions or conditions on such discussions.Vice-president faces isolation over Iran and Syria Guardian Unlimited - Nov 09 6:24 PM
Rumsfeld's replacement by Robert Gates could mark the most significant shift in balance of power in Bush administration.Syria urges UN sanctions for Israel state terrorism Khaleej Times - Nov 08 7:25 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria called for UN sanctions against Israel for its act of state terrorism after 18 Palestinians were killed, including women and children, when Israeli shells slammed into their Gaza homes on Wednesday.Brother of late Syrian interior minister 'commits suicide' The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 10 1:39 PM
The brother of Syria's former interior minister, who was said to have committed suicide in 2005, has killed himself, a London-based opposition group said Friday. "The body of Ali Kenaan, brother of the former minister, was found mutilated on rail tracks near Bustan al-Basha" in the northwestern province of Lattakiyya, said.Syria expresses support to Sudan on Darfur People's Daily - Nov 09 5:35 PM
Syrian leaders expressed on Thursday support to Sudan's effort for dealing with the Darfur issue, the official SANA news agency reported.Syria condemns Israeli "massacre" in Gaza AlertNet - Nov 08 3:03 AM
Source: Reuters DAMASCUS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Syria condemned an Israeli attack that killed 18 civilians in Gaza on Wednesday and said the international community and U.N. Security Council had a duty to stop such " ... Syria slams UN envoy Al Bawaba - Nov 08 7:36 AM
Syria on Wednesday slammed Terje Roed-Larsen, the top UN diplomat on Lebanese ties with Syria. The UN official was quoted last week as saying Syria continues to smuggle arms to Lebanon's Hizbullah fighters.Syria, Japan discuss deterioration in Palestinian territories People's Daily - Nov 09 5:35 PM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al- Muallem and visiting Japanese special envoy to the peace process Tatsu Arima discussed on Thursday the "dangerous deterioration" in the Palestinian territories, the official SANA news agency reported.Syria condemns Israeli attack in Gaza as "state terrorism" People's Daily - Nov 08 5:04 AM
Syria condemned on Wednesday the Israeli attack in a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza as " state terrorism" and "barbaric massacre and aggression", the official SANA news agency reported on Wednesday.Syria condemns brutal Gaza shelling Khaleej Times - Nov 08 4:09 AM
DAMASCUS - The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the brutal Israeli shelling of homes in the Gaza Strip. Syria is following up with extreme concern the brutal offensive launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip, a statement said.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-11-08 13:49 GMT: Syria urges UN sanctions against Israel for 'state terrorism' Interactive Investor - Nov 08 6:23 AM
DAMASCUS (AFX) - Syria called for UN sanctions against Israel for its act of "state terrorism" after 18 Palestinians were killed, including women and children, when Israeli shells slammed into their Gaza homes as they slept this morning.Syria ready for peace talks with Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 11:38 PM
Syria's foreign minister said Monday his country was ready to resume peace talks with Israel and he urged the Jewish state's government to heed calls from within the country for renewed negotiations.Syria warns of 'resistance' within months WorldNet Daily - Nov 07 10:50 PM
JERUSALEM In a rare visit to the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, Syria's information minister yesterday delivered what amounted to a pep speech to Golan residents, telling them Damascus would use "resistance" to liberate the strategic territory if a "political solution" does not ensure Israel vacates the Golan Heights within the next few months.Somalia 'could be another Iraq' The Scotsman - Nov 10 5:27 PM
MILITANT groups and 11 countries, including Iran, Syria and Ethiopia, are sending enough military aid to Somalia to fuel a full-scale Christian-Muslim war, a United Nations report is expected to say.U.N. Delivers Plan for Court in Hariri Case to Lebanon New York Times - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
The draft outlines the framework of an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of Lebanon?s former prime minister, Rafik Hariri.Syria must not meddle: Norway FM Gulf Times - Nov 07 10:37 PM
BEIRUT: Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said yesterday that Oslo has asked Syria not to interfere in the internal affairs of neighbouring Lebanon.Search on for the best ending in Iraq Newsday - Nov 09 9:26 PM
A top U.S. intelligence official traveled to the Middle East last week to meet secretly with counterparts, in part to discuss proposals anticipated from the Baker commission on Iraq, including an approach to Iran and Syria, according to Middle East sources. Web Bloggers in 13 nations censored Turks.US - Nov 10 5:10 AM
The advocate for press freedom- the Reporters Without Borders group identified 13 countries worse at sponsoring systematic online censorship as follows: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.Syria's Peace Offensive Middle East Online - Nov 09 1:14 AM
President Bashar al-Assad wants to leave a legacy of peace-making, and his senior officials are speaking out for peace as well.U.S. Official Offers a Bleak Assessment of Somalia New York Times - Nov 10 5:08 PM
A U.S. official painted a dire picture of the escalating tensions in Somalia, but said the United States was at a loss about what to do.Palestinian PM offers to resign for aid AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 4:25 PM
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Friday he would be willing to sacrifice his job if the international community would lift economic sanctions that have crippled his Hamas-led government.Lebanon receives Hariri draft document AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 3:31 PM
Lebanon's government received a draft document from the U.N. on Friday setting up an international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a government official said.Blair to give Iraq evidence to Baker FT.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 2:05 PM
Tony Blair will next week give evidence to the Iraq Study Group led by James Baker, the former US secretary of state, in the first indication Britain is being consulted by Washington over potential change of policy on the war.Sudan VP secures Syrian support in Darfur standoff AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 10:12 AM
Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Mohammed Taha won Syrian support for his regime's staunch opposition to the deployment of UN peacekeepers in the war-ravaged western region of Darfur.Qaeda claims to be winning in Iraq International Herald Tribune - Nov 10 1:48 PM
Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia claimed in a new audiotape to be winning the war faster than expected in Iraq and said that it had mobilized 12,000 fighters who had "vowed to die for God's sake."UN hands Lebanon draft on Hariri murder tribunal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 11:47 AM
Lebanon received from the United Nations on Friday a draft document outlining the framework of a tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, Lebanese officials said.Olmert to focus on Iran in visit to U.S. AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 11:26 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert goes to Washington on Sunday stripped of his key diplomatic agenda and unlikely to get much action from an equally weakened President Bush on the one item he'll focus on Iran.UN hands Lebanon new Hariri murder court plan AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 11:09 AM
The United Nations has handed Lebanon a new draft text setting out the legal basis for an international court to try suspects in the 2005 killing of former premier Rafiq Hariri, a government official said.U.S. Pessimistic About a Simmering Somalia New York Times - Nov 10 12:11 PM
A major war may break out between the transitional government and the Islamic forces that rule the capital.Al-Qaeda in Iraq taunts Bush, claims it's winning war USA Today - Nov 10 11:33 AM
A recording Friday attributed to the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq mocked U.S. President George W. Bush as a coward whose conduct of the war had been rejected by U.S. voters, challenging him to keep American troops in the country to face more bloodshed.Chonbuk now eye big stage The Star Online - Nov 09 4:20 PM
HOMS (Syria): Newly-crowned AFC Champions League winners Chonbuk Motors of South Korea are looking forward to pitting their skills against the world s best in the World Club Cup next month in Japan.Business raps Congress hearing on Lucent-Alcatel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 11:26 AM
A business group representing foreign companies in the United States on Friday denounced as "political interference" a Congressional hearing next week on Alcatel's proposed acquisition of Lucent Technologies Inc..Syria minister sees peace process in '07 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 6:40 AM
Syria hopes for a Middle East peace process to be launched next year and is pleased that some Israelis want to reopen negotiations on the Golan Heights, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Monday.Al-Qaida in Iraq claims it's winning war AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 10:17 AM
Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new audio tape Friday to be winning the war faster than expected in Iraq and said it had mobilized 12,000 fighters who had "vowed to die for God's sake."Elections may shift U.S. Iraq war policy AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 9:27 AM
Democratic control of Congress, public dislike for the Iraq war and the departure of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld could open the door for a policy shift in the conflict, but early maneuvering for the 2008 presidential election could slam the door shut.U.S. death toll in Iraq at 25 for Nov. AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 8:53 AM
Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new audio tape Friday to be winning the war faster than expected in Iraq and said it had mobilized 12,000 fighters, while the U.S. military reported the deaths of four more American troops.Iraq Policy Group May Bring Shift in U.S. Approach NPR - Nov 10 6:11 PM
A highly anticipated report by the Iraq Study Group is expected to make recommendations for U.S. policy in Iraq, some of which might herald a dramatic departure from current policy. There is optimism that the White House will accept the recommendations.U.N.: War aid threatens to ignite dynamite keg of Somalia CNN.com - Nov 10 7:21 AM
NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) -- Militant groups and about 12 countries are funneling the military aid needed for a full-scale war into Somalia, widening the threat of conflict into the Horn of Africa and beyond, sources said a United Nations report will say.US army 'to suggest Iraq change' BBC News - Nov 10 3:39 PM
US military leaders are set to recommend changes in strategy on Iraq, America's top military officer says.Syria: Israel Urged To Resume Talks India Daily - Nov 07 8:00 AM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem urged Israel on Nov. 7 to resume peace negotiations. Israel says it will continue talks only when Syria stops supporting groups that are hostile toward it, Haaretz reported.US-Israeli summit may yield signs of post-vote Bush policy shift AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 6:00 AM
President George W. Bush will have an early opportunity to reveal signs of a post-election shift in his troubled Middle East policy when he meets with Israeli leader Ehud Olmert here.Enduring gratitude: Armenian diaspora mobilizes on behalf of land that took in forebears The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 09 1:17 PM
Armenians the world over owe a special debt to Lebanon and the Lebanese people. From 1915 to 1923, starved Armenian refugees - victims of a genocide at the hands of Ottoman Turks - came straggling across the desert into what is now Syria and Lebanon. Whether out of compassion - so say idealists - or demographic politics.Iraq Policy Group May Bring Shift in U.S. Approach NPR - Nov 10 6:34 PM
All Things Considered , November 10, 2006 · A highly anticipated report by the Iraq Study Group is expected to make recommendations for U.S. policy in Iraq, some of which might herald a dramatic departure from current policy.Khamenei calls Bush defeat a victory for Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 4:02 AM
Iran's most powerful leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday called U.S. President George W. Bush's defeat in the congressional elections an "obvious victory" for the Iranian nation.New consensus emerging on U.S. policy in Iraq Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - With the Democratic capture of Congress boosting pressure for a bipartisan approach to the Iraq war, a rough consensus is emerging that could lead to a new direction and a gradual U.S. disengagement from the costly conflict. There are those on both sides of the aisle who favor giving the Iraqis firm deadlines for meeting a list of political goals, with the possibility of redeploying Iraq bloodletting leaves 150,000 dead since invasion AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 2:41 AM
Iraq has said nearly 150,000 people have died since the US-led invasion, as outgoing Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld accepted his military faced difficulties in fighting extremists in the country.Mubarak warns against hanging Saddam AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 10 12:46 AM
Egypt's president came out strongly against hanging Saddam Hussein, saying in remarks published Thursday that it could make Iraq explode into more violence. But Iraq's prime minister said the execution could take place by the end of the year.MIDDLE EAST: Weekly update of human rights violations in the region (3 Nov – 9 Nov 2006) AlertNet - Nov 09 4:33 AM
Source: IRIN Egypt arrests political and religious opponents, more journalists killed in Iraq, Jordan drops charges against critic, Syria jails islamists, and Yemeni activist says he was tortured while in detention. The filling in an unpalatable sandwich Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
It seems an odd time to go knocking on Bashar al-Assad's front door - or in the case of Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Tony Blair's secret envoy to Damascus, slipping in round the back for a quiet chat.Lebanon on the brink of change BBC News - Nov 10 6:53 AM
Lebanon is on the verge of major political shifts, but will they be peaceful or forged by violence? Kim Ghattas reports from Beirut.Al-Qaida in Iraq claims 12,000 fighters MSNBC - Nov 10 10:07 AM
Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new audio tape on Friday to have mobilized 12,000 fighters and said the group was winning faster than expected. Syria hints at resistance vs. Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 05 7:53 PM
Syria could resort to armed resistance if peace negotiations do not lead to Israel's return of the Golan Heights, the country's Information Minister said Sunday.© Oxford Business Group. Publishers of Emerging Markets Intelligence Reports. Oxford Business Group - Nov 09 8:16 AM
Iran is fast becoming one of the major overseas investors in Syria, with projects worth more than $800m already in the works and other schemes in the pipeline.Review of Arab Editorials Middle East Times - Nov 09 2:05 AM
AMMAN -- A roundup of commentary from Arab newspapers November 8. Syria's Tishreen commented on the fall of 65 Palestinian "martyrs" and 300 wounded by the Israeli forces in Gaza in one week.Jeonbuk Motors look forward to Club World Cup AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 08 9:21 PM
HOMS, Syria (AFP) - Newly-crowned AFC Champions League winners Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea are looking forward to pitting their skills against the world's best in the Club World Cup next month in Japan.Focus on Football: Praying for a miracle New Straits Times - Nov 10 4:43 PM
THERE S nothing to look forward to for the national football team, at least in the Asian Games.Olmert to focus on Iran in visit to US IranMania.com - 19 minutes ago
LONDON, November 11 (IranMania) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert goes to Washington on Sunday stripped of his key diplomatic agenda and unlikely to get much action from an equally weakened President Bush on the one item he'll focus on, Iran, The Associated Press reported.Lebanon Gets Draft Document To Set Up Hariri Case Tribunal Nasdaq - Nov 10 3:28 PM
BEIRUT (AP)--The government received a draft document Friday setting up an international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a government official said.11 states 'fuelling civil war in Somalia' Daily Telegraph - Nov 10 6:21 PM
Eleven countries are fuelling Somalia's civil war by supplying arms to either the Islamist movement in control of Mogadishu, the capital, or their bitter rivals in the country's official government, according to the United Nations.Band to represent Iranian theater in Lahore IranMania.com - 16 minutes ago
LONDON, November 11 (IranMania) - An Iranian troupe is to compete at the World Performing Arts Festival that opened in Lahore, northeastern Pakistan, MNA reported.When elephants make love, the grass gets trampled CNET - Nov 10 4:05 AM
perspective Back from the first United Nations Internet Governance Forum, attorney Steve Ryan assesses whether it achieved its stated purpose.An Army of One Less New York Times - Nov 09 7:39 PM
What will the new Democratic-controlled Congress and the new Pentagon have to accomplish over the next two years to bring the Army and the other services back ?with? us on Iraq? I have a few suggestions.U.S. Death Toll in Iraq at 25 for Nov. ABC News - Nov 10 5:43 AM
U.S. Military Death Toll in Iraq Climbs to 25 in Nov.; Security Forces Arrest al-Qaida LeaderScores killed in Iraq violence Aljazeera - Nov 10 4:53 PM
At least 59 Iraqi civilians were killed or found dead on Friday in a conflict that increasingly moves towards all-out civil war.Al-Qaida in Iraq Claims It's Winning War San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 10 10:03 AM
Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new audio tape Friday to be winning the war faster than expected in Iraq and said it had mobilized 12,000 fighters who had "vowed to die for God's sake." The U.S. military, meanwhile, reported that three U.S. soldiers and... Haniyeh ready to step down in exchange for Western aid Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said he would be willing to sacrifice his job if the international community would lift economic sanctions that have crippled his Hamas-led government.UN urges Israel to cease flights over Lebanon Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Nov 10 4:33 PM
The United Nations has renewed a plea to Israel to stop violating Lebanon's airspace. The UN says the flights, conducted regularly by Israeli warplanes, are a clear violation of the Security Council resolution adopted in August to end the war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah.Survivors Want Answers WOWT-TV Omaha - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
An investigation dating back to 1967 continues to generate controversy. The sailors aboard the U.S.S. Liberty still await answers and will never forget what happened to them.Q: Was "A Good Year" always meant to be a comedy? Cinema Confidential - Nov 10 8:35 AM
RIDLEY: The whole reason to do it, anything that could easily have a serious undertone, is to make it amusing. You have to do that. My experiences for the most part, in France, have been spectacular. I bought [a place] down there because I was so fed up with the English weather.Purported al-Qaida message says Rumsfeld is fleeing Houston Chronicle - Nov 10 8:22 AM
Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri, said in the recording posted on the Internet that the group has 12,000 armed fighters and 10,000 others waiting to be equipped to fight U.S. troops in Iraq. Palestinians ask revenge for Gaza deaths AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 4:34 PM
Women collapsed in grief, a man hoisted his dead baby aloft and tens of thousands of Palestinians called for revenge Thursday as they jammed a cemetery for the funeral of 18 civilians killed in an errant Israeli artillery attack.Rumsfeld exits after Democrat victory Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Nov 10 5:18 PM
HAMISH ROBERTSON: But we begin the program in Washington, where there was a tectonic political shift at the end of last week.13 nations denounced for Web censorship AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 07 9:02 PM
The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.Syria s Hitco confirms manufacturing plans ITP.net - Nov 06 4:12 PM
Syria-based PC manufacturer Hitco has confirmed plans to establish a new television manufacturing plant in Darra in the country s south, in a bid to tap the booming demand for flat panel displays in the Middle East.Hejaz revival plan AME Info - Nov 08 10:52 PM
A Saudi company wants to reconstruct the historic Hijaz railroad linking Medina and Damascus, Arab News reported. The Bilad International Company is part of a consortium of South Korean, Syrian and Gulf firms that will build and operate a 200km link in Syria at a cost of $3bn.Al-Qaida trumpets gains in Iraq, GOP loss in U.S. Houston Chronicle - Nov 10 5:52 AM
On an audio tape released on militant Web sites, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq also urged the U.S. to stay in Iraq so his group could kill more American troops. Syria hints at armed resistance if peace talks fail Gulf News - Nov 06 1:42 PM
Quneitra, Syria: Syria could resort to armed resistance if peace negotiations fail to make Israel give back the Golan Heights, the Syrian Information Minister said Sunday.No breakthrough in Lebanon's party talks AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 2:08 PM
Rival politicians failed to bridge their differences Thursday in talks aimed at breaking a political stalemate that threatens to return Lebanon to violence, but delegates agreed to meet again for over the weekend.Al-Qaida in Iraq Claims It's Winning War RedNova - Nov 10 2:26 PM
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BAGHDAD, Iraq - Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new audio tape Friday to be winning the war faster than expected in Iraq and said it had mobilized 12,000 fighters who had "vowed to die for God's sake."The U.S.Best minds join exodus Kurdish Media - Nov 10 12:35 PM
Brain drain concerns as number of Iraqis emigrating to escape violence multiplies. Karim Sa'id and his family looked sad as they said goodbye to their relatives.Iraq president says Democrats reassuring AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 09 1:44 PM
President Jalal Talabani said Thursday that he had been assured by Democrat congressional leaders during a recent visit to Washington that they had no plans for a quick withdrawal of U.S. forces.Syrians hail US Democratic win Gulf Times - Nov 08 11:36 PM
DAMASCUS: Syrians yesterday hailed the victory of the Democrats in the US House of Representatives elections and expressed hopes for a full turnabout in US policy in the Middle East and towards Syria.Independent daily launched in Syria Aljazeera - Nov 06 9:09 AM
Syria' s first private political daily newspaper has been launched five years after the Baathist government ended a long monopoly of the media. Al-Watan, a 16-page broadsheet, was launched at a reception party on Sunday night attended by journalists, diplomats and officials.Iraq Qaeda chief says Rumsfeld flees battlefield Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 10 9:16 AM
DUBAI (Reuters) - The leader of Iraq's al Qaeda wing on Friday gloated over forcing outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to flee the Iraqi battlefield and said his group would not rest until it blew up the White House.