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  • Syria criticizes UN envoy over allegation of weapons smuggle Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Syria attacks UN report of arms traffic to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Syria urges UN sanctions for Israel state terrorism Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Syria condemns Israeli "massacre" in Gaza Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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 condemns Israeli attack in Gaza as "state terrorism" Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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' Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Syria must not meddle: Norway FM Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Syria minister sees peace process in '07 Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Syria: Israel Urged To Resume Talks Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Syria hints at resistance vs. Israel Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Jeonbuk Motors look forward to Club World Cup Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo!7 News - 23 minutes ago
    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.

  • 13 nations denounced for Web censorship Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Syrias Hitco confirms manufacturing plans Open this result in new window
    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 countrys south, in a bid to tap the booming demand for flat panel displays in the Middle East.

  • Syria hints at armed resistance if peace talks fail Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Independent daily launched in Syria Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Hamas Chief: Truce With Israel Is Over Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Nov 08 4:13 AM
    DAMASCUS, Syria -- Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal said Wednesday that a truce with Israel is finished and his group's militants can resume fighting following an Israeli tank attack that killed 18 Palestinians.

  • Jeonbuk Motors revs up enough to win AFC Champions League Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 08 12:42 PM
    HOMS, Syria (AFP) - Korean club Jeonbuk Motors became the first east Asian side to win the AFC Champions League here following a 3-2 aggregate win over Syrians Al Karama.

  • Syria predicts relaunch of peace process in 2007 Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Nov 06 9:43 AM
    Syrian FM says his country appreciates calls from within Israel for renewal of peace talks with Syria.

  • Football: Jeonbuk Motors win AFC Champions League Open this result in new window
    Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 08 12:17 PM
    HOMS, Syria : Korean club Jeonbuk Motors became the first east Asian side to win the AFC Champions League on Wednesday following a 3-2 aggregate win over Syrians Al Karama.

  • Syria hopes to resume peace talks with Israel during 2007 Open this result in new window
    Al Bawaba - Nov 06 12:36 PM
    Syria hopes for a Middle East peace process to be launched next year and urged Israel to reopen talks on the occupied Golan Heights, Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said on Monday.

  • AFC Champions League East Asian joy as Jeonbuk reach Japan Open this result in new window
    FIFA - Nov 08 2:07 PM
    After drama aplenty, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of Korea Republic made history by advancing to this December's FIFA Club World Cup in Japan with a 3-2 aggregate win over Al Karama of Syria in the 2006 AFC Champions League.

  • Trying to control the ever-porous Syria-Iraq border Open this result in new window
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov 06 12:17 AM
    A convoy of U.S. humvees streamed through the midnight darkness, following the border as soldiers scanned the endless flats with night-vision goggles. The thin earthen berm separating northern Iraq from Syria lay just a few hundred yards to their right, but what was out there was a mystery.

  • Hamas urges attacks on Israel to avenge dead Palestinians Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Nov 08 3:35 PM
    DAMASCUS, Syria Hamas says its truce with Israel is over. The leader of Hamas is urging all Palestinians to fight Israelis following a tank attack in Gaza today that killed at least 18 Palestinian women and children.

  • Asian Champions League Winners Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 08 9:00 AM
    HOMS, Syria, Nov 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's Chonbuk Motors won the Asian Champions League on Wednesday after defeating Syria's Al Karama 3-2 on aggregate.

  • Hamas chief says Israel truce is finished Open this result in new window
    Daily Vidette - Nov 08 5:59 PM
    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal said Wednesday that a truce with Israel is finished and his group's militants can resume fighting following an Israeli tank attack that killed 18 Palestinians. Militants will answer the deaths with "deeds, not words," Mashaal said at a news conference in the Syrian capital, hours after Israeli tanks shelled a residential district of Beit Hanoun

  • Quick afternoon international wrap Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Nov 08 8:11 AM
    Cycling: Discovery Channel should have a legit Tour de France contender next year with the signing of Ivan Basso. Soccer: South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors has claimed the AFC Champions League title after hanging on in Syria against Al Karama. Baseball:...

  • Korea's Chonbuk win Asian Champions League Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 08 6:35 AM
    HOMS, Syria, Nov 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's Chonbuk Motors won the Asian Champions League on Wednesday after Brazilian striker Ze Carlo's 88th minute header gave them a 3-2 aggregate victory over Syria's Al Karama on Wednesday.

  • 13 Nations Listed As âEnemiesâ Of Internet Open this result in new window
    KTHV Little Rock - Nov 08 1:53 PM
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Enemies of the Internet? Yes, there is such a list put out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders. It lists 13 nations: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

  • China Heads List of Nations Denounced for Web Censorship Open this result in new window
    E-Commerce Times - Nov 08 8:03 AM
    The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. These are the countries singled out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders as the worst culprits for systematic online censorship, and they were targeted in the group's 24-hour online protest ending at 5 a.m. Wednesday.

  • US: Syria, Iran, Hezbollah want to topple Siniora Open this result in new window
    Cleveland Jewish News - Nov 06 8:00 AM
    (JTA) - The United States accused Syria, Iran and Hezbollah of plotting to topple Lebanon's government led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Support for a sovereign, democratic, and prosperous Lebanon is a key element of US policy in the Middle East, a White House statement said Wednesday.

  • Syria Ready for Peace Talks With Israel Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Nov 06 11:56 PM
    Syrian Foreign Minister Says His Country Ready to Resume Peace Talks With Israel

  • PAKISTAN, SYRIA AGREE TO ENHANCE AIR LINKS Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Nov 05 8:49 PM
    Transport Pakistan and Syria on Thursday signed an agreement to enhance the existing bilateral framework to facilitate the people traveling between the two countries, particularly pilgrims going to Syria. Talks to finalize Bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) were held between Pakistan and Syria in the Ministry of Defence.

  • Pakistan, Syria Agree To Enhance Air Links Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 05 8:49 PM
    Pakistan and Syria on Thursday signed an agreement to enhance the existing bilateral framework to facilitate the people traveling between the two countries, particularly pilgrims going to Syria. Talks to finalize Bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) were held between Pakistan and Syria in the Ministry of Defence.

  • Chonbuk Motors wins seventh Asian club title for South Korea Open this result in new window
    Slam! Sports - Nov 08 1:06 PM
    HOMS, Syria (AP) - Chonbuk Motors won its first Asian Champions League title and seventh by a South Korean club on Wednesday, prevailing over Al Karama despite the Syrian club's 2-1 victory in the second leg of the final.

  • Syria predicts relaunch of peace process in 2007 Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 11:07 AM
    Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were likely to resume in 2007, while Damascus itself was ready for negotiations based on UN resolutions.

  • Group Names 13 Countries As 'Enemies Of Internet' Open this result in new window
    Fox 12 Oregon - Nov 08 6:53 AM
    NEW YORK -- Enemies of the Internet? Yes, there is such a list put out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders. The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

  • Hamas chief declares an end to a truce with Israel Open this result in new window
    Hamilton Spectator - Nov 08 9:37 AM
    Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal says a truce with Israel is finished, after an Israeli tank attack that killed 18 Palestinians. Mashaal told a news conference in Damascus, Syria that militants will answer the deaths with "deeds, not words."

  • Syria's first private political daily launched Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 8:02 AM
    A group of Syrian businessmen has launched the country's first private political daily, five years after the Baathist government ended a decades long monopoly of the media.

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    Brandon Sun - Nov 08 6:12 AM
    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal said Wednesday that the group's truce with Israel is finished and members of its military wing can resume fighting in the wake of an Israeli tank attack that killed 18 members of a Palestinian family.

  • 13 Nations Denounced for Web Censorship Open this result in new window
    The Christian Post - Nov 08 7:33 AM
    The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and ...

  • Rumsfeld out as Bush cites voter 'displeasure' Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 36 minutes ago
    Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday after voters delivered the Bush administration a stinging rebuke on its handling of the Iraq war in Tuesday's midterm elections. Bush said he will nominate former CIA Director Robert Gates, now president of Texas A&M University, to replace Rumsfeld.

  • Protest Targets 13 Countries For Online Censorship Open this result in new window
    TechWeb via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 5:37 PM
    In Paris, the headquarters of Reporters Without Borders, the group projected a protest display onto several public monuments and the French headquarters of Yahoo.

  • Hamas urges attacks on Israel to avenge dead Palestinians Open this result in new window
    WEAR 3 Pensacola - Nov 08 5:25 AM
    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Hamas says its truce with Israel is over. The leader of Hamas is urging all Palestinians to fight Israelis following a tank attack in Gaza today that killed at least 18 Palestinian women and children.

  • Chonbuk Motors wins seventh Asian club title for South Korea Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Nov 08 4:03 PM
    Chonbuk Motors won its first Asian Champions League title and earned South Korea its seventh continental club crown on Wednesday, prevailing over Al Karama despite the Syrian club's 2-1 victory in the second leg of the final.

  • Syria Warns of War if Israel Does Not Give Up Golan Heights Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Nov 06 12:06 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Syria' Information Minister has stated his country might have to resort to "other means...beginning with legitimate resistance" if Israel does not surrender the Golan Heights, The Associated Press reported. Israel re-captured the Golan in the Six Day War in 1967.

  • LAS-Turkey Problematic Relations Can Be Favorable for Armenia Open this result in new window
    PanARMENIAN.Net - Nov 08 4:30 AM
    Suren Manukian: the Kurdish factor has a great influence of the relations between Armenia and the Arab states, specifically Syria.

  • Floods In Southeast Region Of Turkey - Body Of A Child Found In Syria Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Nov 05 7:22 PM
    NUSAYBIN - The body of a 7-year old child who was carried away with flood waters in southeastern city of Mardin was found in Syria. Abdulkerim Meskin was dragged away with floods in Nusaybin town of Mardin two days ago.

  • Rumsfeld's exit ushers in hope for Iraq policy shift Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
    Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation Wednesday would have been a shock in any case, given how many times critics have called for his head and how many times the prickly and combative Pentagon chief has ignored them. It was additionally surprising because President Bush said just last week that Rumsfeld was doing a "fantastic" job and that he'd stay for two more years.

  • Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of November 6, 2006 Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Nov 07 6:05 PM
    We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!

  • Christians Struggle to Preserve a Balance of Power Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
    As the country?s Shiite population, embodied by Hezbollah, gains political prominence, Lebanon?s Christians are struggling to maintain their influence.

  • Betraying his office, no less Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Nov 08 12:38 AM
    When the president of Syria recently suggested negotiations over an agreement, the prime minister declared that the Golan Heights will remain in our hands forever.

  • Israel is getting ready to wage another war against the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah and Syria next summer,  Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Nov 07 4:17 AM
    We are preparing for a second war," said Lieutenant Colonel Guy Hazoot, chief of the division responsible for the Israeli-Lebanese border.

  • Israeli Shelling Kills 18 Gazans; Anger Boils Up Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Nov 08 5:23 PM
    After the attack, which killed eight children, Hamas called for retaliation inside Israel and against the U.S.

  • Hamas calls off cease-fire with Israel Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Nov 08 4:54 PM
    Hamas' exiled leader on Wednesday called off a cease-fire with Israel and militants threatened to attack Americans after 18 members of a family, including eight children, were killed in an Israeli artillery barrage on a densely populated Gaza neighborhood.

  • The roads left in Iraq Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Nov 08 3:49 PM
    It's time to make a final push for the tolerable, and if that fails, quit Iraq and insulate ourselves and our allies from the awful.

  • Israeli shelling kills 18 Palestinians in Gaza Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Nov 08 1:48 PM
    Israeli tank shells killed 18 Palestinians at a cluster of houses in Beit Hanoun Wednesday, igniting a fury that threatened a steep escalation in violence.

  • PREVIEW-Soccer-Syrians confident of overhauling Chonbuk in final Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Nov 07 3:20 PM
    HOMS, Syria, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Al Karama must overturn a two-goal deficit on Wednesday to prevent South Korea's Chonbuk Motors becoming the first east Asian team to win the AFC Champions League, but the Syrian club's coach remains confident.

  • Online protest targets 13 nations accused of Web censorship Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Nov 07 3:05 PM
    NEW YORK - The Internet enemies list numbers 13: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. These are the countries singled...

  • Israeli Shells Kill 18; Hamas Calls for Retaliation Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Nov 08 12:53 PM
    The attack, which killed eight children, ignited a fury that threatened a steep escalation in violence.

  • Syria sees new peace bid in 07 Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Nov 07 12:36 AM
    DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said yesterday that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were likely to resume in 2007, while Damascus itself was ready for negotiations based on UN resolutions.

  • China Defends Online Censorship Protest Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 13 minutes ago
    Thirteen nations ? including Cuba, China and Saudi Arabia ? were singled out by the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders as the worst for online censorship. China rejects the accusation.

  • Koreans have the edge over Al Karama Open this result in new window
    The Star Online - Nov 07 4:06 PM
    HOMS (Syria): South Koreas Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors face Al Karama of Syria here today, defending a 2-0 lead in the Asian Champions Cup final, with up to a US$2mil windfall and a mention in the history books at stake.

  • Top German MP upset over Israeli claims on Hizbullah Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Nov 07 6:07 PM
    A leading German legislator voiced anger over baseless Israeli allegations that Lebanon's Islamic Hizbullah resistance is continuing to smuggle arms from Syria into Lebanon, the weekly Der Spiegel news magazine said yesterday.

  • World horrified by Israeli killings in Gaza Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 11:13 AM
    The world reacted with horrified shock to an Israeli army attack on Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip that killed 18 civilians, eight of them children.

  • Bobby Inman: Gates Will Seek Consensus on Iraq Open this result in new window
    NPR - Nov 08 6:14 PM
    Bobby Ray Inman, a retired admiral who has held several influential positions in the U.S. intelligence community, talks with Madeleine Brand about how former CIA chief Robert Gates might work with the Bush administration on Iraq policy.

  • China: Web censorship report groundless Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 7:43 AM
    The Chinese government said Wednesday accusations by a press freedom group it was one of the worst culprits of systematic online censorship were "groundless" and that its citizens could freely access the Internet.

  • Arabs react to U.S. election results Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 10:12 AM
    Angered by the Iraq war and new violence in Gaza, some Arabs reacted harshly Wednesday to the drubbing of President Bush's party, saying the Republicans paid for failed U.S. policies across the Middle East.

  • Hamas leader says Israel truce is over Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 9:33 AM
    Hamas' exiled leader, Khaled Mashaal, said on Wednesday that a 2005 truce with Israel was finished and appealed to all Palestinian factions to resume attacks.

  • Dems' wins in U.S. are embraced overseas Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 9:15 AM
    The seismic shift that midterm elections brought to Washington's political landscape was welcomed by many Wednesday who oppose the war in Iraq and the harsh methods the Bush administration has employed in fighting terrorism.

  • How EU and Democrats differ Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Nov 08 8:44 AM
    Many Europeans hope that the decisive advance by Democrats in the U.S. elections will usher in new trans-Atlantic collaboration but European officials and analysts warn that Democratic policies on issues from trade to the Middle East might add tension to an already fraught relationship.

  • Iraq to dominate post-election US politics, but answers are few Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 8:50 AM
    Victorious Democrats were quick to throw their newfound political weight behind demands that President George W. Bush change course in Iraq -- the issue set to dominate US politics in the months to come.

  • Watchdog adds Egypt to Internet blacklist Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Nov 08 8:06 AM
    PARIS, France (Reuters) -- Journalists' rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has added Egypt to its list of the worst suppressors of freedom of expression on the Internet but removed neighboring Libya as it found no Web censorship there.

  • World reaction: Democratic win welcomed Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Nov 08 7:57 AM
    MADRID, Spain (AP) -- The seismic shift that midterm elections brought to Washington's political landscape was welcomed by many Wednesday in a world sharply opposed to the war in Iraq and outraged over the harsh methods the Bush administration has employed in fighting terrorism.

  • Hamas chief: Truce with Israel is over Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 7:31 AM
    Hamas' exiled leader, Khaled Mashaal, says a 2005 truce with Israel is finished and appealed to all Palestinian factions to resume attacks:

  • Norway warns outsiders to leave Lebanon alone Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 07 1:17 PM
    Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere stressed Tuesday the need for all countries, including Syria, to refrain from interfering in Lebanon's internal affairs. "I conveyed a message from Norway that all outside countries should respect the integrity of the Lebanese state, the Lebanese borders and different Lebanese political groups.

  • Palestinians: Israelis kill 19 in Gaza Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Nov 08 4:16 AM
    Hamas' exiled political leader has vowed to retaliate after Israeli troops killed 19 Palestinian civilians, many of them women and children, during a military operation in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian medical sources.

  • Syrian FM Walid Mualem Threatens to Start Countdown to War with Israel Open this result in new window
    New York Jewish Times - Nov 07 1:13 PM
    (DEBKAfile) DEBKAfile cites Mualems words at a joint news conference in Damascus with Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Steore as an explicit threat of war to be launched against Israel at a time of Syrias choosing.

  • 18 Civilians Killed By Israeli Shells Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Nov 08 5:02 PM
    A shelling attack witnesses say came from Israeli tanks has killed 18 Palestinian civilians, prompting Hamas to renew its call for Israel to "cease to exist" and, for the first time, urge retaliation attacks against American targets.

  • Change in Washington, change in Iraq? Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Nov 08 4:41 AM
    The war in Iraq dominated the build-up to Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections and the Democrats marked their success in reclaiming control of the House of Representatives by promising to place the conflict squarely at the center of their agenda.

  • AFC Champions League Motors aiming to cruise into history books Open this result in new window
    FIFA - Nov 07 3:22 AM
    Korea's Jeonbuk Motors face Al Karama of Syria on Wednesday, defending a 2-0 lead in the AFC Champions League final, with up to a two-million dollar windfall and a place in the history books at stake.

  • Globalist: Fast move on Rumsfeld suggests Bush listens Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Nov 08 7:46 AM
    The immediate resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, days after Bush said he was going to stick to the end with the architect of a failed Iraq policy, amounts to a clear sign that the president has understood he needs to bring in new ideas.

  • Wednesday, November 8 Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Nov 08 3:16 AM
    WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush's pick to take over the Defense Department is already involved in planning for the future of the war in Iraq as part of a high-level commission charged with reviewing U.S. strategy in the 3-year-old war.

  • Hamas urges attacks on U.S. targets Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 1:58 AM
    Hamas' military wing called Wednesday on Muslims around the world to attack American targets following reports that an Israeli tank strike killed 18 people in the Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun.

  • Shift coming in US policy on Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 12:00 AM
    When the midterm elections are over, the Bush administration can get down to making tough calls in Iraq policy.

  • TURNING THE CORNER INTO MADNESS Open this result in new window
    Robert Scheer via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 1:51 AM
    Every time I hear President Bush railing against those who would "cut and run" in Iraq instead of pursuing "victory," as he does almost daily, I think back to similar claims being made for the Vietnam debacle when I reported from Saigon in the mid-'60s.

  • Jewish state claims Hizbullah, Syria planning new war Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 06 12:18 PM
    Israel is bracing itself for a possible new war with Lebanon, the chief of operations for the Jewish state's northern border area said on Monday. "We are preparing for a second war ... and we are very optimistic, but on our side we must do everything to prepare for a worst-case scenario and we are readying.

  • Syria hosts conference on economic reforms Open this result in new window
    NDTV Profit - Nov 04 10:47 PM
    A business conference geared at integrating Syria in global economy opened in Damascus on Saturday to review practical and legislative steps taken by the government to modernise the country's banking sector.

  • 13 Nations Denounced for Web Censorship Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Nov 08 7:46 AM
    Press Freedom Group Wages 24-Hour Protest Against 13 Countries for Online Censorship

  • Syria predicts relaunch of peace process in 2007 Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Nov 06 9:25 AM
    DAMASCUS - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al Moallem said Monday that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were likely to resume in 2007, while Damascus itself was ready for negotiations based on UN resolutions.

  • Daily Analysis Open this result in new window
    Foreign Relations - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
    Hassan Nasrallah promises protests if Hezbollah's demands are not met. (AP/Francois Mori) Though a UN resolution may have put a stop to last summers war between Israel and Hezbollah, it did not mark an end to the struggle for security and influence in Lebanon.

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    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 08 12:27 AM
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    ABC News - Nov 08 10:41 AM
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    ABC News - Nov 08 4:26 AM
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