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US Ambassador: Beirut Protests Part Of Iran-Syria Coup 
Nasdaq - Dec 01 9:28 AM
BEIRUT (AP)--U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton Friday labeled Hezbollah- organized demonstrations in downtown Beirut as part of "part of the Iran-Syria inspired coup d'etat."Policy Watch: Help from Syria and Iran? UPI - Dec 01 7:00 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- One idea being floated for resolving the conflict in Iraq is for the United States to get help in doing this from Iran and Syria -- two governments that Washington has long had hostile relations with. It is highly doubtful this will work.Iran, Syria involvement in Mideast talks would be useful Itar-Tass - Dec 01 4:54 AM
AMMAN, December 1 (Itar-Tass) -- The involvement of Iran, Syria in an equitable dialogue for the Middle East settlement would be useful, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here on Friday.Washington should speak to Tehran and Syria : Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell India Daily - Dec 01 7:15 AM
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell does not believe the United States will attack Iran and says Washington should speak to Tehran and Syria. Powell, who said Iraq was in a civil war on Wednesday, was speaking to the Leaders in London Business Forum on Thursday.Steinmeier Urges Syria to Join Talks in Push for Mid-East Peace Deutsche Welle - Nov 30 11:54 PM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke about his hopes for a lasting peace in the Middle East after meeting with G8 and Gulf state officials in Jordan Friday and urged Syria to join negotiations.Syria vows swift Lebanon pullout Tiscali - Nov 30 11:19 PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria will start pulling back its forces in Lebanon to the Bekaa Valley on Monday, Lebanon says, in the first stage of what Syria says will be a swift two-phased withdrawal of its troops.United States rules out possibility of talks with Iran or Syria New Kerala - Dec 01 12:03 AM
Washington, Dec 1: The United States has ruled out the possibility of having direct talks with Iran or Syria at present as the two countries were yet to "act positively" in the middle east.Bush tells Abdullah time not ripe for dialogue with Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 4:38 PM
US President George W. Bush told King Abdullah II of Jordan the time was not ripe for dialogue with Syria, which would only see encouragement for its interference in Lebanon, a White House official said here.Council of Catholic Churches in Syria Meets in Aleppo [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Dec 01 12:35 AM
The Council of Catholic Churches in Syria held their annual meeting in Aleppo (27 29 November, 2006) at the Chaldean Church. The Council was headed by H. B. Patriarch Gregorios Lahham of the Greek Melkite Catholic Church and attended by all the Catholic Bishops in Syria.Talks with Syria would be akin to approval - Bush The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 30 1:32 PM
US President George W. Bush told King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday the time was not ripe for dialogue with Syria, which would only see encouragement for its interference in Lebanon, a White House official said here. The king told the president during a dinner at Amman's Raghadan Palace that a solution to the Palestinian problem.Iraq-bound man placed under investigation in France Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 1:48 PM
A French engineering student who was expelled from Syria on suspicion of trying to join Islamists fighting U.S. forces in Iraq has been placed under formal French judicial investigation, a judicial source said on Friday.Iran, Syria review regional developments Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 30 7:41 AM
Iran - Syria -Regional developments Iran's Ambassador to Damascus Mohammad Hassan Akhtari conferred with the Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Shara on issues of mutual concerns.Iran, Syria agree to connect power networks via Iraq, Turkey Payvand Iran News - Nov 30 7:22 AM
Iran and Syria on Wednesday reached an agreement to connect their electricity networks via Turkey and Iraq, Iran Energy Minister said. -MNAGerman foreign minister may include Syria in tour AlertNet - Nov 30 5:18 AM
Source: Reuters BERLIN, Nov 30 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier may visit Syria during a four-day visit to the Middle East to prepare for the country's EU presidency which starts in January ... What Iran & Syria Want RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 6:02 AM
On Thursday, President Bush will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki in Jordan. The vast majority of the meeting will undoubtedly focus on the challenges of controlling the sectarian violence in Iraq and achieving national reconciliation, but the President should also get a thorough debriefing on Iraq's recent dealings with Iran and Syria.France, U.S. agree useless to talk to Syria: Chirac Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 5:23 AM
France and the United States agree there is no point in talking to Syria because the conditions for an honest dialogue do not exist, President Jacques Chirac said on Wednesday.More Iraqi Refugees Escape to Syria ABC News - Nov 29 11:26 AM
Thousands More Iraqi Refugees Escape Daily to Syria, Fleeing Violence for Precarious ExistencePowell says U.S. should talk to Iran, not attack Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 2:55 AM
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell does not believe the United States will attack Iran and says Washington should speak to Tehran and Syria.Assad: Syria to Challenge U.S. Efforts Los Angeles Times - Nov 29 8:43 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said Wednesday his country will continue to challenge U.S. efforts to exert control over the Middle East, sounding a defiant tone ahead of President Bush's arrival in the region for talks on Iraq.Help from Iran and Syria? Let's get real St. Petersburg Times - Nov 30 10:32 PM
WASHINGTON - Now that the "realists" have ridden into town gleefully consigning the Bush doctrine to the ash heap of history, everyone has discovered the notion of interests, as if it were some new idea thought up by James Baker and the Iraq Study Group.Time not ripe for dialogue with Syria, Bush tells Abdullah Khaleej Times - Nov 29 7:09 PM
AMMAN - US President George W. Bush told King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday the time was not ripe for dialogue with Syria, which would only see encouragement for its interference in Lebanon, a White House official said here.Iran, Syria to connect power networks via Turkey IranMania.com - Nov 29 8:42 PM
LONDON, November 30 (IranMania) - Iran and Syria reached an agreement to connect their electricity networks via Turkey and Iraq, Iran Energy Minister said, MNA reported.Syria: Islamic militant suicide attacker hits Lebanese border CNN.com - Nov 28 2:20 PM
JDEIDET YABOUS, Syria (AP) -- A Syrian Islamic militant leader trying to cross into Lebanon engaged Syrian border forces in a gunbattle before blowing himself up Tuesday.More Iraqi Refugees Escape to Syria phillyburbs.com - Nov 29 10:13 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria - The Syrian capital is bustling with Iraqi refugees who fled the increasingly brutal violence in their homeland, and thousands more are arriving every day.Rick Warren shows Syria video in church WorldNet Daily - Nov 30 10:05 PM
Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren showed a brief video clip of his meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad to his mega-congregation after telling WND no recording was done on his controversial trip to the terrorist-sponsoring nation.BUSH SHOULD ENGAGE IRAN AND SYRIA Joe Conason via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 2:47 AM
As someone who has never displayed any great aptitude with words, President George W.Iran, Syria agree on quadripartite power network in western Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 29 1:57 PM
Iran - Agreement - Syria Energy Minister Parviz Fattah said here Wednesday that in today's meeting with the visiting Syrian Minister of Electricity Ahmad Khaled al-Ali, it was agreed to connect the power network of the two countries via Turkey and Iraq.Iraq-bound man placed under investigation in France AlertNet - Dec 01 1:48 PM
Source: Reuters PARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A French engineering student who was expelled from Syria on suspicion of trying to join Islamists fighting U.S. forces in Iraq has been placed under formal French judicial ... France stands by US refusal to engage Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 29 12:54 PM
France and the United States agree there is no point in talking to Syria because the conditions for an honest dialogue do not exist, President Jacques Chirac said on Wednesday. His comment came as US President George W. Bush is under strong domestic pressure to talk to Syria and Iran in an effort to reduce sectarian violence and avert civil war in Iraq.Defense nominee Gates favors seeking help from Iran and Syria USA Today - Nov 29 5:14 AM
Robert Gates, President Bush's nominee for defense Secretary, has told the Senate Armed Services that he is in favor of seeking help from Iran and Syria in stabilizing the situation in Iraq, the Associated Press reports. That signals he may...UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI - Dec 01 2:00 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter wants an international conference, including Syria and Iran, to discuss how to restore peace in Iraq.Militant said to kill self in Syria Boston Globe - Nov 29 12:47 AM
JDEIDET YABOUS, Syria -- The Syrian leader of an Islamic militant group blew himself up yesterday after trying to cross into Lebanon and engaging in a gunbattle with Syrian forces. Two border guards were wounded.Government will stay 'calm' - Jumblatt The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 01 1:49 PM
Lebanon's pro-government forces dismissed a massive demonstration by the opposition on Friday as an attempt by allies of Iran and Syria to block the formation of an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Blast at Syria-Lebanon border AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 7:32 AM
An explosion has occurred at the Jadaydet Yabus passageway in southwest Syria on the main border road leading into Lebanon.Iranian companies investments in Syria stand at dlrs 300m Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 29 6:37 AM
Iran - Syria - Investment Iranian companies have invested over 300 million dollars in Syria to carry out different projects, Syrian Minister of Electricity Ahmad Khaled al-Ali said here Wednesday.Seeking Sunni help in Iraq Gulf News - Dec 01 12:43 PM
The US administration doesn't want any involvement from Syria or Iran but it has decided, in desperation at the ever worsening situation, that it needs to engage with Iraq's most powerful neighbours.France holds Iraq-bound student expelled from Syria AlertNet - Nov 29 4:19 AM
Source: Reuters PARIS, Nov 29 (Reuters) - French domestic intelligence detained a French engineering student on Wednesday after he was expelled from Syria on suspicion of attempting to join Islamists fighting U.S.- ... Gates at odds with Bush over Iran, Syria UPI - Nov 29 5:45 AM
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush's nominee to be the next defense secretary, Robert Gates, disagrees with the president and wants dialogue with Syria and Iran.Christian-Muslim Youth Seminar in Aleppo - Syria [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Dec 01 12:35 AM
Young Christians and Muslims from the Middle East, representing churches and Islamic institutes will meet in Aleppo for three days to discuss the topic: "Creation & Religions as Sources of Unity".Melting pot means serving with pride NorthJersey.com - Dec 01 5:35 AM
PROSPECT PARK Saudi Arabia isn t a good place for aspiring politicians. The king controls pretty much everything, said Mayor Mohamed Khairullah. Things came from top-down and just had to get done, said Khairullah, born in Syria but who lived in the Saudi kingdom from age 5 to 16.Bush Seems Determined to Stay the Course Electronic Iraq - Dec 01 7:03 AM
WASHINGTON (IPS) - Despite a growing and virtually universal consensus both here and abroad that the United States must engage Syria and Iran if it hopes to stabilise Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush appears determined to ignore Baghdad's two key neighbours as long as possible.Syrian Web site lauds Venezuela's Chavez Middle East Times - Dec 01 3:58 AM
DAMASCUS -- A student group in Syria linked to the ruling Baath party has set up an Internet site in praise of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is standing for reelection next Sunday.Iraq Panel To Call For Gradual Pullback CBS News - Nov 30 5:47 PM
A bipartisan commission next week will unveil long-awaited recommendations for a new U.S. policy in Iraq, which call for a gradual pullback of U.S. troops there and direct diplomacy with Iran and Syria.Iraq must decide on Iran, Syria talks: Bush AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 28 3:15 AM
US President George W. Bush says it is up to Iraq to decide whether its neighbours Iran and Syria should be more involved in helping to re-establish security there.Report: Syria planned to kill 36 Lebanese public figures Al Bawaba - Nov 29 5:51 AM
Syria was reported on Wednesday to have dispatched some 200 agents to Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon to assassinate 36 Lebanese public figures. The anti-Syrian Al-Mustaqbal daily reported President Assad's "terrorist plot" was part of a propaganda prepared by the Syrian regime.The outlines of a new course in Iraq The Star-Ledger - Nov 30 11:30 PM
Damascus never accepted the separation of Lebanon from a Greater Syria by France when the losing Ottoman Empire was dismembered after World War I. Syrian President Bashar Assad will want to legitimize Syrian influence over Lebanon at the cost of the country's independence.U.S. rethinking Iraqi unification goal AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
The Bush administration is re-evaluating its efforts to unite Iraq's fractious sectarian and political factions in an attempt to preserve U.S. options in Iraq no matter what happens, officials familiar with an internal administration review of Iraq policy said Friday.Jackson says include Iraq's neighbors in peace plan Pine Bluff Commercial - Dec 01 8:00 AM
LITTLE ROCK - Iraq's neighbors, Syria and Iran, need to be included in any talks about plans to withdraw U.S. troops from the country torn by sectarian violence, the Rev. Jesse Jackson says.Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 01 6:35 AM
Hezbollah, which is backed by Syria and Iran, has branded the government a U.S. puppet. "I call on the prime minister and his ministers to quit," Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun said to the cheers of protesters in downtown Beirut.Huge Beirut rally demands prime minister quit CNN.com - Dec 01 5:50 PM
At least 200,000 people packed the streets of Beirut Friday, responding with cheers and applause as Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun called for Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to step down.Lofty Goals Are Scaled Down at Meetings on Mideast Democracy New York Times - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
With the recent setbacks in the Middle East, the goals at the Forum for the Future?s meeting were smaller and a bit more attainable.Annan finds 13 incidents of illicit arms in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 5:22 PM
The United Nations has documented 13 incidents of illegal weapons in southern Lebanon since early September, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday, calling Beirut's border monitoring deficient.Hezbollah-led protesters camp out in Beirut Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:47 PM
Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition camped out in central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of protests to demand the resignation of the U.S.-backed government.Lebanese government vows to stay after mass protest AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:43 PM
Lebanon's Western-backed government has vowed not to cave in after a forceful turnout by hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters, led by the Shiite group Hezbollah, who surrounded government offices on Friday.Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 01 5:49 AM
Hezbollah, which is backed by Syria and Iran, has branded the government a U.S. puppet. Large numbers of security forces, backed by armoured troop carriers, deployed in central Beirut where a big turnout was expected, and at the capital s entrances.UN General Assembly upholds 'rights' of Palestinians AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 4:21 PM
The UN General Assembly capped a three-day debate on the rights of the Palestinians in a series of resolutions reaffirming the need for an Israeli withdrawal from occupied Palestinian and Syrian lands.Talk To Our Foes? Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 4:00 PM
Iraq: With a blue-ribbon panel's recommendations due any day, the U.S. appears to be edging closer to talking to Iran about our getting out of Iraq. We've been down this road before, so we ought to know better.U.S. general: Baghdad to take control of some Iraqi troops CNN.com - Dec 01 5:35 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq said Friday that four Iraqi army divisions in his area will be put under Baghdad's control by next March.Iran, Syria review regional developments IranMania.com - Nov 30 11:12 PM
LONDON, December 1 (IranMania) - Iran's Ambassador to Damascus Mohammad Hassan Akhtari conferred with the Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Shara on issues of mutual concerns, IRNA reported.Protesters seek Lebanon PM resignation AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 5:25 PM
Hundreds of thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies massed Friday in downtown Beirut seeking to force the resignation of Western-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, who was holed up in his office ringed by hundreds of police and combat troops.US blasts 'intimidation' against Lebanon's government AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:41 PM
The United States denounced "threats of intimidation or violence" in Lebanon, where hundreds of thousands of protesters called for the resignation of the pro-Western government.Report: Panel to call for U.S. pullback AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 3:11 AM
A bipartisan commission next week will unveil long-awaited recommendations for a new U.S. policy in Iraq that a published report said would call for a gradual pullback of U.S. troops there without a timetable and direct diplomacy with Iran and Syria.Talk about Talks with Iran and Syria Payvand Iran News - Nov 30 7:23 AM
President Bush's meeting with the Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday follows earlier talks in Tehran between the presidents of Iran and Iraq. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, the politics of who talks with whom are controversial.Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah supporters protest Lebanese government USA Today - Dec 01 3:06 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah and other pro-Syrian demonstrators converged on downtown Beirut today to demand that the U.S.-backed government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora resign.Syria: Islamic militant leader killed in suicide attack at Lebanon-Syria border CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 28 3:27 PM
JDEIDET YABOUS, Syria (AP) - The Syrian leader of an Islamic militant group blew himself up Tuesday after trying to cross into Lebanon and engaging in a gunbattle with Syrian border forces. Two border guards were wounded.Bipartisan war strategy no sure thing / Bush, Democrats worlds apart on troops, role of Iran and Syria San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 29 9:53 PM
Strong views expressed Tuesday by President Bush and House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi showed that, even as a bipartisan group met in Washington to try to devise a common strategy on the Iraq war, the nation's political leaders remain sharply divided about how... Lebanese throngs want leaders to resign AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:15 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese heeded Hezbollah's call Friday, flooding downtown Beirut to pressure the U.S.-supported government to resign. But Prime Minister Fuad Saniora showed no signs of backing down in a confrontation that could tear apart the country.In Support Of Lebanon's Cedars Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 4:00 PM
War On Terror: Hezbollah supporters flood the streets of Beirut in an attempt to shut down Lebanon and force its freely elected government to resign. The West's motto: Don't just do something, sit there.A-G Rejects Bid To Ban Arab Party after MKs Visit Syria Israel National News - Nov 29 3:21 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Attorney General Menachem Mazuz and the Justice Ministry Wednesday rejected a demand for dissolving an Arab whose MKs have visited Syria and Lebanon, classified as enemy states.Protesters set up camp in Beirut BBC News - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Pro-Syrian protesters set up tents in Beirut, after a rally calling on Lebanon's government to stand down.Hezbollah-led rally demands Lebanon govt quit Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 2:11 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah-led protesters rallied on Friday at the doorstep of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to force the resignation of his U.S.-backed government.Ahead of Iraq report, views mixed on wisdom of engaging with Syria JTA - Nov 28 4:03 PM
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (JTA) Virtually everyone in Washington agrees that Syria is a weak state. But differences arise over whether its peace feelers to Israel and the West are a genuine white flag or just a feint to entrap its stronger enemies.U.S. commander: Iraq transfer under way AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 2:10 PM
The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq said Friday that four Iraqi army divisions in his area will be put under Baghdad's control by next March, just the kind of transfer that a U.S. study commission reportedly is ready to embrace.Syria to buy Iranian gas AME Info - Nov 28 7:52 PM
Syria wants to buy 2-3 million cubic metres of gas from Iran annually, a senior ministry official told Reuters. Syria could receive the gas through a planned pipeline in Turkey, according to an official from Botas, which runs Turkey's gas pipelines.Lebanese PM Siniora calls on people not to let pro-Syrian Hizballah opposition topple his government by street rally DEBKAfile - Nov 30 11:22 PM
Backed by Syria and Iran, Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah plans to call for the pro-Western government s overthrow in a mass demonstration in central Beirut Friday afternoon, Dec. 1. It will be followed by an indefinite sit-in to force Siniora to step down.How do you reconcile Baker and Hadley on Syria? - Haaretz - Israel News Haaretz Daily - Nov 28 5:38 PM
How do you reconcile Baker and Hadley on Syria? Try to reconcile the reported approach of the Baker-Hamilton committee with the signals you get from the administration and you end up with an interesting question: How far will the committee go as it recommends a more engaging policy toward Damascus - when it is quite clear that the administration is less than enthusiastic about such policy?Lebanon power struggle takes to the streets AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 1:00 PM
Hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters, led by the pro-Syrian militant group Hezbollah, staged a massive show of force in Beirut aimed at pressing the Western-backed government to resign.Hezbollah Stages Rally in Beirut Washington Post - Dec 01 12:07 PM
Radical Shiite Muslim group vows to topple the Siniora government, reorient the country's future.Iraq Is Bush's Boomerang War CBS News - Nov 30 9:18 AM
The White House is desperately twisting itself into knots to find a way out of an Iraq debacle sure to top the political agenda in the '08 presidential election, and now President Bush is forced to beg Syria and Iran for help, The Nation says.A Tet moment has arrived in Iraq USA Today - Dec 01 11:45 AM
There came a moment during the Vietnam War the Tet Offensive of 1968 when many Americans concluded that the outcome no longer depended upon battlefield victories.Pope leaves Turkey after successful trip AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 11:33 AM
Pope Benedict XVI was greeted in Turkey with a lecture on how the Christian West scorns Islam. He left Friday with Istanbul's chief Islamic cleric speaking lyrically of better days ahead between the faiths.Lebanon's power struggle takes to the streets AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 10:36 AM
Hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters, led by the pro-Syrian militant group Hezbollah, staged a massive show of force in Beirut on Friday aimed at pressing the Western-backed government to resign.Militant Blows Himself Up at Lebanon-Syria Border Voice of America - Nov 30 7:07 AM
Syrian officials say an Islamic militant blew himself up after being stopped at a crossing on the Lebanese border. They say the man, Omar Hamra, was the leader of the Islamic militant group al-Tawhid Wal Jihad.Annan:Iran,Syria Should Be Part Of Answer To Iraq Conflict Nasdaq - Nov 28 10:43 AM
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that Iran and Syria should work with the U.S. and the international community to resolve the Iraq conflict.Bush's Mideast visit sparks protests AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 5:01 PM
President Bush's visit here Wednesday aimed at stemming the chaos in Iraq sparked small but angry protests in Jordan and defiance from Iran and Syria at a time when anti-American feeling in the Mideast is widespread.Baker Report Puts Bush in a Corner The Nation via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 8:59 AM
The Nation -- It's crunch time for George W. Bush.Iraq panel to call for US to trade troops for diplomacy Independent - Nov 30 4:24 PM
A high-level bipartisan panel will recommend a "gradual but meaningful" pull-back of US combat forces in Iraq, and call for a stepped-up diplomatic effort by Washington, including direct contacts with Iraq's neighbours Iran and Syria, to try and restore stability to the country.Talk To Our Foes? Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 01 4:00 PM
Commentary from Investor's Business DailyHuge crowd gathers in Beirut for opposition rally Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 5:51 AM
Tens of thousands of flag-waving Lebanese poured into central Beirut on Friday for a Hezbollah-led protest aimed at bringing down the Western-backed government, which has vowed it will not yield to the pressure.Iraq pullout date 'unwise': British FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:22 AM
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has said it would be "unwise" to set a date for a foreign troop pullout from Iraq.The Gates Agenda Washington Post - Dec 01 7:51 AM
Secretary of Defense nominee Robert Gates will have his hands full crafting an exit strategy for Iraq and making nice with the rest of the United States government, taking over a military that, while continuing to command the highest respect from the American people, is deep in the doldrums.The president's rejection of a troop reduction and any kind of pullout -- that's his public position right Coalition head: Iraq transfer under way AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 7:32 AM
The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq said Friday the transfer of responsibility for security from U.S. to Iraqi forces, reportedly among the recommendations of a special study group, already is under way.Art Levine: The best thinking on how to exit Iraq HuffingtonPost - Dec 01 5:30 PM
Jim Fallows, the country's most prescient journalist about the war in Iraq (see his collected articles in Blind into Baghdad ) , essentially endorses the pathway for change offered by the Baker commission in a nuanced posting earlier on Huffington Post , but with his added emphasis on starting to leave now . Right now, though, it doesn't seem that Bush will acccept, for now, either of Islamic Militant Blows Himself Up At Syria-Lebanon Border Nasdaq - Nov 28 8:59 AM
(RTTNews) - A Syrian Islamic militant blew himself up at the Syria-Lebanon border on Tuesday after trying to escape from Syrian security forces, said the Syrian government.Hezbollah, allies protest in Beirut AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:32 AM
Hundreds of thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian opposition allies massed Friday in downtown Beirut seeking to force the resignation of Western-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, who was holed up in his office ringed by hundreds of police and combat troops.Morality and the fight against AIDS CNN.com - Dec 01 6:51 AM
Amid the haunting stories of whole African communities struck by HIV/AIDS and gloomy statistics showing there are 39.5 million suffering from the disease globally, there have been some positive developments to usher in World AIDS Day.Patience key to solving Mideast problems AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:10 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threw herself at two intractable Mideast problems the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iraq during a brief trip to the region, and encountered the reality that the U.S. has few options other than patience.Towering Ancient Tsunami Devastated the Mediterranean LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 5:55 AM
A volcano avalanche in Sicily 8,000 years ago triggered a devastating tsunami taller than a 10-story building that spread across the entire Mediterranean Sea, slamming into the shores of three continents in only a few hours [image ].Crowds gather in Beirut for opposition rally Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:00 AM
Thousands of Lebanese poured into central Beirut on Friday for a Hezbollah-led protest aimed at bringing down the Western-backed government, which has vowed it will not yield to the pressure.Iraq Study Report to Call for US Pullback Arab News - Nov 30 4:19 PM
WASHINGTON, 1 December 2006 A bipartisan commission will unveil long-awaited recommendations for a new US policy in Iraq next week that a published report said would call for a gradual pullback of US troops there without a timetable and direct diplomacy with Iran and Syria.