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Prodi Wants Dialogue With Iran and Syria to Calm Middle East 
Bloomberg.com - Dec 02 2:43 AM
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said a dialogue must be initiated with Syria and Iran to prevent Iraq from becoming ``a failed state'' that could throw the Middle East into further turmoil.Syria Envoy Says Iraq Help Not Tied to a U.S. Pullout Schedule Bloomberg.com - Dec 01 9:43 PM
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Syria's ambassador to the U.S. said his country is prepared to help quell the violence in neighboring Iraq and build national unity without the U.S. setting a schedule for the withdrawal of its forces.Iran, Syria discuss problems facing Iranians on pilgrimage to Syria Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 02 6:29 AM
Syria - Pilgrimage - Iran The Iranian Ambassador to Damascus and Syrian Minister of Tourism Sadallah Agha al-Qala in a meeting Saturday discussed problems facing Iranian pilgrims visiting Syria's holy places.SYRIA WANTS IRANIAN GAS VIA TURKEY Middle East Newsline - Dec 02 4:54 AM
ANKARA [MENL] -- Syria has asked Turkey to facilitate natural gas deliveries from Iran. The Turkish Energy Ministry said Syria wants to purchase up to three million cubic meters of Iranian gas per year. The ministry said Damascus wants to receive the gas through Turkish pipelines.Qatar prevail over Syria Gulf Times - Dec 01 11:45 PM
QATAR notched up a convincing 99-59 victory over Syria in the men's basketball competition of the Asian Games on Thursday. Qatar topped after a series of convincing quarters where the hosts led by small but important margins 26-17, 22-16, 21-19.US Ambassador: Beirut Protests Part Of Iran-Syria Coup Nasdaq - Dec 01 9:37 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."A workable approach to engaging Syria Middle East Online - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
When Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently claimed that the Golan Heights would forever remain in Israeli hands, Syrian officials were incensed not so much by the declaration than by the absence of any Western condemnation, notes Peter Harling .Policy Watch: Help from Syria and Iran? UPI - Dec 01 7:07 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 4:53 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 7:09 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 11:48 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.Council of Catholic Churches in Syria Meets in Aleppo [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Dec 01 8:29 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.Syria vows swift Lebanon pullout Tiscali - Nov 30 11:09 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 12:02 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.Beirut vigil after massive pro-Syria protest Yahoo! India News - Dec 01 11:10 PM
Beirut, Dec 2 (DPA) Pro-Syrian opposition demonstrators have blocked roads in downtown Beirut leading to Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora's offices after massive protests calling for his resignation.Talks with Syria would be akin to approval - Bush The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 30 1:36 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 7:45 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 5:11 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.Iraqi professor urges dialogue Los Angeles Times - Dec 02 12:11 AM
Naba Saleem Hamid says life under Saddam was bad, but the U.S. has made it worse. She wants Iran and Syria brought into the process.Anti-government protesters flood downtown Beirut Contra Costa Times - Dec 02 3:13 AM
After last year's Cedar Revolution, the counterrevolution began Friday. In a massive display of people power that echoed Lebanon's 2005 uprising against Syria's presence, hundreds of thousands of supporters of the pro-Syrian Hezbollah movement and its allies swarmed into the downtown area of Beirut and pledged to continue to occupy the symbolic heart of the city until the U.S.-backed government Pro-Hezbollah protesters swarm Beirut Baltimore Sun - Dec 02 12:39 AM
Demonstrators vow to remain until U.S.-backed leaders resign In a huge display of people power that echoed Lebanon's 2005 uprising against Syria's presence, hundreds of thousands of supporters of the pro-Syrian Hezbollah movement and its allies swarmed into the downtown area of Beirut yesterday and pledged to continue to occupy the symbolic heart of the city until the U.S.-backed government Hezbollah tent city rises in Beirut in mass Siniora protest CNN.com - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Thousands of Hezbollah supporters camped out in tents in central Beirut Saturday as the Shiite Muslim guerrilla group and its allies kept up the pressure on the U.S.-backed government of Fouad Siniora to resign.Jackson says include Iraq's neighbors in peace plan Pine Bluff Commercial - Dec 02 8:25 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.More Iraqi Refugees Escape to Syria ABC News - Nov 29 11:30 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.Hezbollah loyalists camp out in Beirut AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 2:27 PM
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters set up camp in the heart of Beirut on Saturday, starting an open-ended sit-in with a carnival atmosphere intended to pressure the U.S.-backed government of Fuad Saniora into resigning.Assad: Syria to Challenge U.S. Efforts Los Angeles Times - Nov 29 8:37 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.Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 02 4:41 AM
Hezbollah, a Shi ite Muslim group backed by Syria and Shi ite Iran, wants to topple what it calls a U.S. government in Lebanon. The anti-Syrian politicians who dominate cabinet say the opposition are attempting a coup.Lebanon Protests Threaten to Derail Steinmeier's Mid-East Tour Deutsche Welle - Dec 02 2:33 AM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets Palestinian President Abbas Saturday. But Steinmeier's visit to Beirut is in doubt after pro-Syria and Hezbollah supporters laid siege to government buildings.Rumsfeld memo admits Iraq strategy failing CNN.com - Dec 02 5:00 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told President Bush before he resigned that the administration's strategy in Iraq was not working and he proposed changes, including possible troop reductions, The New York Times reported Saturday.US blasts 'intimidation' against Lebanon's government Middle East Online - Dec 02 12:37 AM
US blames Syria, Iran as Saudi Arabia, France, Jordan phone in their support to Siniora's government.Protesters in Beirut Press Demand for Government to Resign New York Times - Dec 02 3:51 PM
The city center remained paralyzed as thousands of pro-Hezbollah protesters entered the second day of their sit-in.800,000 mourn assassinated Christian official in Lebanon NorthJersey.com - Dec 01 8:21 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese flooded downtown Beirut on Thursday to mourn a slain Christian politician and vent anger at Syria, gearing up for a potentially explosive fight over power with the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and other allies of Damascus.Analysis: Bush parries pressure on Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 4:24 PM
President Bush has walked a fine line between embracing the mission of a bipartisan, high-profile advisory panel on Iraq and maintaining enough distance not to be bound by all or even most of its upcoming recommendations.Rumsfeld pre-resignation memo urged Iraq shift Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 3:34 PM
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the White House before he resigned last month the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq was not working and he proposed changes, including possible troop reductions, The New York Times reported on Saturday.Raul Castro trumpets rise of the left AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 3:33 PM
Acting President Raul Castro on Saturday exalted the resurgence of the left in Latin America despite "interference" by the United States, which he blamed for deepening the divide between rich and poor.Lebanon's showdown set for lengthy battle of wills Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 3:16 PM
Lebanon's political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.Time not ripe for dialogue with Syria: Bush Khaleej Times - Nov 29 7:22 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.Help from Iran and Syria? Let's get real St. Petersburg Times - Nov 30 10:38 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.Rumsfeld?s Memo of Options for Iraq War New York Times - Dec 02 12:48 PM
Following is the text of a classified Nov. 6 memorandum that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent to the White House suggesting new options in Iraq. The memorandum was sent one day before the midterm Congressional elections and two days before Mr. Rumsfeld resigned.Iran, Syria to connect power networks via Turkey IranMania.com - Nov 29 8:36 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 2:15 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.Many Marines head to dangerous Anbar AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 10:03 AM
Even as leading Democrats talk about gradually sending troops home from Iraq, thousands of recently deployed Marines are getting their first taste of the war.Protesters paralyze central Beirut Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 10:58 AM
Thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralyzed parts of central Beirut on Saturday as defiant Prime Minister Fouad Siniora won fresh international backing.More Iraqi Refugees Escape to Syria phillyburbs.com - Nov 29 10:18 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 10:10 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.Hezbollah backers camp in Beirut to pressure government USA Today - Dec 02 7:27 AM
Thousands of anti-government protestors turned downtown Beirut into a tent city Saturday and vowed to stay until the U.S.-backed government of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora resigns.WP: Lebanon's fault lines grow deeper MSNBC - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
Along an axis stretching from downtown, across tense borders between Sunni and Shiite neighborhoods, are the ingredients of another civil war whose prospect comes up almost casually in conversation.Hezbollah allies protest Lebanon gov't. AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 7:59 AM
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters camped out in tents in central Beirut on Saturday as the Shiite Muslim guerrilla group and its allies kept up pressure on the U.S.-backed government of Fuad Saniora to resign.In Beirut, Fault Lines and Blame Washington Post - Dec 02 8:40 AM
Government's impasse with Hezbollah underscores long unanswered questions of Lebanese identity.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.Iraq-bound man placed under investigation in France AlertNet - Dec 01 1:55 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 ... Bush vows to seek Iraq consensus Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 7:56 AM
President Bush pledged on Saturday to seek bipartisan consensus on the way forward in Iraq, as he awaited a panel's recommendations on how to shift course in the unpopular war.Hezbollah-led protesters paralyze central Beirut Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 6:10 AM
Thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralyzed parts of central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of a campaign to topple the U.S.-backed government.France stands by US refusal to engage Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 29 12:48 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.Iran, Syria agree on quadripartite power network in western Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 29 9:33 AM
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.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 2:07 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.Cease-fire and Olmert fuel peace hopes AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 1:44 AM
A new cease-fire and a strikingly conciliatory speech by Israel's prime minister are raising hopes for progress in Mideast peacemaking.Government will stay 'calm' - Jumblatt The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 01 1:52 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.Militant said to kill self in Syria Boston Globe - Nov 29 12:38 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.Lebanon cabinet and opposition in siege stand-off AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 4:03 AM
Lebanon's Western-backed cabinet has vowed not to cave in to calls to resign after a massive demonstration led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah, as protesters camped outside government offices.Hezbollah loyalists set up camp in Beirut streets Seattle Times - Dec 02 3:17 PM
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters set up camp in the heart of Beirut on Saturday, starting an open-ended sit-in with a carnival atmosphere...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.Hezbollah Loyalists Camp Out in Beirut ABC News - Dec 02 11:00 AM
Hezbollah Loyalists Pitch Tents in Beirut Streets to Push for Lebanese Government's OusterHundreds of thousands of Hezbollah supporters protest Lebanese government USA Today - Dec 02 1:34 AM
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.Iranian companies investments in Syria stand at dlrs 300m Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 29 6:39 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.Rumsfeld's memo of options for the Iraq war San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 02 5:56 PM
Following is the text of a classified Nov. 6 memorandum that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent to the White House suggesting new options in Iraq. The memorandum was sent one day before the midterm congressional elections and two days before Rumsfeld... Bush Says the U.S. Is `Ready to Make Changes' in Iraq (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Dec 02 1:13 PM
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said the U.S. is willing to alter its Iraq strategy to quell violence and provide stability ahead of the release next week of a bipartisan report on the Mideast nation that will likely call for a change of course.Seeking Sunni help in Iraq Gulf News - Dec 01 12:36 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.Protesters camping out in Beirut CNN.com - Dec 01 10:15 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- 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.Nation and world round up The State - 33 minutes ago
PERSON TO WATCH RUMSFELD MEMO RECOMMENDS MAJOR ADJUSTMENT ON IRAQ WASHINGTON Two days before he resigned from the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld sent the White House a classified memo recommending a major adjustment in Iraq strategy and acknowledging slow progress there.France holds Iraq-bound student expelled from Syria AlertNet - Nov 29 4:25 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.- ... Hezbollah fills Beirut's streets Chicago Tribune - Dec 02 5:26 AM
Crowds vow protest until government falls After last year's Cedar Revolution, the counterrevolution began Friday. U.S. rethinking Iraqi unification goal AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 12:32 AM
President Bush is becoming more personally involved in Iraq's fragmented politics as his administration reevaluates efforts to unite different Iraqi groups in an attempt to preserve U.S. options.Gates at odds with Bush over Iran, Syria UPI - Nov 29 5:37 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 12:29 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".Hezbollah loyalists pitch tents in Beirut streets Houston Chronicle - Dec 02 11:27 AM
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters set up camp in the heart of Beirut today, starting an open-ended sit-in with a carnival atmosphere intended to pressure the U.S.-backed government of Fuad Saniora into resigning. Melting pot means serving with pride NorthJersey.com - Dec 01 5:36 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.Iraq report is moment of truth for Bush administration INQ7.net - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- After months of suspense, the top-level commission probing US strategic options in Iraq this week unveils a report seen as the last, best chance for President George W. Bush to change course.Travel easier as passport norms liberalised The Times of India - 6 minutes ago
NEW DELHI: Keen to work abroad but saddled with an emigration clearance required (ECR) stamp on your passport? The government has liberalised passport norms and emigration clearance will now be necessary for only 18 of the 191 countries under the United Nations.Syrian Web site lauds Venezuela's Chavez Middle East Times - Dec 01 3:47 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.Rumsfeld: US failing in Iraq Guardian Unlimited - Dec 02 5:56 PM
Leaked memo shows the former defence secretary thinks a major change in strategy is needed.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.Main points of Iraq report recommendations INQ7.net - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- The high-level Iraq Study Group led by Republican powerbroker and former secretary of state James Baker and former Democratic lawmaker Lee Hamilton releases Wednesday its much-awaited recommendations for US policy in Iraq.Iraq Panel To Call For Gradual Pullback CBS News - Nov 30 5:37 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.Fear of sectarian violence as anti-government protesters camp on Beirut's streets Scotland on Sunday - Dec 02 6:01 PM
THOUSANDS of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralysed parts of Beirut yesterday on the second day of a campaign to topple the US-backed government.Today's Headlines: ArabicNews.com - Dec 02 6:38 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! Blind revenge acts; ignoring Muslim pledge, may lead Iraq to civil war UN envoy to Iraq Ashraf Qazi on Saturday urged Iraq's government to stop a slide into civil war and stop the cancer of sectarianism from destroying the country.Mass street demonstration in Beirut sparks "battle" among press People's Daily - Dec 02 6:38 PM
Lebanese newspapers carried varied opinions on Saturday over a mass street demonstration by pro- Syrian protestors on Friday which was followed by an open-ended sit-in to call for a national unity government.Report: Syria planned to kill 36 Lebanese public figures Al Bawaba - Nov 29 6:01 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.They lied their way into Iraq. Now they are trying to lie their way out Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
'In the endgame," said one of the world's best-ever chess players, José Raúl Capablanca, "don't think in terms of moves but in terms of plans." The situation in Iraq is now unravelling into the bloodiest endgame imaginable.The outlines of a new course in Iraq The Star-Ledger - Nov 30 11:27 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.Rumsfeld: US failing in Iraq Guardian Unlimited - Dec 02 4:28 PM
A leaked memo shows that the former Defence Secretary thinks a major change in strategy is needed, focusing on a staged pull-out of troops.Rumsfeld pre-resignation memo urged Iraq shift Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 02 4:10 PM
U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the White House before he resigned last month the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq was not working and he proposed changes, including possible troop reductions, The New York Times reported on Saturday.Bipartisan war strategy no sure thing / Bush, Democrats worlds apart on troops, role of Iran and Syria San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 30 1:49 AM
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...