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AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 11:49 AM
The international isolation of Syria is over as Western powers have realised they need to work with Damascus, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Abdallah Dardari told a British newspaper.US-Syria talks key to ending Lebanon crisis: think-tank AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 22 7:11 AM
The United States must change policy and reach out to Syria if the crisis in Lebanon is to be resolved, according to the International Crisis Group think-tank.Senator Urges Talks with Syria to Ease Iraq Violence The Online NewsHour - Dec 22 5:15 PM
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., who recently returned from a trip to the Middle East where he visited several countries including U.S. foe Syria, discusses how he thinks Iraq's neighbors can help ease the sectarian violence.Syria s isolation over: deputy PM Khaleej Times - Dec 22 10:27 PM
LONDON - The international isolation of Syria is over as Western powers have realised they need to work with Damascus, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Abdallah Dardari told a British newspaper published on Saturday.Shields, Brooks React to Syria Talks Debate, Bush Press Conference on Iraq The Online NewsHour - Dec 22 5:15 PM
With some Democratic senators pushing for talks with Syria and Iran, and President Bush postponing his decision on Iraq policy until the new year, politics columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks offer analysis of the U.S. role in the Middle East.Syria's 'isolation is over' News 24 South Africa - Dec 22 10:42 PM
The international isolation of Syria is over as Western powers have realised they need to work with Damascus, Syrian deputy prime minister Abdallah Dardari has said.Outside View: Syria must be involved UPI - Dec 22 3:14 PM
MOSCOW, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has reminded the world that Syria was forced into international isolation for its ties with Iran and for supporting terrorism. But the Moscow visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belies this statement.More Palestinians arrive at Iraq-Syria border to escape violence in Baghdad AlertNet - Dec 22 9:06 AM
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The UN refugee agency said on Friday that more Palestinians have arrived at the Iraq-Syria border after fleeing Baghdad to escape increasing violence, harassment and targeted killings. Senators Dodd, Kerry meeting al-Assad in Syria ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
US Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Senator John Kerry (D-MA), both senior members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus for over 2 hours.U.N. wants access to Iranians extradited by Syria AlertNet - Dec 22 4:51 AM
Source: Reuters GENEVA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The United Nations is seeking access to four Iranians who were quietly repatriated from Syria, despite having been recognised as refugees, a spokesman for the U.N. High ... 'Kidnapped' Dutch children arrive home from Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 22 7:42 AM
Two Dutch children who had been living in their country's embassy in Damascus since fleeing their Syrian father in June have arrived back in the Netherlands.Lavrov calls for participation of Iran, Syria in solving Middle East crisis ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
Copyright & other notices Copyright © 1995-2003 Arabic News.com, All Rights Reserved. Send comments & suggestions to the webmaster . ArabicNews.com and ArabicNews are trademarks of ArabicNews.comSecretary of State Rice Places Conditions on Iran, Syria for Talks The Online NewsHour - Dec 21 5:30 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice re-asserts President Bush's need to seek input on Iraq strategy from a variety of sources beyond the Iraq Study Group and explains her hesitation to engage in talks with Iraq's neighbors, Iran and Syria. Syria preparing to lure Israel into war Jerusalem Newswire - Dec 22 12:50 AM
Israeli media reported Friday that Syria has taken a leaf out of the Hizb allah war manual and is laying the groundwork to draw Israel into a war of attrition.Bush Iraq Course May Diverge from Study Group ABC News - Dec 23 9:52 AM
Hints Suggest Troop Boost, No Talks with Iran, SyriaFuture House power says Dems back a dialogue with Iran, Syria JTA - Dec 21 3:55 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (JTA) Encouraging contact with Syria and Iran will be a central plank of the new Democratic Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives incoming majority leader said, outlining an agenda that differs radically from the Bush administration s on domestic and foreign policy.Deputy PM: Syria's isolation over Middle East Online - Dec 23 1:38 AM
Dardari: international community recognises it ought to talk to Assad if it wants progress in Middle East.Sens. Kerry, Dodd meet with Syria's Assad to discuss Iraq Los Angeles Times - Dec 21 12:41 AM
DAMASCUS, SYRIA Sens. John F. Kerry and Christopher J. Dodd met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday and discussed the need for Damascus to cooperate with efforts to stabilize war-ravaged Iraq, state media reported. Report: Syria Preparing Border for Hizbullah-Type War Israel National News - Dec 21 7:33 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Syria is copying Hizbullah terrorist guerilla tactics along the border with Israel, deploying a commando military unit and deploying missile stations in anticipation of drawing Israel into a war, according to the Jerusalem, Post newspaper.Kerry says Syria wants to help US Boston Globe - Dec 21 1:19 AM
WASHINGTON -- Senator John F. Kerry yesterday said that President Bashar Assad of Syria expressed a willingness to work with the United States to bring stability to Iraq, and that Assad personally offered assistance that Kerry plans to convey to the Bush administration.The Birth of Jesus Christ Cape May County Herald - 43 minutes ago
Luke Chapter 2 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.UN resolution on Iran unjust: Syrian diplomat Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 23 3:07 PM
Syria - Resolution - Iran Head of Syrian Foreign Ministry Strategic Studies department described the UN Security Council Resolution 1737 against Iran's peaceful nuclear program "unjust".Fresh Alarm At Attacks On Palestinians In Iraq Scoop.co.nz - Dec 23 4:32 PM
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced growing concern for 15,000 Palestinians remaining in Iraq living in a climate of constant fear, after a group of 41 of them fleeing Baghdad to escape increasing violence, harassment and targeted killings was blocked at the border with Syria.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Dec 23 2:16 PM
Trucks and semis carrying goods to Syria and the Middle East countries formed a 10-kilometer line at the Cilvegozu border gate on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southern Turkish province of Hatay due to renovation works at the gate.Bush rejects talks with Syria, Iran Orange County Register - Dec 21 3:13 AM
Officials confirm support for opposition in Syria. WASHINGTON President Bush on Wednesday voiced his strongest opposition yet to talking directly to Iran and Syria as other administration officials acknowledged secret U.S. funding of opponents to Syria's regime.Bush firmly rejects Iran, Syria talks Miami Herald - Dec 21 12:30 AM
President Bush on Wednesday expressed his strongest opposition yet to talking directly to Iran and Syria as other administration officials acknowledged secret U.S. funding of opponents to Syria's regime.Bush stance on Iran, Syria hardens VIDEO Kansas City Star - Dec 21 12:14 AM
WASHINGTON | President Bush on Wednesday voiced his strongest opposition yet to talking directly to Iran and Syria, and other administration officials acknowledged secret U.S. funding of opponents to Syria s regime.Remembering the true meaning of Christmas Gloucester Daily Times - Dec 23 9:30 AM
In those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be counted in a census. This was the first census and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.Germany seeks to improve EU s ties with Syria European Voice - Dec 21 6:52 AM
The EU should offer Syria political and trade benefits in return for promises to play a more positive role in the Middle East, according to proposals being drawn up by the German presidency.Syria flirts with the West Asia Times - Dec 21 2:50 AM
TEHRAN - A series of visits by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to staunch US allies Yemen and the United Arab Emirates culminating in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow this week is prompting speculation that Syria has finally decided to leave the Iranian orbit.Syria must be involved in settling Mideast conflict Russian Information Agency Novosti - Dec 21 4:50 AM
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Marianna Belenkaya) - The U.S. State Department has reminded the world that Syria was forced into international isolation for its ties with Iran and for supporting terrorism. But the Moscow visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belies this statement.Syria will not 'perform free services for a country that supports Israel' The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 22 12:51 PM
The Syrian government daily Al-Thawra hit out Friday at terms set out by the US government for heeding a bi-partisan panel's recommendation to open a dialogue on calming Iraq. "It's stupid to ask for help and at the same time attach all sorts of conditions," Al-Thawra said in an editorial.Majid Al Futtaim Group unveils Syria expansion plan AME Info - Dec 21 3:54 AM
Majid Al Futtaim Group, one the region's leading property developers, today announced plans to invest in excess of US$2 billion in the Sabboura district in Syria, an area located on the outskirts of Damascus.US Middle East Commander Gen. John Abizaid puts in request for another carrier in Gulf region as warning to Syria and ... DEBKAfile - Dec 21 5:09 AM
DEBKA file s military sources report that this request, revealed by a senior Pentagon official, is the first time in four years that an American general has asked for a special force as a deterrent for Syria and Iran.Israel persistently rejects Syria s outstretched hand - Al Jazeera - Dec 21 1:35 AM
Israel insists on rejecting Syria's outstretched hand, risking another Yom Kippur War, also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War; fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria..Russia comes to Syria's aid Times of Malta - Dec 21 1:17 AM
Last Tuesday, President Bashar al-Asad of Syria urged Russia to take the lead in the Middle East peace talks.Sen. John Kerry Meets with Syria's President NPR - Dec 20 12:42 PM
Sen. John Kerry met today with Syria's president Bashar al-Assad after a weekend visit in Iraq. Sen. Kerry talks with Alex Chadwick about his Middle East tour and the war in Iraq.Column: Dispatches From the Edge: Spy vs. Spy; War With Syria? Berkeley Daily Planet - Dec 22 8:47 AM
Spy vs. spy, the gang that couldn t poison straight, or welcome to the new Cold War?Lebanon's Slow Slide From Hope To Deadlock Washington Post - Dec 23 6:15 PM
BEIRUT -- It was Feb. 16, 2005, and Ghena Hariri, dressed in black with a white veil, sat silent in an ambulance driving to the blue-domed Mohammed al-Amin Mosque in Beirut's Martyrs' Square. Next to her was a coffin draped in the Lebanese flag. Inside it was the body of her uncle, Rafiq al-Hariri,...New tape includes graphic detail of September attack against U.S. Embassy in Syria KTRE-TV East Texas - Dec 20 11:43 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria New details about a September plot to blow up the U-S Embassy in Syria.What Surrounds the Iraqi Tinderbox New York Times - Dec 23 6:07 PM
If Iraq should descend into full-blown civil war, could its neighbors be drawn into a much wider conflict?Palestinian refugees, who lived under a degree of fear since the Al Jazeera - Dec 23 3:19 AM
began in 2003, are escaping violence and targeted killing in the war-torn, and continue to be stranded at the Iraq-Syria border.U.S. believes arms smuggled to Lebanon via Syria Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Dec 20 5:22 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes arms continue to be smuggled into Lebanon through Syria, U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman said on Wednesday.Lebanon PM, Hezbollah spar over failure AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 4:34 PM
Lebanon's government and the opposition blamed each other Saturday for the failure of an Arab League initiative to resolve the country's political crisis.Islamic Forces Expand Attacks and Urge Muslims to Join War on Somalian Government New York Times - Dec 23 3:52 PM
The Islamists forces in Somalia have vowed to turn their country into a third front of jihad, after Afghanistan and Iraq.Syria backs Arab initiative on Lebanon: Moussa Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 4:41 AM
Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Thursday he had won Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's support for his efforts to solve the crisis in Lebanon between Syrian-backed Hezbollah and the Western-supported government.More Palestinians arrive at Iraq-Syria border after fleeing Baghdad AlertNet - Dec 22 3:21 AM
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees - New tape includes graphic detail of September attack against U.S. Embassy in Syria KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Dec 20 8:29 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria New details about a September plot to blow up the U-S Embassy in Syria. A surveillance tape aired by A-B-C News shows three gunmen parking a car in front...Sen. John Kerry Meets with Syria's President NPR - Dec 20 11:49 AM
Day to Day , December 20, 2006 · Sen. John Kerry met today with Syria's president Bashar al-Assad after a weekend visit in Iraq. Sen. Kerry talks with Alex Chadwick about his Middle East tour and the war in Iraq.U.S. to review why Canada's Arar still on watch list Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 10:09 AM
The United States said on Thursday it would review why a Syrian-born Canadian citizen remains on a U.S. security watch list despite having been cleared by a Canadian investigation.Back from Iraq, Gates gives Bush report AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 11:05 AM
Moving closer to an overhaul of troubled war strategy, President Bush on Saturday heard firsthand from his new Pentagon chief, just back from a visit to Iraq.U.S. gov't says it does not support Senators' trip to Syria People's Daily - Dec 20 5:40 PM
The State Department said on Wednesday that it does not support the trip to Syria by U.S. Senators John Kerry and Christopher Dodd or having talks with the Syrian leadership.Pontiff Sees Vatican-Syria Relations Progressing Catholic Times - Dec 20 4:04 PM
Benedict XVI said that he is confident about consolidating good relations with Syria, when receiving the letters of credence of the country's new ambassador to the Holy See.Iraqi insurgent snipers gaining skill AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 10:54 AM
Spc. Brent Everson was just a few steps from safety.US, Canada at odds over terror suspect Gulf Times - Dec 23 12:02 AM
WASHINGTON: The United States and Canada were still at odds over a Canadian citizen wrongly fingered as a terrorist suspect and allegedly tortured in Syria.Sidestepping Syria Haaretz Daily - Dec 22 1:01 AM
Camp David. Guests.Bush forcefully rejects direct talks with Syria, Iran Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Dec 20 7:41 AM
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday voiced his strongest opposition yet to talking directly to Iran and Syria as other administration officials acknowledged secret U.S. funding of opponents to Syria's regime. At a year-end White House news conference, the president insisted that he won't deal with Iran until it verifiably abandons its uranium enrichment program and won't talk with Syria ...Serving Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties Since 1858. Daily Mining Gazette - Dec 22 8:25 PM
Bush approach to committee plan correct There isn t much doubt that President Bush has little faith in one key recommendation of the Iraq Study Group, that Syria and Iran be engaged in the effort to stop sectarian violence in Iraq. Bush has good reason to be skeptical: Both Iran and Syria are longtime sponsors of international terrorism.Bush rebuffs calls for dialogue with Iran, Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 20 1:07 PM
US President George W. Bush on Wednesday again rebuffed calls to engage in talks with Iran and Syria on Iraq, warning Tehran about its nuclear program and Damascus about destabilizing Lebanon. In a year-end news conference, Bush insisted the United States will not be "run out" of the Middle East by the Iraq.Mussa hails Syrian support for Lebanon mediation efforts AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 12:55 PM
Syria is supporting Arab League efforts to mediate a crisis between pro- and anti-Damascus forces in Lebanon, the bloc's chief Amr Mussa said after talks with President Bashar al-Assad.SYRIA MULLS S-300PMU2 SYSTEM Middle East Newsline - Dec 20 11:45 AM
MOSCOW [MENL] -- Syria has been discussing the procurement of the advanced S-300 air and missile defense system from Russia. Industry sources said Syrian President Bashar Assad was briefed on the S-300PMU2 during his visit to Moscow.Kerry, Dodd meet with Syria president AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 20 7:24 PM
Sens. John Kerry and Christopher Dodd met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday and discussed the need for Damascus to cooperate with efforts to maintain the unity and stability of war-ravaged Iraq, state media reported.No deal reached on Lebanon crisis Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 3:28 AM
Arab League Chief Amr Moussa said on Saturday he had failed to reach a deal to end Lebanon's political crisis and urged rival Lebanese leaders to communicate with each other to try and find a solution.US Backs Syrian Opposition Zaman Online - Dec 22 2:17 PM
The U.S. government confirmed on Thursday that it supports opposition groups in Syria.Lavrov calls for participation of Iran, Syria in solving Middle East crisis Payvand Iran News - Dec 20 8:41 AM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said that an international conference, to be attended by Iran and Syria, should be held to solve the Middle East crisis. -IRNABush says Syria, Iran still disruptive UPI - Dec 20 7:58 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Wednesday called on Iran and Syria to take steps to promote peace rather than instability.Tanganyika Announces 2006 Summary and 2007 Capital Budget Program [Press Release] CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 22 7:45 PM
CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - Tanganyika Oil Company Ltd. is pleased to report that the Board of Directors have approved a $185 million capital budget for 2007. An associated $45 million operating budget was approved which is equivalent to an average $6.50/barrel of oil for Syria and $2.20/bbl in Egypt.Arab League chief pleads for Lebanon dialogue AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 23 2:34 AM
Arab League chief Amr Mussa has pleaded for dialogue among Lebanese leaders as he wrapped up a new round of shuttle diplomacy between the government and the opposition.USA plays hide-and-seek with Syria, running about, promising nothing Pravda - Dec 20 6:21 AM
Russia continues to use USA's mishaps in the Middle East to activate its own role in this unstable region of the world. Moscow officials say that Mideastern problems cannot be solved without the participation of the countries which the US administration labeled as the axis of evil - Iran or Syria, for instance.Daniel Levy: The Syrian Litmus Test HuffingtonPost - Dec 21 4:56 PM
Syria tends not to be a particularly headline-grabbing kinda place. But Syria policy is rapidly becoming the yardstick for measuring the Bush administration's (in-)capacity to re-think the Middle East as well as strains in the US-Israel relationship. In the last fortnight, Syria has been everywhere. First, the Baker-Hamilton commission recommended that the US talk "unconditionally" with all ...Selling Christmas trees dangerous in Iraq The State - 22 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq Nouri Dawoud has one of the most dangerous jobs in Baghdad. He sells Christmas trees. For seven hours a day, he stands on the same street corner in a neighborhood where drive-by shootings and snipers are not uncommon. He caters to Christians, who are among the most targeted people in the city. On a good day, he attracts a crowd, a draw to any would-be suicide bomber.Curl Up With The Iraq Study Group Report CBS News - Dec 23 9:35 AM
American Prospect suggests that this Christmas, you curl up with a copy of the Iraq Study Group report. It's the best holiday reading available.Good tidings: Glory to God in the highest New Hampshire Union Leader - 24 minutes ago
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.Gates working on fresh Iraq strategy AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 22 11:34 PM
It took Defense Secretary Robert Gates just five days on the job and a whirlwind trip to Iraq to get to work mapping out a new course for the war.Lavrov calls for participation of Iran, Syria in solving Middle East crisis Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 20 5:52 AM
Russia - Lavrov - Iran Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said that an international conference, to be attended by Iran and Syria, should be held to solve the Middle East crisis.Channel tunnel is terror target Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
Fears Islamic militant terrorists aim to cause carnage over Christmas.Blame game hits Lebanese politics NDTV - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Lebanese politicians have been blaming each other after an Arab League initiative aimed at solving the political crisis in the country ended in stalemate.Judge: Iran can be sued for Saudi bombing UPI - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge's ruling allows the families of 19 Air Force members killed in the bombing of military housing in Saudi Arabia to seek damages from Iran.Channel tunnel is terror target Guardian Unlimited - Dec 23 5:51 PM
The Channel tunnel has been targeted by a group of Islamic militant terrorists aiming to cause carnage during Christmas, according to French and American secret services.New contexts for Syria's peace call Gulf News - Dec 21 1:24 PM
Last week, the Dubai-based Al Arabiya satellite channel reported, according to Western diplomatic sources, that Syrian President Bashar Al Assad conveyed, through German channels, a message to Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Will Hutton: 2006: a vintage year for ideas that will change our world Guardian Unlimited - Dec 23 5:50 PM
Will Hutton: Truly original thinking on subjects such as the web and global warming has mankind standing on a glorious threshold.Today's Headlines: ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! Iraqi PM reconciliation effort includes Baathists The government has invited 300 leaders from various groups, including some which have so far stood outside Iraq's post-Saddam political process, but it was not clear how many would brave Baghdad's violence and make the trip.Judge Links Iran to ?96 Attack in Saudi Arabia New York Times - Dec 22 9:19 PM
The judge ordered Tehran to pay more than $253 million in damages to surviving family members of many of the American airmen killed in the bombing of Khobar Towers.The Bush administration is secretly funding political opposition to the Syrian government in a bid to topple President ... Al Jazeera - Dec 22 4:49 AM
The two-page document states that the U.S. is already supporting regular meetings of internal and diaspora Syrian activists" in Washington, Europe and even Syria to facilitate a more coherent strategy and plan of actions for all anti-Assad activists."Lebanon struggles to break ties with the past Newsday - Dec 23 4:37 PM
The Lebanese political crisis is rooted in a decades-old power sharing agreement among rival religious groups, but that deal no longer reflects the country's makeup.Channel tunnel is terror target Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
The Channel tunnel has been targeted by a group of Islamic militant terrorists aiming to cause maximum carnage during the holiday season, according to French and American secret services.2006: a vintage year for ideas that will change our world Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
When words fade, it is the great ideas and arguments that move the world on. John Maynard Keynes couldn't bear the 'practical' men and women who forged economies and societies by getting their hands dirty and mocking the thinkers.Russian FM: Iran, Syria must be involved in Mideast talks Russian Information Agency Novosti - Dec 20 4:35 AM
MOSCOW, December 20 (RIA Novosti) - All Middle East nations, including Iran and Syria, must be involved in regional peace talks rather than isolated from the process, Russia's foreign minister said Wednesday.Iraqi insurgent snipers gaining skill Boston Globe - Dec 23 11:23 AM
Spc. Brent Everson was just a few steps from safety. The 22-year-old from Florence, Mont., was climbing out of a tank, near the entrance to a U.S. outpost called Sword when a sniper's 7.62-millimeter bullet hit him just above his Kevlar vest, tearing into his shoulder and through his back. He fell back into the tank -- wounded but alive.Abbas - Olmert meeting positive ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
Head of the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department Saeb Ereikat, said late on Saturday that the meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert was a good meeting, adding that there was agreement on several issues.AL chief says Arab mediation on Lebanese crisis to keep on People's Daily - Dec 23 5:55 PM
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Amr Moussa Saturday said that the Arab mediation for Lebanese political crisis will continue and warned against more escalation, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. TV reported.Lebanon problem focus of Moussa's effort ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
An informed source said that Iran's ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Reza Sheybani met with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Wednesday evening.DIBT gets a shot in the arm Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
DUBAI The annual Dubai International Basketball Tournament got a shot in the arm with ETA Star being the latest sponsors for the week-long event to be held at the Al Ahli Club here from January 4.U.S. defense secretary briefs Bush after Iraq trip People's Daily - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
After returning from Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Saturday briefed President George W. Bush on his impressions about that country.Bush, Gates consult over Iraq war strategy Houston Chronicle - Dec 23 8:15 AM
Defense Secretary Robert Gates spent three days in Iraq before heading straight to Camp David in Maryland to report to the president. Policy Pirates Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Dec 22 4:00 PM
Aiding The Enemy: Sen. John Kerry has given himself a new job: Syrian ambassador to the United States. His kind of self-serving freelance diplomacy should be condemned for what it is: disloyalty to America.Framework in place to resolve Lebanon crisis The Scotsman - Dec 23 4:18 PM
THE head of the Arab League said yesterday that efforts to reach a solution to Lebanon's political crisis have not succeeded but did not rule out future negotiations.Letters to the Editor Savannah Morning News - 37 minutes ago
Wildlife refuge faces financial threat Why Did Our Tax Dollars Send Kerry to Damascus? Blogcritics.org - Dec 22 6:06 AM
I noticed ( in the press photos ) that Sen. John Kerry (and Sen. Christopher Dodd D-Conn) used military aircraft to travel to Damascus, Syria, to meet with President Assad. Kerry arriving at Damascus Is this a routine thing? I mean, for a Senator to use military transport for a private meeting with the Head of State of a nation we have accused of accused of sponsoring terrorism, ...Analysis: Olmert hit for snubbing Syria UPI - Dec 21 5:14 AM
JERUASLEM, Israel, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is facing heavy criticism for cold-shouldering Syrian peace overtures. Over the past three years Syrian President Bashar Assad has been signaling a desire to resume the peace process.