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East Timor's government has banned exit visas to Syria amid concerns a vice syndicate is trafficking women into prostitution in the Middle East.Iraq and Syria to reopen embassies TVNZ - Dec 09 1:44 PM
Iraq and Syria will re-open their respective embassies on Monday after decades of diplomatic deep freeze, Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi said on Saturday following talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem.Rice wary of seeking Iran, Syria's help AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 2:57 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice voiced skepticism on Friday over a bipartisan panel's recommendation that the United States seek Iran and Syria's help to stabilize Iraq, saying they should want to take such steps on their own.Iraq and Syria to reopen embassies on Monday AlertNet - Dec 09 12:25 PM
Source: Reuters DAMASCUS, Dec. 9 (Reuters) - Iraq and Syria will re-open their respective embassies on Monday after decades of diplomatic deep freeze, Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi said on Saturday following talks ... Iraqi official urges Iran, Syria to secure borders AlertNet - Dec 09 10:40 AM
Source: Reuters MANAMA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Iraqi national security adviser on Saturday accused Iran and Syria of deliberately failing to secure their borders with Iraq, saying 90 percent of suicide bombers entered ... Olmert chastises German FM for Syria visit AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 11:24 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert criticized German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier for visiting Syria this week, branding Damascus a backer of terrorism and the insurgency in Iraq.U.S. can t count on Iran or Syria Boston Herald - Dec 09 2:53 AM
President Bush yesterday left the door open a tiny crack to one of the most controversial recommendations in the Iraq Study Group report - direct talks with Iran and Syria.Bush tells Iran, Syria how they can join Iraq talks CNN.com - Dec 08 5:00 AM
After talks with his top Iraq war ally President Bush on Thursday indicated that Iran and Syria might be included in regional talks about Iraq, if they meet certain conditions.U.S.: Rice Skeptical Of Call To Engage With Iran, Syria Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 09 5:52 AM
December 9, 2006 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has reacted skeptically to suggestions that the United States should engage with Iran and Syria to try to stabilize Iraq.Syria and Turkey meet to boost local authority links AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 1:00 PM
Syrian and Turkish officials opened a conference in Damascus focused on local authorities and aimed at boosting ties between the two countries.Nelson trip includes Syria visit St. Petersburg Times - Dec 08 10:47 PM
WASHINGTON - Sen. Bill Nelson plans to leave today for a multicountry trip to the Middle East. Included will be a stop in Syria, where he is expected to meet with President Basher Assad.Rice Skeptical Regarding Talks With Iran and Syria Israel National News - Dec 09 10:30 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Following statements from Iran and Syria, expressing a willingness to assist the United States in Iraq, UN Secretary-General Kofi Anan called on the White House to enter into talks with the two.Nelson will visit Syria Gainesville Sun - Dec 09 3:03 AM
WASHINGTON mdash; Sen. Bill Nelson plans to leave today for a multi-country trip to the Middle East, which will include a stop in Syria where he is expected to meet with President Basher Assad.Olmert rejects call to talk with Syria about Palestine Los Angeles Daily News - Dec 08 4:46 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday rejected a U.S. advisory group's conclusions that Israel must talk to Syria and solve its conflict with the Palestinians to help the Bush administration stabilize Iraq.Nelson plans to visit Syria on Middle East trip FOX 10 Mobile - Dec 08 4:27 PM
WASHINGTON Senator Bill Nelson is going to the Middle East and plans to meet with President Basher Assad in Syria. A report released this week on Iraq suggests the...Syria lists terms for talks with U.S. / Damascus seeks bigger role for Iraq's Sunnis and a timetable for withdrawal of San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 08 3:43 AM
Syria is ready for dialogue with the United States over curbing sectarian killings in Iraq, officials here say, but not before the formation of a new Baghdad government to give Sunnis more power and a fixed timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal.... Jumblatt appeals to socialist leaders for pressure on Syria to change its ways The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 08 1:36 PM
The head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), MP Walid Jumblatt, called on the leaders of socialist parties Friday to gather efforts to change Syria's policy concerning Lebanon and end Iranian interference in Lebanese affairs. Speaking at the annual Convention of Socialist Parties held in Porto, Portugal, Jumblatt held Syria's allies in Lebanon.Outreach to Iran, Syria on Iraq unlikely UPI - Dec 08 11:23 AM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A proposal for direct talks between the United States and Iran and Syria on helping to bring stability to Iraq has received a presidential scowl in Washington.Bush sets conditions for Iran, Syria talks; Blair to head for Middle East AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 9:50 AM
President George W. Bush said that Iran and Syria must stop helping extremists and commit to help Iraq's fledgling government before any talks with the two.Hawks Bolster Skeptical President Washington Post - Dec 09 12:03 PM
Steady condemnation from conservatives for the Iraq Study Group report may be providing some cover to the Bush administration as it completes its own review of strategy in Iraq, apparently with little enthusiasm for the panel's prescription of U.S. troop withdrawal and dialogue with Syria and Iran. UN speaks of arms movements on Syria-Lebanon border AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 6:22 AM
The UN has been informed of "movements of arms" on the Syria-Lebanon border though it says these have not been verified, the French foreign ministry has said.Rice Skeptical on Iran, Syria Washington Post - Dec 08 3:56 PM
Secretary is wary of panel's recommendation that U.S. seek countries' help with stabilizing Iraq.Syria sees US report on Iraq as 'objective' AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 3:21 AM
Syria has described as "objective" a report by a high-level US panel which called for a new strategy toward the conflict in Iraq, especially on the role of its neighbours.Talking with Syria, Iran could benefit Mideast, U.S. St. Petersburg Times - Dec 07 10:14 PM
Early edition: Iran and Syria - Iraq's most difficult neighbors - might play a constructive role if only the Bush administration ever decides to talk to them.Israel brushes off Iraq report, no to Syria talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 07 3:36 AM
Israel's prime minister on Thursday said it was wrong to link the Arab-Israeli conflict with woes in the Middle East and ruled out any immediate talks with Syria despite a U.S. report urging negotiations.Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria s recommendations on the Baker-Hamilton report for the US Government Kurdish Media - Dec 08 5:48 AM
Security, stability, and peace cannot be established in Iraq or in fact in the Middle East while the same regimes in Syria and Iran continue to pursue their agenda of defeating the US in Iraq, destroying the democracy in Kurdistan of Iraq, meddling in Lebanon s affairs, destroying Israel and supporting terrorist organizations through-out the Middle East. The radicals and the terrorists who are Despite urging by Iraq report, Bush won't talk with Iran, Syria Haaretz Daily - Dec 08 3:45 AM
United States President George W. Bush said on Thursday he has no plans to hold talks with Syria and Iran, despite the recommendations of the Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group report.Syria hails chance to participate BBC News - Dec 07 6:21 AM
The ISG call to involve Syria on Iraq gives Damascus an opportunity to escape isolation, says the BBC's Jon Leyne.Iraq Plan Hinges on Uncertain Embrace From Iran, Syria, Shiites Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 9:07 PM
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The Iraq Study Group's plan for an orderly U.S. exit from Iraq hinges on the cooperation of some of the most anti-American forces in the region -- Iran, Syria and radical Iraqi Shiite leaders -- as well as President George W. Bush's support.Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of December 4, 2006 ArabicNews.com - Dec 09 6:42 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!Bush tells Iran,Syria how they can join Iraq talks IranMania.com - Dec 08 12:22 AM
LONDON, December 8 (IranMania) - After talks with his top Iraq war ally US President George W Bush indicated that Iran and Syria might be included in regional talks about Iraq, if they meet certain conditions, CNN reported.The View from Syria of the Iraq Study Group Report NPR - Dec 07 6:20 AM
Robert Malley, the Middle East and North Africa Program Director of the International Crisis Group, talks about Syria's reaction on the Iraq Study Group report. He speaks with Deborah Amos from Damascus, where Malley is meeting with Syrian officials.Brent Batten: On Iraq, castration and other madness Naples Daily News - 7 minutes ago
Yet more evidence that it s a mad, mad world: The report of the Iraq study group includes this passage: Given the ability of Iran and Syria to influence events within Iraq and their interest in avoiding chaos in Iraq, the United States should try to engage them constructively. World news The West Australian - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
East Timor's government has banned exit visas to Syria amid concerns a vice syndicate is trafficking women into prostitution in the Middle East. Labour Minister Arsenio Bano said the government had taken action after women were offered free air tickets to Syria to work as babysitters and housemaids.A Return To September 10th Thinking CBS News - Dec 09 5:37 AM
The administration followed through on its rhetoric with respect to al Qaeda, but as for Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, the approach has been recklessly passive. That is a growing catastrophe, says National Review .Pre-conditions take US talks with Iran and Syria off agenda The Herald - Dec 07 4:59 PM
The prospect of America engaging directly with Iran and Syria appeared as distant as ever last night after George W Bush set down pre-conditions that are unlikely to be met.The US report recommends that Israel hand over the Golan heights as part of a peace deal with Syria. Aljazeera - Dec 07 2:48 PM
Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, has said he has no intention of opening peace talks with Syria, despite the recommendations of a top-level US panel.Israel Rejects Iraqi Study Group Call For Peace Talks With Syria Nasdaq - Dec 07 11:09 AM
(RTTNews) - Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, indicated he had no intention of initiating any peace talks with Syria as recommended in the Iraq Study Group Report. The report also suggested that Israel should return the Golan Heights to Syria in return for a secure peace agreement.Israel Says It Will Not Hold Talks with Syria Voice of America - Dec 07 10:31 AM
Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, says he has no intention of opening peace talks with Syria, and that it was wrong to link the Arab-Israeli conflict with efforts to stabilize Iraq - as called for by members of the Iraq Study Group in their report released on Wednesday.Experts: Syria, Iran willing to aid U.S. AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 12:12 PM
Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended Wednesday, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said.The View from Syria of the Iraq Study Group Report NPR - Dec 07 6:05 AM
Morning Edition , December 7, 2006 · Robert Malley, the Middle East and North Africa Program Director of the International Crisis Group, talks about Syria's reaction on the Iraq Study Group report. He speaks with Deborah Amos from Damascus, where Malley is meeting with Syrian officials.Analysis: Olmert opposes talks with Syria UPI - Dec 07 1:52 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert seemed reluctant to go along with proposals to advance peace with Syria but eager to move on the Israeli-Palestinian track.*Israel Rejects Iraqi Study Group Call For Peace Talks With Syria Nasdaq - Dec 07 10:52 AM
(RTTNews) - Israel Rejects Iraqi Study Group Call For Peace Talks With Syria.*Israel Rejects Iraqi Study Group Recommendation For Peace Talks With Syria Nasdaq - Dec 07 10:37 AM
(RTTNews) - Israel Rejects Iraqi Study Group Recommendation For Peace Talks With Syria.No unconditional Iran-Syria talks over Iraq: Bush, Blair Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Dec 07 11:30 AM
US President George W Bush says "we need a new approach" in Iraq that could include contacts with Iran and Syria and US troop reductions, a day after a panel pressured him for a swift change in strategy.*Bush - Syria Must Stop Destabilizing Lebanon, Iraq; Talks With Iran Depend On Nuclear Suspension Nasdaq - Dec 07 8:52 AM
(RTTNews) - Bush - Syria Must stop destabilizing Lebanon, Iraq; Talks with Iran depend on Nuclear Suspension.Olmert rejects peace talks with Syria Fox21 - Dec 07 12:47 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he's not interested in discussing peace with Syria.Rice defends Mideast policy after criticism by Baker report AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 3:46 PM
US Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice defended her handling of Middle East policy, rejecting criticism in the just released Iraq Study Group report of her refusal to bring Syria and Iran into talks on ending the chaos in Iraq.Panel's call for direct US talks with Syria, Iran crosses Bush red line AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 11:10 AM
The Iraq Study Group, as expected, called on US President George W. Bush Wednesday to hold direct talks with Iran and Syria -- until now a diplomatic red line for an administration that has long branded the two states part of an "axis of evil."Syria, Iran seen ready to aid US effort Boston Globe - Dec 07 1:08 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended yesterday, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said.UN speaks of arms movements on Syria-Lebanon border AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 07 5:59 AM
The UN has been informed of "movements of arms" on the Syria-Lebanon border but it says these have not been verified, the French foreign ministry has said.Help from Syria, Iran may come at a price The Columbus Dispatch - Dec 07 4:46 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended yesterday, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution, Mideast analysts said.German court asked to pursue 9-11 clues AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 1:02 PM
An attorney for families of Sept. 11 victims asked a court Friday to seek testimony from an al-Qaida suspect in Syria, saying it could lead to a stiffer sentence for a man convicted in Germany of aiding the suicide hijackers.Mountie resignation not enough, Canada's Arar says Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 11:13 AM
A Canadian man who was deported from the United States and tortured in Syria because of false security fears said on Friday the resignation of Canada's top policeman does not absolve the government of responsibility in his case.UN SPEAKS OF ARMS MOVEMENTS ON SYRIA-LEBANON BORDER The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 07 6:33 AM
PARIS, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - The UN has been informed of "movements of arms" on the Syria-Lebanon border though it says these have not been verified, the French foreign ministry said Thursday.Syria sees US report on Iraq as objective Khaleej Times - Dec 07 5:20 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria on Thursday described as objective a report by a high-level US panel which called for a new strategy toward the conflict in Iraq, especially on the role of its neighbours.Iraq group recommends engagement with Syria, Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 06 5:41 AM
A bipartisan panel recommended to President George W. Bush on Wednesday that the United States directly engage with Syria and Iran to help resolve the Iraq conflict, the White House said.Syria, Iran Seek Concessions From U.S. to Help in Iraq FOX 5 Atlanta - Dec 07 3:44 AM
Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said.Germany Offers to Aid US in Building Ties to Syria, Iran Deutsche Welle - Dec 07 6:05 AM
Germany has said it would like to support the US in creating a dialog with Iran and Syria and help it meet the recommendations in the newly released US Baker Commission's report on Iraq.UN SPEAKS OF ARMS MOVEMENTS ON SYRIA-LEBANON BORDER The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 07 5:49 AM
PARIS, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - The UN has been informed of "movements of arms" on the Syria-Lebanon border but it says these have not been verified, the French foreign ministry said Thursday.Olmert rejects peace talks with Syria WTOL 11 Toledo - Dec 07 5:04 AM
TEL AVIV, Israel Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he's not interested in discussing peace with Syria. But Olmert says Israel wants -- with all its might, as he puts...Israel Brushes Off Iraq Report, No to Syria Talks Fox 6 News San Diego - Dec 07 4:38 AM
Key recommendations in Iraq report included a call for direct talks as soon as possible involving Israel, Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinians.Israel brushes off Iraq report, no to Syria talks Khaleej Times - Dec 07 5:20 AM
TEL AVIV - Israel s prime minister said on Thursday it was wrong to link the Arab-Israeli conflict with wider problems in the Middle East and ruled out any immediate talks with Syria despite a US report calling for them.Syria, Iran willing to help US in Iraq, but want concessions India Daily - Dec 07 7:55 AM
Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilise Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said.Rice Ready for Iran Dialogue Within Nuclear Talks Payvand Iran News - Dec 09 9:53 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she is ready for wide-ranging dialogue with her Iranian counterpart provided Iran halts uranium enrichment and returns to negotiations on its nuclear program. Rice was responding to calls this week by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group for the United States to engage Iran and Syria to help stabilize Iraq. -VOABush And Blair Agree On 'New Approach' CBS News - Dec 08 6:08 PM
President Bush, alongside his closest ally in the Iraq war, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, conceded, "It's bad in Iraq." Blair told CBS News Iran and Syria's inclusion in solving the problem should be separated from certain conditions.Israel not to negotiate with Syria soon - Olmert People's Daily - Dec 07 4:24 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Thursday that Israel would not have talks with Syria in the near future, rejecting the recommendations in a report issued by the Iraq Study Group (ISG) regarding Syria, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.Christian protesters return to Beirut square Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 08 5:07 AM
Lebanese Christian Mona Mehanna protested on March 14 last year to end Syria's hegemony in Lebanon. This year she is on the streets again, protesting with a group that enjoys Syrian support.Study group misses the mark on Iran, Syria Traverse City Record-Eagle - Dec 08 6:59 AM
One can almost hear the laughter all the way from Tehran.Bush chilly toward Iraq study group findings The Southern Illinoisan - Dec 09 4:59 AM
WASHINGTON - President Bush gave a chilly response to the Iraq Study Group's proposals for reshaping his policy Thursday, objecting to talks with Iran and Syria, refusing to endorse a major troop withdrawal and vowing no retreat from embattled U.S. goals in the Mideast.Bush's goal still is victory / He rebuffs Iraq Study Group on talks with Iran, Syria San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 08 3:42 AM
President Bush gave a nod Thursday to the Iraq Study Group as one of several reviews he would seriously consider in assessing his war policy, but he remained defiant in his goals of victory in Iraq and democracy for the Middle East. Yet the grim... Talking to Iran, Syria, is diplomacy, not conceding Chicago Sun-Times - Dec 08 2:36 AM
The co-chairmen of the Iraq Study Group were at the head of a long table, and James Baker scrunched over as he draped his right arm around Lee Hamilton to underscore a point he was making.White House debating new Iraq strategies USA Today - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
In a rush to chart a new course for the Iraq war, President Bush's national security team is debating whether additional troops are needed to secure Baghdad.U.S. panel urges talks with Iran, Syria on Iraq The Star Online - Dec 07 12:02 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and other major countries should form an international support group to engage Iran and Syria in talks on resolving the crisis in Iraq, a panel of influential Washington insiders said on Wednesday.Saddam's nephew escapes prison with guard's help Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
Saddam Hussein's nephew, accused of financing the Sunni insurgency against U.S. forces, escaped from prison in northern Iraq on Saturday with the help of a guard, Iraqi officials said.Senator Nelson To Visit Middle East Central Florida News 13 - Dec 09 4:19 AM
Florida Senator Bill Nelson is going to the Middle East to meet with President Assad in Syria.American Power and Its Limits New York Times - Dec 09 4:53 PM
The recommendations made by the Iraq Study Group have led many commentators to ruminate on the state of American influence in the world. Martin Jacques, writing in The Guardian, saw the end of an era.Saturday, December 9 CNN.com - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (CNN) -- There was no preliminary indication of any falling foam, debris or other technical issues in Saturday's launch of the space shuttle Discovery, NASA launch managers said in a post-launch briefing.Rumsfeld says farewell to troops in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld made a surprise trip to Iraq on Saturday, just days after a bipartisan commission called the situation there "grave and deteriorating" and said the administration's policy wasn't working.Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 09 8:24 AM
The New York Times said a draft report to be debated by the Iraq Study Group, co-chaired by former secretary of state James Baker and which is preparing eagerly-awaited proposals on a new direction in Iraq, would urge an aggressive regional diplomatic initiative to include direct talks with Iran and Syria.Mass rally to give fresh push to Beirut government protest AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 6:05 PM
Opposition protesters led by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah are set to stage a mass rally in Beirut as part of fresh push to force a change in Lebanon's Western-backed government.Saddam's nephew escapes Iraqi prison AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 6:03 PM
A nephew of Saddam Hussein serving a life sentence for financing insurgents and possessing bombs escaped from prison Saturday in northern Iraq with the help of a police officer, authorities said.Iraqis bury victims of U.S. airstrike Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 4:28 PM
Angry Iraqi villagers fired into the air on Saturday as they buried more than a dozen victims of a U.S. airstrike that Sunni leaders condemned as a massacre.Hamilton and Baker handed their report to George Bush on Wednesday Aljazeera - Dec 08 11:03 PM
James Baker, the co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, has told Al Jazeera that the US president has not ruled out talks with Iran and Syria - a key element of the panel's report.White House debating new Iraq strategies AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 4:31 PM
In a rush to chart a new course for the Iraq war, President Bush's national security team is debating whether additional troops are needed to secure Baghdad a short-term force increase that could be made up of all Americans, a combination of U.S. and Iraqi forces, or all Iraqis, a senior administration official said Saturday.Rally will crank up pressure on Lebanon government Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 3:26 PM
Hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters, led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah, are expected to stage a rally on Sunday aimed at ousting Lebanon's Western-backed government.Olmert: No Talks With Syria in the Near Future Israel National News - Dec 07 3:30 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in his response to the Baker-Hamilton Report in the USA stated he will not be entering into negotiations with Syria any time in the near future.Rumsfeld pays visit to troops in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 3:47 PM
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said Saturday.Panel response mirrors Iraqi divisions AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 2:49 PM
Leaders of the Shiite and Kurdish parties that govern Iraq have disparaged the Iraq Study Group report. Sunni Arabs said they agree with the report's diagnosis of Iraq's problems but not the proposed cure.Lebanese opponents dig in ahead of anti-government rally AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 12:30 PM
Anti-government protesters prepared to increase pressure on Lebanon's Western-backed cabinet with another mass rally in Beirut while Prime Minister Fuad Siniora refused to give ground.Iran ready to help US withdrawal from Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 09 12:44 PM
Iran is ready under certain circumstances to help the United States withdraw its troops from neighbouring Iraq, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said.U.S. panel urges talks with Iran, Syria on Iraq AlertNet - Dec 06 6:40 PM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The United States and other major countries should form an international support group to engage Iran and Syria in talks on resolving the crisis in Iraq, a panel of ... (AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-07 09:16 GMT: Emerald Energy says completes acquisition of 266 km of 2D seismic in Syria Interactive Investor - Dec 07 1:43 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Emerald Energy PLC said it has completed the acquisition of 266 kilometres of 2D seismic in Block 26, Syria, to optimise the remaining work programme and that it is making continued progress with the Tigris No.1 well.ISG REPORT SPARKS SKEPTICISM IN CONGRESS Middle East Newsline - Dec 08 11:38 PM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- A bipartisan proposal for a U.S. reconciliation with Iran and Syria has sparked skepticism in Congress.Iraq Study Group Urges Bush to Engage Syria, Iran, Snow Says Bloomberg.com - Dec 06 6:51 AM
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Iraq Study Group recommends the U.S. hold direct talks with Iran and Syria, increase the number of U.S. troops dedicated to training the Iraqi military and end political divisions in Washington to prevent the conflict from disintegrating further, according to the Bush administration.Norman Horowitz: Hanging out with Known Bad Guys HuffingtonPost - Dec 08 10:30 AM
As I listen to President Bush trying to explain why our government should not engage in meetings or direct conversations with Syria and Iran I am regrettably reminded of my childhood. My family lived in the Bronx at 2785 University Avenue. I attended PS 86, a few blocks from our house. There was a boy in my class named Irving Blitz, and my mother instructed me not to play with Irving. She Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 09 1:09 AM
The United States accuses Iraq and Syria of fomenting the raging insurgency nearly four years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.No objection to Syria, Iran talks - PM News Interactive - Dec 06 5:22 PM
PRIME Minister John Howard said today he had no objection to talks with Iran and Syria as an alternative approach to the war in Iraq.Some in Congress underwhelmed by Baker report World Tribune - Dec 08 4:13 PM
WASHINGTON A bipartisan proposal for a U.S. reconciliation with Iran and Syria has been met with skepticism in Congress.US panel urges talks with Iran, Syria on Iraq SABC News - Dec 06 7:58 PM
The United States and other major countries should form an international support group to engage Iran and Syria in talks on resolving the crisis in Iraq, a panel of influential Washington insiders said yesterday.