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  • RENDERING UNTO SYRIA Open this result in new window
    Robert Scheer via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 9:00 PM
    What an outrage for the president to invoke the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in his address to the United Nations, a day after a Canadian government commission accused the United States of rendering a Canadian to Syria for torture. Did no one on his staff inform the president that Article 5 of that declaration explicitly states, "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman

  • Syria completes first phase of Lebanon pullout Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Sep 22 8:43 AM
    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria has completed the first phase of its troop pullout from Lebanon, bringing Damascus closer to meeting U.S. and Lebanese opposition demands that it quit the neighbour it has dominated for three decades.

  • Assad says Israel likely to attack Syria Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 21 12:23 PM
    DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad told a Lebanese newspaper that he believes Israel will use Syria's supposed ties to Iran to attack his country.

  • Syria-bound ship free to go but not defence cargo Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Sep 21 8:51 AM
    LONDON - A ship bound for Syria from North Korea that was detained in Cyprus is free to go but the fate of its impounded cargo of air defence systems is unknown, a source at the ships management firm said on Thursday.

  • Soap operas clean up on lucrative Ramadan market Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 10:42 AM
    Egypt has long been the acknowledged leader in producing soap operas for broadcast during Ramadan, but this year its dominance is challenged by Syria, with both countries banking on plotlines based on news events.

  • Syria: U.S. Embassy Issues Warden Message Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Sep 21 8:39 AM
    The U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, issued a Warden Message on Sept. 21 warning of possible protests of Pope Benedict XVI's recent remarks Sept. 22. An influential Muslim cleric in Cairo, Egypt, has called for worldwide peaceful protests. The embassy urged Americans in Syria to be vigilant.

  • PHILIPPINES ICTSI CLINCHES CONTRACT FOR SYRIA'S TARTOUS TERMINAL Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Sep 21 12:03 AM
    Transport Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) it has won a contract to operate Syria's Tartous Container Terminal (TCT).

  • Philippines ICTSI Clinches Contract For Syria's Tartous Terminal Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 21 12:03 AM
    Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) it has won a contract to operate Syria's Tartous Container Terminal (TCT).

  • Robert Scheer: Rendering Unto Syria Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Sep 20 9:08 AM
    Originally posted at Truthdig.com What an outrage for the president to invoke the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in his address to the United Nations, a day after a Canadian government commission accused the U.S. of rendering a Canadian to Syria for torture. Did no one on his staff inform the president that Article 5 of that declaration explicitly states, "No one shall be

  • Canadian Man Tortured in Syria Wants Explanation From U.S. Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 19 10:25 PM
    The Canadian software engineer said he wanted the United States to explain why he was sent to Syria, where he was jailed and tortured.

  • Bishara Questioned Following Travel to Syria Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 21 5:42 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) MK (National Democratic Assembly) Azmi Bishara was questioned by police on Thursday regarding his recent unauthorized visit to Syria. Bishara told reports that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should be debriefing him regarding his visit, not police.

  • MK Taha Questioned by Police Following Unauthorized Travel to Syria Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 21 5:12 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) MK (National Democratic Assembly) Wasil Taha was questioned by police in connection to his recent unauthorized visit to Syria, a hostile nation that does not maintain diplomatic ties with Israel.

  • U.S. sending team to Syria to examine embassy attack Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 8:01 PM
    The United States is sending a team of federal agents to Syria to investigate a failed attack on the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, a State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

  • Syrian guards foil attempt to blow up U.S. Embassy Open this result in new window
    Madera Tribune - Sep 22 5:46 PM
    DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian guards foiled an attempt by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants to blow up the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, exchanging fire outside the compound's walls with gunmen shouting "God is great" who tried to storm in with automatic weapons and hand grenades.

  • Why would Syria torture Arar? Open this result in new window
    Toronto Sun - Sep 22 1:56 AM
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  • US defends handing over man to Syria Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 20 7:00 AM
    WASHINGTON: The US Attorney-General, Alberto Gonzales, says the US acted lawfully when it deported a Canadian citizen to Syria, where he was incarcerated for a year and tortured. -

  • Canada faults U.S.in deportation of engineer to Syria Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 19 8:43 AM
    A government commission has exonerated a Canadian man of any ties to terrorism and issued a report that faulted both Canada and the United States for his deportation four years ago to Syria, where he was imprisoned and tortured.

  • Syria hoping for warmer U.S. relations Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 4:10 AM
    Syria's policy during more than a year of isolation by Western countries has been constant: Stick it out and hope the other side bends.

  • Syria/Jordan/Canada/USA: Canadian inquiry underlines need for investigation into Maher Arar case in Syria and Jordan Open this result in new window
    Amnesty International - Sep 21 9:10 AM
    Amnesty International welcomes the findings of the Canadian public inquiry into the role of Canadian officials in the deportation and detention of Maher Arar, published on 18 September.

  • 179 Indian Army personnel to leave for Golan Heights Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Sep 22 8:47 AM
    New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) One hundred and seventy-nine Indian Army personnel leave for the Golan Heights Monday to replace an equal number serving on UN peacekeeping duties on the Israel-Syria frontier.

  • Canadian deported by US to Syria cleared of Al-Qaeda links Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 10:57 PM
    A judge cleared a Canadian man who had been accused of Al-Qaeda links, saying he was deported from the United States based on "inaccurate" information and mistakenly ended up detained and tortured in Syria for a year.

  • Voices of Discontent: Anti-U.S. Leaders Seek Allies Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 31 minutes ago
    The leaders of Venezuela, Iran and Sudan presented themselves as Davids of the third world seeking to slay the American Goliath.

  • Syria-Iran war vs. US and Israel, on two fronts: Iraq and Lebanon/Golan. Open this result in new window
    Strategy Page - Sep 20 2:18 AM
    Syria-Iran war vs. US and Israel, on two fronts: Iraq and Lebanon/Golan. none MediTheHutt RE:Syria-Iran war vs. US and Israel, on two fronts: Iraq and Lebanon/Golan.

  • Fiery Chávez Aims For a Global Role Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
    BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 22 -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's blistering attack on President Bush at the United Nations this week marked a striking crescendo in a campaign to project Venezuela as a country with the global reach to counter American initiatives.

  • Police Investigate MK Zahalka on Visit to Syria Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 20 4:27 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Israeli police are investigating whether MK Jamal Zahalka of the Balad faction broke the law when he visited Syria recently. According to Israeli law, it is illegal for Israelis to visit countries with which it is technically at war.

  • Syria Hoping for Warmer U.S. Relations Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 19 4:34 AM
    Isolated Syria Hopes Attack on U.S. Embassy Will Warm Relations With U.S.

  • Canada Finds Citizen Improperly Sent by U.S. to Syria Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 19 6:35 AM
    A Canadian high commission ruled Monday there was no evidence linking a Canadian citizen to any terrorist organization. Mahrer Arar was arrested in New York, sent to Jordan, then Syria, where he says he was tortured during the year he spent in Damascus jails.

  • Canadian man tortured in Syria after being detained in NYC Open this result in new window
    KATU - Sep 19 5:16 PM
    TORONTO (AP) - The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to al-Qaida, according to a new government report.

  • Nasrallah: No army can disarm Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 4:13 PM
    Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah defied the international community in his first major appearance since the war with Israel, telling hundreds of thousands of supporters at a "victory" rally Friday that no army could disarm his militia.

  • March To The Sea Open this result in new window
    Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 4:00 PM
    Middle East: Hamas' leader is saying he refuses to lead a government recognizing Israel. Hezbollah's head, meanwhile, refuses to surrender its rockets. How do you negotiate with those committed to your destruction?

  • Philippines Ictsi Clinches Contract for Syria's Tartous Terminal Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 20 11:39 PM
    (Analysis from Asia Today, Australia's regional business magazine. Contact: asiatoday(at)asiatoday.com.au)

  • Bush targets Iran and Syria as sponsors of terrorism Open this result in new window
    Killeen Daily Herald - Sep 19 10:39 PM
    UNITED NATIONS President Bush sought to blunt anti-Americanism across the Middle East on Tuesday, asserting that extremists are trying to justify their violence by falsely claiming the U.S. is waging war on Islam. He singled out Iran and Syria as sponsors of terrorism.

  • West blocks Arab push to condemn Israel's nuclear activities Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 3:06 PM
    A bid by Arab nations to pass a resolution in the UN nuclear watchdog condemning Israel's nuclear activities failed due to technical objections by Western countries.

  • In UN speech, Bush assails Iran leaders Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - Sep 21 8:57 AM
    President directs address to people in Iran, Syria With a potential showdown looming at the United Nations over Iran's nuclear program, President Bush criticized the Iranian government before the world body Tuesday but made no mention of U.S.-threatened sanctions and offered praise for the Iranian people.

  • Click Fraud Open this result in new window
    BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 1:23 PM
    Martin Fleischmann put his faith in online advertising. He used it to build his Atlanta company, MostChoice.com, which offers consumers rate quotes and other information on insurance and mortgages. Last year he paid Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO - News)and Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - News) a total of $2 million in advertising fees. The 40-year-old entrepreneur believed the celebrated promise of

  • Arab nations fail to get resolution vote Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 2:44 PM
    Arab nations on Friday failed to get a vote on a resolution labeling Israel's nuclear capabilities a threat at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual meeting.

  • Nasrallah says Hezbollah won't disarm Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 1:56 PM
    Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah told hundreds of thousands of supporters at a "victory" rally Friday that his guerrillas have 20,000 rockets left after the war with Israel and will not surrender their arsenal unless a stronger Lebanese government is in place.

  • Syria and Iran reject Bush attacks Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Sep 19 5:28 PM
    DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria and Iran have dismissed as baseless U.S. President George W. Bushs attacks on their policies in the Middle East.

  • Iraq leader urges neighbors to stop border infiltrations by rebels Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 9:59 AM
    Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has urged his country's neighbors to act to stop border infiltrations by rebel extremists and backers of the ousted Saddam Hussein regime.

  • Canadian probe acquits suspect of terrorism ties / Inquiry faults U.S. in deporting him to Syria, where he was tortured Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 19 3:37 AM
    A government commission on Monday exonerated a Canadian computer engineer of any ties to terrorism and issued a scathing report that faulted both Canada and the United States for his deportation four years ago to Syria, where he was imprisoned and tortured.

  • Nasrallah says no army can disarm Hizbollah Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 10:24 AM
    Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday rejected international calls to disarm his Lebanese guerrillas and told a huge "victory" rally they still had more than 20,000 rockets after a month of war with Israel.

  • Canadian man labeled an 'Islamic extremist' taken off terrorist watch list Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 3:35 PM
    A Canadian man wrongly deported from the United States on faulty Canadian intelligence and subsequently tortured in Syria has been removed from Canada's terror watch list, an official said.

  • Hezbollah Chief Leads Huge Rally Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 22 9:31 AM
    Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah told the crowd that the militant group had more than 20,000 rockets, and made clear that it would not disarm, despite the requirements of a United Nations cease-fire accord.

  • Canadian police gave U.S. inaccurate information on man sent to Syria as terror suspect Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Sep 19 6:35 AM
    TORONTO - The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links...

  • Click Fraud Open this result in new window
    BusinessWeek - Sep 22 4:58 PM
    The dark side of online advertising

  • Hizbollah chief says still has 20,000 rockets Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 8:48 AM
    Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday his Lebanese guerrillas still had more than 20,000 rockets after their month-long war with Israel and no army in the world could disarm them.

  • Nasrallah - legend forged from war with Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 8:44 AM
    Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, who emerged from hiding to attend a huge "victory" rally, enjoys cult status in the Arab world as the fighter who neutralised Israeli military might.

  • Syrian film director banned from visiting Jordan Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:43 PM
    DAMASCUS -- Film director Omar Amiralay, whose trenchant documentaries on life and government in Syria earned him praise abroad, was briefly arrested by Syrian authorities at the Jordanian border and barred from leaving the country, a leading human rights activist said Tuesday.

  • Hizbollah chief emerges for first time since war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:06 AM
    Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah emerged in public on Friday for the first time since the war with Israel, waving to a sea of his supporters thronging southern Beirut for a "divine victory" rally.

  • Crowds flock to Beirut for Hizbollah "victory rally" Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 6:59 AM
    A sea of Hizbollah supporters packed southern Beirut on Friday for a "divine victory" rally at which their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was set to appear in public for the first time since war with Israel erupted in July.

  • Hezbollah leader: Arsenal undiminished Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 8:10 AM
    In his first public appearance since the start of his group's 34-day war with Israel, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said his group has more than 20,000 rockets, and that an increased U.N. peacekeeping force will not hurt its guerrillas' arsenal. Nasrallah also thanked God for what he called "a divine, historic and strategic victory" over the Jewish state.

  • Hezbollah chief touts 'divine' victory Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:55 AM
    In his first public appearance since the start of his group's 34-day war with Israel, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah thanked God for what he called "a divine, historic and strategic victory" over the Jewish state.

  • Canada gave U.S. inaccurate info on man sent to Syria Open this result in new window
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sep 19 4:09 AM
    TORONTO The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to al-Qaida, according to a new government report. Syrian-born Maher Arar was exonerated of all suspicion of terrorist activity by the 2.5-year commission of inquiry into his case, which urged the Canadian

  • Government set to apologize to Arar Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 2:12 PM
    Ottawa said on Wednesday that it should apologize to a Canadian citizen for its role in his wrongful deportation by the United States to what he describes as a hell-hole prison in Syria.

  • Arab MKs to be Questioned Over Latest Trip to Syria Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 19 3:27 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) Knesset Member Jamal Zahalka (Balad; NDA) is to be questioned by police later on Wednesday over a trip he made to Syria about two weeks ago. Zahalka will be invited to the offices of the international crimes unit of the national police department.

  • Hezbollah chief leads 'victory' rally Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:24 AM
    Hezbollah's leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah made his first public appearance since his group's war with Israel began July 12, taking the stage Friday at a rally by hundreds of thousands of his supporters in Beirut's bombed-out suburbs. He told the crowd that that he thanks God for what he called his group's "victory" in a 34-day war with Israel.

  • Nasrallah leads massive Hezbollah rally Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:17 AM
    Hezbollah's leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah made his first public appearance since his group's war with Israel began July 12, taking the stage Friday at a rally by hundreds of thousands of his supporters in Beirut's bombed-out suburbs.

  • Lebanon's divided Christians feel rudderless Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:14 AM
    The Christians of Lebanon, divided and marginalized, are struggling to build up a new political force which can defend their interests in the face of the growing influence of the Shiite group Hezbollah after its war with Israel.

  • Deportation 'likely' a result of bad data Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Sep 21 9:21 AM
    Canadian detained in U.S. was sent to Syrian prison An inquiry into the U.S. transfer of a Canadian citizen to a prison in Syria found Canadian authorities gave misleading information to the Americans that likely led to the deportation, a report released yesterday said.

  • Inquiry: Man sent to Syria cleared as terror suspect Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - Sep 19 8:50 AM
    TORONTO A Canadian government commission says inaccurate information likely led U-S authorities to deport a man to Syria -- where he was tortured.

  • Case casts shadow on Canadian intelligence, US Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:40 PM
    VAL-DES-MONTS, QC., Canada -- September 26, 2002, Maher Arar arrived in New York, en route to Montreal. He had been visiting his wife's relatives in Tunisia. American authorities took him into custody, and October 8 they put him on a plane to Jordan, from which he was driven to Syria.

  • March To The Sea Open this result in new window
    Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 22 4:00 PM
    Commentary from Investor's Business Daily

  • Inquiry: Man sent to Syria cleared as terror suspect Open this result in new window
    WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Sep 19 6:55 AM
    TORONTO A Canadian government commission says inaccurate information likely led U-S authorities to deport a man to Syria -- where he was tortured. The commission says...

  • Call the Conflict by Its Proper Name: Geo-Civil War Open this result in new window
    YaleGlobal Online - Sep 21 10:39 AM
    NEW YORK: This summer civil strife continued unabated in Iraq; Iran and Syria steered Hezbollah into war with Israel, and Israels response crushed Lebanons faltering steps toward sovereignty and civil order; terrorist cells inspired and, in some cases, directed by Al Qaeda metastasized among British Muslims.

  • Asylum Applications Continue to Plummet Worldwide Open this result in new window
    OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 4:32 AM
    SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 22 (OneWorld) - The number of people making asylum claims in the United States, Japan, Australia, and Europe continues to decline, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported this week, but that doesn't mean fewer people are fleeing their homes as refugees.

  • Anti-U.S. Sentiment Marks U.N. Gathering Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Sep 22 3:19 PM
    UNITED NATIONS -- The hallmark of this year's U.N. General Assembly debate has been the heavy anti-American tone from not only its rivals like Iran and Venezuela, but also a host of more moderate nations, a trend underscoring the United States' troubled image in the world.

  • Arab Nations Fail to Get Resolution Vote Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 22 3:19 PM
    Arab Countries Fail to Get Vote on Resolution Labeling Israel's Nuclear Capabilities a Threat

  • Iran, Venezuela, Syria to Collaborate on Oil Refinery Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 19 11:27 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Iran, Venezuela and Syria are to collaborate on a new oil refinery for processing 150,000 barrels a day, according to Venezuela's oil minister, Rafael Ramirez. The refinery is to be located in Syria, while construction will be undertaken by Iran and Venezuela.

  • DM Peretz: Our Hand is Outstretched to Lebanon, Syria Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 19 11:57 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Amir Peretz said today that Israel has no real conflict with Lebanon, and that the government remains committed to offering peace to Lebanon and to Syria. He made the statements during an address at a ceremony of the IDF Engineering Corps.

  • Gonzales Revisits Deportation Remarks Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 22 5:06 AM
    Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales's claim this week that the Justice Department was not responsible for sending Canadian software engineer Maher Arar to a Syrian prison in 2002 was the result of imprecise wording by Gonzales and a misunderstanding by those who reported his remarks, according to...

  • Israel troubled that war in Lebanon drove its enemies closer Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 1:00 AM
    Over the next few days, Israel hopes to bring home its remaining troops from south Lebanon, marking the end of its withdrawal after the 34-day war with Hizbullah guerrillas.

  • 4.20pm Thursday September 21, 2006 Open this result in new window
    The New Zealand Herald - Sep 21 9:36 AM
    OTTAWA - Canada's Parliament said on Wednesday that it should apologise to a Canadian citizen for Ottawa's role in his wrongful deportation by the United States to what he describes as a hell-hole prison in Syria.

  • Deportation to Syria Backed Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Sep 20 12:06 AM
    The attorney general defends a U.S. decision that a Canadian says led to his torture. Ottawa appears ready to lodge a formal protest.

  • Countries to Build Oil Refinery in Syria Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 18 2:34 PM
    Venezuela and Iran are planning to help construct a petroleum refinery in Syria capable of processing 150,000 barrels a day, Venezuela's oil minister announced Monday.

  • Euro-Med Trade Zone Possible by 2010 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 22 11:01 AM
    Industry ministers from European and Mediterranean countries said Friday they would work toward creating a vast free-trade zone by 2010.

  • Canada in brief Open this result in new window
    Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - Sep 21 2:43 PM
    Arar gets House apology, but... OTTAWA (CP) - Maher Arar finally has a unanimous apology from the House of Commons for his detention and torture in Syria.

  • US wary of al Qaeda's Lebanese vision Open this result in new window
    TVNZ - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
    The United States is taking seriously the possibility that al Qaeda could expand its activities into Lebanon, exploiting the conflict there, intelligence chief John Negroponte said.

  • Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy  Open this result in new window
    Jerusalem Newswire - Sep 21 8:36 AM
    Syria - one of Israel's most implacable foes - is making threatening noises again in what some Mid-East watchers estimate to be an exercise in sabre rattling.

  • Defiant Bush assails Iran, Syria at UN Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 10:56 AM
    President Bush accused Iran's rulers on Tuesday of using their people's resources to fund terrorists and pursue nuclear weapons but, facing uncertain international support, vowed to seek a diplomatic solution.

  • Oil refinery planned in Syria Open this result in new window
    NDTV Profit - Sep 19 1:23 AM
    Venezuela and Iran are planning to help construct a petroleum refinery in Syria capable of processing 150,000 barrels a day, Venezuela's oil minister has announced.

  • Al Karama stun Al Ittihad Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 21 2:27 AM
    Syria's Al Karama have eliminated defending champions Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia with a dramatic 4-0 extra time victory to secure a 4-2 aggregate victory and progressed through to semi finals of the Asian Champions League.

  • Lebanon?s Future: Bending Toward Hezbollah or Leaning to the West? Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 21 10:34 PM
    The outcome of the battle for Lebanon?s political future could have profound ramifications for the Middle East.

  • Intelligence comes first Open this result in new window
    USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 3:56 AM
    The case of Maher Arar, a Canadian Muslim allegedly tortured in Syria after being taken there by the CIA, warrants scrutiny. So, indeed, does the whole practice of rendition, a favorite of the Clinton administration long before the Sept. 11 attacks.

  • INTERVIEW-U.S. wary of al Qaeda's Lebanese ambitions Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
    Source: Reuters By Mark Trevelyan, Security Correspondent OXFORD, England, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The United States is taking seriously the possibility that al Qaeda could expand its activities into Lebanon, ...

  • The History of White House Doodles Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 22 9:20 AM
    Spontaneous Art or Psychological Insight?

  • Let's Torture the Law, Senators and Bush Agree: Ann Woolner Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 22 9:01 AM
    Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The rebellion of Republican senators over rules for handling suspected terrorists is quelled for now. Yesterday, in talks over interrogation techniques and trials for the suspects, the lawmakers agreed with President George W.

  • Euro-Med Trade Zone Possible by 2010 Open this result in new window
    KiplingerForecasts.com - Sep 22 11:20 AM
    Industry ministers from European and Mediterranean countries said Friday they would work toward creating a vast free-trade zone by 2010. European Commission vice president Guenter Verheugen spoke at a two-day Euro-Mediterranean conference on the island of Rhodes.

  • Canada blocks bid by Arab countries for vote Israel's nuclear capabilities Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 22 5:39 PM
    VIENNA, Austria (AP) - More than a dozen Arab countries were blocked by a Canadian motion in their bid to have a vote on a resolution labelling Israel's nuclear capabilities a threat on the final day of the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual meeting.

  • Court rejects former candidate attempt to ban bombings Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - Sep 21 4:56 AM
    CONCORD, N.H. A federal judge in Concord (New Hampshire) has denied a former Republican congressional candidates request for an order barring the United States from bombing bombing Iran or Syria.

  • Justice Department backtracks after torture case remark Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Sep 21 12:13 AM
    WASHINGTON · In an embarrassing turnabout, the Justice Department backed away Wednesday from a denial by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales of responsibility for the treatment of a Canadian who was seized by U.S. authorities in 2002. The man was deported to Syria, where he was imprisoned and beaten.

  • A TORTURED DEBATE Open this result in new window
    Molly Ivins via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 9:00 PM
    AUSTIN, Texas -- Some country is about to have a Senate debate on a bill to legalize torture. How weird is that?

  • Court Report Slams U.S., Canada on False Suspect Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 20 4:20 PM
    Maher Arar is a Syrian-born Canadian computer engineer who was falsely accused of having terrorist ties. Canadian investigators deported him to the United States in 2002, where he was arrested at JFK Airport. He was then sent to Syria for a year, where, according to a report released by a Canadian judge Tuesday, he was tortured. The report, which exonerates Arar of any wrongdoing, sharply

  • In stubborn land, some hope found Open this result in new window
    Richmond Times-Dispatch - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
    The longstanding problems in the Middle East - the eternal problems in the Middle East - are played out on a human scale in "The Syrian Bride," a bittersweet not-quite comedy that concludes the Third Annual VCU Arabic Film Festival tonight.

  • Syria: US-Israel relationship fuels terrorism Open this result in new window
    Cleveland Jewish News - Sep 20 11:34 PM
    (JTA) The US-Israel relationship helped fuel the attack on the US embassy in Damascus, Syrian officials in Washington said. "It is regrettable that US policies in the Middle East have fueled extremism, terrorism and anti-US sentiment, a statement issued Tuesday from the embasssy said.

  • Pope Says Remarks on Islam Misunderstood Open this result in new window
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