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  • Israeli intellectuals petition for contacts with Syria, Hamas Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 8:24 AM
    Dozens of Israeli university lecturers, writers and reserve officers have signed a petition calling on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to open contacts with Syria and the Palestinians, including Hamas.

  • Man deported to Syria had no link to terror, Canada told U.S. Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 25 7:49 AM
    When the United States sent Maher Arar to Syria, where he was tortured for months, the deportation order stated unequivocally that Arar, a Canadian software engineer, was a member of Al Qaeda.

  • Syria denies report on meeting with Israel Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 25 5:10 PM
    Syria on Monday denied a report that Syrian and Israeli representatives had held a secret meeting in late July, the official SANA news agency reported.

  • Syria frees critics of its Lebanon strategy Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 9:25 AM
    Syrian authorities released on Monday three signatories of a declaration that had criticized state policy toward Lebanon but left two leading dissidents behind the document in jail, human rights organizations said.

  • Beilin: Israel Must Talk With Syria Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 24 10:57 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) Israel should talk with Syria on surrendering the Golan Heights and reaching a peace agreement with Syria, Meretz leader Knesset Member Yossi Beilin told Voice of Israel government radio Monday morning.

  • Maher Arar still waiting for apology from the PM over his detention in Syria Open this result in new window
    Hamilton Spectator - Sep 24 11:17 AM
    OTTAWA - Maher Arar says he's still waiting. He says he's extremely disappointed that he hasn't received an apology from the prime minister over the events that led to his deportation to Syria by U.S. authorities.

  • Syria key to stability in Mideast: Peretz Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 4:10 AM
    Syria is the key to stability in the Middle East, Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said, adding that the door to negotiations with Damascus remained open.

  • Israeli official scolds Olmert on Syria Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 24 5:38 AM
    JERUSALEM, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Israel's refusal to explore Syria's reported peace overture is a "diplomatic dereliction of duty," a former Israeli foreign minister said Sunday.

  • Report: Syria calls for peace with Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 11:34 PM
    Syrian President Bashar Assad said in comments released Sunday that his nation wants "peace with Israel" and welcomed U.S. intervention in the region. But he also said Washington must listen to what people in the Middle East think if it wants positive change in the region.

  • 9,500-year-old decorated skulls found in Syria Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 1:14 PM
    Archaeologists said they had uncovered decorated human skulls dating back as long as 9,500 years ago from a burial site near the Syrian capital Damascus.

  • Israel seen lifting nuclear veil in Iran stand-off Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 5:43 AM
    In October 1973, with its forces battling to repel invasions by Egypt and Syria, Israel did what had previously been unthinkable: It briefly wheeled its nuclear-capable Jericho-1 missiles out of their secret silos.

  • 9,500-year-old decorated skulls found in Syria Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 25 6:58 AM
    DAMASCUS -- Archaeologists said Sunday that they had uncovered decorated human skulls dating back as long as 9,500 years ago from a burial site near the Syrian capital Damascus.

  • Syria says it wants peace with Israel Open this result in new window
    Albuquerque Tribune - Sep 25 8:51 AM
    But he also said Washington must listen to what people in the Middle East think if it wants positive change in the region.

  • U.S. to blame for attack on its embassy: Syria Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 3:21 AM
    The United States and its Middle East policies are to blame for a recent failed attack on the U.S. embassy in Damascus, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was quoted on Sunday as saying in a German magazine.

  • Assad: U.S. must broker Mideast peace Open this result in new window
    UPI - 22 minutes ago
    DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad has blamed the United States for instability in the Middle East while saying that only the United States can broker peace.

  • Arab Bank Syria to roll out systems for branch launch Open this result in new window
    ITP.net - Sep 23 5:14 PM
    Arab Bank Syria is rolling out a complete IT infrastructure to support the opening of its first branches across the country. Suppliers the bank is working with include Cisco, HP and Oracle, senior IT executives at the bank told IT Weekly.

  • Hotlinks Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Sep 25 5:50 PM
    DAMASCUS, SYRIA - Decorated human skulls dating back as long as 9,500 years ago lay at a burial site near the Syrian capital Damascus, September 25, 2006. The discovery of human skulls bear lifelike faces which were modelled with clay earth, then coloured to accentuate the features.

  • Syrian links Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 25 2:17 PM
    "The cooperation that the commission has received from the Syrian Arab Republic has remained generally satisfactory," the report said. Mr Hariri had become a critic of Syria's decades-long domination of Lebanon shortly before his death.

  • Report: Syria Calls for Peace With Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 24 11:34 PM
    Syrian President Bashar Assad said in comments released Sunday that his nation wants "peace with Israel" and welcomed U.S. intervention in the region.

  • Olmert denies reports of meeting with Saudi king Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 25 2:16 PM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently held talks with a member of Saudi Arabia's royal family on Middle East peace and Iran's nuclear program, Israel's Yediot Ahronot newspaper said on Monday. Olmert also dismissed a possible overture from Syria, saying Damascus must first stop sponsoring militant organizations if it wants to talk peace.

  • Syria key to stability in Mideast: Peretz Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Sep 23 5:32 AM
    JERUSALEM - Syria is the key to stability in the Middle East, Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said on Saturday, adding that the door to negotiations with Damascus remained open.

  • Israel seen lifting nuclear veil in Iran stand-off Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 25 5:37 AM
    In October 1973, with its forces battling to repel invasions by Egypt and Syria, Israel did what had previously been unthinkable.

  • ISRAELI INTEL: ASSAD FAVORS ANOTHER WAR Open this result in new window
    Middle East Newsline - Sep 25 6:13 AM
    TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Syria, buoyed by Hizbullah's success against Israel, has ordered his military to prepare for a regional war with the Jewish state. Israeli intelligence sources said Syrian President Bashar Assad has ordered a series of measures meant to bolster the preparedness of his military.

  • U.S. was told tortured man had no terror link Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Sep 25 12:11 AM
    Washington · When the United States sent Maher Arar to Syria, where he was tortured for 10 months, the deportation order stated unequivocally that Arar, a Canadian software engineer, was a member of al-Qaida. But a few days earlier, Canadian investigators had told the FBI that they had not been able to link him to the terrorist group.

  • Report bashes U.S. terror case Open this result in new window
    The News & Observer - Sep 25 12:46 AM
    When the United States sent Maher Arar to Syria, where he says he was tortured, the deportation order stated that Arar, a Canadian software engineer, was a member of al-Qaeda. But a few days earlier, Canadian investigators had told the FBI they had

  • Nation Briefs Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Sep 25 12:06 AM
    Canada may protest detainee's treatment When the United States sent Maher Arar to Syria, where he was tortured, the deportation order stated unequivocally that Arar, a Canadian software engineer, was a member of al Qaeda. But a few days earlier, Canadian investigators had told the FBI they had not been able to link him to the terrorist group.

  • Iraq's Talabani warns neighbors to stop interfering Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 5:01 PM
    Iraqi President Jalal Talabani warns that Iraq can "make trouble" for its neighbors if they do not stop interfering in his country's internal affairs.

  • Lieberman Calls for Having More U.S. Troops Training Iraqi Forces Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 28 minutes ago
    Senator Joseph I. Lieberman called for the number of troops to be doubled or tripled to hasten withdrawal of American forces.

  • 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

  • U.N. Inquiry Into Death of Lebanon?s Ex-Premier Focuses on Killers Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 25 5:58 PM
    The prosecutor investigating the killing of Rafik Hariri said he was still pursuing the identities of the conspirators.

  • UN probe of Lebanese PM's murder nearer to trial Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 4:57 PM
    The U.N. investigator into the slaying of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri said on Monday he was close to amassing evidence in the case that would stand up in court.

  • US to blame for attack on its embassy-Syria's Assad Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Sep 24 3:40 AM
    Source: Reuters (Adds quotes, details) By Louis Charbonneau BERLIN, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The United States and its Middle East policies are to blame for a recent failed attack on the U.S. embassy in Damascus, ...

  • Pope says 2 faiths must overcome enmity Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 5:47 PM
    Seeking to end anger in the Islamic world over his remarks on holy war, Pope Benedict XVI told Muslim envoys Monday their two faiths must overcome historic enmities and together reject violence, saying the future of humanity is at stake.

  • Syria: Al Assad Comments Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Sep 24 8:38 AM
    The Sept. 12 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Damascus was a result of U.S. policy in "Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan," Syrian President Bashar al Assad said Sept. 24 in a Der Spiegel interview, in which he claimed the attack was carried out by al Qaeda sympathizers from the Damascus suburbs.

  • US to blame for attack on its embassy-Syria's Assad Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Sep 24 2:55 AM
    Source: Reuters BERLIN, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The United States and its Middle East policies are to blame for a recent failed attack on the U.S. embassy in Damascus, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was quoted on ...

  • UN probe report details fresh evidence on Hariri murder Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 3:41 PM
    A UN report cited fresh evidence that a suicide bomber detonated up to 1.8 tonnes of explosives to kill Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri last year and noted further Syrian cooperation with the probe.

  • Tests show Hariri killed by truck bomb Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 25 11:15 AM
    New tests corroborate the theory that former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive suicide truck bomb, investigators said in a report Monday.

  • U.S. Embassy in Damascus Attacked Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - Sep 25 1:21 AM
    DAMASCUS, SYRIA (AP) - Islamic militants attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Tuesday using automatic rifles, hand grenades and at least one van rigged with explosives, the government said. Four people were killed in the brazen attack, including three of the assailants.

  • Bill Clinton, Bin Laden, and Hysterical Revisions Open this result in new window
    RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 1:30 PM
    Last week, former president Bill Clinton took some time out of his busy dating schedule to have a not so friendly chat with Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday. Given his rabidity, Mr. Clinton might consider taking a few milligrams of Valium the next time he allows himself to face "fair and balanced" questions, assuming once wasn't enough that is.

  • Hezbollah arms widen Lebanon political divide Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 10:00 AM
    Deep divisions are emerging in Lebanon's political elite as anti-Syrian politicians accused the Damascus-backed Hezbollah of smuggling in more arms in defiance of UN disarmament demands.

  • Experts: al-Qaida threat diminished Open this result in new window
    Idaho Press-Tribune - Sep 25 12:27 AM
    They see no sign of a direct al-Qaida hand in a flurry of recent attacks, such as the assault on the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, or the fatal shooting of a British tourist in Jordan.

  • UN chief investigator delivers Hariri murder report to Annan Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 9:53 AM
    Top UN investigator Serge Brammertz has turned over to UN chief Kofi Annan a report of his probe into the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, in which senior Syrian officials were allegedly involved.

  • Pope invites new look at Catholicism Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 25 11:07 AM
    Pope Benedict XVI's reference to dark aspects in Islam's history also has opened up another type of backlash for his church: fresh examinations of its past as conqueror, inquisitor and patron of missionaries whose zeal sometimes led to conflict with other faiths.

  • U.N. troops wary of attack in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 10:12 AM
    U.N. troops sent to keep the peace in southern Lebanon are taking strong defensive measures against possible suicide attacks worried because al-Qaida has warned they are considered enemies of Islam.

  • Syrian President says U.S. to blame for attack on its embassy Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 24 6:09 PM
    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that the U.S. Middle East policies are to blame for a recent attack on the U.S. embassy in Damascus, the independent Syria-News website reported on Sunday.

  • Hariri 'killed by suicide bomber' Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 25 2:42 PM
    A UN probe into the death of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri reinforces the view that he was likely killed by a suicide bomber.

  • Report: Olmert met secretly with Saudi Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 3:57 AM
    An Israeli newspaper reported Monday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert secretly met with a senior Saudi Arabian official to discuss Iran's nuclear program and peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

  • Posted: 24-09-2006 , 19:13 GMT Open this result in new window
    Al Bawaba - Sep 24 12:16 PM
    Christian leader Samir Geagea defied Hizbullah and its supporters to prove loyalty for Lebanon before demanding a change in government, insisting that allegiance to Syria would not achieve national unity.

  • For the UN peace force in Lebanon, a long list of things not to do Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 25 6:43 AM
    Their job, and commanders in the field repeat this like a mantra, is to respect Lebanese sovereignty by supporting the Lebanese Army.

  • 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.

  • Tests Show Hariri Killed by Truck Bomb Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 25 11:04 AM
    New Tests Corroborate Theory That Former Lebanese PM Hariri Was Killed by a Suicide Truck Bomb

  • Republicans heal rift, but deal on detainees falls short Open this result in new window
    USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 4:07 AM
    The skids are greased in Congress this week to rush through a deal on how terror suspects should be interrogated and prosecuted.

  • Keep the Great Writ alive Open this result in new window
    Salon.com - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
    For eight centuries, habeas corpus has shielded people from detention without trial. The Senate "compromise" denies this right -- and threatens the rule of law.

  • Torture Victim Had No Terror Link, Canada Told U.S. Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 24 9:55 PM
    A Canadian report offers rare insight into the flimsy evidence used by the U.S. to deport a Canadian man for his alleged ties to Al Qaeda.

  • Bennet Kelley: Understanding the Bush-McCain "Compassionate Torture" Proposal Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Sep 25 2:24 PM
    You need not be a legal scholar to understand the Bush-McCain torture compromise, as the issue and why it is wrong can be reduced to four very basic points. It's All About Politics. The President's current hard line position -- that the fate of the CIA interrogation program is in jeopardy since current law is too vague -- was not derived from any legal treatise but from Karl Rove's

  • Let's Torture the Law, Senators and Bush Agree: Ann Woolner Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 25 2:18 PM
    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.

  • Neil Steinberg :: Open this result in new window
    Chicago Sun-Times - Sep 25 5:56 PM
    If the news were constantly filled with stories about politicians' neckties -- what color they wear on a particular day, how the knot is tied, under what circumstances they decide to go tieless -- at some point, fairly early on, somebody would point out: You know, people just don't care all that much about neckties.

  • New tests suggest Hariri bomber was 20-25 years old, not Lebanese Open this result in new window
    San Diego Union-Tribune - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
    UNITED NATIONS, 4:45 p.m. Sept. 25 (AP): Forensic testing has determined that the suicide bomber who killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was probably a man between 20 and 25 who was not from Lebanon, investigators said in a new report Monday.

  • Carol Marin :: Open this result in new window
    Chicago Sun-Times - Sep 25 5:54 PM
    We need a voter guide to the November election. Not the glossy, colorful kind that civic groups and political parties hand out. We need a voter guide from the feds. We need to know before we go to the polls if, in fact, Gov. Blagojevich has a target on his back.

  • Hizbollah's triumph over Israel shatters silence of Muslim world: Hamas Open this result in new window
    The Jakarta Post - 14 minutes ago
    Question: Do you feel safer working in Lebanon following Hizbollah's success over Israel in southern Lebanon?

  • After the war, Hizbullah reevaluates Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 1:00 AM
    A massive slab of reinforced concrete pokes from the stony earth of this desolate hillside like a broken tooth. It's all that remains of a dynamited Hizbullah bunker built just 100 yards from the Israeli border.

  • Pope Invites New Look at Catholicism Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 25 12:04 PM
    Pope's Comments on Islam Invite a Fresh Examination of Deeds Done in Name of Catholic Church

  • Exonerated terror suspect's suit seems futile Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Sep 24 12:44 AM
    Four years after American officials snatched him off a commercial flight and shipped him to Syria for interrogation as a suspected terrorist, Canadian Maher Arar was exonerated last week in an exhaustive, 1,200-page report from his government that said he was subjected to torture based on a total mistake.

  • Hariri Probe Uncovers Links to Other Lebanese Assassinations Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 25 5:50 PM
    A U.N. investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has established links to 14 other political killings in Lebanon. A new report on the status of the probe says investigators are developing new leads as they move closer to pressing formal charges.

  • Suicide attack killed Hariri: Report Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 57 minutes ago
    New tests corroborate the theory that former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive suicide truck bomb, investigators said in a report.

  • UN force in Lebanon: There's a lot it won't do Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 24 10:42 PM
    One month after the end of the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, the international forces sent to keep the peace find their mission defined more by what they cannot do than what they can.

  • Arab world 'must accept' Israel Open this result in new window
    The Australian - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
    THE Arab world must recognise Israel's right to exist if the world is to ever live in peace, Prime Minister John Howard said today.

  • Experts see lower threat from al-Qaida Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 7:03 PM
    The threats came in a blizzard around the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks a series of videos from al-Qaida's No. 2 warning of more strikes to come.

  • Israeli PM says not seeing Assad as peace partner now Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 25 5:09 PM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that he does not see Syrian President Bashar Assad as a partner that could lead the peace process.

  • U.N. Force Is Treading Lightly on Lebanese Soil Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 24 9:48 PM
    Officials say the policing power for the U.N. force in Lebanon is limited as its tasks are dictated by the political will of Beirut.

  • Hariri killed by truck bomb: Probe panel Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Sep 25 6:33 PM
    united nations New tests corroborate the theory that former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Al Hariri was killed in a massive suicide truck bomb, investigators said in a report yesterday.

  • RCMP chief to answer questions about Arar affair Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 25 1:50 PM
    RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli will appear before a Commons committee this week to answer questions regarding the Maher Arar affair, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday.

  • Almost enough evidence in Hariri killing Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
    The UN investigator looking into the death of Rafik al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister, has said he is close to amassing evidence in the case that would stand up in court.

  • UN uncovers new leads in Lebanon PM killing Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 25 12:08 PM
    A UN report on the killing of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri said new leads had been uncovered on who carried out the attack but did not say who ordered it, according to a copy obtained by Reuters on Monday.

  • Pope sees Islamic envoys in attempt to heal rift Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 25 4:33 PM
    THE Pope made a determined attempt yesterday to end a wave of anger over his remarks on Islam when he staged an unprecedented meeting with envoys from 21 Muslim countries....

  • Hariri killing linked to 14 other Lebanon assassinations Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
    A U.N. investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has established links to 14 other political killings in Lebanon.

  • Lebanese Christians protest Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 7:34 PM
    An anti-Syrian Christian leader dismissed Hezbollah's claims of victory in its war with Israel as tens of thousands of his supporters rallied Sunday in a show of strength that highlighted Lebanon's sharp divisions.

  • Report: Olmert Met Secretly With Saudi Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 25 4:19 AM
    Report: Israel's Olmert Met Secretly With Senior Official in Saudi Arabia

  • Opposition accuses Harper of muzzling RCMP in Arar case Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 25 12:52 PM
    OTTAWA (CP) - The Liberals are accusing Prime Minister Stephen Harper of muzzling RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli to prevent him responding to the scathing accusations in the Arar report.

  • Roundup: Divisions prick up among Lebanese politicians Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 25 5:11 PM
    Deep divisions are pricking up among Lebanon's politicians as Druze and right wing Christian leader accused Hezbollah of rejecting calls to give up its arms.

  • Pope comments rustle up a dark past Open this result in new window
    IBN live - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
    Castel Gandolfo (Italy): Pope Benedict XVI's reference to dark aspects in Islam's history also has opened up another type of backlash for his church: fresh examinations of its past as conqueror, inquisitor and patron of missionaries whose zeal has sometimes put them at odds with other faiths.

  • Art from the Silk Road Open this result in new window
    Deseret Morning News - Sep 23 11:30 PM
    China's Silk Road was a series of trade routes that connected China to the Mediterranean region. Starting in the ancient capital city now known as Xi'an, it stretched for more than 5,000 miles across deserts, through high mountain passes and on to Constantinople (now Istanbul), Antioch, Damascus, Syria, Persia and even to Rome.

  • UN probe report details fresh evidence on Hariri murder Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Sep 25 4:17 PM
    UNITED NATIONS : A UN report released Monday cited fresh evidence that a suicide bomber detonated up to 1.8 tonnes of explosives to kill Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri last year and noted further Syrian cooperation with the probe.

  • Al-Qaida's bark worse than bite? Open this result in new window
    Northwest Herald - Sep 25 2:53 PM
    CAIRO, Egypt (AP) The threats came in a blizzard around the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks a series of videos from al-Qaida's No. 2 warning of more strikes to come.

  • Writethru: UN probe makes tiny, cautious progress in Hariri's murder Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 25 5:54 PM
    The UN declared on Monday that it has made tiny but cautions progress in the investigation into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

  • Under the shrouds, a nation of nose jobs Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - Sep 25 3:40 AM
    Young Iranians love that sculpted look, flashing the flesh they can in prudish culture Along this capital's best boulevards, some young women go about their days in distinctive style: They cover their hair with silks, drape their torsos with smartly cut wraps and, with some aplomb, maneuver the streets peering through layers of white gauze on their faces.

  • Israel: Syria key to stability in Mideast Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Sep 23 4:07 AM
    Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz stresses importance of dialogue with Damascus.

  • Suicide bomber killed Hariri: UN Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Sep 25 12:56 PM
    A UN commission of inquiry has found new evidence that a suicide bomber killed five-time Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri in Beirut last year.

  • Verdict out on Hariri death Open this result in new window
    News 24 South Africa - Sep 25 3:10 PM
    New tests corroborate the theory that former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive suicide truck bomb, investigators say.

  • Brammertz confirms truck bomb killed Hariri but refrains from pointing fingers Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 25 2:19 PM
    New tests corroborate the theory that former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri was killed by a massive truck bomb detonated by a suicide bomber, a United Nations investigating team said in a report released Monday. Evidence found at the scene of the blast also included a tooth, probably of the bomber, which featured an unspecified.

  • UN follows up new leads in Hariri murder Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Sep 25 4:32 PM
    A United Nations report on the killing of Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri states that new leads have been uncovered regarding the identity of the person who carried out the attack.

  • Burton releases statement on anniversary of Munich massacre Open this result in new window
    Frost Illustrated - Sep 25 6:06 PM
    Congressman Dan Burton (RInd.), a senior member of the

  • 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 24 1:21 AM
    Syria at the weekend signaled it was ready to resume peace negotiations with Israel in the wake of the summer's Lebanon war.

  • Opposition accuses Harper of muzzling RCMP in Arar case Open this result in new window
    Vancouver Province - Sep 25 3:27 PM
    The Arar Commissionís Factual Inquiry Report . Maher Arar comments on the inquiry report. OTTAWA -- The Liberals are accusing Prime Minister Stephen Harper of muzzling RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli to prevent him responding to the scathing accusations in the Arar report.

  • September 11th And The Israelization Of America Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Sep 25 4:35 PM
    Just in time for the 5th anniversary of al Qaedas September 11th attack, Hollywoods master conspiracy theory director Oliver Stone produced World Trade Center, which conspiracy theorists hoped would be equal to his provocative movie about the Kennedy assassination, JFK.

  • UN probe of Lebanese PM's murder nearer to trial Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Sep 25 11:55 AM
    Source: Reuters (New throughout, changes dateline, previously BEIRUT) By Irwin Arieff UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The U.N. investigator into the slaying of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri said on ...

  • Torture Victim Had No Terror Link, Canada Told US Open this result in new window
    Common Dreams News Center - Sep 25 7:15 AM
    Torture Victim Had No Terror Link, Canada Told US

  • Analysis: Israeli, Saudi officials met Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 25 1:24 PM
    TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Senior Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials reportedly met earlier this month in what could develop into enhanced cooperation among the Jewish state and moderate Arab regimes concerned about Iran's nuclear program and the rise of radical Muslim organizations.

  • New tests show suicide bomber killed Hariri Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Sep 25 1:56 PM
    United Nations: New tests corroborate the theory that former Leb-anese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive suicide truck bomb, investigators said in a report yesterday.

  • Waziristan accord: Omars role denied Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Pakistan on Monday emphatically rejected media reports that a controversial peace deal signed with militants in North Waziristan tribal area was made possible by a nod from Afghanistans Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.