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Canada MPs seek complaint to US, Syria on terror deportation 
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Opposition lawmakers have called on the Canadian government to chastise Washington and Damascus for the US deportation of a Canadian man to Syria, where he was tortured in 2002.Canada MPs seek complaint to US, Syria on terror deportation AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 5:40 PM
Opposition lawmakers called on the government to chastise Washington and Damascus for the US deportation of a Canadian man to Syria, where he was tortured in 2002.Canadian lawmakers seek complaint to US, Syria over terror case gaffe AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 2:46 PM
Canadian opposition lawmakers called for the government to chastise Washington and Damascus over the wrongful deportation by US authorities of a Canadian man to Syria and his subsequent torture in 2002.Canada MPs seek complaint to US, Syria on terror deportation Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
OTTAWA - Opposition lawmakers on Friday called on the Canadian government to chastise Washington and Damascus for the US deportation of a Canadian man to Syria, where he was tortured in 2002.Canada police sorry for Syria torture, says US shares blame AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 6:49 PM
Canada's police commissioner apologized to a Canadian man deported by US authorities to Syria and tortured based on bad Canadian intelligence, but said the United States shared blame.Head of Mounties apologizes to Canadian sent to Syria because of wrong info USA Today - Sep 28 9:17 AM
The commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) apologized Thursday for bad intelligence that led to a Canadian man being deported by U.S. authorities to Syria, where he was reportedly tortured.Syria defies U.S. threat, still backs Hamas, Hizbollah Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 5:45 AM
Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hizbollah despite U.S. threats to impose more sanctions on it, a government newspaper said on Thursday.Syria defies US threat and backs Hamas, Hezbollah Gulf Times - Sep 29 3:16 AM
DAMASCUS: Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hezbollah despite US threats to impose more sanctions on it, a government newspaper said yesterday.CYPRUS RELEASES SAM RADARS FOR SYRIA Middle East Newsline - Sep 28 10:43 PM
NICOSIA [MENL] -- The Republic of Cyprus has ended a three-week deadlock and released a shipment of surface-to-air missile radar systems to Syria.An apology to Canadian tortured in Syria USA Today - Sep 28 11:20 AM
The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police today apologized to Syrian-born Canadian citizen Maher Arar (right) for the Mounties' role in Arar's 2002 deportation from the United States to Syria, where he was reportedly tortured for nearly a year....Syria, Iran sign agreements on investment cooperation People's Daily - Sep 28 5:24 PM
Syria and Iran signed on Thursday a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on investment cooperation, the official SANA news agency reported.Canada says sorry for Syria torture Sunday Times - Sep 28 9:33 PM
OTTAWA - Canada's police commissioner apologised to a Canadian man deported by US authorities to Syria and tortured based on bad Canadian intelligence, but said the United States shared blame.Syria vows to back Hamas, Hizbullah at all costs The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 28 1:35 PM
Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hizbullah despite US threats to impose more sanctions on it, a Syrian government newspaper said on Thursday. Relations between the United States, Israel's chief ally, and Syria have been bad for years, and hit a new low after last year's assassination in Beirut of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Falsely accused Canadian seeks recourse AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 5:57 PM
A Canadian man on Friday urged the country's police to discipline those responsible for the false accusations that led the U.S. to send him to Syria where he claims he was tortured.Syria shrugs off U.S. sanctions threat Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Sep 28 5:45 AM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hizbollah despite U.S. threats to impose more sanctions on the country, a government newspaper said on Thursday.UN probe of Hariri murder to target suspects' communications AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 3:43 PM
UN chief investigator Serge Brammertz said analysis of communications among the suspects in the murder of a Lebanese ex-premier could shed light on the operation and other attacks on foes of Syria in Lebanon.Syria defies US threat, still backs Hamas, Hezbollah ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 28 6:56 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hezbollah despite US threats to impose more sanctions on it, a government newspaper said on Thursday.Syria cooperating to prove innocence in Hariri murder: FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 7:41 AM
Syria, which has denied ordering the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, is cooperating with a UN probe of the killing in order to prove its innocence, a top official has said.Israeli PM rules out talks with Syria Independent Online - Sep 28 3:02 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ruled out talks with Syria in an interview on public radio on Thursday, accusing Damascus of being "the main sponsor of Palestinian terrorist groups."Syria co-operating to prove innocence in Hariri killing Gulf Times - Sep 28 1:03 AM
DAMASCUS: Syria, which has denied ordering the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, is co-operating with a UN probe of the killing in order to prove its innocence, a top official said yesterday.Iraq Gives Ultimatum to Syria, Iran The New York Sun - Sep 27 10:08 PM
WASHINGTON Iraq's president is issuing an ultimatum to his neighbors: Stop meddling in my country or we will meddle in yours. In public interviews and speeches during a recent visit here, Jalal Talabani's remarks became sharper toward Iran, Syria, and Turkey. On September 26, he told National Public Radio that if interference from Iraq's neighbors continues, the "Iraqi people will support the U.S., Syria spar and Rice calls for sanctions Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 6:59 PM
The United States and Syria locked horns on Tuesday, with Washington urging others to join it in imposing sanctions on Damascus and Syria telling America to stop trying to impose its will on Arabs.RENDERING UNTO SYRIA Robert Scheer via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 6:44 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: Touting Tourism Zawya - Sep 28 12:33 AM
27 September 2006 Syria has launched a concerted push to promote itself as a tourist destination by cashing in on its abundance of natural and historical draw cards to attract foreign visitors, and their currencies.Canada: Top Mountie Apologizes to Deported Man New York Times - Sep 29 12:25 AM
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioner publicly apologized to Maher Arar, the Canadian man deported to Syria by the United States after the Mounties mistakenly reported him as a terrorist.Canadian Police Official Apologizes for Mistakes Washington Post - Sep 28 8:30 PM
TORONTO, Sept. 28 -- Canada's top Mountie apologized Thursday for the "terrible injustices" done to a Canadian Muslim spirited to Syria and tortured for 10 months on false suspicions of terrorist ties. Critics of the government demanded that the prime minister offer his own apology.RCMP apologizes to falsely accused man AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 8:34 PM
The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police apologized Thursday to Mahar Arar, a Canadian who claims he was tortured in Syria after the U.S. sent him there based on false accusations by the RCMP.Olmert Says No Peace Talks With Syria Israel National News - Sep 27 10:42 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in an interview with Israel Radio stated the government will not enter into peace negotiations with Syria, which remains a strong supporter of terrorism.Rice wants other nations to put sanctions on Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 12:18 PM
The United States would like other nations to join it in imposing sanctions on Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview published on Tuesday.Syria offers rewards to Golan settlers UPI - Sep 27 11:53 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said cash rewards will be offered for citizens residing permanently on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.Syria: Kurdish parties call rally next week Kurdish Media - Sep 27 2:45 PM
Damascus, 27 Sept. (AKI) - Kurdish parties in Syria called for a rally in front of the Syrian cabinet offices next week, the online Arabic news website Elaph reported Wednesday.US and Syria lock horns Stuff - Sep 27 10:12 AM
UNITED NATIONS: The United States and Syria have locked horns, with Washington urging others to join it in imposing sanctions on Damascus and Syria telling America to stop trying to impose its will on Arabs.U.S. didn't expect Arar to be tortured: official CTV.ca - Sep 29 1:35 PM
U.S. officials thought it was unlikely Maher Arar would be tortured when they deported him to Syria, a State Department spokesperson revealed Friday.U.S. had 'reasonable' expectation Arar wouldn t be tortured, says official Canada.com - Sep 29 5:32 PM
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials had a reasonable expectation that Canadian Maher Arar wouldn t be tortured if they sent him to Syria, a State Department spokesman said Friday.Olmert: No talks with Syria at this time Gulf News - Sep 27 1:21 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday he would not hold peace talks with Syria at the present time, brushing aside an overture by President Bashar Al Assad.Lebanese helicopters start patrolling border with Syria Al Bawaba - Sep 27 12:31 PM
Lebanese army helicopters have started patrolling the Lebanon-Syria border for the first time, Lebanese security officials and witnesses said Wednesday.Syria's economy requires broader reforms to reach and sustain higher growth The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 27 1:14 PM
Despite the relative improvement in Syria's economic conditions, the state-oriented economy requires deep and broad reform if higher levels of growth and better living standards are to be achieved. There is actually little debate among analysts that the Syrian economy is in need of reforms and that such reforms must take place as soon as possible.Canada's top Mountie apologizes to deported man Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 1:27 PM
The head of Canada's federal police force offered an unprecedented public apology on Thursday to a man who was deported by U.S. agents to Syria after the Mounties mistakenly labeled him an Islamic extremist.Syria cooperating to prove innocence in Hariri murder Middle East Online - Sep 27 7:22 AM
Muallem says Syria commits itself to cooperating with international magistrate as long as probe remains professional.US and Syria exchange verbal barbs Otago Daily Times - Sep 27 10:08 AM
New York: The United States and Syria locked horns yesterday, with the US urging others to join it in imposing sanctions on Syria and Syria telling America to stop trying to impose its will on Arabs.Police lead apologies to Canadian man for mistakes in terror case AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 10:11 AM
The head of Canada's federal police apologized to a Canadian man who was deported by US authorities to Syria and tortured based on bad Canadian intelligence, but said the United States must share blame.Top Mountie says sorry to deported man Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 10:41 AM
The head of Canada's federal police force publicly apologized on Thursday to a man who was deported by U.S. agents to Syria after the Mounties mistakenly labeled him as an Islamic extremist.US Taking the Lead Against Syria Israel National News - Sep 27 10:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The US administration is working to persuade countries to impose sanctions on Syria, a country which America considers a sponsor of terrorism. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated on Tuesday that Syria is a destabilizing force in the region.Police lead apologies to Canadian man for mistakes in terror case AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 8:14 AM
The commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) apologized to a Canadian man who was wrongly deported by US authorities to Syria and tortured based on bad Canadian intelligence.RCMP chief apologizes to Arar for 'nightmare' CTV.ca - Sep 29 6:11 AM
RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli apologized to Maher Arar for the "nightmare" he endured in Syria, but said he is not resigning and no RCMP officers will be disciplined.RCMP publicly apologizes to man falsely accused of being terrorist WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Sep 29 8:09 AM
TORONTO Canadian police have apologized publicly to a man falsely accused of being a terrorist. Maher Arar (MAH'-hur uh-RAHR') claims he was tortured in Syria after...U.S. Embassy in Damascus Attacked WTOL News 11 - Sep 29 10:10 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.Rice evokes possible new sanctions against Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 12:54 AM
The United States is hoping to convince its allies to back new sanctions against Syria in response to its purported role in destabilizing Lebanon and Iraq and supporting the radical Palestinian movement Hamas, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.U.S. Envoy Says Iraqi Premier Has Short Time to Quell Violence Washington Post - 29 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. ambassador to Iraq warned on Friday that time is running out for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to contain the burgeoning sectarian bloodshed that threatens to plunge the country into civil war.Rice calls for sanctions as US, Syria spar Stuff - Sep 26 10:11 PM
UNITED NATIONS: The United States and Syria locked horns today, with Washington urging others to join it in imposing sanctions on Damascus and Syria telling America to stop trying to impose its will on Arabs.Hezbollah "an Octopus" with Tentacles Around World, Officials Say U.S. Department of State - Sep 29 7:23 AM
The Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah, supported and supplied by Iran and Syria, can be thought of as octopus-like, a State Department official says. Frank Urbancic Jr., principal deputy coordinator of the State Department s Counterterrorism Office, tells a congressional panel that even though Hezbollah portrays itself as a Lebanese nationalist movement it could be best imagined as almost Canada's top Mountie apologizes to deported man The Star-Ledger - Sep 28 11:36 PM
OTTAWA -- The head of Canada's federal police force publicly apologized yesterday to a man who was deported by U.S. agents to Syria after the Mounties mistakenly labeled him as an Islamic extremist.Growing Unarmed Battalion in Qaeda Army Is Using Internet to Get the Message Out New York Times - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
Al Qaeda?s increased reliance on various forms of media have made Web-savvy sympathizers like Abu Omar ever more important.Canada sorry for deportation News 24 South Africa - Sep 29 4:39 AM
Canada's police commissioner has apologised to a Canadian man deported by US authorities to Syria and tortured based on inaccurate information.NEW FACE ON FAMILY MEDICINE The Monterey County Herald - Sep 29 3:08 AM
Dr. Charlie Abraham studied medicine at the University of Damascus, but these days he's far from his native Syria. Instead, he's treating patients at the busy Family Medical Center on a gritty stretch of Lake Street in Minneapolis.US war on terror has failed: Syria Gulf Times - Sep 27 1:02 AM
UNITED NATIONS: Syria s foreign minister told the UN yesterday that the US "war on terror" has failed and that US policies caused the September 11 attacks.RCMP publicly apologizes to man falsely accused of being terrorist WOAI - Sep 29 2:34 AM
TORONTO (AP) - Canadian police have apologized publicly to a man falsely accused of being a terrorist. Maher Arar (MAH'-hur uh-RAHR') claims he was tortured in Syria after the U-S sent him there based on inaccurate information from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.Rice calls for sanctions against Syria Aljazeera - Sep 26 5:27 PM
The US and Syria clashed on Tuesday, with Washington urging other countries to impose sanctions on Damascus and Syria telling the US to stop trying to impose its will on Arabs.Olmert Tells Minister to Stop Talking About Negotiations with Syria Israel National News - Sep 27 2:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has instructed government ministers to stop expressing their opinions on the issue of negotiating with Syria.Canada's police apologise over deportation RTÉ News - Sep 28 11:48 PM
The head of Canada's federal police force has publicly apologised to a Canadian man who was deported by US agents to Syria after being mistakenly labeled by police as an 'Islamic extremist'.Canada apologises to torture victim iafrica.com - Sep 28 11:47 PM
Canada's police commissioner apologised on Thursday to a Canadian man deported by US authorities to Syria and tortured, based on bad Canadian intelligence, but said the United States shared blame.Stop imposing will on Arabs, Syria tells US The Peninsula - Sep 26 6:01 PM
united nations The United States and Syria locked horns yesterday, with Washington urging others to join it in imposing sanctions on Damascus and Syria telling America to stop trying to impose its will on Arabs.Syria faces U.S. sanctions over Hariri Tiscali - Sep 26 7:13 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has warned Syria that it must help investigate the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri or face the possibility of further sanctions.Bush tells Syria to pull Lebanon troops Tiscali - Sep 26 7:13 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has demanded that Syria pull troops from Lebanon in the wake of the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and says he will seek support from European leaders next week to put more pressure on Damascus.Tooth may be key to solving Hariri crime AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 2:22 PM
A tooth found at the crime scene could be the key to solving the suicide bombing that killed Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others in Beirut last year, the chief investigator in the probe said Friday.Brammertz tells Security Council of progress in Hariri murder probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 12:01 PM
UN chief investigator Serge Brammertz played up the significance of analyzing communications traffic linked to former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri's murder and urged continued world backing for his probe.RCMP sorry for errors in terrorism case Gulf Times - Sep 29 3:22 AM
OTTAWA: The head of Canada s federal police apologised yesterday to a Canadian man who was deported by US authorities to Syria and tortured based on bad Canadian intelligence, but said the US must share blame.Rice wants others to join Syria sanctions News Interactive - Sep 26 12:56 PM
THE US would like other nations to join it in imposing sanctions on Syria, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview published today.Tooth a key clue in UN probe into Hariri killing Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 11:41 AM
The inquiry into the killing of a former Lebanese prime minister has asked several countries to help identify the presumed suicide bomber from a tooth and other pieces of DNA, the chief investigator told the U.N. Security Council on Friday.Syria, Lebanon praise latest UN report into Hariri killing The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 26 12:19 PM
Syria praised the latest report from the UN commission investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Tuesday, saying it proved Damascus was cooperating with the probe. Lebanon, where many accuse Syria of masterminding Hariri's murder, also welcomed the report issued Monday by UN investigator Serge Brammertz.Summit of French-speaking nations ends with compromise on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 10:52 AM
Heads of state or government from more than 30 French-speaking nations wrapped up a two-day summit with a compromise on a declaration calling for a return to calm in war-torn Lebanon.Analysis: Chavez courts Syria, Iran UPI - Sep 26 10:53 AM
MIAMI, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Venezuela has announced it is collaborating with Syria and Iran to build a new oil refinery in Syria that will produce 150,000 barrels a day.Brammertz tells Security Council of progress in Hariri murder probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 8:49 AM
UN chief investigator Serge Brammertz has briefed the Security Council on former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, underscoring progress in his probe but calling for continued international backing.'Tooth key clue' in Hariri murder BBC News - Sep 29 4:13 PM
A tooth at the murder site of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri could help to identify the presumed killer, a UN inquiry says.Israeli intellectuals petition for contacts with Syria, Hamas 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.RCMP chief apologizes to Arar for 'terrible injustices' CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 28 9:50 AM
RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli apologized to Maher Arar on Thursday and said he accepts all the recommendations of a report criticizing the RCMP's role in the Canadian's deportation to Syria, where he was tortured.Government stands by RCMP commissioner over Maher Arar affair: Day CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 28 10:00 AM
OTTAWA (CP) - RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli won't quit over the Maher Arar affair. He didn't offer to resign right after Justice Dennis O'Connor issued his withering report on RCMP blunders which contributed to Arar's deportation to Syria by U.S. authorities and doesn't plan to resign now, he told a Commons committee.RCMP chief apologizes to Arar in first public statement on case CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 28 7:51 AM
RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli apologized on Thursday to Maher Arar, 10 days after a report criticized the Mounties for their role in Maher's deportation and torture in Syria.Contrite RCMP chief apologizes to Arar family in first comments on case CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 28 7:37 AM
OTTAWA (CP) - RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli formally apologized Thursday to Maher Arar and his family for the "nightmare" caused by Arar's deportation to Syria by U.S. authorities, largely because of RCMP mistakes.Man deported to Syria had no link to terror, Canada told U.S. 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.McLellan partly to blame? Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - Sep 28 3:24 PM
EDMONTON (CP) - The lawyer for Maher Arar has criticized former federal cabinet minister Anne McLellan for the hasty passage of anti-terrorism legislation he says led to his client's imprisonment and torture in Syria.RCMP chief to testify before Commons committee on Arar case CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 28 3:50 AM
RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli was expected Thursday morning to break his silence on a report that criticized the Mounties for their role in Maher Arar's deportation to Syria where he was tortured.Rice evokes possible new sanctions against Syria Middle East Online - Sep 26 1:52 AM
US Secretary of State accuses Syria of destabilizing Lebanon and Iraq and supporting Hamas.Accessories to Torture The Nation via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 9:00 PM
The Nation -- These are grim days for the Constitution.Book says Bush ignored urgent warning on Iraq International Herald Tribune - Sep 28 11:43 PM
A new book by Bob Woodward, the Washington Post reporter and author, describes a White House riven by dysfunction and division over the war.Torture victim carries terrorist 'stigma' The MetroWest Daily News - 35 minutes ago
The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police yesterday personally apologized to a former Framingham man who spent 10 months being tortured in a Syrian prison after he was wrongly identified as a terror suspect.Contrite RCMP chief apologizes to Arar family in first comments Canada.com - Sep 28 7:32 AM
OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli has apologized for the RCMP s contribution to the pain that Maher Arar and his family endured when he was deported to Syria by U.S. authorities, largely on RCMP evidence.Arar thanks RCMP chief for apology CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 29 3:50 PM
Maher Arar has thanked the RCMP Commissioner for apologizing for the mistakes his agency made that led to his detention and subsequent torture in a Syrian prison.Cartoon row helped Danish exports Guardian Unlimited - Sep 29 6:18 PM
One year on, protagonists have few regrets despite the deaths of more than 139 people.RCMP chief apologizes but won't quit Hamilton Spectator - Sep 28 9:47 AM
OTTAWA - A contrite RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli today apologized to Maher Arar and his family, saying he was "truly sorry" for the role played by the police force in Arar's "nightmare" deportation and detention in Syria.How the cartoon row helped Danish exports to prosper Guardian Unlimited - Sep 29 6:15 PM
Cartoon protests: One year on, protagonists have few regrets despite deaths of more than 139 people.Jordan jails two for trying to fight U.S. in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 5:17 AM
A Jordanian military court sentenced two Jordanian militants to three and five years in prison on Wednesday for trying to slip into Iraq via Syria to fight the U.S. military.Strong team for Special Olympics Khaleej Times - 41 minutes ago
DUBAI The United Arab Emirates will field the most number of athletes at the Special Olympics Regional Games to be held in Dubai this November. Organisers have confirmed that as many as 74 UAE athletes will compete in the five-day event which is coming to the Gulf region for the very first time.A distinguishing mark The New Zealand Herald - Sep 29 5:14 PM
Brammertz called the tooth "extremely important." In a report released this week, he said it showed a "distinguishing mark ... rarely seen among people from Lebanon."Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of September 25, 2006 ArabicNews.com - Sep 27 8:38 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!Maher Arar thanks Zaccardelli for RCMP apology, now wants one from PM CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 29 4:23 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - Maher Arar says he is disappointed in the federal government's continued refusal to apologize for the torture he suffered in a Syrian prison.Syria: First private TV station airs Middle East Times - Sep 27 5:25 AM
DAMASCUS -- The first private Syrian satellite television channel started broadcasting Tuesday after four decades of a tight government grip over audio-visual media.RCMP publicly apologizes to man falsely accused of being terrorist Fox21 - Sep 29 2:05 PM
TORONTO Canadian police have apologized publicly to a man falsely accused of being a terrorist.Open ears, no action Al-Ahram Weekly - Sep 28 6:49 AM
Only days after Arabs pleaded with the UN Security Council to head up efforts to revive Arab-Israeli talks on ending Israeli occupation of Arab territories seized in 1967, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared he has no intention of returning the Golan Heights annexed from Syria by military force in the 5 June 1967 War.Peace negotiations with Damascus impossible: Israeli PM People's Daily - Sep 28 2:09 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reiterated Thursday that it is impossible for Israel to hold peace talks with Syria, accusing Damascus of sheltering Palestinian terrorists.