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  • Syria frees 75 Syrian Kurds: human rights body Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 1:09 PM
    Seventy-five Syrian Kurds arrested by security forces in the northern city of Aleppo on March 20 have been freed, the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria said.

  • Israeli minister rules out Syria talks Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 3:47 PM
    Israel's foreign minister on Sunday ruled out peace talks with Syria for now, saying Damascus must first end its support for Lebanese and Palestinian extremists.

  • China tame Syria at AFC U-17 Opener (CRIENGLISH.com) Updated: 2006-09-05 10:06 Open this result in new window
    China Daily - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
    A late goal from substitute Wang Yangxin helped China get off their AFC U-17 Championship title defence to a stuttering start with a 1-0 win over Syria in the Group D opener at the Bishan Stadium on Monday.

  • Israel to use full force against Syria: PM Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM, Sept 4: Israel will use full military force in any armed confrontation with Syria, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned MPs on Monday.

  • Mottaki: Iran, Syria foil plots hatched by American, Zionists Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 04 1:18 PM
    Iran - Syria - Plots Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Farouq Taha conferred here Monday with Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on regional developments.

  • Syria-Iran qualifier kickoff time announced Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Sep 04 2:56 PM
    LONDON, September 5 (IranMania) - The AFC Asian Cup 2007 second-leg qualifier between host Syria and Iran will kick off in the capital Damascus at 1600 GMT (19:30 Tehrans time) Wednesday, MNA reported.

  • Syria denies permit to new human rights group Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 04 5:52 AM
    DAMASCUS -- The National Organization for Human Rights in Syria said Saturday that it was denied an operating permit by the social affairs ministry and blasted the move as a failure by the authorities to respect the law.

  • Israel: War With Syria Would Be Full Scale Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Sep 04 8:57 AM
    If Israel went to war with Syria, it would conduct full-scale operations and "do away the limitations on the use of force we placed upon ourselves in Lebanon," Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Israeli parliament's defense panel Sept. 4, according to local media.

  • Israel will use 'full force' against Syria Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Sep 04 6:19 AM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday it would exert its maximum force if it had to go to war with Syria.

  • Olmert warns Syria Open this result in new window
    Al Bawaba - Sep 04 5:10 AM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Knesset (Parliament) Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday that Israel would use more force in any war with Syria than it did in the recent conflict in Lebanon.

  • S Korean Trade Promotion Agency to Open Office in Syria Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 03 5:35 PM
    DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept 4 Asia Pulse - South Korea's state-run trade promotion agency on Sunday concluded a memorandum of understanding with a federation of Syrian commerce chambers and manufacturers' associations on the opening of a trade office here and promotion of trade and investment, officials of the agency said.

  • Syria pledges to help rebuild Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 03 6:35 PM
    Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, has pledged to rebuild three southern Lebanese villages destroyed by Israeli bombardments during Israel-Hezbollah fighting, according to state-run news agencies in Syria and Lebanon.

  • Olmert: War Against Syria Would be 'Without Limits' Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 04 3:35 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a Knesset committee Monday morning that if Syria goes to war against Israel, the IDF will react without the limitations that restricted the retaliation against Hizbullah terrorists in Lebanon.

  • Israeli foreign minister rules out peace talks with Syria for now Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - Sep 03 8:29 PM
    JERUSALEM Israel's foreign minister has ruled out peace talks with Syria for now, saying Damascus must first end its support for Lebanese and Palestinian extremists.

  • Israeli foreign minister rules out peace talks with Syria for now Open this result in new window
    Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Sep 03 6:54 PM
    JERUSALEM Israel's foreign minister has ruled out peace talks with Syria for now, saying Damascus must first end its support for Lebanese and Palestinian extremists. Tzipi...

  • Scoop Link: Israel Plans For War With Iran & Syria Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Sep 03 4:42 PM
    Threatened by a potentially nuclear-armed Tehran, Israel is preparing for a possible war with both Iran and Syria, according to Israeli political and military sources.

  • Arak Airports first intl. flight lands in Syria Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Sep 03 6:38 PM
    LONDON, September 4 (IranMania) - The first international flight of Arak Airport, Markazi Province, left Iran for Syria, MNA reported.

  • Syria denies permit to new human rights group Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 12:26 PM
    The National Organization for Human Rights in Syria said it was denied an operating permit by the social affairs ministry and blasted the move as a failure by the authorities to respect the law.

  • Syria offers to rebuild 3 towns in South Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 03 12:23 PM
    The Syrian government has promised to rebuild three Southern towns devastated during the 34-day war between Israel and Lebanon. According to the National News Agency Sunday, a delegation from Syria's Public Affairs Ministry toured the South over the weekend, paying particular attention to the towns of Qana, Siddiqine and Qlaileh.

  • Iran, Syria ink MoU on pilgrimage cooperation Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 03 7:38 AM
    Iran - Syria - Cooperation Syrian Minister of Tourism Saddallah Agha al-Qala conferred here Sunday with Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi on expansion of tourism cooperation between the two countries.

  • Israel would use more force against Syria Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 04 12:29 PM
    JERUSALEM, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says a unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank is no longer relevant after the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • Syria Agrees to Lebanon Arms Embargo Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 01 9:52 PM
    Israel officials expressed skepticism on Friday that Syria would stop Hezbollah from rearming.

  • Annan Says Syria Will Aid Arms Embargo Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 01 10:41 PM
    DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 1 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Friday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had promised to enforce an arms embargo on Hezbollah under a U.N. resolution that halted Israel's war with the Lebanese Shiite militia.

  • Israel plans for war with Iran and Syria Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 02 3:54 PM
    THREATENED by a potentially nuclear-armed Tehran, Israel is preparing for a possible war with both Iran and Syria, according to Israeli political and military sources.

  • Syria Agrees To Help Enforce Arms Embargo Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Sep 02 5:27 PM
    Syria agreed today to increase the number of guards on its border with Lebanon and take all necessary measures to curb the flow of arms to Hizbollah as stipulated in the United Nations resolution that ended the recent hostilities with Israel, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said after meeting Syrian President Bashar al Assad.

  • Syria promises to enforce arms embargo Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 2:19 PM
    Syria promised Friday to increase border patrols and work with Lebanese troops to thwart the flow of arms to its ally Hezbollah, but Israel questioned whether the Damascus regime would be a "reliable force" in guarding the border.

  • Annan Wins Syria Pledge on Hezbollah Embargo Open this result in new window
    KABC-TV Los Angeles - Sep 02 2:51 PM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday that Syria has pledged to step up border patrols and work with the Lebanese army to stop the flow of weapons to Hezbollah.

  • Annan says Syria ready for Lebanon ties Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 1:42 PM
    Syrian President Bashar Assad told the U.N. secretary-general Friday that his government is prepared to establish formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon and delineate the border, steps Syria has resisted for six decades.

  • Top footballer snatched by the kidnap gangs that deal death Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 04 3:25 PM
    GHANIM GHUDAYER had just signed a contract to play football in Syria. The forward thought that he had escaped Baghdads mean streets, but even the star athlete was not nimble enough to evade the countrys gangs and death squads.

  • S KOREAN TRADE PROMOTION AGENCY TO OPEN OFFICE IN SYRIA Open this result in new window
    Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Sep 03 7:20 PM
    Trade / foreign investment South Korea's state-run trade promotion agency on Sunday concluded a memorandum of understanding with a federation of Syrian commerce chambers and manufacturers' associations on the opening of a trade office here and promotion of trade and investment, officials of the agency said.

  • Annan: Syria to enforce Hezbollah arms embargo Open this result in new window
    Mail and Guardian - Sep 04 12:25 AM
    United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had promised to enforce an arms embargo on Hezbollah under a United Nations resolution that halted Israel's war with the Lebanese group.

  • Top Iraqi footballer is latest victim of kidnap epidemic Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 04 10:50 AM
    Ghanim Ghudayer had just signed a contract to play football in Syria. The forward thought he had escaped Baghdads mean streets but even the star athlete was not nimble enough to escape the countrys gangs and death squads.

  • Syria vows cooperation Open this result in new window
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sep 02 12:16 AM
    Syria promised yesterday to increase border patrols and work with Lebanese troops to thwart the flow of arms to its ally Hezbollah, but Israel questioned whether the Damascus regime would be a "reliable force" in guarding the border.

  • Annan Wins Iranian Support As Well Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 04 2:09 PM
    After Syrias President Bashar Asad pledged support to a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan also received Iranian support to effectively enforce the U.N. resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Lebanon.

  • New Lebanese oil slick soils Syrian shores Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 12:37 PM
    Another oil slick caused an by Israeli attack on a Lebanese power station has reached Syria, officials said.

  • Syria says it will halt arms flow to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 01 7:26 AM
    Kofi Annan, the UN secretary general, confronted the Syrian president Friday with reports that Syria is permitting arms to cross its border illegally into Lebanon and to demand an end to the traffic.

  • Syria says it's ready to define border Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Sep 02 12:42 AM
    Syrian President Bashar Assad told the U.N. secretary-general yesterday that his government is prepared to establish formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon and delineate the border, steps Syria has resisted for six decades.

  • New Lebanese oil slick soils Syrian shores Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 04 8:07 AM
    DAMASCUS -- Another oil slick caused an by Israeli attack on a Lebanese power station has reached Syria, officials said Sunday.

  • Annan Says Syria to Cut Off Flow of Arms Into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 01 5:35 AM
    The U.N. secretary general said today that Syria?s president has agreed to cut off the illegal supply of arms.

  • Syria vows to help enforce arms ban Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Sep 02 12:27 AM
    Syria promised Friday to increase border patrols and work with Lebanese troops to thwart the arms flow to its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said. But Israel was skeptical that Damacus would guard the border.

  • Kofi Annan announces support of Syria over Lebanon Cease-fire Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Sep 02 8:55 AM
    However, the Damascus administration reiterated it was against deployment of U.N. forces to the Syria-Lebanon border as demanded by Israel. Syria called such a move hostile and threatened to close its border in Lebanon.

  • Annan: Syria to help free soldiers Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Sep 01 3:46 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to garner support for the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, whose main facilitators are Syria and Iran.

  • U.N.: Syria Promises Cease-Fire Help Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Sep 01 1:16 PM
    Secretary General Kofi Annan, after a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, says Syria will boost its border patrols to help curb the flow of weapons to Hezbollah. There was no confirmation from the Syrian government.

  • Annan meets Assad in Syria Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Sep 01 1:16 AM
    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Friday with Syrian President Bashar Assad to seek the key Hezbollah backer's support for the implementation of a resolution that halted 34 days of fighting between Israel and the guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon.

  • Syria pledges patrols to halt weapons flow, but Israel casts doubt Open this result in new window
    Arizona Daily Star - Sep 02 12:17 AM
    DAMASCUS, Syria Syria promised Friday to increase border patrols and work with Lebanese troops to thwart the flow of arms to its ally Hezbollah, but Israel questioned whether the Damascus regime would be a "reliable force" in guarding the border.

  • PM: Israel must renew Palestinian talks Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
    Prime Minister Ehud Olmert signaled a need Monday to pursue talks with the Palestinians, an official said, apparently edging away from a unilateral West Bank pullback plan that swept him to power in March.

  • Popular Iraqi footballer kidnapped Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Sep 04 2:38 AM
    A popular Iraqi footballer who was planning to move to play in Syria has been kidnapped in Baghdad.

  • Europe-based stars called on as Asian Cup heats up Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
    A host of European-based stars have been called up to spearhead their team's drive to reach the Asian Cup finals in the next round of qualifying on Wednesday.

  • Select an Edition: Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Sep 04 3:52 AM
    Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein of Jordan (2nd R), a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. World Food Programme, visits a Lebanese refugee camp in Zabadani near Damascus, Syria August 4, 2006.

  • Hezbollah hiding Russian-made shoulder-mounted SAM-20 missile from Syria in Bekaa valley for a possible resumption of  Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Sep 02 4:42 AM
    Hezbollah is hiding Russian-made shoulder-mounted SAM-20 missile from Syria in Bekaa valley for a possible resumption of hostilities with Israel.

  • Annan brings Syria into the fold Open this result in new window
    iafrica.com - Sep 01 11:58 PM
    UN chief Kofi Annan said on Friday that Syria would respect an arms embargo against the militant group Hezbollah.

  • Syria denies permit to rights group Open this result in new window
    Sunday Times - Sep 02 6:31 AM
    DAMASCUS - The National Organisation for Human Rights in Syria said it was denied an operating permit by the social affairs ministry and blasted the move as a failure by the authorities to respect the law.

  • Over U.S. Objections, Israel Approves West Bank Homes Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
    The bids for 690 homes in the occupied West Bank will be the largest settlement activity undertaken by this government.

  • Annan: Syria to Enforce Arms Embargo Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 01 9:48 AM
    U.N. Chief Annan Says Syria Is Pledging to Work With Lebanon to Halt Flow of Arms to Hezbollah

  • Hezbollah, Israel accept UN mediation on prisoners: Annan Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 6:38 PM
    UN chief Kofi Annan said that Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah which fought a fierce month-long war have accepted United Nations mediation on two captured Israeli soldiers.

  • U.N. Expects to Mediate Talks on Captured Israelis Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 04 6:01 PM
    Secretary General Kofi Annan said that the United Nations would mediate talks on the release of Israeli and Hezbollah prisoners.

  • Annan to Ask Syria to Keep Arms From Crossing Its Border Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 31 10:17 PM
    Secretary General Kofi Annan plans to demand an end to the illegal traffic when he meets Friday with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.

  • Lebanese Government Seeks Control of Border Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 04 1:03 PM
    BEIRUT, Sept. 4 -- The Lebanese government sought to reassert authority over its air and sea borders Monday in the face of a five-week-old Israeli blockade.

  • Syria to enforce arms embargo against Hezbollah: Annan Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 01 8:23 PM
    Visiting UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Friday in Damascus that Syria will enhance arms embargo against Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah guerrillas to implement a UN resolution on Lebanon.

  • Jackson asks Hezbollah for proof of life Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 2:57 PM
    U.S. civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson met Monday with Hezbollah officials in Lebanon and called on them to show proof that two captured Israeli soldiers are still alive.

  • 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 04 1:59 AM
    Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Sunday ruled out peace talks with Syria at this point, insisting Damascus must make the first move by ending its support for "Palestinian" and Lebanese terror groups.

  • Terrorist group victorious in war against Israel Open this result in new window
    Chicago Flame - Sep 04 3:17 AM
    This past summer, the Lebanese-based terrorist group Hizballah was victorious in its war against Israel. When I say "victorious," I mean that the governments of Syria and Iran simply repeated over and over that Hizballah had won, and the Western press inevitably took their cues like obedient canaries.

  • Annan presses Syria on Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 01 2:07 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan meets Syria's president to seek help in bolstering the truce in Lebanon.

  • MSF Scales Down Lebanon Activities As Acute Emergency Phase Ends Open this result in new window
    Medical News Today - Sep 03 11:09 PM
    The first Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team entered Lebanon on July 20, one week after the beginning of the conflict. The team rapidly grew, and a few weeks into the conflict 37 international and 63 national staff were working in Lebanon and Syria in nine areas: Beirut, Saïda (Sidon), Sour (Tyre), Jezzine, Nabatiye, West Bekaa, Aley, Baalbek, and Damascus. [click link

  • Israel agrees to discuss prisoner swap Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 04 12:26 PM
    Secretary General Kofi Annan of the United Nations said Monday that Israel and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon had agreed to UN mediation on a possible prisoner exchange. Annan said that he had already chosen his representative to the negotiations and that Israel had chosen its envoy.

  • Syria to enforce arms embargo, U.N. chief says Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Sep 01 10:41 AM
    Annan, Assad meet, discuss stopping flow of weapons to Hezbollah U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that Syria has pledged to step up border patrols and work with the Lebanese army to stop the flow of weapons to Hezbollah.

  • U.N. Chief Annan Meets Syria's Assad Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Sep 01 2:12 AM
    DAMASCUS, Syria -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Friday with the Syrian president to seek his support for carrying out a resolution that halted the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon.

  • Bodies found in Iraq; soccer star taken Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 11:08 AM
    A popular Iraqi soccer star was kidnapped and 35 bullet-riddled bodies were found in Iraq on Monday, a day after Iraqi officials touted the capture of al-Qaida in Iraq's No. 2 leader as a move to reduce violence in the country.

  • Venezuela's fight for U.N. seat divides Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 11:00 AM
    Venezuela's quest for a U.N. Security Council seat, in the teeth of U.S. opposition, is approaching the decisive moment and putting increasing pressure on Latin American and Caribbean countries to choose sides.

  • Italian Troops Arrive In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 13 minutes ago
    Italian soldiers began arriving Saturday in Lebanon, part of the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to boost the U.N. force keeping the peace between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Israel Rules Out Peace Talks with Syria Josh Pringle Open this result in new window
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  • Hezbollah and Israel to Open Prisoner Talks Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 04 8:31 AM
    The U.N. will act as a mediator in negotiations over a prisoner exchange between the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia and Israel.

  • Annan to name mediator for release talks Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 10:10 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to indirect talks for the release of two abducted Israeli soldiers and that he will appoint a mediator.

  • Iraqi Soccer Player Kidnapped Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
    Ghanim Ghudayer, a popular Iraqi soccer player who was a member of the country's Olympic team, has been kidnapped in Baghdad by unknown assailants.

  • UN to Mediate With Hezbollah Over Israeli Soldiers, Annan Says Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
    Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations will appoint a mediator to try to resolve the issue of two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah, Secretary General Kofi Annan said.

  • U.N. chief to mediate soldiers' release Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 9:31 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has agreed to mediate in efforts for the release of two abducted Israeli soldiers after requests from both Hezbollah and Israel, Annan's spokesman said Monday.

  • Israel blockade on Lebanon prevents oil spill clean-up Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 9:49 AM
    The Israeli blockade on Lebanon is preventing the widescale intervention needed to clean a massive oil slick caused by the Jewish state's bombardment of a power station, Greenpeace has said.

  • Annan agrees to mediate over release of two Israeli soldiers Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 04 9:41 AM
    U.N. chief Kofi Annan has agreed to mediate in efforts for the release of two abducted Israeli soldiers after requests from both Hezbollah and Israel, Annan's spokesman said Monday.

  • Iran hails Annan visit as 'positive' Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 9:16 AM
    Iran hailed U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan's visit as positive and accused the United States Monday of sabotaging efforts to resolve Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.

  • Annan says Syria to respect Hezbollah arms embargo Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 01 7:35 AM
    Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, said today that he had won a pledge from Syria to respect an international arms embargo against the militant group Hezbollah.

  • Syria Presses Annan Over Israeli Lebanon Blockade, Withdrawal Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 31 11:59 PM
    Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Syria told visiting United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan that Israel must withdraw from southern Lebanon and end its blockade of the country as part of the UN's cease-fire resolution.

  • Iraqis tout capture of al-Qaida leader Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 7:03 AM
    Iraqi officials touted the capture of al-Qaida in Iraq's No. 2 leader, saying it would reduce violence in the country. Yet two more U.S. Marines were killed over the weekend and an Iraqi soccer star was abducted.

  • Qatar first Arab state to pledge troops to UN Lebanon force Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 8:28 AM
    Qatar has pledged during a visit by UN chief Kofi Annan up to 300 troops for the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, making the gas-rich emirate the first Arab state to contribute.

  • Israel clears the way to build in West Bank Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 04 12:52 PM
    Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel on Monday authorized construction bids for another 690 homes in the occupied West Bank in the face of pro forma American criticism.

  • Qatar pledges troops; Pakistan ponders Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 7:31 AM
    Qatar became the first Arab country Monday to commit troops to monitor a tense cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah as Pakistan's prime minister toured devastated south Beirut and considered a similar offer.

  • Iran hails Annan visit as positive Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 7:49 AM
    Iran Monday hailed a visit by U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan as positive and accused the United States of sabotaging efforts to resolve its nuclear dispute with the West.

  • U.N. general says Israeli Lebanon pullout on track Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 7:08 AM
    The commander of U.N. peacekeepers said a joint meeting with Lebanese and Israeli officers on Monday had brought closer a full Israeli troop withdrawal from south Lebanon in line with a U.N. resolution.

  • Annan holds talks in Syria to bolster Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 11:29 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan began talks with Syrian officials on Thursday to seek Syria's help in bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.

  • Donors pledge 940 million dollars for Lebanon, UN chief in Syria Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 11:14 AM
    Donor countries meeting in Stockholm pledged 940 million dollars in aid to help reconstruction efforts in Lebanon as UN chief Kofi Annan arrived in Syria to shore up the truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Annan: Syria Agrees to Prevent Rearming of Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Elite TV - Sep 01 10:41 AM
    United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Syria has indicated it will increase border security to prevent the flow of arms to Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla group.

  • U.N. chief says Syria promised to enforce arms embargo on Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Sep 01 5:44 AM
    DAMASCUS, Syria - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday that Syria would step up border patrols and work with the Lebanese army to stop the flow of weapons to Hezbollah. Syria will increase its...

  • Annan arrives in Saudi Arabia Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 5:21 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has arrived in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for talks with Saudi leaders on the latest leg of a Middle East tour largely focused on shoring up a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, a UN source said.

  • Iraqi Olympic soccer player kidnapped Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 3:41 AM
    A popular Iraqi soccer player who was a member of the country's Olympic team has been kidnapped in Baghdad, police said.

  • Annan holds talks in Syria Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Sep 01 1:41 PM
    DAMASCUS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on a whirlwind peace drive in the Middle East, was set to meet President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to seek Syrias help in shoring up a truce between Israel and Lebanons Hizbollah.

  • Briefly: Gunman opens fire on tourists, killing one Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 04 7:07 AM
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  • Qatar pledges 200-300 troops to UN Lebanon force Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 4:22 AM
    Qatar on Monday became the first Arab country to commit troops to the expanded U.N. force set up to keep the peace between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in south Lebanon.

  • Qatar commits troops to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 4:53 AM
    Qatar became the first Arab country Monday to commit troops to monitor a tense cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, pledging 200 to 300 soldiers to a U.N. peacekeeping force. Pakistan's prime minister toured devastated south Beirut and considered a similar offer.

  • Syria To Step Up Border Patrols, Work With Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Sep 01 3:53 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday that Syria would step up border patrols and work with the Lebanese army to stop the flow of weapons to Hezbollah.

  • Iraq pilgrims' tragedy: survivors to be brought to India soon Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Sep 03 11:15 AM
    New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) After Iraq's escalating anarchy claimed the lives of three Indian pilgrims and eight Pakistanis who were on their way from Syria to the Shia holy city of Karabala, the Indian survivors, all women, were preparing to return home soon.

  • Glimpse of History Open this result in new window
    Yemen Observer - Sep 03 2:38 PM
    Internally in Lebanon, the French current Syria-hands-off-Lebanon policy is in harmony with Frances as well as Britains historical colonial roles.

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