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  • US cites Iran, Syria as 'worrisome' threats Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 9:09 AM
    The White House branded Iran and Syria "especially worrisome" threats as it unveiled a reworked anti-terrorism plan that downplayed the impact of the Iraq war and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

  • US cites Iran, Syria as 'especially worrisome' threats Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 7:27 AM
    The White House unveiled a reworked anti-terrorism plan, calling Iran and Syria "especially worrisome" threats and downplaying Muslim anger at the Iraq war and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

  • Syria blamed for attack on Lebanon's Shehade Open this result in new window
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 05 3:00 PM
    Lebanese politicians are blaming Syria for an apparent assassination attempt on a senior Lebanese security official.

  • Tanganyika Says Enhanced Oil Recovery on Track in Syria Open this result in new window
    Rigzone - Sep 05 2:06 PM
    Tanganyika Oil reports that the steam pilot equipment arrived in Syria in late August. The steam generators have been assembled and are currently being commissioned in both the Oudeh and Tishrine contract areas. First injection is expected at both Oudeh and Tishrine during the next few days.

  • 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.

  • No limit to force in any Syria conflict Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Sep 05 9:20 AM
    JERUSALEM: Israel will use full military force in any armed confrontation with Syria, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned MPs yesterday, army radio reported.

  • Syria frees 75 Syrian Kurds Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 05 2:37 AM
    DAMASCUS -- Seventy-five Syrian Kurds arrested by security forces in the northern city of Aleppo March 20 have been freed, the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria said Monday.

  • Syria urges U.S., Europe to offer support to comprehensive peace in Middle East Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 05 2:53 AM
    Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal has urged the United States and Europe to offer support to a comprehensive peace in the Middle East, the official Syria Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.

  • Olmert: Fighting in Lebanon will deter Syria Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Sep 05 12:59 AM
    Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday, with reference to the impact on Syria of the recent war in Lebanon, that no country "in our vicinity would take a chance on this or that military move with a marginal tactical goal because it understands the price it would pay.

  • 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 - Sep 04 7:26 PM
    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 - Sep 04 8:23 PM
    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.

  • Iran praises Syria's bold stand Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
    Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Farouq Taha conferred yesterday with Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.

  • 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.

  • Lebanese officer tied to Hariri murder probe escapes death Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 10:44 AM
    A senior Lebanese security official investigating the murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri escaped death in a bomb attack blamed by the country's parliamentary majority on Syria, but four of his bodyguards were killed.

  • 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.

  • US cites Iran, Syria as 'worrisome' threats Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Sep 05 10:59 AM
    White House thinks Osama bin Laden's network 'significantly degraded but still dangerous'.

  • 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.

  • Israel Would Use More Force Against Syria Open this result in new window
    Fox 6 News San Diego - Sep 05 5:07 AM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says a unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank is no longer relevant after the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • 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...

  • Bilal: Syria has vital role to play in Mideast peace process Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Sep 05 12:58 AM
    Syrian Information Minister warns of 'shrinking' window of peace with Israel.

  • 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.

  • Hot Springs, AR Open this result in new window
    Hot Springs Village Voice - 51 minutes ago
    1. Is the book of Syria in the Old or New Testament or neither?

  • 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.

  • Legal expert says 1923 maps show Shebaa Farms in Lebanese territory Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 05 1:39 PM
    The United Nations is interested in reaching an agreement between Lebanon and Syria on the Shebaa Farms, UN political affairs representative Julie Tetar said Tuesday. Tetar's comments came during a meeting about the disputed territory held at the Bristol Hotel in Beirut.

  • 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.

  • Annan Hopeful on Easing Israeli Blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 12 minutes ago
    The secretary general said Tuesday that a plan is in motion that could lead to a lifting of the Israeli blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours.

  • Khatami: Fight against terror has sparked extremism Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - 14 minutes ago
    The United States has accused Iran of fueling the conflict in Iraq, and arming Hezbollah with rockets and guns in its war with Israel.

  • Iraq?s Endangered Journalists Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
    If our government continues to be dominated by militias, then in just a few months no news will be reported from Iraq at all.

  • 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.

  • Bush steps up war of words with Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 5:51 PM
    US President George W. Bush called Iran's leaders "tyrants" as dangerous as Al-Qaeda terrorists and said they must not be allowed to get nuclear weapons -- "the tools of mass murder."

  • 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.

  • Turkey pledges peacekeepers for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 5:19 PM
    Turkey on Tuesday became the first Muslim country with diplomatic ties to Israel to pledge troops to an expanding international peacekeeping force that will monitor a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Bush discusses the War on Terror, Viewers remember Steve Irwin Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Sep 05 5:46 PM
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  • Australian tourist injured in Amman shooting Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 05 2:18 AM
    TONY EASTLEY: Ashleigh Blair's mother says her daughter had been on a tour of Turkey, Syria and Jordan and was about to travel on to Egypt.

  • PEACEKEEPING NOT THE ANTIDOTE FOR ALL THE WORLD'S ILLS Open this result in new window
    Georgie Anne Geyer via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 3:45 PM
    WASHINGTON -- It's trouble time again across the globe, and the cry for peacekeepers goes out in the land. Send peacekeepers to Darfur; use them to wedge the Israelis and the Hezbollah apart; send a few more into the Congo; dispatch a bunch back to redo East Timor. It all sounds so rational, so 21st-century humanitarian. Instead of fighting, you build a human wall slapped together by the United

  • Hariri investigator wounded in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 12:25 PM
    A leading investigator in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister was wounded by a roadside bomb that killed four other people Tuesday. Lt. Col. Samir Shehade, deputy head of the intelligence department in the national police force, was hospitalized in stable condition in the southern port of Sidon.

  • Bomb Wounds Lebanese Linked to Assassination Inquiry Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 05 12:17 PM
    A bomb wounded an officer who played a role in the investigation of the assassination in 2005 of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

  • Bush Compares Iran to Al-Qaeda Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 05 1:58 PM
    President Bush today renewed his pledge to accept nothing less than "complete victory" in the war on terrorism and delivered a strong warning to Iran, which he described as the leader of a strain of Islamic radicalism just as dangerous as that of al-Qaeda.

  • US Democrats call for quarterly report on civil war in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:38 PM
    Senate Democrats called on the George W. Bush administration to produce a quarterly "honest and candid assessment" about whether sectarian violence in Iraq has boiled over into a full-scale civil war.

  • 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.

  • Iraq president sees UK troops gone by end-2007 Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:15 PM
    Iraq's president forecast on Tuesday that British troops could go home by the end of next year but, on another day of killings, Britain's visiting foreign minister cautioned against leaving a "security vacuum."

  • Political Season Opens With Focus on Security Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 05 12:32 PM
    The White House released an updated version of its anti-terrorism strategy and the Democrats countered with list of the G.O.P. shortcomings on the issue.

  • 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 expects Israel to lift Lebanon embargo soon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 11:33 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday he hoped for word on the lifting of an Israeli blockade on Lebanon within two days as the shape of a carefully orchestrated deal involving France, Italy and Germany emerged.

  • 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.

  • Four killed in attack on Lebanese intelligence officer Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 8:23 AM
    Four bodyguards have died in a bomb attack near Sidon against a Lebanese colonel linked to an enquiry into former premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, medical and security sources said.

  • Five years after Sept 11, U.S. still not safe: Bush Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 10:19 AM
    Five years after the September 11 attacks, the United States is safer but "we are not yet safe" from a significantly degraded yet still dangerous al Qaeda threat, the White House said in a report on Tuesday.

  • Annan sees end of Israel blockade of Lebanon in 48 hours Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 10:03 AM
    Israel should lift its blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, UN chief Kofi Annan has said as he wrapped up a tour aimed at shoring up a fragile truce in Lebanon and rekindling regional peace efforts.

  • 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.

  • Iraq to up fuel imports for 2006 Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 05 12:53 PM
    Iraq plans to spend $800m to the end of 2006 on importing oil to prevent a fuel shortage, says the oil ministry.

  • Iraq to up fuel imports for 2006 Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 05 12:55 PM
    Iraq plans to spend $800m to the end of 2006 on importing oil to prevent a fuel shortage, the oil ministry says.

  • Lebanese troops move into Hizbollah bastion Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 7:22 AM
    Lebanese troops moved on Tuesday into a town wrecked by Israel's war with Hizbollah, as U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he hoped for word on the lifting of an Israeli blockade on Lebanon within two days.

  • 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.

  • UN steps up bid to secure release of Israeli soldiers Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 5:11 AM
    UN chief Kofi Annan has been holding talks in Egypt as he cranked up efforts to secure the release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Palestinian and Lebanese militants and shore up a fragile truce in Lebanon.

  • Explosion wounds Lebanese intel officer Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 05 5:14 AM
    A remote-controlled bomb on Tuesday wounded a senior police intelligence officer who played a key role in the investigation into the slaying of a former Lebanese prime minister. Security officials said four of the officer's aides and bodyguards were killed in the sophisticated attack in south Lebanon.

  • Hariri Investigator Wounded in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 05 12:48 PM
    Lebanese Intelligence Agent and Investigator of Hariri Death Wounded by Bombing That Killed 4

  • 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.

  • Analysis: Kurds Raise Flag Amid Fears Of War by Claude Salhani UPI International Editor Washington (UPI) Sep 05, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Space War - Sep 05 6:10 PM
    Verbal sparring between those who believe Iraq is in a state of civil war and the Bush administration, who insists it is not, may find the argument increasingly in favor of those who believe the country is affected by civil divisions, and may be slipping towards greater chaos.

  • 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.

  • Analyst: US Needs 'Carrot and Stick' Mid-East Diplomacy Open this result in new window
    Crosswalk.com - 14 minutes ago
    (CNSNews.com) - A former national security advisor to the Bush administration said Tuesday that the White House has made poor policy choices in the Middle East and the United States needs to return to a "carrots and sticks" model of diplomacy before America loses all influence in the region.

  • Rebuilding Lebanon is a moral imperative - and a wise strategy Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:00 AM
    The UN successfully created a cease-fire in southern Lebanon last month by passing Resolution 1701. After surviving Israel's attempt to dismantle it, Hizbullah is working to build on its perceived victory by providing generous aid to war-battered Lebanese - winning Middle Eastern hearts and minds along the way.

  • NBC: Lebanon embargo reality check Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Sep 05 12:33 PM
    NBC News Jim Maceda reports from Beirut on the effects of the Israeli blockade on the Lebanese economy and the likelihood that it will come to a close anytime soon.

  • UN chief takes Mideast peace drive to Egypt Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:18 AM
    UN chief Kofi Annan was due in Egypt for talks expected to focus on efforts to free Israeli soldiers held captive by Lebanese and Palestinian militants.

  • 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.

  • Bomb targets Lebanon police convoy Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Sep 05 1:16 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- A Lebanese police officer and his bodyguard were wounded by a remote-controlled roadside bomb Tuesday in southern Lebanon in an apparent assassination attempt, security officials said.

  • Europe-based stars called on as Asian Cup heats up Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 12:50 AM
    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.

  • 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.

  • Hezbollah is unlikely to be disarmed, Lebanese president tells Kyodo Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 05 6:30 PM
    _ Disarming Hezbollah, a key condition of the U.N. resolution that brought an end to fighting in southern Lebanon last month, is a next to impossible task, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud told Kyodo News on Tuesday.

  • PM: Israel must renew Palestinian talks Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 11:16 PM
    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.

  • Iraqi to Import Fuel for $800M Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 05 9:12 AM
    Iraq, a country with some of the largest oil deposits in the world, is in the odd position of having to import oil products to solve a fuel shortage.

  • 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.

  • Iraq parliament extends emergency Open this result in new window
    UPI - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Iraq's parliament voted Tuesday to extend the state of emergency -- in force since 2004 -- for another month.

  • 1st VP: Unity among Islamic states thwarts enemies threats Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
    Iran's First Vice President Parviz Davoudi in a meeting with the Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Farouk Taha today said that unity among Islamic states thwarts the enemies' threats in the region.

  • U.N. Expects to Mediate Talks on Captured Israelis Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 04 10:31 PM
    Secretary General Kofi Annan said that the United Nations would mediate talks on the release of Israeli and Hezbollah prisoners.

  • Over U.S. Objections, Israel Approves West Bank Homes Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 04 10:31 PM
    The bids for 690 homes in the occupied West Bank will be the largest settlement activity undertaken by this government.

  • Parents of shot Briton say son loved to travel off beaten track Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 05 4:50 PM
    THE parents of Chris Stokes, the Briton who was shot dead in Jordan on Monday, had become used to their sons taste for holidays off the beaten track.

  • Syrian lawmakers stage sit-in to protest Israeli blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 05 6:08 PM
    Members of the Syrian People's Assembly (parliament) staged a sit-in on Tuesday in solidarity with their Lebanese counterparts to protest an Israeli blockade on Lebanon, the official SANA news agency reported.

  • 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.

  • Turkish Election Law Challenged at Human Rights Court (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 05 7:57 AM
    Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey's election system, which is being scrutinized as the country tries to join the European Union, came under attack today as a lawyer for two pro-Kurdish politicians argued in court that the rules were discriminatory.

  • Parents of shot tourist feared for both sons Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 05 5:34 PM
    · Amman shooting victim's brother serving in Iraq · Family thought Jordan was 'safest stop' on tour

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