Syria says it is ready to open diplomatic ties with neighbouring Lebanon once the current government of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has been replaced by a more friendly administration.
The United Nations said Thursday action would be taken against the interpreter responsible for an erroneous report that Syria has a nuclear facility and expressed regret at the incident.
TEL AVIV — Israel is pressing a last-minute diplomatic offensive to stop the Russian sale to Syria of a strategic air defense system. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met Russian President Vladimir Putin in a discussion that focused on Moscow's plans to sell strategic military systems to Damascus.
Syria reiterated on Friday that it respects Lebanon's independence and is ready to open diplomatic relations, but only if the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora is replaced by a more courteous government. In a letter sent to UN chief Ban Ki-moon and published by the state-run news agency Thursday night, Syria said.
Washington: Syria has begun dismantling the remains of a site Israel bombed on September 6 in what may be an attempt to prevent the location from coming under international scrutiny, said US and foreign officials familiar with the aftermath of the attack.
Officials with the United Nations nuclear agency are analyzing satellite pictures of a reported nuclear site in Syria.
WASHINGTON - Syria has begun dismantling the remains of a site Israel bombed Sept. 6 in what may be an attempt to prevent the location from coming under international scrutiny, said US and foreign officials familiar with the aftermath of the attack.
Damascus accuses Washington of blocking ‘balanced’ relations between Syria, Lebanon.
DAMASCUS -- Syria says it is ready to open diplomatic ties with neighboring Lebanon once the current government of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has been replaced by a more friendly administration.
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Officials with the United Nations nuclear agency are analyzing satellite pictures of a reported nuclear site in Syria. A diplomat tells The Associated Press the photos came from U.S intelligence. They show the site that was targeted by Israeli warplanes last month.