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An Israeli Strike on Syria Kindles Debate in the U.S. (New York Times)
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Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:02:35 GMT

At issue is whether Syria had begun early work on what could become a nuclear weapons program with the help of North Korea.


Olmert rules out Syria talks at Annapolis conference, Israeli official says (International Herald Tribune)
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Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:08:26 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wants the U.S.-sponsored November peace conference to focus on Israeli-Palestinian relations and not Israel's conflict with Syria, an Israeli government official said Tuesday, probably ruling out Syrian participation.


ANCIENT MURALS FOUND IN SYRIA (The Tocqueville Connection)
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Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:33:47 GMT

DAMASCUS, Oct 9, 2007 (AFP) - Mural paintings dating back 11,000 years have been found in a building on a bank of the River Euphrates in northern Syria, a French archaeologist said on Tuesday.


Israeli strike on Syria kindles debate in U.S. (International Herald Tribune)
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Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:06:49 GMT

At issue is whether Israeli intelligence about work on a Syrian nuclear weapons program done with help from North Korea was conclusive enough to justify military action and a possible rethinking of U.S. policy toward the two nations.


U.S. should admit Syria’s important role in Mideast: Fischer (mehrnews.com)
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Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:51:11 GMT

TEHRAN – Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer has stated that Washington should acknowledge the important role of Syria in the Middle East.


Syria likely to free 30 Jordanians soon: report (People's Daily)
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Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:09:08 GMT

Some 30 Jordanian prisoners in Syria are expected to return home within days as a result of stepped-up efforts of an independent civil group calling for the release of 187 Jordanian detainees, the Jordan Times newspaper reported on Tuesday. ...


Syria hasn't received US invitation for Mideast peace conference:FM (Eastday.com)
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Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:36:39 GMT

Syria has not received US invitation for the planned Middle East peace conference to be held in the United States in November, said Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem yesterday.


Israel's Syria strike 'not signal for Iran': parliamentary speaker (Space War)
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Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:21:44 GMT

by Staff Writers Geneva (AFP) Oct 9, 2007 Israel's air strike inside Syrian territory in early September was not a message for Iran despite claims by some US conservatives, Iran's parliamentary speaker said on Tuesday.


Syria reasserts condition for participation in peace conference (People's Daily)
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Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:09:28 GMT

Syria reasserted on Monday that its participation in an international peace conference called by the U.S. administration depends on clarifications about the goals of this meeting and the issues it will discuss, the official SANA news agency ...


• Turkey wants Syria to play role for peace (Turks.US)
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Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:48:04 GMT

The Turkish government wants to see its neighbor Syria in the upcoming period as part of regional resolutions, not as part of regional problems, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Monday in Jerusalem following his talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.