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Iraqi President Says Syria Backs Iraqi Stability 
Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Jan 18 11:49 AM
January 18, 2007 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani today said Syria was taking action to prevent foreign fighters from crossing the border into Iraq.EXCLUSIVE-Iraq seeks wanted Saddam's aides in Syria AlertNet - Jan 18 8:23 AM
Source: Reuters (Repeats to additional subscribers) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Iraq will ask Syria to hand over senior Saddam Hussein aides suspected of stealing millions of dollars and ... SYRIA DEVELOPS MISSILE DETERRENCE Middle East Newsline - Jan 18 10:19 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Syria has sought to develop strategic deterrence based on its arsenal of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community has determined that Syria has advanced in developing medium-range missiles and WMD warheads.Kuwait tells U.S. to talk to Iran, Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 9:49 AM
Kuwait's emir told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Washington should talk to Syria and Iran to improve the situation in Iraq, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said Wednesday.Kuwait wants U.S. to talk to Syria, Iran on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 9:09 AM
Kuwait has told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Washington needs to start a dialogue with Syria and Iran to help end violence in neighboring Iraq, her Kuwaiti counterpart said on Wednesday.Diplomat Says that Israel Rejected Talks with Syria Israel National News - Jan 18 2:46 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Retired Israeli diplomat Alon Liel stated in a speech that Israel rejected a proposal for high-level peace talks with Syria during the summer.Iraq plea to Syria on Saddam aides The Scotsman - Jan 18 4:25 PM
IRAQ will ask Syria to hand over senior aides of Saddam Hussein suspected of stealing millions of dollars and helping the anti-American insurgency, Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president, said yesterday.Abbas will not meet Hamas chief in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 4:16 AM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will travel to Syria this week, but will not meet with the exiled leader of the rival Hamas movement there as first envisaged.ESET Distribution signs partners for Syria, Libya and Sudan Mena Report - Jan 18 5:14 AM
ESET Distribution Middle East, the regional business development center of ESET NOD32 Antivirus, today announced that it has signed three new distributors to promote its award-winning anti-virus software, ESET NOD32, in Libya, Syria and Sudan.Iraqi, Syria discuss pipeline AME Info - Jan 18 12:10 AM
Iraqi and Syria may restore an old oil pipeline crossing Syrian territory and linking Iraq with the Mediterranean Sea, according to the Kuwait News Agency.Kuwait tells US to talk to Iran, Syria IranMania.com - Jan 17 8:44 PM
LONDON, January 18 (IranMania) - Kuwait's emir told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Washington should talk to Syria and Iran to improve the situation in Iraq, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said, The Associated Press reported.Kuwait Urges US To Involve Iran, Syria In Iraq Nasdaq - Jan 17 11:27 AM
(RTTNews) - Kuwaiti foreign minister said Wednesday that the oil rich country's emir, Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, had suggested to the visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to hold talks with Iran and Syria to improve the current situation in Iraq, reported AP.Kuwait Tells U.S. to Talk to Iran, Syria San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 17 5:37 AM
Kuwait's emir told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Washington should talk to Syria and Iran to improve the situation in Iraq, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said Wednesday. Sheik Mohammed Al Sabah told reporters that when Rice met Kuwait's emir,... Kuwait wants U.S. to talk to Syria, Iran on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Jan 17 9:35 AM
BERLIN (Reuters) - Kuwait has told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Washington needs to start a dialogue with Syria and Iran to help end violence in neighbouring Iraq, her Kuwaiti counterpart said on Wednesday.Assad's Road to Washington? Time Magazine - Jan 18 1:12 PM
Syria's secret talks with Israel may be as much about peace with the U.S. as with Israel Abbas to meet Hamas's Meshaal in Syria: officials Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 6:27 AM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah will hold talks with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Saturday, a Palestinian legislator mediating in the factions' power struggle said.Kuwaiti Emir tells US it must talk to Iran and Syria over Iraq Gulf News - Jan 17 12:33 PM
Kuwait City: Kuwait's Emir told the US secretary of state that Washington should talk to Syria and Iran to improve the situation in Iraq, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said yesterday.Kuwaiti Emir calls on US to hold talks with Iran, Syria over Iraq, Kuwaiti FM says Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 17 8:52 AM
Kuwait - US - Iran Kuwaiti Emir told the US secretary of state that Washington should talk to Iran and Syria to improve the situation in Iraq, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said Wednesday.Syria calls for Iraq reconciliation and US troop exit AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 3:57 AM
Syria wants to help Iraqi reconciliation and see the withdrawal of US-led foreign troops, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem was quoted as saying during a landmark visit by Iraqi officials.Syria now Haaretz Daily - Jan 17 6:57 AM
Since the end of the second Lebanon war, Jerusalem has received a flood of messages from Damascus about Syria's desire to resume negotiations with Israel.US should talk to Iran, Syria over Iraq: Kuwait Khaleej Times - Jan 17 5:13 AM
KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait s emir told the US secretary of state that Washington should talk to Syria and Iran to improve the situation in Iraq, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said on Wednesday.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-17 16:40 GMT: US dismisses reports of Israel-Syria peace talks Interactive Investor - Jan 17 9:19 AM
WASHINGTON (AFX) - The White House denied media reports that Israel and Syria had reached an agreement for a peace treaty in secret unofficial talks held over the past two years.Kuwait: U.S. Should Talk To Iran, Syria On Iraq India Daily - Jan 17 8:27 AM
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the United States should open dialogue with Iran and Syria to improve the situation in Iraq, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed al-Sabah said Jan. 17. The two met Jan. 16 on the sidelines of a summit of the foreign ministers the six Gulf Cooperation Council states, Jordan and Egypt to discuss ...Noor builds $1.5bn refinery in Syria AME Info - Jan 17 1:55 AM
Kuwait-based Noor Financial Investment Company will start building a new $1.5bn oil refinery in Syria before the end of 2007, according to The Syria Report, which is carried on AME Info. The 140,000 bpd refinery will be the first in Syria to be developed by private investors.After Rice's tour, Arabs are cool to Bush's Iraqi plan USA Today - Jan 18 6:36 AM
Arab leaders were deeply skeptical of the U.S. plan for Iraq, a day after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried to sell it to them. Kuwait's emir told Rice that America should work with Iran and Syria, officials said something U.S. President George W. Bush has rejected.Israel, Syria reach understandings AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 10:26 PM
Israel and Syria have reached understandings on a future peace deal between the two countries following a series of secret talks between its representatives, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Tuesday.Syrian, Israeli backdoor talks now emerging The Christian Science Monitor - Jan 18 12:00 PM
Hizbullah's growing threat may drive Israel to fashion a peace deal with Syria. Report: Israel, Syria Held Informal Talks The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Jan 18 2:07 PM
Israelis and Syrians reportedly held unofficial negotiations recently on a potential peace accord.Iraq-Syria pipeline talks increase EARTHtimes.org - Jan 18 11:59 AM
Iraqi and Syrian officials are in talks to reopen an oil pipeline sending Iraqi crude west to the Mediterranean Sea, though it could face Sunni attacks.Israel and Syria 'have held talks on peace' Daily Telegraph - Jan 16 6:54 PM
Representatives of Israel and Syria have held secret land-for-peace negotiations over the last two years, it was reported yesterday.Ancient weapons found in ruins in Syria USA Today - Jan 17 7:18 AM
It was the ancient version of a last stand: Twelve clay bullets lined up and ready to be shot from slings in a desperate attempt to stop fierce invaders who soon would reduce much of the city to rubble. In digs conducted this past fall, researchers uncovered new evidence of the city's end.Syria offers help in reconciliation Gulf Times - Jan 16 10:29 PM
DAMASCUS: Syria wants to help Iraqi reconciliation and see the withdrawal of US-led foreign troops, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem was quoted as saying yesterday during a landmark visit by Iraqi officials.Israel knew of secret peace talks with Syria, say officials Independent - Jan 16 4:10 PM
Israeli officials have confirmed that the Foreign Ministry knew about a series of peace talks that have taken place in Europe between Syrians and an Israeli team headed by a former senior diplomat. The teams discussed Israel handing back the Golan Heights, which it has occupied since the Six Day War in 1967, to Syria under a formula providing for President Bashar Assad to stop giving support to ...Israel Says Government Was Not Involved in Talks With Syria Voice of America - Jan 16 1:42 PM
Israel's prime minister says government officials were not involved in reported unofficial negotiations with Syria that produced what some hope could form the basis of a peace deal.Signs of an ancient clash unearthed in Syria International Herald Tribune - Jan 17 7:45 AM
One of the world's earliest cities met its end by fire and in a rain of clay bullets, archaeologists have discovered.Duma seeks Iran, Syria partnership over ME IranMania.com - Jan 16 9:03 PM
LONDON, January 17 (IranMania) - Chairman of the Russian Council of Federation's committee on international affairs said that US objection to Iran and Syria partnership in solving the Middle East crisis would result in complicating and prolonging the process, IRNA reported.Syria and Iraq to Boost Economic and Trade Cooperation Zawya - Jan 16 10:14 PM
16 January 2007 DAMASCUS - Iraqi Minister of Trade Abdullfalah al-Sudani voiced on Tuesday his country's desire to develop relations with Syria in all domains, indicating that the signed agreement between the two countries "constitute a good base for these relations."Syria denies report of contacts with Israel People's Daily - Jan 16 4:24 PM
Syria denied on Tuesday an Israeli media report that it has contacted Israel for peace understandings, the official SANA news agency reported.Israel and Syria 'held Golan talks' Turks.US - Jan 16 6:25 PM
Uofficial negotiations between Syria and Israel took place between 2004 and 2006, producing agreements that both sides hoped could act as a framework for a future peace deal, according to the Israeli daily Haaretz.Israel and Syria had reached an 'understanding' on peace deal New Kerala - Jan 16 8:14 PM
Jerusalem, Jan 16: Israel and Syria had secretly reached an "understanding" for a peace deal before war erupted in Lebanon last year.U.S. 'knew damn well' Arar would be tortured: senator CBC - Jan 18 2:25 PM
After withering criticism in a Senate hearing, the U.S. attorney general promised more details on the case of Maher Arar, a Canadian who ended up in a cell in Syria.Signs Of Hope For Mideast Peace CBS News - Jan 18 6:23 AM
A top Israeli government official says conditions are favorable and a deal with the Palestinians could be wrapped up within two years. Meanwhile, a former official says Syria is interested in talks, and top Palestinian leaders will meet.US dismisses Israel-Syria talks report AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 10:27 AM
The White House denied media reports that Israelis and Syrians reached understandings for a peace treaty in secret unofficial talks over the past two years.Israel, Syria Deny Report of Unofficial Peace Plan Draft Crosswalk.com - Jan 16 6:02 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Both Israel and Syria are denying a report that they have engaged in secret meetings over the last few years, resulting in an unofficial draft of a peace plan.Israeli officials: No document of understanding reached with Syria Haaretz Daily - Jan 18 2:03 AM
Israeli political sources denied reports yesterday that an Israeli-Syrian document of understanding, formulated by Dr. Alon Liel, former director general of the Foreign Ministry, and the Syrian-American Ibrahim Suleiman, was presented to persons in the office of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Israel, Syria sought peace via secret talks, says report Albuquerque Tribune - Jan 16 11:08 AM
The report in the daily Haaretz said the two sides reached a series of understandings that included a full Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights - captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war - and an end to Syrian support for anti-Israel militant groups.Iraq seeks closer ties with Syria NDTV - Jan 17 7:48 PM
Visiting Iraqi President Jalal Talabani held talks with Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari in Damascus on Wednesday. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, al-Otari said measures had been put in place to facilitate future agreements between the two countries.Abbas to meet Hamas's Meshaal in Syria -officials AlertNet - Jan 18 6:36 AM
Source: Reuters RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah will hold talks with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Saturday, a Palestinian legislator mediating in the factions' ... U.S. 'knew damn well' Arar would be tortured: senator CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 18 11:17 AM
After sitting through withering criticism in a Senate hearing, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has promised more information on the case of Maher Arar, a Canadian who ended up in a cell in Syria after U.S. officials grabbed him on a stopover in New York.Bush Moves To Contain Iranian Influence Payvand Iran News - Jan 18 1:23 PM
Urged by outside experts and opposition Democrats to embrace diplomacy with Iran and Syria, U.S. President Bush has instead intensified U.S. efforts to contain Tehran's influence in Iraq and the wider Middle East. -RFESyria Plans to Offer Oil E&P to US, UK, Canadian Companies Rigzone - Jan 16 8:10 AM
Syria is preparing to offer new offshore and onshore blocks to international oil companies, including American, Canadian and British firms, an official said Tuesday.Ancient weapons found in ruins in Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 7:12 PM
It was the ancient version of a last stand: Twelve clay bullets lined up and ready to be shot from slings in a desperate attempt to stop fierce invaders who soon would reduce much of the city to rubble.Israel denies 'secret deal' with Syria Times Online - Jan 16 3:52 AM
Israel has denied reports that understandings have been reached with Syria after two years of secret peace talks....Escalation in the Middle East The Victoria Advocate - Jan 18 1:38 PM
While the president s announcement that an additional 20,000 troops would be sent to Iraq dominated the headlines last week, the real story was the president s sharp rhetoric towards Iran and Syria.Secret understandings reached between representatives from Israel and Syria Haaretz Daily - Jan 16 11:03 AM
In a series of secret meetings in Europe between September 2004 and July 2006, Syrians and Israelis formulated understandings for a peace agreement between Israel and Syria.Arabs are cool to Bush's Iraq plan AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 1:28 PM
Arab leaders were deeply skeptical Wednesday of the U.S. plan for Iraq, a day after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried to sell it to them. Kuwait's emir told Rice that America should work with Iran and Syria, officials said a move President Bush has rejected.New Palestinian gov't line-up likely to be announced in Cairo: Report People's Daily - Jan 18 4:12 PM
A prominent Palestinian leader in the Islamic Jihad (Holy War) Mohamed al-Hendi said Thursday that the line-up of a long-awaited Palestinian national unity government would probably be announced in Cairo next week, following Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' scheduled visit to Syria this weekend, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported.Israel denies secret deal with Syria The Age - Jan 16 5:57 AM
Senior Israeli officials are pouring cold water on reports that a secret peace deal was reached with Syria.PM: No government officials involved in secret Syria talks Haaretz Daily - Jan 16 10:57 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that no government officials were involved in secret contacts with Syria, responding to a Haaretz report that understandings on a peace agreement between Jerusalem and Damascus were formulated in a series of secret meetings in Europe between September 2004 and July 2006.Syria: Abbas, Meshaal To Meet In Damascus India Daily - Jan 18 8:12 AM
Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas will travel to the Syrian capital of Damascus on Jan. 20 for talks with Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal, PNA mediator Ziyad Abu Amr said Jan. 18.What lies behind Talabani's visit to Damascus? Gulf News - Jan 18 2:03 PM
For the first time in almost three decades an Iraqi head of state visited Syria. Iraq's President Jalal Talabani arrived last week in Damascus where he was received by his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al Assad.TEXT-Q&A with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani AlertNet - Jan 18 8:38 AM
Source: Reuters DAMASCUS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Iraqi leader Jalal Talabani told Reuters on Thursday that Iraq will ask Syria to hand over senior Saddam Hussein aides suspected of stealing millions of dollars and ... Duma official seeks Iran, Syria partnership for solving ME crisis Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 16 7:52 AM
Russia - Iran - ME Chairman of the Russian Council of Federation's committee on international affairs said on Tuesday that US objection to Iran and Syria partnership in solving the Middle East crisis would result in complicating and prolonging the process.Middle East Belfast Telegraph - Jan 18 12:00 PM
The move came two days before Abbas headed to Syria for talks with the top Hamas leader to forge a unity government aimed at ending a punishing international aid boycott.Letters to the Editor Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Jan 18 11:32 AM
The United States stands on the verge of escalating the war in Iraq, while apparently trying to start hostilities against both Syria and Iran. The war in Afghanistan is increasing in severity, and Israel earlier devastated Lebanon.Israel, Syria undergo peace talks AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 15 10:45 PM
Israel and Syria have reportedly reached understandings on a future peace deal between the two countries following a series of secret talks.Israeli-Syria secret talks surface TVNZ - Jan 16 1:00 AM
Unofficial negotiators from Israel and Syria drafted in secret talks from 2004 to 2006 a document they hoped could serve as a framework for a future peace accord, Israel's Haaretz daily said on Tuesday.Life in the Middle East Peace Process? Middle East Online - Jan 18 7:49 AM
Condoleezza Rice commits to facilitating Olmert-Abbas meetings; unofficial meetings are reported between Syria and Israel; and progress was made last week at a conference on Israel-Palestine in Madrid. Can and will Israel follow through? Asks Patrick Seale .Israeli daily says Israel, Syria held secret talks on a peace deal EARTHtimes.org - Jan 16 7:08 AM
Israel and Syria had held several rounds of secret talks between September 2004 and July 2006 on a peace proposal, an Israeli newspaper said Tuesday quoting highly placed sources.Syria, Kuwait to jointly build a new refinery ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 15 9:07 PM
By Iaonnis Solomou Nicosia, Jan 16 (ANI): The Syrian government has decided to build a third oil refinery at Dair al-Zour at an estimated cost of 1.5 billion dollars, with a capacity to process 140,000 barrels a day. The refinery will be a joint project between Syria and Kuwait, with the participation of the Syrian Ministry of Petroleum, the Syrian Social Insurance Establishment and the Syrian ...Bush s speech carries hidden threats to Iran, Syria Pakistan News Tribune - Jan 16 1:09 AM
Could it be true that President Bush may have started a new secret, informal war against Syria and Iran without the consent of Congress?U.S.: Bush Moves To Contain Iranian Influence Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Jan 18 7:04 AM
January 18, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Urged by outside experts and opposition Democrats to embrace diplomacy with Iran and Syria, U.S. President Bush has instead intensified U.S. efforts to contain Tehran's influence in Iraq and the wider Middle East.US 'was aware' of Israel-Syria talks - Haaretz The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 17 1:22 PM
Senior US officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney, received regular reports on the progress of unofficial secret talks between Israeli and Syrian officials over the past two years, the Israeli daily Haaretz said on Wednesday. The White House quickly denied the report.Iraqi refugees struggle in Syria Aljazeera - Jan 17 8:44 AM
Many Iraqis flee the violence in their homeland for the Syrian capital, Damascus. For 26 years, the two countries did not have official ties. Restored only recently, leaders from both countries are working to enhance relations.Secret Syria Talks Claimed Totally Jewish - Jan 16 1:30 AM
Representatives from Israel and Syria have reached a document of understanding for a peace agreement following two years of talks between the two countries.Private, two-year effort sought Israel-Syria pact The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jan 17 12:09 AM
Working with the knowledge of their governments, private Israeli and Syrian negotiators spent two years crafting a tentative treaty aimed at resolving the decades-long conflict between the Middle East neighbors, according to a key player and Israeli government officials who are familiar with the talks.Israel/Syria denial Something Jewish - Jan 16 3:52 AM
A senior Syrian Foreign Ministry official on Tuesday morning denied Israeli newspaper Haaretz's report on secret talks held between Israel and Syria, which led to a document of understandings.US, Jordan, Syria Must Open Doors to Iraq Refugees Electronic Iraq - Jan 17 8:26 AM
WASHINGTON DC - With the Senate Judiciary Committee holding hearings today on the plight of Iraqi refugees, Human Rights Watch called upon the Bush administration to share the responsibility of protecting refugees fleeing the war in Iraq. The administration should significantly increase the number of Iraqi refugees it will resettle this year and contribute quickly and generously to the UN refugee ...Iraq president makes landmark Syria trip AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 14 8:08 PM
Syria's leader promised to help ease tensions in neighboring Iraq during Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's landmark visit to Damascus on Sunday, just days after President Bush accused Syria of backing the Iraqi insurgency.Abbas, Mashaal to meet soon in Damascus: Mediator People's Daily - Jan 18 4:42 AM
A Palestinian mediator announced on Thursday that President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Hamas' politburo chief Khaled Mashaal when Abbas visits Syria in the coming couple of days.Olmert dismisses reported Israel-Syria peace proposal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 7:21 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert brushed aside on Tuesday an unofficial peace plan drafted by Israelis and Syrians, saying the Israeli government had no part in the initiative and did not take it seriously.Israeli army predicts regional conflict Cleveland Jewish News - Jan 18 8:36 AM
(JTA) - This year will produce strategic regional threats, the Israeli army said in an annual assessment. Wednesday's report predicted that overall regional stability will deteriorate in 2007, Iran will achieve nuclear capability, and Israel could enter a conflict with Syria and Hezbollah.Perhaps Thinking of Legacy, Bush Has Rice on the Move New York Times - Jan 18 6:38 PM
Throughout a week of long flights and long nights of negotiations, Condoleezza Rice carried the message that the moment was right for progress in the Middle East.UNDOF was established in 1974 following the agreed disengagement of the Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights. ... [Press Release] United Nations - Jan 18 12:05 PM
Austrian Battalion soldiers raising UN flag on Pitulim Peak on Mt. Hermon following the withdrawal of Israeli Armed Forces. Golan Heights, Syria. UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata. 25 June 1974Full Text of Leaked Agreement With Syria Israel National News - Jan 16 1:31 AM
Preamble The objective of this effort is to establish normal, peaceful relations between the governments and peoples of Israel and Syria, and to sign a treaty of peace attesting to this achievement.Rice has loose agenda for Mideast talks AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 6:14 PM
Israel and the Palestinians can pick any agenda they want for a preliminary peacemaking summit with the United States, but it is too early to tackle the toughest issues, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday.Should Israel Initiate Negotiations with Syria? Scoop.co.nz - Jan 15 6:22 PM
Should Israel Initiate Negotiations with Syria? Objective The objective of this paper is to analyze the major considerations in answer to the basic question: Should Israel initiate negotiations with Syria on a political accord?Lawmakers seek to bar U.S. attack on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 5:36 PM
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed legislation on Thursday to prohibit a U.S. attack on Iran without congressional permission.Report: Israel, Syria worked on an accord Miami Herald - Jan 17 12:28 AM
Working with the knowledge of their governments, private Israeli and Syrian negotiators spent two years crafting a tentative treaty aimed at resolving the decades-long conflict between the feuding Middle East neighbors, according to a key player and Israeli government officials who are familiar with the talks.Bin Laden Group $170m Syria deal AME Info - Jan 15 8:40 PM
Saudi Bin Laden Group has set up a holding company with $170m capital in Syria. The Syrian and Saudi joint stock company will trade in building materials. The company will bring under one roof nine building materials firms at a 2.62m sqft industrial compound.'My Superman' Daily Southtown - Jan 18 2:17 AM
Laura Clarke gazes down at the inscription on the black, metal bracelet and remembers a brother who was a superhero. The silver letters spell out the name of Marine Cpl. Kevin Clarke, the Tinley Park man killed in February 2005 during a firefight near the Iraq-Syria border.New Details Of First Major Urban Battle Emerge by Staff Writers Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 18, 2007 Space War - Jan 17 4:58 PM
New details in the tragic end of one of the world's earliest cities as well as clues about how urban life may have begun there were revealed in a recent excavation in northeastern Syria that was conducted by the University of Chicago and the Syrian Department of Antiquities.Israel, Syria 'agree on peace' News 24 South Africa - Jan 16 12:29 AM
Israel and Syria have reached understandings on a future peace deal between the two countries following a series of secret talks, according to a report.Paper: Israel, Syria reach understanding AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 3:23 AM
Israeli and Syrian representatives held nearly two years of secret negotiations, coming up with a framework for a peace deal, before war erupted in Lebanon last summer, an Israeli newspaper reported Tuesday.Report: Unofficial understandings for peace deal between Israel and Syria Al Bawaba - Jan 15 10:50 PM
In a series of secret talks in Europe during September 2004 to July 2006, Syrians and Israelis formulated understandings for a peace deal between Israel and Syria, Israel's Haaretz daily reported on Tuesday.Fools rush in The Aspen Times - Jan 18 12:19 AM
Dear Editor: The United States stands on the verge of escalating the war in Iraq while apparently trying to start hostilities against both Syria and Iran.Fifteen Years Ago ComputerWire - Jan 17 11:29 PM
...in issue 1,843, Siemens AG won orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars in Iran and Syria in January 1992, to supply telephone exchanges, transmission equipment and cabling 10 years ago in issue 3,078, stock in Netscape Communications continued to plummet downwards in January 1997 after analysts became increasing concerned over its growth potential Five years ago in issue 4,319, Pierre ...IRAN FINANCES REGIME MILITIAS IN SYRIA Middle East Newsline - Jan 17 5:49 AM
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has been financing the formation of militias loyal to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Syrian opposition sources said Teheran has transferred tens of millions of dollars to organize, equip and finance at least two major militias under the direct control of Assad.US, Jordan, Syria Must Open Doors to Iraq Refugees Kansas City InfoZine - Jan 17 3:05 AM
US Should Fund Refugee Care in Neighboring StatesIsrael to release $100M to Palestinians AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 11:15 AM
Israel said Thursday it would free $100 million in frozen tax funds to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the first Israeli payment since the militant Hamas group won Palestinian legislative elections and took office last year.