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Syria 'hostile' towards Iraqis: Baghdad 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 11:47 AM
Baghdad lashed out at Damascus, saying the strife-torn country's western neighbour was hostile towards Iraqis after it imposed new time limits for refugees staying in Syria.U.S., Russia clash over Syria in Mideast AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 11:17 AM
The United States and Russia clashed on Friday over Moscow's suggestion that Syria should be included in efforts to advance an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement.U.S., Russia Clash Over Syria Mideast Role CBS News - Feb 02 2:00 PM
The United States and Russia clashed over Moscow's suggestion that Syria should be included in efforts to advance an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement after the Russian foreign minister said, "Syria could play a constructive role."Israeli media says Syria has tested Scud AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 2:01 AM
Syria has test-fired a Scud ballistic missile capable of striking anywhere in neighbouring arch-foe Israel, local media have reported.High-powered debate shows Syria's economic problems Washington Post - Feb 02 12:45 AM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A forthright discussion this week between businessmen and top officials revealed the extent of the problems facing Syria's economy and government thinking on liberalization after decades of state control. U-S, Russia disageree over role of Syria in Israel-Palestinian peace effort WLUC TV 6 - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
WASHINGTON The United States and Russia appear to be at odds over whether Syria should be included in efforts to advance an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement.U.S., Russia clash over Syria's role in Mideast peace CNews - Feb 02 3:45 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) Russia s top diplomat rebuked the Bush administration Friday for its resistance to diplomacy with distasteful Middle East governments and said Syria should be part of international efforts to forge Israeli-Palestinian peace.Iraq plans summit with Iran and Syria Los Angeles Times - Feb 02 1:45 AM
The regional security talks might include the Arab League and the U.N., but not the U.S. BAGHDAD The Iraqi government Thursday invited Iran and Syria to Baghdad for talks next month on regional security, amid growing tension and accusations by the Bush administration of foreign meddling in Iraqi affairs. U-S, Russia disageree over role of Syria in Israel-Palestinian peace effort WANE-TV Fort Wayne - Feb 02 1:15 PM
WASHINGTON The United States and Russia appear to be at odds over whether Syria should be included in efforts to advance an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement. Russia's...Israeli media says Syria test-fired improved Scud The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:37 PM
Syria has test-fired a Scud ballistic missile capable of striking anywhere in neighboring Israel, Israeli media reported Friday. The Israeli Army's Green Pine radar system detected the test at the start of the week, according to security sources cited by the media.Syria may assist Mideast settlement - Lavrov Itar-Tass - Feb 02 11:00 AM
WASHINGTON, February 2 (Itar-Tass) -- Syria may play a constructive role in the Mideast settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Washington on Friday.Iraq invites Syria, Iran to regional security talks Baltimore Sun - Feb 02 12:39 AM
Other neighbors, U.N. might also be present; U.S. not on the list, but says it supports summit The Iraqi government invited Iran and Syria yesterday to Baghdad for talks next month on regional security, amid growing tension and accusations by the Bush administration of foreign meddling in Iraqi affairs. Iraq security meeting to include Syria, Iran Miami Herald - Feb 02 12:13 AM
(AP) -- An Iraqi Foreign Ministry official said Thursday the government has invited neighboring countries, including U.S. foes Iran and Syria, to a meeting on security next month in Baghdad.Iraqi refugees protest new Syria stay limits Gulf Times - Feb 02 2:12 AM
DAMASCUS: More than 100 Iraqi refugees gathered yesterday outside UN offices in Damascus to seek help in countering new time limits on their stay in neighbouring Syria.Iraq suspends Syria flights ahead of security crackdown Borneo Bulletin - Feb 02 1:11 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a new security crackdown aimed at crushing violence in the capital and surrounding regions, a member of parliament and an airport official said.Iraq Restricts Air, Land Passages to Syria, Iran Washington Post - Jan 31 8:48 PM
BAGHDAD, Jan. 31 -- Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a security crackdown, a parliament member and an airport official said Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Syria tested scud missile: media Sunday Times - Feb 02 2:20 AM
JERUSALEM - Syria has test-fired a Scud ballistic missile capable of striking anywhere in neighbouring arch-foe Israel, local media reported. The Israeli army s Green Pine radar system detected the test at the start of the week, according to security sources cited by the media.Iraq Invites Syria, Iran For Talks CBS News - Feb 01 4:30 AM
Iraq has invited officials from Syria and Iran, among other neighboring countries, to talks in the war-torn country on how to bring the spiraling sectarian violence under control, putting the U.S. in an increasingly difficult position.Iraq halts flights to and from Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 31 2:35 PM
Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a new security crackdown aimed at crushing violence in the capital and surrounding regions, a member of parliament and an airport official said Wednesday.Russia Clashes With U.S. on Mideast Policy Washington Post - Feb 02 6:17 PM
Russia urged ending the isolation of the anti-Israeli militant group Hamas and including Syria in Middle East peace talks, exposing fissures in a high-level diplomatic group that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gathered yesterday in Washington to validate her new effort to end the...Iraq stops flights with Syria as at least 70 killed in violence The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 01 1:23 PM
Iraq has halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran in preparation for a security crackdown aimed at crushing violence in Baghdad, as at least 70 people died in attacks across the country Thursday.Iraq halts Syria flights, closes Iran border Boston Globe - Feb 01 1:30 AM
BAGHDAD -- Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a new security crackdown aimed at crushing violence in the capital and surrounding regions, a member of parliament and an airport official said yesterday.Iraq halts all flights to, from Syria The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 01 5:35 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq indefinitely suspended all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a new security crackdown aimed at crushing violence in the capital and surrounding regions, a member of parliament and an airport official said yesterday.Ex-diplomat spills beans on three-year secret talks between Syria and Israel Gulf News - Feb 01 1:03 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: A retired Israeli diplomat went public on Wednesday about secret talks between Israel and Syria, describing how negotiators met in a luxury Swiss hotel and dodged the media for three years.Iraq halts air link with Syria Seattle Times - Feb 01 12:36 AM
Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a new security...Officials: Iraq imposes new travel restrictions with Syria and Iran WFMJ Youngstown - Feb 01 1:58 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq has put an end to all flights to and from Syria and closed a major border crossing with Iran.Presidential hopeful Clinton wants talks with Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 11:37 AM
U.S. presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Thursday the United States should talk with Iran and Syria as she outlined a plan for the Middle East that left open the possibility of military action against Tehran.American involvement deepens in Lebanon USA Today - Feb 02 9:29 AM
A few years ago, American aid to Lebanon was measured in the number of dairy cows a U.S. program gave to farmers. Now it is in the hundreds of millions of dollars, plus military help, as Washington tries to prop up a government seen as threatened by Iran and Syria.My secret talks with Syria, by Israeli envoy Daily Telegraph - Jan 31 10:58 PM
A retired Israeli diplomat went public yesterday about secret talks between Israel and one of its most implacable enemies, Syria, describing how negotiators met in a luxury Swiss hotel and dodged the media for three years.Iraq stops flights to Syria in preparation for new security plan Southeast Missourian - Jan 31 10:36 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a new security crackdown aimed at crushing violence in...Baker: Syria talks may help Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 7:17 PM
If the Bush administration opened a dialogue with Syria it could remove a major roadblock to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking Hamas' refusal to recognize the Jewish state former Secretary of State James A. Baker III said Tuesday.World Scene The Washington Times - 28 minutes ago
IRAQ Baghdad to host security meeting BAGHDAD -- Iraq has invited neighboring countries, including U.S. rivals Iran and Syria, to a meeting on security next month in Baghdad, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday, while two suicide bombings in a crowded outdoor market in a Shi'ite city south of Baghdad killed 45 persons.Iraq stops all flights to and from Syria WZZM 13 Grand Rapids - Jan 31 7:52 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq has put an end to all flights to and from Syria and closed a major border crossing with Iran.Iraq Cancels Flights to Syria, Closes Border Crossing with Iran The New York Sun - Jan 31 6:02 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a new security crackdown aimed at crushing violence in the capital and surrounding regions, a member of parliament and an airport official said Wednesday. The airport official said flights to and from Syria would be canceled for at least two weeks and ...Officials: Iraq imposes new travel restrictions with Syria and Iran NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Jan 31 5:37 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq has put an end to all flights to and from Syria and closed a major border crossing with Iran. A member of parliament and an airport official say the...Clinton wants talks with Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 8:08 PM
Presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Thursday the United States should talk with Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah as she outlined a plan for the Middle East that left open the possibility of military action against Tehran.Syrian TV Is Key Weapon In Propaganda War CBS News - Feb 02 5:30 AM
The heavy fighting may be going on inside Iraq, but Syria has become a major front in the propaganda war ? and as Elizabeth Palmer reports from Damascus, the weapon of choice is television.Romney assails Clinton on Iran Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Feb 02 5:15 PM
BALTIMORE Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday accused Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of "timidity" regarding the security threat posed by Iran. In a speech to a retreat of conservative congressional Republicans, Romney lashed out at Clinton for telling a pro-Israel dinner that a dialogue with countries hostile to Israel including Iran and Syria is needed ...Jordan's role in Arar deportation questioned CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 02 11:50 AM
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said he will ask Jordan to explain its role in Maher Arar's deportation from New York to Syria via Jordan.White House like an 'ostrich' on Syria: Senator AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 11:02 AM
A US Senator accused the White House of pursuing a failed, "ostrich" like policy by failing to talk to Syria, just over a month after he defied top officials and met President Bashar al-Assad.Nelson: Include Syria in talks Sun-Sentinel - Jan 31 6:14 AM
WASHINGTON · While Congress prepares to assert more influence over U.S. policy in the Middle East, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson on Tuesday called for aggressive diplomacy to engage Syria and possibly Iran to stabilize war-torn Iraq.SYRIA Censorship accompanies rapid internet growth in Arab states AsiaNews.it - Feb 02 3:06 AM
There are 26 million users who welcome the internet as a means of freedom of thought and information. But censorship is blocking entire websites and tens of millions of blogs, often banning everything that smacks of dissent from the powers that be.Test of Syria's intentions Haaretz Daily - Feb 02 12:56 AM
Holding your breath in light of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's latest peace trip to the Middle East or the Quartet meeting tomorrow is not recommended.South Africa: Syria, an Important Player in Resolving Mid East Conflict - Pahad AllAfrica.com - Jan 31 8:10 AM
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad says Syria continues to be an important player in reaching a solution to conflicts in the Middle East.Negroponte sees Iraq success without Iran, Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 8:40 AM
A democratic Iraq can still emerge from sectarian violence, but the United States does not plan to open talks with Syria and Iran on stabilizing the country, President George W. Bush's pick for deputy secretary of state said on Tuesday.SYRIA KEY TO PEACE - BAKER New York Post - Jan 31 2:25 AM
WASHINGTON - If the Bush administration opened a dialogue with Syria, it could remove a major roadblock to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking - Hamas' refusal to recognize the Jewish state - former Secretary of State James Baker said yesterday...Jordan's role in Arar deportation questioned CBC Ottawa - Feb 02 12:40 PM
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said he will ask Jordan to explain its role in Maher Arar's deportation from New York to Syria via Jordan.Gulfsands signs Syria rig deal ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Jan 31 2:05 AM
Gulfsands Petroleum continued to slip today as news that the oil and gas explorer has secured a rig for drilling the next exploration well on Block 26, Syria mid-February failed to impress.UN refugee chief visits region to study Iraqi plight The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:37 PM
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres traveled to the Middle East Friday on a four-day visit to assess programs for hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees in the region. Guterres will visit Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan and Syria, though not Iraq itself because of timing and security considerations.Forward.com Forward - Feb 02 11:03 AM
In a speech before a packed pro-Israel crowd in New York, Senator Hillary Clinton made a forceful, if measured, case for the need to engage with Iran and Syria, while reaffirming her commitment to denying Tehran nuclear weapons.US involvement deepens after Syrian pullout Gulf News - Feb 02 3:32 PM
Beirut: A few years ago, American aid to Lebanon was measured in the number of dairy cows a US programme gave to needy farmers. Now it is in the hundreds of millions of dollars, plus military help, as Washington tries to prop up a government seen as threatened by Iran and Syria.Syria: FM To Turkey For High-Level Talks India Daily - Jan 31 8:31 AM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem arrived in Ankara, Turkey on Jan. 31 for high-level talks with Turkish officials regarding Iraq. Moualem carried a message from Syrian President Bashar al Assad to Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, and will also discuss with them issues of common concern to both Syria and Turkey.Sen. Clinton Calls Iran Threat To U.S., Israel WCBS-TV New York - Feb 02 11:28 AM
Calling Iran a danger to the U.S. and one of Israel's greatest threats, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said "no option can be taken off the table" when dealing with that nation. But Clinton, a top 2008 Democratic presidential contender, also called for a dialogue with countries hostile to Israel -- including Iran and Syria -- as a way to promote peace in the Middle East.U.S. Talks With Palestinians and Israelis Gain Support New York Times - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
Middle East peace negotiators gave broad endorsement on Friday to American designs for three-way talks.Syria calls for SA help in Middle East Mail and Guardian - Jan 31 5:46 AM
Syria is hoping that South Africa can help it with key problems in the Middle East, its Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Faisal Mikdad, said on Wednesday.Revision of Iran's Middle East Policy Is Long Overdue Payvand Iran News - Feb 02 8:10 AM
Iran's current Middle East policy includes several key elements: a) support for Hizbollah and Hamas, b) strategic alliance with Syria, c) close ties with several Shi'a factions in Iraq, d) assistance to Shi'a militant groups, e) opposition to the Arab-Israeli peace initiative and support for armed struggle against Israel, f) opposition to the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq and other Arab ...Clinton Wants Talks with Iran Fox 6 News San Diego - Feb 02 5:50 AM
Presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton said the United States should talk with Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah as she outlined a plan for the Middle East that left open the possibility of military action against Tehran.Romney says Sen. Clinton 'timid' on Iran AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday accused Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of "timidity" regarding the security threat posed by Iran.Neighboring nations invited to Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 3:11 AM
Iraq invited officials from Iran, Syria and other neighboring nations to Baghdad next month to discuss the security situation in the country, a government official said Thursday.Syria calls on SA for help News 24 South Africa - Jan 31 6:06 AM
Syria's vice minister of foreign affairs is in South Africa to deliver a letter to President Thabo Mbeki highlighting Middle East problems.World Scene The Washington Times - Feb 01 9:16 PM
IRAQ Syria flights halted; Iran border closed BAGHDAD -- Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a security crackdown aimed at crushing violence in the capital and surrounding regions, a member of parliament and an airport official said yesterday.Iran Seeking Longer-Range Strike Force by Staff Writers London (AFP) Feb 1, 2007 Space War - Feb 01 7:17 PM
Iran is working to increase the strike range of its air force to deliver "more powerful strategic weapons systems," including through cooperation with Syria, Jane's Defence Weekly reported Thursday.New Iraq report lays bare challenges to Bush plan AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Even if US President George W. Bush's new Iraq plan succeeds militarily by quelling violence in Baghdad, US spy agencies warn, the war-torn country's political leaders may fail to avert disaster.Clinton wants talks with Iran Reuters.co.uk - Feb 02 1:42 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Thursday the United States should talk with Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah as she outlined a plan for the Middle East that left open the possibility of military action against Tehran.U.S. intel report: Iraq spiraling down AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
The U.S. acknowledged Friday that Iraq is spiraling downward, with sectarian animosity growing and new Iraqi troops being added too slowly in a precarious mix that could draw the country's neighbors into the violence if American troops leave.Report says Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence major threat CNN.com - Feb 02 6:10 PM
Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence has become the primary source of conflict in the war-ravaged nation and Iraqi leaders will be "hard-pressed to achieve sustained political reconciliation" in the next 18 months, according to a summary of the National Intelligence Estimate released Friday.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-31 09:56 GMT: Emerald Energy sees drilling at third exploratory well in Syria starting mid-Feb Interactive Investor - Jan 31 2:03 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Emerald Energy PLC said it expects drilling of the third exploratory well at its 50 pct-owned Block 26 prospect in Syria to begin by mid-February, with about 100 days required to drill and evaluate the well.Major powers endorse US initiative on Israeli-Palestinian peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 2:45 PM
Major powers endorsed a US plan to accelerate efforts to achieve an Arab-Iraeli peace deal and establish a Palestinian state.Mideast quartet backs U.S. effort to revive talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 2:47 PM
The quartet of Middle East peace brokers backed a U.S. push to revive Israeli-Palestinian talks on Friday but voiced deep concern about violence among Palestinians that threatens to undermine the effort.Could Syria Hold New Solution To Iraq? KDKA Pittsburgh - Jan 30 7:16 PM
With its network of political contacts in the region, Syria is in a good position to initiate contacts with all the militias in Iraq. Elizabeth Palmer has an exclusive interview with Syria's vice president, who says his country wants to help.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-31 08:36 GMT: UK smallcap opening - Gulfsands adrift as Syria update fails to support Interactive Investor - Jan 31 1:05 AM
LONDON (AFX) - An update on the Syria operations failed to support Gulfsands Petroleum, 7 pence adrift at 101.The Analysis: On the ?Polarization? of Iraqis and Their ?Ready Recourse to Violence? New York Times - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
Following is the text of the ?key judgments? of the new National Intelligence Estimate about Iraq?s future that was released yesterday. The report, most of which remains classified, is titled ?Prospects for Iraq?s Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead? and is dated January 2007. Italic emphasis and parenthetical abbreviations are from the report.Influx of suicide bombers 'entering Iraq from Syria' Financial Times - Jan 30 6:20 PM
Dozens of al-Qaeda suicide bombers from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Sudan are crossing into Iraq from Syria every month, a senior US official said yesterday.UK smallcap opening - Gulfsands adrift as Syria update fails to support Sharewatch - Jan 31 12:23 AM
The oil & gas production, exploration and development company has executed a formal contract for a drilling rig to be used for drilling the next exploration well on Block 26, Syria in February 2007.Iran-Syria-Na'ssan Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 01 2:53 PM
Tehran - IRNA, Feb 2 -- Syrian Minister of culture Ryadh Na'ssan-Agha, invited by his Iranian counterpart Mohammad- Hassan Saffar -Harandi to visit Iran, arrived in Tehran on Thursday evening.Influx of suicide bombers entering Iraq from Syria Financial Times - Jan 30 2:18 PM
Dozens of al-Qaeda suicide bombers from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Sudan are crossing into Iraq from Syria every month, a senior US official said on Tuesday.Mideast quartet meets, U.S. pushes its peace effort Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 12:06 PM
The quartet of Middle East peace brokers backed a U.S. push to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks on Friday but voiced deep concern about violence among Palestinians that threatens to undermine the effort.Friday, February 2 CNN.com - Feb 02 3:45 PM
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A bill to enact the 9/11 Commission recommendations -- the first bill passed by the new Democratic-led House of Representatives -- will cost $21 billion over five years if enacted into law, congressional budget officials said Friday.Kurds train for battle with Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 3:13 PM
Deep in the mountains of eastern Iraq, a cluster of mud huts and the chatter of machine gun fire reveal another piece of the jigsaw puzzle called Kurdistan.Marine Corps Assessment of Iraq Situation Washington Post - Feb 02 3:16 PM
Below is the Marine intelligence assessment written by Col. Peter Devlin of the U.S. Marine Corps in August 2006 and made public by The Washington Post in a story published in November 2006. (See PDF Version.) CORRECTED: Presidential hopeful Clinton wants talks with Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 11:18 AM
Corrects first paragraph to remove Hamas and Hezbollah, clarifying that Clinton does not advocate talks with these groupsU.S. Senators get few answers on Arar case CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 01 6:32 PM
Two U.S. Senators say they met with American justice officials Thursday, but got few answers to their questions about why Syrian-born Canadian Maher Arar was deported from the United States to Syria, where he was tortured.Iran seeking long-range strike force The Peninsula - Feb 01 10:21 PM
London Iran is working to increase the strike range of its air force to deliver more powerful strategic weapons systems, including through cooperation with Syria, Jane s Defence Weekly reported yesterday.U.S. intelligence sees elements of Iraq "civil war" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 2:11 PM
U.S. intelligence concluded that key elements of Iraq's violence rose to the level of "civil war" in a report on Friday that the White House said justified a troop increase and Democrats seized on as proof of a failed strategy.Iraqis must reform quickly, intelligence report says USA Today - Feb 02 12:57 PM
Iraqi security forces lack the training, equipment and skills necessary to replace U.S. troops and to fight the Shiite militia groups rapidly gaining strength in Iraq, according to a new intelligence report on Iraq released today.Bush: Iran, Syria fomenting "chaos" in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 2:28 PM
President George W. Bush accused Iran, Syria and Hezbollah on Monday of fomenting the latest violence in Lebanon in a bid to topple its government and said "those responsible for creating chaos must be called to account."French lawmakers urge terror label for Hezbollah Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 11:50 AM
Deputies from France's ruling centre-right UMP party have called on President Jacques Chirac to persuade his European colleagues to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization.Intel study: Iraq challenge 'daunting' AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 1:22 PM
Iraqi leaders will be hard pressed to craft a lasting political settlement or improve their security capabilities in the next year and a half, the U.S. intelligence community concluded in a report that raises new uncertainty about the prospect for withdrawing American troops.Syrian TV Is Key Weapon In Propaganda War WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - Feb 01 7:34 PM
The heavy fighting may be going on inside Iraq, but Syria has become a major front in the propaganda war and as CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from Damascus, the weapon of choice is television.Broder on Politics Washington Post - Feb 02 12:50 PM
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and Washington Post columnist David S. Broder was online Friday, Feb. 2, at 2 p.m. ET to answer your questions about the world of politics, from the latest maneuverings on Capitol Hill to developments in the White House. Bush warns Iran, Syria, Hezbollah on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 1:49 PM
US President George W. Bush deplored recent violence in Lebanon and warned that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah must be "called to account" for trying to destabilize that country.Rice: Violence mustn't slow Mideast work AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 10:46 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that Mideast peace talks should resume despite an outbreak of violence among Palestinian factions.Bush Says Iran, Syria and Hezbollah Causing Chaos in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Jan 29 11:34 PM
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Iran, Syria and the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah must be ``called to account'' for creating chaos in Lebanon, President George W. Bush said, after riots last week in the capital, Beirut.Information that moves your business TM Zawya - Feb 01 11:03 PM
Key European states are showing renewed interest in engaging diplomatically with Syria, in the hope of weaning it away from its alliance with Iran and of securing Syrian help to stabilise Iraq and the Palestinian territories.Hillary Clinton wants talks with Iran IranMania.com - Feb 01 10:01 PM
LONDON, February 2 (IranMania) - Presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton said the United States should talk with Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah as she outlined a plan for the Middle East that left open the possibility of military action against Tehran, Reuters reported.Kissinger, Albright press for talks with Syria, Iran Calcutta News - Jan 31 11:44 PM
Two former U.S. secretaries of state say the United States should step up diplomacy in the Middle East as a way to bring stability to Iraq.Army officer court-martial tests free speech Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 11:05 AM
A U.S. Army officer, whose public refusal to go fight in Iraq made him a champion of the anti-war movement, faces a court-martial next week when a military panel could determine the limits of free-speech rights for officers.Interview: Bush's Iraq Plan Deserves Chance New York Times - Feb 02 8:26 AM
Interview: Bush's Iraq Plan Deserves Chance.UN refugee chief to focus on Iraqis during Mideast visit AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 7:13 AM
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is travelling to the Middle East on a four-day visit to assess programmes for hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees in the region.New York Sen. Clinton says Iran a threat AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 7:27 AM
Calling Iran a danger to the U.S. and one of Israel's greatest threats, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said "no option can be taken off the table" when dealing with that nation.