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Syria urges dialogue with US on all issues 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 3:03 AM
Syria is calling for talks with the United States to cover all areas of contention in the Middle East, a state newspaper has said.Realpolitik: Syria can make a difference UPI - Feb 20 10:56 AM
U.S. administration officials are increasingly talking about the wisdom of engaging with Syria to try to gain its support and participation in efforts to ...Syria Rejects Limited Talks With U.S. CBS News - Feb 20 7:00 AM
Syria has rejected a U.S. offer for bilateral talks on the plight of thousands of refugees fleeing the Iraq war, saying any discussion with Washington must include the broader issues facing the region ? a demand the U.S. has thus far refused to meet.Syria relaxes restrictions on Iraq refugees AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 12:34 PM
Syria has relaxed measures introduced last month that limited the stay of Iraqi refugees to two weeks, a representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said in Damascus.Syria calls on US to engage in dialogue The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 20 1:27 PM
Syria is calling for talks with the United States to cover all areas of contention in the Middle East, a state newspaper said on Tuesday. "Syria wants to engage in a dialogue with the United States concerning all issues: Palestine, the Golan Heights, Iraq, Leba-non as well as anything else to do with Arab countries," an editorial in the official Ath-Thawra said.Pressure put on Syria opponents as polls loom AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 9:03 AM
Syria plans a series of elections this year, including a referendum for a new mandate for President Bashar al-Assad, as the regime hardens its stand against opposition figures seeking to ease political restrictions.Syria calls for profound dialogue with the US Al Bawaba - Feb 20 7:40 AM
Syria on Tuesday called for talks with the United States to cover all areas of contention in the Middle East, a state newspaper has said.SYRIA Damascus heads for elections, arresting opponents and tightening media controls - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Feb 20 4:56 AM
Asia News SYRIA Damascus heads for elections, arresting opponents and tightening media controls syria election referendum assad baas lebanon rights human freedom press internet Between March and November, there will be political and administrative ballots and of special interest, a referendum announced in favour of Assad.Diar, Syria ign deal on holiday complex Gulf Times - Feb 20 12:30 AM
DAMASCUS: Qatari company Al-Diar signed an agreement with Syria s Tourism Ministry yesterday to develop a $224mn holiday complex on the Syrian coast, the official Sana news agency reported.Iran and Syria stress ties amid rumors AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 1:43 PM
Syria's President Bashar Assad accused the "enemies" of Islamic countries of trying to sow discord, Iranian state television's Web site reported Sunday after the Syrian leader ended his visit to Iran.Analysis: Syria opponents pressured as polls loom Middle East Times - Feb 19 12:19 PM
DAMASCUS -- Syria plans a series of elections this year, including a referendum for a new mandate for President Bashar Al Assad, as the regime hardens its stance against opposition figures seeking to ease political restrictions.Qatari firm to develop Syria tourism complex The Peninsula - Feb 19 3:01 PM
Damascus Qatari company Al-Diar signed an agreement with Syria's tourism ministry yesterday to develop a $224m holiday complex on the Syrian coast, the official Sana news agency reported.Qatar to develop Syria tourism complex Middle East Times - Feb 19 10:21 AM
DAMASCUS -- Qatari company Al Diar signed an agreement with Syria's tourism ministry Monday to develop a $224 million holiday complex on the Syrian coast, the official SANA news agency reported.Syria Delays Dissident's Trial Because 2 Defendants Absent Nasdaq - Feb 19 6:22 AM
DAMASCUS (AP)--Syria delayed the trial of a prominent dissident writer Monday by abruptly adjourning a hearing after two codefendants failed to show up at the court, a Syrian human rights group said.Syria relaxes restrictions on Iraq refugees Khaleej Times - Feb 19 9:47 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria has relaxed measures introduced last month that limited the stay of Iraqi refugees to two weeks, a representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said Monday in Damascus.Gulfsands Spuds Khurbet East in Syria Rigzone - Feb 19 9:32 AM
Gulfsands Petroleum plc has commenced drilling the Khurbet East (KHE 1) exploration well within Block 26, Syria.Syria's president in Iran to discuss Iraq Fox21 - Feb 19 6:38 AM
TEHRAN, Iran The presidents of Syria and Iraq are holding a summit to discuss a number of Middle East issues, including Iraq.Syria, Iran to work against sinister aims of US and Zionists Financial Express - Feb 19 10:19 AM
Syria's president has denied rumours of a rift between Damascus and Iran during a visit to Tehran, accusing "enemies" of Islamic countries of trying to sow discord.Iran, Syria urge Muslims to stay united against US AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 3:56 AM
The presidents of Iran and Syria, both accused by the United States of meddling in Lebanon and Iraq, have urged the region's Muslims to stay united in the face of US attempts to divide them.Presidents of Iran, Syria emphasize co-operation in face of rumours of a rift CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 18 3:06 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Syria's President Bashar Assad accused the "enemies" of Islamic countries of trying to sow discord, Iranian state television's website reported Sunday after the Syrian leader ended his visit to Iran.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-19 08:08 GMT: Emerald Energy, Gulfsands Petroleum spud Khurbet East exploration well in Syria Interactive Investor - Feb 19 12:39 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Emerald Energy PLC and Gulfsands Petroleum PLC said they have spudded the Khurbet East No 1 exploration well at Block 26 in Syria.Syria urges dialogue with US on all issues Middle East Online - Feb 20 3:12 AM
Damascus calls on Washington to discuss issues of Palestine, Golan Heights, Iraq, Lebanon.Football/Olympic Qualifier: Blunt strikers a cause for concern New Straits Times - Feb 20 5:28 PM
WITH just days to go before Malaysia s opening Olympic qualifier against Syria, coach B. Sathianathan is concerned that his strikers have been blunt.Syria, Iran vow to defeat 'enemies' sowing discord The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 18 1:42 PM
Syria on Sunday denied any rift between Damascus and Tehran during a visit to Iran by President Bashar Assad, who accused the "enemies" of the Islamic countries of trying to sow discord. Assad's visit comes at a time when some Arab diplomats have said Syria feels betrayed by Iran because of a joint Iranian-Saudi Arabian effort.Iran, Syria call for unity among Muslims Dawn - Feb 18 7:33 PM
TEHRAN, Feb 18: The presidents of Iran and Syria, both accused by the United States of meddling in Lebanon and Iraq, on Sunday urged the region's Muslims to stay united in the face of US attempts to divide them.Syria, Iran vow unity against US plots AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 11:22 AM
Close allies President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledged they would work together to confront US and Israeli "plots" in the Middle East.The Arab World's FM radio boom continues with 36 new FM radio stations starting between late 2005 and Jan 2007 AME Info - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
A major new report by Arab Advisors Group reveals that 211 FM Radio Stations currently broadcast in 18 Arab countries of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.Syria's President In Iran To Discuss Iraq WCSH 6 Portland - Feb 18 11:26 AM
The presidents of Syria and Iraq are holding a summit to discuss a number of Middle East issues, including Iraq.Iran and Syria in joint anti-US front, says Assad IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 18 7:33 AM
Tehran, Feb 18 (DPA) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, speaking Sunday at the end of a two-day Iran-Syria summit in Tehran, vowed to continue with Iran their joint front against the US.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Feb 20 4:11 PM
DAMASCUS, 21 February 2007 Syria is calling for talks with the United States to cover all areas of contention in the Middle East, a state newspaper said yesterday.Iran and Syria in joint anti-US front, says Assad Calcutta News - Feb 18 10:23 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, speaking Sunday at the end of a two-day Iran-Syria summit in Tehran, vowed to continue with Iran their joint front against the US.Hoss hopes Riyadh can break Beirut deadlock The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 20 1:25 PM
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss visited the country's top three leaders on Tuesday to inform them of his recent tripss to Saudi Arabia and Syria, as the Parliament speaker set a deadline - the end of February - for the Lebanese to find a solution to the deadlock, "or else." Hoss carried with him on Tuesday messages from Saudi Arabia.Iran, Syria strategically linked: Leader mehrnews.com - Feb 18 11:21 AM
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said here on Sunday that Iran and Syria are strategic allies.There are two visions for the Middle East Gulf News - Feb 20 12:55 PM
Even a month ago, few believed that Syria would make a definitive switch over to Iran in the current struggle over reshaping the Middle East. We had it from well-placed Syrian sources that the leadership in Damascus, debating the wisdom of throwing in its lot with the Khomeinists in Tehran, might end up joining the new Arab bloc of moderate states.Iran, Syria stress preservation of nuclear rights Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 18 4:21 AM
Iran - Syria - Statement Iran and Syria here Sunday stressed the need for settlement of Iran's nuclear case through diplomatic channels and holding talks with no precondition as well as preservation of Tehran's right to access nuclear fuel cycle.Iran, Syria call for restoration of security, calm to Iraq, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 18 4:51 AM
Iran - Syria - Statement Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad issued a joint statement before the Syrian side wound up his official two-day visit to Tehran on Sunday.Syria's president in Iran to discuss Iraq WANE-TV Fort Wayne - Feb 18 2:54 AM
TEHRAN, Iran The presidents of Syria and Iraq are holding a summit to discuss a number of Middle East issues, including Iraq. Iranian state media say Syria's President...Sawyer Says Shes On An Endurance Course ContactMusic - Feb 20 10:26 AM
Good Morning America cohost Dianne Sawyer says she regards her recent reporting forays into the heart of Syria, North Korea, Iran, and Camden, NJ (Iran and Syria will continue joint anti-US front: Assad Khaleej Times - Feb 18 4:26 AM
TEHERAN - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, speaking Sunday at the end of a two-day Iran-Syria summit in Teheran, vowed to continue with Iran their joint front against the United States.Iraq begins to re-open borders with Iran and Syria Khaleej Times - Feb 18 4:32 AM
SHALAMCHEN, Iraq - Iraq began to reopen its borders with Iran and Syria on Sunday, three days after they closed as part of an operation to crack down on sectarian and insurgent violence, officials said.Palestinian group in Syria hails end to infighting, rejects Israel EARTHtimes.org - Feb 20 4:40 AM
Damascus - The radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on Tuesday in Damascus hailed the halt of inter-Palestinian fighting in the Gaza Strip between rivals Fatah and Hamas, but announced that it would still not recognize Israel despite a Saudi-brokered deal between the two sides.US pushes Syria into the arms of Iran Gulf News - Feb 19 1:41 PM
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad went to Tehran last Saturday for a much publicised meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Iran, Syria call for Middle East free of WMD Al Bawaba - Feb 18 4:55 AM
Iran and Syria on Sunday stressed the need for settlement of Iran's nuclear case through diplomatic channels and holding talks with no precondition as well as preservation of Tehran's right to access nuclear fuel cycle.Israeli general: Hezbollah growing more powerful Middle East Online - Feb 20 5:27 AM
Israeli army says Iran, Syria supplying Hezbollah with various weapons regularly, including new armaments.Iraq says borders with Iran and Syria to re-open Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 11:28 PM
Iraq will re-open its borders with Iran and Syria, closed earlier this week in the initial stages of a security crackdown, a spokesman for the officer overseeing the plan said on Saturday.Lebanon seeks extension of Hariri probe AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
The Lebanese government on Tuesday approved a bill asking the U.N. Security Council to extend by one year the mandate of an international team investigating the assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri.After the Mecca Accord, Clouded Horizons New York Times - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
The Saudi-brokered pact between warring Palestinian factions largely torpedoed peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians.Pressure put on Syria opponents as polls loom Middle East Online - Feb 19 8:12 AM
Opposition admits government policy to push market economy has made progress despite its stand against opponents.Rice Looks Back for a Way Forward on Mideast Peace Washington Post - Feb 20 6:39 PM
BERLIN, Feb. 20 -- Over Christmas vacation, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice took home a three-foot stack of reports written by the State Department historian on previous efforts by the United States to forge Middle East peace. Rice had read memoirs by her predecessors, but as she embarked on her own effort to help end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, she decided she needed to study a ...Iraq says borders with Iran and Syria to re-open IranMania.com - Feb 17 10:04 PM
LONDON, February 18 (IranMania) - Iraq will re-open its borders with Iran and Syria, closed earlier this week in the initial stages of a security crackdown, a spokesman for the officer overseeing the plan said, Reuters reported.Tuesday, February 20 CNN.com - Feb 20 5:02 PM
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- The Security Council voted Tuesday to authorize an African-led peacekeeping mission in Somalia, where a U.N.-backed provisional government is struggling to establish order after more than 15 years without a functioning central authority.UN Security Council approves Somalia peacekeepers Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 4:25 PM
The U.N. Security Council authorized an African Union peacekeeping mission for Somalia for six months on Tuesday as mortar attacks pounded the capital and the northeast African country spiraled further into chaos.Syria, Iran vow unity as Assad visits AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 2:48 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is winding up his latest trip to Iran as the two allies, accused by Washington of stirring trouble in the Middle East, pledged to work even more closely.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 20 2:49 AM
19 February 2007 DAMASCUS -- Qatari company Al Diar Al Diar signed an agreement with Syria's tourism ministry Monday to develop a $224 million holiday complex on the Syrian coast, the official SANA news agency reported.Video Report: Iraq shuts borders with Iran, Syria New Kerala - Feb 17 11:29 PM
Baghdad, Feb.16: Iraq closed its borders with Iran and Syria as U.S. and Iraqi troops tightened their grip on Baghdad on Thursday, searching neighbourhoods and setting up checkpoints that stopped and searched even official convoys.Syria, Iran vow unity against US plots The Peninsula - Feb 17 4:03 PM
tehran Close allies President Bashar Al Assad of Syria and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday pledged they would work together to confront US and Israeli "plots" in the Middle East.The War Over the War Washington Post - Feb 20 1:27 PM
In a new weekly discussion, join Post reporters Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Thomas E. Ricks and Karen DeYoung on Tuesdays at noon ET to discuss the debate in Washington among government, military and intelligence officials over what course to follow in Iraq and beyond.Lebanon asks UN to extend mandate of probe into Hariri death AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 12:00 PM
The Lebanese cabinet decided to ask the United Nations to extend for a year the mandate of the commission probing the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri, an official said.Syria, Iran vow unity against US plots Channel NewsAsia - Feb 17 11:22 AM
TEHRAN - Close allies President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday pledged they would work together to confront US and Israeli "plots" in the Middle East.Lebanon to ask U.N. to extend Hariri probe Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 10:44 AM
The Lebanese government decided on Tuesday to ask the United Nations to extend an ongoing inquiry into the killing of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, official sources said.Syria, Iran vow unity against US, Zionist plots Jerusalem Newswire - Feb 19 1:53 AM
Meeting in Tehran at the weekend, Iranian demagogue Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian dictator Bashar Assad pledged closer cooperation in combatting America and Israel.Renunciation of reality International Herald Tribune - Feb 20 10:39 AM
Either we are witnessing a demonstration of coercive diplomacy par excellence, or the United States is going to attack Iran.Iraqi refugees Guardian Unlimited - Feb 19 4:09 PM
David Gow reports that the EU is bracing itself for influx of Iraqi refugees (Report, February 16). What he doesn't say is who these people are and where the majority is going. There may be 70,000 in Sweden, but there are several hundred thousand in Jordan and Syria.Lawmaker pleads with Rice to engage Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 10:14 AM
A veteran Republican congressman pleaded on Friday for the United States to talk to Syria about easing the violence in Iraq and proposed former Secretary of State George Shultz as an envoy.Cadbury 2006 profits sweetened by sale of beverage business AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 7:08 AM
Confectionery and soft drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes has said that net profit jumped 50 percent in 2006 to 1.165 billion pounds following the sale of its Europe Beverages business.Syria-Iran vow to oppose US Gulf Daily News - Feb 17 4:22 PM
TEHRAN: Close allies President Bashar Al Assad of Syria and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday pledged they would work together to confront US and Israeli "plots" in the Middle East. Assad had earlier arrived in Iran for a two-day visit aimed at further bolstering ties, his second trip to the Islamic republic since Ahmadinejad took power in August 2005. The two men warned ...Iran and Syria vow alliance against US, Israel Khaleej Times - Feb 17 10:17 AM
TEHERAN - The presidents of Iran and Syria on Saturday vowed alliance against what they called US and Israeli conspiracies against the Islamic world.Syria, Oman: welcome Mecca accord Monday Morning - Feb 19 12:53 PM
Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem and his visiting Omani counterpart, Youssef bin Allawi bin Abdullah, expressed their satisfaction at the agreement reached between the Palestinian brothers in Mecca on forming a government of national unity, it said.Iran, Syria must defuse U.S. plots - Khamenei Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 18 1:48 PM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's highest authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran and Damascus should work closely to defuse U.S. "plots" in the Middle East, state television reported on Sunday.Hoss holds talks with Assad in Damascus The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 19 1:24 PM
Former Premier Salim al-Hoss visited Syria Monday and met with Syrian President Bashar Assad following an invitation issued by the latter. The official Syrian Arab News Agency reported that Hoss and Assad discussed the implications of tensions in both Iraq and Palestine on the political as well as security situations in both Lebanon and Syria.UAE grants 300 million dollar loan to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 6:47 AM
The United Arab Emirates has granted a soft loan of 300 million dollars to Lebanon, in the first batch of billions of dollars of international aid to help revive the country's ailing economy.Patience runs thin as Iraqi refugees flood Amman, Damascus The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 19 1:11 PM
With rising rents and crowded streets in Damascus and traffic jams and job losses in Amman, patience with Iraqi refugees who are flooding the capitals of Syria and Jordan is running thin. Meanwhile, the head of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Antonio Guterres, is a worried man.Regional problems to be solved through Iran-Syria cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 7:36 AM
Syria - Cooperation - Iran Head of Syrian Foreign Ministry Research Department, Samir al-Taki said here Saturday that the problems associated with the US aggression against Iraq and that of Israel against Palestinian people can be solved through Iran-Syria cooperation.Letters to the Editor The Christian Science Monitor - Feb 20 2:17 PM
Peres briefed on Hezbollah arms buildup UPI - Feb 20 10:40 AM
Israel's Vice Premier Shimon Peres toured the Lebanese border area Tuesday and was briefed on the militant Hezbollah's rearming progress in Lebanon. ...Iraq Is No Vietnam by Yevgeny Satanovsky Moscow (RIA Novosti) Feb 21, 2007 Space War - Feb 20 4:49 PM
U.S. allies and their opponents, American Congressmen and terrorist leaders, professional politicians and ordinary people, journalists and generals are increasingly comparing the war in Iraq with Vietnam. They are all in the wrong. Iraq is not Vietnam.Iran, Syria must defuse U.S. plots - Khamenei The Star Online - Feb 18 1:51 PM
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - An explosion caused by a suspected bomb in a McDonald's restaurant in Russia's second city of St Petersburg on Sunday injured at least five people, officials said.Syria's Assad holds talks in Iran over Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 12:03 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed instability in Iraq and the crisis in Lebanon with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the start of a two-day visit to Iran on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency said.Treasury Designates Hizballah s Construction Arm United States Department of the Treasury - Feb 20 12:29 PM
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated Jihad al-Bina, a Lebanon-based construction company formed and operated by Hizballah.Leaders of Iran, Syria criticize US presence in Middle East WNCT Greenville - Feb 18 6:45 PM
(AP) - The supreme leader of Iran says the US won't achieve its goals in the Middle East. During a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US will be the "principal loser" in the region, according to Iranian state media.UNHCR urges support for Iraqi refugees Monday Morning - Feb 19 12:53 PM
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has urged global support for Syria and Jordan as they cope with hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees who have fled the violence at home.Patience with Iraqi refugees running thin Middle East Times - Feb 19 5:50 AM
DAMASCUS -- With rising rents and crowded streets in Damascus and traffic jams and job losses in Amman, patience with Iraqi refugees who are flooding the capitals of Syria and Jordan is running thin.Iraq to reopen borders with Iran, Syria News Interactive - Feb 17 12:45 AM
IRAQ will reopen its borders with Iran and Syria, closed earlier this week in the initial stages of a security crackdown.Syria, Iran vow unity as Assad visits IranMania.com - Feb 18 2:33 PM
LONDON, February 19 (IranMania) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is winding up his latest trip to Iran as the two allies, accused by Washington of stirring trouble in the Middle East, pledged to work even more closely, AFP reported.A lesson in stifling violent extremism The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 12:00 AM
The effort to help Muslim moderates and democratic reformers, President Bush insists, is a primary bulwark against ethnoreligious conflict and the terrorism it breeds.Baghdad on the Potomac? Pat Buchanan via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 12:00 AM
Both houses of Congress have now gone on record opposing Bush's dispatch of 21,500 more troops to Iraq. Yet neither house is willing to end U.S. involvement by cutting off funding for the war.Analysis: Iraqi pilot's survival epic-1 UPI - Feb 20 11:05 AM
Pilots in the Iraqi Air Force who flew as enemies of the United States now risk their lives as its friends.Iraq says borders with Iran and Syria to re-open AlertNet - Feb 16 11:16 PM
Source: Reuters BAGHDAD, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iraq will re-open its borders with Iran and Syria, closed earlier this week in the initial stages of a security crackdown, a spokesman for the officer overseeing the plan ... 6. Arab Dictators Foreign Policy Magazine - Feb 20 2:56 PM
The Middle East s strongmen were under pressure to reform. Now, they rest easy.Iraq reopens borders as security drive cuts killings AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 4:15 AM
Iraq started to reopen its borders with Iran and Syria as the US military said a joint operation with Iraqi forces has begun to stifle the vicious sectarian conflict in Baghdad.Gulfsands/Emerald start drilling Khurbet East ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Feb 19 2:00 AM
Gulfsands Petroleum clawed back a little ground today as the oil and gas group said it has started drilling the Khurbet East exploration well within Block 26, Syria.Iran and Syria must defuse US plots, says Khamenei Gulf News - Feb 18 1:10 PM
Tehran: Iran's highest authority Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran and Damascus should work closely to defuse US 'plots' in the Middle East, state television reported yesterday.Simon Jenkins: The west may yet come to regret its bullying of Russia Guardian Unlimited - Feb 20 6:00 PM
Simon Jenkins: Putin has no interest in a new cold war and is struggling to modernise his economy. Yet he is rebuffed and insulted.International Street Food Bazaar brings tastes of the world to MSU Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 19 minutes ago
Whoever came up with the bumper sticker "Visualize Whirled Peas" was onto something. Maybe the way to world peace is through our stomachs.'Honour' killing of teen spurs outcry in Syria Gulf News - Feb 18 1:10 PM
Damascus: Sixteen-year-old Zahra Ezzo died at the hospital last month after a brutal attack. But it was her brother who confessed to killing her and her family who appointed him to carry out the murder.Simon Jenkins: The west may yet come to regret its bullying of Russia Guardian Unlimited - Feb 20 5:16 PM
Simon Jenkins: Putin has no interest in a new cold war. Yet he is rebuffed and insulted.UN Security Council approves Somalia peacekeepers ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council authorized for six months an African Union peacekeeping mission to Somalia on Tuesday as mortar attacks pounded the capital Mogadishu and the northeast African country spiraled further into chaos.MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2007 11:59 MECCA TIME, 8:59 GMT Aljazeera - Feb 19 1:44 AM
There are no main images. The ending of a three-day border closure between Iraq and Syria has led to chaotic scenes at two crossings as more people try to escape the continuing violence in Iraq.Nat Hentoff: Is This America? The Village Voice - Feb 20 1:52 PM
Canada apologizes to its citizen kidnapped by CIA; U.S. keeps him on its terror listDubai International Arabic Calligraphy Art Exhibition to be held from February 22 AME Info - 6 minutes ago
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) is organizing the Dubai International Exhibition of the Arabic Calligraphy Art in Dubai from February 22 to 28.
