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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 5:24 AM
Delegates from the United States, Iran and Syria shook hands at a conference on the crisis in Iraq but have yet to hold any private meetings, an Iraqi spokesman said Saturday.US, Iran, Syria in businesslike talks on Iraq Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - A US meeting Saturday with Iran and Syria marked a dramatic shift in long-standing US policy toward the two US foes in talks the US ambassador to Baghdad called businesslike.Iran-Syria Defence Ministers talks in Damascus IranMania.com - 27 minutes ago
LONDON, March 11 (IranMania) - The first round of talks between Iran and Syria Defence Ministers started, IRNA reported.Bush hopes Iran, Syria agree to help Iraq at talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:31 PM
US President George W. Bush said Friday he hopes Iran and Syria will support the Iraqi government and warned them against stirring unrest in Iraq ahead of regional talks in Baghdad.EU's top diplomat to make ground-breaking visit to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 10:46 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday he would travel to Syria next week, resuming high-level contacts with Damascus after a two-year hiatus.Iraq calls on Iran, Syria for help Daily Telegraph - Mar 10 7:42 AM
IRAQ has used overnight peace talks in Baghdad to urge its neighbours, including Iran and Syria, to halt their alleged support for violent extremists, as insurgent attacks slaughtered dozens more Iraqis.U.S. calls Iran, Syria talks cordial AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
The first direct, high-level contact in years among U.S., Iranian and Syrian representatives included "frank and sometimes jovial exchanges," Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, said Saturday.Defence ministers of Syria and Iran meet for talks in Damascus IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 10 3:42 AM
Damascus, March 10 (DPA) The defence ministers of Syria and Iran, Hassan Turkmany and Mustafa Mohammad Najjar, Saturday met to discuss the latest developments in the region, Syria s official News Agency Sana said.International conference starts in Baghdad; Iran, Syria attending IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 10 3:40 AM
Baghdad, March 10 (DPA) An international high-level conference in Baghdad started Saturday with Syria, Iran and the US participating.Top EU diplomat Solana to make ground-breaking visit to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 6:08 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday he would travel to Syria next week, marking a resumption of high-level contacts with Damascus.*US Officials Meet Envoys From Iran, Syria In Baghdad To Discuss Iraq Situation Nasdaq - Mar 10 1:38 AM
(RTTNews) - US Officials Meet Envoys From Iran, Syria In Baghdad To Discuss Iraq Situation.Iran s defence minister holds talks with Syria Khaleej Times - Mar 10 5:13 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria - Defence ministers from Iran and Syria on Saturday discussed strengthening cooperation between the two Middle East allies and their armies, Syria s official news agency, SANA, reported.US in talks with Iran and Syria ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Mar 10 12:30 AM
The US has started ground-breaking talks with Iran and Syria over the future of Iraq.Syria deploys thousands of rockets on Israel border: sources AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 1:50 AM
Syria has positioned on its border with Israel thousands of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel, military and government sources told AFP.Top EU diplomat Solana to make groundbreaking visit to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:20 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana could travel to Syria soon, marking a resumption of high-level contacts with Damascus, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Friday.EU ready to re-engage with Syria: Ireland Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:15 AM
The European Union plans to restart high-level contacts with Syria by sending foreign policy chief Javier Solana to Damascus for talks on Lebanon and the Middle East, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said on Friday.US in talks with Iran and Syria ITV.com - Mar 10 12:41 AM
The US has started ground-breaking talks with Iran and Syria over the future of Iraq. The conference brings together officials from 16 different countries, including Iraq's neighbours, the UN security council and Arab countries.Ready to talk with Iran, Syria Financial Express - Mar 10 8:29 AM
Two weeks after making major concessions for a nuclear accord with North Korea, the administration of President George W. Bush said last Tuesday it was prepared to sit down with Iran and Syria as part of a regional conference to stabilise Iraq.Iran-Syria defence ministers start talks in Damascus Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 10 1:47 AM
Iran - Syria - Ministers The first round of talks between Iran and Syria defence ministers started here Saturday.Ahern confirms move on Syria talks RTÉ News - Mar 09 11:44 PM
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, and his Swedish counterpart have confirmed that the EU is preparing to restart high-level contacts with Syria for the first time in two years.Iraq and Syria renew diplomatic links ITV.com - Mar 10 12:39 AM
Iraq and Syria are restoring full diplomatic relations after a break of nearly a quarter of a century. (Pic: Reuters) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem, making the first visit by a Syrian minister to Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003, signed the agreement with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshiyar Zebari.US envoy says he may negotiate with Iran and Syria in Baghdad meeting Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 10 1:02 AM
US - Iraq - Baghdad Meeting US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad, who is heading the US delegation in Baghdad meeting, said his country may negotiate with Iran and Syria on the sidelines of the meeting.U.S. Open to Talking About Iraq With Iran and Syria Washington Post - Mar 08 11:02 PM
The Bush administration opened the door yesterday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference, as long as the talks are limited to the subject of peace and stability in Iraq. International conference starts in Baghdad; Iran, Syria attending EARTHtimes.org - Mar 10 2:40 AM
Baghdad- An international high-level Baghdad conference that is seeing the joint participation of Syria, Iran and the US has started on Saturday. At the opening of the conference, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki stressed that Iraq, its neighbour...Syria has deployed rockets on Israel border: sources Gulf Times - Mar 09 10:26 PM
JERUSALEM: Syria has positioned on its border with Israel thousands of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel, military and government sources have revealed.US open to talking about Iraq with Iran & Syria IranMania.com - Mar 09 11:00 PM
LONDON, March 10 (IranMania) - The Bush administration opened the door yesterday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference, as long as the talks are limited to the subject of peace and stability in Iraq, The Washington Post reported.U.S. may discuss Iraq with Iran, Syria UPI - Mar 09 6:53 AM
U.S. officials say they are willing to discuss ways to stabilize Iraq with Iran and Syria during an upcoming regional conference in Baghdad.Solana to restore EU ties with Syria Financial Times - Mar 09 2:48 PM
Javier Solana, the European Union s foreign policy chief, will restore high-level EU contact with Syria when he visits Damascus next week for the first time in more than two years.EU plans to re-engage with Syria BBC News - Mar 09 4:23 AM
The European Union prepares to restart high-level contacts with Syria for the first time in more than two years.Syria puts missiles on border with Israel Daily Dispatch - Mar 09 11:35 PM
SYRIA has positioned on its border with Israel thousands of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel.Iraq gears up for regional conference, Iran, Syria, attending Calcutta News - Mar 09 7:14 PM
A conference later Saturday in Baghdad will bring diplomats from Iraq and its neighbors, including Syria and Iran, into discussions with the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the United States, France, Britain, Russia and China.Iraq says Baghdad conference a success Reuters via Yahoo! News - 13 minutes ago
Iraq signaled that world powers and neighboring states, including Washington and its adversaries Iran and Syria, had agreed in Baghdad it was in everyone's interest to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.U.S. will not rebuff Iran, Syria on talks about Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 1:32 PM
The United States on Thursday sent its clearest signal yet it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria by saying it will not rebuff them if they wish to discuss stabilizing Iraq at a regional meeting this weekend.Syria deploying rockets on border, say Israeli sources The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:38 PM
Syria has positioned on its border with Israel thousands of medium- and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel, military and government sources said. This deployment, coupled with other recent reports of Syrian troop mobilization, is seen in Israel as an indication that Damascus.Talks about Syria s future show differences between Israel, U.S. JTA - Mar 09 9:08 AM
When it comes to Syria today, Israel and the United States agree that President Bashar Assad is bad news. The subject of Syria tomorrow, however, exposes differences between the allies.Top EU diplomat will visit Syria to bolster Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:46 PM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday he would travel to Syria next week in a bid to win its help in securing peace in Lebanon, resuming high-level contacts with Damascus after a two-year hiatus. At the end of a two-day summit in Brussels, EU heads of state and government sanctioned Solana's visit and expressed.US will challenge Iran, Syria at Baghdad meeting: official AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 12:34 PM
The United States will confront Syria and Iran directly at a regional meeting on Iraq this weekend with charges they are actively fomenting the violence tearing their neighbor apart, a senior US official said Thursday.Textbook's take on Syria-Lebanon relations sparks outcry The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:36 PM
The Lebanese political party Loubnanouna held a demonstration on Friday in Dekwaneh against the publication and the use of certain chapters in a government-administered "Civic Education" textbook. The material in question pertains to the relation between Lebanon and Syria.U.S. says it's willing to talk with Iran, Syria at Iraq meeting CNN.com - Mar 08 12:05 PM
The United States is open to bilateral talks with Iran or Syria at a conference in Baghdad this weekend if either country approaches U.S. officials to discuss stabilizing Iraq, a top State Department official said Thursday.Senior US official heads for refugee talks in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 11:23 AM
A senior US official headed to Syria Thursday for talks on the Iraq refugee crisis that will mark the highest-level contact between the two governments in two years.Iraq calls on neighbors to help end violence Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 2:33 PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria, urged Iraq's regional rivals on Saturday to stop supporting insurgents in the country.U.S. offers limited talks on Iraq with Iran, Syria Seattle Times - Mar 09 12:13 AM
The Bush administration opened the door Thursday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference...SYRIA DEVELOPS BIO-WEAPONS Middle East Newsline - Mar 09 8:59 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Syria has advanced in efforts to produce biological missile warheads. The U.S. intelligence community has determined that the regime of President Bashar Assad was developing an infrastructure for biological weapons production.Syria, Iran review military cooperation People's Daily - Mar 10 6:44 PM
Syrian Defense Minister Hasan Turkmani on Saturday reviewed with his visiting Iranian counterpart Mostafa Mohammad Najjar cooperation between the two armies, the official SANA news agency reported.EU unfreezes Syria contacts after French U-turn Khaleej Times - Mar 09 7:36 AM
BRUSSELS - The European Union agreed on Friday to relaunch contacts with Syria next week in a bid to win its help in securing peace in Lebanon.U.S., Syria, Iran officials to meet in Baghdad Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:10 PM
U.S. officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts on Saturday at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting in Iraq before the conflict spreads throughout the oil-rich region.US, Iran and Syria five seats from making history AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 3:54 AM
Envoys from Iraq, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia sat in the way of a historic rubbing of shoulders between the US and its arch foes at the Baghdad peace conference on Saturday.Talk to Iran and Syria? Yes USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 4:08 AM
Should the United States engage Iran and Syria to find ways to stabilize Iraq? Bob Beckel and Cal Thomas debate the question.U.S. open to talks with Iran, Syria Pioneer Press - Mar 09 1:04 AM
WASHINGTON The Bush administration opened the door Thursday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference, as long as the talks are limited to the subject of peace and stability in Iraq.Syria deploys thousands of rockets on Israel border Middle East Times - Mar 09 1:14 AM
JERUSALEM -- Syria has positioned on its border with Israel thousands of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel, military and government sources said.After 2 years of frozen ties, EU resumes talks with Syria Al Jazeera - Mar 09 5:50 AM
After the tension that followed 2005 assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Al Hariri , the European Union plans to revive high-level contacts with Syria.U.S., Syria, Iran Hold Rare Talks KGO-TV Bay Area - Mar 10 2:39 PM
U.S. and Iranian envoys spoke directly with each other Saturday about Iraq's security, trading harsh words and blaming each other for this country's crisis at a one-day international conference.Maliki urges others to stay out of Iraq conflict Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 9:08 AM
Iraq's prime minister urged regional rivals on Saturday to stop using Iraq as a battlefield to fight out their proxy wars, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria.Iran, U.S., Syria set to meet at Baghdad conference Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:57 PM
Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring states and Western powers to join forces to help prevent an all-out civil war that could spread across the oil-rich region.Iraq urges neighbours to halt terror as bombs kill 35 AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 6:28 AM
Iraq made an impassioned plea on Saturday for its neighbours, including Iran and Syria, to halt their alleged support for violent extremists, as insurgent attacks slaughtered at least 35 more Iraqis.Iraq urges neighbours to cut support for terror AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 5:19 AM
Iraq issued an impassioned plea on Saturday for 16 regional and world powers, including neighbours Iran and Syria, to forge a common front against terrorism and to bring an end to support for violent extremists.U.S. may discuss Iraq with Iran, Syria New Kerala - Mar 09 7:10 AM
WASHINGTON, March 9: U.S. officials say they are willing to discuss ways to stabilize Iraq with Iran and Syria during an upcoming regional conference in Baghdad.Iraq urges Middle East to unite against terror AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 4:06 AM
Iraq has urged 16 regional and world powers, including its neighbours Iran and Syria, to forge a common front against terrorism and end their alleged support for violent extremists.EU's top diplomat to make ground-breaking visit to Syria Eu Business - Mar 09 5:16 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday he would travel to Syria soon, marking a resumption of high-level contacts with Damascus.Al-Maliki calls for help from Iran and Syria at Iraq security conference Guardian Unlimited - Mar 10 4:20 AM
Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, warns that bloodshed will engulf the Middle East unless Iraq's neighbours unite to help, as a car bomb kills 18 in Baghdad.Syria's envoy at secret talks to speak before Knesset committee Haaretz Daily - Mar 09 1:28 AM
Dr. Ibrahim Suleiman, the man who represented Syria during the secret unofficial discussions held under the auspices of the Swiss government, has agreed to appear before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.Iran and Syria hold important talks on Iraq conference: envoy mehrnews.com - Mar 10 2:35 PM
TEHRAN, March 10 (MNA) -- First Vice President Parviz Davudi and Syrian officials held important talks on the Iraq conference on Thursday, the Iranian ambassador to Damascus, Mohammad-Hossein Akhtari, said on Saturday.EU: Syria central player; we must re-engage Jerusalem Newswire - Mar 10 10:59 AM
All Damascus had to do following the major part Syrian officials played in the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, was lie low and wait for the diplomatic storm to pass.Iraq says Baghdad conference a success Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 16 minutes ago
Iraq signalled that world powers and neighbouring states, including Washington and its adversaries Iran and Syria, had agreed in Baghdad it was in everyone's interest to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.Iraq urges Middle East powers to unite against terror AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 1:45 AM
Iraq has urged envoys from 16 regional and world powers -- including the United States and its arch foes Iran and Syria -- to forge a common front against international terrorism.US to join foes at Baghdad peace huddle AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 11:53 PM
Envoys from the United States and its arch foes Iran and Syria were to sit together to discuss the crisis in Iraq for the first time on Saturday at talks called by the Iraqi prime minister.US will challenge Iran, Syria at Baghdad meeting IranMania.com - Mar 08 10:30 PM
LONDON, March 9 (IranMania) - The United States will confront Syria and Iran directly at a regional meeting on Iraq this weekend with charges they are actively fomenting the violence tearing their neighbor apart, a senior US official said, AFP reported.Joint Iran-Syria car producing plant opens IranMania.com - Mar 08 10:16 PM
LONDON, March 9 (IranMania) - Iran-Syria luxury Samand sedan car producing plant, under the name of `Siamco', opened at the industrial area of `Adra' 36 kilometers from the Syrian capital of Damascus, IRNA reported.Iraq says Baghdad conference a success AlertNet - 9 minutes ago
Source: Reuters By Mariam Karouny BAGHDAD, March 11 (Reuters) - Iraq signalled that world powers and neighbouring states, including Washington and its adversaries Iran and Syria, had agreed in Baghdad it was in ... April parliamentary election for Syria Borneo Bulletin - Mar 08 9:43 PM
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria will hold a parliamentary election on April 22, according to a decree issued on Wednesday by President Bashar al-Assad and reported by the state news agency SANA.US doubts Syria's elections will be free and fair AlertNet - Mar 08 2:21 PM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday voiced strong skepticism that Syria's parliamentary elections next month would be free and fair and urged President Bashar al-Assad to ... U.S. indicates to have bilateral talks with Iran, Syria People's Daily - Mar 08 6:00 PM
A senior U.S. official indicated on Thursday that the United States is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria at a regional meeting on Iraq this weekend.US, Syria, Iran officials to meet in Baghdad SABC News - Mar 10 3:06 AM
US officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts today at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting in Iraq before the conflict spreads throughout the oil-rich region.Media urge action at Iraq talks BBC News - Mar 10 3:56 AM
Observers in the Middle East's media believe regional talks in Baghdad involving the US, Iran and Syria could represent a real chance for a new beginning in Iraq.US joins foes at Baghdad peace huddle AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 6:40 PM
Envoys of the United States and its arch foes Iran and Syria are due to sit at the same table for the first time on Saturday at a peace conference in Baghdad called by Iraq's prime minister.US shows openness to talks on Iraq with Syria, Iran The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 08 12:53 PM
The United States sent on Thursday its clearest signal to date that it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria, saying it will not "walk away" if either approaches to discuss stabilizing Iraq at an upcoming international conference. Meanwhile, the new American commander in Iraq said Thursday that military force alone.Iraq-U.S. had "lively exchange" with Iran, Syria AlertNet - Mar 10 8:21 AM
Source: Reuters BAGHDAD, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian delegates to an Iraqi peace conference in Baghdad on Saturday discussed their relations in Iraq, but nowhere else, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari ... US open to talks with Iran-Syria Gulf Daily News - Mar 08 6:19 PM
WASHINGTON: The US said yesterday it will not "walk away" from bilateral talks with Iran or Syria at a neighbours conference in Baghdad this weekend if either country approaches it to discuss stabilising Iraq.Washington Takes a Chance on Tehran New York Times - Mar 09 2:56 PM
Good news from the war zone: Syria and Iran -- both countries that have shown little interest so far in relieving tensions in Iraq -- will take part in a conference in Baghdad this weekend in a development that has taken many by surprise. The mood in Washington is astonishingly upbeat after this radical shift in strategy.Britain welcomes talks over Iraq ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Mar 10 10:30 AM
Britain has welcomed international talks between the US, Iran and Syria over the future of Iraq.Middle East Business Information Zawya - 42 minutes ago
JERUSALEM, March 10, 2007 (AFP) - Israel has no information that Damascus is planning an attack, the army said Saturday in response to a report that Syria has deployed thousands of rockets on it border with Israel.Iraq-US had lively exchange with Iran, Syria Khaleej Times - Mar 10 9:05 AM
BAGHDAD - US and Iranian delegates to an Iraqi peace conference in Baghdad on Saturday discussed their relations in Iraq, but nowhere else, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said.Middle East Business Information Zawya - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2007 (AFP) - The US ambassador to Iraq says Saturday's conference with Iran and Syria on Iraqi security was businesslike and constructive.Help us fight terror: Maliki The Peninsula - Mar 10 3:35 PM
baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki, addressing a meeting at which US officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria, urged Iraq s regional rivals yesterday to stop supporting insurgents in the country.Joint Iran-Syria car producing plant opens in Syria Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 08 8:49 AM
Iran - Syria - Samand Iran-Syria luxury Samand sedan car producing plant, under the name of `Siamco', opened at the industrial area of `Adra' 36 kilometers from the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday.Baghdad Hosts Key Security Conference Payvand Iran News - Mar 10 11:25 AM
Officials from the United States, Iran, and Syria -- plus a dozen other states and regional organizations -- have been meeting in Baghdad. The first-of-its kind conference is aimed at engaging Iraq's neighbors, especially Iran and Syria, in efforts to curb the violence in the country. -RFEMiddle East Business Information Zawya - 57 minutes ago
11 March 2007 The Iraq Study Group under the joint chairmenship of James Baker, secretary of state under President Bush Sr., and Lee Hamilton, the former vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission, suggested in their 100-page report that one way to help stabilize Iraq was through political cooperation with countries such as Iran and Syria.Baghdad asks neighbours to help end fighting Dawn - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, March 10: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, addressing a meeting at which US officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria, urged Iraq s regional rivals on Saturday to stop supporting militants in the country .U.S. set to meet Iran and Syria at conference Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 09 12:49 PM
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighbouring states and Western powers to join forces to help prevent an all-out civil war that could spread across the oil-rich region.Iraq plea to help tackle violence BBC News - Mar 09 8:36 PM
Iraq's PM calls for support in ending violence, as world powers including the US, Syria and Iran attend key talks.Syria benefits from Iran's technical progress, Syrian president Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 08 5:49 AM
Syria - Iran - Davoudi Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that Syria benefits from Iranian technical-engineering and industrial progress.Regional talks on Iraq risky for U.S. AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 10:08 AM
The U.S. faces choices and risks this weekend at an international conference in Iraq: Does it sweet-talk or strong-arm adversaries Iran and Syria, and can it talk to them at all without raising suspicions from its moderate Arab allies?Quiet, they're talking with Syria Haaretz Daily - Mar 08 6:31 AM
Two weeks ago, Haaretz reported that during her visit to Jerusalem last January, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asked that Israel desist from any contact with Syria - even exploratory contacts of the sort that would test whether Damascus is serious in its declared intentions to hold peace talks with Israel.Syria opens for business for international food companies Just Food - Mar 08 7:49 AM
Over the past six years Syria, once a byword for proto-Soviet state control and autarchy, has opened up its economy and implemented investment laws that allow foreign companies to set up shop. But few multinational food companies have wised up to the opportunities within an emerging market of 18 million consumers. As a result, those that have dipped a toe into the water, such as France's Bel ...Maliki urges others to stay out of Iraq conflict Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 10 4:58 AM
Iraq's prime minister urged regional rivals on Saturday to stop playing out their differences in his country, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria.Help sought to end violence Gulf News - Mar 10 1:59 PM
Baghdad: Iraq's prime minister urged regional rivals yesterday to stop using Iraq as a battlefield to fight out their proxy wars, addressing a meeting at which US officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - Mar 10 1:40 PM
(IsraelNN.com) IDF officials Saturday night denied any specific or dangerous activity along Israel's border with Syria.Iraq hosts security talks amid explosions Guardian Unlimited - Mar 10 4:34 AM
Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Mailiki has issued a stern warning that unless Iraq's neighbours - including Iran and Syria - united to help to shut down networks supplying both Sunni and Shia extremists, Iraq's escalating sectarian bloodshed would inevitably engulf the Middle East.Iraq urges neighbours to halt terror as insurgents kill dozens Khaleej Times - Mar 10 6:50 AM
BAGHDAD - Iraq urged its neighbours, including Iran and Syria, to halt their alleged support for violent extremists Saturday, as insurgent attacks slaughtered dozens more Iraqis.RUSSIA SIGNS MAJOR ARMS DEALS WITH IRAN, SYRIA Middle East Newsline - Mar 08 1:29 AM
MOSCOW [MENL] -- The regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to keep secret its arms deals with Iran and Syria. Russia's leading business daily Kommersant asserted that a reporter who had been investigating Moscow's defense exports to Iran and Syria was killed.