Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday warned against any "miscalculation" that he said could lead to war between Syria and the Jewish state.
In a determined effort to prevent rumors and miscalculations from leading to Syrian-Israeli hostilities, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this week repeatedly tried to set the record straight: Israel does not intend to attack Syria, he declared.
Voter apathy may be a grand phrase when applied to elections for a rubber-stamp parliament in an effective one-party state. But when even Syria's government-controlled Tishreen newspaper sees fit to point out a distinct lack of "enthusiasm" for the coming elections, interest must be at rock-bottom.
DAMASCUS (Kyodo) Koki Mizuno and Keisuke Honda struck in the first half as Japan beat Syria 2-0 on Wednesday to secure a place in the final round of Asian qualifiers for next year's Beijing Olympics.
Moscow, Apr 19: Former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov today urged the US to urgently discuss the Iraqi situation with Iran and Syria. ''The United States should immediately discuss the Iraqi situation with Iran and Syria. This is the way they should act, in my opinion.
Spurred on by Bill Clinton, Syria and Israel came very close to a peace agreement in 2000. But Ehud Barak, Israel's prime minister at the time, threw away the chance.
Syria or Iran continue to provide weapons to the Shiite militia Hezbollah in Lebanon in violation of a UN arms embargo, a senior US official said Wednesday.
Tanganyika Oil Company Ltd. on Thursday provided an update on its operations in Syria and Egypt. and the deeper Butmah and Kurrachine Dolomite reservoirs. OD-153 testing is ongoing.
Invariably, world leaders (including Nancy Pelosi) return from Damascus with the same message from President Bashar al-Assad: Syria is ready, even eager, for peace talks with Israel, without pre-conditions. And the Brussels-based International Crisis Group has a plan, says Patrick Seale .
Tension between Israel and Syria grew this week as the country's information minister threatened that Syria would attack Israel if the Israelis do not agree to return the Golan Heights as part of Saudi Peace agreement.