Italy's Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema called on Damascus on Tuesday to act against the infiltration of "terrorists" from Iraq to Syria and Lebanon where the army is locked in fighting with Islamists.
Syria on Tuesday drew a distinction between the UN investigation into the murder of Lebanon's former premier Rafiq Hariri and the international trial being established by the Security Council.
Israel's powerful security cabinet this week discuss the possibility of resuming peace talks with Syria, more than seven years after negotiations broke off, an official said on Tuesday.
Italy's Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema on Tuesday arrived in Beirut after talks with its former powerbroker Syria carrying what he called "encouraging elements" to ease the crises in Lebanon.
Syria again defended its position against an Islamic militant group battling the Lebanese army in northern Lebanon.
Syria denied on Tuesday any connection with the radical Fatah al-Islam organization which was clashing with Lebanese forces in a Palestinian refugee camp in the country's north.
BEIRUT (AP)--Italy's foreign minister on Tuesday urged Syria to respect Lebanon's sovereignty and independence and help control the two countries' joint border.
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D 'Alema on Tuesday called on Israel to return the occupied Golan Heights to Syria through a peace agreement which could provide a real guarantee for the security of Israel.
Visiting Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema stressed here on Tuesday the need to involve Syria in the efforts to achieve security and stability in the Middle East, the official SANA news agency reported.
June 5 (Bloomberg) -- Syria, the only combatant state in the 1967 Middle East war not to make peace with Israel, is commemorating the conflict's 40th anniversary today with a mixture of defiance and reserve.